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YellowSchool Bus Service
for Traffic Congestion
Relief
Marin County Grand Jury Report
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Findings
Report found that:
F1. Traffic congestion is consistently cited as the number one problem in the
County and school-related traffic is a significant contributor.
F2. School buses have been shown to reduce traffic congestion.
F3. There are school districts with no bus service and others with varying
levels of service. The lack of coordination results in inefficiencies.
F4. Current school bus funding includes bus pass sales and various
municipality and county contributions. The municipal and county
contributions are temporary and inconsistent.
F5. There is demand to establish and/or expand yellow school bus (YSB)
programs in the County.
F6. Securing dedicated YSB bus parking and a maintenance facility is
essential for expansion of a countywide YSB program.
F7. The YSB programs in Marin face many challenges, including
dependable funding sources, bus drivers and coordinated school bell times.
F8. Marin Transit is the appropriate entity to efficiently manage a
coordinated YSB program.
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Recommendations
The Grand Jury requested responses from governing bodies including
the County, Transportation Agencies, School Districts, and
Municipalities. Ten recommendations in total:
R1. The Marin County Board of Supervisors should work with Marin
Transit to secure ample locations for bus parking and a location for bus
maintenance by the end of 2018
R2. All municipalities should work with Marin Transit to secure ample
locations for bus parking and a location for bus maintenance by the end
of 2018
R3. Marin Transit should produce and make public a list of possible
sites for bus parking and maintenance and the barriers to purchasing
and utilizing each site by October 2018
R4. Marin Transit should facilitate negotiations for a financial
arrangement across the full group of participants that would distribute
any tax revenue lost by a municipality or the County for providing a
parking or maintenance facility
R5. The Marin County Board of Supervisors should direct Marin
Transit to establish a new standing YSB Committee by September
2018
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Recommendations –Con’t
R6. Marin Transit should establish a new standing YSB committee that
would provide guidance on YSB issues to include representatives from
the County, Marin County office of Education, and each school district
and municipality in the urbanized areas of Marin. The initial meeting
should be held by October of 2018
R7. School Districts (with or without existing YSB programs) and
municipalities within the urbanized area of the County should join and
actively participate in the YSB Committee providing guidance to Marin
Transit on YSB issues, such as cost allocations, bell times, and routes.
The initial meeting should be held in October of 2018
R8. The YSB committee should work towards the establishment of a
coordinated YSB for K-8 program for the urbanized areas of Marin with
the goal of beginning the coordinated program by the 2019/2020 school
year
R9. Marin Transit should manage the development and operations of
the coordinated YSB program beginning immediately, with the goal of
initiating operations by the 2019-2020 school year
R10. The County and municipalities of the urbanized corridor should
make financial support of all the YSB programs a part of each year’s
budgeting process
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Staff Recommendations
Staff agrees with Recommendations R4 –R8. Staff recommends that
the City of San Rafael agree to work with Marin Transit and the other
group of participants determine a reasonable way to offset tax revenue
lost due to a municipality or the County providing a parking and
maintenance facility in their jurisdiction. Stall also recommends that
San Rafael actively participate in the YSB committee providing
guidance to Marin Transit on YSB issues, such as cost allocations, bell
times, and routes. Staff also recommends that San Rafael work with
the other committee members toward the establishment of a
coordinated YSB for K-8 program for the urbanized areas of Marin with
the goal of beginning the coordinated program by the 2019-2020
school year.
Staff partially agrees with Recommendation R2. Staff recommends
that San Rafael work with Marin Transit and others to identify a bus
parking and maintenance facility, but staff does not believe that the
timeframe to acquire the facility by the end of 2018 is a realistic goal.
Staff does not agree with Recommendation R10. Funding for this
consolidated Yellow School Bus program must be identified from
sources other than the City of San Rafael. Should funding become
available through other sources that San Rafael has influence over, the
City indicates that it will make financial support of all YSB programs a
part of each years’ budgeting process.
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Council Options
OPTIONS:
The City Council has the following options to consider relating to
this item:
Adopt the resolution as presented. The Grand Jury response
would be submitted as presented .
Adopt the resolution with modifications. The City Council may
make changes to the resolution and corresponding Grand Jury
response during the City Council meeting .
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution
approving the proposed response to the Grand Jury report.
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