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Kansas City Area Transportation Authority #Oneridekc One RideKC: Regional Transit And Funding Plan Kansas City Area Transportation Authority #OneRideKC Financial Task Force, June 3, 2021 Agenda • Introduction and Overview • Regional Funding for Transit • Regional Funding Implementation • Evaluation and Consensus Building • Discussion/Q&A 2 Concurrent tasks of communications and Process Overview stakeholder engagement, transit planning, and financial planning. April 2021 May 2021 June 2021 July 2021 August 2021 September/October • Preferred Scenario 2021 • Project Kickoff • Market Analysis • Develop Plan • Develop Preferred Refinement • Data Analysis • Stakeholder Advisory Scenarios Scenario • Transit Plan • Financial Model • Market Research Committee Meeting #1 • 4 Pillars Screening Development • Funding Plan Refinement • Citizens Advisory • Financial Model • Financial Model • Communications • Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting #1 Development Complete Plan Committee Meeting #2 • Financial Task Force • Case Statement • Citizens Advisory Meeting #1 • Joint Meeting Committee Meeting #2 • Financial Task Force Meeting #2 3 Where We Are Where We’ll Finish q Need to make the case ü Communication Plan for regional investment ü Financial Plan q Need to build on existing ü Transit Plan foundation ü Stakeholder Engagement q Need a road map to ü Case Statement success ü Success Road Map o Actionable o Milestones o Owners 4 Advisory Committees Stakeholder Advisory Citizens Advisory Financial Task Force Committee Committee Role: Municipal Finance Focused Role: Executive level advisory Role: Citizens Focused on advisory and validation to and thought-leadership insight advisory to the transit Financial strategies, assumptions to the overall process. planning process and will and model. ensure voices From the Provide thought leadership to community are heard. Advise in the development oF community perception, Financial plans and assumptions, message development, case Advise in the development oF assure validity oF revenues and statement, and strategy. plans that are responsive to costs associated with the long- community priorities and term funding of the program. equitable transportation. 5 Stakeholder Advisory Committee Invitations INVITED - NOT ACCEPTED INVITATION ACCEPTED INVITATION ACCEPTED Name Organization Name Organization Name Organization Ann Smith-Tate Shawnee Chamber of Commerce Jon Stephens Port KC Bob Huston Cass County Bill Dietrich Downtown Council of KC Josh Powers Johnson County Bill Ferguson Overland Park Chamber of Commerce, Justice Horn Department of Energy and Metropolitan Central Bank of the Midwest Energy Center Charlie Shields Truman Medical Brad Cornell Olathe Chamber of Commerce Justus Welker Unified Government Centers/University Brian McKiernan Unified Government of Wyandotte County / Health Ken Bacchus Black Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City Councilwoman City Council, Kansas Caleb Clifford Jackson County Melissa City, 3rd District Kim Randolph Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce (Alternate for Frank Robinson Lindsey Douglas KDOT White Jr. ) Pat "Duke" Dujakovich Greater AFL-CIO Carlos Gomez Hispanic Chamber Marc Hill Civic Council Darin Sanders Clay County Carolyn Watley CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services, Inc., KCADC, KC Chamber of Commerce Rep. Ingrid Burnett Missouri House of Representatives Cassandra Concerned Clergy Coalition of Kansas City Ron Achelpohl MARC Leonard Taliaferro & Browne Wainwright Tamika McClaine UG, KCATA Commissioner Graham Clyde McQueen Full Employment Council Teresa Martinez Visit KC Mike Kelly Roeland Park Crissy Dastrup City Council, Kansas City, 4th District Tim McKee Olathe Chamber of Commerce (Alternate for Tom Gerend KC Streetcar Authority Councilman Eric Scott Francis Philanthropist Tracey Osborne Oltjen Overland Park Chamber of Commerce Bunch) Vickie Wolgast South KC Chamber and Martin City District Daniel Silva Kansas City, Kansas Chamber of Commerce Manager David Cauble Children's Mercy Hospital William "Bill" George Kansas City Transportation Group (alternate for Paul Kempinski) Ed Ford Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce Eileen Weir City of Independence Griffin Smith MoDOT - Kansas City District (alternate for Shelie Daniel) Gwen Grant Urban League of Greater Kansas City 6 Janee Hanzlick Johnson County Government Financial Task Force Invitations INVITED - NOT ACCEPTED INVITATION ACCEPTED Name Organization Name Organization Brennan Crawford Community Housing of Wyandotte County/Community Adam Timmerman KC Chamber Development Financial Institution Coalition Alise Martiny Building Trades Daniel Serda LISC/Community Development Financial Institution Allison Bergman Hardwick Law Firm Coalition David Warm Hall Family Foundation, MARC Deb Herman Northland Neighborhood Inc Deb Settle Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce Fred Yonker Belton Chamber of Commerce, Cass County Coalition of Chambers Doug Stone Lewis Rice, LLC Jeff Pittman Kansas Legislature - state senator Herb Hardwick Hardwick Law Firm Joe James Country Club Bank, Northland Regional Chamber of Jason Carter-Solomon Enterprise Bank & Trust Commerce Todd LaSala Stinson Joe Hudson Carpenters Union Joe Reardon KC Chamber Kathleen VonAchen Unified Government Marcia Harrington Wyandotte Economic Development Council (alternate for Greg Kindle) Mark Coulter Port KC Matt Tapp Platte County EDC Michael Collins JE Dunn Capital Partners Reginald Lindsey UG Budget Director Scott Neufeld Johnson County Tammy Queen KCMO 7 Citizens Advisory Committee Invitations INVITED - NOT ACCEPTED INVITATION ACCEPTED Name Organization Name Organization Beto Lopez Guadalupe Center Aaron Deacon Ride KC Advisory Committee, KC Digital Drive Dan Goodman Johnson County, Kansas, Area Agency on Ajibola Adepoju Barbee Jewish Vocational Services Aging (Alternate for Hilary Singer) David Hanzlick Sheffield Place Amy Castillo Ability KC Don Maxwell Prospect Business Association Ann Smith Tate Church of the Resurrection Doug Cowan Community Services League Brandon Kenig Mainstream Coalition Board of Directors Linda Brown President of the Blue Hills Neighborhood (former Johnson County Transportation Council) Association Brandy Williams Mid-America LGBT Chamber Reinhard Mabry Alphapointe (Alternate for Suzanne Wheeler) Donna Mandelbaum KC Streetcar Authority Elaine Stroud KCK Housing Authority (Alternate for Thomas Scott) Eric Rogers BikeWalkKC Gina Gowin Alphapoint John Sharp Johnson County, South Kansas City Alliance Julie Brewer United Community Services of Johnson County Keely J. Schneider Workforce Partnership (Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte) Logan Heeley City of Overland Park Matt Staub RTA Merrique Jenson Trans Formations Michele Stitt The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Niki Lee Donawa Truman Medical Center Paige Perlik National WWI Museum and Memorial Sean Ackerson Southtown Council Steve Franklin Johnson County Community College (Alternate for Pam Vassar) Susie Haake Ride KC Advisory Committee 8 Housing Healthcare Four Pillars of Access Education Employment Weekly Status Update | June 23, 2020 9 Regional Funding for Transit 10 Current Sources for KCATA Operations Operating Budget by Source Passenger Fares & Advertising 9% Non-Operating • Passengers Fares & Advertising Income 4% • Local Government Federal Funding (both dedicated and general fund) 21% State of Missouri • State of Missouri (general fund) 0.36% • Federal (formula funds) • Other Local Government 66% 11 Current Local Sources for KCATA Operations Local Share of 2020 Budget by Community Independence, North Kansas Other… MO KCATA Operating Sources City, MO 0.34% Johnson County, 0.62% • Passengers Fares & KS 0.99% Advertising Unified • Local Government Government, KS 6.92% – KCMO 1/2-cent Sales Tax Less than 0.02%: – KCMO 3/8-cent Sales Tax -Gladstone – Community Partners -Blue Springs Kansas City, MO -Raytown • State of Missouri (Two Sales -Liberty Taxes) -Lee’s Summit • Federal 89.20% -Grandview • Other -Riverside -Unity Village 12 Current Local Sources for KCATA Operations Local Share of 2020 Budget by Community Independence, North Kansas Other… MO Challenge City, MO 0.34% Johnson County, 0.62% • Purchase of service model – KS 0.99% – Patchwork of funding Unified – Regional providers lack direct Government, KS control 6.92% Less than 0.02%: – Difficult to budget long-term -Gladstone • Transit is funded through general -Blue Springs funds (all except KCMO) Kansas City, MO -Raytown (Two Sales -Liberty – Transit competes with other Taxes) -Lee’s Summit priorities on an ongoing basis 89.20% -Grandview -Riverside -Unity Village 13 Existing Budget Philosophy Revenue must be generated, spent and agreed on by geographic beneficiary, which results in perceived fairness but restrains pursuit of a regional vision or agenda KCMO Regional Other Local Projects Projects Projects 14 Additional Agencies – Local funding • KC Streetcar – TDD sales tax and property assessments – KCMO public mass transit tax (capped at $2M by ordinance) • Unified Government – General fund, County aging fund • Johnson County Transit – General fund • City of Independence – General fund 15 KCATA Capital Plan and Funding Sources Capital Budget by Funding Source Locally Local match funded 19% 3% 5-Year Capital Budget: $255 million Federal 78% Local Match = local funding required or 16 committed in order to be awarded federal dollars Current Sources for KCATA Capital Plan KCATA • KCMO Public Mass Transit Sales Taxes • Community Partner Contractual Contributions • Federal Formula Grants • Discretionary Grants Pursued by KCATA (e.g.
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