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Form #: B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Mass Transit Agency DATE: 10-15-2015 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Tiffany Kai PHONE: 961-8343 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> To appropriate additional funds to construct a maintenance and baseyard facility for the Mass Transit <br /> Agency. <br /> $2,000,000 County Funds <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> In January of 2013, the Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency (the "Transit Agency") received $4,000,000 in <br /> Federal funds as part of the State of Good Repair Grant for the specified purpose of the construction of a <br /> much needed maintenance and baseyard facility for the Transit Agency. The requested additional <br /> $6,000,000 in County funds is necessary to cover additional expenses associated with environmental <br /> clearances, engineering and design, as well as to cover the remaining construction cost. <br /> Currently, the Transit Agency shares its maintenance and baseyard facility with a number of other County <br /> agencies and divisions such as Traffic, Carpenters, Automotive, Environmental Management, Highways, and <br /> the Roads Division, to name a few. As a result, space required for proper day to day operations of the <br /> Transit Agency is inadequate due to limited parking for buses, bus operators, and transit personnel as well <br /> as conducting necessary maintenance and repairs on our current bus fleet. Additionally, the existing facility <br /> is currently in need of major repair and rehabilitation, and will not be able to support the future growth of the <br /> Transit Agency. <br /> The new maintenance baseyard facility will be solely for Transit Agency use. The five acre parcel will have <br /> sufficient space to house a fleet of 58 transit buses, 5 mechanics, 45 bus operators, and administrative staff. <br /> In addition, the new facility will provide an enhanced work environment designed specifically for transit <br /> related activities and repairs as well as improve the overall efficiency, productivity, and safety of the Transit <br /> Agency. <br /> see attached <br /> SIGNED: A DATE: 10/15/2015 <br /> �ep• ment Head <br />