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RESOLUTION NO. 2010.031
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD AWARDING
A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT .TO FUTURA TAXI TO OPERATE THE CITY'S DIAL-A-
RIDE (DAR) DEMAND RESPONSE TRANSIT SERVICE FOR ANOT-TO-EXCEED
CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $520,000 AND AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE
CONTRACT FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR FOR A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF
$260,000
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood solicited competitive proposals from qualified
firms to operate transit services for the City's Dial-A-Ride (DAR) demand response
services, and
WHEREAS, m response to the Gity's Request for .Proposals (RFP), six firms
submitted proposals, and
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2009, Council rejected all bids and directed staff
to negotiate exclusively with Fiesta Taxi Cooperative, Incorporated and Futura Taxi for
'the ,provision of DAR services to the City's senior citizens and disabled citizens, and
WHEREAS, concurrently with this .Resolution, the City Council has adopted
Resolution No 2010 030 dispensing with formal bidding requirements per Lynwood
Municipal Code section 6-3 13 a 3 related to DAR services, and
WHEREAS, the community support for continuing a DAR taxi based program
and the potential benefit that a flexible transportation program would provide, justifies
that the contract be awarded to Futura Taxi
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby awards a contract to Futura Taxi to operate
the City's DAR program for atwo-year contract term, with an option to extend the
contract for one additional year, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $260,000
.per year, with the final .negotiated contract to be provided to the City Council for final
approval
Section 2. That this Resolution shall become effectively immediately upon its
adoption
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 2"d day of February, 2010.
Maria T Santillan, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Maria Quinonez, Cit. Clerk
APPROVED AS TO'FORM:
Fred Galante, City Attorney
Roger L. Hal ,City Manager
.APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Robert S Torrez, ant City '.Manager
- Admm & Community Services
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that ,the
foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Lynwood at a regular meeting 'held on the 2na day of February, 2010
.AYES COUNCIL MEMBERS MORTON, RODRIGUEZ, CASTRO, AND
SANTILLAN
:NOES COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES
ABSENT NONE
ABSTAIN NONE
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aria Quinonez, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
1, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of the City Council of
said City, do .hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
Resolution No 2010.031 on file in my office and that said Resolution was adopted on
the date and by the vote therein stated Dated this 2"d day of February, 2010
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:Maria Quinonez, City Glerk