HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-1439RESOLUTION NO. 21-1439
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF DENTON OUTLINING CONCERNS AND PROPOSED
REVISIONS TO THE DENTON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY’S (DCTA)
PROPOSED SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL TO INCLUDE ON-DEMAND ZONE SERVICE
AND THE POTENTIAL REMOVAL OF EXISTING FIXED ROUTE BUS SERVICE THAT
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRANSIT SERVICES IN THE DENTON COMMUNITY;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) is a coordinated county
transportation authority created by House Bill 3323, under Chapter 460 of the Texas
Transportation Code; and
WHEREAS, the DCTA Board of Directors is governed by a five-member board appointed
by respective entities from Denton County and member cities of Denton, Highland Village, and
Lewisville; and
WHEREAS, DCTA is currently considering a proposed service delivery model to include
on-demand rideshare service that would potentially replace existing fixed route and on-demand
zone services; and
WHEREAS, as a member City that provides a dedicated sales tax revenue stream to DCTA,
the Denton City Council is requesting certain revisions to the proposed service delivery model;
and
WHEREAS, a robust public transit service is essential to meeting Denton’s economic
development, mobility, sustainability, and accessibility goals; and
WHEREAS, the DCTA Board of Directors is currently scheduled to consider revisions to
its service delivery model at their July 22, 2021, meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it in the public interest to recommend that the DCTA
Board of Directors consider certain revisions to their proposed service delivery model to ensure
the needs of transit riders in the Denton community are addressed; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. The findings and recitation contained in the preamble of this Resolution are
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The City of Denton confirms by resolution concerns and suggested
enhancements to DCTA’s proposed service delivery model, including, but not limited to, the
following specific items:
(1)provide on-demand service and service for all existing fixed routes
concurrently for six months from the implementation of on-demand
service to allow DCTA time to gather data and optimize the delivery
model based on ridership patterns;
(ii) evaluate the feasibility of eliminating fares, taking into account the
cost savings associated with eliminating fare collection and the
impact on ridership;
(iii) identify an option to maintain union representation, pay, and
benefits for current drivers; and
(iv) in order to improve efficiency of fixed routes, consider use of
smaller vehicles.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
The motion to approve this Resolution was made by _Le_ cl m
seconded by . This Resolution was passed and approvedby the following vote b - a :
Aye Nay
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Abstain Absent
Mayor, Gerard Hudspeth:
Vicki Byrd, District 1 :./
J‘Brian Beck, District 2:
Jesse Davis. District 3 :I
Alison Maguire, District 4:/
/Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5 :
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6: /
PASSED AND APPROVED this the IO th day of 2021
dERR 'H. MAYOR
ATTEST:
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
CATHERINE CLIFTON, INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
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