Brief

The Mayor initiated a fourth amendment to the existing contract with MV Public Transportation, Inc. to renew and modify terms for operating the Mid-City DASH Service, Central Region DASH Service, and LAnow Service. The Transportation Committee approved the amendment on April 22, 2026, and City Council adopted it on May 1, 2026, by a vote of 10-0-5. The item is now closed as of May 5, 2026.

Full summary

This file authorizes a fourth amendment to Contract C-134340 with MV Public Transportation, Inc. to continue operating the DASH Midtown, Central, and LAnow transit bus services for one additional year, from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027, with a one-year optional extension. The amendment brings the cumulative contract term to seven years and raises the cost ceiling by $164,579,350, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $461,423,403. The Department of Transportation's General Manager is authorized to execute the amendment, subject to City Attorney approval as to form. The extension is explicitly a stop-gap measure. The Department of Transportation plans to release a new Request for Proposals for DASH Mid-City operations in Spring 2026, but needs the current contract to remain in force until a new operator is selected and under contract, so that bus service is not interrupted. The amendment buys time for that competitive procurement to run its course. Funding comes primarily from the City Proposition A Local Transit Assistance Fund as appropriated in the 2025-26 Adopted Budget, with no direct impact to the General Fund. If costs exceed Prop A Fund capacity, they may be covered by the Measure M Local Return Fund, Measure R Local Return Fund, or the General Fund. Future-year funding will go through the regular budget process. The Mayor submitted the item via a City Administrative Officer report dated April 13, 2026. The Transportation Committee took it up on April 22, 2026, with Councilmembers Hutt, Padilla, and Nazarian voting yes and Park and Hernandez absent. Full Council adopted the amendment on May 1, 2026, by a vote of 10-0-5, and the action became final on May 5, 2026. The file affects Council Districts 5, 10, 11, and 13.

Activity (7)

• 2026-05-05 Council action final.
• 2026-05-01 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 2026-04-28 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 1, 2026.
• 2026-04-22 Transportation Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-04-17 Transportation Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 22, 2026.
• 2026-04-17 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Transportation Committee.
• 2026-04-16 Document submitted by the Mayor, City Administrative Officer report dated April 13, 2026.

Documents (5)

• 2026-05-05 Council Action · council_action
• 2026-05-01 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-04-22 Report from Transportation Committee · report
• 2026-04-22 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-04-13 Report from City Administrative Officer · report