RESOLUTION NO. 26-118
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN UPDATED CONTRACT WITH LYFT FOR THE SAN CLEMENTE RIDESHARE SERVICES PROGRAM (SC RIDES) WHEREAS, the City applied for Orange County Transportation Agency (OCTA) Measure M2 Project V grant funding in 2024 for the continuation of its on-demand transit programs; and WHEREAS, the City was awarded $3,264,428 for both the Last Mile ($2,214,428) and SC Rides ($1,050,000) on-demand transit programs with funds available from Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25-2030/31; and WHEREAS, on May 19, 2026, City Council adopted Resolution 26-89 authorizing the cancellation of the City’s proposed Last Mile on-demand transit program and rejection of the grant funding of $2,214,428 for the Last Mile program while retaining grant funding in the amount of $1,050,000 for the SC Rides program; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to continue providing SC Rides rideshare services to help mitigate the loss of former local bus routes 191 and 193; and WHEREAS, the grant requires the City to match OCTA grant fund on a 50% basis up to $150,000 with the City responsible for all costs above that amount for the SC Rides program; and WHEREAS, on June 17, 2025, City Council adopted Resolution 25-105 authorizing the acceptance of OCTA grant funding, the appropriation of funds for the program, and the approval of a three-year professional services agreement with Lyft, Inc. with two optional one-year extensions; and WHEREAS, Lyft, Inc. requested certain revisions to the form of the contract that was presented to the City Council on June 17, 2025; and WHEREAS, updating the terms of the contract with Lyft is in the best interests of the City and the public; and WHEREAS, this project has previously been determined to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code section 21080(b)(10) because it is a project for the institution or increase of passenger or commuter services on rights-of-way already in use.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and incorporated fully herein.
SECTION 2. That the City of San Clemente City Council hereby agrees to fund up to $150,000 in OCTA grant fund matching costs annually and all costs above that amount as required by the Project V Grant requirements.
SECTION 3. That the City Council hereby approves the updates to the Professional Services Agreement with Lyft, Inc. presented to the City Council on June 16, 2026.
SECTION 4. That the City Manager is authorized and directed to execute the Agreement for SC Rides on-demand rideshare services with Lyft, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,050,000, in a form substantially similar to that presented to City Council on June 16, 2026, which includes authorization for the City Manager to award two additional one-year terms in the exercise of his discretion.
SECTION 5. That the City Manager is authorized and directed to execute such other documents and take such other and further actions as are necessary and proper to accomplish the purposes of this resolution.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _____ day of June, 2026.
ADVANCE \X 317.30____________________________
Rick Loeffler, Mayor of the City of San Clemente, California ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 26-118 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on _______ day of June, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________.
ADVANCE \X 317.30_______________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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