Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Coree Cuff Lonergan
Department: Transportation
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute amendments to Community Shuttle Service Interlocal Agreements to extend the term for one additional year; and authorize the County Administrator to enter into form interlocal agreements and amendments with municipalities that elect to participate in the program and/or to extend their current participation in the program, subject to review and approval for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney and subject to the funding approved by the Board for the program, and to take any administrative and budgetary actions necessary to implement same.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board authorization is required to approve interlocal agreements.
What Action Accomplishes
Authorizes the extension of the Community Shuttle Service Interlocal Agreements with participating municipalities for one year and authorizes the County Administrator to enter into new form Interlocal Agreements with municipalities for the shuttle program and amendments extending existing participating communities’ ILAs for one year.
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Previous Action Taken
August 20, 2019, Item No. 70
Summary Explanation/Background
THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.
The item supports the Board’s Connected Community Goal of “Cooperatively delivering an efficient and accessible regional intermodal transportation network.”
On August 20, 2019, Item No. 70, the Board approved a standard form Interlocal Agreement (ILA) to be used between the County and participating municipalities for the provision of community shuttle transportation services for an initial term of three years beginning October 1, 2019, with a County option to renew for two additional one-year terms ending September 30, 2024. In addition to capital, operating, and maintenance assistance, the County also provides technical staff support and assistance, including training, service planning, scheduling, printing of bus schedules, and bus stops signs.
In June 2023, the Broward County Transportation Department (BCT) contracted with a consultant to develop a Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) and Service Optimization of BCT. The goal of the COA is to assess the current and future County needs and recommend transit improvements, considering the (1) expansion of fixed route, community shuttle, and commuter express services; (2) integration of the planned premium network; (3) incorporation of Mobility on Demand (MOD) options; and (4) recommendations for operational improvements in the near, mid, and long-term that will grow ridership. It is expected that the COA will provide recommendations that include (1) modernizing the route network based on projected demand; (2) evaluations on how to increase annual ridership; (3) updates to BCT’s internal service standards and performance criteria for optimal network performance; and (4) identifying operational or systematic inefficiencies and providing solutions. The COA is expected to be completed in the fall of 2024.
If this item is approved, the community shuttle program will be extended for a one-year period, ending on September 30, 2025. In addition, approval of this item will authorize the County Administrator to execute form ILAs with municipalities that wish to participate in the program during the extended period (utilizing the existing agreement previously approved by the Board, with the only material modification being the new termination date), as well as authorizing the County Administrator to execute a form amendment to all existing community shuttle ILAs extending the agreements through September 30, 2025, with all such ILAs and amendments subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney.
This request for a one-year extension to the Community Shuttle ILAs will ensure continuation of service while the recommendations from the COA are delivered, evaluated (with input from the municipalities), and budgeted for implementation.
Source of Additional Information
Coree Cuff Lonergan, Director, Transportation Department (954) 357-8361
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
Funding for the Community Shuttle Program are budgeted in the Transportation Surtax funds.