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FINANCIAL STATEMENT PPS is funded through Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Transportation Development Act (MTC TDA 4.5) funds, Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) Measure B and BB funds, and City General Funds. For fiscal years 2014-2018, the annual General Fund subsidy averaged $370,500. Contracting for services with Black Tie Transportation is anticipated to reduce the General Fund subsidy to a three- year average of approximately $64,500 and reduce the three-year operating expense to an average of$363,800, down from the previous five-year average of $661,500. BACKGROUND The City of Pleasanton has provided PPS since 1972. The program was re-engineered in 1998-1999 when the City Council voted to continue the transportation services and increase the General Fund allocation. Program enhancements were added which included extending hours and developing the group trip program. Program policies and procedures were updated and an advisory body, called the PPS Task Force, was created. In November 2014, Alameda County voters approved Measure BB which allocated additional funding for the City's PPS program and provided an opportunity to consider how to best invest this funding into existing and future services. In 2017, City Council initiated a paratransit study through the City Council Work Plan process. City of Pleasanton and LAVTA staff began discussions and determined that a joint assessment of Tri-Valley Paratransit Services would provide valuable information required for both agencies' governing bodies and staff to make future programmatic and funding decisions which resulted in the Mobility Forward: Tri-Valley Paratransit Study. The Mobility Forward: Tri-Valley Paratransit Study Final Report identifies three recommendations specific to Pleasanton: • Recommendation 1. Transfer ADA service from Pleasanton to LAVTA • Recommendation 2. Restructure Pleasanton Paratransit Service as a City-Based program for Older Adults • Recommendation 4. Implement a Tri-Valley coordinated transit strategy for Older Adults and people with disabilities. City Council adopted the final Mobility Forward report on May 7, 2019 and requested that staff return with recommendations for future operational delivery improvements. On August 18, 2020 City Council approved policy direction for staff to consider contracting for services with a transportation service provider for the PPS program. DISCUSSION Recommendation 2, Restructure Pleasanton Paratransit Service as a City-Based program for Older Adults and refocus PPS back on its core mission to provide a city- based program for Older Adults, is the focal point of this agenda item. Currently PPS provides two transportation services through one program; door-to-door shared ride service for senior citizens who are 70 years and older, and 18 and older Americans with Disability Act (ADA) qualified individuals. These two separate programs Page 2 of 5