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RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURBANK APPROVING A BURBANKBUS FREE
FARE PROGRAM FOR BURBANK MIDDLE AND
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, APPROVING
BURBANKBUS’S PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY’S GOPASS
PROGRAM, AND AMENDING ARTICLE I, SECTION 7
OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 -25 CITYWIDE FEE
SCHEDULE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK FINDS:
A. The City Council of Burbank desires to improve student access to public transportation.
B. At the May 21, 2024 City Council Meeting, the City Council directed staff to partner with the Burbank Unified School District and other schools located in Burbank to provide free fares for middle and high school students to ride BurbankBus.
C. At the May 21, 2024 City Council Meeting, the City Council directed staff to add BurbankBus as a participating agency in the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (Metro) GoPass Program, which provides free transit to participating school districts.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK RESOLVES:
1. The City hereby establishes the BurbankBus Free Fare Program for Burbank middle and high school students, to provide free transit on BurbankBus to middle and high school students enrolled in Burbank schools who display a valid student identification card.
2. The City, through BurbankBus, will participate in the Metro GoPass Program to provide free transit on BurbankBus to eligible students who participate in the Metro GoPass program.
3. The Community Development Director or his designee is directed to take all actions necessary to implement the BurbankBus Free Fare Program for Burbank middle and high school students, and enroll BurbankBus as a participating local transit agency in the Metro GoPass program.
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4. Article I (MISCELLANEOUS), Section 7 of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Adopted Citywide Fee Schedule, is amended as shown on Exhibit “A” attached hereto.
PASSED and ADOPTED this ____ day of August, 2024.
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Nick Schultz
Mayor
Approved as to Form:
Attest: Office of the City Attorney
____________________________ By: _______________________ Kimberley Clark, City Clerk Lisa Kurihara
Senior Assistant City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF BURBANK )
I, Kimberley Clark, City Clerk of the City of Burbank, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted by a majority vote of the Council of the City of Burbank at it s regular meeting held on the ____ day of ______________ 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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Kimberley Clark, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
SECTION 7. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
(Last Update 9/26/23, Resolution 23-29,474)
Description Amount Unit/Time
(A) BurbankBus Services†
(1) Fixed Route Transit
(a) Interagency Transfer
(b) Enrolled Burbank Middle and High School Students
With active student ID card (Public or Private Schools)
(c) Los Angeles County Metro GoPass Participants
(2) Senior and Disabled Transit
$1.00 *
$1.00
Free
Free *
$1.00 **
Per Trip
Per Transfer Issued
Per Trip
Per Trip
Per Trip
(B)
Special Event Shuttle Service
$130.00
Per Hour
* In lieu of cash, BurbankBus Fixed Route Transit also accepts the following fare media: Metrolink or MTA EZ Transit Pass per EZ Transit Pass Program between Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the City of Burbank, ACCESS Paratransit Card, City of Burbank Senior Activity Card (Residents Only), GoPass, and BurbankBus transfers.
** The Senior & Disabled Transit fare is waived for residents enrolled in the Burbank Program, Activity, and Service Subsidy (PASS) Program. The fare subsidy does not count against an individual’s annual PASS allowance.
† All BurbankBus Service Fees may be waived on a Citywide basis by the Community Development Director for single-day promotional events when the City participates in environmental, active transportation, and public transit promotional days.