Camarillo City Council
AGENDA REPORT
Date: December 13, 2023
To: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
From: Greg Ramirez, City Manager
Submitted by: Dave Klotzle, Public Works Director
Subject: VCTC VCbuspass – Fare Media Agreement
BACKGROUND
On October 13, 2021, the City Council approved the Reimbursement Agreement for Transit Providers for Stored Value Fare Media with the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC). The agreement allows users to load a pre-paid bus pass with a stored cash value through a farebox collection system. The pre-paid bus pass called VCbuspass is valid for use on any public transit agency service in the County utilizing VCTC’s regional contactless fare collection (UMO) system.
DISCUSSION
Ventura Housing Authority was recently awarded an Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities grant to construct 105 units of affordable housing and make pedestrian and transit improvements to the surrounding area in west Ventura. Additionally, the grant award included funds to provide an annual transit pass to each unit of the housing development for approximately 10 years.
Utilizing the UMO system, VCTC is implementing a special fare program on behalf of the San Buenaventura Housing Authority for the residents of the Westview Village III affordable housing development to ride all public fixed-route public transportation services in Ventura County at no cost using a pre-paid annual pass named the “Westview Village III Annual Transit Pass” (Pass).
The subject agreement is necessary to allow a passholder to travel an unlimited number of times during the 365 day period indicated on the Pass beginning on the first day of the fiscal year on any participating public fixed-route transit operator providing services within, to or through Ventura County, that is party to this agreement, including Camarillo Area Transit.
VCTC VCbuspass - Fare Media Agreement
December 13, 2023
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VCTC will return revenues from Pass sales to participating transit operators which carried passengers paying the transit fare with a valid Pass based on the percentage of all rides provided by the operator compared with the total number of rides provided by all participating operators for the same pass. Pass revenues will be calculated annually and distributed the following year based on prior year utilization.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no fiscal impact to the City as a result of this program.
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Interagency “Countywide Annual Westview Annual Pass” Agreement Regarding Usage and Fare Reimbursement.
ATTACHMENTS
1. CC Agreement No. 2023-164
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