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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0985.006 2014-2016DENNIS FRLSH" ONISHI �''• NNONI (808) 961-83,96 a (1 rs & 69emhei, x, 1 Ax (808) 6 8913 L%1AII_'. dan / I .... HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of I lawai`i 25 Aupuni Street Hilo. llawai'i 96720 DA I F:: September 6, 2016 "f 0: Dru Mamo Kanuha, Council Chair c� ,and Members of the Hawai'i County Council FROM: '4%'Dcnnis "Fresh" Onishi, Council Member SUBJECT Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 229. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 18. Article 4, Section 18-90 of the I lawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), Relating To Hele-On Bus Fares. Please find attached proposed amendment to Bill No. 229. The proposed amendments are illustrated below by Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 229 (material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, material to be added is underscored). 1. Bill No. 229 is amended by amending Section 18-90, as provided in Section 2. to read as follows: "Section 18-90 Fares. (a) Unless otherwise provided for in this section, every person using the mass transit Sen ice 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. 'fhe 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 I Iawari 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 ofHawai`i; and (3) Students (through college) with a valid school identification card. (c) Fare prepayment discounts. (1) All tickets for travel can be prepurehased 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 and older may prepurchase a sheet of ten tickets for $7.50 per sheet with no expiration date ("Ten Ride Discount Sheet"), alter providing proof •1filR- flmcaf'i Cmm(v a an f..gnal Opporo n a Provider and Euiplolo (d) (e) of age from a valid state ID card, County of Hawaii senior Ill 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 may be purchased 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 and older may purchase a discounted monthly bus pass offered at a cost of $45 for unlimited rides on all routes, alter providing proof of age from a valid state ID card, County of Hawai'i senior ID card, driver's 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 discounted monthly bus pass offered at a cost of $45 for unlimited rides on all routes, with a valid, "Person with Disabilitv 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 discounted monthly bus pass offered at a cost of $45 for unlimited rides on all routes, atter providing a valid school identification card. Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period. (9) the fen Ride Discount Sheet, the monthly pass, and any pilot program pass must be purchased directly from the mass transit agency or its designated representative. Fare waived for children under the age of five. All fares for travel by children under the ace of five shall be waived. Paratransit Service Fares. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the fare for a trip charged to an ADA paratransit eligible user of the complementary paratransit service shall not exceed twice the fare that would be charged to individual paying full fare (i.e., without regard to discounts) for a trip of similar length, at a similar time of -day. on the entity's fixed route system: (1) A one-way paratransit rider fare shall be twice the fare [of the entreat full f without a__ discounts) an the fixed route m; l as charged to an individual with a disability, pursuant to section 18-90(b)- (2) "Ihe fares for individuals accompanying ADA paratransit eligible individuals. who are provided service under §37.123 (f) of the ADA, shall be the same as for the ADA paratransit eligible individuals they are accompanying; and (3) A personal care attendant shall not be charged for complementary paratransit service. (f) Shared -ride fares. Shared -ride program coupons may be purchased by the public through the mass transit agencv and its designated coupon sales outlets in accordance with the following schedule: COU on Price Sin lecou on $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. (g) Promotional fares. (l) 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. 229, Draft 3, with the proposed amendments incorporated. DO/dc An. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 18-90 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO HELL -ON BUS FARES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. The purpose of this amendment is to establish a fare structure for the County of Hawai`i's Hele-On Kako`o Paratransit service. SECTION 2. Chapter 18, Article 4, Division I, Section 18-90 of the Iiawai'i County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 18-90. Fares. (a) 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 faze. (b) Discounted fares for senior citizens, person with a disability and students. "Ihe 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 Hawaii 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 Ilawai`i; and (3) Students (through college) with a valid school identification card. (c) Fare prepayment discounts. (1) All tickets for travel can be prepurchascd 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 and older may prepurchase a sheet of ten tickets for $7.50 per sheet with no expiration date (" fen Ride Discount Shea'-), after providing proof of age from a valid state ID card, County of Hawaii senior ID card, driver's license, birth certificate or passport. (3) A person with a disability may prepurchase a sheet often tickets for $7.50 per sheet with no expiration date ("I en Ride Discount Sheet"), with a valid. "Person With Disability Identification Card" issued by the County of Hawaii. (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 may be purchased 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 and older may purchase a discounted monthly bus pass offered at a cost of $45 for unlimited rides on all routes-, atter providing proof of age from a valid state ID card, County of Hawaii senior ID card, driver's 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 discounted monthly bus pass offered at a cost of $45 for unlimited rides on all routes, with a valid, "Person with Disability Identification Card" issued by the County of Hawaii Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period. (8) Students (through college) may purchase a discounted monthly bus pass offered at a cost of $45 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) The Ten Ride Discount Sheet, the monthly pass, and any pilot program pass must be purchased directly from the mass transit agency or its designated representative. (d) Fare waived for children under the age of five. All fares for travel by children under the age of five shall be waived. (e) Paratransit Service Fares. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the fare for a trip charged to an ADA paratransit eligible user of the complementary paratransit service shall not exceed twice the fare that would be charged to an individual paving full fare (i -e.. without regard to discounts) for a trip of similar length, at a similar time of day, on the entity's fixed route system: (1) A one-way paratransit rider fare shall be twice the fare as charged to an individual with a disability, pursuant to section 18-90(b); (2) The fares for individuals accompanving ADA paratransit eligible individuals. who are provided service under &37.123 (t) of the ADA. shall be the same as for the ADA paratransit eligible individuals thev are accompanvina: and (3) A personal care attendant shall not be charged for complementary paratransit service. [(e))(Q 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 cou on book $15 ($3 per coupon) 10 coupon book $25 ($2.50 per cou ton) 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. [(f)](OPromotional 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. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 4. 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 ofthe 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 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.