1. Public Transportation Committee Meeting September 26, 2013

2. Talking Points Service Updates
- Limited English Proficiency Plan
- All schedules/service brochures in Spanish
- Integrated Voice Response System
- Implemented August 19, 2013
- Tele-Transit customers receive call reminding them
of next day trips and can cancel trips without
dispatch
- Available in Spanish
- Main/Post Bus Route
- Detour due to condition of Taft Street
- Emmett Township road

3. Talking Points Service & Facility Updates
- Fort Custer/VA Hospital Bus Route
- Currently doing study (Corradino Group) for possible
service improvements (BCU & businesses)
- Dedicated Van Update (since January 1, 2013)
- Rolling Hills Trailer Park–average 7 riders per week
- Bedford Manor–average 4 riders per week
Facilities/Vehicles:
- ARRA Grants completed
- Facility/equipment upgrades and 4 vehicle
replacements moving forward this year (3 different
capital grants for total of $393,308)

4. JARC Service Discussion

5. Talking Points JARC Service
JARC – Federal/State Program Job Access Reverse Commute
Approved - By City Commission in 2009 as part of Planning
Study recommendations
Service Began – October 03, 2011
Three components of service:
1. Beckley Road Express
2. Beckley Road Circulator
3. Night Van Service

6. Talking Points JARC Service
Beckley Road Express:
- 15-minute shuttle from the Bus Transfer Station to the Mall and back
- Monday – Friday, 9:15 AM to 6:15 PM
(first trip to mall – no return downtown)
- No service 12:45 PM to 1:15 PM – Lunch
- Last trip to Mall 5:15 PM
- Fares same as regular service

7. Talking Points JARC Service
Beckley Road Circulator:
- 30-minute circulator from the Mall through Harper
Creek Village
- Monday – Friday, 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM
- No service 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM – Lunch
- Fares – Free

9. Talking Points JARC Service
Night Van Service:
- Additional Tele-Transit Van Service to get people to and from work
- Monday – Friday, 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM
- Priority on this Van is work trips
- Fare – Same as Tele-Transit Van

10. Talking Points JARC Service
Statistics (FY2011-FY2012):
Yearly Ridership
Service Hours
Cost Per Hour
Estimate Cost
JARC Bus Service
Express Ridership
18,214
Circulator Ridership
13,885
Hours
4,063
$87.00
(Fully allocated)
$353,394 ($176,697 each)
JARC Van
Ridership
3,263
1,604
$94.00
$150,776
$504,170 Up because of OT & fuel
$427,000 Received last year
$77,170 Cost to City

11. Talking Points JARC Service
Statistics (FY2012-FY2013 Estimated):
Yearly Ridership
Service Hours
Cost Per Hour
Estimate Cost
JARC Bus Service
Express Ridership
21,847
Circulator Ridership
16,303
Hours
4,070
$87.00
(Fully allocated)
$354,090 ($177,045 each)
JARC Van
Ridership
3,092
1,613
$94.00
$151,622
$505,712 Up because of OT & fuel
$427,000 Received last year
$78,712 Cost to City

12. Talking Points JARC Service
The Apparent Problem:
- Federal JARC funding program, under MAP-21, has
been restructured (no dedicated Federal funding for JARC
program)
- Program previously provided $427,000 (funds received
evenly split 1/2 from Federal & 1/2 from State)
- This year the State will provide $191,000 for FY2014
(beginning October 1, 2013-September 30, 2014)
- This results in $236,000 less money provided by
Federal and State
- The State projects no funding for FY2015

13. Talking Points JARC Service
Bottom-line:
- This year the State will provide $191,000 for FY2014
(beginning October 1, 2013-September 30, 2014)
- Express will cost approximately $177,045 to run for
FY2014 (beginning October 1, 2013-September 30, 2014)
- Circulator will cost approximately $177,045 to run for
- Night Van will cost approximately $151,622 to run for
- The State projects no funding for FY2015

14. Talking Points JARC Service
Possible Solutions:
- Continue service as it exists (fully fund deficit locally)
- Re-configure combination of services based on funding level
- Re-configure current service to a funding level of $191,000
- If Circulator is kept, charge fare of $1.25 to help off-set cost (however this creates a two-fare trip)
- Discontinue all services for FY2014 for preparation of no
funding in FY2015 (return $191,000)
- With no funding in FY2015, another decision will have to be
made

15. Talking Points JARC Service
Staffing Implications:
- Transit currently has two open coach operator positions
- Elimination of two of the three services would result in no staff reductions (would eliminate the two open
positions)
- Elimination of all services would result in one layoff

16. Talking Points JARC Service
Timeline:
- September 16 through October 16, 2013 –
30-day comment period
- October 7, Issue media release announcing Public Hearing
- October 15, 2013 – Public Hearing
- Develop formal recommendations
- November 12, 2013 – Go before full Commission for decision
- November 25, 2013 – Implement changes if any

17. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS