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Home My WebLink About10-16-2024 MTC Agenda Packet - Special Meeting Mass Transportation Committee AGENDA Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 2:00 p.m. SLO Regional Transit Authority, 253 Elks Lane, San Luis Obispo The Mass Transportation Committee holds in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be supported. Attendees of City Council or Advisory Body meetings are eligible to receive one hour of complimentary parking; restrictions apply, visit Parking for Public Meetings for more details. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours in advance of the meeting): Mail - Delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Address letters to the City Clerk's Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401. Email - Submit Public Comments via email to advisorybodies@slocity.org. In the body of your email, please include the date of the meeting and the item number (if applicable). Emails will not be read aloud during the meeting. Voicemail - Call (805) 781-7164 and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the agenda item number you are calling about, and leave your comment. Verbal comments must be limited to 3 minutes. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting. *All correspondence will be archived and distributed to members, however, submissions received after the deadline ma not be processed until the following day. Public Comment during the meeting: Meetings are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be present at the meeting location. Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy, Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies & Procedures Manual, members of the public who desire to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentation must provide display-ready material to the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Contact the City Clerk's Office at cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7114. Pages 1.CALL TO ORDER Chair Figueroa will call the Special Meeting of the Mass Transportation Committee to order. 2.PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA At this time, people may address the Committee about items not on the agenda. Persons wishing to speak should come forward and state their name and address. Comments are limited to three minutes per person. Items raised at this time are generally referred to staff and, if action by the Committee is necessary, may be scheduled for a future meeting. 3.PRESENTATION 3.a JOINT SLO TRANSIT/RTA SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN (SRTP) UPDATE. LSC Transportation Consultants to present progress on the SRTP update including review of financial projections, capital improvement plans, and service alternatives added since last joint meeting. 4.ADJOURNMENT The next Regular Meeting of the Mass Transportation Committee meeting is scheduled for November 13, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available -- see the Clerk The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7114 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805) 781-7410. Service Complaints: Complaints regarding bus service or routes are to be directed to the customer service line at (805) 594-8090. Reports of complaints/commendations are available to the public upon request. Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Mass Transportation Committee are available for public inspection on the City’s website: https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and- minutes. Meeting recordings may be found on the City’s website: https://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=60984 RTA and SLO Transit Short Range Transit Plans 2024 - 2031 Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting October 16th, 2024 RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 Agenda •Overview of recent completed memos •New Service Alternatives •Preliminary Draft Plan Recommendations •Questions and Discussion •Next Steps RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 SLO Transit Capital Needs RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 SLO Transit •Bus replacements -$4.5 million over 7 years •Bus refurbishments - $2.5 million over 7 years •The City recently purchased 8 vehicles •Other capital projects - $6 million over 7 years •EV charging infrastructure •Bus stop improvements •AVL System replacement •On-board security cameras •Digital displays at bus stops •Bus yard parking lot maintenance •Downtown Transit Center Improvements •Long-term capital needs •Complete transition to a Zero-Emission Fleet •New Downtown Transit Center RTA Capital Needs RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 RTA •Bus replacements -$37 million over 7 years •Other capital projects - $16 million over 7 years •ZEB charging throughout the county •Bus stop improvements •Support vehicles •Vehicle camera system •Computer system maintenance •Long-term capital needs •Complete transition to a Zero-Emission Fleet •New Downtown Transit Center Fare Strategies RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 RTA •Increase base fare to $2.00 •$29,850 increase annual fare revenue/ 14,300 loss in ridership •Reduce RTA Fare in City of SLO to match SLO Transit ($1.50 base fare) •$800 loss in annual fare revenue/500 increase in ridership •Discount K-12 Student Fare on SoCo Transit •$2,300 loss in annual fare revenue/1,500 increase in ridership •Day Pass for RTA services •$3,100 loss in annual fare revenue/1,200 increase in ridership •RTA Intercity/ RTA Local Day Pass •$2/$1 for 2 hours of ride time •$8,930 loss in fare revenue/2,700 increase in ridership •$2/$1 for 75 minutes of ride time •Reduce fare evasion – Require use of discount fare card Fare Strategies RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 SLO Transit •Simplify Fare Structure - Eliminate 5- and 7- day pass options •Less than 1% of boardings are made with these passes •Expand Downtown Access Program for SLO Transit •Funded through Parking Program revenues Regionwide •Open-loop contactless fare payment options Additional Alternatives Evaluated SLO Transit RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 Need: Address Route 2 Poor On-time Performance, Serve New Developments, Improve Service “Cross- Town” •Top performing options include: •Revise Route 2A/2B to Serve San Luis Ranch and Cut Descanso Loop – 60-minute headways •Ridership increase = 18,000 and Operating subsidy savings = $51,000 •Extend Route 2A/2B to Service San Luis Ranch and Avila Ranch – 45-minute headways •Ridership increase = 80,000, Operating subsidy increase = $434K •With 90-minute headways: ridership increase = 21,000 and Operating subsidy savings = $52,800. •New Avila Ranch Direct Route – 60-minute headway (mid-term) •Ridership increase = 34,800, Operating subsidy increase = $341,000 RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 RTA RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 Need: Provide direct service between SLO and Los Osos •SLO – Los Osos – Morro Bay Bidirectional Loop •Travel time reduction 50 to 29 minutes •Ridership increase = 13,200 •Operating subsidy increase = $599K Status Quo Financial Outlook RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 SLO Transit Operating •FY 2025-26 Status Quo Operating Expenditures - $5.5 million •FY 2025-26 Balance of funds available for service improvements -600K •There continues to be operating funds available for service improvements over the 7-year plan. Capital •7 –year capital plan is funded with recurring revenue sources •Additional capital revenue is available for the purchase of expansion vehicles or other capital projects. •New funding sources available for ZEV transition needs. •Competitive grants would be needed for large capital projects such as Downtown Transit Center Status Quo Financial Outlook RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 RTA Operating •FY 2025-26 Operating Expenses - $18.2 million •Status quo operations are funded for the planning period. •An increasing amount of TDA will be needed to balance the budget over the planning period. Capital •7 –year capital plan is funded with recurring revenue sources Other potential sources of transit revenue: •FTA competitive grants (vehicle replacement) •Local sales tax measure (mainly for capital projects) Preliminary Draft Plan Recommendations RTA •Streamline Route 10 in Santa Maria –All but 2 weekday runs •Provide Route 10 Southbound 6:03 Run •Eliminate Route 10 8:33 PM Southbound Trip •Add Rt 9 Mid-day service to Cal Poly •Paso Robles High School and Middle School Tripper •Add Saturday Route A Service, 8 AM to 8 PM •Add Sunday Route B Service, 9 AM to 5 PM •Rt 9 add 1 RT on Saturday •Rt 10 add 1 RT on Saturday •Add Saturday Service on Rt 27 All these elements would increase annual operating subsidy by around $104,000 and ridership by 18,800 in FY 2025-26 RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 Grey shading indicates plan elements which are fiscally constrained. SLO Transit •Reinstate Pre-COVID Routes – Route 6X, Highland Tripper and SLO Tripper •Increase Route 4 A/B Frequency (mornings and afternoons) during Academic Year • Realigning Routes 1 and 3 in downtown SLO •Operate B Routes on weekends •Revise Route 2A/2B to Serve San Luis Ranch and Cut Descanso Loop •Provide Academic Year Service Levels Year-Round All these elements would increase annual operating subsidy by around $423,200 and ridership by 115,600 in FY 2025-26. Potential to implement new services later in the planning period to serve development such as Avila Ranch. RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 Questions? RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024 Next Steps •WP#6 – Marketing Plans – November •WP# 8 – Coordination between RTA and SLO Transit •Draft Plan Presentation to RTA Board - January 8th •Draft Plan Presentation to SLO City Council – January 14th •Final Plans - February Contact: Genevieve Evans LSC Transportation Consultants Inc genevieve@lsctrans.com 530-583-4053 RTA and SLO Transit SRTPs – Joint RTAC/MTC Meeting – October 2024