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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 Transitr • • L -1 - Buses Comm. Schickel brought up_ question on buses. He requested that the staff take another look at the possibility of going to a different type of bus, one that would be substantially less expensive. Resolution By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Walsh RESOLVED, That the staff look into the possibility of using a school bus type of vehicle for city buses. //7/f/ Carried Section 18 - Transportation Reimbursements City Controller Spano invited Comms. of Board of Public Works to be present at January 29 meeting of Budget & Administration Comm. to discuss ideas in the use of school buses for public transportation. Asst. to Supt. Dougherty and Herman Sieverding from Planning Dept. will also be present at this meeting. -2 - East Ithaca Transit - Comm. Varricchio The Ithaca -Tompkins County Transportation Commission which has a staff representative from the City, has determined to run a bus serving East Ithaca, Cornell University and the Ellis Hollow area on an experimental basis in 1981. This bus operation does not connect with the City Transit System, nor does the City of Ithaca have any financial or 00 operational commitment to the system. It is reported here merely because the City does have representation through its Transit Division on the Commission, and because of the continuing interest of the City of Ithaca in transit in the Greater Ithaca Area. -3- Section 18 Funds for Transit System Acting Supt. Dougherty reported that the total Section 18 Funds re- ceived for the previous two years was $98; 871.66. Bus Report Comm. Varricchio presented the Ithaca Transit System Report of Opera- tions for 1980. ..////t/ —Ithaca TrarisitSystem Report of Operations ,By Comm. Varricchio: Seconded by Comm. Walsh /1/4g4/ RESOLVED, That the Board accepts the Ithaca Transit System Report of Operations for the period July -September 1981.• Carried Unanimously • -4- Tomp-ins aunty 'Transportation ervice Plan By Comm..Varricchio: Seconded by Comm.. Walsh RESOLVED, That the Tompkins County Transportation Service Plan be 'approved as amended. Carrie d Extended Bus Service to Cornell and Ithaca College By Comm. Cleveland; Seconded by Comm. Varricchio 611Ill RESOLVED, That the Ithaca Transit be authorized to furnish extended 0 bus service to Cornell and Ithaca College for the academic year beginning September 1981 until May of 1982. Carried • -6 - Northeast Transit --Contract Renewal Resolution: By Comm. Cleveland; 0/I(11 Seconde RESOLVED, That authorization is give contracts for summer service with th d by Comm. Schickel n to the Mayor to sign e Northeast Transit. Carried -7- StuartLewis--Chairman Marketing Committee --Downtown Ithaca Business Association.` Mr. Lewis requested free bus. service for the community the weekend of August 27, 28, and 29, 1981. This is the weekend that Cornell and Ithaca College students arrive back in Ithaca and it gives the students as well as local residents a chance to become familiar with our bus service. Mr. Lewis assured the Board that DIBA would run a promotion publicizing the free bus service for this weekend. Discussion followed on the floor. Resolution: • By Comm. Walker; . Seconded by Comm. Walsh RESOLVED, That the matter of free bus service the -weekend of August 27, 28, and 29, 1981 be referred to the Parking, Traffic and Transit Committee. Carried Request for Free Bus Service --August 27th, 28th, & 29th, 1981 Comm. Cleveland reported that a request for.free bus service onAugust 27th, 28th, F 29th, 1981, was received from the Downtown'. Ithaca Businessmen's Association. This. would be part of a "Welcome -Back Students" promotion. Free bus service was not given in 1980 during this.time period and buses were'filled. The loss of revenue for these three days is estimated to be $3,000. Staff is of the opinion that due -to these; reasons the benefits .to the Transit System would-be minor.. 01/Resolution a By Comm. Cleveland:- Seconded by Comm. Walker RESOLVED, That the request by the Downtown Businessmen's Association for free bus service on August 27th, 28th, 4 29th, 1981, as part of.a "Welcome Back Students" promotion, be denied because of the unnecessary costs to the City. Comm. Schickel requested that the Parking, Traffic $ Transit Committee meet with the DIBA to discuss this matter, Alderman Banfield remarked that if at zll possible he would like to s.ee a compromise worked out to encourage students to use the Ithaca Transit System and to shop downtown Ithaca. The Parking, Traffic and Transit Committee will meet with DIBA.` to discuss a.compr.omise solution to free bus service:on August 27th, 28th 4 29th, 1981. Resolution to deny -free bus service on August 27th, 28th, & 29th, 1981,;;.was. withdrawn. - ji/i IComm, arricc.1:.o a. not .ing to'report unser this committee. However, he did report on meeting with Tom Hilton, President of the DIBA, regarding their. request' for free bus service on August'27th, 28th and nth, 1981, as part of a "Welcome Back Students" promotion. He said. the DIBA' planned to meet the following day and get back to him. -8 - • Bus Service--Nate's Floral Estates Ms. Virginia Pickens, Nate's Floral,Estates Lot 56, and Mrs. Glenola Wilson, Lot 79, presented a petition containing more than 100 signatures from the residents of Nate's Floral Estates trailer park in which they request city bus service to the Estates. Mayor Bordoni read the following letter: "May 18, 1981 ` Mayor Raymond Bordoni I City Hall Dear Mayor Bordoni: A majority of tenants at Nate's Floral Estates Mobile Home Park and the corporate officers of Nate's Floral Estates formally request bus service be extended as soon as possible the approximately twelve hundred feet distance from Smith's Hardware to our park. We have patiently waited for this, with no results. Please do your best to. provide this needed and deserved service. If the above is provided, the City of Ithaca would readily appreciate increased return of tax dollars from more sales and home units in our park.. -The human benefits for our elderly. speak for themselves. Your prompt attention to this matter would be greatly appreciated. Yours truly, Reuben I. Weiner, M.D. cc: Donald Kinsella, Superintendent, Dept. of Public Works John Dougherty, Asst. Superintendent, Dept. of Public Works Bernard Carpenter, Dept. of Transportation Donald Slattery, First Ward Alderman Rudolph Saccucci, First Ward Alderman" e/f/v Mayor Bordoni replied to-Dr.-Weiner's letter,. advising himthat.the matter had been noted, and assured him that the 'natter iS being looked into -and discussed; also.,: he will keep Doctor Weiner informed - as to.the progress of the matter. Resolution By Comm. Walker: Seconded by Comm. Schickel RESOLVED, the. petition from residents of Nate's Floral Estates and letter from Dr. Reuben Weiner, requesting bus service to Nate's Floral Estates, be referred to the Parking, Traffic and Transit Committee. Carried Unanimously 113 Bus Service-- Nate's Floral Estates Comm. Cleveland reported that the Parking, Traffic E Transit Committee recognizes Nate's Floral Estates to be an area of growing potential for the Transit System in both residential and commercial. usage. All existing routes are at the maximum time utilization and cannot serve this area without sacrificing service to -another area. Resolution By Comm. Cleveland: Seconded by Comm. Schickel RESOLVED, That the request for bus service at Nate's Floral Estates be denied at this time, and staff be directed to con- sider this area for service on any future new route. Carried Unanimously Mayor Bordoni asked the media to publicize this matter so that people would be notified of the Board's decision. • -9 - Northeast Transit Contract Comm. Cleveland stated that the contract with the Northeast Transit System had expired on May 31, 1981, and the Board would like to approve retroactively to August 29, 1981, an extension of that agreement and authorizing the Mayor to sign it. q Resolution / ki By Comm. Cleveland: Seconded byComm. Schickel / e WHEREAS, negotiations have been carried forth with representatives of the Northeast Transit System, and WHEREAS, the proposed agreement commencing August 31, 1981, through May 31, 1982, contains provision for increased round trip service from five to nine trips per day, and WHEREAS, increased revenues resulting in decreased subsidies would hope- fully result from this change in figuring; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Public. Works approve retroactively to August 29, 1981, theaforementioned agreement and its signing by the Mayor for forwarding to the respective agencies. Discussion followed on the floor. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Carried •. -10- Hospital Bus Service i/MY/ Comm. Cleveland reported that the hospital bus service has not been finalized; there will be another meeting on Thursday, November 12, 1981 for purpose of looking over new bus routes. • Petition from residents of West Village Supt. Kinsella presented a petition containing 171 signatures from residents of West Village requesting bus service to their area. Resolution 401 S ickel: Seconded bBy Comm. ch y Comm. Walker RESOLVED, That the petition from residents of West Village requesting" bus service be referred to the Parking, Traffic and Transit Committee, for report back to the Board on December 9, 19810. Carried Unanimously West Village Petition for Extension of Bus Service Supt. Kinsella referred to ar;Memorandum-from Transit Supervisor Carpenter, dated December 4, 1981, concerning the request for extension of Route #3 bus service and the Petition received from Robert Stick'.ne bearing 171 signatures of residents of the West Hill area in support of that request. He briefly covered the cost of such service and concluded by saying that he would have no problem recommending the extension of service to West Hill for a trial ' period of three months, at which time the Board could evaluate the usage based on the cost. Resolution pf/Y/ By Comm. Varricchio: Seconded by Comm. Walsh RESOLVED, that authorization be given to the Ithaca Transit System to extend Route #3 bus service for one hour, starting at 6:30 A.M. instead of 7:30 A.M., for a trial period of three months. Carried Unanimously ,(011 ' V 01,.t4A Staff to look at possibility of using school bus type of vehicle for city bus 1 East Ithaca Transit - Bus operation does not connect to City system or have any financial commitment 2 Report on Section 18 Funds for Transit System 3 1111 Report of Bus Transit Operations 3 Tompkins Co. Transportation Service Plan approved as amended 4 Extension bus service to Cornell/Ithaca College - Sept. 1981 -May 1982 5 Northeast Transit contracts renewed for summer service 6 DIBA request for free bus service for weekend of August 27128,29, 1981 7 Nates Floral Estates - request for bus service 8 Northeast Transit contract approved and extended service increased. 9 Hospital bus service - new bus routes 10 West Village - Petitions for bus service 11