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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS '' Costa
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FROM: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE County
DATE: July 15, 1996
SUBJECT: Report on Activities of Central Contra Costa Transit Authority
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND
JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Accept report on the activities of the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (County
Connection).
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
Former County Supervisor Robert Schroder, who represents the Board of Supervisors
on the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, has submitted a report on the activities
of the Transit Authority during the past six months (see Exhibit A). Irene Borcover,
the County's representative on the CCCTA's Citizen's Advisory Committee, has
submitted her resignation. Staff has been recruiting, unsuccessfully to date, to find
applicants to fill this vacancy.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): 4ffmi Tom Torlakson
ACTION OF BOARD ON July 23, 1996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ---------- TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Orig Dept: Community Development ATTESTED July 23, 1996
Contact: Ernest Vovakis, 335-1243 PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
cc: THE BOARD 9F SUPERVISORS
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EXHIBIT A
JULY 9, 1996
TO: THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
FROM: BOB SCHRODER
COUNTY CONNECTION -BOARD MEMBER
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CNETRAL CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY RECENTLY ADOPTED A 1996-1997 BUDGET OF $ 15,958,095.00 A
5.2% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR FIXED ROUTE BUDGET.
THE BOARD ALSO ADOPTED A PARATRANSIT _BUDGET AMOUNTING TO $ 1,812,000.
A 30% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS INCREASE IS DUE TO THE
REQUIREMENTS PLACED UPON THE AUTHORITY BY THE FEDERAL REQUIREMTNS IN
THE A.D.A. IT LOOKS AS IF THERE IS THE CONTEMPLATED REDUCTION IN STATE .-
AND
TATE .AND FEDERAL FUNDING THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE A.D.A COULD BRING ABOUT A
POSSIBLE $ 600,000.00 DEFICIT IN TWO YEARS. WE ARE WATCHING THIS SITUATION
VERY CAREFULLY.
THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME SIGNICANT HAPPENINGS THESE PAST SIX MONTHS:
AVERAGE WEEKDAY RIDERSHIP HAS INCREASED TO 15,150, A 4.0% INCREASE
PASSENGERS PER REVENUE HOUR HAS INCREASED TO 16.9, A14..1% INCREASE
FARE BOX RECOVERRY HAS INCREASED TO 17.9%, A 6.5% INCREASE
COST PER PASSENGER TRIP HAS DECREASED TO $ 3.79, A 2.8% DECREASE
ESTIMATED YEAR END BOARDINGS IS 4,015,168 A 5.2% INCREASE
WE ARE PREPARING A DRAFT SERVICE PLAN FOk CIRCULATION, COMMENT
AND HEARING FOR BUS SERVICE TO THE NEW DUBLIN BART STATION.
GROUND WAS BROKEN AND CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN ON THE NEW CUSTOMER
SERVICE CENTER AT THE WALNUT CREEK BART STATION.
COUNTY CONNECTION HAS IMPLIMENTED THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PRODUCTIVITY
POLICY. OUR STAFF IS USING THIS TOOL TO PROACVTIVELY RESPOND
TO SERVICES THAT DO NOT MEET PRODUCIVITY EXPECTATIONS.
CONSTRUCTION OF OUR NEW PARATRANSIT FACILITY SHOULD BE COMPLETE
BY THE FALL OF THIS YEAR.
WITH YOUR HELP WE WERE ABLE TO DEFEAT THE ATTEMPTED RAID ON T.A.A.
FUNDS, THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR SERVICE.
WE HAVE REVISED OUR BUS ADVERTISING CONTRACT TO INCREASE OUR
REVENUE BY $ 150,000.00.
WE ARE STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER TRANSIT PROPERTIES
TO PRODUCE AND PARTICIPATE IN COOPERATIVE TRANSIT MARKETING.
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LAST MONTH: 1787 CUSTOMERS VISITED OUR SERVICE CENTER AND 12,152
PHONE CALLS WERE RECEIVED.
PARATRANSIT RIDERSHIP IS UP 20.5% TO 13,848 FOR THE FIRST TEN
MONTHS IN THE 1996 FISCAL YEAR.
SOME OF OUR. GOALS ARE TO PURSUE CONSOLIDATION AND OR AFFILITION WITH
OTHER TRANSIT PROPERTIES, TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUR FAREBOX
REVENUE, TO INCREASE RIDERSHIP, IMPROVE UNION RELATIONS, TO PROVIDE
SERVICE REDUCTIONS TO KEEP AUTHORITY WITHIN FUNDING LIMITATIONS
AND PURSUE ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES.
PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME ON ANY MATTER RELATIVE TO THE
AUTHORITY. IT IS AN HONOR AND PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU ON THE COUNTY
CONNECTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.