Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates in the Amount of $124 999 to Conduct a Line by Line Analysis for Culver CityBus as Required by the Federal Transit Administration. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Item Number: C 4 Meeting Date: 1/10/11 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates in the Amount of $124 999 to Conduct a Line by Line Analysis for Culver CityBus as Required by the Federal Transit Administration. Contact Person/Dept.: Samantha M. Blackshire/Transportation Department Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes No X Phone Number: (310) 253 6535 Public Hearing: Action Item: X Attachments: X Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: _______________ Public Notification: (E Mail) Meetings and Agendas City Council (01/05/11); (E Mail) Ongoing Topics Culver CityBus (01/05/11); (Published) Culver City News (10/28/10); (Published) Passenger Transport (10/25/10) Department Approval: Art A. Ida (12/23/10) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (01/05/11) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (01/04/11) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (01/05/11) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve a professional services agreement with Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates in the amount of $124 999 to conduct a Line by Line Analysis for Culver CityBus BACKGROUND: Culver City is required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to perform a Line by Line Analysis (LLA) of its transit routes at least once every three years. The last LLA occurred in March 2007. This triennial analysis provides data to evaluate the performance and productivity of all routes. It also serves as a management tool for short and long range service planning. This analysis is especially critical for the future service planning of major projects such as Expo Light Rail and Playa Vista. An LLA involves a system wi...
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