title
CC - PUBLIC HEARING: Approval of Proposed Policy Changes Regarding Culver CityBus Fare Payment (i.e. How Fares are Paid).
body
Meeting Date: April 23, 2018
Contact Person/Dept: Samantha Blackshire/Transportation Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-6500
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [X] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (04/18/18)
1st Release: Posted City Website & Buses (2/19/18); Letters to Stake Holders (2/26/18); Culver City News (3/1/18); Gov Delivery (3/1/18); Social Media (Facebook/Next Door) (3/7/18)
2nd Release: Posted City Website & Buses (3/19/18); Culver City News (3/22/18); Gov Delivery (3/20/18); Social Media (Facebook/Next Door) (3/22/18)
Department Approval: Art Ida, Transportation Director (04/11/18)
_____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the proposed policy changes regarding Culver CityBus fare payment (i.e. how fares are paid).
PROCEDURE
1. Mayor seeks motion from Council to receive and file the affidavit of mailing and posting of public notice.
2. The Mayor calls on staff for a brief staff report and City Council poses questions to staff as desired.
3. The Mayor seeks a motion to declare the public hearing open and the City Council receives public comment.
4. The Mayor seeks a motion to close the public hearing after all testimony has been presented.
5. The City Council discusses the matter and arrives at its decision.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
For many years Culver CityBus has participated in the regional Inter-Agency Transfer (IAT) Program, which allows passengers to purchase a paper IAT from one transit agency and surrender it to another as a means of fare payment. On June 25, 2015 the Metro Board of Directors adopted the follow...
Click here for full text