R2020-135 Resolution Authorizing Agreement with MV Transportation, Inc. for Supplemental Pay

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OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER TRANSIT DIVISION September 21, 2020 TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council Members FROM: Scot Wrighton, City Manager Jon Kindseth,Deputy City Manager John Williams, Mass Transit Administrator SUBJECT: Resolution authorizing supplemental pay to M.V. Transportation to be utilized for employee hazard pay. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that this item be approved. BACKGROUND: The City of Decatur as well as other communities around the country and nation has been impacted by COVID-19 commonly known as the Coronavirus. This virus is one that has caused persons to become sick and many have died.At present,there is no cure or vaccination for this virus and have caused a health risks to the essential workers who serve the City of Decatur Public Transportation System. Although measures have been implemented to try and mitigate the risk of these workers from becoming infected,there is still a level of hazard that persist. Many transit systems around the country have begun offering these frontline workers supplemental pay, in the form of bonuses and/or hourly pay increases. It has been recommended by the (ATU)Almagated Transit Union,that transit systems who have received additional funding through the CARES Act provide these essential workers with hazard pay. This item is approved for funding by the Federal Transit Administration. This Resolution would authorize the City Manager to provide hazard pay to Decatur Transit employees as determined appropriate and M.V. would invoice the City for such supplemental pay. At this time,we are considering a$1- $2 increase in hourly pay through the end of the calendar year. POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: Staff is not aware of objections. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: None STAFF REFERENCE: Should the City Council have any questions,they may contact Jon Kindseth at 450-2323 or jkindseth ,decaturil.gov; John Williams at 424-3552 or jwilliamskdecaturil.gov BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: The cost of the supplemental pay for transit employees will be paid out of the $4.5M received under the CARES Act.