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POLICY PROPOSAL
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10-19-82 CP-97 CITRAN SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE
PROPOSAL PROPOSED BY: C Y MANAGE ' REVIEW
Kathy Wetherby
Public transportation is a vital community service provided by the City.
Subscription routes to Bell Helicopter Textron and General Dynamics Fort
Worth Division are important elements of that service. These routes reduce
traffic congestion and air pollution, conserve energy and help reduce
street maintenance by taking hundreds of cars off our streets every
weekday. Most importantly they provide transportation for taxpayers who
fill the buses on every trip and pay a higher than average fare, making
this one of our most productive transit services. Subscription riders
represent our first successful penetration of the so-called "choice rider"
transit market. The subscription riders have demonstrated their commitment
through the years as have their employers. Bell Helicopter and General
Dynamics actively support this program through marketing, route planning
and employee relations activities. This service is too important to our
city to be allowed to die.
At the direction of City Council, the staff has prepared proposals for a
continuation of subscription service. These proposals include reductions in
service and costs combined with increases in fares to reduce the city
subsidy to $48,000 per year (IR3766). Through surveys, the users have
demonstrated their support for higher fares and service continuation. The
concern of many City Council members has been that the required $48,000
subsidy was not included in the adopted 1982-83 budget. Since the adoption
of the budget, a number of events have taken place which in my opinion have
altered the city's ability to fund the continuation of this important
service.
Savings can be generated in CITRAN operations which in all likelihood will
cover this subsidy. These savings are expected to come from better than
budgeted revenue from the fare increase and charter operation, stable fuel
costs and adjustments to other unproductive CITRAN bus routes.
In addition, the City Manager has informed the City . Council that salary
savings beyond those anticipated in the adopted budget will be realized.
Given the availability of these funds, I do not believe the city can afford
to cancel the subscription service.
I, therefore, propose that the City Council direct that the subscription
service be continued at the monthly rate of $40. I further propose that the
City Manager be directed to fund the increased subsidy from the CITRAN
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operating budget to the extent possible and that any additional required
subsidy be provided through anticipated salary savings.
By adopting this proposal the City Council will strengthen our commitment
to public transportation, recognize the dedicated efforts of the
subscription riders and employers, and enhance the chances for
establishing a reliable success of
and equitable funding base for public
transportation in the future.
City Manager's Comment
City Manager concurs with this proposal.
City Attorney's Comment
No known legal impediments.
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