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(9th O/ - S 7a ca1a <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />(651) 766 -4029 / PAX: (651) 766 -4048 <br />www.ci.litlle- canada.mn.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Blesener & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator <br />DATE: October 6, 2011 <br />RE: Metro Mobility Service <br />MAYOR <br />13111 Blescocr <br />COUNCIL. <br />Kick Montour <br />John Kcis <br />Michael McGraw <br />Shelly Boss <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R. [Janson <br />At the July 25th council meeting, Simcha Plisner raised some questions regarding Metro Mobility's <br />hours of service provided to Little Canada residents. Staff has been following up on this matter with Mr. <br />Paul Colton, Senior Manager of Metro Mobility. Here is a summary of what was learned: <br />Y Metro Mobility is a requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for transit <br />systems. <br />➢ The ADA provisions require that service hours for Metro Mobility match the service hours of <br />the operating bus lines within a % mile radius of the bus route. (This is an unfunded <br />mandate.) <br />b Metro Mobility has exceeded the 3/4 mile provision by providing service based on the bus <br />routes operating schedules within a community. They utilize the route with the latest service, <br />with the service determination made for a stop within 3/4 of a mile from the community's <br />boundaries. <br />Y hr Little Canada, we have three routes operated by Metro Transit. They are Routes 62, 71, <br />and 223. <br />Y Route 71 is the route used for determining the end of the service day in Little Canada as it <br />has the latest service based on a stop at Sloan Place & Roselawn. (I did look at Route 62 and <br />stops that would have generated later service did not fall within the % mile distance <br />requirement. Route 223 is the former Circulator Route and it ends earlier without service on <br />weekends.) <br />Y To extend Metro Mobility's hours of service, one of the bus routes serving Little Canada <br />would need to be extended. <br />3- Due to funding cutbacks and ridership data, it is unlikely that bus route service times will be <br />extended even if requested by the City. <br />v Two rounding errors were discovered as a result of our inquiries and weekend day service <br />will be extended 15 minutes earlier and later than presently exists (4:45 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. & <br />11:30 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.). <br />1 <br />