PSA - MEETINGS THIS WEEK THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST:
SPECIAL NOTE - BUDGET MEETINGS County Commissioners September 5th, Tuesday, 10:00 am, County-City Building, Council Chambers, 4th floor 574.235.9534 Area Board of Zoning Appeals September 6th, Wednesday, 1:30 pm, County-City Building, 4th floor Carolyn Henry, Board Secretary, 574.235.9554 MACOG Transportation Technology Advisory Committee TTAC September 6th, Wednesday, 9am, 11th floor County City Building South Bend BUDGET for Code Enforcement, Animal Care & Control, Fire Dept/Pension September 6th, Wednesday, 5:00 pm, County-City Building, Council Chambers, 4th floor Kareemah Fowler, City Clerk, 574.235.9221 Animal Control Commission September 7th, Thursday, 6:30 pm, County-City Building 13th floor 574.235.9303 Neighborhood Watch September 7th, Thursday, 6:45 pm, SBPD Sample Street 574.235.9037 For more articles and meetings: #MichianaObserver
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August 30, 2017, 4th Floor County-City Building
Councilpersons Present: Karen L. White, Tim Scott, David Varner, Jo Broden, Regina Williams-Preston, Oliver Davis, Jr., John Voorde The Operating Budget is $10,662,269 There are concerns about uncertain Federal and State Funding and 2019 Budget Caps They are looking at re-evaluating the fare level EXPENSES: Wages 53%, Benefits 22%, Fuel 7%, Services 5%, Utilities/Insurance 5%, Bus Loans 5%, ___ They expect Labor expenses in 2018 to be $5,801,603, Health & Dental Expenses have gone down since joining with the County/City plans REVENUE PROJECTION FOR 2018: Local Funding 32%, State Funding 19%, Federal Funding 17%, Federal Prev. Maintenance 15%, Fares 14%, Lease 2%, Advertising 1% Farebox $ 1,642,051 Advertising $ 79,497 Lease Rev $ 2,400 Concessessions $ 34,311 Interest Inc $ 13,045 Property Tax $ 2,954,329 License Excise Tax $ 208,548 Option Income Tax $ 547,130 State Assistance $ 2,130,958 Fed Prev Mainten $ 1,440,000 Federal Assistance $ 1,410,000 Lease Payt City $ 200,000 NOTE: They dropped Burkhart Advertising (local company) to go with an out-of-area company for increased revenue NEW SERVICES INCLUDE: "Game Day Express" for ND Home Games that go between campus and downtown 3 hours prior to the game and 2 hours after the game. These are sponsored and will be FREE to the public. Extending service to the Four Winds Casino FLEET MODERNIZATION: There is a matching grant where the City pays 20% and 80% is done with with matching funds They had to take a loan from First Source Bank to meet the 20% needed and sell property to developers There are currently 22 Natural Gas Buses 50% of the Fleet is over 12 years old, 60 total in Fleet They make 318 trips a day Looking at $1.2M fund for Paratransit (?) CURRENT SERVICES: Hours are Monday - Saturday from 5:50 am to 6:00 pm Paratransit Services - Application for them is on their website No Sunday Service South Shore service to meet train passengers, except on Sundays which is their busiest day Late Night Service for ND/St. Mary's on Friday/Saturday nights for student safety NOTE: Jo Broden noted these buses are going through residential neighborhoods at 3 am instead of taking larger streets and residents would like the route changed EMPLOYMENT: There are currently 20 open positions they are having problems filling They are working with WorkOne and applications are available on their website QUESTIONS: * Is the Natural Gas they use from Fracking Sources? * Will there be an ADA Paratransit Advisory Committee? * Why is there no bus service to WorkOne? Unemployed people need to go there. * Can they use smaller buses like the Goshen Trolleys? They cost less, are less to maintain, use less fuel and require a lower driver certification * Why hasn't the City put up more Bus Shelters and moved them to better ADA Accessible areas? For more meetings and articles: #MichianaObserver #TranspoBudget |
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