10-079 - King County Metro Transit - 2011 ORCA Card Program

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Attachment 5 Exhibit Home Free Guarantee Program Home Free Guarantee (hereinafter, "HFG is a King County program that guarantees payment for taxi fares incurred by Eligible Employees who meet the eligible criteria, as set forth below, and taken in accordance with the terms set forth below. HFG is the emergency guaranteed ride home service mentioned in Attachment 1 of the ORCA Business Passport Agreement. 1 DEFINITIONS 1 1 Approved Commute Modes Eligible Employees must have commuted from their principal residence, transit center, or park ride lot to the Business Account's worksite by one of the following modes bus, train, carpool, vanpool, walk -on or bicycle -on ferry, bicycle, or walk. 1 2 Eligible Reasons For Using HFG The following are the only eligible reasons for using HFG. a. Eligible Employee's or family member's unexpected illness or emergency b. Unexpected schedule change such that the normal commute mode is not available for the return commute to the starting place of their commute Unexpected means the employee learns of the schedule change that day. c. Missing the employee's normal return commute to the starting place of their commute for reasons, other than weather or acts of nature which are beyond the employee's control, and of which they had no prior knowledge For example, the employee's carpool driver left work or worked late unexpectedly 1 3 Non Eligible Reasons For Using HFG Reasons which are not eligible for HFG use include, but are not limited to, the following. a. Pre scheduled medical or other appointments. b. To transport individuals who have incurred injury or illness related to their occupation. An HFG ride should NEVER be used where an ambulance is appropriate, nor should an HFG ride replace Business Account's legal responsibility under workers' compensation laws and regulations. c. Other situations where, in the opinion of the Business Account's Program Coordinator, alternate transportation could have been arranged ahead of time 1.4 Eligible Destinations For An HFG Ride a. From the Business Account's worksite to the Eligible Employee's principal place of residence b. From the Business Account's worksite to the Eligible Employee's personal vehicle, e.g vehicle located at a transit center or park ride lot. From the Business Account's worksite to the Eligible Employee's usual commute ferry terminal on the east side of Puget Sound. 1.5 Intermediate Stops Intermediate stops are permitted only if they are of an emergency nature and are requested in advance by the Eligible Employee and are authorized in advance of the HFG ride by the Business Account's Program Coordinator (i.e pick up a necessary prescription at a pharmacy; pick up a sick child at school) 2 BUSINESS ACCOUNT RESPONSIBILITIES 2.1 HFG Program Payment Business Account's payment for HFG services is accounted for in the base price of the ORCA Business Passport Agreement, as indicated in Attachment 1. 2.2 Program Coordinator Business Account shall designate as many Program Coordinators as necessary to administer and perform the necessary HFG program tasks as set forth in this Attachment. 2 3 Number Of HFG Rides Per Eligible Employee Business Account shall ensure that each Eligible Employee does not exceed eight (8) HFG rides per twelve (12) month period Passport Customer Agreement City of Tukwila 1592 October 1, 2010 September 30, 2011 Page 16 of 17