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, , . <br /> - � Mass Transit Memorandum <br /> No. 061008-1 <br /> June 10, 2008 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Pro Tem Carrigan and City Council Members <br /> FROM: John A. Smith, Interim City Manager <br /> Paul McChancy, Mass Transit Administrator c <br /> .��- <br /> SUBJECT: Amendment to Agreement with AOK Travel Network, Inc. for Operation Uplift <br /> SUMMARY Staff recommends that Council adopt a Resolution authorizing the <br /> RECOMMENDATION: City Manager to execute an amendment to the agreement with <br /> AOK Travel Network, Inc., do�ng business as AOK TNI Taxi, and <br /> providing transportation services for people with disabilities under <br /> the Transit System's "Operation Uplift"program. This amend- <br /> ment would increase the fares that the taxi company is permitted to ' <br /> charge the Transit System under"Operation Uplift". <br /> BACKGROUND: On August 20, 2007, the City entered into an agreement with AOK <br /> Travel Network, Inc., doing business as AOK TNI Taxi, to provide , <br /> door-to-door transportation for people with disabilities who are , <br /> unable to use the bus system. At that time the City also had a '! <br /> similar agreement with CU Taxi/Illini Taxi which recently <br /> suspended operations. Due to the significant increase in the price ; <br /> of gasoline since the agreement was signed, AOK TNI Taxi is now '� <br /> requesting a fare increase that would equal the fare increase they <br /> put into effect on December 1, 2007, for non-disabled passengers. <br /> The only significant change in fares would be a 28.6% increase in � <br /> the mileage rate, from $1.75 per mile to $2.25 per mile. According i <br /> to the US Dept. of Energy, the weekly average price of regular � <br /> gasoline in the Midwest increased 38.9% since the time that AOK I <br /> TNI Taxi's agreement was signed. �',, <br /> AOK TNI Taxi's proposed amendment would increase their fares , <br /> to be the same as the fares they put into effect on December l, , <br /> 2007, for non-disabled passengers. As shown on the following ', <br /> table, the proposed fares would still be lower than those that CU ''� <br /> Taxi/Illini Taxi had charged under its agreement with the City. ' <br />