City of Baltimore - File #: 14-0192R

• File #: 14-0192R
• Version: 0
• Name: Investigative Hearing - Charm City Circulator
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 10/6/2014
• In control: Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee
• Final action: 1/26/2015
• Title: Investigative Hearing - Charm City Circulator FOR the purpose of calling on representatives from the Departments of Finance and Transportation to appear before the Council to report on the costs and ridership numbers for the Charm City Circulator, as well as whether or not the revenue sources originally intended to pay for Circulator operations have proven to be sufficient; and to discuss the contents of the RFP to operate the Circulator in future years, including the possibility of requiring a $1 fare for each Circulator ride.
• Sponsors: President Young, Warren Branch, Edward Reisinger, Bill Henry, Helen L. Holton, William "Pete" Welch, Carl Stokes, James B. Kraft, Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Curran
• Indexes: Charm City, Circulator, Investigative Hearing

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/26/2015	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably
1/26/2015	0	City Council	Adopted
12/4/2014	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
10/9/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/9/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/6/2014	0	City Council	Introduced
10/6/2014	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: President Young



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Investigative Hearing - Charm City Circulator

FOR the purpose of calling on representatives from the Departments of Finance and Transportation to appear before the Council to report on the costs and ridership numbers for the Charm City Circulator, as well as whether or not the revenue sources originally intended to pay for Circulator operations have proven to be sufficient; and to discuss the contents of the RFP to operate the Circulator in future years, including the possibility of requiring a $1 fare for each Circulator ride.
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Recitals

Now in its 5th year of service, the Charm City Circulator continues to be an important transit option for many Baltimoreans and visitors to our city, as its more than 10,000 daily riders can attest. However, with the current operating contract for the Circulator expiring at year’s end, now is an appropriate time to reexamine whether the current model being used for the Circulator continues to make sense for Baltimore.

As a starting point, it is important to make firm data about the costs and benefits of operating the Circulator, including ridership numbers, publically available. A real accounting of the funding sources for the Circulator, especially an analysis of whether or not the funding sources originally designated for it have proven sufficient, is also needed for any...