Title
Jurisdictional Bus Service Revenue Agreements - Amendments (Ordinance S-48708)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to agreements: 147281 with the Gila River Indian Community; 150473 with the City of Glendale; and 150638 with the Regional Public Transportation Authority, for the purchase of Phoenix's fixed-route bus services by these agencies and the funding of Phoenix's Dial-a-Ride services with regional transportation funds managed by Regional Public Transportation Authority for Fiscal Year 2022-23. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to these amendments.
Report
Summary
Phoenix's Public Transit Department has existing agreements with these agencies for the provision of Phoenix-operated fixed-route bus services on the following routes:
- Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) - Route 51;
- City of Glendale - Routes 51, 59, 60, 67, 80, 83, 90 and 186; and
- Regional Public Transportation Authority (RPTA) - Routes 3, 17, 29, 41, 50, 59, 67, 70, 80, 83, 106, 138, 154 and 170.
These amendments establish the Fiscal Year 2022-23 cost estimates for the fixed-route bus services provided to these agencies by Phoenix, plus Phoenix’s Dial-a-Ride services funded by regional funds.
Financial Impact
There is no cost to Phoenix. Each agency will pay Phoenix for these services. Below are the projected costs for each respective agency in Fiscal Year 2022-23:
GRIC
Gross Cost of Service: $1,059,025
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding Credit to GRIC: $37,843
Farebox Revenue: $37,459
Net GRIC Cost (Revenue to Phoenix): $983,723
City of Glendale
Gross Cost of Service: $4,567,673
ARPA Funding Credit to Glendale: $159,020
Farebox Revenue: $305,879
Net Glendale Cost (Revenue to Phoenix): $4,102,774
RPTA
Gross Cost of Fixed Route Bus Service: $16,933,207
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Funding Credit to RPTA: $5,495
ARPA Funding Credit to RPTA: $522,092
Farebox Revenue: $983,634
Net Fixed Route Bus Service Cost: $15,421,986
Net Dial-a-Ride Cost (Revenue to Phoenix): $18,712,519
Net Combined RPTA Cost (Revenue to Phoenix): $34,134,505
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.