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City Council Retreat—January 12, 2019 <br /> City of Everett Public Transit Service Inquiry <br /> Background <br /> • Recent & frequent Everett Transit financial sustainability discussions <br /> o 2017/2018 Long Range Plan <br /> o Smith Avenue property purchase <br /> o Cost recovery (fare revenue as a percentage of operating cost) <br /> o Fare adjustments (January & July 2019) <br /> o Paratransit service relationship to Federal ADA service requirements <br /> o March 2019 service change (a reduction) <br /> o Potential Low Income Fare adoption (June 2019) <br /> o Questions related to CT contract regarding SWIFT service <br /> Berk Study Findings <br /> o Public transit is mostly provided by regional agencies <br /> o City is 38th in population density though 7th in terms of population <br /> o Less dense areas are more costly to serve (productivity) <br /> Three Key Policy Questions <br /> 1. How should a "corridors" versus "coverage" service model be prioritized? <br /> 2. Is there a desire to explore options to ET's current institutional structure? <br /> 3. Should a higher level of local tax supp_ort_be analyzed? <br /> Going Forward <br /> • How does Council wish to be involved (updates, discussion, policy guidance)? <br />