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BACKGROUND The City of Pleasanton has provided PPS transportation services since 1972. The program was re -engineered in 1998-1999 when the City Council voted to.continue the. transportation services. Program enhancements were added which included extending hours and developing a group trip program. Program policies and procedures were updated which included automating dispatch, developing new policies and procedures outlined in the PPS Rider's Handbook, -and creating an advisory body called the. PPS Task Force. PPS -is both an ADA paratransit service and a traditional .senior transportation service. The ADA paratransit service is governed by federal requirements for service delivery and rider eligibility. Riders using the ADA service must complete a certification process which is performed by the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA). LAVTA informs PPS of ADA eligibility. The ADA service allows certified riders .18 years of age . and older to use PPS. The senior transportation service is for riders age 70 and above. PPS provides door-to-door transportation and group trips Monday through Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The door4o-door service is'provided to locations within Pleasanton, unincorporated Pleasanton and Sunol, with limited. service for medical appointments to pre -designated locations in San Ramon, Livermore, and Dublin. Group trips destinations are to a variety of.Bay Area locations. DISCUSSION: Today, PPS is financially possible due to Alameda County Transportation Commission, Metropolitan Transportation Commission and City General Funds. These three funding sources enable the city tocontinue to provide an ADA paratransit.service and a traditional senior transportation service. These three funding sources are supplemented by the fees paid per rider when using the service: Historically PPS has adjusted ridership rates as the costs for service change. The last. increase to PPS rates was in'fiscal year 2011/2012, seven years ago. The table below shows the rates starting in 2.004 -as well as the proposed rates for fiscal year 2019/020, Date of Increase Resident In -Town Resident Out -of- Town Non= Resident In- Town Non- Resident . Out -of -Town Resident Punch Card Non - Resident Punch Card 7/1/2004_ F $ 2" ` $� 2.50 u $ 2.50, a$'3 '. $ 20; = $ 25 7/1/2007. $.2.50 $ 3 $ 3 $ 3.50 $ 25.00 $ 30. 7/1/2011, $ 31 , $ 3.50 $ 3.50 $, 4 -, .., $' 30. 05" Proposed Rates 7/1/2019 $ 3.50 $ 4 $ 4 $-4.50 1 $351 $40, Page 2 of 3