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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0294.001 2012-2014 VALERIE T. POINDEXTER Phone: (808)961-8828 Council Member • Fax: (808) 961-8912 Chair,Committee on Finance _ � a�Rr Council District 1 •.ate' Email: vpoindexter @co.hawaii.hi.us • �f.;; ;'•�.: HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawaii County Building L++ O C) 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1402 Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 I ,:: -( June 5, 2013 _=r-- r� To: J Yoshimoto, Council Chair And Members of the Hawai`i Cou y C`/ -J• w From: Valerie T. Poindexter, Finance Chair Subject: Proposed.Amendment to Bill No. 86; Relating to Island-Wide Fare Structure for Public Transit System Please find attached a proposed amendment to Bill No. 86. The proposed amendment is illustrated below by Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 86 (material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, material to be added is underscored). Bill No. 86 is amended by amending Section 18-90, as contained in SECTION 2, to read as follows: "Section 18-90. Fares. (a) [Every] Unless otherwise provided for in this section, every person using the mass transit service owned, maintained or operated by the County shall be charged a$2 cash one-way fare. (b) Discounted fares for senior citizens,person with a disability and students. The following persons shall be charged a $1 cash one-way fare: (1) Senior citizens age sixty and older after providing proof of age from a valid state ID card, County of Hawai`i senior ID card, driver's license, birth certificate or passport; (2) A person with a disability with a valid, "Person With Disability Identification Card" issued by the County of Hawai`i; and (3) Students (through college) with a valid school identification card. [(b)](c) Fare prepayment discounts. (1) All tickets for travel can be prepurchased at a discount of twenty-five percent off the scheduled cash fare by purchasing a sheet of ten tickets for $15 per sheet with no expiration date ("Ten Ride Discount Sheet"). (2) Senior citizens age sixty (60) and older may prepurchase a sheet of ten tickets for $7.50 per sheet with no expiration date ("Ten Ride Discount Sheet"), after Comm.No, a 9V. 1 Ref.To P(G4d1e'. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref.Date .�}N 5 2013 providing proof of age from a valid state ID card, County of Hawai'i senior ID card, driver's license, birth certificate or passport. (3) A person with a disability may prepurchase a sheet of ten tickets for $7.50 per sheet with no expiration date ("Ten Ride Discount Sheet"), with a valid, "Person With Disability Identification Card" issued by the County of Hawai'i. (4) Students (through college) may prepurchase a sheet of ten tickets for $7.50 per sheet with no expiration date ("Ten Ride Discount Sheet"), with a valid school identification card. (5) A monthly bus pass fare plan will be offered at a cost of $60 for unlimited rides on all routes. Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period. (6) Senior Citizens age sixty (60) and older may purchase a monthly bus pass offered at a cost of$45.00 for unlimited rides on all routes, after providing proof of age from a valid state ID card, County of Hawai'i senior ID card, drivers license, birth certificate or passport. Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period. (7) A person with a disability may purchase a monthly bus pass offered at a cost of $45.00 for unlimited rides on all routes, with a valid, "Person with Disability Identification Card" issued by the County of Hawai'i. Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period. (8) Students (through college) may purchase a monthly bus pass offered at a cost of $45.00 for unlimited rides on all routes, after providing a valid school identification card. Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period. (9) Both the Ten Ride Discount Sheet and the monthly pass must be purchased directly from the mass transit agency or its designated representative. [(c-)](d) Fare waived for children under the age of five. All fares for travel by children under the age of five shall be waived. [(d-)](e) Shared-ride fares. Shared-ride program coupons may be purchased by the public through the mass transit agency and its designated coupon sales outlets in accordance with the following schedule: Coupon Price Single coupon $6 5 coupon book $15 ($3 per coupon) 10 coupon book $25 ($2.50 per coupon) 15 coupon book $30 ($2 per coupon) For one-way travel limited to a maximum of nine miles under the shared-ride program the fare to be collected is set out in fare schedule A in section 18-92. [(e3] D Promotional fares. (1) The purpose of this subsection is to provide lower bus fares when a new route or service is provided or to boost ridership on established routes. (2) The transit administrator may establish fares on a temporary basis for a period not to exceed one hundred and eighty calendar days for bus routes and services." Attached is a draft copy of Bill No. 86, Draft 2, with these amendments incorporated therein. VP/sc AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4 SECTION 18-90 OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM, ISLAND-WIDE FARE STRUCTURE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. The purpose of this measure is to adjust bus fares for public transportation to accommodate increases in expenditures for such service, while still providing all riders a significant subsidy from the County of Hawai'i. SECTION 2. Chapter 18, Section 18-90, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: Section 18-90. Fares. (a) [Every] Unless otherwise provided for in this section, every person using the mass transit service owned, maintained or operated by the County shall be charged a [$1] $2 cash one-way fare. (b) Discounted fares for senior citizens, person with a disability and students. The following persons shall be charged a $1 cash one-way fare: (1) Senior citizens age sixty and older after providing proof of age from a valid state ID card, County of Hawai`i senior ID card, driver's license, birth certificate or passport; (2) A person with a disability with a valid, "Person With Disability Identification Card" issued by the County of Hawai`i; and (3) Students (through college) with a valid school identification card. [(b)] (c) Fare prepayment discounts. (1) All tickets for travel can be prepurchased at a discount of twenty-five percent off the scheduled cash fare by purchasing a sheet of ten tickets for [P,5-0-1 $15 per sheet with no expiration date ("Ten Ride Discount Sheet"). (2) Senior citizens age sixty (60) and older may prepurchase a sheet of ten tickets for $7.50 per sheet with no expiration date ("Ten Ride Discount Sheet"), after providing proof of age from a valid state ID card, County of Hawai'i senior ID card, driver's license, birth certificate or passport. (3) A person with a disability may prepurchase a sheet of ten tickets for $7.50 per sheet with no expiration date ("Ten Ride Discount Sheet"), with a valid, "Person With Disability Identification Card" issued by the County of Hawai'i. (4) Students (through college) may prepurchase a sheet of ten tickets for $7.50 per sheet with no expiration date ("Ten Ride Discount Sheet"), with a valid school identification card. [(-2-3] (5) A monthly bus pass fare plan will be offered at a cost of[$3 $60 for unlimited rides on all routes. Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period. (6) Senior Citizens age sixty (60) and older may purchase a monthly bus pass offered at a cost of $45.00 for unlimited rides on all routes, after providing proof of age from a valid state ID card , County of Hawai'i senior ID card, drivers license, birth certificate or passport. Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period. (7) A person with a disability may purchase a monthly bus pass offered at a cost of$45.00 for unlimited rides on all routes, with a valid, "Person with Disability Identification Card" issued by the County of Hawai'i. Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period. (8) Students (through college) may purchase a monthly bus pass offered at a cost of$45.00 for unlimited rides on all routes, after providing a valid school identification card. Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period. [(3)](9) Both the Ten Ride Discount Sheet and the monthly pass must be purchased directly from the mass transit agency or its designated representative. [(e)](d) Fare waived for children under the age of five{, senior citizens, individuals with disabilities and students]. All fares for travel by children under the age of five[, --•. • • -- , '-- - •• - - •. and students] shall be waived.[ (1) Children under the age of five shall ride free of charge. . ! .. . D . ., - - . - passport. Identification Card", issued by the County of Hawai`i. (CI) Students (through college) shall ride free of charge, after providing a valid school identification card.] [(-€1)](e) Shared-ride fares. Shared-ride program coupons may be purchased by the public through the mass transit agency and its designated coupon sales outlets in accordance with the following schedule: Coupon Price Single coupon $6 5 coupon book $15 ($3 per coupon) 10 coupon book $25 ($2.50 per coupon) 15 coupon book $30 ($2 per coupon) For one-way travel limited to a maximum of nine miles under the shared-ride program the fare to be collected is set out in fare schedule A in section 18-92. [(e)]�f Promotional fares. (1) The purpose of this subsection is to provide lower bus fares when a new route or service is provided or to boost ridership on established routes. (2) The transit administrator may establish fares on a temporary basis for a period not to exceed one hundred and eighty calendar days for bus routes and services." SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect on July 1, 2013.