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Long-delayed paratransit debit-card plan propels MTA broker extension after committee stalemate
Summary
The Finance Committee referred MTA—s requested two-year extension of the paratransit broker contract (ATC Vancom) and a scope addition to implement the paratransit debit-card system to the full Board without recommendation after intense debate about delays, incentives and penalties; the budget analyst had urged a one-month continuance to renegotiate stronger penalties and require a rebid.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency asked the Finance Committee on March 19 to approve Amendment No.7 to extend the paratransit broker agreement with ATC Vancom for two years and to add responsibility for implementing a long-delayed paratransit debit-card system. The request prompted a protracted committee debate about project history, contractor incentives and the absence of penalties for further missed deadlines.
MTA staff and riders— representatives said the program is finally in a position to go forward: MTA described recent reorganization and new internal leadership as giving the project renewed momentum, and multiple taxi industry groups and paratransit stakeholders testified in favor of the extension, arguing further…
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