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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 264 Draft 01 2014-2016 oJ�<V Os N7 COUNTY OF HAWAII -'•'. •. : STATE OF HAWAII ,'err o�•M►'+'- RESOLUTION NO. 264 15 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE HAWAI'I ISLAND MASS TRANSIT MASTER PLAN. WHEREAS, the County of Hawai`i Mass Transit Agency is preparing a Hawaii Island Mass Transit Master Plan ("Master Plan"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 15-58, the Capital Budget and Six-Year Capital Improvements Program for Fiscal Year 2015-2016, the Master Plan will provide an overall framework for transit improvements, while incorporating user input from each of the districts and the Community Development Plans; and WHEREAS, Section 13.4.1 of the County of Hawai`i General Plan, relating to Mass Transit, states that "The County is committed to providing its residents with a public transportation system that is affordable, efficient, accessible, safe, environmentally friendly, and reliable. Mass transit systems provide residents with an alternative means of transportation to employment, services and activities. It also promotes and enhances pedestrian activities, reduces congestion, improves air quality, and increases economic development opportunities"; and WHEREAS, the County's Mass Transit Agency accomplishes this goal in part by operating the Hele-On bus system, which transports residents along main roadways to major urban centers of Hawai`i Island; and WHEREAS, ridership levels of the Hele-On bus routes vary widely throughout the day and on the various routes around Hawai`i Island; and WHEREAS, a partnership with a private entity to provide mass transit service may result in a more reliable transit system that would serve the residents and visitors of Hawai`i County; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the Hawai`i County Mass Transit Agency is requested to address the following topics in the Mass Transit Master Plan: 1. Identify the Hele-On bus routes with the highest ridership; 2. Determine whether the Mass Transit Agency can award routes with the highest ridership to a private contractor, and if so, identify the fiscal impact of the resulting public-private partnership upon the County budget; 3. Determine whether a private company can operate high-ridership routes at current fares and with a resulting level of customer satisfaction equal to or higher than the current levels of satisfaction; and 4. Identify and discuss other innovative arrangements, if any, that would enhance the level of service at affordable fares for users of the mass transit system in Hawai`i County. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to Mass Transit Administrator, Tiffany Kai. Dated at , Hawai`i, this day of , 20 INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL ME ER, COUNTY HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG DAVID I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the ILAGAN County of Hawai`i on KANUHA ONISHI ATTEST: PALEKA POINDEXTER WILLE Reference: C-438/PSMTC COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 264 15 2