APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
A RESOLUTION:
1. ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIAT ING DIRECT LOCAL PROGRAM
DISTRIBUTION MEASURE B B FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,646,058 FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2022 -2023 FROM THE ALAMEDA COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO PROVIDE PARATRANSIT
SERVICES; AND
2. AWARDING AGREEMENTS FOR PARATRANSIT SERVICES FOR FY 2022- 2023 IN THE AMOUNTS OF $850,000 (FIVE RIVERS TRANSIT SOLUTIONS, INC.), $600,000 (QUALITY TRANSIT, LLC), $150,000 (BAY AREA CHARTERS, INC.), $50,000 (BELL TRANSIT CORPORATION), $25,000 (ONE ACCESS MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION), AND $100,000 (GOGO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); AND
3. AWARDING A GRANT AGREEMENT TO THE CITY OF EMERYVILLE FOR PARATRANSIT SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT OF $50,000; AND
4. AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ACCEPT AND
APPROPRIATE ANY ADDITIONAL DIRECT LOCAL DISTRIBUTION
FUNDS THAT MAY BECOME AVAILAB LE FROM THE SAME FUNDING
SOURCE FOR THE SAME PURPOSES FOR FY 2022-2023; AND
5. AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO INCREASE T HE
AWARD AMOUNTS AND AUTHORIZE AMENDMENTS OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED AGREEMENTS ACCORDINGLY WITHIN THE IR
TERMS.
WHEREAS, voters in Alameda County passed Measure B in November 1986, reauthorized Measure B in November 2000, and passed Measure BB in November 2014 , thereby providing sales tax revenues for paratransit services; and
WHEREAS, Measure BB funds will be required by the City of Oakland for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 for the purpose of providing subsidized transportation to the frail -elderly and persons with disabilities who have limited access or are deemed unable to use public transit; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland is an eligible recipient for Alameda County Measure BB funds from the Alameda County Transportation Commission; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Oakland’s FY 2022 -2023 Proposed Budget for FY 2022-2023 includes Measure BB fund appropriation in Measure BB Paratransit – ACTC Fund (2220), Oakland Paratransit for the Elderly and Disabled O rganization (75621), OPED FY 2022 -2023 Administration Project Award (23737), OPED FY 2022-2023 MEASURE B/BB Project (1005546 and 1005548), Empowering Seniors & People With Disability Program (YS14); and
WHEREAS, the City’s RFP/RFQ process is not applicable because these agreements are not professional services agreements and the City of Oakland enters into agreements , on a non - exclusive basis, with taxi companies with a mi nimum fleet of five or more vehicles; accessible van, accessible shuttle or charter bus companies with adequate fleet capacity and design ; and supplemental service and/or coordination transportation entities qualified, capable and permitted to provide spec ialized transportation services for seniors, frail -elderly and adult persons with disabilities in Oakland; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to maintain this service without interruption; and
WHEREAS, the City lacks the fleet, the equipment and the support structure to operate this service with City employees and has never provided or operated such a service; and
WHEREAS, all of the companies for which agreement authorization is being requested meet the City’s requirements for paratransit services; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to award to and enter into reimbursement agreements with the following paratransit providers in the following amounts for FY 2022 -2023, as specified below:
• Five Rivers Transit Solutions, Inc. $ 850,000 • Quality Transit, LLC $ 600,000
• Bay Area Charters, Inc. $ 150,000
• Bell Transit Corporation $ 50,000
• One Access Medical Transportation $ 25,000 • GoGo Technologies, Inc. $ 100,000
; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to award to and enter into a grant agreement with the City of Emeryville for the provision of paratransit services for FY 2022 -2023 in the amount of $ 50,000; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts and appropriates FY 2022-2023 Measure BB direct local program distribution funds in the amount of $2,646,058 for the Oakland Paratransit Program to be deposited into Measure BB – Paratransit – ACTC Fund (2220), Oakland Paratransit for the Elderly and Disabled Organization (75 621), OPED FY 2022 -2023 Administration Project Award ( 23737), OPED FY 2022 -2023 Measure B/BB Project ( 1005546 and 1005548), Empowering Seniors & People With Disability Program (YS14); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council awards to and authorizes reimbursement agreements with the following paratransit providers in the following amounts for FY 2022-2023:
• Five Rivers Transit Solutions, Inc. $ 850,000 3 3185603v3/MJM
• Quality Transit, LLC $ 600,000
• Bay Area Charters, Inc. $ 150,000
• Bell Transit Corporation $ 50,000
• One Access Medical Transportation $ 25,000 • GoGo Technologies, Inc. $ 100,000
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That t he City Council awards to and authorizes a grant agreement with the City of Emeryville for the provision of paratransit services for FY 2022-2023 in the amount of $50,000; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That estimated fees to be collected in the amount of $115,000 by Oakland Paratransit for the Elderly and Disabled (OPED) in conjunction with van voucher sales, taxi scrip sales and other service fares for OPED transportation services included in th e Proposed Policy Budget FY 2022-2023, in accordance with the terms of the existing agreement s, are designated for the exclusive use of OPED to Measure BB Paratransit – ACTC Fund (2220), Oakland Paratransit for the Elderly and Disabled O rganization (75621), OPED FY 2022 -2023 Measure B/BB Project (1005546 and 1005548), Empowering Seniors & People With Disability Program (YS14); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That should additional Measure BB funds become available during FY 2022-2023 for paratransit services, the City Administrator is authorized to accept and appropriate those funds to Measure BB – Paratransit –ACTC Fund (2220), Oakland Paratransit for the Elderly and Disabled Organization (75621), Empowering Seniors & People With Disability Program (YS14); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to amend the aforementioned FY 2022-2023 agreements to increase the amoun ts awarded for FY 2022 -2023, subject to the availability of funding.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California