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City of San Leandro <br />City Council <br />Meeting Date: July 21, 2025 <br />Agenda Number: 5.m. <br />Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />File Number: 25-300 <br />File Type: Staff Report <br /> <br />Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Accept Fiscal Year 2025 - 2026 Measure BB Funds in the Amount of <br />$1,842,903 and Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Agreements for Measure BB <br />Funded Paratransit Services <br />  <br /> <br />Council Priority <br />·Quality of Life  <br />·Economic Development  <br />  <br />SUMMARY   <br />In November 2014, Alameda County voters approved Measure BB, which extended Alameda <br />County’s transportation sales tax through March 31, 2045, and increased it to one cent beginning <br />April 1, 2022. These funds support local transportation programs, including paratransit services <br />for seniors and individuals with disabilities. <br /> <br />For FY 2025-2026, the City of San Leandro submitted its Annual Paratransit Program Plan, which <br />was approved by Alameda CTC staff and the Paratransit Advisory and Planning Committee <br />(PAPCO) on June 23, 2025. The City will have $1,842,903 in Measure BB funds available; <br />$1,087,314 in carryover funds and $755,589 in new projected revenue. <br /> <br />The proposed funding plan allocates $1,445,611 to paratransit services, including FLEX Shuttle, <br />FLEX RIDES On-Demand, door-through-door volunteer driver program, meal delivery, senior <br />emergency evacuation and day trips, as well as staffing, operations, and fleet replacement. <br />  <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommend that the City Council adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) to approve and accept <br />Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Measure BB Funds in the amount of $1,842,903 and authorize the City <br />Manager to negotiate and execute agreements for paratransit services. <br />   <br />BACKGROUND  <br />In 2000, Alameda County voters approved an extension of Measure B, continuing the half-cent <br />sales tax originally enacted in 1986 through March 31, 2022. In November 2014, voters approved <br />Measure BB, which extended the tax through March 31, 2045, and increased it to a one-cent <br />sales tax beginning April 1, 2022. Starting in July 2015, Alameda County Transportation <br />Commission (CTC) began making monthly direct local distribution payments to local jurisdictions <br />and transit agencies.  <br /> <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/4/2025