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7► -PI REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager January 13, 2003 Subject Agreement with City /County Association of Governments (C /CAG) for matching funds for the Redwood Shores Taxi Shuttle Service Program. Recommendation Approve the Agreement with C /CAG to accept matching funds in the amount of $38,500 to support the continuation and expansion of the Redwood Shores Taxi Shuttle Service Program. Background The Redwood Shores Residential Taxi Shuttle Service Program is an on- demand, shared ride taxi shuttle service that provides convenient, no cost transportation between the Redwood Shores community and the San Carlos Caltrain Station, during peak AM and PM commute hours. This program has been operating successfully since September 2001, and the City would like to continue and expand the Program. For the first 12 months of the Program, the cost per rider has averaged $7.14 (excluding management and marketing costs), as detailed on Attachment "A ". This compares favorably with the costs per rider for various shuttle services in nearby Peninsula cities, as follows: San Carlos Downtown Shuttle Pilot Program (terminated) $25 -50 /rider (actual) San Carlos "Citywide" Shuttle (new) $7 /rider (projected) Palo Alto Shuttles - Caltrain, Middle /High Schools (existing) $3.25 /rider (actual) Menlo Park Senior Transportation Program (proposed) $6.50 /rider (projected) East Palo Alto Caltrain Shuttle (proposed expansion) $5.50 /rider (projected) Foster City Connections Shuttle Route — Hillsdale (proposed) $5.10 /rider (projected) In the past years, the Program has been entirely supported by funds from the City's Traffic Mitigation Fees Fund. The matching funds from the "Local Transportation Services" Program will cover 50 percent of this upcoming year's (2003) estimated cost. Alternative Do not accept the grant and continue to finance 100 percent of the Program costs with the City's Traffic Mitigation Fees Fund.