Title
Jurisdictional Bus Service Revenue Agreements - Amendments (Ordinance S-49798)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to Agreement 147281 with the Gila River Indian Community; Agreement 150473 with the City of Glendale; and Agreement 150638 with the Regional Public Transportation Authority for the purchase of Phoenix's fixed route bus services by these agencies, and to receive funding for Phoenix's Dial-a-Ride services with regional transportation funds managed by Regional Public Transportation Authority for Fiscal Year 2023-24. 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 2023-24 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, as each agency will pay Phoenix for these services. Below are the projected costs for each agency in Fiscal Year 2023-24:
GRIC
Gross Cost of Service: $1,217,525
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding Credit to GRIC: $62,461
Farebox Revenue: $46,835
Net GRIC Cost (Revenue to Phoenix): $1,108,229
City of Glendale
Gross Cost of Service: $5,108,918
ARPA Funding Credit to Glendale: $260,073
Farebox Revenue: $347,900
Net Glendale Cost (Revenue to Phoenix): $4,500,945
Regional Public Transit Authority (RPTA)
Gross Cost of Fixed Route Bus Service: $47,081,183
ARPA Funding Credit to RPTA: $2,310,343
Farebox Revenue: $3,890,503
Net Fixed Route Bus Service Cost: $40,880,337
Net Dial-a-Ride Cost (Revenue to Phoenix): $20,792,366
Net Combined RPTA Cost (Revenue to Phoenix): $61,672,703
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.