SCMTD February 2004 Board of Directors Agendas - Santa Cruz ...

Board of Directors
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Additional information requested at February 13, 2004 Board of Directors
concerning ParaCruz staff report.
1. Staff was asked why seventeen (17) new and three (3) 2001 ParaCruz vans are not in service.
Seventeen (17) new vans were procured by the Transit District and received in October
2003. Three (3) were returned by Community Bridges in November 2003. Staff notified
Community Bridges that the new vans were available for service and Community Bridges
responded by expressing their concern about the short term / long term goals of service
delivery and that it was premature to discuss Community Bridges taking possession of
the new vehicles. Community Bridges at that time also discussed the potential of comingling
trips and the allocation of vehicles to sub-contractors.
2. Staff was asked the impact to ParaCruz customers should the Board of Directors either select
the Blended Service Option or the In-house Service Option.
ParaCruz policies and procedures currently in place would be unaffected. The impact that
a ParaCruz user would experience is a change in the ParaCruz reservation phone number.
3. Transit District staff was asked about the staff reductions at Community Bridges.
According to information provided by the United Transportation Union (UTU) Local 23
there have been approximately 36 represented positions eliminated at Community
Bridges. The represented employees contract exists between Community Bridges and
UTU Local 23.
# of UTU Re pres ented Pos tions at Comm unity Bridges
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Jan-03 Feb-03 Mar-03 Apr-03 May-03 Jun-03 Jul-03 Aug-03 Sep-03 Oct -03 Nov-03 Dec-03
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