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Home My WebLink AboutCC RESO 14,308RESOLUTION NO. 14,308 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO THE REVISED FY 84-85 MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of National City that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute that certain revised Master Transfer Agreement for fiscal year 1984-1985 between the City of National City, the Metropolitan Transit Development Board, San Diego Association of Governments, and all County transit operators receiving Article 4 TDA funds. PASSED and ADOPTED this 24th day of April, 1984. ATTEST: C— r/� . r•`J } CITY -COUNO L �'- c MTDB Doc. No. 00-84-501 T 470.3 C C C MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARD, SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS AND ALL OPERATORS RECEIVING ARTICLE 4.TDA FUNDS FISCAL YEARS 1984-88 THIS AGREEMENT is entered into for the purpose of establishing a system for transferring within and between transit operators, leading to public perception of all operators functioning as a single unit. It is intended to increase transferability among the following transit operators: Chula Vista Transit (South Coast Organization Operating Transit) County of San Diego El Cajon Express La Mesa Dial -a -Ride Lemon Grove Dial -a -Ride National City Transit North County Transit District San Diego Transit Corporation San Diego Trolley, Incorporated Strand Express Joint Powers Agency • RECITALS WHEREAS, Section 99282.5 of the Public Utilities Code required the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) and San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to establish by July 1, 1980 rules and regulations to provide for transfers between the public transportation services of the operators within their respective areas of jurisdiction so that such services would be coordinated; and WHEREAS, on June 23, 1980, the MTD Board of Directors adopted Resolution ;lo. 80-73, establishing a Transfer Policy for all operators receiving Article 4 TDA funds in the MTDB area of jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the MTD Board of Directors has, through Resolution Nos. 77-44 and 78-3, established a position that there should not be a charge for a trans- fer between equal levels of transit service; and WHEREAS, on July 21, 1980, the SANDAG Board of Directors approved Resolution No. 80-122 establishing a policy for coordination of transfers between operators receiving Article 4 TDA funds in the SANDAG area of jurisdic- tion; and C WHEREAS, the General Manager of MTDB has been directed to prepare a Master Transfer Agreement to be executed by all operators receiving Article 4 TDA funds and, through cooperation with SANDAG, similar operators in San Diego County outside of the MTDB area of jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the Executive Director of SANDAG has been authorized to prepare a Master Transfer Agreement, in cooperation with MTDB, to be executed by all transit operators receiving Article 4 TDA funds; and WHEREAS, the intent of the Master Transfer Agreement is to improve transit service through better coordination and cooperation among the operators within the region; and WHEREAS, Section 99284 of the Public Utilities Code requires MTDB and/or SANDAG to take no further action in connection with the approval of any pending public transportation claim of any operator who violates any provision of Article 4 of the TDA Act of 1971 or any agreement between operators with regard to providing transportation services, until MTDB and/or SANDAG determines that such violation has ceased; and .WHEREAS, the existing agreement has fulfilled the intent of improving transit service within the region; and WHEREAS, a five-year extension of the existing agreement was implemented on June 28, 1983; and • WHEREAS, on February 27, 1984, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit ?evelopment Board adopted a new fare structure for the San Diego Trolley to be implemented on July 1, 1984; and WHEREAS, the new fare structure requires that revisions be made to this agreement; NOW THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed that: 1. Responsibility for Maintenance of Agreement Naintenance of this agreement shall be the responsibility of each of the operators and shall be a condition for continued receipt of TDA funds. Through cooperative agreement, MTDB and SANDAG shall monitor the implemen- tation and maintenance of this Master Transfer Agreement. 2. Ra,ie,i This Master Transfer Agreement shall become effective July 1, 1983 and shall be in effect for five years. On or before July 1, 1988, the Agreement shall be renewed, following review by MTDB, SANDAG, and each of the operators. -2- 3. Changes Each operator shall give MTDB, in its area of jurisdiction, and SANDAG, sixty (60) days' notice before a desired change to the agreement may be implemented. No change shall be made without the consent of MTDB and/or SANDAG, as appropriate. 4. Scope This agreement shall cover transfers between all Article 4 operators, San Diego Trolley, Inc., and North County Transit District. 5. Service Definitions The following definitions shall apply to Metropolitan area operators only: a. LOCAL Service - Bus and van service on local roads serving neighbor- hood destinations and feeding transit centers in the immediate area. Chula Vista Transit, National City Transit, and County of San Diego - Suburban operate LOCAL services. b. URBAN Service - Moderate speed bus service on arterial streets with frequent stops. San Diego Transit operates URBAN service. c. METRO Service - Service averaging 16 miles per hour or more, utilizing freeways whenever possible, with stops only at major transit centers and major residential and activity centers. San Diego Transit and Strand Express Joint Powers Agency operate METRO services. d. Dial -a -Ride - Service that does not operate over a fixed route. The service is dispatched through telephone requests from patrons. El Cajon Express, La Mesa Dial -A -Ride, Lemon Grove Dial -A -Ride, and Poway Dial -A -Ride operate Dial -A -Ride services. e. Rural Service - Scheduled service operated in rural areas over fixed routes. County of San Diego - Rural Service operates Rural service. f. Commuter Service - Scheduled fixed -route services limited to peak - hour trips only. County of San Diego - Express Service operates Commuter service. g• Light Rail Service - Service provided by San Diego Trolley. The service may fall within the LOCAL, URBAN or METRO service definitions depending on distance traveled and fare charged per ride. h. Special services (such as the Short Hop and Stadium Bus) operated by individual operator are not subject to the requirements of this Agreement. -3- 6. Transfer Specifications Paper Transfers The paper transfer issued by each bus operator shall be honored on the next connecting bus or Trolley. (Transfers among Dial -a -Ride operators shall be exempt from this requirement.) It shall also include the following information: a. identification of operator; b. in the Metropolitan area, designation of service as either LOCAL or URBAN/METRO; such designation shall be in the form of color coding with orange designating LOCAL service, white designating URBAN/METRO fl service; C c. the route number of the issuing vehicle (LOCAL and URBAN/METRO service only); d. the direction of travel of the issuing vehicle; e. the time of day the transfer expires (or time issued for NCTD service). MTDB shall be responsible for the printing of these paper transfers in the Metropolitan area. NCTD shall be responsible for the printing of paper transfers in the North County area. Trolley Single Ride Tickets San Diego Trolley single ride tickets shall be honored as transfers on the next connecting bus. These single ride tickets shall include the following information: a. cash value of the ride for which the ticket is valid; b. station of boarding; c. the time the ticket was issued; d. the day the ticket was issued. Special Transfers North County Transit District shall issue separate transfer forms. The Ready 2 tickets, the Ready 10 tickets and the Super Ready 10 tickets validated by San Diego Trolley vendomats shall be valid transfers for all connecting buses. -4- 7. Transfer Charges For the purpose of calculating transfer charges, there shall be considered six levels of transit service: o Level I . SDTI $0.50 Fare • Level II(A) : SDTI $0.75 Fare 0 (B) : LOCAL Service 0 (C) URBAN Service 0 (D) : Dial -a -Ride Service 0 Level III(A): METRO Service o (B): SDTI $1.00 Fare o Level IV . SDTI $1.25 Fare o Level V : SDTI $1.50 Fare o Level VI : Commuter Service and Rural Service Transfers between equal levels of service (such as between LOCAL and URBAN) and from higher levels to lower levels of service (such as from Commuter to URBAN) shall be free of charge. Transfers from Level I to Level II services, from Level II to Level III services and from Level III to Level IV services will require an additional charge equal to the difference between METRO and URBAN fares (20-cents in FY 85). Transfers from Level I to Level III services, from Level II to Levels IV or V services and from Level III to Level V services will require an additional charge equal to the difference between the lowest SDTI zone fare and METRO service and/or the difference between p1ETRO service and the highest SOTI zone fare ($0.50 in FY 85). Transfers from Levels I, II, III, IV or V to Level VI service will require an additional charge equal to the difference between the fare charged on the Level VI service and•the fare already paid on the originating service. Transfers from all levels to tevel II(D) will require an additional charge of $.00 to $.50. These stipulations will apply to transfers between the North County Transit District and each other operator, but will not apply to transfers within the North County Transit District. The Transfer Formula Matrix (see Attachment A) shall guide all Metropolitan operators in the collection of incremental fares for transfers between all levels of service. The Transfer Formula Matrix shall be amended to reflect any changes in the transfer formula. A separate Transfer Charges Matrix shall be distributed by the MTDB showing actual transfer charges and will be amended, as necessary, to reflect any future fare changes in the difference between METRO and URBAN fares. As of July 1, 1983, North County Transit District will have a 25-cents (10-cents elderly and handicapped) transfer fee per transfer within the North County Transit District area of jurisdiction. Timetable coordination shall be established at the points shown on Attachment B throughout the MTDB area of jurisdiction between all -5- operators and for as many routes as practicable. A transfer shall be considered time -coordinated if the scheduled meet is within six minutes. DES:ss SAVEB 3/23/84 Attachments: 5 A. Transfer Formula Matrix B. Map of Timed Transfer Points -6- Attachment A TRANSFER FORMULA MATRIX LOCAL URBAN METRO OTHER To: SOTI CVT,CTS,NCT,NCTD SDTC, SJPA SDTI SOTI CTS Express/ FROM: ($0.50) SOTI($0.75) SDTC SDTI($1.00) ($1.25) ($1.50) Rural Bus All DARs SDTI ($0.50) A B B D V LOCAL CVT,CTS,NCT,NCTD,SDTI ($0.75) A A V URBAN SDTC A A V METRO SDTC,SJPA,SDTI ($1.00) A A SDTI ($1.25) A A SDTI ($1.50) A A OTHER CTS Express/Rural Bus A A All DARs A A C C A A A B B C C D A B B C C D A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B A A A A C A A A A E V E V E V A V E Full Fare Transfer Codes A = Free transfer or transfer not possible B = Difference between METRO and URBAN fares C = Difference between lowest SDTI and METRO fares and/or METRO and highest SDTI fares D = Difference between fare charged and URBAN fare E = Difference between fare charged and fare already paid on original service V = Varies from $0.00 to $0.50 TBB:ss T2-4/1r4 Notes NCTD LOCAL to LOCAL transfer charges are NCTD responsibility. Dial -a -Rides = El Cajon Express, La Mesa DAR and Lemon Grove DAR All transfers for Elderly and Handicapped are free. Leucadia Encinitas '1 Cardiff by the Sea Solana Beach Del Mar Pacific Ocean La Jcila Pacific Beach �N San Diego Mission Beach Ocean Beach Point Loma ; ATTACHMENT B TiME TRANSFER POINTS Imperial Beach Rancho Bernardo ._J Poway Tierrasanta :i — i 1• MAP KV iancno 3ernarco 'awn Canter 7d. Pciner3do .Qd. ?+ I-15 S Panco ?enascui:os 3h1. 3• 'Iar:n Jniversity City Transit C:r. C.. Clairmont Mesa 31vo. 5• Fashion valley Transit Canter • 5• .Mtdway S 3osecrans 7• Morton Plaza 8• San 0ie;o State University g• Cailege Grove Shagging Canter 10• Grossrcnr Canter 11. Parkway Plaza 13• Swe•_ewatar ld. & Jaracia 31.d. :3• 'littoral City ?s[n St. Trailey Station :"• Sout.'+ 3ay Plaza :5• Plaza 3oni;a Shccoing :enter .5• Chula Visa 9 St. Trolley S=tion 17• Cr. & _ (Chula •vista) :S. iris Ave. Trolley Staticn 'Santee! Lakesige El Cajornc--- Sah r_) ' Casa!de Oro ep ''~�` mon Gr'ovo Spring Valley Chula Vista i 3,e. 20.CCO i i o z . - m„>s San Ysidro MTDB Doc. No. 00-84-501 MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT Approved as to Form: SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARD Jack Limber Thomas F. Larwin General Counsel General Manager Date: Date: 4 MTDB Doc. No. 00-64-501 9 C MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT Approved as to Form: By: Legal Counsel Date: SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS By: Executive Director Data: MTDB Doc. No. 00-84-501 MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT Approved as to Form: By: COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO By: Legal Counsel Clerk of the Board of County Supervisors • Date: Date: C MTDB Doc. No. 00-84-501 MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT Approved as to Form: CITY OF CORONADO By: By: City Attorney City Manager Date: Date: MTDB Doc. No. 00-84-501 MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT Approved as to Form: CITY OF EL CAJON DIAL -A -RIDE By: By: City Attorney City Manager, City of El Cajon Date: Date: MTDB Doc. No. 00-84-501 C 5 MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT Approved as to Form: CITY OF LA MESA DIAL -A -RIDE By: By: City Attorney Mayor, City of La Mesa Date: Date: MTDB Doc. No. 00-84-501 MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT Approved as to Form: By: 3y: City Attorney Mayor, City Lemon Grove Date: Date: CITY OF LEMON GROVE DIAL -A -RIDE MASTER fRANSFER AGREEMENT Approved as to Form: By: ity Atto ney 0., Date: MTDB Doc. No. 00-84-501 NATIONAL CITY TRANSIT /7/4i / .4 • ----City M.nager Date: ,ORIGINAL MTDB Doc. No. 00-84-501 MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT Approved as to Form: SAN DIEGO COUNTY TRAiNSIT DISTRICT BOARD By: By: Legal Counsel North San Diego County Transit District Board Date: Date: l - Chairman of the Board North San Diego County Transit District Board MTDB Doc. No. 00-84-501 MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT Approved as to Form: SAN DIEGO TRANSIT CORPORATION By: By: Legal Counsel Secretary or the Board San Diego Transit Corporation San Diego Transit Corporation Date: Date: FITDB Doc. No. 00-84-501 MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT Approved as to Fora: SAN DIEGO TROLLEY, INC. By: By: Legal Counsel Chairman of the Board San Diego Trolley, Inc. San Diego Trolley, Inc. Date: Date: C MTDB Doc. No. 00-84-501 MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT Approved as to Form: SOUTH COAST ORGANIZATION OPERATING TRANSIT By: By: Legal Counsel Chairman of the Board South Coast Organization South Coast Organization Operating Transit Operating Transit Date: Date: MTDB Doc. No. 00-84-501 MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT Approved as to Form: STRAND EXPRESS JOINT POWERS AGENCY By: By: Legal Counsel Chairman or the Board Strand Express Joint .Powers Strand Express Joint Powers Agency Agency Date: Data: 4