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BUTTE COUNTY ASSOCIATION

OF GOVERNMENTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

APRIL 27, 2017

Acronyms for Butte County Association of Governments

ACRONYM MEANING ACRONYM MEANING

AB Assembly Bill NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (Also NMFS)

ACOE Army Corps of Engineers OWP Overall Work Program

AFR Accident Frequency Ratio PA&ED Project Appproval & Environmental Document

APS Alternative Planning Strategy PDT Project Development Team

AQMD Air Quality Management District PEER Permit Engineering Evaluation Report

ARB Air Resource Board PL Federal Planning Funds

AVL Automatic Vehicle Location PPH Passengers Per Revenue Hour

BCAG Butte County Association of Governments PLH Public Lands Highway

CALCOG California Association Council of Governments PPM Planning Programming & Monitoring

CARB California Air Resource Board PPNO Project Programming Number

CEQA California Environmental Quality Act PS&E Plans, Specifications & Estimates

CMAQ Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality PSR Project Study Report

CON Construction PTMISEA Public Transportation Modernization Improvemant and Service Enhancement Account

CTC California Transportation Commission PUC Public Utilities Code

CTIPS California Transportation Improvement Program System R/W Right of Way

DFG California Department of Fish and Game RFP Request for Proposals

DOT Department of Transportation RHNA Regional Housing Needs Allocation

EIR Environmental Impact Report RHNP Regional Housing Needs Plan

EMFAC Emissions Factors RIP Regional Improvement Program

EPA Environmental Protection Agency RTAC Regional Target Advisory Committee

FHWA Federal Highway Administration RTIP Regional Transportation Improvement Program

FTA Federal Transit Administration RTP Regional Transportation Plan

FTIP Federal Transportation Improvement Program RTPA Regional Transportation Planning Agency

FY Fiscal Year SACOG Sacramento Area Council of Governments

GARVEE Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle Program SAFETEA-LU Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

GhG Greenhouse Gas Emissions SCEA Sustainable Community Environmental Assessment

GIC Geographical Information Center SCS Sustainable Community Strategy

GIS Geographic Information Systems SDP Strategic Deployment Plan

GPS Global Positional Satellite SHOPP State Highway Operation Protection Program

HCP Habitat Conservation Plan SSTAC Social Services Transportation Advisory Council

IIP Interregional Improvement Program STA State Transit Assistance

IPG Intermodal Planning Group STIP State Transportation Improvement Program

ITIP Interregional Transportation Improvement Program TAC Transportation Advisory Committee

ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems TAOC Transit Administrative Oversight Committee

JPA Joint Powers Agreement TCRP Transportation Congestion Relief Program

LAFCO Local Agency Formation Commission TDA Transportation Development Act

LTF Local Transportation Fund TE Transportation Enhancements

MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization TIP Transportation Improvement Program

NAAQS National Air Quality Standards TPP Transit Priority Project

NCCP Natural Community Conservation Plan TSGP Transit Security Grant Program

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers

NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service (Also NOAA Fisheries) USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service

UTN Unmet Transit Needs

WE Work Element

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call

CONSENT AGENDA

3. Approval of Minutes from the March 23, 2017 BCAG Board of Directors Meeting

(Attachment) – Sylvia

4. Approval of Transportation Development Act (TDA) Local Transportation Fund

(LTF) and State Transportation Assistance (STA) Revised Expenditure Plans for

Fiscal Year 2016/17 (Attachment) - Julie

ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA – If Any

ITEMS FOR ACTION

5. Authorization to Extend the BCAG Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) to July 30,

2027 (Attachment) - Jon

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

6. MAP-21 Performance Measures for Transportation Planning & Programming

(Attachment) – Brian

7. Butte Regional Conservation Plan (BRCP) Update (Attachment) - Chris

8. Senate Bill 1 Funding Estimates for Butte County (Attachment) – Ivan

9. Butte Regional Transit – B-Line 3rd Quarter 2016/17 Report (Attachment)-

Jim/Julie

BCAG BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

April 27, 2017 9:00 a.m.

City of Chico Council Chambers

411 Main Street, Chico CA 95928

Members of the public may comment on any item on the agenda at the time the item is taken up by the Board of Directors. We ask that members of the public come forward to be recognized by the

Chair, state your name and address for the record, and keep remarks brief.

10. Caltrans Update on Current Projects and Information- Adam Hansen

ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR

11. Members of the public may present items to the BCAG Board of Directors but no

action will be taken other than placement on a future agenda.

ADJOURNMENT

12. The next meeting of the BCAG Board of Directors has been scheduled for

Thursday, June 22, 2017, at the BCAG Board Room.

Copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to items of the business referred to on the agenda are on file at the office of the Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG).

Persons with questions concerning agenda items may call BCAG at (530) 809-4616.

Any handouts presented by speakers are to be distributed to the

Board by the Clerk of the Board.

BUTTE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ITEM #3

The following minutes are a summary of actions taken by the Board of Directors. A digital recording of the actual meeting is available at BCAG’s office located at 326 Huss Drive, Suite 150, Chico, CA. Board Member Connelly called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m. at the City of Chico Council Chambers, 411 Main Street, Chico CA. MEMBERS PRESENT Bill Connelly, Chair Supervisor District 1 Maureen Kirk Supervisor District 3 Steve Lambert Supervisor District 4 Doug Teeter Supervisor District 5 Nathan Wilkinson Councilmember City of Biggs Reanette Fillmer Councilmember City of Chico Linda Dahlmeier Councilmember City of Oroville Scott Lotter Councilmember Town of Paradise MEMBERS ABSENT Andrew Coolidge Councilmember City of Chico Ray Borges Councilmember City of Gridley Jody Jones Councilmember Town of Paradise Larry Wahl Supervisor District 2 STAFF PRESENT Jon Clark Executive Director Andy Newsum Deputy Director Ivan Garcia Transportation Programming Specialist Michael Rosson Transit Manager Jim Peplow Senior Planner, Transit Operations Julie Quinn Chief Fiscal Officer Cheryl Massae Human Resources Manager Sylvia Narvaez Administrative Assistant OTHERS PRESENT Adam Hansen, Caltrans District 3 Lance Antencio, Transdev Scott Lotter, Town of Paradise Luis A. Topete, City of Oroville

DRAFT MEETING MINUTES OF THE BUTTE COUNTY

ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS MARCH 23, 2017

Item #3

Consent

BCAG Board of Directors Meeting March 23, 2017 Agenda Item #3

1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call

CONSENT AGENDA

3. Approval of Minutes from the February 23, 2017 BCAG Board of Directors Meeting

4. Approval of Resolution #17 and Resolution #18 Authorizing Execution of the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) project and Certifications & Assurances

5. Approval of Two Year Extension with Transdev for Management and Operation of Butte Regional Transit (B-Line)

NO ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA On motion by Board Member Dahlmeier and seconded by Board Member Kirk, the Consent Agenda was unanimously approved. ITEMS FOR ACTION 6. Acceptance of BCAG Audits and TDA Audits for Cities, Town and County for the year ending June 30, 2016 Staff presented to the Board the BCAG and TDA audits for fiscal year ending June 30, 2016 for the Board’s acceptance. Staff informed the Board that there were no financial statement findings, State compliance findings or major federal award program findings in the BCAG audits. There was general discussion by the Board, staff and Ingrid Sheiplin, from Richardson and Company, who performed the audits, in regards to the agenda item. On motion by Board Member Dahlmeier and seconded by Board Member Fillmer, the BCAG Audits and TDA Fiscal Audits for year ending June 30, 2016 was unanimously approved. 7. Acceptance of FY 2013-2015 TDA Triennial Performance Audits Staff presented to the Board the completed Triennial Performance Audits for Fiscal Years 2012/13 through 2014/15. The Performance Audits include BCAG, Butte Regional Transit and Gridley Golden Feather Flyer. The audits were completed by the firm of Michael Baker International.


Staff informed the Board of findings and recommendations from the BCAG, Butte Regional Transit and Gridley Golden Flyer Performance Audits. Staff will be working to implement the recommendations made by Michael Baker International in these three audits. An assessment on the progress for implementing these recommendations will then be made in FY 2017/18. There was general discussion by the Board and staff in regards to the agenda item. On motion by Board Member Kirk and seconded by Board Member Dahlmeier, the Acceptance of FY 2013-1 TDA Triennial Performance Audits was unanimously approved. 8. Paradise Transit Center Preliminary Engineering Request for Proposal Staff informed the Board that a Request for Proposals for the Preliminary Engineering work for the Paradise Transit Center was circulated on February 10, 2017 through two consultant listing services and on the BCAG/B-Line websites. A single proposal was received from Mark Thomas of Sacramento with utilization of local consultants for environmental and architectural services. There was general discussion by the Board and staff in regards to the agenda item. On motion by Board Member Dahlmeier and seconded by Board Member Teeter, the authorization for the Executive Director to negotiate an agreement with Mark Thomas of Sacramento for the development of Preliminary Engineering Request for the Paratransit Transit Center was unanimously approved ITEMS FOR INFORMATION 9. BCAG Draft 2017/18 Overall Work Program & Budget The Executive Director presented to the Board a Draft of the 2017/18 Overall Work Program (OWP) and Budget. The Draft 2017/18 OWP and Budget identifies twenty-three specific work elements that address state and federal planning requirements, regional transportation planning needs, capital projects and construction, and public transit administration, operations and planning. Each work element outlines an objective, tasks to be completed, personnel, and a summary of revenues and expenditures for completing the work element. BCAG staff will present a final 2017/18 Overall Work Program and Budget to the BCAG Board of Directors at the April 27, 2017 meeting for adoption.


10. Butte Regional Transit (B-Line) Draft 2017/18 Budget Outline Staff presented to the Board the Draft 2017/18 Butte Regional Transit Budget Outline. Staff commented that the 2017/18 Proposed Draft Budget identifies a total operating budget of $10,168,477, including contingency, for both Fixed Route service and Paratransit service in the urban and rural areas of Butte County. The 2017/18 budget is $159,725 higher than prior year in total dollars, an increase of 1.60%. The increase to the transit services contract hourly rate for the year is approximately 2.1%. Staff will present the final 2017/18 Annual Service Plan and Budget at the BCAG Board of Directors meeting for adoption scheduled in May 2017. There was general discussion by the Board and staff in regards to the agenda item. 11. Update on Transit Service to the Chico Airport (Route 52) Staff updated the Board on the Chico Airport (Route 52) service. The Route 52 began service on February 27, 2017. Staff stated that it is too soon to predict the future success of this route. However, with the support of the business community and the city, the route has seen a slow, but steady, increase in ridership. There was general discussion by the Board and staff in regards to the agenda item. 12. Caltrans District 3 Report Adam Hansen, Caltrans District 3, presented to the Board and staff an oral report on current and future road projects in Butte County. There was general discussion by the Board, staff and Mr. Hansen. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR 13. There were no items from the floor ADJOURNMENT With no further items to discuss, the BCAG Board meeting adjourned at 10:09 AM. Attest: Jon Clark, Executive Director Sylvia Narvaez, Administrative Assistant Butte County Association of Governments


BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGITEM #4

BCAG BOARD OF DIRECTORS Item #4

Consent April 27, 2017 APPROVAL OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT (TDA) LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUND (LTF) AND STATE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE (STA) REVISED EXPENDITURE PLANS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016/17 PREPARED BY: Julie Quinn, Chief Fiscal Officer ISSUE: Revisions to each of the Cities, Town and County Transportation Development Act (TDA) Expenditure Plans are needed to reflect updated fund balances and credits. DISCUSSION: TDA Expenditure Plans identify the use of Local Transportation Funds (LTF) and State Transit Assistance (STA) revenues that have been claimed in accordance with the requirements of the TDA by the jurisdictions for transportation services, such as local transit, bikes & pedestrian projects and streets & roads maintenance. The attached Expenditure Plans have been updated to reflect transit carryover credits from fiscal year 15/16, in the total amount of $925,771, which are applied to each jurisdiction’s 16/17 transit obligation. These annual credits are derived from the prior fiscal audit based on Section 6634 of the TDA regulations. Other adjustments, such as utilization of prior year audited fund balances are also monitored in this process. Updating these expenditure plans will make these funds available to the jurisdictions for the purposes identified herein and are required for the future TDA audit process. Staff has reviewed the attached Expenditure Plans and found them to be in accordance with the TDA guidelines and within the apportionments approved by the BCAG Board. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff requests the Board approve by vote the attached revised Expenditure Plans for the 16/17 fiscal year. Staff also requests the Board to authorize staff to make minor changes, if necessary. Key staff: Julie Quinn, BCAG Chief Fiscal Officer Iván García, Programming Manager


Action April 27, 2017 AUTHORIZATION TO EXTEND BCAG JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT (JPA) TO JULY 30, 2027 PREPARED BY: Jon Clark, Executive Director ISSUE: BCAG’s current Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) will need to be extended prior to July 26, 2017. The current JPA was extended two-years in 2015 by the BCAG member agencies (the Cities, Town and County) at BCAG’s request. DISCUSSION: BCAG was originally established in 1969 under a Joint Powers Agency (JPA) between the County of Butte and the Cities of Biggs, Chico, Gridley, Oroville and the Town of Paradise. BCAG’s primary role is to serve as the Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) as designated by state statute and the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) as designated by federal statute. Under these designations, BCAG is responsible for the planning and programming of all federal and state transportation funds within the region in cooperation with BCAG’s member agencies, and state and federal planning partners which include – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). BCAG’s JPA has historically included a ten-year term. In 2015 when the term was last expiring, BCAG requested the member agencies approve a two-year extension until July 26, 2017 on the assumption that the Butte Regional Conservation Plan (BRCP) would be completed and approved, then incorporated into the current JPA. As of April 2017, the completion and approval of the BRCP is uncertain do to funding constraints and uncertain local support. While BCAG will continue to work with the cities and county on development of the BRCP, adoption and approval of the Plan is unknown. The Executive Director is requesting the BCAG Board of Directors authorization to send a request to the BCAG Member agencies for approval of a ten-year term extending the BCAG Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) to July 31, 2027. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Executive Director is requesting the BCAG Board of Directors authorization to send a request to the BCAG Member agencies for approval of of an amendment to extend the BCAG Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) to July 30, 2027.

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BACKGROUND/OVERVIEW OF BCAG RESPONSIBILITIES

As the MPO and RTPA for Butte County, BCAG has several required planning responsibilities that must be implemented ongoing to ensure continued federal and state funding to support transportation projects and programs within Butte County. These required planning responsibilities include preparation of the following plans and/or administration of the following programs:

• Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) & Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) – every four years;

• Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) – every two years; • Air Quality Conformity Determinations – for the MTP and FTIP as necessary; • Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) – every two years; • Regional Housing Needs Allocation Plan – every eight years; • Administration of the Transportation Development Act (TDA) Local

Transportation Fund (LTF) & State Transit Assistance (STA) – annually. As a regional planning agency, BCAG has also assumed other regional or local planning responsibilities over the years that directly support and benefit the Cities, Town and County. These activities include:

• Administration of Butte Regional Transit or the B-Line; • US Census Affiliate Data Center; • Administration & Maintenance for the Regional Geographic Information

System (GIS) database; • Administration & Maintenance of the Regional Transportation Model; • Development of the Butte Regional Conservation Plan (BRCP);


Information April 27, 2017 MAP-21 PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING & PROGRAMMING PREPARED BY: Brian Lasagna, Regional Analyst ISSUE: As the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Butte County region, BCAG is required to establish targets, track, and report the areas performance measures mandated under MAP-21, in coordination with Caltrans and the local jurisdictions. DISCUSSION: Federal transportation legislation (MAP-21) placed new and stronger emphasis on measuring and monitoring the performance of the transportation system and requires states and MPOs to implement a performance based approach to planning and programming. Performance-based planning and programming includes using transportation performance measures, setting targets, reporting performance, and programming transportation investments directed toward the achievement of transportation system performance outcomes. MAP-21 includes performance outcomes under seven key national transportation areas – safety, pavement condition, bridge condition, freight movement, emissions, congestion, and system reliability.

BCAG staff will work with Caltrans and local planning partners to identify how to implement performance-based planning provisions such as collecting performance data, selecting and reporting performance targets for the BCAG region, updating programming priorities, and reporting actual system performance related to those targets. Presently, Caltrans is coordinating with MPO’s in establishing statewide safety targets which are to be completed by August 31, 2017. Following the State’s submittal of targets, MPOs will have the opportunity to establish individual targets for their regions or accept the State targets. MPO safety target submittals are to be completed by February 27, 2018. Targets are to be reported and updated annually. BCAG staff anticipates targets related to the 6 additional performance areas to be completed over the next 2-3 years, however these effective dates have not been published by the federal government. As more information becomes available, BCAG will continue to update the BCAG Board regarding the implementation of performance measures under MAP-21.

BCAG Board of Directors – Item #6

April 27, 2017 Page 2 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: This item is presented for information and comment Key staff: Brian Lasagna, Regional Analyst Ivan Garcia, Transportation Programming Specialist


Information April 27, 2017 BUTTE REGIONAL CONSERVATION PLAN (BRCP) UPDATE PREPARED BY: Chris Devine, Planning Manager ISSUE: BCAG is facilitating the development of the Butte Regional Conservation Plan (BRCP) on behalf of the Cities of Biggs, Chico, Gridley, and Oroville, the County of Butte, Caltrans District 3, Western Canal Water District, Richvale Irrigation District, Biggs West Gridley Water District, and Butte Water District. The development of the BRCP is continuing to move forward. DISCUSSION: BCAG staff and the consultant team at ICF are continuing to work with the state and federal agencies to reach consensus on key changes to the BRCP in response to public comments received in 2016. Increased workloads and staffing shortages at the state and federal agencies are delaying the completion of this step. We expect to engage local interest groups to review key changes made to the BRCP after state and federal agency consensus is reached towards May and June. Because of funding constraints, efforts are primarily being focused on making revisions to the Butte County meadowfoam (BCM) and giant garter snake conservation strategies. These components were the subject of the majority of comment letters received, and staff hopes to satisfy the concerns raised before moving forward with developing a second public draft version of the BRCP (that would be recirculated for a second formal public review period). Changes being made to the giant garter snake conservation strategy include reducing the overall acreage total of lands to be protected, and shifting from conservation easements to fee title acquisitions from willing sellers. Changes being made to the Butte County meadowfoam conservation strategy include:

• Removal of the Chico Butte County Meadowfoam Preserve from the BRCP. This was referred to as the “BCM hardline preserve” and included mapped areas on the eastern side of Chico that would be purchased from willing landowners within the first 10 years of BRCP adoption. This will be replaced with acreage goals for conservation of BCM in each of the population groupings.

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• Removal of Butte County meadowfoam “secondary habitat” from the BRCP. This area only included a single occurrence of BCM, yet took in a large number of acres of land. Rare plant surveys will still be required of future projects in this area under the BRCP.

• Removal of the Chico Municipal Airport from the BRCP “permit area”. Due to concerns raised by the City of Chico and the Federal Aviation Administration over the incompatibility of conservation easements on Chico Municipal Airport lands, all Chico Municipal Airport lands will be removed from the permit area.

• Removal of the Chico “Stonegate Project” site from the BRCP “permit area”. Due to the inability of the BRCP to cover the proposed project’s impacts to BCM, the project lands have been removed from the BRCP permit area. The project is able to seek state and federal permits separately, outside of the BRCP process.

Additional changes that will be made to the BRCP include dropping 14 of the 38 “covered species”, revising the avoidance and minimization measures, and adjusting some “urban permit areas” to reflect additional areas of potential future growth. BCAG staff will coordinate with the BRCP Elected Officials Committee to discuss local support for the project and will seek additional funding to develop the second public draft BRCP through grants and other sources if deemed appropriate. BCAG staff will continue to keep the Board informed as the program moves forward. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: This item is presented for information only. Key Staff: Chris Devine, Planning Manager

Jon Clark, Executive Director

BCAG BOARD OF DIRECTORS Item #8 Information April 27, 2017

SENATE BILL 1 FUNDING ESTIMATES FOR BUTTE COUNTY PREPARED BY: Ivan Garcia, Transportation Programming Specialist ISSUE: $5.2 Billion Transportation Funding Deal Announced, includes $1.5 Billion for Local Streets and Roads DISCUSSION: On Wednesday, March 29, 2017, a transportation funding agreement was announced by Gov. Jerry Brown. Senate Bill 1 (Beall), titled the Road Repair Accountability Act of 2017 will provide $52.4 billion for transportation projects in which $15 billion will be for local streets and roads. In addition to SB 1, Assembly Member Jim Frazier has proposed a constitutional amendment (ACA 12) to protect the funds from being diverted or used for other purposes. SB 1 will generate about $5.2 billion annually for transportation improvements split equally between state highways and local streets and roads in California cities and counties. For cities and counties, this includes $1.5 billion annually to fix local streets and roads. This is nearly double what is available today. It also includes $750 million annually to improve transit operations and capital improvements to address air quality and congestion.

SB 1 created the “Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program” to address deferred

maintenance on the state highway and the local street and road systems. It requires the

California Transportation Commission to adopt performance criteria, consistent with a

specified asset management plan to ensure efficient use of certain funds available for

the program. The bill would provide for the deposit of various funds for the program in

the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account, which the bill would create in the

State Transportation Fund, including revenues attributable to:

• A $0.12 per gallon increase in the motor vehicle fuel (gasoline) tax imposed by

the bill with an inflation adjustment;

• A $0.20 per gallon increase in the diesel excise tax, with an inflation adjustment;

• A 4% increase to the diesel sales tax;

• A new fee imposed under the Vehicle License Fee Law varying between $25 and

$175 based on vehicle value and with an inflation adjustment;

• A new $100 annual vehicle registration fee applicable only to zero-emission

vehicles model year 2020 and later, with an inflation adjustment.

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April 27, 2017

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The bill would provide that the fuel excise tax increases take effect on November 1,

2017, the transportation improvement fee takes effect on January 1, 2018, and the zero-

emission vehicle registration fee takes effect on July 1, 2020.

Attached is a SB 1 Funding Summary Sheet for Butte County. As information becomes

available, staff will keep the Board informed.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION: This item is provided for information.

Key Staff: Jon Clark, Executive Director

Andy Newsum, Deputy Director

Ivan Garcia, Transportation Programming Specialist

SB 1 FUNDING – BUTTE COUNTY

Annual Allocation Estimates for Ten Years $52 Billion ($5.2 Annual) 10-year Plan

Local Streets & Roads (Cities & County) Biggs = $ 43,000

Chico = $ 2,116,000

Gridley = $ 151,000

Oroville = $ 412,000

Paradise = $ 600,000

County = $ 7,600,000

Total = $10,922,000

State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) = $600,000

State Transit Assistance (STA) B-Line = $1,330,000

BCAG/B-Line = $77,800

TOTAL SB 1 ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS FOR BUTTE COUNTY = $12,929,800


Information April 27, 2017 BUTTE REGIONAL TRANSIT- BLINE 3rd QUARTER 2016/17 REPORT PREPARED BY: Jim Peplow, Senior Planner ISSUE: Staff is presenting key financial and statistical results for Butte Regional Transit for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016/17. DISCUSSION: The attached tables present a summary of key financial and operation results for Butte Regional Transit. Financial data presentation compares second quarter results to annual budget and prior year to date. Operations tables represent a performance based assessment in comparison to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. The measures of revenue, expense, ridership, vehicle revenue hours and passengers per vehicle revenue hour are broken down by the four types of service – fixed route and paratransit; urban and rural. This separation helps to define where improvements and/or issues are taking place. Accidents and complaints, gauging safety and customer satisfaction, are analyzed for the system as a whole. Rural Fixed Route is exceeding the TDA (Transportation Development Act) farebox ratio requirement of 10% ticket sales to operating expenditures. It is currently operating at a ratio of 20.2%. Ridership, for the sixth straight quarter, was down significantly from prior year’s quarters and is down 8.3% for the year. In addition, due to the Oroville Dam evacuation, several days of service were lost, which accounts for some of the passenger reduction in the 3rd quarter. As mentioned in prior reports, this trend coincides directly with lower gas prices. Expenditures are in line with budget expectations at 71% of the annual budget. Urban Fixed Route is barely meeting the TDA farebox ratio requirement of 20%, at 20.3% for the fiscal year. Ridership has decreased significantly from the prior year quarter and is down 9.6% for the year. This is putting pressure on meeting the farebox ratio in this system. Expenditures are in line with budget expectations at 72% of the annual budget. Rural Paratransit is not meeting the TDA farebox ratio requirement of 10%, coming in at 9.7% for the year to date. This system has been consistently below the farebox ratio in all quarters. Ridership has dropped significantly over the prior year quarter and is down 4.1% for the year which is putting pressure on the farebox revenues. As mentioned in the Rural Fixed route, some of this drop off in the 3rd quarter was due to the Oroville Dam evacuation. However, they still seem lower than expected and we will continue to work with the operator to identify potential problems with the farebox software to resolve the issue by year end. The efficiency of this system remains

BCAG Board of Directors Item #9 April 27, 2017 Page 2 favorable at 3.2 passengers per hour, which is above the industry standard. Expenditures are in line with budget expectations and consistent with annual revenue hours at 71% of the annual budget. Urban Paratransit is meeting the TDA farebox ratio requirement of 10% at 10.5% for the fiscal year. Ridership decreased significantly over prior year quarter but is still up 1.7% over the prior year. The passengers per hour were 3.4 for the quarter, an excellent indicator of efficiency in operations. Farebox revenues are in line with the budget expectations at 73%. Expenditures are in line with budget expectations and consistent with annual revenue hours at 74% of the annual budget. Overall - The number of accidents for the quarter was at a ratio of 78,950 miles per accident. With our established standard of one accident per every 80,000 miles, so this was close but did not quite reach the performance goal for the quarter. We will continue to monitor this performance standard. The number of complaints during this past quarter is within our expected ratio. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: This item is presented for information only. Key Staff: Jim Peplow, Senior Planner Julie Quinn, Chief Fiscal Officer Michael Rosson, Transit Manager

Butte Regional Transit3rd Quarter Financial Report

Fiscal year 2016/2017

15/16 Q3 Actual to Date

% of 15/16 Budget

16/17 Annual Budget


% of 16/17 Budget


% of 15/16 Budget

16/17 Annual Budget


% of 16/17 Budget

Passeger Fares 434,690$ 73% 566,522$ 394,620$ 70% 587,077$ 73% 773,438$ 547,179$ 71%Other Income 1,036,314$ 2,172,236$ 1,290,972$ 1,078,106$ 2,947,571$ 1,513,965$ Total Income 1,471,005$ 2,738,758$ 1,685,592$ 1,665,183$ 3,721,009$ 2,061,144$

Services & Supplies 1,603,792$ 67% 2,518,558$ 1,758,242$ 70% 2,454,389$ 69% 3,603,569$ 2,594,153$ 72%Admin Charges 135,157$ 67% 220,200$ 192,254$ 87% 72,084$ 67% 117,440$ 102,536$ 87%Total Expense 1,738,949$ 67% 2,738,758$ 1,950,496$ 71% 2,526,472$ 69% 3,721,009$ 2,696,689$ 72%

Farebox Ratio 25.0% 20.7% 20.2% 23.2% 20.8% 20.3%

Annual Vehicle Rev Hrs 19,012 25,400 19,035 75% 33,617 44,697 33,813 76%Annual Passengers 265,486 243,331 ‐8.3% 701,603 634,082 ‐9.6%Annual Pass/Rev Hr 14.0 12.8 20.9 18.8Rev/passenger $1.64 $1.62 $0.84 $0.86

Notes:Other Income includes: Payments from jurisdictions, FTA grants, Interest, Proceeds from Sales, other miscellaneous income.~Jurisdiction revenue can vary due to timing of booking carryover credits.~FTA grant revenue is booked at year end and cash comes in the following fiscal year.

Service & Supplies include: Payments to Contactor, Fuel, Insurance, Maintenance, Marketing, and other minor expenses.

Rural Fixed Route Urban Fixed Route

Butte County Association of GovernmentsAgenda Item #9Attachment 1April 27, 2017

Butte Regional Transit3rd Quarter Financial Report

Fiscal year 2016/2017

Passeger FaresOther IncomeTotal Income

Services & SuppliesAdmin ChargesTotal Expense

Farebox Ratio

Annual Vehicle Rev HrAnnual PassengersAnnual Pass/Rev HrRev/passenger


% of 15/16 Budget

16/17 Annual Budget


% of 16/17 Budget


% of 15/16 Budget

16/17 Annual Budget


% of 16/17 Budget

129,735$ 71% 183,947$ 121,122$ 66% 140,077$ 73% 191,828$ 140,384$ 73%1,051,240$ 1,572,908$ 1,425,699$ 740,625$ 1,600,302$ 812,632$ 1,180,976$ 1,756,855$ 1,546,821$ 880,702$ 1,792,130$ 953,016$

1,196,459$ 70% 1,724,675$ 1,222,977$ 71% 1,301,339$ 74% 1,759,950$ 1,300,693$ 74%26,595$ 60% 32,180$ 30,603$ 95% 26,595$ 60% 32,180$ 30,603$ 95%

1,223,055$ 70% 1,756,855$ 1,253,580$ 71% 1,327,935$ 74% 1,792,130$ 1,331,296$ 74%

10.6% 10.5% 9.7% 10.5% 10.7% 10.5%

18,706 25,394 18,078 71% 20,029 25,809 19,271 75%60,772 58,292 ‐4.1% 64,595 65,661 1.7%3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4

$2.13 $2.08 $2.17 $2.14

Notes:Other Income includes: Payments from jurisdictions, FTA grants, Interest, Proceeds from Sales, other miscellaneous income.~Jurisdiction revenue can vary due to timing of booking carryover credits.~FTA grant revenue is booked at year end and cash comes in the following fiscal year.

Service & Supplies include: Payments to Contactor, Fuel, Insurance, Maintenance, Marketing, and other minor expenses.

Rural Paratransit Urban Paratransit

Butte County Association of GovernmentsAgenda Item #9Attachment 1April 27, 2017

B-Line Operating Data FY 2016/17 - Third Quarter

RURAL FIXED ROUTEPassengers Vehicle Revenue Hours Passengers per Revenue Hr

Quarter 15/16 16/17 change 15/16 16/17 change 15/16 16/17 change1st 90,700 83,255 -8.2% 6,401 6,346 -0.9% 14.2 13.1 -7.4%

2nd 89,135 84,006 -5.8% 6,302 6,317 0.2% 14.1 13.3 -6.0%

3rd 85,674 76,070 -11.2% 6,309 6,372 1.0% 13.6 11.9 -12.1%

4th 83,887 6,311 13.3

URBAN FIXED ROUTEPassengers Vehicle Revenue Hours Passengers per Revenue Hr

Quarter 15/16 16/17 change 15/16 16/17 change 15/16 16/17 change1st 223,968 200,603 -10.4% 11,041 10,981 -0.5% 20.3 18.3 -9.9%

2nd 243,533 226,031 -7.2% 11,365 11,489 1.1% 21.4 19.7 -8.2%

3rd 231,102 207,448 -10.2% 11,211 11,343 1.2% 20.6 18.3 -11.3%

4th 202,911 11,064 18.3

RURAL PARATRANSITPassengers Vehicle Revenue Hours Passengers per Revenue Hr

Quarter 15/16 16/17 change 15/16 16/17 change 15/16 16/17 change1st 20,110 20,570 2.3% 6,272 6,242 -0.5% 3.2 3.3 2.8%

2nd 19,134 19,609 2.5% 6,175 6,056 -1.9% 3.1 3.2 4.5%

3rd 21,528 18,113 -15.9% 6,259 5,780 -7.7% 3.4 3.1 -8.9%

4th 19,040 6,250 3.0

URBAN PARATRANSITPassengers Vehicle Revenue Hours Passengers per Revenue Hr

Quarter 15/16 16/17 change 15/16 16/17 change 15/16 16/17 change1st 20,930 22,788 8.9% 6,743 6,591 -2.3% 3.1 3.5 11.4%

2nd 20,837 21,952 5.4% 6,518 6,413 -1.6% 3.2 3.4 7.1%

3rd 22,828 20,921 -8.4% 6,768 6,267 -7.4% 3.4 3.3 -1.0%

4th 22,709 6,536 3.5

PREVENTABLE ACCIDENTS VALID PASSENGER COMPLAINTSQtr-FY Accidents Miles Ratio (1 per x) Complaint Rides Ratio (1 per x)

3-16/17 5 394,757 78,950 6 322,552 53,758 2-16/17 4 401,299 100,324 13 351,598 27,045 1-16/17 7 402,693 57,527 7 327,216 46,744 4-15/16 5 401,576 80,314 9 328,547 36,504


Information April 27, 2017 CALTRANS UPDATE ON CURRENT PROJECTS & INFORMATION PRESENTER: Adam Hansen, Caltrans District 3

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