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Transportation Fund. City Council Budget Study Session May 11, 2011 (content previously provided for the September 21, 2010 Transportation Fund Study Session). 2011-2015 Challenges. Prop A & C Local Return below historic levels
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Transportation Fund City Council Budget Study Session May 11, 2011 (content previously provided for the September 21, 2010 Transportation Fund Study Session)
2011-2015 Challenges • Prop A & C Local Return below historic levels • Annual transit sales tax revenue compared to budgeted was ($724,187) in FY 2008-09, ($1,378,063) in FY 2009-10; and is anticipated to be ($455,029) in FY 2010-11. • Cost increases due to: • Service contracts and fuel costs • New cost allocation program added $444,697 in FY 2009-10, and $785,804 in FY2010-11. • Service demand remains high on 6 of the 9 routes • Eliminate less efficient service without abandoning core riders • Maintain commitment to transit infrastructure • Transit program is dependent on Federal grants that require local match for bus purchases and maintenance facility construction. • Sustain core transit services within available financial resources
Deficit Is ForecastIf Status Quo Is Maintained 5-year Gap = 17.2M
Results of Fund Balancing Options • Efficient Core Service Level For Beeline And Dial-A-Ride • Beeline Bus Fleet With Average Age Of 7 Years (Bus Life =12 Years) • Appropriate Maintenance & Operations Facility For Beeline And Dial-A-Ride • Potential To Sell Transit Services to Burbank as part of the Tri-city cost savings efforts.
RTOI inGlendale Area Based on • Low income • 0-vehicle households • % youth • % elderly • Residential density
Beeline 2008 Boardings per Revenue Hour Source: Ridecheck Data, November 2008