The SacRT Board of Directors will meet today, Monday, October 14, at 4:00 PM. The meeting is at the new location, 1102 Q St, 4th Floor, Suite 4600, Sacramento, which is one block from the 13th Street light rail station.

Public comment, on agenda items or ‘matters not on the agenda’ may be made in person, or by email to boardcomments@sacrt.com before 1:00 PM on the day of the meeting. Emailed comments are shared with board members and part of the meeting record, but are not read aloud. There is no method of online comment.

The agenda (pdf) is:

ROLL CALL: Directors Brewer, Budge, Hume, Jennings, Kaplan, Kozlowski, Maple, Serna, Singh-Allen, Vang and Chair Kennedy Alternates: Directors Chalamcherla, Sander, Schaefer, Suen

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
   • 2.1 Motion: Approval of the Action Summary of September 23, 2024
   • 2.2 Resolution 2024-10-102: Approving the First Amendment to the Contract for Security Guard Services with Blue Knight Security & Patrol Inc. (L. Hinz)
   • 2.3 Resolution 2024-10-103: Approving a Sole Source Procurement and the Second Amendment to the Contract for Pre-Employment Background Investigation Services with TruView BSI, LLC (D. Topaz)
   • 2.4 Resolution 2024-10-104: Approving a New Light Rail Station Cleaning and Maintenance Agreement with the City of Rancho Cordova (L. Hinz)
   • 2.5 Approving the First Amendment to Personal Services Contracts (L. Ham)
     • a) Resolution 2024-10-105: Approving the First Amendment to the Personal Services Contract with Kevin Alvarez; and
     • b) Resolution 2024-10-106: Approving the First Amendment to the Personal Services Contract with Rowan Brandt
   • 2.6 Resolution 2024-10-107: Delegating Authority to the General Manager/CEO to Bind SacRT Subrecipient Agreements with The Sacramento Area Council of Governments to Receive SB 125 Funds for Transit Operations and a Comprehensive Operational Analysis/Long Range Plan (J. Johnson)
3. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
   • 4.1 Information: Update Regarding Transitioning SmaRT Ride Service to a Proposed Equitable and Transportation Disadvantaged Eligibility Based Microtransit Service (L. Ham)
5. PUBLIC HEARING
6. PUBLIC ADDRESSES BOARD ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA*
7. NEW BUSINESS
8. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
   • 8.1 General Manager’s Report
     • Major Project Updates
     • SacRT Meeting Calendar
     • Customer Service Response to Feedback and Comments (L. Hinz)
9. REPORTS, IDEAS AND QUESTIONS FROM DIRECTORS, AND COMMUNICATIONS
   • 9.1 Mobility Advisory Council Meeting Summary – September 19, 2024 (B. Araujo)
   • 9.2 San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Meeting Summary – September 20, 2024 (Hume)
10. CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC ADDRESSES BOARD ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA (If Necessary)
11. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
12. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
13. CLOSED SESSION
14. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
15. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
16. ADJOURN

Agenda item 4.1 is of particular interest to users of the Smart Ride service, and all transit advocates. Staff presented to the board in September an untenable proposal to terminate Smart Ride and replace it will a voucher system using primarily Uber. Staff is now presenting a modification of Smart Ride that will focus on riders who really need the service: disabled (but who don’t need the full services of paratransit), seniors, low-income, and students. It will use the same Via service of small accessible vans that West Sacramento currently uses. The fare will be $2.50, with no discounts. The capacity of the program will be less than currently, but SacRT feels that it is sustainable.

STAR feels that this revision is a great improvement that meets the majority of our concerns, though we won’t fully support the change until more details are offered.

If you wish more detail about agenda items beyond the overall agenda and item 4.1, please consult the SacRT Board Documents page.

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