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CR 92-189 Hop A Ride 't y 0 \ V '" ~ 1- . , '" c" . Last spring the Regional Transit Board (RTB) requested that the City consider expanding the Hop-A-Ride service to Knollwood. This expansion was requested because Knollwood is a transit hub and the expansion of the Hop-A-:-Ride would provide service to this. transit hub~ It. was.' decided last spring that the Hop-A,:""Ride service would not be changed for 1992, but a service expansion would be.considered for 1993. Since this request from the RTB in the spring; . the staff'has . been, informed that the RTB is proposing a new. bus service that will provide service to Knollwood. As a . result, the RTB is no longer proposing or willing to support financially an expansion of the Hop-A-Ride service to Knollwood. However, staff. is requesting that since a high' percentage of riders want the service expanded to KnollwQod, . this expansion of the service is included as an . option . in the bid. By including the expansion of service to Knollwood as an option the staff and City Council will have a better understanding of what the cost implications are for the expansion. The Knollwood option in the bid specifications in no way commits the City Council to expand the Hop-A-Ride service to Knollwood. primary Issues to Consider. 0 Why is the RTB not service? 0 What are options if the service is 0 What is the staff recommendation? SUDportinq Documents. 0 Analysis of Issues . ..- .:"'- ,<,'::':,,- ,. -. '. .. CR92-189 Page 2 . Primary Issues to Consider. 0 Why is the RTB ,not interested in expanding the service to Knollwood? The Knollwood area will be serviced by a new bus service. A new route is proposed through Hopkins that will serve the Target store/Knollwood area and also serve the Louisiana Transit Center. 0 What are options if the service. is expanded? Because the RTB is not interested in using the Hop-A-Ride service to Knollwood, the RTB will not be committing any funds for this expansion. The RTB has froze the 1993 Hop-A- Ride budget to the 1992 budget levels. The City Council has the fo+lowing options: 0 Expand the service to Knollwood and commit general fund dollars to pay for the expansion. 0 Expand the service to Knollwood and pay for any . increase in expenses with a combination of general fund dollars and revenues from the Knollwood tickets. 0 Expand the service to Knollwoo.d and pay for any increase in expenses with the revenue from the Knollwood tickets. 0 Do not expand the service to Knollwood. 0 What is the staff recommendation? The staff is recommending that the staff include in the bid specifications the expansion to Knollwood as a bid option. By including this as a bid option the City Council and staff will better be able to estimate what the cost of expansion will be. Staff is also recommending that if the service is expanded that the service to Knollwood is paid for by the riders. .