TAMRMS#: B09
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Temporary Reductions of Transit Service Levels - Update
Presented by: Anthony Lake, Director, Public Works & Transit
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RECOMMENDED MOTIONS
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That Community Growth & Infrastructure Standing Committee recommend to Council:
That Administration be directed to propose a 2021 Transit Services budget based on an estimated 295 service hours per day on weekdays from January 1 to August 31st, 2021 and 372 service hours per day on weekdays from September 1st to December 31st, 2021.
[NOTE: Due to the tight budget timelines this year, the 2021 budget is being prepared based on the assumption that this administrative recommendation will be approved by Council. Should Council choose a different service level, budget motions will be required.]
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To inform Council of StAT’s planning principle of incremental growth in ridership through the first 8 months of 2021 and return to full service in September of 2021 based on the assumed return of post secondary students to on-campus learning for the 2021-2022 academic year.
To inform Council of the recommended remedies required to accommodate: ongoing incremental ridership growth, route revisions necessitated by the relocation of Village Transit Centre to Nakî Transit Centre; increasing the consistency of meeting approved transit service levels while maintaining sound fiscal practices during the current pandemic.
To provide Council with financial information to be considered for the 2021 budget cycle.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITY
N/A - maintaining services
ALIGNMENT TO SERVICE DELIVERY
N/A - maintaining services
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION
On April 14th, 2020 Council passed the following motions (AR-20-145):
"That as of April 27th, 2020, Transit operations convert to a modified transit schedule for weekday operations, similar to the weekend and holiday schedule.
That Transit administration monitor ridership and report those statistics to th...
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