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Home My Public Portal About2022.04.13 Letter Treasure Valley TransitTreasure Valley Transit April 11, 2022 The Honorable Mayor Giles City of McCall 216 E. Park Street McCall, Idaho 83638 RECEIVED APR 13 2022 Funding Request for FY23 for Treasure Valley Transit Dear Mayor Giles and Members of the City Council, Treasure Valley Transit Inc. is requesting $125,000.00 from the City of McCall to meet the match requirements for McCall City Route (Red Line), the commuter runs serving McCall (Green Line) and the new McCall Summer Route (Blue Line). There is an additional request for the local match for a replacement bus of $15,000 which can be split into two years for FY23 & FY24. The bus manufacturers have stated a new bus will be delivered one year to eighteen months from date of order. Ridership for January 2021 through December 2021 was 16,013 on the Red Line, 9,711 on the Green Line and 926 on the Blue Line for a combined total of 26,215 annual boarding's. MCT provides a valuable service to the residents of McCall, Donnelly, Lake Fork and Cascade as well as tourists. This has been demonstrated by the ridership and community support as we all navigated the challenges of the second year of the COVID 19 pandemic. There was a serious labor shortage and the necessity to increase wages in order to maintain service, a significant increase in fuel costs and inflation that impacted expenses. This budget request is critical to avoid a decrease in service. I am providing the most current Profit and Loss, which shows the total project cost, the federal share and local matching requirements. I have also included additional information and the Mountain Community Transit FY23 Budget. Judi Watkins, TVT Board Secretary and I will be available for Council Meetings and Budget Workshops to answer any transit related questions you may have. Thank you for your continued support of Mountain Community Transit. Sincerely, vyncieT, Terri Lindenb Executive Director Treasure Valley Transit, Inc. 208-463-9111 terri@treasurevalleytransit.com 1136 W. Finch Dr., Nampa, ID 83651 Q (208) 463-9111 ➢ FAX (208) 465-1803 Serving the Cities of McCall, Donelly and Cascade in Valley County Profit and Loss February 2021 - January 2022 Income: Grant Funding $ 645,416 City of McCall $ 104,000 McCall Local Option Tax $ 89,000 Valley County $ 30,000 Brundage $ 15,098 City of Cascade $ 3,000 City of Donnelly $ 3,000 Fares $ - Deficit funded by CARES Act $ 50,414 $ 939,928 Expenses 5001 • Pers-Administrative Wages $ 101,873 $ 101,873 $ 101,873 5006 • Pers-Drivers/LD's/SV-MCT $ 404,434 $ 404,434 $ 404,434 5500 • Pers-Employer Tax/Benefits $ 139,725 $ 139,725 $ 139,725 5504 • P/R Workers Comp $ 7,801 $ 7,801 $ 7,801 5520 • Physical Exams $ 390 $ 390 $ 390 6020 • Administrative Expense/Misc. $ 3,652 $ 3,652 $ 3,652 6220 • Dues (CTAA & CTAI) $ 504 $ 504 $ 504 6410 • Insurance, Liability $ 51,819 $ 51,819 $ 51,819 6420 • Interest CTAA Loan $ 1,108 $ 1,108 $ 1,108 6540.Office Supplies/Equip/Mntx $ 6,569 $ 6,569 $ 6,569 6551 • Per Diem Rural $ 12,479 $ 12,479 $ 12,479 6570 • Professional Services $ 9,204 $ 9,204 $ 9,204 6610 • Postage/Printing $ 6,231 $ 6,231 $ 6,231 6630 • Accounting Services $ 3,109 $ 3,109 $ 3,109 6690 • Facility/Utilities $ 27,348 $ 27,348 $ 27,348 6760 . Uniforms $ 1,485 $ 1,485 $ 1,485 6780 • Telephone $ 8,320 $ 8,320 $ 8,320 6780 • Route Match O&M $ - $ - $ - 6785 • Training $ 1,363 $ 1,363 $ 1,363 6790 • Travel, Staff Mileage $ 2,614 $ 2,614 $ 2,614 6810 • Vehicle Fuel $ 92,605 $ 92,605 $ 92,605 6840 • Vehicle Maintenance $ 53,973 $ 53,973 $ 53,973 6849 • Vehicle Supplies & Washes $ 3,322 $ 3,322 $ 3,322 Subtract Fares from Operations $ 939,928 $ 383,719 $ 502,236 $ 53,973 $ 939,928 $ - Federal $ 306,975 $ 288,786 $ 49,655 $ 645,416 Local $ 76,744 $ 213,450 $ 4,318 $ 294,512 Total $ 383,719 $ 502,236 $ 53,973 $ 939,928 Moun tain Commun ity Transit Ridership Co unts February 2021- January 2022 Red Line - City of McCaII Green Line - Commuter Route Blue Line - Brundage/City Summer Route Total Ridership Pro fit & Loss February 2021- January 2022 Administratio n 80/20 Operations 57.5/42. 5 Preventiv e Maintenance 92/8 To tal 16,013 9,276 926 26,215 Total Cost Federal Local $ 383,719 $ 306,975 $ 76,744 $ 502,236 $ 288,786 $ 213,450 $ 53,973 $ 49,655 $ 4,318 $ 939,928 $ 645,416 $ 294,512 See Pro fit and Loss for detail on ho w the grant is broken out into match categories FY23 Funding Request Grant Funding $ 655,500 City of McCaII $ 125,000 McCall LOT $ 102,000 Valley County $ 37,500 Brundage Mountain Co. $ 20,000 City of Cascade $ 5,000 City of Donnelly General Fund or LOT $ 5,000 Total Rev enue $ 950,000 To tal Expenses $ 950,000 Co mments: Federal grant dollars require local match Wages, fuel, maintenance, insurance and all expenses have increased substantially CARES Act funding has been expended Treasure Valley Transit Request of $125,000 from the City of McCall 1. Treasure Valley Transit was awarded $645,416 in rural grant funding for the Profit and Loss time frame attached. The federal match requirement to acquire these dollars was $294,512. There was a deficit in local match of $50,414 which TVT provided from CARES Act funding through the Idaho Transportation Department. Ridership from February of 2021 through January of 2022 on the Red Line was 16,013, the Green Line 9,276 and the Blue Line 926 for a combined total of 26,215 boarding's. This year's ridership was for a full year of COVID-19 and the surges that occurred. 2. TVT has faced significant challenges in FY22 based on driver shortages and the necessity to increase wages to be competitive with the local school districts. TVT offered a sign on bonus with extensive marketing in an effort to hire drivers. The McCall driver team was exceptional in working additional days, canceling vacations and working overtime to maintain the normal level of service. Several Idaho public transit systems had to scale back service and we were fortunate to not have to do so. 3. The McCall Winter Carnival took place this year and additional service was added to special events. The McCall to Brundage Mountain Route remains popular with tourists staying at local hotels and operates from mid -December through March. 4. The McCall Summer Route was implemented on Memorial Day Weekend and operated through Labor Day on Friday and Saturday as well as the four -day holiday weekends. It is a continuous loop from the Super 8 to the Brundage Inn with 3 twenty minute runs per hour. Local designer Christian Blackman created the new brochure for the Blue Bird Express. 5. There is a significant financial return on the City of McCall investment in being able to secure this Federal funding. TVT is asking for $125,000 which takes into account the significant rise in fuel costs and expenses to operate the service. I have provided the Profit and Loss Statement for the time period of February 2021 through January 2022 which shows the total budget, federal share and local match requirement. 6. The Green Line bus #71 will have reached its useful life in FY23 and will become the backup bus replacing back up bus #60 with over 500,000 miles. 7. The community benefits from having TVT employ 10 local workers. Employers benefit from this service as it is a dependable means of transportation to and from work for employees. Local business profits from the purchase of fuel, maintenance and services. 8. TVT staff welcome the opportunity to meet with the Mayor and City Council to answer questions about the transit service and this budget request.