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<br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Appropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested: June 28, 2021 <br /> <br />Requested By: Source of Funds: 038 EDC Fund <br />Jason Weeks, Asst. City Mgr <br /> <br />Department: <br />Administration/CMO <br />Account Number: 038-6030-565-5007 <br /> <br />Amount Budgeted: $71,000 <br />Report Resolution Ordinance <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Amount Requested: $69,000 <br />Exhibits: 2021-22 Agreement w/Exhibits, Ridership Data, and 2020- <br />Budgeted Item: Yes No <br /> <br />21 Agreement <br /> <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONS <br />For the past 10 years, the City of La Porte has partnered with Harris County Transit <br />Authority (HCTA) to provide regional bus service in La Porte. Since 2013, the City has <br />provided a fixed schedule basis along a specific route with vehicles stopping to pick up <br />and deliver passengers to specific locations within the City, as well as selected sites <br />outside the City such as Social Security Office, Strawberry Clinic, a connector shuttle <br />to Baytown which allows riders to be connected to the Metro Station, and paratransit <br />services. Paratransit services are those services required by the Americans with <br />Disabilities Act (ADA) for residents with disabilities who are unable to use fixed route <br />transportation systems and are deemed eligible for t <br />services). Harris County administers a federal grant for the cost of providing the service <br />and La Porte provides a match to complete the funding. <br /> <br />Summary Ridership Data: <br />2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 19 vs 20 <br />La Porte Routes Only 5,051 5,041 6,214 6,870 5,117 -25.5% <br />Baytown Shuttle 5,046 5,322 5,138 6,086 5,024 -17.5% <br /> <br />st <br />Comparison of 1 8-Months of Fiscal Years: <br />2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 <br />La Porte Routes Only 3,529 3,320 4,133 4,317 3,327 2,999 <br />Baytown Shuttle 3,700 3,680 3,341 3,781 3,827 3,091 <br /> <br />-month service year, which begins <br />. Despite the decrease in <br />ridership from 2019 to 2020 noted above, the cost of the agreement will remain the <br /> <br />