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FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
JUNE 15, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: ACCESS SERVICES PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2017 BUDGET
ACTION: APPROVE FUNDING FOR ACCESS SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR
2017 (FY17)
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE local funding request for Access Services (Access) in an amount not to exceed $84,124,902 for FY17. This amount includes:
A. $74M in Operating and Capital funds from Proposition C 40% Discretionary (PC 40%);
B. $8M in Operating and Capital unspent carry-over PC 40% funds from FY16; and
C. $2.1M in funds paid directly to Metrolink for its participation in Access' Free Fare Program from Proposition C 10% Commuter Rail (PC 10%)
Issue
ISSUE
Access provides paratransit services on behalf of Metro and 43 other Los Angeles County fixed route operators, as mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Access' annual operating and capital requirements are funded by Metro's regional funds. In coordination with Metro staff, Access has determined that a total of $163.2M is needed to fund its FY17 operating and capital requirements. Of this amount, a total of $81.2M will be funded from fares and federal grants. The remaining $84.1M will be funded as follows: $82M from Metro's PC 40% funds and $2.1M from PC 10% programmed to Metrolink for its participation in Access' Free Fare Program. See Attachment A.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
With the demographic shifts of an aging population of baby boomers and reductions in human services transportation funding, Access ridership projections are expected to increase. Access' passenger trips are projected to increase by 3.6% in FY17 and will accordingly increase operating costs. In FY17, total operating costs are increasing by $8.6M or 5.9%, higher than the growth in passenger trips. This is a result of increased insurance costs for Beyond the Curb (BTC) service, a federally mandated Origin to Destination service implemented last year, as well as prepaying for FY18 auto liabi...
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