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May 14, 2013
Update — Where are we now?
Cities and Johnson County are drafting 28 E Agreements for
paratransit services with the following agreed upon terms:
• FY14 - Johnson County to provide $200,000 for mandated urban paratransit
services to be split between Iowa City and Coralville. This is down from
$461,000 in FY12 and an estimated $463,000 in FY13.
• Agreement will be for 5 years w/ annual maximum increase not to exceed 3%
for Johnson County participation. Either entity can opt out with 12 months
written notice.
• Iowa City will be responsible for maintenance of Iowa City owned vehicles.
• Iowa City to be responsible for all matching funds for Iowa City vehicle
purchases.
• Vehicles may be used across jurisdictional lines to maintain efficiencies.
Update — What's next?
Cities need to iron out details specific to each entity:
• Hours of Operations
• Fixed Route Fare Structure
• Paratransit Fare Structure
• Type of Service
Recap of Federal Transit Administration(FTA) Requirements
As a recipient of Federal operating assistance from the
FTA for fixed route transit service we are mandated to
provide complimentary paratransit service. It must:
Provide service that mirrors hours of operation of fixed
route service
Provide curb to curb service
Charge a fare that no more than doubles fixed route fares
Recap of FTA Requirements vs. Current Service
Required
Hours of operation
• Mon. —Fri. 5:45am — 11: 1Opm
Saturday: 5:45am — 7:40pm
• Curb to Curb Service
• Fares no more than double fixed
route fares
• In FYI we increased our fixed
route fare to $1.00. Last increase
was in 1997.
Provided
Hours of operation
• Mon. —Fri. 5:45am — 11: 1Opm
Saturday: 5:45am — 7:40pm
Sunday: 8:00am — 2:00pm
• Door to Door Service
• Paratransit fare = $2.00 (10% of
rides)
Half fare = $1.00 (90% of rides)
Recap of Operational Costs
• No Iowa City fixed route increases from 1997 — 2012
• FY13 Fare and Cost per Ride Information
• Fixed route fare = $1.00
• SEATS fare = $2.00
• Average cost per ride > $16.00
• Average cost per ride on Sunday roughly $37.00
• Iowa City offering a half fare for users
• 90% of trips receive a $16.00 ride for $1.00
• Increased fuel costs
• Up 45% over past three years
• Increased maintenance costs as fleet aged
• Higher than expected growth in users
Transit Budget
• Adopted FY14 budget
• Included paratransit placeholder of $1.2 million due to uncertainty of
negotiations, an increase of 22.6% over the FYI contract amount of
$978,958
• Breakeven budget for FY2014 which is unsustainable for future years due to
revenue and expense trends and uncertainty of ongoing Federal and State
support.
Transit Budget w/ Paratransit Impact
Operating
County Partici
Bring maintenance in-1
Eliminate half
Eliminate Sunday Se
FY12
FY13
FY14
FY14
FY14
FY14
$1,068,050.00
Difference from FY13
A
B
C
D
$1,561,802.00
$ 1,622,619.00
$1,691,050.00
$1,691,050.00
$1,691,050.00
$1,691,050.00
9.10%
FY14 Expenses w/o paratransit
$ 27,000.00
$ 27,000.00
$ 27,000.00
$ 27,000.00
$ (461,306.00)
$ (463,661.00)
$ (154,000.00)
$ (154,000.00)
$ (154,000.00)
$ (154,000.00)
$ (159,188.00)
$ (180,000.00)
$ (200,000.00)
$ (200,000.00)
$ (200,000.00)
$ (200,000.00)
$ (108,000.00)
$ (108,000.00)
$ (108,000.00)
$ (120,000.00)
$ (120,000.00)
$ (68,000.00)
Annual Budget for Services
$ 941,308.00
1 $ 978,958.00
$1,364,050.00
$1,256,050.00
$1,136,050.00
$1,068,050.00
Difference from FY13
$ 385,092.00
$ 277,092.00
$
89,092.00
Increase from FY13
39.34%
28.30%
9.10%
FY14 Expenses w/o paratransit
$ 5,402,057.00
$ 5,402,057.00
$
L6,588,107.00
5,402,057.00
FY14 Estimated Total Transit Expenses
FY14 Transit Revenues
pactonT
$ 6,766,107.00
$ 6,708,107.00
$
6,520,107.00
$ 6,626,613.00
(139,494.00)
$ 6,626,613.00
$ (81,494.00)
$
$
6,626,613.00
* Implementing Option D results in a net gain of only 1.6% of operating expenses. Current reserves are
$3.0 million. These funds are used for local match on vehicle purchases and are anticipated to be needed
to fund costs associated with construction of a replacement transit facility. Future fixed route fare
increases and service changes will need to be evaluated even with implementation of all of these
measures.
Recommendation
• Eliminate half fare
• 90% of trips qualify
• Unable to find other entities that offer this benefit
• Estimated $120,000 budget impact for FY14 ($1 fare only covers 6.25% of
the average cost per ride)
• Eliminate Sunday service
• Not a mandated service
• Estimated cost per ride is nearly $37.00 vs. $16.00 average
• Estimated $68,000 budget impact
• Maintain door to door service
• Evaluate fixed route fare structure for FYI
• Estimated $48,500 budget impact for each $.25 increase in fixed route fare
Questions /Discussion
Do you have any additional questions?
How would you like us to proceed?
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