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Agenda 10/23/2012 Item #16D 8 i 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recommendation to approve a Resolution providing for New Smartcard Media Fees, memorializing a fare increase and Collier County Employee monthly Fare Discount previously approved by the Board of County Commissioners and establishing a Collier Area Transit Fee Schedule. OBJECTIVE: To obtain approval of a resolution memorializing existing fares and fees for the Collier Area Transit(CAT) system,establishing a new Smartcard Media fee and stating a CAT fee Schedule. CONSIDERATIONS: In February 2001, CAT began operating fixed-route service for Collier County. Since its inception in 2001,CAT's annual ridership has increased from 97,571 to 1,166,358. In 2006, the BCC approved a fare increase that included a $10.00 discounted monthly pass for Collier County Employees in the fare structure. On December 16,2008 (Agenda Item 10D),the BCC approved a new fare increase, by majority vote of 4-1 that inadvertently left off the existing discount for County employees. The existing fare structure including the discount for County Employees is shown in the Table "A" below. The attached resolution memorializes the action taken by the Board at the December 2008 meeting as well as the 2006 action establishing a County Employee discount. Table"A" Fare Structure Existing Fares Full Fare $1.50 Youth Reduced Fare(under age 17) $0.75 Elderly/Disabled Reduced Fare $0.75 Children 5 years of age and younger Free Full Fare Token $1.50 Reduced Fare Token $0.75 Full Fare Transfers $0.75 Reduced Fare Transfers $0.35 Day Passes-Full Fare $4.00 Youth Day Pass -Reduced Fare $2.00 Elderly/Disabled Day Pass-Reduced Fare $2.00 Weekly Pass-Full Fare $15.00 Weekly Pass -Reduced Fare $7.50 Monthly Pass - County Employee Discount $10.00 Monthly Pass-Full Fare $35.00 Youth Monthly Pass -Reduced Fare $17.50 Elderly/Disabled Monthly Pass-Reduced Fare $17.50 Marco Express Full Fare $2.50 Marco Express Reduced Fare $1.25 Marco Express Monthly Pass -Full Fare $70.00 Marco Express Monthly Pass -Reduced Fare $35.00 Packet Page-1666- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. CAT is in the process of adding electronic fareboxes to its fixed-route buses. These fareboxes require the use of Smart Cards, which are a plastic, credit card size card with an embedded chip for transferring fare information to and from the electronic farebox. The cards are similar to a bus pass and can be purchased by passengers to load money on to use for a 7 day(weekly) or a 30 day (monthly)pass. In order to offset the purchase and administrative cost for the Smart cards, staff is proposing fees to be assessed for the initial card purchase, for optional card registration and for the replacement of a lost card. The initial fee would be assessed to all passengers who purchase a card and will cover the County's cost to purchase the card. The registration fee will be assessed for those passengers who choose to go through a registration process providing their personal information which will be uploaded into the system for tracking purposes with the capability of deactivation of the card if lost or stolen. The registration process also tracks the balance on the card providing protection to the passenger's pre-purchased fare. In the event that a registered card is lost or stolen, the original card is deactivated so it will no longer be accepted by the farebox. A new card can then be reissued to the passenger after providing valid identification with the remaining cash balance reloaded on the card. It is recommended that a$1.00 replacement fee be assessed for those cards that are registered and a $2.00 replacement fee be assessed for those cards that have not been registered. The proposed Smart Media fees structure is shown in the Table`B"below. Table`B" Smart Media Fees Smart Card Initial Cost $2.00 Registration Fee $3.00 Replacement Cost $2.00 Replacement Cost with registration $1.00 FISCAL IMPACT: An average of eight County employees purchase monthly bus passes at a cost of $10.00 each. The $2 initial and $3 registration fee will cover the cost to the County for purchasing the smart cards as well as the administrative cost associated with processing the data loaded on each card. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed and approved by the County Attorney's Office,is legally sufficient for Board action and only requires a majority vote for approval—SRT. GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this Executive Summary. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board approves the proposed Resolution establishing new Smart card Media Fees,memorializing the Board's previously approved fare increase and County Employee Monthly pass Discount and establishing a CAT fee Schedule and authorizing its Chairman to sign the Resolution. Prepared by: Brandy Otero, Associate Project Manager, Alternative Transportation Modes Department Attachment(s): 2012 Resolution; December 16, 2008 Agenda Item 10D and minutes; 2006 Resolution Packet Page -1667- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Item Number: 16.D.8. Item Summary: Recommendation to approve a Resolution providing for New Smartcard Media Fees, memorializing a fare increase and Collier County Employee monthly Fare Discount previously approved by the Board of County Commissioners and establishing a Collier Area Transit Fee Policy. Meeting Date: 10/23/2012 Prepared By Name: OteroBrandy Title: Project Manager,Associate,Transportation Engineer 10/5/2012 11:27:52 AM Submitted by Title: Project Manager,Associate,Transportation Engineer Name: OteroBrandy 10/5/2012 11:27:53 AM Approved By Name: AlonsoHailey Title: Operations Analyst,Public Service Division Date: 10/5/2012 1:34:06 PM Name: SotoCaroline Title: Management/Budget Analyst,Transportation Administr Date: 10/5/2012 1:42:02 PM Name: ArnoldMichelle Title: Director-Alt Transportation Modes,Alternative Tr Date: 10/8/2012 5:35:52 PM Name: TeachScott Title: Deputy County Attorney,County Attorney Date: 10/11/2012 8:25:42 AM Packet Page -1668- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. Name: CarnellSteve . Title: Director-Purchasing/General Services,Purchasing Date: 10/11/2012 4:03:02 PM Name: TeachScott Title: Deputy County Attomey,County Attorney Date: 10/12/2012 11:50:13 AM Name: KlatzkowJeff Title: County Attorney Date: 10/12/2012 2:03:31 PM Name: FinnEd Title: Senior Budget Analyst, OMB Date: 10/12/2012 4:37:53 PM Name: OchsLeo Title: County Manager Date: 10/15/2012 5:06:04 PM Ai Packet Page -1669- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. RESOLUTION No.2012 A RESOLUTION BY TILE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, MEMORIALIZING THE BOARD'S PREVIOUSLY APPROVED COLLIER AREA TRANSIT (CAT) BUS FARES, INCLUDING THE COLLIER COUNTY EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTED MONTHLY PASS, ESTABLISHING THE COLLIER AREA TRANSIT FEE SCHEDULE AND ESTABLISHING NEW SMART CARD MEDIA FEES. WHEREAS, on December 16, 2008, the Board of County Commissioners approved by majority vote an increase to the Collier Area Transit (CAT) bus fares, after affording the public an opportunity to offer comment, and fully considering those public comments (Agenda Item 10D); and WHEREAS, those previously approved fares are set forth and memorialized in the table set forth in numbered paragraph one(1),below;and WHEREAS, table one (1) also incorporates a previously Board approved $10.00 discounted monthly pass for Collier County employees;and WHEREAS, the Director of the Collier County Alternative Transportation Modes ("ATM") Department is recommending that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the CAT Fee Schedule set forth below in numbered paragraph two(2); and WHEREAS, the ATM Director further recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the Smart Card Media fee set forth below in numbered paragraph three(3); and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has the legal authority to adopt a resolution authorizing the establishment of CAT bus fares, fees and establishing a transit fee Schedule. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY THAT: 1. Bus fares for The Collier Area Transit (CAT) is hereby authorized in accordance with the below schedule: Fare Structure 2008 Fares Current Fares Full Fare $1.25 $L50 Youth Reduced Fare(under age 17) $0.60 $0.75 Elderly/Disabled Reduced Fare $0.60 $0.75 Children 5 years of age and younger Free Free Full Fare Token $1.25 $1.50 1 Packet Page-1670- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. Reduced Fare Token I $0.60 I $0.75 Full Fare Transfers Free $0.75 Reduced Fare Transfer Free $0.35 I Amok Day Passes-Full Fare $4.00 $4.00 Youth Day Pass-Reduced Fare $2.00 $2.00 Elderly/Disabled Day Pass-Reduced Fare $2.00 $2.00 Weekly Pass-Full Fare $0.00 $15.00 Weekly Pass-Reduced Fare $0.00 $7.50 Monthly Pass- County Employee Discount $1 0.00 $10.00 Monthly Pass- Full Fare $35.00 $35.00 Youth Monthly Pass-Reduced Fare $17.50 $17.50 Elderly/Disabled Monthly Pass-Reduced Fare $17.50 $17.50 Marco Express Full Fare $2.50 $2.50 1 Marco Express Reduced Fare $1.25 $1.25 Marco Express Monthly Pass-Full Fare $70.00 $70.00 Marco Express Monthly Pass -Reduced Fare $35.00 $35.00 2. The CAT Fee Schedule is hereby established to institute user fees that will partially offset the cost of providing services to the taxpayers of Collier County. The Board of County Commissioners shall set all fees and charges. No fees may be waived, except as provided by the Board of Commissioners. 3. Smart Card Media Fees CAT is in the process of adding electronic fareboxes to its fixed-route buses. These fare- boxes require the use of Smart Cards; which are plastic, eq p pocket size cards with an embedded chip for transferring fare information to and from the electronic farebox. In order to offset the purchase and administrative cost for the Smart cards, a registration and replacement fee will be charged. The cards are similar to a bus pass and will be required when purchasing a 7 day (weekly) or a 30 day (monthly)pass. The Smart Card initial cost of$2.00 will be borne by all riders purchasing a pass. The registration fee is the cost for associating the card to the owner in order to identify the owner and/or deactivate the card if lost or stolen. With the registration the rider can ensure that the amount of funding remaining on the pass not be lost. In order to issue a new card when lost or stolen a replacement fee of$2.00 will be charged. The proposed cost for the replacement of the card for those that have registered their card is $1.00. The Smart Card Media Fee schedule is as shown in Attachment"A." 4. This Schedule shall be effective November 1,2012. Packet Page-1671- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. This Resolution adopted this day of ,2012 after motion,second and majority vote in favor of passage. ATTEST BOARD OF COUNTY DWIGHT E. BROCK,CLERK COMMISSIONERS COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA COLLIER COUNTY. FLORIDA By: By: Deputy Clerk Fred W. Coyle,Chairman Approved as to form and legal sufficiency: By: S-44:Itli Scott R.Teach Deputy County Attorney Packet Page -1672- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. Attachment A Smart Media Fees Smart Card Initial Cost $2.00 Registration Fee $3.00 Replacement Cost $2.00 Replacement Cost with registration $1.00 4 Packet Page-1673- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. December 16, 2008 COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Aye. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye. COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Aye. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Opposed? (No response.) CHAIRMAN HENNING: Carries unanimously. MR. FEDER: Thank you. Item #1 OD RECOMMENDATION FOR THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE A FARE INCREASE AND LIMITED REDUCTION IN SUNDAY SERVICE TO ADDRESS THE REDUCED COLLIER AREA TRANSIT FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2008-09 BUDGET - MOTION TO ACCEPT OPTION "E" — APPROVED MR. MUDD: Commissioner, next -- stay there, Norman. Next item is 10D. It's a recommendation for the Collier County Board of Commissioners to approve a fare increase and limited reduction in Sunday service to address the reduced Collier Area Transit fiscal year 2008-2009 budget. Mr.-- CHAIRMAN HENNING: Do we have any pubic speakers? MS. FILSON: No, sir. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Motion to approve. COMMISSIONER COYLE: Second. What are the options? MS. ARNOLD: Well, there's a couple options that you have to decide on. For the record, Michelle Arnold. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Staffs recommendations, the Board of Commissioners authorize the reduction of service on Sunday by, Page 188 Packet Page -1674- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. December 16, 2008 let's see, 137,000 and some change, transit budget reduction resulting Amok in the modification of. MS. ARNOLD: Yes. We're here to ask for a reduction in service as well as an increase in fares, and we have five options for the increase of the fares, and that's what you need to make a decision on. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Oh. That's not in the recommendations. MS. ARNOLD: No, no. Do you have -- anybody have a recommendation? COMMISSIONER HALAS: I do. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Commissioner Halas? COMMISSIONER HALAS: Yes. I looked at this, and I think it's still a great buy if we look at option E. COMMISSIONER COYLE: Yep. CHAIRMAN HENNING: And I'll include that in my motion. COMMISSIONER HALAS: Okay. CHAIRMAN HENNING: There -- COMMISSIONER HALAS: The reason is that the cost of running vehicles, maintenance and everything else, is still high, and even though we have a lull in gas tax -- or price of gas or diesel, it's going to go up. And so I think that -- and this also takes a lot of the burden off of the taxpayers that do not use the transit system. So I really looked at option E as the way to go on this. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Does the second agree? COMMISSIONER COYLE: And if I -- yes, I do. CHAIRMAN HENNING: That's a part of your motion? COMMISSIONER COYLE: Yeah. And if I could just add to that, is that it is the option that really essentially rewards the people who ride the transit more frequently -- COMMISSIONER HALAS: Yep. COMMISSIONER COYLE: -- because of the weekly passes, Page 189 Packet Page -1675- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. December 16, 2008 which are really very good. COMMISSIONER HALAS: Yep. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Commissioner Fiala? COMMISSIONER FIALA: Yes, just a question. In option B is says something -- it says also -- fare increase, full fare transfers. MS. ARNOLD: Yes. COMMISSIONER FIALA: That means they have to pay double, right? Instead of-- every time they transfer a bus -- and we have that -- they don't have that much of an issue in Lee County, but we have that issue a lot here because nothing is through so they have to transfer. And according to your figures on Page 7, that's $2.50 more per day if they have to pay for these transfers; is that correct? MS. ARNOLD: That would be -- yes. But the option, in my understanding, is E, is the recommendation. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Yes. MS. ARNOLD: Yeah. COMMISSIONER FIALA: And E says -- MS. ARNOLD: E would be a 75-cent transfer, and -- they would pay $1 .50 when they get on the bus, and if they have to transfer, they would pay 75 cents to transfer. COMMISSIONER FIALA: For each transfer? MS. ARNOLD: Yes, for each transfer. COMMISSIONER FIALA: So that the, what -- so how many -- MS. ARNOLD: Well, some people -- if some -- if you have one transfer, then you would be paying $1.25 -- no, I'm sorry. COMMISSIONER FIALA: A buck and a half. MS. ARNOLD: 2.25, and then if you were to transfer a second time, you would have to pay another 75 cents. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Another buck and a half extra. MS. ARNOLD: Right. COMMISSIONER FIALA: And for people that make five and a Page 190 Packet Page -1676- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. December 16, 2008 quarter an hour and can't afford a car, that's a lot of money. Astk MS. ARNOLD: That would be $3 for that one trip. MR. FEDER: Commissioner, I do need to note -- and I think the commissioner mentioned it -- people that are traveling frequently on the system --first of all, at board's direction, the monthly fare is not changed at all. There is the provision of a new weekly fare, which is also at a pretty good rate to try and get some of our tourists on and to address some folks that can't afford the monthly fare cost at one time. So I think that you've addressed the people that are using the system quite a bit, but you are getting other folks at a rate that's more commensurate with others around us. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Okay. Then my last question, and I'll stop. But the transfer fees were the one things -- the one thing that was very objectionable to the people who took the survey, correct? MS. ARNOLD: That's correct. COMMISSIONER FIALA: And so if we find now that we have to lose passengers because they can't get to -- and they can't get to work, what are we going to do about that? Are we going to be monitoring that? And then, of course, by that time they've lost their job anyway, so then, you know -- and I don't know how good that is, because usually these people also have childcare to pay, and childcare is an awful amount. It's just so difficult for people. COMMISSIONER COLETTA: They can't take them on the bus with them. They couldn't afford it. If I may? CHAIRMAN HENNING: Yes, please. COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Yes, thank you. Okay. A couple of things. One, I am having a problem with the total cost, and one big jump. I think that that's going to really raise havoc. You had -- generally the people you met with was a pretty small crowd that showed up. They seem to be accepting increasing fares as long as the service maintained itself, but they were against transfer fees. Or wasn't that a problem either? Amok Page 191 Packet Page -1677- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. December 16, 2008 MS. ARNOLD: Yeah. We had a smaller crowd than we had hoped, and the sentiments of the crowd was -- and we've had a couple different public meetings. The most concern that the riders have is the reduced route. They don't want to lose service at all. Those people that attended the last public meeting were not opposed to an increase in the fare. The sentiment was to not have a transfer fare if they could avoid that. COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Yeah. Okay. Now, another question, too. I'm looking at your fare structure sheet that you have here. And if you go across, it shows youth day passes, elderly, and so on, and it's got like $2, and then it shows under option A, it's $2, option B it's $2, option C, $2, option D, $2 and -- MS. ARNOLD: Those are the day passes, so if you -- COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Yeah. But what about transfer charges? Is there going to be a transfer charge of$2 for these people, too, or -- MS. ARNOLD: No. If you buy the day pass, that's what you pay. COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Oh, okay. I understand now. MS. ARNOLD: So we're not eliminating any of the passes that we have. And as Commissioner Coyle said, it's encouraging folks to purchase the passes. And a little bit more -- COMMISSIONER COLETTA: And it is. And those people that can come up with that much money at one time. And I'll tell you something. You're doing an absolutely wonderful job of maintaining bus service for, what is it, over a million riders? MS. ARNOLD: Yes, we do. COMMISSIONER COLETTA: It's tremendous. This is something that when we first came into office we were told by many people this wouldn't make it. It would fail. People would never ride the bus. Well, by gosh, we proved them wrong. I think this is -- we're going in the right direction; however, I Page 192 Packet Page-1678- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. December 16, 2008 can't accept this transfer fee of 75 cents. I think we're putting an exorbitant expense upon them. I could go with 25 cents, but that's just -- that's heavy for people that are working very hard to make ends meet. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Any other discussion on the motion? COMMISSIONER COYLE: You know, we can't have it both ways. You can't say that people are going to lose their jobs because of these fares, because the people who are using it the most are the people who are getting the best deal. It's costing them about 40 cents a day to ride the bus if you buy a monthly pass. Monthly pass costs you -- I'm sorry, a weekly pass. MS. ARNOLD: If you buy the weekly pass. COMMISSIONER COYLE: So if you -- you can have a monthly pass or a weekly pass and it's a real bargain when you get right down to it. You don't have to pay the transfer fees, right? MS. ARNOLD: Correct. COMMISSIONER COYLE: You've got a pass. So the people Amow who use it the most are getting the best price. The people who use it only occasionally, like Coastland Mall, as many of them do on that route, and spend the day at Coastland Mall, will have to pay the full fare unless they are buying a weekly or monthly pass. So those people are not going to be hurt because they don't use it all the time to get to and from work. But the people who do use it a lot to get to and from work have a great price deal, and we haven't changed it on them at all. We haven't forced them to pay a transfer fee, we haven't increased the cost of a pass. And so we've changed nothing with respect to people who depend the most on this kind of transportation. MS. ARNOLD: And that was the reason for introducing the weekly pass, to give folks an option outside of the monthly pass, and the weekly pass may be beneficial to those using the service here year-round and to our visitors. Page 193 Packet Page -1679- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. December 16, 2008 COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Question, if I may. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Sure. COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Yeah, Michelle, what is your evaluation? In other words, when you put this -- if you put Item E into place -- MS. ARNOLD: Yes. COMMISSIONER COLETTA: -- what do you foresee as far as people having to pay the transfer fee or else going the other way with the weekly? Do you have any idea? Do you have any kind of projections? MS. ARNOLD: You know, we didn't come up with an estimate, you know, whether or not it's going to be 25 percent or 50 percent or those types of things, because we may have some folks that go towards the monthly pass because they use it, you know, seven days a week, and that was what -- one of the things that our survey showed us. So there'll be a split probably between a weekly pass and the monthly. What percentage, you know, we really can't speculate. COMMISSIONER COLETTA: But at this point in time, you don't have a weekly pass, just a monthly pass. MS. ARNOLD: Exactly. COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Okay. What percentage of your business is monthly passes versus, you know, pay-as-you-go ridership? MS. ARNOLD: A small percentage is the monthly pass right now. Mostly it's some of the Marco Express, the folks going down to the hotels, and some of those hotels are purchasing that for the -- their employees. We think with this fare increase, those passes -- the purchase of those passes will definitely go up. COMMISSIONER COLETTA: But wouldn't it make more sense to start off with maybe a smaller transfer fee to see if that does draw people into the weekly pass as an option? I'm just afraid that the Page 194 Packet Page-1680- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. December 16, 2008 people that are working day to day trying to make the ends meet might try to find themselves -- I mean, it's kind of hard for us to realize it -- but finding it hard to come up with the $7 for the weekly pass. Is that what it is? MS. ARNOLD: No. It's $15 for full fair; 7.50 for a reduced rate. COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Okay. We really don't know? MS. ARNOLD: That was -- right now, if they are not purchasing a pass with our current fare system, you know, they would purchase that in a couple of-- two days. COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Thank you, Michelle. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Any further discussion on the motion? (No response.) CHAIRMAN HENNING: Seeing none, all in favor of the motion, signify by saying aye. COMMISSIONER COYLE: Aye. COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Aye. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Opposed? COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Aye. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Motion carries 4-1 ; Commissioner Coletta dissenting. MS. ARNOLD: I just wanted to say that we -- I will be bringing back a resolution that will memorialize your decision here today. CHAIRMAN HENNING: Put it on the consent, please. Next item? Item #10E AWARD OF BID #09-5142 TO MITCHELL AND STARK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., FOR THE LELY AREA Page 195 Packet Page-1681- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. RESOLUTION NO.2006- 134 A RESOLUTION ORIDA TAPP APPROVING OF AN INCNREASEOTOMTHE COL y COLLIER LIERAREA COUNTY, FL , TRANSIT(CAT)BUS FARES. WHEREAS,this BOARD has the authority to approve an increase to the Collier Area Transit (CAT)bus fares;and WHEREAS,the public has been afforded an opportunity to offer comment on the fare increases proposed by County staff and those public comments have been fully considered; NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Board of County Commissioners,Collier County, Florida,that: I. Collier Area Transit(CAT)is hereby authorized to increase bus fares in accordance with the below schedule: Service' '.: _.. ., Base Fare $1.00 $1.25 Reduced Fare for Elderly and Children under 17 years of age $.50 $.60 $I.00 $I.25 Full Fare Token $.50 $..2 Reduced Fare Token __ Free Free Transfers $3.00 $4.00 Day Passes Full Fare $1.50 50 $2.00 $ 1 Da Passes Reduced Fare . 5.00 Month' Pass Full Fare $15.000 $00 $3$17.50 $2.00 Month' Pass Reduced Fare $2.50 Marco Ex.ress Full Fare $1 D0 $2.50 Marco Ex.ress Reduced Fare $60.00 $70.00 $30.00 $70 Marco Ex.ress Monthl Pass Full Fare .00 Marco Ex.ress Monthl Pass Reduced Fare $30 00 $ 5.00 Collier Coun Em•lo ee Discounted Month' Pass 2. Any decision to terminate the increase shall first require approval by the Board of County Commissioners as an agenda item. 3. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon signature by the Chairman. This Resolution adopted after motion, second and majority vote favoring same, this 23rd day of May, 2006. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST:' - COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA DW161-I. .'E.. BROCK=Clerk � nC By: -:9'40l�� B ...�„J iI "�, ' :'._I& lY kiuty Clerk Frank Halas,Chairman Attest. is to ,Lhaireast s signature 1 w ARp1bved a to f¢rr aid legal sufficiency: b,C_ //' Scott Teach,Assistant County Attorney Packet Page -1682- __. 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. vvvv Page 1 of 11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recommendation for the Collier County Board of County Commissioners to approve fare increase and limited reduction in Sunday Service to address the reduced Collier Area Transit Fiscal Year(FY) 2008-09 budget. OBJECTIVE: To obtain Collier County Board of County Commissioners' approval to an increase to the fare structure for the Collier Area Transit (CAT) service and limited service reduction in Sunday Service to address the reduced CAT FY 2008-09 budget. CONSIDERATIONS: In February 2001, CAT began operating fixed-route service for Collier County. Since its inception in 2001, CAT's annual ridership has increased from 97,571 to 1,166,358, an increase of more than 1,100 percent. The reception for transit service in Collier County has been very good. The County is providing an alternative means of transportation services to its residents and visitors and the community's desire is continued growth and maintenance of the current investment. With recent budget constraints as a result of Amendment 1 and the suffering economy, Collier County's Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 budget had to be decreased to adjust to the overall reduction in anticipated Ad Valorem Taxes. FY 2009 Collier Area Transit's budget was initially decreased $415,000. In order to operate with this reduced budget, routes have to be cut. The following route reductions options were considered and Option 3 was selected because it impacted the fewest riders. 4. Option 1 • Eliminate Sunday Service—all routes (affecting 79,000 passengers) Option 2 • Eliminate Sunday Service on routes 7 and 6; eliminate route 4B and reduce hours on route 6 (affecting 109,000 passengers) • Option3 • Eliminate route 4B; modify alignment of route 6 and cut back service hours (affecting 41,500 passengers) The details of the selected option are as follows: ▪ Eliminate Route 4B (cost to operate- $277,420) • Route 4B currently runs from the Collier County Government Complex east along US 41 to Collier Boulevard and includes stops along Rattlesnake Hammock Road before proceeding back to US 41 and ending at the Government Complex. Realignment of Route 6 • Cut Service on Collier Boulevard from Golden Gate Parkway to Pine Ridge Road. • Cut Service from Physicians Regional on Pine Ridge west to Livingston Road to Vanderbilt Beach Road. Anow Packet Page -1683- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. Page 2 of 11 Reduce Service Hours (total cost to Route 6 reduction operation - $152,490) • Operate during peak travel periods from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. • Operate on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 4:25 p.m. As a part of the route reduction process, the County is required to conduct public participation to inform the public of intended cuts and to solicit their input. On November 10, 2008 the Alternative Transportation Modes (ATM) Department held a public meeting to review the proposed route changes. Approximately 20 people attended and voiced concern with the proposed reductions. During the meeting, comments were made about the proposed elimination of Route 4B and how this route elimination would increase the amount of time it takes to get to destinations. There was also a petition with 100 signatures submitted that objected to the reduction of hours of operation for Route 6. Concern was noted to the modification to Route 1 and a request was made to continue the loop system. A recommendation to consider the elimination of B routes for Sunday service was suggested as an alternative to meet the proposed budget reduction. Staff advised the public that their concerns would be forwarded to the Commissioners. The public was also provided surveys on the buses and via the Internet to obtain input. A total of 350 surveys were returned, all expressing concerns with the reduction of service and noting the impacts the reduction would have on their ability to get around in the community. Of the survey respondents, 80% use the system 5 days a week or more. Another 16% use the system 2 to 4 days a week. We asked the public to let us know what they used the bus to do and the following responses were provided. Based on the responses provided, an overwhelming number of riders are using the system to complete the following essential trip purposes. Trip Purpose Response Response Percent Count Work 84.9% 292 School 30.8% 106 Medical 58.7% 202 Shopping 68.3% 235 Dining 41.9% 144 Other 27.6% 95 Skipped Question N/A 6 On November 18, 2008, the BCC discussed turn back funds and made a decision to reinstate $311,250 to the Transit budget. This resulted in a $103,750 budget reduction with less change needed to the existing route structure than previously determined. As a result of the change to the amount of budget reduction, staff re-evaluated possible route modifications with the public input in mind. The following option is being proposed to meet the $103,750 Transit budget reduction: Packet Page-1684- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. Page 3 of 11 4. Realignment of Route 6 • Cut Service on Collier Boulevard from Golden Gate Parkway to Pine Ridge Road • Cut Service from Physicians Regional on Pine Ridge west to Livingston Road to Vanderbilt Beach Road. + Eliminate Route IA Sunday service • This route runs a loop from the government complex to Airport Road north to Immokalee Road then south bound on US 41 back to the government complex. .i► Eliminate Route 2B Sunday service • This route runs a reverse route to Route 2A and travels from the Collier County Government Complex heading east on US 41 with stops along Thomasson Drive and Bayshore Drive. This route also travels north on US 41, utilizes Goodlette-Frank Road, and Fleishmann Boulevard. The route travels US 41 with Naples Community Hospital being one of the major service areas. The route also travels Davis Boulevard and Airport Pulling Road, and ultimately returns to the transfer station at the Collier County Government Complex via US 41. ▪ Eliminate Route 4B Sunday service • This route runs reverse route of Route 4A and travels from the Collier County Government Complex east along US 41 to Collier Boulevard and includes stops along Rattlesnake Hammock Road before proceeding back to US 41 and ending at the Government Complex. The route serves Naples Manor, K-Mart at Freedom Square, Super Wal-Mart at US 41, Edison College, and Physicians Regional Medical Center on Collier Boulevard. 4, Reduce the hours of operation for the realigned Route 6 Sunday service by one hour. • This route would run from 7:30 a.m. to 4:25 p.m. at 90 minute frequencies. Fare Increase During the Budget process, the Board directed staff to initiate a fare increase to help offset the increasing cost to operate the transit system. The process to initiate a fare increase requires approximately (6) six months to complete the following steps: • Evaluate the use of the current fare structure • Design possible fare structure options (including estimating additional revenue) • Present options through public process • Review public feedback and adjust options as needed • Bring options forward to the Board for decision • Get information to the public on any determined changes to fare structure (including legal ads) • Print new fare structure information and any new fare media(such as weekly passes) • Initiate fare increase Staff has presented options through the public process and adjusted the options based on public Packet Page -1685- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. ✓�vv Page 4 of 11 feedback. A proposed fare increase with multiple options was presented through the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) public participation process with opposition to the increase from the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC); the Pathways Advisory Committee (PAC) and the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC). All committees felt that there was no justification for the increase and not enough data to support the need for an increase. On September 12, 2008 the scenarios were presented to the MPO Board with information supplementing the justification for an increase that the other committees did not receive. The MPO Board voted to accept the proposed fare increase Scenario 2 which included a twenty-five cent increase to full fares, a fifteen cent increase to reduced fares, and a weekly pass priced at $12 for full fare and $6 for a reduced fare. This MPO approved Scenario 2 is very similar to Option A in the options presented here for your consideration; however the proposed charge for the weekly pass under Option A is $15.00 for full fare and $7.50 for a reduced fare. The scenarios presented to the MPO Board have been modified based on additional staff evaluation and due to public input received after the MPO meeting in September. It should be noted that staff's evaluation concluded that the cost to produce weekly passes would not be as beneficial without the charge for transfers. This conclusion resulted in the development of the five options included in this executive summary. During the public meeting to discuss route reductions, the public suggested increasing fares and charging for transfers as a way to offset the cost to operate and provide revenue to keep the routes that were being proposed to be cut. The citizen comments did not suggest a specific amount to charge for transfers. The fare structure options being provided for BCC consideration is responsive to the citizen recommendations and provides three (3) different charges for transfers. A Public Information Meeting was held on December 10, 2008 to solicit further input from the public on the fare increase options being proposed. In addition to the public meeting, surveys were distributed to the public on the buses as well as being provided on the County's website. Feedback received at that meeting and through the survey will be provided to the BCC at the public meeting where this Executive Summary will be considered because there was insufficient time between the public meeting and the deadline for this agenda packet to include the results with this Executive Summary. The following fare rate options have been adjusted from public comment and are being recommended for the BCC's consideration. • Increase the Full Fare and the Full Fare tokens by 25 cents • Increase the Reduced Fare for children under 17 years of age by 15 cents • Increase the Reduced Fare for the elderly by 15 cents • Possible charges for Transfers (currently passengers receive one free transfer with each paid fare) • Possible charge each time you board the bus instead of one free transfer for each paid fare • Introduction of a weekly pass, $15 for Full Fare and $7.50 for those passengers eligible for Reduced Fare Packet Page -1686- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. VVV Page 5 of 11 Option ffi Option (C) Option (D) Option (A) increase to Increase to Increase Current increase to Option(B) Full and Full and to Full Fare Structure Fare Full and Eliminate Reduced Fare Reduced and Structure Reduced Transfers with .25 Fare with Reduced Fare Transfer .50 Transfer Fare with Charge Charge .75 Transfer Charge Full Fare $1.25 $1.50 $1.25 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 Youth Reduced Fare (under age 17) $0.60 $0.75 $0.60 $0.75 $0.75 $0.75 Elderly/Disabled Reduced Fare $0.60 $0.75 $0.60 $0.75 $0.75 $0.75 Children 5 years of age and younger Free Free Free Free Free Free Full Fare Token $1.25 $1.50 $1.25 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 Reduced Fare Token $0.60 $0.75 $0.60 $0.75 $0.75 $0.75 Transfers Free Free NO PASSES $0.25 $0.50 $0.75 Day Passes - Full Fare $4.00 $4.00 $4.00 $4.00 $4.00 $4.00 Youth Day Pass - Reduced Fare $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 Elderly/Disabled Day Pass - Reduced Fare $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 Weekly Pass -Full Fare $0.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 Weekly Pass- Reduced Fare $0.00 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 Monthly Pass -Full Fare $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 Youth Monthly Pass - Reduced Fare $17.50 $17.50 $17.50 $17.50 $17.50 $17.50 Elderly/Disabled Monthly Pass - Reduced Fare $17.50 $17.50 $17.50 $17.50 $17.50 $17.50 Marco Express Full Fare $2.50 $2.50 _ $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 Marco Express Reduced Fare $1.25 $1.25 $1.25 $1.25 $1.25 $1.25 Marco Express Monthly Pass -Full Fare $70.00 $70.00 $70.00 $70.00 $70.00 $70.00 Marco Express Monthly Pass - Reduced Fare $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 Packet Page -1687- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. vvv Page 6 of 11 Staff prepared the following chart showing estimated additional revenues that might be generated by the five different options. The estimated farebox revenues assume the same passenger boardings as FY08, which was slightly less than in FY07. Generally in the transit industry whenever a fare increase is introduced, there is an accompanying ridership loss of approximately 5% of the total passenger boardings. Therefore, the chart below shows estimated revenues both with and without a ridership loss. In August 2006, when Collier Area Transit last increased fares, a decrease in passenger boardings was not measurable. Estimated Additional Revenue Generated from the Five Options With and Without a Ridership Loss $300,000 $257,927 $250,000 I $226,736 .. ____ ..............._ ._.__. __...__..........$195544 ................. .. $206,507 $200,000 - $176,875 $157,668 $154,363 ,.$147,242 $150,000 $111,260 $108,118 $100,000 a, $50,000 $0 .............. .... ............_ _......._ ._..... ...__._.... ... ........... ___. ._.__ ........... Option A Option B Option C Option D Option E Estimated Increase in Revenue with No Ridership Loss Estimated Increase in Revenue with 5%Loss in Ridership Option A includes a twenty-five cent increase to the full fare and a fifteen cent increase to the reduced fare. In Option A, the fare increase with no ridership loss is estimated to generate approximately $158,000 in new farebox revenue and the fare increase with a five percent (5%) ridership loss is estimated to generate approximately $111,000. Option B which involves a $1.25 full fare each time the rider boards the bus results in less revenue gained, because the full fare remains as it is under current rates. Option E is estimated to have the greatest potential farebox revenue increase. Option E includes a twenty-five cent ($0.25) increase to the full fare, a fifteen cent ($0.15) increase to the reduced fare, introduces a weekly pass for full and reduced fares, and a seventy-five cent ($0.75) increase for full fare transfers, which are currently free. In Option E, the fare increase with no ridership loss is estimated to generate approximately $258,000 in new farebox revenue and the fare increase with a five percent(5%) ridership loss is estimated to generate approximately$207,000. Packet Page -1688- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. v vvv Page 7 of 11 It should be noted that the above estimates are based on collections over a full fiscal year and will not be available for most of Fiscal Year 2008-09. As such, it can not be relied upon to prevent the recommended service reductions in FY 08-09 nor will it recover the one time amount of $311,250 turn back funds or the $415,000 budget reduction in FY 09-10 and beyond without additional funding or further service reductions. From the passenger's perspective, a full-fare passenger could expect to pay anywhere from $0.50 more per day for Option A to $2.50 more per day for Option B. Reduced-fare passengers would experience a similar increase to their daily costs. The chart below shows the costs per day for a full-fare passenger. Full-Fare Passenger Costs Per Day with Option A through Option E Compared to Current Full-Fare Passenger Cost Per Day (Based on 2 trips per day with 2 transfers) $5.00 $5.0' $4.50 $4.50 $4.00 $4.00 $3.50 $3.50 $3.00 $3.00... $2.51'' $2.5' $2.50 $2.5' $2.5' $2.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.00 $0.50 $0.00 Option A Option B Option C Option D Option E Current Daily Cost for Passenger M New Cost to Passenger with Option FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal impact of increasing Collier Area Transit fixed-route fares is anticipated increased farebox revenue. Depending on the option selected by the Board, revenue collected will be deposited in Fund 426 Project 61011, Farebox Revenue Account. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed and approved by the County Attorney's Office, is not quasi-judicial and requires no ex parte disclosure, requires only a majority vote for approval, and is otherwise legally sufficient for Board action.—SRT GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this Executive Summary. owft Packet Page -1689- 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. vrvy Page 8 of 11 RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners authorizes the reduction of service on Sundays to comply with the $103,750 Transit budget reduction resulting in the following modifications: 4. Realignment of Route 6 4 Eliminate Route lA Sunday service • Eliminate Route 2B Sunday service Eliminate Route 4B Sunday service 4• Reduce the hours of operation for the realigned Route 6 Sunday service by one hour. Additionally, authorize a fare increase from one of the options provided. Prepared by: Michelle Arnold, ATM Director Sue Faulkner,Principal Planner Attachment: MPO Board Scenarios from September 12, 2008 Packet Page-1690- Pace lof2 10/23y2012 Item 16.D.8. Page 9 of 11 COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 4111Mok Item Number: 10D Item Summary: Recommendation for the Collier County Board of County Commissioners to approve a fare increase and limited reduction in Sunday Service to address the reduced Collier Area Transit Fiscal Year(FY)2008-09 budget. (Norman Feder, Transportation Services Administrator) Meeting Date: 12/16/2000 9:00:00 AM Prepared By Sue Faulkner Principal Planner Date Transportation Services Alternative Transportation Modes 12/1xe008 11:18:27AM Approved By Barbara LaPierre Management/Budget Analyst Date Transportation Services Traffic Operations 12/1/2008 3:10 PM Approved By Scott ft Teach Assistant County Attorney Date County Attorney County Attorney Office 12/2/2008 8:17 AM Approved By Alternative rraospvumuvnModes Michelle Edwards Arnold Date Director Transportation Services Alternative Transportation Modes 12/2o008 5:05 PM Approved By , Norm E.Feder,AICP Transportation Division Administrator Date Transportation Services Transportation Services Admin. 12/2/2008 5:06 PM Approved By Brian Hancock Operations Support Manager Date Transportation Division Transportation Administration 12/3/20088:47AM Approved By Therese Stanley Grants Coordinator Date Transportation Transportation Administration 12/3/2008 10:14 AM Approved By Pat Lehnhard Executive Secretary Date Transportation Services Transportation Services Admin 12/3/2008 10:27 AM Approved By OMB Coordinator Applications Analyst Date Administrative Services Information Technology 12/3/2008 4:01 PM Approved By Mu,x|aaukson Budget Analyst Date County Managers Office Office of Management&Budget 127512008 5:30 PM Approved By James V.Mudd County Manager Date Packet Page -1691- file://C:\\gcodaTeat\Export\ll0-I)oceozbcr%2Ol6,%202008\l0.%2OC(}UNTY%2OMAN... 12/10/2008 Puoc2of2 10/23/2012 Item 16.D.8. 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