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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: June 15, 2020 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:20-243 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.I. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:Jeanette Dong <br />Recreation and Human Services Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Liz Warmerdam <br />Interim Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve a <br />Consulting Services Agreement with Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates for <br />the Period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />The attached document is a Consulting Services Agreement, effective July 1, 2020 - June 30, <br />2021 between the City of San Leandro (COSL) and Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates (NN) <br />to provide services related to the implementation of the FLEX Paratransit Services Expansion <br />Plan. <br />Staff recommends approval of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the <br />Consulting Services Agreement with Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates to implement the <br />FLEX Paratransit Services Expansion Plan. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City has provided City-based paratransit services for senior and disabled citizens, known as <br />FLEX Paratransit, for several years. The designated paratransit funding is provided by the <br />Alameda County Transportation Commission’s (ACTC) allocation of sales tax revenue collected <br />under County Measures B and BB. The primary service is a fixed route shuttle that operates <br />Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm. In early 2019, the City piloted a RIDES On-Demand program <br />in conjunction with the City of Hayward serving as the lead agency, replacing the previous taxi <br />voucher program that was suspended in October 2019. <br />Historically, an annual membership fee of $20 was assessed for each fiscal year. This fee was <br />initiated in 2008 because of a budget shortfall. Currently, the paratransit program can afford to <br />eliminate the membership fee, beginning July 1, 2020. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/10/2020 <br />574