Brief

The Mayor, through the City Administrative Officer, submitted a contract amendment to extend MV Public Transportation's operation of the Downtown DASH service. The Transportation Committee approved the item on April 22, and Council adopted it on May 1 by a 10-0-5 vote. The amendment modifies Contract C-134341 and is now final.

Full summary

This file authorizes a fourth amendment to the City's contract with MV Public Transportation, Inc. for operation of the Downtown DASH circulator bus service. The amendment extends the contract term by one year, from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027, with an optional additional one-year extension available. It also raises the contract's cost ceiling by approximately $101.5 million, bringing the total not-to-exceed value to $312.8 million. An additional operational change expands the contractor's scope to include storage and maintenance of the Department of Transportation's Contingency Fleet at 414 East Temple Street, known as the Mangrove Lot. The Department of Transportation initiated this extension as a stop-gap measure while it prepares to release a new Request for Proposals for Downtown DASH operations, expected in Spring 2026. The amendment is intended to prevent any interruption in service during the competitive procurement process. Without it, the existing contract would have lapsed before a new operator could be selected and onboarded. On the funding side, the City Administrative Officer reported no direct impact to the General Fund under current budget conditions. The contract is funded primarily through the City's Proposition A Local Transit Assistance Fund, with potential supplemental draws from the Measure M and Measure R Local Return Funds, or the General Fund, if Prop A capacity is exceeded. Funding beyond the current fiscal year will be addressed through the annual budget process. The Transportation Committee approved the amendment on April 22, 2026, with members Hutt, Padilla, and Nazarian voting yes and Park and Hernandez absent. The full Council adopted the item on May 1, 2026, by a 10-0-5 vote, and the action became final on May 5. The file is now closed.

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 9, 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
• 2026-04-09 Report from City Administrative Officer · report