Approval of a Reciprocal Agreement for Mutual Support for Transportation Services Known as the California Transit Mutual Assistance Compact (TransMAC). City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 12/09/2013 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Approval of a Reciprocal Agreement for Mutual Support for Transportation Services Known as the California Transit Mutual Assistance Compact (TransMAC). Contact Person/Dept.: Art Ida / Transportation Fiscal Impact: Yes No X Public Hearing: Commission Action Required: Yes No X Public Notification: Agenda and Meetings City Council (12/03/13) Phone Number: 310 253 6545 General Fund: Yes No X Attachments: Item Number: C 7 Action Item: Department Approval: Art Ida (11/27/13) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (12/03/13) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (12/02/13) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (12/03/13) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve a reciprocal agreement for mutual support for transit services known as the California Transit Mutual Assistance Compact (TransMAC). BACKGROUND: Culver CityBus provides public transit services to 5.6 million passengers per year. In order to better prepare Culver CityBus to respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters while fulfilling its obligation to provide essential services to the community or assist its other public transit providers in doing the same a formal mutual assistance agreement for public transit agencies has been developed over the past three years with wide participation from transit providers emergency management agencies and legal counsels in California including the State of California Governor s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES). The resulting California Transit Mutual Assistance Compact (TransMAC) is similar to those that have existed and been tested in other disciplines for many decades (e.g. law enforcement fire service public works and utilities). TransMAC provides maximum flexibi...
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