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August 6, 2013
Summary of current 28 E Agreement
• June 18, 2013 City Council approved a 28 E Agreement for
paratransit services with Johnson County that took effect July
1, 2013
• Under the current contract, effective September 30, 2013 half
fares and Sunday service are to be eliminated
City Council also directed staff to evaluate funding scenarios
for half fare and Sunday service
Changes since June 4, 2013
• Coralville eliminated Sunday paratransit service
• Effective September 30, 2013
• All Sunday operational and overhead costs fall to Iowa City
• Property tax reform
• Transit receives $2.9 million annually from transit levy
• Levy set at $0.95/$1000 of valuation, this is the maximum allowed
• According to projections, this will result in at minimum a $900,000 loss with
potential to reach $3 million over 10 years.
• Took over maintenance of paratransit vehicles
• Estimated budget was $108,000
• Due to unanticipated condition of buses, expecting $75,000 - $100,000 increase
to maintenance budget
• Received funding for 4 replacement paratransit vehicles
• Local match is $48,000 to be funded out of transit reserves
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 3 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)
County Participation to Iowa City Service
FY2014
$154,000.00
• FY2013
$463,661.05
• FY2012
$461,319.17
• FY2011
$307,319.17
• FY2010
$233,449.10
• FY2009
$228,743.20
• FY2008
$233,305.28
• FY2007
$133,030.36
• FY2006
$109,860.66
• FY2005
$68,992.98
• FY2004
$33,742.15
• FY2003
$57,816.90
• FY2002
$278,762.36
*FY2014 funding represents a 67%
decrease from FY2013
$500,000.00
$450000.00
$400000.00
$350,000.00
$300,000.00
$250,000.00
$200,000.00
$150,000.00
$100,000.00
$50,000.00
$0.00
County Participation
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• Half Fare
• Current paratransit fare = $2.00 (2x the fixed route fare)
• Current paratransit half fare = $1.00
• 90% trips qualify for half fare
• Johnson County & Coralville do not offer a half fare
• Average cost per ride > $16.00
• Estimated $120,000 budget impact
• Sunday Service
• Current average cost per ride on Sunday roughly $37.00, expected to exceed
$42.00 due to Coralville eliminating Sunday service effective September 30
• Johnson County & Coralville do not operate service on Sundays
• Previously estimated $68,000 budget impact, expected to increase to $77,000
Fixe-d-R6ute vs. Paratransit Operational Bu gemparisons
Fixed Route
• Operational expenses, which do not include capital projects and after backing
out paratransit operations are $5,076,700.
• Fare revenues equate to 26.9% of operational costs. Our current goal is 30 %.
• Transit property tax levy accounts for 56.5% of fixed route operational costs. It
is also utilized to cover a portion of paratransit service operations.
• Federal, state and other miscellaneous revenues make up the balance.
Paratransit
• Operational expenses for paratransit services are $1,718,050.
• Fare revenues equate to 11.6% of operational costs.
• County fiinding accounts for 9.0% of paratransit operational costs.
FY2014 Paratransit Service Budget Scenarios
Ope rati ng
County
Bring maintenance in -F
Eliminate half
Eliminate Sunday Se
I FY12 I FY13 I FY14 I FY14 I FY14 I FY14 I
I I A I B
$1,561,802.00 $1,622,619.00 $1,689,000.00 $1,689,000.00
$ 27,000.00 $ 27,000.00
$ (461,306.00) $ (463,661.00) $ (154,000.00) $ (154,000.00
$ (159,188.00) $ (180,000.00) $ (200,000.00) $ (200,000.00
$ (108,000.00) $ (108,000.00
$ (57
C
$ 1,689,000.00
$ 27,000.00
$ (154,000.00
$ (200,000.00
$ (108,000.00
$ (90,000.00
D
$ 1,689,000.00
$ 27,000.00
$ (154,000.00)
$ (200,000.00)
$ (108,000.00)
$ (90,000.00)
$ (57,000.00)
Annual Budgetfor Services
$ 941,308.00
$ 978,958.00
$1,254,000.00
$1,197,000.00
$1,164,000.00
$1,107,000.00
Difference from FY13
$ 275,042.00
$ 218,042.00
$ 185,042.00
$ 128,042.00
Increase from FY13
28.10%
22.27%
18.90%
13.08%
FY14 Expenses w/o paratransit
$ 5,402,057.00
$ 5,402,057.00
$ 5,402,057.00
$ 5,402,057.00
FY14 Estimated Total Transit Expenses
FY14TransitRevenues
$ 6,806,057.00
$ 6,749,057.00
$ 6,716,057.00
$ 6,659,057.00
$ 6,626,613.001
$ 61626,613.00
$ 6,626,613.00
$ 6,626,613.00
Net impact on Transit Fund Balance
$ (179,
00)
$ (89,
* Changes to half fares and Sunday reflect an effective date of September 30, 2013. This does
not include impacts of property tax reform. Funding for these scenarios would come from
transit reserves. The current reserve balance is $4.3 million.
• Eliminate half fare (To begin September 30, 2013)
• Not a mandated service
• 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 (To begin September 30, 2013)
• Not a mandated service
• Estimated cost per ride is nearly $37.00 vs. $16.00 average
• Estimated $68,000 budget impact
• Estimated cost per ride and budget impact will increase due to Coralville
eliminating Sunday service making Iowa City responsible for all overhead
costs.
• Maintain door to door service
• Phase out half fare
• Maintain half fare through June 30, 2014
• July 1, 2014 — increase to 3/4 fare
• January 1, 2015 — increase to full fare
• Any fixed route fare increases will also effect paratransit fare
• Fixed route fare increase from $1.00 to $1.25 would increase full paratransit fare
from $2.00 to $2.50
• Phase out Sunday service
• Maintain Sunday service through December 31, 2013
• Allow time for private entities, non -profit agencies and churches to assist
Maintain door to door service
Paratransit Service Budget — Phased Implementation
Operating
County Partici
Bring maintenance in4
Phase out half
Eliminate Sunday Sc
I FY12 I FY13 I FY14 I FY15 I FY16 I
$ 1,561,802.00 1 $ 1,622,619.00
$ (461,306.00)1 $ (463,661.00)
$ (159,188.00) $ (180,000.00)
$1, 689, 000.00 $1, 739, 670.00 $ 1, 791, 860.10
$ 27,000.00 $ 27,000.00 $ 27,000.00
$ (154,000.00) $ (159,000.00) $ (163,000.00
$ ( 200, 000.00) $ ( 200, 000.00) $ ( 200, 000.00
$ (108,000.00) $ (108,000.00) $ (108,000.00
$ (90,000.00) $ (120,000.00
$ (38,500.00) $ (77,000.00) $ (77,000.00
Annual Budget for Services
$ 941,308.00
$ 978,958.00
$1,215,500.00
$1,132,670.00
$1,150,860.10
Difference from FY13
$ 236,542.00
$ 153,712.00
$ 171,902.10
% Increase from FY13
24.16%
15.70%
17.56%
FY14 Expenses w/o paratransit
$ 5,402,057.00
$ 5,402,057.00
$ 5,402,057.00
FY14 Estimated Total Transit Expenses
FY14 Transit Revenues,
$ 6,767,557.00
$ 6,584,727.00
$ 6,602,917.10
$ 6,626,613.00
$ 6,626,613.00
$ 6,626,613.00
Net impact on Transit Fund Balance
$ (140,944.00)1
$ 41,886.001
$ 23,695.90
* Phased implementation of changes would result in utilization of $140,944 of transit
reserves in FY2014. Current reserve balance is $4.3 million. This does not include impacts of
property tax reform.
• Fixed route changes
• Due to pending impact of property tax reform, route changes may need to be
evaluated as a mechanism to address loss of transit levy revenues. This
would best be accomplished on a system wide approach.
• Increase in fixed route fares
• Implemented first fixed route increase in 15 years on July 1, 2012.
• Additional fare increases may be required to cover expected loss of revenues
as a result of property tax reform in order to preserve services.
• General fund support
• Impact of property tax reform on general fund over next ten years could
dramatically impact operations within general fund
• Funds diverted from general fund would impact fund balance or result in
necessary service cuts within general fund operations.
Questions /Discussion