Transit Service for FY12Transit Service for FY12

Presentation to Board of Presentation to Board of County CommissionersCounty Commissioners

August 9, 2011August 9, 2011

Staff RecommendationStaff Recommendation

Staff recommends that the Board approve Staff recommends that the Board approve concept of maintaining existing levels of concept of maintaining existing levels of service for bus service in FY12 for RTS service for bus service in FY12 for RTS Base Service and enhanced Route 75 with Base Service and enhanced Route 75 with the funding source being Gas Taxes and the funding source being Gas Taxes and that the Board agenda a discussion of the that the Board agenda a discussion of the hourly rate charged by the City at the joint hourly rate charged by the City at the joint City/County Commission meeting of City/County Commission meeting of August 29th August 29th

Why are we here?Why are we here?

City staff will be taking interlocal City staff will be taking interlocal agreements to the City Commission agreements to the City Commission on August 11th in order to establish on August 11th in order to establish levels of service for all routes levels of service for all routes starting on October 1st starting on October 1st

City staff needs to know if the Board City staff needs to know if the Board of County Commissioners want to of County Commissioners want to make any changes to the levels of make any changes to the levels of serviceservice

What does the County pay?What does the County pay? Base Service outside City LimitBase Service outside City Limit

• In FY11, County paid $404,896In FY11, County paid $404,896• Cost based on Bus-hours less farebox Cost based on Bus-hours less farebox

receipts receipts • New rate for base service would cost New rate for base service would cost

$512,476$512,476 Route 75 outside City LimitRoute 75 outside City Limit

• In FY11, County paid $402,557In FY11, County paid $402,557• New rate for Route 75 would cost New rate for Route 75 would cost

$563,869$563,869 Total Increase would be $268,892Total Increase would be $268,892

Current RoutesCurrent Routes

Outstanding IssuesOutstanding Issues

• City Commission has directed City staff City Commission has directed City staff to charge the County a bus-service to charge the County a bus-service hourly rate of $64.88 per hour hourly rate of $64.88 per hour

• University of Florida and Santa Fe University of Florida and Santa Fe College will pay a rate of $61.00 per hourCollege will pay a rate of $61.00 per hour

• County staff believe County is not being County staff believe County is not being credited for contributions to capital or in credited for contributions to capital or in the depreciation costs associated with the depreciation costs associated with capital or the distribution of local option capital or the distribution of local option gas taxesgas taxes

Outstanding IssuesOutstanding Issues

If the city is going to charge for depreciation the If the city is going to charge for depreciation the County should demand that the revenue being County should demand that the revenue being provided by the County be separately booked by provided by the County be separately booked by RTS and used strictly for capital replacement for RTS and used strictly for capital replacement for County routes.County routes.

If the city is going to charge for depreciation, If the city is going to charge for depreciation, begin crediting the County for the percentage of begin crediting the County for the percentage of County population in the urban area (40%) for all County population in the urban area (40%) for all capital replacement dollars RTS receives that are capital replacement dollars RTS receives that are derived from federal or state sources derived from federal or state sources

Budget Cuts from Gas Tax FundBudget Cuts from Gas Tax Fund

Eliminate Neighborhood Traffic Calming Eliminate Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program:Program: $50,000 $50,000

Reduce Paving Overlays by 97%: $82,000Reduce Paving Overlays by 97%: $82,000 Eliminate Adopt-A-Road Program: $3,000Eliminate Adopt-A-Road Program: $3,000 Reduce Tree Planting Program by 50%: $50,000Reduce Tree Planting Program by 50%: $50,000 Allocate 1% of FRS Savings: $30,000Allocate 1% of FRS Savings: $30,000 Reduce Roadway Construction Materials by Reduce Roadway Construction Materials by

28%: $54,00028%: $54,000 TOTAL REDUCTION: $269,000TOTAL REDUCTION: $269,000

Staff RecommendationStaff Recommendation

Staff recommends that the Board approve Staff recommends that the Board approve concept of maintaining existing levels of concept of maintaining existing levels of service for bus service in FY12 for RTS service for bus service in FY12 for RTS Base Service and enhanced Route 75 with Base Service and enhanced Route 75 with the funding source being Gas Taxes and the funding source being Gas Taxes and that the Board agenda a discussion of the that the Board agenda a discussion of the hourly rate charged by the City at the joint hourly rate charged by the City at the joint City/County Commission meeting of City/County Commission meeting of August 29th August 29th