HomeMy Public PortalAbout05 May 24, 1999 CommissionRIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
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Monday, May 24, 1999.
AGENDA *
"Action may be taken on any items listed on the agenda.
1. CALL TO ORDER.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS.
3. EMERGENCY AMENDMENT TO THE FY 1998-99 SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FOR
THE SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY TO PURCHASE 19 PREVIOUSLY -OWNED CNG
EXPANSION BUSES.
Overview
The SunLine Transit Agency learned that it had the opportunity to purchase 19 buses
because a university no longer had appropriate funding to operate them. SunLine is
also requesting that $425,000 be made available within 2 weeks to allow for the
timely purchase of the equipment.
4.. ADJOURNMENT.
The next meeting of the Commission is scheduled to be at 9 a.m., Wednesday,
June 2, 1999, at the UCR Chancellor's Conference Room, .1201 University Avenue,
Riverside.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
May 24, 1999
TO:
Riverside County Transportation Commission
FROM:
Jerry Rivera, Program Manager
Dean Martin, Chief Financial Officer
THROUGH:
Eric Haley, Executive Director
SUBJECT:
Emergency Amendment to the FY 1998-99 Short Range Transit Plan for
the SunLine Transit Agency to Purchase 19 Previously -Owned CNG
Expansion Buses
The SunLine Transit Agency's Short Range Transit Plan for FY 2000-2006 which is
scheduled to be on the Commission's agenda for June 2, includes a capital project to
purchase seven (7) previously -owned CNG expansion buses, re -paint and retrofit the buses
for a total cost of $420,000. SunLine is purchasing the buses from a university in Texas.
However, during the negotiations for the buses, SunLine learned that it had the opportunity
to purchase 19 buses because the University no longer had the grant funding to operate
them.
They negotiated a purchase price of $425,000 for all 19 buses, but the price is only good
for two weeks. The additional costs to retrofit the buses is about $15,000 per vehicle, but
only the original 7 will need to be retrofitted at this time. The total retrofit cost is $105,000,
for a total project increase from $420,000 to $530,000.
SunLine's intentions are to sell or lease the other buses to other agencies, and ultimately
recover all their expenses and, in fact, realize a gain from the project which can be used to
fund other transit projects. Some of the buses may be kept in use while awaiting delivery
of new buses, which was the original intent of this project.
Therefore, SunLine is requesting an emergency amendment to their SRTP to allow the timely
purchase of this equipment. The amendment would authorize the purchase of the 19
expansion buses in FY 1998-99 for a total of $530,000. SunLine is also requesting that
$425,000 be made available within 2 weeks to allow for the timely purchase of the
equipment. There are sufficient funds in LTF and STA reserves to allow the purchase in FY
1998-99.
Financial Assessment
Project Cost
$530,000
Source of Funds
STA, LTF
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Included in Fiscal Year Budget
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Included in Program Budget
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Year Programmed
Approved Allocation
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Year of Allocation
Budget Adjustment Required
Y
Financial Impact Not Applicable
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
That the Commission approve an amendment to the FY 1998-99 Short Range Transit Plan
for SunLine Transit Agency to authorize the purchase of nineteen (19) previously -owned CNG
expansion buses in the amount of $530,000.