Metro - File #: 2022-0680

• File #: 2022-0680
• Type: Program
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/19/2022
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 10/27/2022
• Final action: 10/27/2022
• Title: APPROVE the updated Metro Bike Share (MBS) operational model of Privately-Owned and Publicly Managed to improve overall performance and support a more sustainable regional bike share program (Attachment A).
• Sponsors: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Commit
• Indexes: Active Transportation Program, Arroyo Verdugo subregion, Board approved a Motion, Budgeting, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Contractors, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Equipment Acquisitions, Eric Garcetti, Fare Structure, Measure M, Memorandum Of Understanding, Metro Bike Share, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Motion / Motion Response, Operations and Maintenance, Pasadena, Payment, Port of Los Angeles, Procurement, Program, Program Management, Purchasing, Ridership, Safety, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, Strategic planning, Subsidies, Surveys, Vehicle sharing, Westside Cities subregion

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/27/2022	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
10/20/2022	Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee

Meeting_Body
REVISED
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 20, 2022

Subject
SUBJECT: METRO BIKE SHARE PROGRAM

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
APPROVE the updated Metro Bike Share (MBS) operational model of Privately-Owned and Publicly Managed to improve overall performance and support a more sustainable regional bike share program (Attachment A).

Issue
ISSUE

In December 2021, the Board approved Motion No. 41 (Attachment B), titled "Improving the Effectiveness and Sustainability of Metro Bike Share". The Motion directed the CEO to undertake several actions including recommendations to ensure a successful, regional, and sustainable MBS program. Additionally, since the current MBS contract is set to expire in July 2023, approval of the operational model is needed to secure a Contractor/Operator to support the ongoing operation of MBS.

Background
BACKGROUND

In June 2015, the Board adopted the Regional Bike Share Implementation Plan for Los Angeles County and awarded a firm fixed price contract (FFP) with milestone payments to Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. (BTS) for the acquisition of equipment, installation of stations, and operations and maintenance (O&M) of the Metro Countywide Bike Share program. Under current operations, Metro and the City of Los Angeles share capital costs equally (50%-50%) and split the cost of O&M 35% (Metro) and 65% (City of Los Angeles). Metro pays a lower share of O&M because it provides staffing for the management and administration of the program. Metro is also responsible for the planning and station siting implementation. Since the contract award in 2015, MBS has deployed service in Downtown/Central Los Angeles, Westside, and North Hollywood. Previous funding for MBS included City of Los Angeles subsidy, fares, and PC25% to bridge expense gaps. Under current guidelines, Prop C 25% funding is eligible for utilization of the first two years of a demonstration pr...