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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 3, 2009 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT RENEWALS FOR <br />CHARTER BUS SERVICES <br />(SPEC. NO. 08-046) <br />d~~ <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1S` Reading <br />^ Ordinance onL"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Renew the contracts for charter bus services for a one-year period, in the <br />following annual amounts. <br />Vendor: Location: Amount: <br />Certified Transportation Services, Inc. Santa Ana $30,000 <br />Pacific Coast Sightseeing Tours and Charters Anaheim $30,000 <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency utilizes charter bus <br />services for youth excursions and transportation to Zoo Camps. Coach buses <br />with restroom facilities are used for excursions that require one hour or <br />more of travel time. Shuttle buses are used for trips lasting less than <br />one hour. <br />To help ensure that all necessary charter busses are available when <br />required, contracts were awarded to both Certified Transportation Services, <br />Inc., a Santa Ana vendor, and Pacific Coast Sightseeing Tours and Charters <br />for a one-year period with provision for four one-year renewals. The <br />vendors have performed satisfactorily during the past contract period and <br />have agreed to renew the contracts without an increase in pricing. Staff <br />recommends the first renewal of the contracts. Annual amounts are based <br />upon past usage and staff's projection for the next year. <br />22B-1 <br />