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Home My Public Portal About2023.04.13 Treasure Valley Transit FundingfigTreasure Valley Transit April 10, 2023 The Honorable Mayor Giles City of McCall 216 E. Park Street McCall, Idaho 83638 Funding Request for FY24 for Treasure Valley Transit Dear Mayor Giles and Members of the City Council, Treasure Valley Transit Inc. is requesting $133,125.00 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 McCall Summer Route (Blue Line). There is an additional request for the local match for a replacement bus of $15,000. Ridership for January 2022 through December 2022 was 22,688 on the Red Line, 14,078 on the Green Line and 1,445 on the Blue Line for a combined total of 38,211 boardings. This was an increase of 33% from FY21. TVT faced many daunting challenges in 2022. A labor shortage and inflation up to 9% affected everyone. Fuel costs rose by an annual average of 27% to date. To be competitive in the labor market, wages rose by 13%. To address the driver shortage, TVT implemented a CDL training program that three new MCT employees completed. 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 FY24 Budget. 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, Terri Lindenb Executive Director Treasure Valley Transit, Inc. 208-463-9111 tern@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 January 2022 - December 2022 Income: MCT Grant Funding $ 725,149 City of McCall $ 113,000 McCall Local Option Tax $ 89,000 Valley County $ 31,875 Brundage $ 17,097 City of Cascade $ 3,000 City of Donnelly $ 5,000 Other $ 9,006 Deficit funded by CARES Act $ 61,503 $ 1,054,630 Expenses MCT Admin Ops PM Total 5001 • Pers-Administrative Wages $ 111,075 $ 111,075 $ 111,075 5006 • Pers-Drivers/LD's/SV-MCT $ 438,293 $ 438,293 $ 438,293 5500 • Pers-Employer Tax/Benefits $ 146,288 $ 146,288 $ 146,288 5504 • P/R Workers Comp $ 9,297 $ 9,297 $ 9,297 5520 • Physical Exams $ 730 $ 730 $ 730 6020 • Administrative Expense/Misc. $ 8,780 $ 8,780 $ 8,780 6220 • Dues (CTAA & CTAI) $ 402 $ 402 $ 402 6410 • Insurance, Liability $ 56,010 $ 56,010 $ 56,010 6420 • Interest CTAA Loan $ 879 $ 879 $ 879 6540 • Office Supplies/Equip/Mntx $ 6,093 $ 6,093 $ 6,093 6551 • Per Diem Rural $ 20,873 $ 20,873 $ 20,873 6570 • Professional Services $ 15,478 $ 15,478 $ 15,478 6590 • IT Services $ 3,489 $ 3,489 $ 3,489 6610 • Postage/Printing $ 3,445 $ 3,445 $ 3,445 6630 • Accounting Services $ 2,911 $ 2,911 $ 2,911 6690 • Facility/Utilities $ 27,408 $ 27,408 $ 27,408 6760 • Uniforms $ 594 $ 594 $ 594 6780 • Telephone $ 9,418 $ 9,418 $ 9,418 6780 • TripSpark O&M $ - $ - $ - 6785 • Training $ 1,244 $ 1,244 $ 1,244 6790 • Travel, Staff Mileage $ 3,022 $ 3,022 $ 3,022 6810 • Vehicle Fuel $ 120,302 $ 120,302 $ 120,302 6840 • Vehicle Maintenance $ 66,266 $ 66,266 $ 66,266 6849 • Vehicle Supplies & Washes $ 2,333 $ 2,333 $ 2,333 1,054,630 426,112 562,252 66,266 $ 1,054,630 Subtract Fares from Operations $ Federal $ 340,890 $ 323,295 $ 60,965 $ 725,149 Local $ 85,222 $ 238,957 $ 5,301 $ 329,481 Total $ 426,112 $ 562,252 $ 66,266 $ 1,054,630 Mountain Community Transit Ridership Counts January 2022 through December 2022 Red Line - City of McCall Green Line - Commuter Route Blue Line - Brundage/City Summer Route Total Ridership Profit & Loss January 2022 - December 2022 Administration 80/20 Operations 57.5/42.5 Preventive Maintenance 92/8 FY21 FY22 16,013 22,688 9,276 14,078 926 1,445 26,215 38,211 Increase 30% 34% 36% 33% Total Cost Federal Local $ 426,112 $ 340,890 $ 85,222 $ 562,252 $ 323,295 $ 238,957 $ 66,266 $ 60,965 $ 5,301 $ 1,054,630 $ 725,149 $ 329,481 See Profit and Loss for detail on how the grant is broken out into match categories FY24 Funding Request Grant Funding $ 772,284 City of McCall $ 133,125 McCall LOT $ 108,630 Valley County $ 40,000 Brundage Mountain Co. $ 30,000 City of Cascade $ 8,000 City of Donnelly General Fund or LOT $ 8,000 Cares Act $ 23,142 Total Revenue $ 1,123,181 Total Expenses $ 1,123,181 Comments: Federal grant dollars require local match Wages, fuel, maintenance, insurance and all expenses have increased substantially Increaase FY24 Estimated Budget 6.50% $ 27,697.28 $ 36,546.38 $ 4,307.29 $ 68,550.95 Total Cost Federal Local $ 453,809 $ 363,047 $ 90,762 $ 598,798 $ 344,309 $ 254,489 $ 70,573 $ 64,927 $ 5,646 $ 1,123,181 $ 772,284 $ 350,897 Treasure Valley Transit Request of $133,125.00 for Transit Operations and $15,000.00 for a Bus Replacement from the City of McCall 1. Treasure Valley Transit was awarded $725,149 in rural grant funding for the Profit and Loss attached. The time frame I will be referring to is calendar year 2022. The federal match requirement to acquire these dollars was $329,481. There was a deficit in local match of $61,503, which TVT provided from CARES Act funding. In 2022, the Red Line had 22,688 boardings, Green Line 14,078 and the Blue Line 1,445 for a combined 38,211. This is a 33% increase from 2021. 2. TVT met many challenges in 2022. A labor shortage and inflation up to 9% affected everyone. Fuel costs rose by an annual average of 27% to date. To be competitive in the labor market, wages rose by 13%. To address the driver shortage, TVT implemented a CDL training program that three new MCT employees completed. 3. Additional service was added to the Red Line for the McCall Winter Carnival. The McCall to Brundage Mountain route is popular with McCall residents and tourists staying at local hotels. This winter service operates from mid -December through March. 4. The McCall Summer Route was implemented on Memorial Day Weekend in 2021 and operates 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. 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 $133,125, which takes into account the increased expenses to operate the service. I have provided the Profit and Loss Statement for the time period of January 202 through December 2022 which shows the total budget, federal share and local match requirement. 6. The Green Line bus #71 has reached its useful life and will become the backup bus replacing back up bus #60 with over 500,000 miles. The additional request of $15,000 will provide the local match to purchase this bus. 7. The community benefits from having TVT employ 12 local workers. Employers benefit from this service as it is a dependable means of transportation to and from work for employees. Local businesses profit from the purchase of fuel, maintenance and services. 8. TVT staff welcome the opportunity to meet with Mayor Giles and City Council to answer questions about the transit service and this budget request.