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ELOISE BROWN o,a" �, , STEVEN KUENY
Mayor ooai=9y City Manager
BERNARDO M. PEREZ F n , CHERYL J. KANE
Mayor Pro Tern tri City Attorney
CLINT HARPER, Ph. D. r�'�',`vA PATRICK RICHARDS, A.I.C.P.
Councilmember at `e' Director of
PAUL LAWRASON o� Community Development
Councilmember "e° �"` R. DENNIS DELZEIT
SCOTT MONTGOMERY City Engineer
Councilmember JOHN V. GILLESPIE
RICHARD T. HARE Chief of Police
City Treasurer
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Susan Cauldwell , Administrative Assistant ,,
DATE: March 7, 1989
SUBJECT: Unmet Transit Needs Hearing
The 1971 Transportation Development Act created a Local Transportation
Fund (LTF) in each county. One quarter of 1% of the state sales tax is
available for this purpose. The intent of TDA funds is to aid in meeting
transit needs. In 1979 the State Transit Assistance Fund (STAF) was added
to supplement the LTF. STAF revenues are calculated using a complex
formula. The funds are distributed to each City in the County based upon
population. Moorpark receives 3. 57% of the available funds in Ventura
County. Regulations permit funds not required for transit purposes to be
used for street and road purposes.
Before a city may spend its LTF on streets and roads, a determination that
no unmet transit needs exist must first be made. In Ventura County, the
annual unmet needs hearing is conducted by the Transportation Policy
Planning Committee (TPPC) of the Ventura County Transportation Commission.
Their recommendations are then forwarded to the Ventura County
Transportation Commission for approval .
The City has been able to spend its LTF funds on streets and roads because
the unmet transit needs have been satisifed by the Thousand Oaks/Moorpark
Express bus service. Under the current arrangements, both cities
contribute 50% of the cost of this service. The unmet need (as determined
by the TPPC) was the lack of transportation alternatives between Thousand
Oaks and Moorpark. This unmet need was identified before the City was
incorporated. Prior to 1984, the County and City of Thousand Oaks joined
to provide this service.
As you are aware, the City instituted its own transit service in January.
It could be argued that this service meets the unmet transit needs in
Moorpark because the City' s service connects with the Thousand Oaks bus at
Moorpark College. Passengers can ride the Moorpark bus and transfer at
799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529-6864
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March 7, 1989
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the College to complete the ride to Thousand Oaks. Furthermore, the
intra-city transit service provides Moorpark residents with more options
to utilize local services (e.g. , shops, parks, schools, etc. ) than the
Thousand Oaks/Moorpark bus.
Intra-city bus service is currently paid for with Gann override funds. In
order to use LTF funds for intra-city service, the City would have to
demonstrate to the TPPC that a legitimate unmet need would be satisfied by
this service. While it is still too early at this time to know if the
intra-city bus service will be a success, staff would like to keep open
the possibility that intra-city service could satisfy an unmet need and
qualify for LTF funds. If this were to occur, the City would no longer
financially participate in the Thousand Oaks/Moorpark service. It would
be reasonable to assume that Thousand Oaks would continue to operate bus
service to the College, but would eliminate all stops in Moorpark.
Moorpark residents, as noted earlier, would be able to connect with this
bus at the College.
A determination about the success of intra-city transit service will not
be made until late in the fiscal year (June, 1989). This is after the
TPPC hearing. If the TPPC determines that the unmet needs from prior
years still exists, the City should request that it be allowed to satisfy
this need with either the current Thousand Oaks/Moorpark arrangement or
the intra-city service. The intent is for the City to retain the option
of providing the unmet needs service.
Staff Recommendation:
That the City Council direct staff to request from the TPPC the option of
providing either intra-city bus service or Thousand Oaks/Moorpark Express
bus service to meet Moorpark' s unmet transit need.
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