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CITY OF MOORPARK 2.•
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The Honorable City Council ``,,//
Mary R. Lindley, Assistant to the City ManagerjA
August 8, 1995 (CC Meeting of September 6)
Consider Resolution No. 95jLgv Authorizing the
City's FY 1995/96 Transportation Development Act
Claim
The City Council is begin asked to approve the attached resolution
directing the City Manager file a claim for the City's 1995/96
Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds. The City is required
to file an annual claim in order to receive its funds.
TDA revenue is generated from a sales tax on gasoline and must be
spent on transit and street impx'ovement and maintenance related
projects. The City of Moorpark's estimated FY 1995/96 TDA
allocation is $547,272.
Staff proposes filing the City's TDA transit claim using the
figures approved by the City Council in the adoption of the 1995/96
City Budget, with the exception of VISTA, as follows:
Transit
City Bus Contract $ 85,000
Metrolink Sweeping 6,000
Metrolink Landscaping 4,300
Metrolink Security 24,260
Metrolink Utilities 3,220
Metrolink Maintenance 4,000
Transit Planning 5,530
(10% of ATCM salary)
As you may recall, the City of Moorpark is participating in a
demonstration project for the operation of a intercity bus system
(VISTA -East) with the cities of Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Agoura
Hills, and Westlake Village and the County of Ventura. We are now
entering the second year of the two year demonstration period.
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TDA Claim
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VISTA -East is being financed in large part through a federal grant
(CMAQ), the participating parties contribute a 12.5 percent match
based on population shares. In FY 1994/95, the City of Moorpark
contributed $5,100 in TDA for its share of the service. Due to the
low ridership and high expenses, VISTA - East's farebox return ratio
has never risen above 3.5 percent. The original farebox return
ratio goal for the first year of the demonstration project was 12
percent.
As a result, VCTC solicited new service proposals that included
smaller buses (16 passenger). The preliminary proposals indicate
a significant cost savings which has reduced the contributions of
the participating parties for the second demonstration year. The
City's share for FY 1995/96 is $3,600, which is $1,500 less than
approved by the City Council in the 1995/96 City Budget.
With the City Council's approval of the VISTA -East contribution and
the other transit related items identified above, the City's TDA
transit claim for FY 1995/96 will be $135,910. The City's
remaining TDA allocation ($411,362) will be claimed for streets and
roads.
Please note that the outcome of the pending lawsuit filed against
VCTC by PCL may impact the City's receipt of its TDA funds if a
temporary restraining order (TRO) is imposed on the distribution of
some or all countywide TDA funds. It is staff's understanding that
VCTC will not distribute funds until the judge has decided the
issue of the TRO, which should be in September.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that Council adopt Resolution No. 95 -AY�-
authorizing the City's FY 1995/96 Transportation Development Act
claim, and authorize the City Manager to sign the claim for
submittal to the Ventura County Transportation Commission.
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