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TRANSPO BUDGET PRESENTATION

9/3/2017

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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?
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