Vote — approved

Thomas Galvin	yes
Kate Brophy McGee	yes
Mark Stewart	yes
Debbie Lesko	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

Ayes: Thomas Galvin, Kate Brophy McGee, Mark Stewart, Debbie Lesko, Steve Gallardo

Item Text

48. TERMINATION OF IGA WITH CITY OF PHOENIX FOR TRANSIT MEDIA Approve termination of financial Intergovernmental Agreement (“Agreement”) between the City of Phoenix through its Public Transit Department (“Phoenix”) and Maricopa County (“County”), administered by its Human Services Department. The purpose of the Agreement was for the Human Services Department to purchase bus and rail passes (fare media) to provide to its Division Program participants who are in need of pre-paid public transportation fare to access services. In collaboration with Valley Metro, the City of Phoenix Public Transit Department has transitioned to new fare technology and has modernized to new forms of fare payment. As part of the transition to this new fare technology system, Valley Metro will take over for the City of Phoenix Public Transit Department as the administrator for corporate/group fare purchases, and therefor the Agreement with the City is effectively ending. Valley Metro will upgrade from paper passes to Extended-use re-loadable “Copper Cards”, limited use cards or a mobile app. Effective termination of the Agreement date is February 12, 2025. The Human Services Department will endeavor to enter into a fare transit media Program Agreement with Valley Metro and will bring this item forward to the Board of Supervisors for approval. There will be no increase in base fare prices as a result of this transition and there will be no financial impact. Upon Board approval and execution of a Valley Metro Agreement, any previously pre-paid and unused paper bus fare passes through the County’s Agreement with the City will be credited and transferred to a new Valley Metro Account. In addition, request approval for Director of Human Services Department to sign Corporate Fare Instrument Return Form as Customer Signature. The execution of the form will allow HSD to transfer the remaining credit balance to a new Valley Metro account. Supervisorial District: ALL (C-22-18-017-3-02)