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Members

Todd Gloria, Chair Councilmember City of San Diego

Judy Ritter, Vice Chair Mayor, Vista (Representing North County Inland)

Ron Roberts, Supervisor County of San Diego

Mary Sessom Mayor, Lemon Grove (Representing East County)

Harry Mathis, Chair Metropolitan Transit System

Lisa Shaffer Councilmember, Encinitas (Representing North County Coastal)

Rebecca Jones, Vice Chair North County Transit District

VACANT San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

Mary Salas Mayor, Chula Vista (Representing South County)

Alternates

Mark Kersey, Councilmember City of San Diego

Sam Abed Mayor, Escondido (Representing North County Inland)

Greg Cox, Supervisor County of San Diego

Bill Horn, Chair County of San Diego

Bill Baber Councilmember, La Mesa (Representing East County)

Lorie Bragg Metropolitan Transit System

Mike Nichols Councilmember, Solana Beach (Representing North County Coastal)

Bill Horn / John Aguilera North County Transit District

Lloyd Hubbs San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

Michael Woiwode Councilmember, Coronado (Representing South County)

Advisory Members

Laurie Berman / Chris Schmidt District 11, Caltrans

Raymond Hunter, Sr. (Jamul) Allen Lawson (San Pasqual) Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association

Gary L. Gallegos Executive Director, SANDAG

TRANSPORTATION

COMMITTEE AGENDA

Friday, February 20, 2015

9 a.m. to 12 noon SANDAG Board Room 401 B Street, 7th Floor

San Diego

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AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

• STATE CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAMS

• FY 2016 TO FY 2020 TransNet AND TRANSIT RELATED REVENUES

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TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Friday, February 20, 2015

ITEM NO. RECOMMENDATION

+1. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES APPROVE

The Transportation Committee is asked to review and approve the minutes from its February 6, 2015, meeting.

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/MEMBER COMMENTS

Members of the public will have the opportunity to address the Transportation Committee on any issue within the jurisdiction of the Committee that is not on this agenda. Anyone desiring to speak shall reserve time by completing a “Request to Speak” form and giving it to the Clerk prior to speaking. Public speakers should notify the Clerk if they have a handout for distribution to Committee members. Public speakers are limited to three minutes or less per person. Committee members also may provide information and announcements under this agenda item.

CONSENT

+3. RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING RURAL FEDERAL SECTION 5310 PROGRAM APPLICATIONS (Danielle Kochman)

APPROVE

The Transportation Committee is asked to approve Resolution No. 2015-16 endorsing the score for the one eligible Traditional Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 project; and to make a finding that the project and the one Expanded FTA Section 5310 project are included in the adopted 2014-2018 Coordinated Public Transit and Human Services Transportation Plan and are consistent with the objectives of the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy.

+4. FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2013/14 CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY AND REGIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM REPORT(Michelle Smith)

INFORMATION

This report presents year-end summary information for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality and Regional Surface Transportation Program federal funding programs. The report also discusses the use of programming tools to facilitate the delivery of regional projects in Federal Fiscal Year 2013/14.

REPORTS

+5. FY 2015 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT CLAIM AMENDMENT (Sookyung Kim)

APPROVE

In June 2014, the Board of Directors approved the Transportation Development Act (TDA) allocations for FY 2015. North County Transit District has submitted a request to amend its Article 4 claim. The Transportation Committee is asked to: (1) adopt Resolution No. 2015-17 approving the FY 2015 TDA Article 4 Claim Amendment; and (2) direct staff to provide instructions to the County Office of Auditor Controller to revise the claim.

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+6. STATE CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAMS (Robyn Wapner)

6A. STATE CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAMS This report will provide a summary of the various greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs created by the California Legislature under the Cap-and-Trade Investment Plan.

INFORMATION

6B. CAP-AND-TRADE: TRANSIT AND INTERCITY RAIL CAPITAL PROGRAM

The Transportation Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors approve the South Bay Bus Rapid Transit and Del Lago Parking Access Control projects for submission to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program.

RECOMMEND

+7. FY 2016 TO FY 2020 TransNet AND TRANSIT RELATED REVENUES (Sookyung Kim and Marney Cox)

RECOMMEND

By March 1 of each year, SANDAG provides revenue estimates for the upcoming fiscal year as well as a projection for the next four fiscal years to enable transit operators and local agencies to plan for capital projects and to determine operating subsidies. The Transportation Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors: (1) approve the FY 2016 Transportation Development Act (TDA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) revenue apportionments, and FY 2016 TransNet and State Transit Assistance (STA) revenue allocations; and (2) approve the revenue estimates for FY 2017 to FY 2020 for TDA, FTA, TransNet, and STA.

+8. FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2013 AND FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2014 ENHANCED MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (SECTION 5310) AND FY 2016 AND FY 2017 TransNet SENIOR MINI-GRANT PROGRAMS (Audrey Porcella)

RECOMMEND

The Transportation Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors approve: (1) the funding recommendations for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 and TransNet Senior Mini-Grant Programs; and (2) a contingency allocation of any remaining federal funds to the unfunded FTA Section 5310 projects based on rankings should additional funding become available.

9. CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENTS

If the five speaker limit for public comments was exceeded at the beginning of this agenda, other public comments will be taken at this time. Subjects of previous agenda items may not again be addressed under public comment.

10. UPCOMING MEETINGS INFORMATION

The next meeting of the Transportation Committee is scheduled for March 6, 2015, at 9 a.m.

11. ADJOURNMENT

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TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

AGENDA ITEM NO. 15-02-1

FEBRUARY 20, 2015 ACTION REQUESTED – APPROVE

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTIONS

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The meeting of the Transportation Committee was called to order by Chair Todd Gloria (City of San Diego) at 9 a.m. See the attached attendance sheet for Transportation Committee member attendance. 1. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES Action: Upon a motion by Councilmember Lisa Shaffer (North County Coastal), and a second by Chair Harry Mathis (Metropolitan Transit System [MTS]), the Transportation Committee approved the meeting minutes of January 16, 2015. Yes – Chair Gloria, Mayor Sam Abed (North County Inland), Councilmember Shaffer, Councilmember Michael Woiwode (South County), Supervisor Ron Roberts (County of San Diego), MTS Chair Mathis, and Mr. Lloyd Hubbs (San Diego County Regional Airport Authority [SDCRAA]). No - None. Abstain – Councilmember Bill Baber (East County) and Vice Chair Rebecca Jones (North County Transit District [NCTD]). Absent – None. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/MEMBER COMMENTS Ed Kravitz, San Diego & Midwestern Railway Partners, LLC, asked the Transportation Committee to review a study from 1999, proposing the extension of the Coronado Belt Line from 7th and Bayfront to Imperial Beach. Mr. Kravitz spoke about concerns related to traffic congestion in Imperial Beach and asked the Transportation Committee to consider light rail through the proposed route. John Wotzka, member of the public, submitted written comments and spoke about various transportation matters.

CONSENT 3. TransNet ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROGRAM ANNUAL STATUS REPORT

(INFORMATION) This report provided an annual status update on the implementation of the TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program. Action: This item was presented for information.

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REPORTS 4. TransNet SMART GROWTH INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION GRANT

PROGRAM: STATUS UPDATE AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS (APPROVE)

Suchi Mukherjee, Regional Planner II, SANDAG, provided an overview of progress made by TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Program and Active Transportation Grant Program (ATGP) recipients through September 30, 2014. Ms. Mukherjee also presented an interactive map highlighting several completed projects. Patricia Fermán, Project Manager/Landscape Architect, City of Chula Vista, provided an update on the City of Chula Vista’s Main Street Streetscape Master Plan and spoke about the ATGP schedule extension request. Dan Goldberg, Principal Civil Engineer, City of Solana Beach, provided an update on the City of Solana Beach’s Comprehensive Active Transportation Strategy and spoke about the ATGP schedule extension request. Action: Upon a motion by Mayor Mary Sessom (East County), and a second by Mayor Mary Salas (South County), the Transportation Committee approved two no-cost, time-only schedule extensions for the ATGP for the City of Chula Vista’s Main Street Streetscape Master Plan and the City of Solana Beach’s Comprehensive Active Transportation Strategy. Yes – Chair Gloria, Vice Chair Judy Ritter (North County Inland), Mayor Sessom, Councilmember Shaffer, Mayor Salas, Supervisor Roberts, MTS Chair Mathis, NCTD Vice Chair Jones, and Mr. Hubbs. No - None. Abstain – None. Absent – None. 5. FY 2014-2015 CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM: AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SUSTAINABLE

COMMUNITIES PROGRAM (APPROVE) Robyn Wapner, Senior Legislative Analyst, SANDAG, provided a summary of the Affordable House and Sustainable Communities Program (AHSC), a greenhouse gas emissions reduction program created by the California Legislature under the Cap-and-Trade Investment Plan in the FY 2014-2015 State Budget. Action: Upon a motion by Supervisor Roberts, and a second by Vice Chair Ritter, the Transportation Committee approved the submission of concept proposals for the South Bay Bus Rapid Transit and Inland Rail Trail projects under the AHSC Program, and recommended that the Board of Directors approve the submission of full applications for these projects, pending invitation from the Department of Housing and Community Development. Yes – Chair Gloria, Vice Chair Ritter, Mayor Sessom, Councilmember Shaffer, Mayor Salas, Supervisor Roberts, MTS Chair Mathis, NCTD Vice Chair Jones, and Mr. Hubbs. No - None. Abstain – None. Absent – None. 6. TransNet ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROGRAM: LAND ACQUISITION GRANT PROGRAM

APPRAISAL RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATION (RECOMMEND) Keith Greer, Senior Regional Planner, SANDAG, presented the item. Action: Upon a motion by MTS Chair Mathis, and a second by NCTD Vice Chair Jones, the Transportation Committee recommended that the Board of Directors approve the award of TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program land acquisition grant funding. Yes – Chair Gloria, Vice

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Chair Ritter, Mayor Sessom, Councilmember Shaffer, Mayor Salas, Supervisor Roberts, MTS Chair Mathis, NCTD Vice Chair Jones, and Mr. Hubbs. No - None. Abstain – None. Absent – None. 7. CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no additional public comments. 8. UPCOMING MEETINGS The next meeting of the Transportation Committee is scheduled for Friday, February 20, 2015, at 9 a.m. 9. ADJOURNMENT Chair Gloria adjourned the meeting at 9:52 a.m.

Meeting Start Time: 9:00 a.m. Meeting Adjourned Time: 9:52 a.m.

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CONFIRMED ATTENDANCE

SANDAG TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING FEBRUARY 06, 2015

JURISDICTION NAME MEMBER/

ALTERNATE ATTENDING

North County Coastal Lisa Shaffer Member Yes

Mike Nichols Alternate Yes

North County Inland Judy Ritter (Vice Chair) Member Yes

Sam Abed Alternate Yes

East County Mary Sessom Member Yes

Bill Baber Alternate Yes

South County Mary Salas Member Yes

Michael Woiwode Alternate Yes

City of San Diego Todd Gloria (Chair) Member Yes

Mark Kersey Alternate Yes

County of San Diego

Ron Roberts Member Yes

Bill Horn Alternate Yes

Greg Cox Alternate No

Metropolitan Transit System Harry Mathis Member Yes

Lorie Bragg Alternate Yes

North County Transit District

Rebecca Jones Member Yes

Bill Horn Alternate Yes

John Aguilera Alternate No

San Diego County Regional Airport

Authority

Tom Smisek Member No

Lloyd Hubbs Alternate Yes

ADVISORY MEMBERS

Caltrans Laurie Berman Member Yes

Chris Schmidt Alternate Yes

SCTCA Raymond Hunter Sr. Member Yes

Allen Lawson Member No

Other Attendees

Dahvia Lynch NCTD Yes

Sharon Cooney MTS Yes

Jack Dale Chairman,

SANDAG No




RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING RURAL FEDERAL File Numbers 3320100 SECTION 5310 PROGRAM APPLICATIONS

Introduction

Since 1975, federal funding has been available through Title 49 United States Code Section 5310 (49 U.S.C. 5310) to support social service agencies providing transportation services to seniors and persons with disabilities. Under Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), Section 5310 funds were apportioned to the state, and Caltrans was responsible for administering the entire program for the State of California. Under Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), funds are now allocated by formula to designated recipients for the large urbanized areas (areas with populations of 200,000 persons and above) and to states for rural areas (areas with populations below 200,000 persons). SANDAG is responsible for administering the program for the San Diego urbanized area and Caltrans Division of Mass Transportation is responsible for administering the program for the rural areas in the State of California. This report focuses on the program for rural areas of the San Diego region.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires that funds be distributed through a competitive selection process. On October 1, 2014, Caltrans issued a call for projects to distribute Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2013 and FFY 2014 funding with nearly $10 million available for projects serving the rural areas of the State of California. Agencies serving the rural areas of San Diego County are eligible to apply for these funds. Applications were due from applicant agencies to Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPA) on December 1, 2014. All projects Caltrans selects for funding in San Diego County must be derived from the priorities identified in SANDAG’s 2014-2018 Coordinated Public Transit and Human Services Transportation Plan (Coordinated Plan) that was adopted by the SANDAG Board of Directors on July 25, 2014, and must be consistent with the objectives of the adopted 2050 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (2050 RTP/SCS).

On January 16, 2015, the Transportation Committee concurred with the scores for the one eligible project awarded by the Local Review Committee for the FY 2013 and FY 2014 Traditional FTA Section 5310 Program funding and found both applications submitted for funding in

Recommendation

The Transportation Committee is asked to approve Resolution No. 2015-16 (Attachment 1) endorsing the score for the one eligible Traditional Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 project; and to make a finding that the project and the one Expanded FTA Section 5310 project are included in the adopted 2014-2018 Coordinated Public Transit and Human Services Transportation Plan and are consistent with the objectives of the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan /Sustainable Communities Strategy.

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conformance with the SANDAG Coordinated Plan. Upon submission of the applications and local review score, Caltrans requested that the Transportation Committee approve a resolution. Discussion

Caltrans Division of Mass Transportation is ultimately responsible for ensuring the administration of all aspects of the program for projects serving rural areas, including the grant award process. According to the process set up by Caltrans, SANDAG is responsible as the RTPA for the local scoring of applications for traditional 5310 projects (defined as capital projects planned, designed, and carried out to meet the specific needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities when public transportation is insufficient, unavailable, or inappropriate) received from the San Diego region using Caltrans established evaluation criteria. SANDAG is then responsible for forwarding the applications and scores for the San Diego region to Caltrans. Caltrans forms a State Review Committee that reviews the RTPA scores, addresses any scoring irregularities, and develops a statewide-prioritized list of projects based on available funding. Caltrans then works through the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to hold a public hearing to review and adopt the final list of projects.

Non-traditional projects (referred to as “expanded projects” by Caltrans) are defined as projects that exceed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) minimum requirements, improve access to fixed route service and decrease reliance by individuals with disabilities on ADA complementary paratransit service, or provide alternatives to public transportation that assist seniors and individuals with disabilities with transportation. Caltrans does not require SANDAG to complete the local scoring of these project applications. Agencies still submit applications to SANDAG, but SANDAG simply forwards the applications to the Caltrans State Review Committee for scoring.

SANDAG received two applications for projects in the rural areas of the San Diego region. Noah Homes, Inc. submitted an application for a traditional project requesting $105,000 to purchase a 22 passenger minibus. SANDAG staff completed the review of this traditional project, according to the state’s required criteria. The result was a score of 80 out of a possible 100 points. The second application was submitted by Full Access & Coordinated Transportation, Inc. (FACT) for a non-traditional 5310 project requesting $300,000 to provide mobility management services for the rural areas of San Diego County. SANDAG will forward this application directly to the Caltrans State Review Committee for scoring.

In addition to conducting the local review for traditional projects, SANDAG is required to certify the state that the applications are in conformance with the adopted Coordinated Plan and 2050 RTP/SCS. The 2014-2108 Coordinated Plan identifies “door-to-door (and door-through-door, when necessary) transportation for trips such as nonemergency medical transportation, in circumstances where paratransit is insufficient, inappropriate, or unavailable” and “increasing inter-agency coordination efforts to maximize existing capacity and reduce program costs” as high priorities for implementation. Both projects, if funded, would help meet these strategies set forth in the Coordinated Plan. Since both projects requested funding to support programs providing transportation services to seniors and disabled persons and will be coordinated with other private nonprofit transportation services and with public accessible transit, they keep with the goals and policies of the 2050 RTP/SCS.

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Next Steps Upon approval by the Transportation Committee, SANDAG will forward the resolution to Caltrans. Upon approval of the final funding recommendations by the CTC, SANDAG would amend the Regional Transportation Improvement Program to include any projects awarded funding in the San Diego region.

CHARLES “MUGGS” STOLL Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning

Attachment: 1. Resolution No. 2015-16, FTA Section 5310 Elderly and Disabled Specialized Transit: Quantitative Scoring and Project Rating Worksheets

Key Staff Contact: Danielle Kochman, (619) 699-1921, [email protected]

401 B Street, Suite 800 San Diego, CA 92101 Phone (619) 699-1900 Fax (619) 699-1905 sandag.org

RESOLUTION NO. 2015-16

ENDORSING SCORES AND FINDING FY 2013 AND FY 2014 RURAL SECTION 5310 APPLICATIONS

IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE 2014-2018 COORDINATED PLAN AND 2050 RTP/SCS

WHEREAS, federal funds are available for grants to be awarded by the State of California

Department of Transportation through the FTA Section 5310 “Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and

Individuals with Disabilities” program to eligible nonprofit and public agencies providing rural

transportation services to seniors and persons with disabilities; and

WHEREAS, the State of California has established procedures for review of applications

by local Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPA) which allows SANDAG as the designated

RTPA for the San Diego region the option of convening a Local Review Committee or utilizing

SANDAG staff to review and score Traditional FTA Section 5310 rural applications received for San

Diego County; and

WHEREAS, the Traditional 5310 application from one eligible agency for one vehicle has

been review and scored by SANDAG staff, according to the process established by the State of

California as follows:

Applicant Project Amount Score

Noah Homes, Inc. One Larger Bus (20 passenger + 2 wheelchair) $105,000 80

; and

WHEREAS, the State of California does not require SANDAG to score Expanded FTA

Section 5310 rural applications for San Diego County; and

WHEREAS, an Expanded 5310 application was submitted by one eligible agency for one

Mobility Management project; and

WHEREAS, SANDAG is required to certify, by resolution that both the Traditional and

Expanded FTA Section 5310 projects recommended for funding are consistent with the adopted

2050 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (2050 RTP/SCS) and included

in the San Diego County Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan;

WHEREAS, the 2014-2018 Coordinated Plan, adopted by SANDAG on July 25, 2014,

identifies “door-to-door (and door-through-door, when necessary) transportation for trips such as

nonemergency medical transportation, in circumstances where paratransit is insufficient,

inappropriate, or unavailable” and “increasing inter-agency coordination efforts to maximize

existing capacity and reduce program costs” as high priorities for implementation and both

proposed project will work to implement these identified priorities; and

WHEREAS, all eligible requested funding will be used to support programs providing

transportation services to seniors and disabled persons and will be coordinated with other private

nonprofit transportation services and with public accessible transit, in keeping with the goals and

policies of the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP); NOW THEREFORE

Attachment 1

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BE IT RESOLVED that the Transportation Committee endorses the above score for the

Noah Homes, Inc. application and;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Transportation Committee finds that the two projects

submitted by agencies in the San Diego region are included in strategies from the adopted 2014 –

2018 Coordinated Plan and consistent with the objectives of the 2050 RTP/SCS.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th of February 2015.

ATTEST: CHAIRPERSON SECRETARY

MEMBER AGENCIES: Cities of Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, San Diego, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach, Vista, and County of San Diego.

ADVISORY MEMBERS: California Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Transit System, North County Transit District, Imperial County, U.S. Department of Defense, San Diego Unified Port District, San Diego County Water Authority,

Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association, and Mexico.

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TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM NO. 15-02-4

FEBRUARY 20, 2015 ACTION REQUESTED – INFORMATION

FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2013/14 CONGESTION File Number 1500000 MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY AND REGIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM REPORT

Introduction

This report presents a year-end summary of the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) and the Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) Programs, including the use of financing tools and how these impact the year-end balances. In addition to the summary, this report includes a brief synopsis of actions to be taken this year to advance future federal funds on high priority regional projects.

Discussion

CMAQ and RSTP funds are apportioned to the region by formula. Apportioned funds are available for programming in the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP), and obligations can be made on eligible projects. Per state law (Assembly Bill 1012 [Torlakson, 1999]), regions have three years to obligate apportioned funds or risk losing them. Staff monitors the level of obligations for these apportioned funds and from time to time takes certain actions to insure that no funds are lost from the region.

CMAQ and RSTP Year-End Summaries

Table 1 shows the combined balance of available CMAQ and RSTP funds at the beginning of Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2013/14, which was approximately a negative $3.3 million (see row 1). The region received approximately $69.4 million in apportionments during FFY 2013/14 (see row 2).

Several adjustments to current and prior year apportionments were made throughout the federal fiscal year including actual versus estimated apportionment reconciliation for annual apportionments for CMAQ and RSTP. The total available decreased by approximately $1.4 million (see row 3) resulting in net available revenues of approximately $64.7 million (see row 4) for FFY 2013/14.

The amount of obligations approved in FFY 2013/14 totaled approximately $111.5 million (see row 7). This amount includes approximately $73.8 million in funds programmed and obligated in FFY 2013/14 (see row 5) and approximately $37.7 million in obligations were approved through the Expedited Project Selection Process (EPSP) (see row 6). EPSP allows the obligation of funds

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programmed in a year different than the current year as long as they are programmed within the first four years of the RTIP.

The obligations were offset by approximately $9.3 million in de-obligations (see row 9) due to the project close out and return of funds on the Interstate 15 Managed Lanes North Segment and Interstate 5 and Interstate 805 Interchange projects (see row 8).

Table 1. CMAQ and RSTP Summary FFY 2013/14

CMAQ ($000’s)

RSTP ($000’s)

Total ($000's)

Notes

1. Beginning Balance ($2,388) ($958) ($3,346)

2. FFY 2013/14 Apportionments

$31,834 $37,611 $69,445

These amounts are based on estimates provided by Caltrans Local Assistance and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

3. Adjustments to FFY 2013/14 and prior year apportionments ($548) ($826) ($1,373)

Adjustments, included adjustments to RSTP funds for oversight and an exchange to Caltrans

4. Available FFY 2013/14 $28,898 $35,827 $64,726

Obligations

5. Programmed Obligations

($37,823) ($35,994) ($73,817)

Projects programmed in FFY 2013/14 in the RTIP include: I-805 HOV/Managed Lanes - North, SR76 East Widening, Rideshare, Freeway Service Patrol, Airport Pedestrian Improvements, and the LOSSAN Coastal Rail Corridor

6. Obligations through EPSP $0 ($37,728) ($37,728) $37.7 million for SR 76 East

7. Total obligations ($37,823) ($73,722) ($111,545)

De-obligations

8. De-obligations from closed-out projects $8,850 $438 $9,289

I-15 Managed Lanes North Segment and I-5/I-805 Interchange

9. Total de-obligations $8,850 $438 $9,289

10. Ending Balance (sum of rows 4, 7, and 9) ($74) ($37,456) ($37,530)

Note: Some totals might be off due to rounding

In summary, the combined balance at the end of FFY 2013/14 for both programs ends with negative amounts for CMAQ ($74,000) and RSTP (approximately $37.4 million) (see Row 10). This negative number represents the advancing of funds from future years and allows the region to utilize the funding more efficiently. Advancing funds is done in anticipation of the following year’s apportionment and done in consultation with Caltrans and FHWA. Since the end of year balance is

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carried over to the following year’s calculation, when combined with the new FFY 2014/15 apportionment, SANDAG will have additional revenues for RSTP and CMAQ funds.

August Redistribution of Obligational Authority

One of the impacts of fully obligating the region’s federal apportionment is the possibility to increase the region’s obligation authority (OA) by obligating more than the available OA balance. Near the end of the fiscal year, the State of California may propose to the federal government to increase its available OA by taking OA from other states that are falling behind in the delivery of projects and the obligation of their funds. This can only occur when enough regions and the state have obligated all of their apportionment. SANDAG, in cooperation with Caltrans, and other project sponsors, work to maximize the obligation of its apportionment each year. For this reason, as the state was seeking to obtain unused OA from other states, SANDAG received approximately $13.97 million in additional OA in FY 2013/14. As discussed previously, additional OA does not increase the amount of apportionment coming to the region, but rather, it provides the region greater flexibility to advance future apportionments as well as to fully obligate federal funds that benefit both the SANDAG region and the state.

Upcoming Opportunities in FFY 2014/15

The region will continue to focus on obligating all CMAQ and RSTP federal formula funds apportioned to the region in a way that best leverages local funds. Staff will work with Caltrans to develop and implement strategies to maximize the use of federal funds and reduce the need for local funds. Staff also will continue focusing on obligating federal funds early in order to put the agency in a position to receive additional obligation authority through the August redistribution process, as discussed above (August Redistribution of Obligational Authority).

JOSÉ A. NUNCIO TransNet Department Director Key Staff Contact: Michelle Smith, (619) 595-5608, [email protected]




FY 2015 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT File Number 1500300 CLAIM AMENDMENT

Introduction

On June 27, 2014, the SANDAG Board of Directors approved the Transportation Development Act (TDA) allocations for FY 2015. North County Transit District (NCTD) has submitted a request to amend its Article 4 TDA claim.

Discussion

NCTD submitted a request to amend its FY 2015 TDA Article 4 claim that would reduce operating support by approximately $4.5 million and increase the capital support by the same amount. NCTD conducted a six month review of its capital and operating needs and determined that operations is running under budget while an increase in capital needs was identified. The reduction to NCTD’s operating support would not impact the operating financial capacity. The increase to the capital support is needed to fund SPRINTER vehicle rehabilitation related activities such as power pack overhaul, truck overhaul, and caliper rebuilds. The general practice is for the transit agency’s Board of Directors to approve any claims or amendments. However, the NCTD Board has delegated this authority to its Executive Director. Attachment 2 is a letter from NCTD signed by the Executive Director requesting the amendment.

JOSÉ A. NUNCIO TransNet Department Director

Attachment: 1. Resolution No. 2015-17, Article 4 TDA Claim Amendment 2. NCTD Claim Amendment Letter

Key Staff Contact: Sookyung Kim, (619) 699-6909, [email protected]

Recommendation

The Transportation Committee is asked to: (1) adopt Resolution No. 2015-17 approving the FY 2015 Transportation Development Act Article 4 Claim Amendment, in substantially the same form as shown in Attachment 1; and (2) direct staff to provide instructions to the County Office of Auditor Controller to revise the claim.

401 B Street, Suite 800 San Diego, CA 92101 Phone (619) 699-1900 Fax (619) 699-1905 sandag.org


APPROVING REVISIONS TO

FY 2015 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT FUNDS

ARTICLE 4 FIXED ROUTE GENERAL PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE

WHEREAS, the Transportation Development Act (TDA) claimant listed below has

submitted claims for the FY 2015 TDA funds pursuant to Chapter 4, Article 4 of the California Public

Utilities Code (PUC) listed below require revisions; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 29532 of the California Government Code (CGC), the

San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) has analyzed the claims and determined that the

claim conforms substantially to the provisions of the Transportation Development Act of 1971, as

amended; and

WHEREAS, SANDAG finds this claim amendment for FY 2015 to be in conformance with

the Regional Transportation Plan; and

WHEREAS, SANDAG has analyzed the allocations and found that the revisions are

warranted pursuant to Section 6659(c) of Title 21 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR); and

WHEREAS, the SANDAG Board delegated the authority to amend TDA claims to the

Transportation Committee;

NOW THEREFORE

BE IT RESOLVED by the Transportation Committee as follows:

1. That the Transportation Committee, pursuant to Section 6659(c) does hereby

approve revision to the claim as shown below:

Claim No. Claimant Previous

Allocation Adjustment +(-)

Revised Allocation

15041000 North County Transit District

Operating $29,662,221 ($4,514,062) $25,148,159

Capital

$3,695,869 $4,514,062 $8,209,931

Total

$33,358,090 $0 $33,358,090

Attachment 1

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2. That the Transportation Committee does hereby authorize the Executive Director to

prepare and transmit instructions and payment schedules to the San Diego County

Auditor Controller as are necessary and legal for the adjustments of these claims.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of February, 2015.

ATTEST: CHAIRPERSON SECRETARY

MEMBER AGENCIES: Cities of Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, San Diego, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach, Vista, and County of San Diego.

ADVISORY MEMBERS: California Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Transit System, North County Transit District, Imperial County, U.S. Department of Defense, San Diego Unified Port District, San Diego County Water Authority,

Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association, and Mexico.

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AGENDA ITEM NO. 15-02-6a

FEBRUARY 20, 2015 ACTION REQUESTED – INFORMATION

STATE CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAMS File Number 7300400

Introduction

In 2014, the California Legislature created the first investment plan for cap-and-trade auction revenues. Approximately $872 million was authorized in the FY 2014/15 state budget for various transit, sustainable communities, and low-carbon transportation programs to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Governor Brown’s FY 2015/16 Proposed Budget includes $1 billion for the same purposes.

Discussion

The transit and transportation-related funding components of the cap-and-trade investment plan include the following programs. Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program: Created to fund capital improvements and operational investments that will modernize California’s transit systems and intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems to reduce GHG emissions by reducing vehicle miles traveled throughout California. This program includes a statewide requirement that at least 25 percent of these funds benefit disadvantaged communities (additional information on how these are defined in the context of the Cap-and-Trade Program is provided at the end of this report). Funding Available: $25 million (FY 2014/15); $100 million (proposed FY 2015/16)

Status: Final guidelines for this program were released on February 6, 2015. The call for projects was released on February 9, 2015, and project applications are due on April 10, 2015. Staff will provide additional detail regarding this program and recommended SANDAG project submissions to the Transportation Committee at its February 20, 2015, meeting.

Low Carbon Transit Operations Program: A formula funded program to provide operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce GHG emissions and improve mobility, including new or expanded bus and rail services. This program includes a requirement that, for certain transit agencies, at least 50 percent of the total funding received be expended on projects or services that benefit disadvantaged communities.

Funding Available: $25 million, allocations are based on the ratio of the population of the area under a transit agency’s jurisdiction to the total population of the state, and the ratio of the revenue of the transit operator’s jurisdiction to the total revenue of all operators in the state.

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Status: This program includes two cycles for transit agencies to participate in. Transit agencies participating in the first cycle were required to submit expenditure proposals by February 2, 2015, and those in the second cycle by April 15, 2015.

Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program: Developed to reduce GHG emissions through projects that implement land-use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices to support infill and compact development. This program includes a statewide programmatic requirement that 50 percent of program expenditures benefit disadvantaged communities. Funding Available: $120 million (FY 2014/15); $200 million (proposed FY 2015/16)

Status: The notice of available funding was released on January 30, 2015. Concept proposals are due on February 19, 2015. Select applicants will be invited to submit a full application on March 11, 2015, and full applications will be due April 15, 2015. Staff provided additional detail regarding this program and the Transportation Committee approved the submission of concept proposals for the South Bay Bus Rapid Transit and Inland Rail Trail projects at its February 6, 2015, meeting.

Low Carbon Transportation: An allocation for the California Air Resources Board to accelerate the transition to low carbon freight and passenger transportation. These expenditures also will provide incentives for the pre-commercial demonstration of advanced freight technology to move cargo in California. The Air Resources Board is targeting 50 percent of this funding to projects that benefit disadvantaged communities, with a significant portion of these funds spent on projects based in those communities.

Funding Available: $200 million (FY 2014/15); $200 million (proposed FY 2015/16)

Status: This program consists of several smaller pilot programs that SANDAG is monitoring. Solicitations for the various programs are expected to be released in February and March 2015.

High-Speed Rail: Authorized for the California High-Speed Rail Authority to construct the initial construction segment in the Central Valley and further environmental and design work on the statewide system. This appropriation does not include a spending requirement for projects benefiting disadvantaged communities.

On January 6, 2015, Governor Brown led a ceremony to commemorate the beginning of construction on the High-Speed Rail Program to connect northern and southern California via the Central Valley.

Disadvantaged Communities

Senate Bill 535 (De Leon, 2012) directs the Secretary for Environmental Protection at the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) to identify disadvantaged communities. This identification must be based on geographic, socioeconomic, public health, and environmental hazard criteria (Health and Safety Code Section 37911). Utilizing a tool called CalEnviroscreen 2.0, CalEPA has identified the census tracts in California with the top 25 percent of scores as disadvantaged communities. Additional information regarding the identified disadvantaged communities, including those in San Diego County and throughout the State, can be found at http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EnvJustice/GHGInvest/.

http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EnvJustice/GHGInvest/

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Next Steps

Staff will continue to monitor and update the Transportation Committee as these programs develop.


Key Staff Contact: Robyn Wapner, (619) 699-1994, [email protected]


AGENDA ITEM NO. 15-02-6b

FEBRUARY 20, 2015 ACTION REQUESTED – RECOMMEND

CAP-AND-TRADE: TRANSIT AND File Number 7300400 INTERCITY RAIL CAPITAL PROGRAM

Introduction

The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital (TIRC) Program was created by Senate Bill 862 (Chapter 36, Statutes of 2014) to provide grants from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to fund capital improvements and operational investments that will modernize California’s transit systems and intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by reducing vehicle miles traveled throughout California. The goals of the TIRC Program are to provide funding to capital improvements and operational investments that will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and modernize California’s intercity rail, bus, and rail transit systems to achieve the following objectives:

• Reduce GHG emissions

• Expand and improve rail service to increase ridership

• Integrate the rail service of the state’s various rail operations, including integration with the high-speed rail system; and

• Improve safety

Discussion

The call for projects for the TIRC Program was released on February 9, 2015, with approximately $125 million of funding available. This includes FY 2014/15 funding, as well as proposed FY 2015/16 funding. Each applicant is allowed to submit one major capital project ($3 million or greater) and one smaller scale operational or integration effort, minor capital project, or demonstration project (less than $3 million). The TIRC Program is statutorily required to provide at least 25 percent of its funds to projects that provide a direct, meaningful, and assured benefit to disadvantaged communities.

Recommendation

The Transportation Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors approve the South Bay Bus Rapid Transit and Del Lago Parking Access Control projects for submission to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program.

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Eligible Applicants Eligible applicants include public agencies, including joint powers agencies, that operate existing or planned regularly scheduled intercity rail service (and associated feeder bus service), commuter rail, commuter bus service, or bus and rail transit service, or that have planning responsibility for future services not under the authority of an existing operator. Project Selection Considerations The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) intends to fund a small number of transformational projects that improve the statewide transportation network and will give priority to projects which fund construction or implementation. In particular, CalSTA is seeking projects that link key destinations and improve accessibility to economic opportunities. CalSTA also will make some funding available for demonstration projects that are smaller scale efforts with great potential to be expanded. There is no minimum match requirement for this program; however, funding leverage is desirable and will be considered in the evaluation of expected project impacts. In cases of capital projects that result in new transit operations, clear commitments to provide funding for the continuation of the service once the project is complete is required. Also, all major capital projects applying for funding must have a complete project study report or equivalent document. Evaluation Criteria Projects will be selected through a competitive process. The primary evaluation will be based on how well a project meets the objectives of the program (as described above). Projects also will be evaluated based on the following criteria: • The extent to which the project supports implementation of sustainable communities strategies

through certain criteria. • Benefit to disadvantaged communities. • The project priorities developed through the collaboration of two or more rail operators and

any memoranda of understanding between state agencies (including intercity rail joint powers authorities) and local or regional rail operators.

• Geographic equity. • Consistency with a plan or strategy contained in an adopted Sustainable Communities Strategy,

as confirmed by the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), or, in non‐MPO regions, a regional plan that includes policies and programs to reduce GHG emissions, and the recommendations of a regional agency or agencies.

• Integration across other modes of transportation, such as connections at airports, bus and ferry terminals, and subway stations.

• For expansions of service, the presence and quality of a financial plan that analyzes the financial viability of the proposed service, including the availability of any required operating financial support.

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In addition to being evaluated according to the aforementioned criteria and benefit to disadvantaged communities, applications also will be assessed to determine the risk associated with the project's capacity to generate, as planned, transportation and GHG emission reduction benefits, and to be delivered within budget, on time, and as designed. Factors to be considered include:

• Overall need and benefit of the project. • Project readiness and reasonableness of the schedule for project implementation. • Comprehensiveness and sufficiency of agreements with key partners that will be involved in

implementing the project. • The leveraging and coordination of funding from other GHG reduction programs. • The leveraging and coordination of funding from other federal, state, local, or regional sources,

with consideration of those sources that are discretionary compared to those that are non‐discretionary.

Proposed SANDAG Project Submittals

Based on the parameters of the TIRC Program, with special attention given to CalSTA’s funding priorities and evaluation criteria, staff recommends submitting the South Bay Bus Rapid Transit (South Bay BRT) as the SANDAG major project and the Del Lago Barrier Access Control as the SANDAG minor project.

• South Bay BRT: The South Bay BRT is a TransNet Early Action Project that will provide bus rapid transit service between the Otay Mesa Border Crossing and Downtown San Diego via Eastern Chula Vista (Attachment 1). The environmental documents for this project were completed in July 2013, and construction is expected to begin in Fall 2015. The estimated grant request is $7 million.

The South Bay BRT project provides a transit alternative for residents and employees in the corridor who currently have no viable transit option, thereby serving to reduce GHG emissions. The project also will provide direct walk connections to Mexico at the Otay Mesa border crossing where existing transit and future Bus Rapid services are planned. It will increase ridership and integration with rail services by providing direct connections to Downtown San Diego where transfers can be made to several trolley lines, as well to the Coaster commuter rail service, and will provide direct connections to the Amtrak station in Downtown San Diego, with the potential to extend service to the southern terminus station for High Speed Rail service, which is located one mile north of Downtown San Diego.

• Del Lago Parking Access Control: This project is included in the FY 2015 Capital Improvement Program (OWP 1201516) and will increase parking capacity for transit users at the Del Lago Transit Station by utilizing a software program that integrates with existing technology (such as Compass Card or transponders) in order to identify authorized users of the parking lot. The California Environmental Quality Act exemption for this project was completed in July 2014, and construction is expected to begin in September 2016. The estimated grant request is $1.3 million. By implementing a technology integration system and added parking capacity, the Del Lago Parking Access Control project will directly support the reduction of GHG emissions and increased ridership of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Rapid service and light rail lines. The I-15 Rapid

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provides direct connections to Amtrak in Downtown San Diego, as well as the proposed future High Speed Rail Station in Escondido, thereby meeting the TIRC Program’s objective of rail service integration. This project also includes safety improvements as it will discourage unsafe driving and illegal parking near the transit station.

Regional Submissions SANDAG staff continues to coordinate with the North County Transit District (NCTD) and Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) regarding submissions from the region to the TIRC Program. NCTD intends to submit the San Onofre to Pulgas Double Track Phase 2 as its major project. This project would construct 1.6 miles of second main track in the Camp Pendleton area of the Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor. The estimated grant request is $25 million. As its minor project, NCTD intends to submit the San Marcos Civic Center Green Parking Lot/Mobility Hub. This project will create an approximately one acre transit parking facility with mobility hub features along the Escondido Subdivision (SPRINTER) in San Marcos. This project will increase opportunities for riders to access the SPRINTER and other transit options via multiple modes. The estimated grant request is $2.9 million. MTS is reviewing potential projects and staff will update the Transportation Committee once more information become available. Next Steps

Project applications are due to the Department of Transportation on April 10, 2015. CalSTA will publish an initial program of approved projects by June 30, 2015, and present the program to the California Transportation Commission at its August 26, 2015, meeting.

Based on approval by the Transportation Committee of the proposed TIRC Program project submittals, staff will seek approval by the Board of Directors at its February 27, 2015, meeting.

JOSÉ A. NUNCIO TransNet Department Director Attachments: 1. Map of the South Bay BRT Route Key Staff Contact: Robyn Wapner, (619) 699-1994, [email protected]

In-Line Transit Stations

HOV/Express Lanes

Direct connectors are roadways that link Express Lanes on one freeway to another. The I-805 South Project will include one convenient direct connector to SR 15. This will help maintain consistent traffic speed within the Express Lanes. A direct connector at SR 94 is planned as part of a separate project.

Express Lanes will be constructed in the center of the freeway between East Palomar Street and the I-805/SR 15 interchange. The new lanes will offer users expanded transportation choices to bypass congestion, improving travel times for carpoolers, vanpoolers, motorcycles, solo drivers using FasTrak, and Bus Rapid Transit riders.

New transit stations will be constructed in the center of the freeway at H Street in Chula Vista and Plaza Boulevard in National City. These stops will provide convenient access to the high-frequency SANDAG South Bay Bus Rapid Transit system and reduce travel times by eliminating the need for buses to exit the freeway.

Park & Ride stations will be constructed near the in-line transit stations on Plaza Boulevard and H Street and near the proposed DAR and transit station at Palomar Street. The purpose of the stations is to provide travelers with convenient access to the Bus Rapid Transit system, and to provide carpoolers with a convenient location to leave their cars.

A new Direct Access Ramp (DAR) will be constructed on East Palomar Street in Chula Vista. DARs connect surface streets directly to Express Lanes in the center median, allowing carpoolers, vanpoolers, solo drivers using FasTrak, motorcycles, and buses to enter the Express Lanes without having to navigate through the freeway’s general purpose lanes. This will help improve travel times and reduce congestion.

The new Express Lanes, in-line transit stations, and Park & Ride locations would accommodate the proposed SANDAG South Bay Bus Rapid Transit Project. This rapid and reliable new transit service will connect the Otay Mesa Port of Entry to downtown San Diego via eastern Chula Vista. The system’s upscale, high- frequency buses will have signal priority and use dedicated lanes to ensure faster travel times and fewer stops.

Alternative Route

Revised September 17, 2013

South Bay Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

PalomarStation

Attachment 1

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FY 2016 TO FY 2020 TransNet AND File Number 1500300 TRANSIT RELATED REVENUES

Introduction

The transit operators within the San Diego region receive federal, state, and local revenues to support both ongoing operations and capital projects. SANDAG is responsible for the apportionment of these various funds to the transit operators and to the local agencies. Each year SANDAG provides an estimate for the upcoming fiscal year, as well as a projection for the next four fiscal years to allow the transit and local agencies to plan for capital projects and determine operating subsidies.

Discussion

Summary of FY 2016 to FY 2020 Revenue Estimates

The allocation of these funds is determined both by law and at the discretion of the SANDAG Board of Directors. This report provides the FY 2016 revenue estimates for the Transportation Development Act (TDA), TransNet, State Transit Assistance (STA), and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) formula programs along with the forecast methodology in projecting the estimates for the next four fiscal years. Below summarizes the estimates for each revenue source. How the future year estimates were derived is detailed in Forecast Methodology (Attachment 5) and additional information for the fund types is detailed in Funding Programs (Attachment 6).

1. Transportation Development Act: The San Diego County Auditor and Controller office is required by state law to provide an estimated apportionment for the upcoming fiscal year before February 1 of each year. The apportionment is developed in consultation with SANDAG staff and with the transit operators and is based on actual sales tax receipts as well as projections. The FY 2016 apportionment of $137,993,413 is based on a 5 percent increase over the estimated FY 2015 TDA receipt. The FY 2016 apportionment and the FY 2017 to FY 2020 estimates are shown in Attachment 1.

2. State Transit Assistance: The State Controller’s office is responsible for providing the estimates in January of each year. Based on the FY 2016 preliminary estimate, $24,658,460 is available to the San Diego region. The funding for this program comes from sales tax generated from diesel fuel (Assembly Bill X8 6 [ABX8 6] [Budget, 2010]). In the past, STA funding has proven unpredictable to provide a forecast due to its tie to the sales tax on gasoline. For example, between FY 2002 to FY 2010 the allocation changes ranged from a 214 percent increase (from FY 2006 to FY 2007) to a 71 percent decrease (from FY 2007 to FY 2008) and there were no

Recommendation

The Transportation Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors: (1) approve the FY 2016 Transportation Development Act (TDA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) revenue apportionments, and FY 2016 TransNet and State Transit Assistance (STA) revenue allocations; and (2) approve the revenue estimates for FY 2017 to FY 2020 for TDA, FTA, TransNet, and STA.

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STA funds allocated in FY 2011. SANDAG ceased providing a forecast in FY 2009 given the lack of a good basis to estimate future projections. The intent of ABx8 6 was to stabilize this funding source. Starting in FY 2012 and continuing to FY 2016, the fluctuations continued albeit with slightly less volatility (high of 13% from FY 2012 to FY 2013 but a reduction of 16% from FY 2013 to FY 2014). FY 2016 allocation provides a 4 percent increase from FY 2015. Attachment 2 shows the apportionment for FY 2016 and projected revenues to FY 2020, keeping the revenues flat.

Current statute requires transit agencies to meet certain criteria related to operating efficiencies in order to use the STA funds for operations. ABX8 9 (Budget, 2010) and subsequently, Senate Bill 565 (Chapter 341) (DeSaulnier, 2011) suspended these qualifying criteria until FY 2015. There is pending legislation that would continue this suspension. The SANDAG area, as defined under the STA program, consists of the area outside of the MTS area of jurisdiction. NCTD is the only claimant of STA funds in the SANDAG area. Of the $24,658,460 allocated to the San Diego region, $5,984,454 is available for NCTD to claim. The remaining $18,674,006 is available to MTS.

3. TransNet: Estimates are developed by SANDAG based on actual sales tax receipts through the first two quarters of FY 2015. For FY 2016, approximately $286.8 million is estimated to be available for the entire program (a 5% increase over the projected FY 2015), of which approximately $45.8 million is available for transit purposes. The estimate for FY 2016 revenues for the entire program is shown in Attachment 3. The TransNet Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee reviewed the estimates at its meeting on February 11, 2015, and had no comments. For the Transit System Improvements Program, the FY 2016 through FY 2020 estimates is included in Attachment 4.

4. Federal Transit Administration Formula Programs: The two-year federal transportation reauthorization known as Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) was extended to May 2015. The Federal Register that provides the apportionments has not been published. With current authorization expiring in May and without future reauthorizations, the estimate for FTA formula programs remains the same as in the FY 2015 and continues to FY 2020 in order to remain conservative. Attachment 5 provides the five year estimates.


Attachments: 1. Transportation Development Act –FY 2016 Apportionment and FY 2017 to FY 2020 Estimates

2. State Transit Assistance – FY 2016 Apportionment and FY 2017 to FY 2020 Estimates

3. TransNet Program Revenue Estimates - FY 2016 to FY 2020 4. TransNet Transit System Improvements Program -– Revenues Estimates FY 2016

through FY 2020 5. Federal Transit Administration Formula Programs – Revenue Estimates FY 2016 to

FY 2020 6. Forecast Methodology 7. Funding Programs

Key Staff Contact: Sookyung Kim, (619) 699-6909, [email protected]

FY 2016 Mid-Range Low Mid-Range Low Mid-Range Low Mid-Range Low

Total Apportionment1,2 $137,993,413 $144,755 $138,314 $152,138 $145,697 $159,744 $153,304 $167,572 $161,131

Less County Auditor Expenses (PUC 99233.1) (50,000) (51) (51) (52) (52) (53) (53) (54) (54)

Less SANDAG Administration (PUC 99233.1)* (634,307) (497) (474) (522) (499) (731) (707) (575) (550)

Less 3% Planning Funds (PUC 99233.2) (4,119,273) (4,326) (4,134) (4,547) (4,354) (4,769) (4,576) (5,008) (4,816)

Less 2% Bicycle/Pedestrian Funds (PUC 99233.3) (2,663,797) (2,798) (2,673) (2,940) (2,816) (3,084) (2,959) (3,239) (3,114)

Less 5%Community Transit Service (PUC 99233.7) (6,528,802) (6,857) (6,552) (7,206) (6,901) (7,558) (7,253) (7,938) (7,633)

Subtotal $123,997,234 $130,226 $124,430 $136,871 $131,075 $143,549 $137,756 $150,758 $144,964

Total Available for MTS 88,098,049 92,524 88,406 97,244 93,126 101,990 97,873 107,112 102,995

Less Regional Planning/Capital Projects3 0 (1,794) (194) (194) (194) (194) (194) (194) (194)

Less Transferred Functions4 (1,774,130) (1,863) (1,780) (1,958) (1,875) (2,054) (1,971) (2,157) (2,074)

Total Community Transit Service 4,545,837 4,774 4,562 5,018 4,805 5,262 5,050 5,527 5,314

Total Available to Claim $90,869,756 $93,641 $90,994 $100,109 $95,862 $105,004 $100,758 $110,287 $106,042

Total Available for NCTD 35,899,185 37,703 36,025 39,626 37,948 41,560 39,882 43,647 41,970

Less Regional Planning/Capital Projects3 (600,115) (741) (741) (589) (589) (1,206) (1,206) (829) (829)

Less Transferred Functions4 (601,311) (632) (603) (664) (636) (696) (668) (731) (703)

Total Community Transit Service 1,852,389 1,945 1,859 2,045 1,958 2,144 2,058 2,252 2,166


Total Available for SANDAG:

Regional Planning/Capital Projects 600,115 934 934 783 783 1,400 1,400 1,022 1,022

Transferred Functions 2,375,441 2,495 2,384 2,622 2,511 2,750 2,639 2,888 2,777

SANDAG Expenses 634,307 497 474 522 499 731 707 575 550

3% Planning Funds 4,119,273 4,326 4,134 4,547 4,354 4,769 4,576 5,008 4,816

Prior Year Carryover 3,468,517


Total Community Transit Service (CTSA) $130,576 $137 $131 $144 $138 $151 $145 $159 $153

Prior Year Carryover $0

Total Available to Claim $130,576 $137 $131 $144 $138 $151 $145 $159 $153

*Totals may not add up due to rounding

Transportation Development Act

FY 2016 Apportionment and FY 2017 to FY 2020 Estimates

FY 2017 Estimate($000s)




1The County Auditor provided the apportionment for FY 2016. The projected estimates for FY 2017 to FY 2020 are based on the growth rate in retail sales as forecasted by SANDAG and excludes interest and prior year excess funds. The low range is based on the 95% confidence interval of -$6.4M per year.

2Apportionment distribution is based on the population estimates published by the California Department of Finance (DOF) estimates as of January 2014 - approximately 71% for MTS and 29% for NCTD.

3Represents the local match for federally funded regional planning and transit capital development projects identified in the FY 2016 transit CIP as provided by MTS and NCTD. The projects funded are scheduled to be included as part of the FY 2016 Capital Improvement Program scheduled for Transportation Committee/Board action at their March meetings. As a result, this amount is subject to change.

4Based on Addendums No. 3 and No. 4 to the Master Memorandum of Understanding between MTS, NCTD, and SANDAG. For NCTD, 26.09% of this share is transferred back to NCTD to be used for TDA-eligible purposes.

*Note: The SANDAG Administration cost rises in FY 2016 and in FY 2019 disproportionately due to costs associated with the triennial performance audit. All other annual increases in SANDAG administrative share are consistent with the estimated growth in the TDA.

Attachment 1

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FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020

Regional Discretionary Funds (PUC 99313)

SANDAG (North County Transit District) $4,016 $4,016 $4,016 $4,016 $4,016

Metropolitan Transit System $12,139 $12,139 $12,139 $12,139 $12,139

Subtotal Discretionary $16,155 $16,155 $16,155 $16,155 $16,155

Operator Formula Funds (PUC 99314)

SANDAG (North County Transit District) $1,968 $1,968 $1,968 $1,968 $1,968

Metropolitan Transit System $6,535 $6,535 $6,535 $6,535 $6,535

Subtotal Formula $8,503 $8,503 $8,503 $8,503 $8,503

Regional Total $24,658 $24,658 $24,658 $24,658 $24,658

Statewide Total $387,798 $387,798 $387,798 $387,798 $387,798

State Transit Assistance (STA) FY 2016 Apportionment and FY 2017 to FY 2020 Estimates (in $000s)

Attachment 2

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TransNet Program Revenues FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020

Estimated Sales Tax Receipts $286,773 $300,825 $316,167 $331,976 $348,243

TransNet Program Allocations

Administrative Allocations1 $2,868 $3,008 $3,162 $3,320 $3,482

Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee2 $392 $401 $412 $422 $433

Bike, Pedestrian & Neighborhood Safety3 $5,735 $6,017 $6,323 $6,640 $6,965

Total off-the-top Programs $8,995 $9,426 $9,897 $10,382 $10,880

Net Available for Subprograms* $277,779 $291,399 $306,270 $321,594 $337,362

Program Allocations

Major Corridors Program4 $117,778 $123,553 $129,859 $136,356 $143,042

New BRT/Rail Operations5 $22,500 $23,603 $24,808 $26,049 $27,326

Transit System Improvements6 $45,833 $48,081 $50,535 $53,063 $55,665

Local System Improvement7 $91,667 $96,162 $101,069 $106,126 $111,330

Total Program Allocations* $277,779 $291,399 $306,270 $321,594 $337,362


NOTES:

442.4% of the total revenues less off the top programs shall be allocated for Major Corridor projects which include transportation mitigation under the Environmental Mitigation program (EMP) and any finance charges incurred. 5 8.1% of the total revenues less off the top programs shall be allocated to operate new rail or bus rapid transit (BRT) services.616.5% of the total revenues less off the top programs shall be allocated for purposes of public transit services including providing for senior and American with Disabilities Act (ADA)-related services.733% of total revenues less off the top programs shall be allocated for local street improvement services, which includes roadway projects, as well as local EMP and smart growth incentive programs.

TransNet Program

Revenue Estimates FY 2016 to FY 2020 (in $000s)

The TransNet Ordinance established the rules for the allocation of all Commission revenues. Commission funds are allocated according to the following priorities:1Up to 1% of the annual revenues shall be allocated for administrative expenses, which includes Commission/Board expenses, administrative reserve.2The ITOC allocation is based on the annual increase in CPI beginning with FY 2002, using $250,000 as the starting base.3Total of 2% shall be allocated for bicycle facilities.

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Attachment 4

FY 2016Proposed

Mid-Range Mid-Range Low Mid-Range Low Mid-Range Low Mid-Range Low

Total Available For Transit Purposes1: $45,833 $48,081 $46,019 $50,535 $48,473 $53,063 $51,001 $55,665 $53,603

Less 2.5% for ADA-related Services ($1,146) ($1,202) ($1,150) ($1,263) ($1,212) ($1,327) ($1,275) ($1,392) ($1,340)

Less 3.25% for Senior Services ($1,490) ($1,563) ($1,496) ($1,642) ($1,575) ($1,725) ($1,658) ($1,809) ($1,742)

Subtotal $43,198 $45,316 $43,373 $47,629 $45,686 $50,012 $48,069 $52,464 $50,521

MTS Projects And Services:

Transit Service Improvements (Operations and

Supporting Capital) $30,692 $32,196 $30,816 $33,840 $32,459 $35,533 $34,152 $37,275 $35,894

ADA Services $814 $854 $817 $898 $861 $943 $906 $989 $952

NCTD Projects And Services:

Transit Service Improvements (Operations and

Supporting Capital) $12,506 $13,120 $12,557 $13,789 $13,227 $14,479 $13,917 $15,189 $14,627

ADA Services $332 $348 $333 $365 $351 $384 $369 $403 $388

Regional Discretionary Programs2:

Competitive Grant Program for Senior Transportation

Services $1,490 $1,563 $1,496 $1,642 $1,575 $1,725 $1,658 $1,809 $1,742


Other Notes:

B. Distribution of revenue estimates are based on the 2004 Proposition A Extension: San Diego Transportation Improvement Program and Expenditure Plan.

1The Transit System Services Improvements share is 16.5% of net available revenues. After deducting for ADA and Senior Services, the balance is available for operations and miscellaneous capital

projects by the transit agencies.2The funds are allocated via a Call for Projects process by SANDAG.

A. The estimated revenues are based on growth rate in taxable sales as forecasted by SANDAG and excludes interest and prior year excess funds. The low range is based on a 95% confidence interval of

(-)$12.9 million for the overall program and (-)$2 million for the Transit System program

TransNet Revenue Forecast - Transit System Improvements Program*

Revenues Estimate FY 2016 to FY 2020 (in $000s)

FY 2017(Estimate)

FY 2018(Estimate)

FY 2019(Estimate)

FY 2020(Estimate)

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FY 2015

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Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds

MTS $2,888,268 $42,483,214 $0 ($811,391) $42,483 $0 ($775) $42,483 $0 ($775) $42,483 $0 ($775) $42,483 $0 ($775)

NCTD $990,971 $18,207,092 ($2,400,459) N/A $18,207 ($2,962) N/A $18,207 ($2,355) N/A $18,207 ($4,823) N/A $18,207 ($2,623) N/A

SANDAG (Vanpool Program)3 ($15,768) $4,000,000 N/A $811,391 $4,000 N/A $775 $4,000 N/A $775 $4,000 N/A $775 $4,000 N/A $775

SANDAG (Capital Projects)4 $2,400,459 $2,962 $2,355 $4,823 $2,623

Total $3,863,471 $64,690,306 $0 $0 $64,690 $0 $0 $64,690 $0 $0 $64,690 $0 $0 $64,690 $0 $0

Section 5337 State of Good Repair/High Intensity

MTS $342,000 $21,681,666 $0 N/A $21,682 $0 N/A $21,682 $0 N/A $21,682 $0 N/A $21,682 $0 N/A

NCTD $160,517 $9,183,450 $0 N/A $9,183 $0 N/A $9,183 $0 N/A $9,183 $0 N/A $9,183 $0 N/A

Total $502,517 $30,865,116 $0 N/A $30,865 $0 N/A $30,865 $0 N/A $30,865 $0 N/A $30,865 $0 N/A

Section 5339 Bus/Bus Facilities5

MTS $240,792 $3,762,917 $0 N/A $0 $0 N/A $0 $0 N/A $0 $0 N/A $0 $0 N/A

NCTD $103,197 $1,612,679 $0 N/A $0 $0 N/A $0 $0 N/A $0 $0 N/A $0 $0 N/A

Total $343,989 $5,375,596 $0 N/A $0 $0 N/A $0 $0 N/A $0 $0 N/A $0 $0 N/A

1Carryover consists of (1) additional apportionment made available by FTA; and (2) any excess prior year apportionments (when one or more of the 3 agencies did not fully obligate the funds available.

Note:

Federal Transit Administration Formula ProgramsRevenue Estimates - FY 2016 to 2020

FY 20162 FY 2017 ($000s) FY 2018 ($000s) FY 2019 ($000s) FY 2020 ($000s)

2The Federal Register which provides the FTA apportionment is not yet available, this total represents same apportionment as last year. It should be noted that MAP-21 expires in May 2015 five month before the end of the federal fiscal year. As with prior estimates, future years' apportionments remain unchanged until a new multi-year federal transportation legislation is approved.

3SANDAG and transit agencies have agreed to fully fund the rideshare portion of the regional Transportation Demand Management program in recognition of the vanpool program's contribution to the funding level apportioned to the region. Prior year is reconciled with next year's estimate based on consultation with the transit agencies.

4Regional Capital Projects refer to projects and associated funding transferred to SANDAG to implement on behalf of MTS and NCTD based on the draft FY 2016 MTS/NCTD Capital budget. The specific projects and funding recommendation is scheduled to be presented to the Transportation Committee/Board of Directors as part of the FY 2016 Transit Capital Improvement Program at their respective meetings in March, and therefore is subject to change.

5Section 5339 is a new program and with MAP-21 expiring in FY 2015, future years are shown as zero until there is notification of continuation of this program. Also, FTA has determined that transit agencies cannot directly apply for these programs. SANDAG and the transit agencies agreed to exchange the Section 5339 for TransNet -MC. This table is for illustrative purposes to show the amount of the exchange, the actual application of the program will be done by SANDAG.

SANDAG share is based on the estimated costs to operate the regional vanpool program and its estimated increase in future years. The balance of 5307 funds are allocated 70% to MTS and 30% to NCTD. The same 70/30 split applies to the 5337 and 5339 funds (SANDAG does not share in these programs).

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Attachment 6

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Forecast Methodology

SANDAG staff uses a combination of a short and long-term forecasting methodology to estimate sales tax based TransNet revenues. SANDAG’s short-term forecasts focus on sales tax receipts for the succeeding three years and are updated quarterly based on a combination of regional economic information and data from the State Board of Equalization (BOE). SANDAG’s short-term quarterly sales tax revenue forecasting model replicates the BOE’s “advance payment” procedure. The BOE employs an advance payment procedure because not all of the sales tax receipts have been processed at the time BOE sends out sales tax revenue to recipients. To make up the difference between the advance payment and actual sales tax receipts BOE uses a true up each quarter based on the previous quarter’s differences. A key element in determining the advance payment amount per quarter is a sales tax revenue growth rate factor applied to the same quarter from the previous year. The growth rate factor is provided by the California State Department of Finance (DOF). SANDAG pays close attention to this growth rate factor and at times has elected to not use it. The growth rate factor from DOF is influenced by the budget setting process which does not necessarily represent economic trends and expectations. So, while SANDAG’s short-term forecasting methodology utilizes some of the same inputs and variables as BOE such as average historical sales tax revenue receipts, it also includes short-term market variables such as monthly employment growth as well as changes in financial variables such as interest rates to ensure more accurate forecasting process and outcome.

The short-term model produces adequate results, the confidence intervals are (+) or (–) 5 percent using the root mean square deviation method of measuring accuracy. Staff’s forecast procedure provides a midpoint estimate with a range of accuracy of approximately plus or minus 5 percent per year at the 95 percent level of confidence for TransNet. For example, for FY 2016 the TransNet revenue estimate for the entire program is projected to be approximately $286 million, making the range between $273.9 million at the low end and $299.7 million at the high end, with 95 percent confidence that the actual revenue amount will be within this range. Staff suggests continuing the established practice of using the midpoint of the confidence interval range for the future year projections. The high and low ranges are determined by beginning with the prior year midpoint, applying the estimated growth rate for the current year, and then adding and subtracting the confidence interval range ($12.9 million for TransNet and $6.4 million for Transportation Development Act [TDA]) from the midpoint. The $6.4 million for the TDA confidence interval range is based on the fact that the TDA receipts are approximately half of TransNet receipts.

About every three years, SANDAG also undertakes a longer-term forecasting model which incorporates the short-term forecast described above, but seeks to take a broader view of the economy to predict larger trends which ultimately could affect sales tax receipts. Unlike the short-term model which incorporates variables that are more easily forecasted in the near-term, the SANDAG long-term model uses broader data and trends. The long-term model, Demographic and Economic Forecasting Model, is a simultaneous, nonlinear econometric model designed to forecast population and economic variables for the San Diego region from a set of basic assumptions. In general, the model is a synthesis of two widely used techniques. On the demographic side, the cohort-survival method is used. This method considers such factors as birth rates, death rates, and the age, sex and ethnic distribution of the resident population to arrive at forecasts of demographic variables. On the economic side, time-series/regression methods are used to estimate economic relationships. The resulting econometric equations provide forecasts of employment, income, and other economic variables based on assumptions about national, state and local growth patterns and

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local inter-industry relationships. The current model’s forecasts include data for more than 700 economic and demographic variables for the period 2012-2050. To measure accuracy SANDAG compares the population forecast to census information as it becomes available. SANDAG’s first forecasts were in 1972 and most recent projections are Series 13, the results forecasted by the model have proven adequate and in the range of less than 1 percent to 4 percent different from the actual census count.

Expected Trends

The United States economy recorded a very volatile year during 2014. The growth rate for the nation’s total value of goods and services, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), produced during the year got off to a rocky start and declined 2.1 percent. The second and third quarters picked up dramatically rising 4.5 percent and 5 percent, respectively before slowing to 2.6 percent during the fourth quarter of 2014. After all the volatility, the nation’s GDP increased 2.4 percent which was in line with the slow annual growth rates recorded since the end of the Great Recession. The consensus outlook for 2015 is for GDP growth to exceed 3 percent.

To achieve a GDP growth rate of 3 percent or higher likely requires more jobs in total and more jobs of a higher quality than has been produced over this past year. Job growth during the past year was the highest it has been since 1999. Nationwide, payroll job growth averaged 246,000 jobs per month compared with 196,000 per month the year before, a 25 percent increase. Nearly 3 million jobs were created nationwide during 2014 a growth rate about 2 percent. The increase in the rate of job production has pushed the unemployment rate down to 5.6 percent in December 2014, nearly the same level as before the start of the Great Recession. Locally, the increase in jobs has outpaced the improved national rate. The San Diego region recorded 44,500 new payroll jobs through December 2014 on a year over year basis, a rise of a 3.3 percent, more than a full percentage point above the national rate of increase. In addition, the local unemployment rate dropped more than the nation’s over the same time period, falling to 5.2 percent and is now below the national rate for only the second time over the past seven years.

The much improved trend for job growth is somewhat dampened by lingering concerns about the economic recovery and economic growth globally. Additional concerns about the recovery include weakness in wage rate growth and the average number of hours worked; these trends, combined with the types of jobs (part-time, temporary with low pay) that have been created since the end of the recession have contributed to keeping real per capita disposable income stagnant for the past three years. This, in turn, has led to weak growth in consumer spending, which makes up more than 70 percent of the economy and is a primary driver of sales tax revenue. Even the recent decline in gas and energy prices is expected to shift consumer expenditures to different categories after a lag rather than push overall spending up in the near term. Additional economic headwinds are expected from the slowing of economic growth globally and in turn the effect on the trade value of the dollar. Most of the US’s major trading partners are experiencing slower economic growth, including China, Japan, Europe, Mexico, Brazil and Russia, in turn the trade value of the dollar is rising making our goods in these markets more expensive, reducing our exports. In light of these economic headwinds staff is forecasting an increase in sales tax revenue consistent with the rate of increase experienced during 2014, about 5 percent.

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The table below shows actual and projected annual rates of change for TransNet revenues. By the end of FY 2014 TransNet revenue was above the past peak recorded during FY 2008, consistent with our expectations.

Growth in TransNet Sales Tax Receipts

Fiscal Year % Change Amount 2010 (Actual) -8.0% $204.2M 2011 (Actual) 8.4% $221.3M 2012 (Actual) 7.0% $236.9M 2013 (Actual) 4.3% $247.2M 2014 (Actual) 5.2% $260.1M*

2015 (Projected) 5.0% $273.1M* 2016 (Estimate) 5.0% $286.8M* 2017 (Estimate) 4.9% $300.8M* 2018 (Estimate) 5.1% $316.2M* 2019 (Estimate) 5.0% $332.0M* 2020 (Estimate) 4.9% $348.2M*

*Represents the midpoint of confidence interval range

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Funding Programs

Transportation Development Act (TDA): TDA is the major subsidy source that supports the region’s public transit operators and nonmotorized transportation projects. TDA comes from a quarter of a percent of state sales tax assessed in the region. SANDAG, as the Regional Transportation Planning Agency, is responsible to release the apportionment of TDA funds each year in conformance with state statute. The transit operators and other member agencies submit their annual TDA claims based on the annual apportionment and in compliance with SANDAG Board Policy No. 027: TDA Administration Policy.

Pursuant to state statute, the County of San Diego Auditor and Controller office has the responsibility for providing the TDA apportionment for the upcoming fiscal year. The County Auditor develops the apportionment in consultation with SANDAG staff and with the transit operators, based on actual sales tax receipts and projections. The annual apportionment determines the amount of funds available to each agency to claim. SANDAG is required to notify prospective claimants of the apportionment by March 1, necessitating action by the Board of Directors in February each year.

The legislative priorities established by state law include certain categories for which TDA funds are taken “off the top.” These include the allocation to SANDAG for various planning, programming, and administrative-related expenses, funding of bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and support of community transit services. In addition, the County Auditor receives an allocation based on estimates of its costs to administer the TDA program. The remaining apportionment, along with any prior year carryover funds, is available to be claimed by North County Transit District (NCTD), and Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The balance of current year funds are allocated based upon the population of the service area served by the two transit agencies.

Pursuant to provisions of Senate Bill 1703 (Peace, 2002) and as agreed to by MTS, NCTD, and SANDAG, regional transit capital projects are implemented by SANDAG with funding transferred from both MTS and NCTD. The amount of transfer of local match for the federal formula funds for the capital projects to be implemented by SANDAG on behalf of MTS is based on the draft five-year transit Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The final list of projects and associated funding will be included with the transit CIP scheduled for Transportation Committee and Board of Directors action in March of each year. An additional apportionment to SANDAG covers those indirect administrative functions not directly funded by projects. The calculation for the cost of these administrative functions was memorialized in Addenda Nos. 3 and 4 to the Memorandum of Understanding between SANDAG, MTS, and NCTD.

State Transit Assistance (STA): Since its creation in 1971, the STA program has been an ongoing source of state funding for capital and operating support for public transit agencies. The 2009-10 State Budget eliminated the STA but was reinstated as part of the “Gas Tax Swap” agreement (ABx8-6, March 2010), which reconfigured the funding streams that flow into the program. STA is now fully funded by the sales tax on diesel, and can be used for operating and capital purposes.

TransNet: The TransNet Extension, the 40-year half-cent sales tax transportation funding measure approved by the voters in 2004 became effective in FY 2009. TransNet provides funding for major transportation projects in the region. After deducting costs associated with administrative expenses, the operation of the Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee (ITOC), and the Bicycle, Pedestrian

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Neighborhood Safety, the TransNet program is divided into Major Corridor (42.4%), New Bus Rapid Transit/Rail Operations (8.1%), Local System Improvements (33%), and Transit System Improvements (16.5%).

Within the Transit System Improvements, services provided pursuant to ADA and subsidies for seniors have specific earmarks (2.5% and 3.25%, respectively). The remaining revenues can be used by the transit agencies for operating or miscellaneous capital purposes. Similar to TDA, the transit share between NCTD and MTS is allocated based upon the respective population of the two transit agencies’ service areas.

The Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee (ITOC) reviews the TransNet estimates for the entire program at its February meeting each year. Any significant comments would be presented to the Transportation Committee and the Board of Directors.

FTA Formula Programs

Section 5307: FTA 49 USC Section 5307 provides for transit capital and operating assistance in urbanized areas and for transportation-related planning. For areas with populations of 200,000 and more, such as San Diego County, the formula is based on a combination of bus/vanpool revenue vehicle miles, bus/vanpool passenger miles, fixed guideway revenue vehicle miles, and fixed guideway route miles, as well as population and population density. Eligible activities under this program include planning, engineering design, and an evaluation of transit projects and other technical transportation-related studies; capital investments in bus and bus-related activities; construction of maintenance and passenger facilities; capital investments in new and existing fixed guideway systems, including rolling stock, overhaul and rebuilding of vehicles, track, signals, communications, and computer hardware and software. Preventive maintenance and some Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) complementary paratransit service, while recorded as operating expenditures, are considered capital costs for purposes of eligibility.

Section 5337: This new formula-based State of Good Repair program replaces and enhances former 5309 Fixed Guideway Modernization program. Section 5337 is dedicated to repairing and upgrading the nation’s rail transit systems along with high-intensity motor bus systems that use high-occupancy vehicle lanes, including bus rapid transit (BRT). This program reflect a commitment to ensuring that public transit operates safely, efficiently, reliably, and sustainably so that communities can offer balanced transportation choices that help to improve mobility, reduce congestion, and encourage economic development. Eligible activities include projects to replace and rehabilitate: rolling stock, track, line equipment and structures, signals and communications, power equipment and substations, passenger stations and terminals, maintenance facilities and equipment, operational support equipment (including computer hardware and software), and Transit Asset Management Plan development and implementation.

Section 5339: This new formula-based Bus and Bus Facilities program provides capital funding to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities. This program replaces the Bus and Bus Facilities discretionary program. The FTA has determined that the transit agencies (NCTD and MTS) are not eligible recipients of this program. In order to keep the two transit agencies whole, SANDAG would exchange like amount of TransNet-Major Corridors (MC) funds with Section 5339 to be used toward TransNet-MC eligible SANDAG projects. SANDAG plans to evaluate this exchange with the new reauthorization.

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As stated above, the Section 5307 program is based on number of factors including data from the vanpool program. Over the years, the regional vanpool program has contributed substantially to the overall funding that comes to the region. In recognition of its contribution, the transit agencies have agreed to update the funding level to fully fund the regional vanpool program from the total apportionment. After deducting for the cost of the vanpool program, Section 5307 funds are allocated 70 percent for MTS and 30 percent for NCTD. The same 70/30 formula was used to allocate the Sections 5337 and 5339 between MTS and NCTD. SANDAG does not directly receive funds from neither Section 5337 nor Section 5339.

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FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FEDERAL File Number 3320100 and 3320200 FISCAL YEAR 2013 AND FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2014 ENHANCED MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (SECTION 5310) AND FY 2016 AND FY 2017 TransNet SENIOR MINI-GRANT PROGRAMS

Introduction

SANDAG manages two competitive grant programs for specialized transportation capital and operating projects and services: the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) Program that provides funds for programs to serve the special needs of transit-dependent populations of seniors and persons with disabilities; and the Senior Mini-Grant Program, that funds specialized transportation services for senior citizens. The Section 5310 Program is funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and the Senior Mini-Grant Program is funded through the TransNet Extension Ordinance. The administration of the Section 5310 Program is further delineated whereby SANDAG is responsible for administering the program for the San Diego urbanized area and Caltrans Division of Mass Transportation is responsible for administering the program for the rural areas in the State of California. This report focuses on the urbanized areas of the San Diego region.

Both grant programs require that SANDAG conduct a competitive selection process to distribute the funds. Each grant program requires a matching contribution from the grantee, depending on project type. Utilizing an evaluation committee, SANDAG recently completed the evaluation of proposals for both programs and an information item on the results from the competitive selection process was given at the January 16, 2015, Transportation Committee meeting. The Transportation Committee did not have any significant comments regarding the process or the evaluation results. This item brings forward a recommended list of potential projects to be funded. All projects selected for funding must be derived from the priorities identified in the 2014-2018 Coordinated Public Transit and Human Services Transportation Plan that was adopted by the Board of Directors on July 25, 2014.

Recommendation

The Transportation Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors approve: (1) the funding recommendations for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 and TransNet Senior Mini-Grant Programs in substantially the same form as Attachment 3 of this report; and (2) a contingency allocation of any remaining federal funds to the unfunded FTA Section 5310 projects based on rankings should additional funding become available.

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Discussion

Under Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), Section 5310 funds were apportioned to the State of California, and Caltrans was responsible for administering the program. Under the subsequent transportation bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), funds are now apportioned directly to the large urbanized areas and federal guidance allows for more flexibility in the appointment of a Designated Recipient. On April 23, 2014, Governor Brown designated SANDAG as the Designated Recipient of Section 5310 funds for the San Diego urbanized area.

Another change to the Section 5310 Program under MAP-21 is the classification of two categories of projects: traditional and non-traditional Section 5310 projects. The FTA requires that at least 55 percent of available Section 5310 funds are used towards traditional Section 5310 projects, defined as “those public transportation capital projects planned, designed, and carried out to meet the specific needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities when public transportation is insufficient, unavailable, or inappropriate.” Examples of eligible expenses that meet the 55 percent requirement include vehicle procurements, purchasing support equipment such as radios or scheduling software, and mobility management activities. Up to 45 percent of available Section 5310 funds may be utilized for non-traditional Section 5310 projects. Since SANDAG uses 10 percent of the Section 5310 funds for administration of the program, only up to 35 percent of Section 5310 funds are available for non-traditional Section 5310 projects (defined as projects that exceed the ADA minimum requirements, improve access to fixed route service and decrease reliance by individuals with disabilities on ADA complementary paratransit service, or provide alternatives to public transportation that assist seniors and individuals with disabilities with transportation) for the San Diego urbanized area. Examples of eligible non-traditional Section 5310 projects include the operating costs of senior or disabled shuttle programs, travel training programs, supporting volunteer driver and aide programs, and administering voucher programs for alternatives to public transportation.

Eligible applicants for the Senior Mini-Grant Program and non-traditional Section 5310 projects include private nonprofit organizations, governmental authorities, private and public transportation operators, and the Consolidated Transportation Services Agency. Eligible applicants for traditional Section 5310 projects include private nonprofit organizations and state or local governmental authorities that are, (1) approved by a state to coordinate services for seniors and individuals with disabilities or, (2) who certify that there are no nonprofit organizations readily available in the area to provide the service.

Competitive Selection Process

A call for projects for the FTA Section 5310 and TransNet Senior Mini-Grant Programs was issued on July 25, 2014, and closed on October 24, 2014. Project submittals were evaluated and scored by external evaluation committee members using the criteria approved by the Board of Directors on July 25, 2014 (Attachment 1). The FTA Section 5310 evaluation criteria applies to both traditional and non-traditional project submittals while there is a separate evaluation criteria for the TransNet Senior Mini-Grant project submittals. The evaluation committees were made up of experts in the field of specialized transportation, including staff from social service transportation providers, transit operators, and members of the Social Services Transportation Advisory Council. The evaluation criteria approved by the Board of Directors also included a past performance adjustment ranging from -10 percent to +2 percent for applicants who have received a Job Access and Reverse Commute, New Freedom, or Senior Mini-Grant award from SANDAG in the past three years.

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No adjustment was made for applicants who have not had an active grant in the last three years. These adjustments were applied to each evaluator’s score for each applicable proposal to determine the project rankings for each grant program.

Before developing the ranked project lists, the SANDAG Technical Services department performed an independent review, checking the evaluation committee spreadsheet for correct formulas and consistency with the evaluation committee score sheets, the calculations used to determine the past performance adjustments, and the calculations used for the Performance Indicators section of the Senior Mini-Grant proposal. The final ranked project list provides the basis for the recommendations according to the levels of anticipated funding available.

Preliminary Ranking Results

Section 5310

The competitive process held by SANDAG was conducted in order to award grants for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2013 and FFY 2014 funding. There is $1,904,103 in funds for FFY 2013 and $1,877,738 in funds for FFY 2014 apportioned to the San Diego urbanized area after deducting 10 percent for the SANDAG grant administration allowance.

For the Section 5310 Program, a total of 14 applications were received for 80 eligible individual projects, requesting over $3 million in FFY 2013 funds and over $2.5 million in FFY 2014 funds. Of the 80 individual projects submitted, 71 are traditional Section 5310 projects and 9 are non-traditional Section 5310 projects.

The Metropolitan Transportation System (MTS) submitted an application that included 18 individual projects for paratransit vehicle procurement. To have their projects considered as traditional Section 5310 projects, MTS held a public hearing at their December 11, 2014, Board of Directors meeting. The resulting MTS resolution (see Attachment 2) certifies that there are no private, nonprofit organizations readily available to provide the same complementary paratransit service within MTS’s service area as proposed within MTS’s Section 5310 application. Consistent with Section 5310 guidance and based on this certification, the MTS projects are eligible as traditional Section 5310 projects.

Based on the preliminary ranked project list in Attachment 3, the available funding would be sufficient to fully fund 44 traditional projects and 5 non-traditional projects, funding in total 49 of the 80 eligible Section 5310 grant projects. Additionally, one two traditional and one non-traditional Section 5310 projects are recommended for partial funding. To ensure compliance with FTA regulations, the percentage of funds being allocated for traditional and non-traditional projects was calculated for each year. Based on the ranking of the projects by the evaluation committee, the 55 percent threshold was met for FY 2014 funding. In FY 2015, the threshold was not met based on the initial rankings. To guarantee compliance with the 55 percent threshold in FY 2015, staff is recommending shifting $31,189$11,189 from the lowest ranked nontraditional project recommended for funding (St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center – Mileage Reimbursement project) to the lowest ranked traditional project recommended for funding (MTS Access Vehicle Fleet Replacement Expansion). Based on these funding recommendations, 56.4955.18 percent of the total available funds for both years combined will fund traditional projects and 33.5134.82 percent will fund non-traditional projects.

SANDAG previously administered the New Freedom Program under SAFETEA-LU, and is currently monitoring 4 active New Freedom projects. Under MAP-21, the New Freedom Program was folded into the Section 5310 Program. Projects once eligible under the New Freedom Program are now eligible projects

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under the Section 5310 Program. As New Freedom projects close out, it is likely there will be some remaining funds left unspent. SANDAG will not hold any future competition to distribute unspent New Freedom funds because the New Freedom Program no longer exists. Consistent with New Freedom guidance and to utilize all remaining funding available to the region, staff is recommending reallocating any unused New Freedom funds that become available as existing projects close out to eligible Section 5310 projects based on the project rankings in Attachment 3.

Senior Mini-Grant Program

Based on the TransNet revenue estimates as reported in Item 7 in this agenda, a total of $1,490,000 in funding is projected to be available in FY 2016 and $1,563,000 in FY 2017 for the Senior Mini-Grant Program. There also is a total of $259,322 in unused previous years’ Senior Mini-Grant funding available to be rolled over into the current cycle. After distributing the rollover funds between the FY 2016 and FY 2017 funding amounts, the total amount available for grant awards is $1,611,870 in FY 2016 and $1,700,452 in FY 2017.

A total of 17 applications were received for 20 eligible individual projects, requesting nearly $2 million in FY 2016 and more than $2.6 million in FY 2017. Projects submitted included a number of eligible activities ranging from senior shuttles, volunteer driver programs, and non-emergency medical transportation to mobility management, travel training and vehicle procurement. A description of each Senior Mini-Grant project submitted for funding for FY 2016 and FY 2017, as well as the preliminary scoring and ranking of each project are provided in Attachment 3. Based on the preliminary ranked project list in Attachment 3, the available funding would be sufficient to fully fund 14 of the 20 eligible projects and partially fund two additional projects.

At its meeting on January 14, 2015, the TransNet Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee confirmed that the recommended Senior Mini-Grant grant proposals are consistent with the TransNet Extension Ordinance and Senior Mini-Grant Program requirements.

Next Steps

The funding recommendations from the Transportation Committee will be presented to the Board of Directors for approval on February 27, 2015. If approved by the Board of Directors, the selected grantees will be sent a Notice of Award and projects will be included in the 2014 Regional Transportation Improvement Program at the earliest opportunity. It is anticipated that grant agreements will be issued in fall 2015.

CHARLES “MUGGS” STOLL Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning

Attachments: 1. Project Evaluation and Scoring Criteria 2. MTS Resolution 14-14 3. Project Descriptions, Evaluation, and Grant Requests Key Staff Contact: Audrey Porcella, (619) 699-1961, [email protected]

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FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2013 and 2014 Section 5310 Project Evaluation and Scoring Criteria

The following information and scoring criteria are used to score and rate project applications for Section 5310 funding.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria: Must answer Yes to each of the following five questions to be eligible.

1. Is the agency a local governmental agency, (private or public) operator of public transportation, nonprofit agency, or a tribal government?

2. In the applicant’s civil rights assurances, are adequate methods included for ensuring that the benefits of the project are distributed equitably amongst low-income and minority (LIM) and non-LIM population groups in its service area?

3. Will 80% of the served population consist of seniors (age 65 or older) or persons with disabilities?

4. Is the total grant request between $30,000 and $200,000 per year and is the total grant amount requested by the applying organization equal to or less than $500,000 per year?

5. Is your project derived from a Very High or High Priority strategy in the 2014 – 2018 Coordinated Plan?

: Very High

Develop or expand transit with little or no other transportation options (or replace services that have been cut in those areas) based on identified gaps in transportation services included in the Coordinated Plan; or

Develop or expand transportation solutions in areas with sufficient densities to support transit or coordinated services based on identified gaps in transportation services included in the Coordinated Plan.

: High

Increase inter-agency coordination efforts to maximize existing capacity and reduce program costs;

Provide door-to-door service (and door-through-door when necessary) for trips such as nonemergency medical transportation and grocery shopping in circumstances where paratransit is insufficient, inappropriate, or unavailable

Improve accessibility to encourage more seniors and/or individuals with disabilities to ride public transit

Increase work-based transit service hours of operation to assist non-traditional work schedules;

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Study the feasibility of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation using Medicaid/Medical funding

Improve first-mile, last-mile strategies to better connect to transit

SCORING CRITERIA: The information and scoring criteria below will be used to score and rate project applications for New Freedom funding.

Organization Application

A. Goals and Objectives (15 points)

Will the project serve the appropriate population? Does the proposal provide pertinent demographic data and/or maps? (5 points)

Will the proposed program increase or enhance the availability of transportation for seniors and/or disabled individuals? (5 points)

Will the program serve a low income or minority area? Does the applicant describe how it will communicate with persons with Limited English Proficiency? Have the Title VI Program documents that were to be turned in with the application provided? (5 points)

B. Coordination and Program Outreach (15 points)

Does the proposal describe how key stakeholders will remain involved and informed throughout the process? Did the applicant attach one or more letters from other agencies describing how they will be coordinating with the applicant in the provision of transportation services? (The CTSA and public transit operators proposing a fixed-route project are exempt from submitting letters) (5 points)

How comprehensive are the applicant’s proposed strategies for marketing the program and promoting public awareness (specifically including both low income and minority areas as well as populations with limited English proficiency)? (5 points)

To what extent does the project demonstrate coordination among various entities? (5 point maximum – 1 point per type of coordination)

: Shared use of vehicles

: Dispatching or scheduling

: Maintenance

: Back up transportation

: Staff training programs

: Joint procurement of services and supplies

: Active participation in local social service transportation planning process

: Coordination of client trips with other transportation agencies

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Project-Specific Application – Operating and Mobility Management Projects

C. Operational/Implementation Plan (15 points)

How thorough is the implementation plan? Does the proposal include project tasks, timelines, benchmarks, key milestones, key personnel, deliverables, and routes and schedules as applicable? Does the implementation plan and timeline seem feasible? (5 points)

Does this project relate to other services or facilities provided by the agency or firm? Does the operational plan correspond with the project goals/objectives? (5 points)

Is the scope of work thorough? Does the scope of work include all commitments made in other section of the proposal? Is the scope of work within the capacity of the applicant to accomplish? (5 points)

D. Program Effectiveness and Performance Indicators (20 points)

Is the proposed cost per trip reasonable given the service being provided? (5 points)

Does the proposal describe efforts to ensure the project’s cost-effectiveness (and other measurable units of service)? (5 points)

Does the proposal provide measurable performance indicators to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed project in meeting the identified goals? (5 points)

Does the applicant describe methodologies and procedures for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the project or service, and steps to be taken if original goals are not achieved? (5 points)

E. Sustainability (10 points)

Has the applicant thoroughly pursued other sources of funding for this project? (5 points)

Does the applicant demonstrate a long-term commitment to the project to continue the effort beyond the availability of the requested grant resources? Is this applicant financially capable of sustaining operations after the initial grant funding is expended? (5 points)

F. Innovation (10 points)

Is the proposed project an innovative solution to addressing the need, and could the innovations be applied to other services in the region? (5 points)

Are there elements of the project that are environmental sustainable (including the use of alternative fuels and clean air vehicles) and/or are there provisions that ensure the equitable distribution of services? (5 points)

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G. Project Budget (15 points)

Was a clearly defined budget submitted for the proposed project? (5 points)

Does the project appear to be feasible as described? (5 points)

Is the source of local share stable? (5 points)

Project-Specific Application – Capital Projects

H. Operational/Implementation Plan (15 points)

How thorough is the applicant’s description of the project’s service parameters? (10 points maximum – 2 points per components addressed)

: Type of service provided (i.e. fixed route, demand response, etc.)

: Dispatching and scheduling procedures

: Preventative and routine maintenance

: Driver training

: How the implementation of this project corresponds with the program’s goals/objectives

Is the scope of work thorough? Does the scope of work include all commitments made in other section of the proposal? Is the scope of work within the capacity of the applicant to accomplish? (5 points)

I. Program Effectiveness and Performance Indicators (20 points)

What is the proposed service hours per week to be provided with the requested vehicle(s)?

Over 35 hours per week = 5 31 to 34 = 4 27 to 30 = 3 23 to 26 = 2 20 to 22 = 1

0 to 19 hours per week = 0

What is the proposed seat utilization for the requested vehicle?

Equal to or greater than 70% = 5 60% <x <70%=4 50% <x< 60%=3 40% <x< 50%=2 30% <x< 40%=1

Less than 30% = 0

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Is the program’s cost per trip reasonable given the service being provided? (5 points)


J. Sustainability (10 points)

Has the applicant thoroughly pursued other sources of funding for this project? (5 points)

Does the applicant demonstrate a long-term commitment to the project? Is this applicant financially capable of sustaining operations for the vehicle(s) requested? (5 points)

K. Innovation (10 points)


Are there elements of the project that are environmental sustainable (including the use of alternative fuels and clean air vehicles) and/or are there provisions that ensure the equitable distribution of services? (5 points)

L. Project Budget (15 points)




Total Application

M. Past Performance (-10% to +2 % adjustment to total score)

If the applicant has held a JARC, New Freedom, or Senior Mini-Grant award from SANDAG in the past three years their performance in operating and managing the most recent 12-month period of those grants will be used to determine if an adjustment to the total score is appropriate. No adjustments will be made for applicants who have not had an active grant in the past three years.

The following four indicators will be used to determine the past performance adjustment. The data used for the first two indicators will be compared to the original proposals submitted, while the last two will be based on ongoing project evaluations and onsite assessment visits. Each category will receive a score ranging from -2.5% to +.5%. For those applicants with more than one existing grant, an average of the performance criteria scores will be used.

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1. Cost per unit of service delivered (A unit can be one-way passenger trips, web hits, or referrals, etc.)

• 10 % or more under proposed cost per unit (+.5%) • +/- 10% of proposed cost per unit (0%) • 10 – 15 % or more over proposed cost per unit (-.5%) • 15 – 20% or more over proposed cost per unit (-1.0%) • 20 – 25% or more over proposed cost per unit (-1.5%) • 25 – 30% or more over proposed cost per unit (-2.0%) • 30% or more over proposed cost per unit (-2.5%)

2. Number of units of service delivered

• 10 % or more over proposed number of units of service (+.5%) • Within 10% more or less of proposed number of units of service (0%) • 10 – 15 % or more under proposed number of units of service (-.5%) • 15 – 20% or more under proposed number of units of service (-1.0%) • 20 – 25% or more under proposed number of units of service (-1.5%) • 25 – 30% or more under proposed number of units of service (-2.0%) • 30% or more under proposed number of units of service (-2.5%)

3. Project Management – How well did the grantee manage their project? (-2.5% to +.5 %)

Project Management will be evaluated based on SANDAG’s observations of the grantees operation and management including, but not limited to, the following:

• Budget management • Administration costs • Coordination • Service area adherence • Project schedule • Invoice and report quality and consistency

4. Service Quality – Did the grantee provide a quality service? (-2.5% to +.5 %)

Service Quality will be based on written evaluations prepared by SANDAG during onsite visits to the grantee including, but not limited to, the following:

• Customer Satisfaction • Safety • Training • Outreach • Quality Control Measures

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Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017 Senior Mini-Grant Project Evaluation and Scoring Criteria

The following information and scoring criteria are used to score and rate project applications for Senior Mini-Grant funding.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria: Must answer Yes to each of the following five questions to be eligible.

1. Is the agency a local governmental agency, (private or public) operator of public transportation, nonprofit agency, or a tribal government?

2. In the applicant’s civil rights assurances, are adequate methods included for ensuring that the benefits of the project are distributed equitably amongst low-income and minority (LIM) and non-LIM population groups in its service area?

3. Will 80% of the riders be seniors (age 60 and older)?

4. Is the total grant request per project between $30,000 and $200,000 per year and is the total grant amount requested by the applying agency equal to or less than $500,000 per year?

5. Is the project derived from a Very High or High Priority strategy in the 2014 – 2018 Coordinated Plan?

: Very High

Develop or expand transit in areas with little or no other transportation options (or replace services that have been cut in those areas, such as transit or school bus transportation) based on identified gaps in transportation services included in the Coordinated Plan; or

Develop or expand transportation solutions in areas with sufficient densities to support transit or coordinated services based on identified gaps in transportation services included in the Coordinated Plan.

: High

Increase inter-agency coordination efforts to maximize existing capacity and reduce program costs;

Improve accessibility to encourage more senior individuals to ride public transit;

Provide door-to-door service (and door-through-door when necessary) for trips such as non-emergency medical transportation and grocery shopping in circumstances where paratransit is insufficient, inappropriate, or unavailable;

Study the feasibility of nonemergency medical transportation using Medicaid/Medical funding; or

Improve first-mile, last-mile strategies to better connect to transit.

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SCORING CRITERIA: The information and scoring criteria below will be used to score and rate project applications for Senior Mini-Grant funding.

ORGANIZATION APPLICATION

A. Goals and Objectives (15 points)

Will the project serve the appropriate population? Does the proposal provide pertinent demographic data and/or maps? (5 points)

Will the proposed program increase or enhance the availability of transportation for seniors? (5 points)

To what extent is the proposed project consistent with the goals and objectives of the Senior Mini-Grant program? (5 points)

B. Coordination and Program Outreach (15 points)

Does the proposal describe how key stakeholders will remain involved and informed throughout the process? Did the applicant attach one or more letters from other agencies describing how they will be coordinating with the applicant in the provision of transportation services? (The CTSA and public transit operators proposing a fixed-route project are exempt from submitting letters)(5 points)

How comprehensive are the applicant’s proposed strategies for marketing the project and promoting public awareness in both low income and minority areas as well as populations with limited English proficiency? (5 points)

To what extent does the project demonstrate coordination among various entities? (5 point maximum – 1 point per type of coordination)

Shared use of vehicles

Dispatching or scheduling

Maintenance

Back up transportation

Staff training programs

Joint procurement of services and supplies

Active participation in local social service transportation planning process

Coordination of client trips with other transportation agencies

PROJECT-SPECIFIC APPLICATION

C. Operational/Implementation Plan (15 points)

How thorough is the implementation plan? Does the proposal include project tasks, timelines, benchmarks, key milestones, key personnel, deliverables, and routes and schedules as applicable? Does the implementation plan and timeline seem feasible? (5 points)

Does this project relate to other services or facilities provided by the agency or firm? Does the operational plan correspond with the project goals/objectives? (5 points)

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Does the scope of work match the level of service as described in the project proposal? Is the scope of work within the capacity of the applicant to accomplish? (5 points)

D. Program Effectiveness (10 points)


Is the proposed cost per trip reasonable given the service being provided? (5 points)

E. Operational Sustainability (5 points)

Does the applicant demonstrate a long-term commitment to the project to continue the effort beyond the availability of the requested grant resources? Is this applicant financially capable of sustaining operations after the initial grant funding is expended? (5 points)

F. Innovation (10 points)


Are there elements of the project that are environmentally sustainable (including the use of alternative fuels and clean air vehicles)? Does the project include provisions that ensure the equitable distribution of services? (5 points)

G. Project Budget (15 points)




H. Performance Indicators (5 points each; maximum 15 points)

Cost Efficiency Indicator – Operating Cost in Dollars per Vehicle Service Hour

# of Years in Service Points Proposed/1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4+ year

0 >70 >65 >60 >55 1 65<x≤70 60<x≤65 55<x≤55 50<x≤55 3 60<x≤65 55<x≤60 50<x≤55 45<x≤50 5 ≤60 ≤55 ≤50 ≤45

Cost Effectiveness Indicator – Operating Cost in Dollars per Passenger


0 >32 >29 >26 >23 1 29<x≤32 26<x≤29 23<x≤26 20<x≤23 3 26<x≤29 23<x≤26 20<x≤23 17<x≤20 5 ≤26 ≤23 ≤20 ≤17

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Service Effectiveness Indicator – Passenger Utilization in Percentages


0 <15 <20 <35 <30 1 15≤x<25 20≤x<30 25≤x<35 30≤x<40 3 25≤x<35 30≤x<40 35≤x<45 40≤x<50 5 ≥35 ≥40 ≥45 ≥50

I. Past Performance (-10% to +2 % adjustment to total score)

If the applicant has held a JARC, New Freedom or Senior Mini-Grant award from SANDAG in the past three years their performance in operating and managing the most recent 12 month period of those grants will be used to determine if an adjustment to the total score is appropriate. No adjustments will be made for applicants who have not had an active grant in the past three years.

The following four indicators will be used to determine the past performance adjustment. The data used for the first two indicators will be compared to the original proposals submitted, while the last two will be based on ongoing project evaluations and onsite assessment visits. Each category will receive a score ranging from -2.5% to +.5%. For those applicants with more than one existing grant, an average of the performance criteria scores will be used.

5. Cost per unit of service delivered (A unit can be one-way passenger trips, web hits, or referrals, etc)

• 10 % or more under proposed cost per unit (+.5%) • +/- 10% of proposed cost per unit (0%) • 10 – 15 % or more over proposed cost per unit (-.5%) • 15 – 20% or more over proposed cost per unit (-1.0%) • 20 – 25% or more over proposed cost per unit (-1.5%) • 25 – 30% or more over proposed cost per unit (-2.0%) • 30% or more over proposed cost per unit (-2.5%)

6. Number of units of service delivered

• 10 % or more over proposed number of units of service (+.5%) • Within 10% more or less of proposed number of units of service (0%) • 10 – 15 % or more under proposed number of units of service (-.5%) • 15 – 20% or more under proposed number of units of service (-1.0%) • 20 – 25% or more under proposed number of units of service (-1.5%) • 25 – 30% or more under proposed number of units of service (-2.0%) • 30% or more under proposed number of units of service (-2.5%)

7. Project Management – How well did the grantee manage their project? (-2.5% to +.5 %)

Project Management will be evaluated based on SANDAG’s observations of the grantees operation and management including, but not limited to, the following:

• Budget management • Administration costs • Coordination • Service area adherence

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• Project schedule • Invoice and report quality and consistency

8. Service Quality – Did the grantee provide a quality service? (-2.5% to +.5 %)

Service Quality will be based on written evaluations prepared by SANDAG during onsite visits to the grantee including, but not limited to, the following:

• Customer Satisfaction • Safety • Training • Outreach • Quality Control Measures

MTS's application for Federal Transit Administration Section 5310 funds

WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) established a capital grant program, asset forth in Section 5310 of Title 49 of the United States Code, for meeting the transportation needs ofseniors and individuals with disabilities ("FTA Section 5310");

WHEREAS, FTA Section 5310 funds are being awarded by the San Diego Association ofGovernments (SANDAG), through a competitive application process; and

WHEREAS, FTA Section 5310 provides that funds may be apportioned to a local governmentalauthority to provide transportation services if there are no private, nonprofit organizations readilyavailable in the area to provide the proposed services; and

WHEREAS, SANDAG requires that any localgovernmental authority applying for FTA Section5310 funding must provide proof that there are no private, nonprofit organizations readily available inthe area to provide the same proposed services by doing the following: 1) holding a public hearingcertifying that no private, nonprofit organizations are readily available; 2) providing sufficient notice ofsuch public hearing; 3) providing private, nonprofit, transportation providers with individual notice of thepublic hearing; and 4) passing a resolution certifying that there are no private, nonprofit organizationsreadily available to provide the same complementary paratransit within MTS's service area ; and

WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on December 11, 2014 to certify that there are noprivate, nonprofit organization readily available to provide the same complementary paratransit servicewithin MTS's service area; and

WHEREAS, prior notice of the date, time and specific purpose of said public hearing waspublished by MTS in a newspaper of general circulation on November 10, 2014, at least 30 days priorto the date of the public hearing; and

WHEREAS, prior notice of the date, time and specific purpose of said public hearing was sentindividually to twenty-one private, nonprofit, transportation providers in San Diego County on November10, 2014, at least 30 days prior to the date of the public hearing; and

WHEREAS, no comments or testimony has been received to demonstrate there are any private,nonprofit organizations readily available to provide the same complementary paratransit service withinMTS's service area; and

NOW THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED by the San DiegoMetropolitan Transit System Board of Directors that San Diego Metropolitan Transit System hasdetermined that no private, nonprofit organization is readily available to provide the samecomplementary paratransit service in MTS's service area as proposed in MTS's application for FTASection 5310 FFY 2013 and FFY 2014 federalfunds.

SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM


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Section Avg. Score Max. Score

Goals and Objectives 14.50 15Coordination and Program

Outreach 13.75 15

Operational/ Implementation Plan 14.50 15

Program Effectiveness 9.25 10Operational Sustainability 4.25 5

Innovation 9.00 10Project Budget 13.75 15

Performance Indicators 15.00 15Performance Adjustment N/A +2% -> -10%


Outreach 14.50 15




Performance Indicators 11.00 15Performance Adjustment 1.0% +2% -> -10%


Outreach 14.50 15






Outreach 14.50 15





$146,886

$151,293

$139,063

$143,235

$142,919

$147,205

FY

FY16

FY17

FY16

FY17

FY17

FY16

FY17

1

$40,022

$47,978 $47,978

$40,022

$147,205

$139,063

$143,235

$142,919

4 4Jewish Family Services - On the Go: Eastern San

Diego

On the Go: Eastern San Diego (OTG ESD) provides seniors residing in the eastern San Diego region (La Mesa, Spring Valley, Mid-City, Grantville, Allied Gardens, Mira Mesa, Tierrasanta, and San Carlos) with specialized transportation through its Rides and Smiles volunteer driver program and Shuttles services. Operating funds have been requested.

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20% 16

FY16

9

3 2Jewish Family Services - On the Go: North County

Inland 20%

On the Go: North County Inland (OTG NCI) provides seniors residing in the North County Inland region (Miramar, Scripps Ranch, Poway, Rancho Penasquitos, and Rancho Bernardo) with specialized transportation through its Rides and Smiles volunteer driver program and Shuttles services. The project will expand the OTG NCI service area to include Escondido. Operating funds have been requested.

20%

$146,886

$151,293

4

Total Rank*

Section Average Scores

2 2Jewish Family Services - On the Go: Northern San

Diego

20%

On the Go : Northern San Diego (OTG NSD) provides seniors residing in Clairemont, University City, La Jolla, Carmel Valley, and Del Mar with specialized transportation through its Rides and Smiles volunteer driver program and Shuttles services. The project will expand the OTG NSD service area to include Pacific Beach and Bay Park. Operating funds have been requested.

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City of Coronado - Coronado Seniors Out and About Volunteer

Driver Program

Recommended Grant $

The Coronado Seniors Out and About program will provide transportation services to seniors that reside in the City of Coronado. The services will include a volunteer driver program that will allow seniors to schedule a ride to help them access destinations such as programs at the newly remodeled Coronado Senior Center (scheduled to open in Fall of 2016), the Coronado Community Center, groceries, medical appointments, and more. Operating funds have been requested.

Requested Grant $

Req'd Match

SENIOR MINI-GRANT PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS, EVALUATION, AND GRANT REQUESTSSenior Mini-Grant Project Descriptions and Rankings

Line ID Final Rank Project Project Description

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Section Avg. Score Max. ScoreFY Total

Rank*Section Average ScoresRecommended

Grant $Requested

Grant $Req'd Match

Senior Mini-Grant Project Descriptions and Rankings



Outreach 12.00 15





%Goals and Objectives 13.75 15Coordination and Program

Outreach 12.25 15




Performance Indicators 13.00 15Performance Adjustment -2.0% +2% -> -10%

29%Goals and Objectives 14.25 15Coordination and Program

Outreach 13.25 15






Outreach 14.00 15





$87,865 $87,865

$30,000 $30,000

$93,318

$200,000

$30,000

FY16

FY17

FY16The Vehicle Fleet Expansion project seeks to increase FACT's ability to provide a demand-response, curb-to-curb, door-to-door, or door-through-door transportation service for seniors and persons with disabilities in San Diego County. Capital funds have been requested to support the purchase of up to seven accessible mini-vans.

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FY16

FY17

$200,000

$30,000

FY17

$200,000 $200,000

31

8 7

Full Access and Coordinated

Transportation (FACT) - Vehicle Fleet Expansion

80%

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7 7 City of La Mesa - Rides4Neighbors 20%

Rides4Neighbors provides transportation by volunteer drivers using their own vehicles to meet the essential needs of eligible seniors and/or disabled adults throughout East County. Rides4Neighbors also includes taxicab vouchers, accessible vans, a shuttle program, taxi script discounts, and an annual Senior Expo, which provides transportation resources and education for seniors. Operating funds have been requested.

Seniors A Go Go provides seniors residing within San Diego County with door-through-door services to non-emergency medical appointments, grocery shopping, social visits, classes, and other essential errands and appointments. Operating funds have been requested.

20%

$93,318

FY16

FY17

$48,000 $48,000

$52,000

The Out and About Peninsula program will continue to provide cost-effective supplemental transportation for seniors living in the Peninsula communities (Point Loma, Ocean Beach, Midway/Sports Arena). Transportation options include volunteer/escort service and door-through-door shopping van shuttle service. Operating funds have been requested.

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6 6 ElderHelp - Seniors A Go Go

5 5 Peninsula Shepherd - Out and About Peninsula 20%

$52,000

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Grant $Requested

Grant $Req'd Match



%Goals and Objectives 12.25 15Coordination and Program

Outreach 13.00 15






Outreach 12.50 15






Outreach 13.75 15






Outreach 13.80 15





$200,000 $200,000

$200,000 $200,000

$0

$198,535

$195,952 $195,952

$200,000 $200,000

$198,535

$0 $0FY16

FY17

FY17

FY16

FY17

FY17

FY16

20% 41

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12 12FACT - Medical and

Dialysis Transportation for Seniors & Disabled

The Medical and Dialysis Transportation for Seniors & Disabled project will subsidize the costs of medical trips provided through RideFACT. RideFACT, a dial-a‐ride service for seniors and persons with disabilities, is available for travel in all 18 cities in San Diego County. RideFACT is a safety net travel option, available to senior and disabled clients who do not have any other transportation options. Operating funds have been requested.

20%

The proposed project will provide seniors with the following transportation options: curb-to-curb taxi script subsidies, door-to-door shuttle services, and door-through-door volunteer driver services. The program is available for seniors that no longer drive a personal vehicle. Operating funds have been requested.

FY16

20%

$106,171 $106,171

$0

11 11City of Oceanside -

Solutions for Seniors on the Go

Out & About Vista provides senior residents in the Vista community with transportation through it's three-part program: a Senior Shuttle Service (which provides door-to-door bus service), a volunteer driver mileage reimbursement component (which utilizes volunteers in the community to provide transportation in privately owned vehicles), and a discounted taxi scrip component filling the service gaps. Operating funds have been requested.

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10 10 City of Vista - Out & About Vista 37

9 9 Travelers Aid Society of San Diego - SenioRide 20%

The SenioRide program will continue to provide mobility options for low and fixed income seniors throughout San Diego. SenioRide offers a selection of transportation options that consists of taxicab vouchers, door-to-door service reimbursement, and a volunteer driver program. Operating funds have been requested.

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Grant $Requested

Grant $Req'd Match




Outreach 11.50 15






Outreach 9.75 15






Outreach 14.00 15





$0 $0

$35,000 $35,000FY16

FY17

FY16

FY17

FY16

FY17

5920%

The Administration of Medical and Dialysis Transportation for Seniors & Disabled project will support administrative expenses for providing the transportation solutions call center, operating RideFACT, managing FACT's Transportation Brokerage, and improving coordination and planning with stakeholders. Operating funds have been requested. $200,000 $85,151

$200,000 $200,000

20% 58

15 15

FACT - Administration of Medical and Dialysis Transportation for Seniors & Disabled

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14 14City of San Marcos -

On the Move Transportation Program

The On the Move senior transportation program provides free, accessible, and flexible transportation throughout the San Marcos community through a senior taxi voucher program. This project will allow the City of San Marcos to increase the number of taxi vouchers distributed to seniors on a monthly basis and enhance the availability of transportation for seniors. Operating funds have been requested.

20%

Headquartered in Campo, the volunteer driver program assists seniors and individuals with disabilities in accessing vital services and resources, including medical appointments, shopping, and transportation to other social service organizations throughout the County. Operating funds have been requested.

$52,815 $52,815

$53,522 $53,522

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Mountain Health & Community Services -

Volunteer Driver Program for Senior &

Disabled Mountain Empire Residents

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Grant $Requested

Grant $Req'd Match




Outreach 9.00 15





Funded Project Subtotals: $3,525,627 $3,312,322

Section Avg. Score Max. Score Total Rank*


Outreach 10.75 15






Outreach 13.25 15






Outreach 10.60 15





$0 $0

$144,648 $200,000

FY16 $0

$98,456 $0

$34,781 $0

$51,046 $0

FY17

FY

FY16

FY16

20%

7020%

$0

$180,000

$180,000

70

19 18Alpha Project for the Homeless - Senior

Transportation Program

The Senior Transportation Program provides free, reliable shuttle services and rides scheduled on an as-needed basis for seniors in the North County and in high-need areas in San Diego. The program serves the transportation needs of seniors who would otherwise have no access to transportation to support their independence through community-based services. Operating funds have been requested.

FY16

FY17

68

18 18

Friends of Adult Day Health Care Centers

(FADHCC) - TransMed for Seniors

The TransMed for Seniors program provides door-to-door and door-through-door non-emergency transportation to seniors who live in the north inland part of San Diego County and Ramona. FADHCC coordinates with the Poway Adult Day Health Care Center (PADHCC) to leverage resources and provide transportation to seniors enrolled in the PADHCC as well as seniors in the area that require specialized transportation. Operating funds have been requested.

20%17 17

BAME Renaissance Community Development

Corporation - Community Connection

Transportation

The Community Connection Transportation (CommConnect) program provides transportation for seniors, veterans, low-income, and disabled residents in the greater Logan Heights area. The program is designed to fill transportation service gaps to allow for those in the service area to travel to events, medical appointments, and other life-enhancing destinations. Operating funds have been requested. FY17

Req'd Match

Section Average Scores Requested Grant $

Recommended Grant $Rank Rank Sponsor Project Description

20% 59

Projects Not Recommended For Funding

FY17

$85,392 $85,392

16 15ITN Greater San Diego -

Expanding to South County

The Expanding to South County project will provide individualized transportation services to South County, a region not currently served by the ITN (Independent Transportation Network) model. ITN Greater San Diego, the successor of ITN San Diego, utilizes volunteer drivers to provide door-through-door and arm-through-arm transportation to seniors residing in San Diego County . Operating funds have been requested.

22



Grant $Requested

Grant $Req'd Match




Outreach 7.75 15





Unfunded Projects Subtotals: $754,865 $0

Note: Note:

$82,195 $0

FY17 $82,195 $0

FY16

80

* - The projects are ranked based on the “Total Rank”. The total rank is calculated by using each evaluator’s scores to determine their individual rankings for the project. For an individual evaluator, the project they score the highest would get one point towards the total rank from that evaluator. The second highest score that evaluator gave would get two points, and so on. The different evaluator’s rankings are then added up for each project. The project with the lowest total rank score ranks the highest overall.

20%20 20Sunrise Church of Christ

of South Bay - We Get Around!

The We Get Around! program teaches older adults (aged 60+) and individuals with disabilities to travel independently and safely on MTS fixed-route services. The program provides weekly group travel training classes and refresher courses that utilizes curriculum designed specifically for older learners, Operating funds have been requested.

23



Outreach 14.50 15




Performance Adjustment 1.0% +2% -> -10%


Outreach 14.50 15






Outreach 14.50 15


Program Effectiveness 18.75 20

Operational Sustainability 9.25 10




Outreach 14.50 15






$34,890

$0

FY13 $92,708 $92,708

$0

FY13 $34,890 $34,890

FY14

Total Rank*

FY13

FY14

$34,890

$0

FY14 $95,491 $95,491

FY

$97,992$97,922

FY14 $100,863 $100,863

FY13 $97,992$97,922

Jewish Family Services -

On the Go: North County Inland

Non-Traditional

Jewish Family Services -

On the Go: Northern San Diego

Non-Traditional

59

59

On the Go: North County Inland (OTG NCI) provides seniors residing in the North County Inland region (Miramar, Scripps Ranch, Poway, Rancho Penasquitos, and Rancho Bernardo) with specialized transportation through its Rides and Smiles volunteer driver program and Shuttles services. The project will expand the OTG NCI service area to include Escondido. Operating funds have been requested.

On the Go : Northern San Diego (OTG NSD) provides seniors residing in Clairemont, University City, La Jolla, Carmel Valley, and Del Mar with specialized transportation through its Rides and Smiles volunteer driver program and Shuttles services. The project will expand the OTG NSD service area to include Pacific Beach and Bay Park. Operating funds have been requested.

26

3 50%

50%

1

Jewish Family Services operates On the Go (OTG): Transportation Solutions for Older Adults, which provides a variety of transit options and supportive services that assist older adults. The OTG Shuttles program provides seniors with transportation to grocery stores, community activities, and medical appointments to help reduce isolation and improve their overall quality of life. Capital funds have been requested for vehicle procurement.

Jewish Family Services - On the GoMinivan #2

Traditional

20% 26

$0

1

Jewish Family Services operates On the Go (OTG): Transportation Solutions for Older Adults, which provides a variety of transit options and supportive services that assist older adults. The OTG Shuttles program provides seniors with transportation to grocery stores, community activities, and medical appointments to help reduce isolation and improve their overall quality of life. Capital funds have been requested for vehicle procurement.

Jewish Family Services - On the GoMinivan #1

Traditional

Section Average Scores

20%

SECTION 5310 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS, EVALUATION, AND GRANT REQUESTSSection 5310 Project Descriptions and Rankings

Final Rank Project Project Description Requested

Grant $Req'd Match

Recommended Grant $

3

2

1

Line ID

34

24

Section Avg. Score Max. ScoreTotal Rank*FY

Section Average ScoresSection 5310 Project Descriptions and Rankings


Grant $Req'd Match

Recommended Grant $Line ID


Outreach 14.50 15





Performance Adjustment 1.0% +2% -> -10%29%Goals and Objectives 13.88 15

Coordination and Program Outreach 13.38 15







Outreach 13.38 15





Performance Adjustment 1.5% +2% -> -10%%Goals and Objectives 13.88 15







FY13 $95,279 $95,279Jewish Family

Services - On the Go:

Eastern San Diego

Non-Traditional

$98,139

$0

FY13 $30,000$40,000

$30,000$40,000

FY14

$0

$30,000$40,000

$30,000$40,000

FACT- Vehicle Fleet Expansion Minivan #3

FACT-Vehicle Fleet Expansion Minivan #2

Traditional

$98,139

FY14 $0

Traditional

FY13 $30,000$40,000

FY14 $0

FY13

678 20%

67

67

The Vehicle Fleet Expansion project will support the purchasing of accessible vehicles for FACT to provide demand-response, curb-to-curb transportation service for non-emergency medical appointments. FACT will lease grant-funded vehicles to third-party contractors at no cost in return for the contractors providing free medical trips for FACT. Capital funds have been requested.

6


Full Access and Coordinated

Transportation (FACT)-Vehicle Fleet

Expansion Minivan #1

Traditional

5950%

$30,000$40,000

20%

On the Go : Eastern San Diego (OTG ESD) provides seniors residing in the eastern San Diego region (La Mesa, Spring Valley, Mid-City, Grantville, Allied Gardens, Mira Mesa, Tierrasanta, and San Carlos) with specialized transportation through its Rides and Smiles volunteer driver program and Shuttles services. Operating funds have been requested.

20%

6

6

FY14 $0

5


6

$0

7

3

25




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 13.38 15







Outreach 13.38 15







Outreach 13.38 15





Performance Adjustment 1.5% +2% -> -10%Goals and Objectives 13.88 15








Traditional


Traditional

FACT - Vehicle Fleet Expansion Minivan #5

Traditional

$30,000

$0 $0

FY14

FY13

FY13

$0

$30,000 $30,000FY14

$0

FY14

FY13 $0 $0

FY14 $30,000

FY13

$0

$30,000 $30,000

$0

$30,000 $30,000

FACT-Vehicle Fleet Expansion Minivan #7

Traditional

6


12

20%

20%

6


67

6


6


20% 67

67

67

20%

11

10

9

26




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 13.50 15





Performance Adjustment -3.0% +2% -> -10%Goals and Objectives 14.50 15


















Performance Adjustment -2.0% +2% -> -10%

Traditional

St. Madeleine Sophie's Center-

Large Bus #2

Traditional

FACT - Medical and Dialysis

Transportation for Seniors & Disabled

Traditional

$0

$200,000$180,000

$40,860

$0

$40,860

$0

$31,600

FY13 $40,860

FY14

$200,000$180,000

St. Madeleine Sophie's Center

(SMSC) - Large Bus #1

Non-Traditional

$200,000$180,000

San Ysidro Health Center (SYHC) - Transportation

Operations Program Healthy Steps (TOP-

HS): Minivan #1

FY14 $200,000$180,000

FY13 $40,860

$0

FY13

FY13 $31,600

FY14 $0 $0

9016

TOP-HS is designed to provide demand-response transportation services for registered SYHC patients. Services are provided using in-house resources. The grant request is to expand their existing fleet of four vehicles. Capital funds have been requested.

20%

50% 8515

The Medical and Dialysis Transportation for Seniors & Disabled project will subsidize the costs of non-emergency medical trips. RideFACT, a transportation service for seniors and persons with disabilities, is available in all 18 cities in San Diego County. RideFACT is a safety-net travel option available for those who do not have any other options. Operating funds have been requested.

7920%

13

SMSC provides transportation to adults with developmental disabilities (ages 22 - 70+) to vocational training and paid work. SMSC is seeking paratransit vehicles to support an expansion of services to their growing enrollment. Capital funds have been requested.

13 79

16

15

13

SMSC provides transportation to adults with developmental disabilities (ages 22 - 70+) to vocational training and paid work. SMSC is seeking paratransit vehicles to support an expansion of services to their growing enrollment. Capital funds have been requested. FY14

14

20%

27




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 13.50 15











Performance Adjustment N/A +2% -> -10%Goals and Objectives 13.50 15












Performance Adjustment N/A +2% -> -10%

$31,600

HGH -Community Integration and

Mobilization Program: Large Bus #1

FY13

SYHC - TOP-HS: Minivan #2

Traditional

FY14

Home of Guiding Hands (HGH)-

Community Integration and

Mobilization Program: GPS, Software, and

Radios

Traditional

$0

$28,000$28,800

$0

$0

$56,000

Traditional



FY14 $56,000 $56,000

$0

FY14 $56,000

FY13 $0

9320%

93

18

HGH's transportation program provides safe, reliable transportation to approximately 300 medically fragile persons with developmental disabilities to/from adult day centers; schools; recreational, social, and religious events; and non-emergency medical appointments. HGH requests funds to expand their vehicle fleet. Capital funds have been requested.

Traditional

20%

18

HGH's transportation program provides safe, reliable transportation to approximately 300 medically fragile persons with developmental disabilities to/from adult day centers; schools; recreational, social, and religious events; and non-emergency medical appointments. HGH requests funds for GPS technology, software, and radios to support the expansion of their vehicle fleet. Capital funds have been requested.

$28,000$28,800

FY14 $0

FY13

18


90

9320%

16

TOP-HS is designed to provide demand-response transportation services for registered SYHC patients. Services are provided using in-house resources. The grant request is to expand their existing fleet of four vehicles. Capital funds have been requested.

20%

$31,600

FY13 $0

$0

17

20

19

18

28




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 12.50 15
























18


18


FY13

$40,000

93

$40,000

$0

20%

93

93

Traditional

18


FY13 $56,000$56,000

20%

20%

$0

$0

18


20%

$0

FY14

93

FY14

FY14 $0



Traditional

$40,000 $40,000HGH -Community Integration and

Mobilization Program: Minivan #1

Traditional

FY13 $40,000 $40,000

$0

$0

24

23



FY13HGH -Community Integration and


$0

FY14

22

Traditional

21

29




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 12.50 15

























$0

FY14

$0

20%

93

18


9320%

93

18


20%

FY13

18

$0

$40,000

20%

FY14 $40,000

$0

$40,000

$0

$28,000

FY13 $0

FY13

12628

This project will help to support FACT's staff and administrative expenses for providing the transportation call center, management of the Transportation Brokerage, and operating non-emergency medical and dialysis transportation for seniors and disabled clients. FACT provides these services to benefit seniors and individuals with disabilities in San Diego County. Mobility Management funds have been requested.

$28,000

Traditional

$40,000

$200,000



Traditional

FY14

$200,000 $200,000

Traditional

26

25

$200,000

FY14

FY13FACT - Administration of Medical and

Dialysis Transportation for Seniors & Disabled





Traditional

28

27

30




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 13.13 15






Outreach 12.50 15


















FY13

Non-Traditional

$75,000

20%

FY13HGH's transportation program provides safe, reliable transportation to approximately 300 medically fragile persons with developmental disabilities to/from adult day centers; schools; recreational, social, and religious events; and non-emergency medical appointments. HGH requests funds to expand their vehicle fleet. Capital funds have been requested.

131

20%

20% 137

137

137


$56,000

FY13

50%29

30

FY13

FY14

City of La Mesa- Rides4Neighbors



$56,000

30


$56,000

Traditional

$56,000

$0

$0

$56,000

FY14 $0

$0

$75,000

FY14 $75,000 $75,000

$56,000

$0

FY14

$0

Rides4Neighbors provides transportation by volunteer drivers using their own vehicles to meet the essential needs of eligible seniors and/or disabled adults throughout East County. Rides4Neighbors also includes taxicab vouchers, accessible vans, a shuttle program, taxi script discounts, and an annual Senior Expo, which provides transportation resources and education for seniors. Operating funds have been requested.

30





Traditional

Traditional

31

30

29

32

31




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 12.50 15













Outreach 12.50 15







Outreach 13.50 15





FY13




$191,927

$191,927FY14

Non-Traditional

St. Madeleine Sophie's Center -

Mileage Reimbursement


20% 137

FY13

36

$191,927

$160,738$180,738

142

20%

50%

137

$56,000FY14

137

30



$0

30 20%


FY13

Traditional

30



Traditional

Traditional

This project seeks to support SMSC's transportation program through mileage reimbursement funds. The program provides adults with developmental disabilities with transportation to SMSC's vocational training centers and paid work. Operating funds have been requested. This project is the lowest scoring non-traditional project. To comply with FTA requirements to give priority to traditional projects, a partial award is recommended for the second year of funding.

$56,000

$56,000

$0

$56,000

$56,000

FY14 $0 $0

FY14

FY13 $0 $0

$56,000

34

33

36

35

32




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 12.75 15






Outreach 12.50 15







Outreach 12.50 15







Outreach 12.50 15






$41,666



Traditional



FY13Sharp Healthcare

Foundation - Healthcare Patient

Transportation Services:

Large Bus #1

Traditional

$56,000 $56,000

20%

$0

FY14 $0

163

FY13

38


$56,000

FY13

FY13

FY14

38


$56,000

$0

38


Traditional

37

Sharp Health Care has a system level Patient Transportation Services Department which provides patients with free non-emergency rides for out-patient and medical appointments. All clients that are served are either seniors, those with disabilities, or those with a mental illness. The service is door-to-door and aided by volunteer drivers. Capital funds have been requested for vehicle procurement.

16320%

163

153

20%

$0

$56,000

$41,666

$0

$0

40

$0

FY14

Traditional



20%

$0

$56,000

FY14

38

37

39

33




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 12.50 15







Outreach 12.75 15






Outreach 12.75 15






Outreach 12.75 15






Outreach 12.75 15





FY14 $0 $0

FY14 $0

Traditional

Traditional

Sharp Healthcare Foundation -

Healthcare Patient Transportation

Services:Minivan #4



$32,152

$0

FY13

$0 $0

FY13

FY13 $32,152

FY14

20%

$0

FY14

$0

$32,152

42




Services:Minivan #3

Traditional

165

16520%

42


$0

$24,378$13,648

$0

$32,152

165



Services:Minivan #2

$32,152

43

42

20%



Services:Minivan #1

20%

$32,152

FY13 $32,152

165

42


38



20% 163

FY13

42

Traditional

$56,000 $56,000

FY14

Traditional

41

44

45

34




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 14.13 15







Outreach 14.13 15







Outreach 14.13 15







Outreach 14.13 15






$0 $0

$0 $0

FY14 $55,556 $55,556

$55,556

FY13

FY13

Traditional

San Diego Metropolitan Transit

System (MTS) Access Vehicle Fleet Replacement Expansion:

Small Bus #1

Traditional

$55,556

$55,556

$0 $0

FY14

20%

20%

190

MTS Access Vehicle Fleet Replacement

Expansion: Small Bus #4

Traditional

49

MTS Access provides origin-to-destination transportation services to persons with disabilities that prevent them from utilizing traditional public transportation. This service operates in full compliance with the American's with Disabilities Act, and transports prequalified clients to locations within 3/4-mile of any active fixed bus or trolley route. Capital funds have been requested for vehicle procurement.

$55,556FY14 $55,556

FY13

190

$55,556

49


Traditional



48

190

FY14

20%

FY13 $0 $0

49


47

49


19020%



49

46

35




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 14.13 15







Outreach 14.13 15






Funded Project Subtotals: $4,180,053$3,817,361**

$4,135,263$3,781,841**



Outreach 12.75 15






$0

FY14 $55,556 $49,729

FY13 $0

FY14

$0

$55,556 $55,556



Services:Minivan #5

Traditional



FY13 $0

20% 190

FY14 $0 $0

49




Traditional

Traditional

49


190

20%

Req'd Match

$0

20%


Recommended Grant $

FY13

FY Total Rank

Projects Not Recommended For Funding

Section Average ScoresRequested

Grant $Final Rank Project Project DescriptionLine ID

42 165

51

52

$32,152

50

36




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 12.75 15












Outreach 14.13 15












FY13 $41,666Sharp Healthcare Foundation -


Services:Large Bus #2



Traditional

Traditional

FY14

$0

$0 $0

FY13 $55,556 $0

FY13

20%

$0$0

FY14

$41,666

FY14

190


FY14

49




$0 $0

Traditional

$0

49

53



Traditional

20%

FY13 $55,556 $0


190

165

20%


42


$0 $0

42

54 16520%

56

55

37




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 14.13 15



















Outreach 14.13 15






Traditional




FY13

190

FY13 $55,556 $0

$0

Traditional



Traditional



FY14

FY13

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$55,556

$55,556

$55,556

$0

$0 $0

FY13

FY14

FY14

FY14

$0 $0

49


49


49

190

190

190

20%

20%

20%

Traditional




20%49

60

59

58

57

38




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 14.13 15
























$0

FY14 $0 $0

FY13 $55,556

$55,556 $0

FY14


Traditional



FY13

FY13



Traditional

$0 $0

$0 $0

FY14 $55,556 $0

$0 $0


49

Traditional

64



$55,556



FY13

Traditional

190

190

190

20%

20%

20%

20%

49


49


190

$0

FY14

49

63

62

61

39




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 14.13 15







Outreach 14.13 15









Operational Sustainability 10.00 10Innovation 7.50 10

Project Budget 13.25 15Performance Adjustment N/A +2% -> -10%


Outreach 12.75 15






$0



Traditional

$0

FY14

FY13

City Link provides excellent, reliable and safe transportation services to seniors and developmentally disabled residents of San Diego County. City Link partners with five local agencies, including San Ysidro Health Center. City Link seeks to expand their vehicle fleet providing non-emergency medical trips to San Ysidro Health Care's new senior health center. Capital funds have been requested.

FY14 $0

PVA seeks to provide a Dial-a-Ride service for veterans and others with spinal cord injury or dysfunction, who are wheelchair dependent or have a semi-ambulatory capacity, that cannot effectively use public transportation. Wheelchair accessible transportation services are important in order for those that PVA serves to maintain a high quality of life by fulfilling basic daily needs and providing access to healthcare, education, and work. Capital funds have been requested for vehicle procurement.

$0

$0

FY14 $55,556 $0

The City Link Foundation (City Link)Minivan #1

Traditional

Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)

Cal Diego Chapter Wheelchair

Accessible Dial-A-Ride Program:

Minivan

Traditional

FY13 $0

FY13 $0

FY13 $37,600

49


20%


Expansion: Small Bus #1765 190

$0

FY14

$0

49


Traditional

190

68

195

$0$40,000

$55,556

20%

68 196

20%

$0

20%

6767

66

40




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 12.75 15













Outreach 12.75 15












$0

City Link - GPS Software

Traditional

Renewing Life - Seniors and

Individuals with Disabilities

Transportation Program

City Link - Video Cameras

City Link- Minivan #2

Traditional

$0

FY13 $33,852

$70,000

FY13

FY13

City Link requests funds to purchase GPS software that will enable City Link to collect route data including real-time bus location, mileage, and speed. Access to this data will allow City Link to create the most cost-effective and efficient routes. Capital funds have been requested. FY14 $0 $0

$37,600

FY14 $70,000 $0

$0

$0 $0

$107,340 $0

212

196

City Link requests funds to purchase video cameras to collect and analyze bus data from daily transports. City Link seeks to develop a county-wide performance measure of all City Link vehicles in operation. These video cameras will help to create the most cost-efficient and effective routes. Capital funds have been requested. FY14


Traditional

70

72

$0

21550%

Non-Traditional

Renewing Life is proposing to expand its no-cost, door-to-door transportation service for seniors and individuals with disabilities in South County. This program provides safe and friendly service for non-emergency medical, legal, and financial trips to senior residents of Town Center Manor, Harvest Ridge, Congregational Towers, and Kimball Towers. Operating funds have been requested.

FY14

70

20%

72

71

70

20%

FY13

6869 20%

212

$0

41




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 12.75 15






Outreach 12.75 15













Outreach 12.00 15








Traditional


$41,665

FY14 $100,000

$37,600

FY13

$0

FY13


Renewing Life is proposing to expand its no-cost door-to-door transportation service to provide an increase in annual low-income, disabled, and senior trips in the South County. Through the vehicle procurement Renewing Life hopes to increase in providing safe and friendly service for non-emergency medical, legal, and financial trips to seniors in Town Center Manor, Harvest Ridge, Congregational Towers, and Kimball Towers. Capital funds have been requested.

FY14

San Ysidro Health Center - TOP Adult Day Health Center

(TOP-ADHC)

Non-Traditional

Traditional

FY13 $70,000$48,000

20%

FY14

Renewing Life - Vehicle Procurement:

Minivan

Traditional

50%

FY13 $0

$0

$0

$0

75

TOP ADHC is designed to provide fixed route transportation services for individuals receiving care from SYHC's Adult Day Health Center. TOP-ADHC hopes to expand to a new Senior Health Center and PACE center for the elderly in 2014-2015. Operating funds have been requested.

228

$0

$0

$0

$0

22520%

$100,000

227

$0

76

FY14

73

74


222

$0

20%

76

75

74

73

42




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 12.75 15












Goals and Objectives 12.25 15





Innovation 6.75 10

Project Budget 9.75 15Performance Adjustment N/A +2% -> -10%


20%

20%

Traditional

San Ysidro Health Center - TOP General

(TOP-GEN)

Non-Traditional

BAME Renaissance Community

Development Corporation (BAME CDC) - Community

Connections (CommConnect)

Program

Traditional

289

$37,600 $0

FY14

79

BAME CDC's CommConnect program provides transportation to seniors and individuals with disabilities in the greater Logan Heights community. BAME CDC seeks to expand its service capacity through procurement of a second wheelchair accessible vehicle. Capital funds have been requested.

FY13

77


50%

$0

24978

TOP-GEN is designed to provide demand-response transportation services for registered SYHC patients who have appointments for specialty care and other health services that are outside of SYHC's delivery service network. TOP-GEN also provides scheduled social outings to public libraries, parks, stores, etc. TOP-GEN transportation services are provided by City Link. Operating funds have been requested.

FY13

FY14

248

$0

$85,000 $0

$85,000 $0

FY14 $0 $0

FY13 $41,380$41,388 $0

79

78

77

43




Grant $Req'd Match



Outreach 7.00 15





Performance Adjustment N/A +2% -> -10%Non-Funded Project Subtotals: $1,879,654

$1,857,662** $0

Note:

** - Totals may not add up due to rounding.

29650%

Circulate San Diego - Travel Training and

Safe Routes to Transit

FY13 $0

FY14

80

Circulate San Diego seeks to provide travel training to seniors and individuals with disabilities to help them overcome the psychological barriers to fixed route transit. Circulate San Diego also seeks to identify improvements to bus stops and the paths of travel for passengers between their origin/destinations and the bus stop. Operating funds have been requested.

Non-Traditional

80

$0

$102,868 $0

* - The projects are ranked based on the “Total Rank.“ The total rank is calculated by using each evaluator’s scores to determine their individual rankings for the project. For an individual evaluator, the project they score the highest would get one point towards the total rank from that evaluator. The second highest score that evaluator gave would get two points, and so on. The different evaluator’s rankings are then added up for each project. The project with the lowest total rank score ranks the highest overall.

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Chair Gloria and Members of the Transportation Committee Item #5 on the Feb 20th Transportation Committee Agenda is an amendment of the 2015 TDA Claim for NCTD. This claim reduces the operating budget by about 15% and more than doubles the capital budget. Typically transit operating budget reductions result in service cuts- and 15% is a significant reduction. There is no discussion in the staff report about what impact, if any, this shift of funds from operating to capital will have on service. The vast majority of NCTD bus riders are transit dependent- people who will be directly impacted by service cuts. Please ask staff to clarify any anticipated impact on service. Thank you. Diane Nygaard [email protected]

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$130M

$25M

$200M

$250M

$25M

Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities

Low Carbon Transit Operations

Low Carbon Transportation

High‐Speed Rail

Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program

• Intermodal affordable housing

• Transit capital projects

• Active transportation/complete streets

• Transit‐oriented development

• Agricultural land preservation

• Local planning andimplementation

Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (ARB)

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$130M

$25M

$200M

$250M

$25M




High‐Speed Rail


• New/expanded bus or railservices or expandedintermodal transit facilities

• Service or facilityimprovements, e.g. equipment,fueling, and maintenance

Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (Caltrans)

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$130M

$25M

$200M

$250M

$25M




High‐Speed Rail


• Passenger zero emissionvehicle (ZEV) rebates

• Heavy duty hybrid/ZEV trucksand buses

• Freight demonstration projects

• Pilot programs indisadvantaged communities

Low Carbon Transportation (ARB)

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$130M

$25M

$200M

$250M

$25M




High‐Speed Rail


• Planning/design

• Right‐of‐way acquisition ofinitial operating segment

• Construction of Initialoperating segment

High‐Speed Rail (HSRA)

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3

$130M

$25M

$200M

$250M

$25M




High‐Speed Rail


Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (CalSTA)

• Connectivity to existing/futurerail systems by adding new railcars/engines

• Increase service and reliabilityof intercity and commuterrail systems

• Encourage multi‐modaltransit via integratedticketing/scheduling

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Funding Recommendations for Federal Fiscal Year 2013 and 2014 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) and FY 2016 and FY 2017 TransNetSenior Mini-Grant ProgramsTransportation Committee - February 20, 2015

Competitive Process Grant Programs:

(1) Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals withDisabilities (Section 5310)

(2) TransNet Senior Mini-Grant

Call for projects announced on July 25, 2014,and closed on October 24, 2014

Project rankings reviewed by ITOC (Senior Mini-Grant only) and TC (both programs)

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Results – Section 5310

Funding Recommendations• 49 (out of 80) projects recommended for full funding• 44 traditional / 5 non-traditional• 3 partial awards (2 traditional / 1 non-traditional)

Section 5310 FY 2013 FY 2014Requested (14 applicants, 80 projects) $3,301,985 $2,548,352

Available $1,904,104 $1,877,738

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Results – Senior Mini-Grant

Funding Recommendations:• 14 (out of 20) projects recommended for full funding• 2 partial awards

Senior Mini-Grant FY 2016 FY 2017

Requested (17 applicants, 20 projects) $1,908,846 $2,371,646

Available $1,611,870 $1,700,452

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RecommendationThe Transportation Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors approve:

1) the funding recommendations for the Federal TransitAdministration (FTA) Section 5310 and TransNetSenior Mini-Grant Programs in substantially the sameform as Attachment 3 of this report; and

2) a contingency allocation of any remaining federal fundsto the unfunded FTA Section 5310 projects based onrankings should additional funding become available.

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