LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH CENTER
File #: 16-803    Name:
Type: Consent Item Status: Passed
File created: 7/12/2016 In control: Broken Arrow City Council
On agenda: 8/2/2016 Final action: 8/2/2016
Title: Approval of and authorization to execute a Professional Transportation Services Contract with the Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority (Tulsa Transit) to provide public transportation services for Fiscal Year 2016-17
Sponsors: Broken Arrow City Council
Attachments: 1. Tulsa Transit Contract for Fiscal Year 2016-17

Broken Arrow City Council

                                                                                               Meeting of: 08-02-2016

                                                                                    

To:                     Mayor and City Council

From:                     Office of the City Manager

Title: 

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                     Approval of and authorization to execute a Professional Transportation Services Contract with the Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority (Tulsa Transit) to provide public transportation services for Fiscal Year 2016-17

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Background:

In August 2005, the City began contracting with the Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority to provide mass transit service.  Prior to that date, the service had been operated by the City through the Broken Arrow Bus Service.

                     Initially, the City utilized one bus with it operating on a fixed route each business day, generally operating a route that included Kenosha to Aspen to New Orleans to Elm to Washington to Main and back to Kenosha.  The bus deviated from the fixed route using a dial-a-ride advance scheduling service.  The dial-a-ride service allowed residents to schedule service to and from their home with advance notice. The route also included periodic trips to the Tulsa Community College campus and the former South Crest Hospital where riders could connect to other MTTA routes.

                     Due to passenger demand, a second bus was added in August 2006. The second bus operates generally the same route, but in the opposite direction during peak operating hours.  In August 2014, the bus added a stop at the Broken Arrow Neighbor’s facility located at 322 West Broadway.

                     For the period from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, the total number of passengers was 9,792. 

                     The proposed agreement with Tulsa Transit remains unchanged from the FY 2015-16 Agreement. The cost to purchase the service is $40.80 per operating hour.   Sufficient funds have been budgeted to cover the estimated annual expense.  Tulsa Transit also operates park and ride express routes between Broken Arrow and downtown Tulsa each business day. However, there is no City subsidy for either express route.

 

 


Cost:                                                                $212,160.00

Prepared By:                                           Russell Gale, Assistant City Manager - Administration

Reviewed By:                                          Finance Department
                                    Legal Department                                    

Approved By:                      Michael L. Spurgeon, City Manager                                    
                                
  

Attachments:                                          Professional Transportation Services Contract                                   

Recommendation:

Approve the Professional Transportation Services Contract with the Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority and authorize its execution.