Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Nelson/Nygaard in an Amount not to exceed $96 826.00 to conduct a Line by Line Analysis for Culver CityBus as required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Meeting Date: 08/27/07 Item Number: A 2 City Council Agenda Item Report City of Culver City California ITEM: Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with AGENDA Nelson/Nygaard in an Amount not to exceed $96 826.00 to conduct a Line by Line Analysis for Culver CityBus as required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Contact Person/Dept.: Stephanie M. Watts Art Ida Fiscal Impact: Yes X No Phone Number: (310) 253 6538 (310) 253 6545 General Fund: Yes No X Public Hearing: Public Notification: Master Notification List (08/22/07); Passenger Transport; Culver City News Action Item: X Attachments: S Department Approval: Stephen C. Cunningham (08/15/07) City Controller Approval: Marlee Chang (08/21/07) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Iker) (08/21/07) City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (08/22/07) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve a professional services agreement with Nelson/Nygaard in an amount not to exceed $96 826.00 to conduct a Line by Line Analysis for Culver CityBus. BACKGROUND: Culver CityBus is required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to perform a Line by Line Analysis of its transit routes at least once every three years. 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 document is especially critical for the future service planning of major projects such the MTA Service Changes Sepulveda Bus Rapid Transit Expo Light Rail and Playa Vista. A Line by Line Analysis involves a system wide ridership count for weekdays and weekends an onboard ridership survey a transfer survey a complete analysis and summary of all data obtained including supplementary tables and s...
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