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Page 1 of 3 <br />Item #8 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />December 3, 2024 <br />Library and Recreation <br /> <br />TITLE: APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE OPERATOR AGREEMENT <br />WITH BLACK TIE TRANSPORTATION FOR PLEASANTON PARATRANSIT <br />SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $334,656 FROM JANUARY 1, <br />2025, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025 <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />This contract amendment continues paratransit/senior transportation services for the <br />Pleasanton community. This amendment increases monthly costs by $996 or 3.7%. <br />Paratransit services are paid for entirely with Alameda County Measure BB funds. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Approve the Second Amendment to the Operator Agreement with Black Tie Transportation for <br />Pleasanton Paratransit Services in an amount not to exceed $334,656 from January 1, 2025, <br />through December 31, 2025. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City of Pleasanton has provided Pleasanton Paratransit Service (PPS) since 1972. The <br />program was re-engineered in 1998-1999 when the City Council voted to continue the <br />transportation services and increase the General Fund allocation. Program enhancements <br />were added which included extending hours and developing the group trip program. Program <br />policies and procedures were updated and an advisory body, called the PPS Task Force, was <br />created. <br /> <br />In November 2014, Alameda County voters approved Measure BB, <br />which allocated additional funding for the City’s PPS program and provided an opportunity to <br />consider how to best invest this funding into existing and future services. <br /> <br />In 2017, the City Council initiated a paratransit study. The City of Pleasanton and Livermore <br />Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) staff began discussions and determined that a joint <br />assessment of Tri-Valley Paratransit Services would provide valuable information required for <br />the agency’s governing bodies and staff to make future programmatic and funding decisions. <br /> <br />The Mobility Forward: Tri-Valley Paratransit Study Final <br />Report (2019) identifies four recommendations. The following three recommendations <br />are specific to Pleasanton: <br />- Transfer Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) service from Pleasanton to LAVTA <br />- Restructure PPS as a City-based program for Older Adults (reorganize PPS within the <br />City or contract for services) <br />- Implement a Tri-Valley coordinated transit strategy for Older Adults and people with <br />disabilities. <br /> <br />Page 72 of 126