Regular Meeting of the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) Joint Powers Authority
LOCATION: Merced County Association of Governments 369 W. 18th Street Merced, CA 95340 (209) 723-3153
Date: Monday, April 8, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Joint Powers Authority Members
Director Daron McDaniel, Chair Merced County Supervisor Director Miles Menetrey, Vice Chair Mariposa County Supervisor Director Rhonda Armstrong Council Member, City of Kerman Director Stacy Corless Mono County Supervisor Director Bob Gardner Mono County Supervisor Director John Gray Tuolumne County Supervisor Director Scott Silveira Merced County Supervisor Director Rosemarie Smallcombe Mariposa County Supervisor Director Nathan Vosburg Council Member, City of Coalinga Director Tom Wheeler Madera County Supervisor
001 Welcome to the YARTS Joint Powers Authority Meeting
AGENDA At least 72 hours prior to each regular YARTS JPA meeting, a complete agenda packet is available for review on the YARTS website at www.yarts.com or at the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) office, 369 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340. All public records relating to an open session item and copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to items of business referred to on the agenda are on file at MCAG. Persons with questions concerning agenda items may call MCAG to make an inquiry regarding the nature of items described on the agenda.
VIDEO CONFERENCE/TELECONFERENCE This meeting will be conducted by video conference and/or teleconference at the following locations:
Mariposa County Government Center Board of Supervisors Chambers 5100 Bullion Street Mariposa, CA Fresno Council of Governments 2035 Tulare Street, Suite 201 Fresno, CA Sierra Center Mall CAO Conference Room, Third Floor 452 Old Mammoth Road Mammoth Lakes, CA
Members of the YARTS Joint Powers Authority and members of the public may attend and participate in the meeting at the video conferencing/teleconferencing location. Members of the public appearing at a video conferencing /teleconferencing location will be provided an opportunity to address the Authority directly as provided by the law. PUBLIC COMMENT Members of the public wishing to address agenda items or comment on any item not on the agenda may do so during agenda item 2 – Public Comment. Persons may also address any item on the agenda during consideration of that item. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per person. Please state your name and city or community of residence for the record. For items not on the agenda, no action will be taken. If it requires action, the item will be referred to staff and/or placed on the next agenda.
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES Representatives or individuals with disabilities should contact YARTS at (209) 723-3111 at least three (3) days in advance of the meeting to request auxiliary aids or other accommodations necessary to participate in the public meeting. INTERPRETING SERVICES Interpreting services are not provided at YARTS public meetings unless requested at least three (3) business days in advance. Please call YARTS at (209) 723-3111 during regular business hours to request interpreting services.
Servicios de intérprete no son ofrecidos en las juntas públicas de YARTS al menos de que se soliciten tres (3) días de negoción en anticipación. Para solicitar estos servicios por favor contacte a MCAG al (209) 723-3111 durante horas de oficina.
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1. Introductions
2. Public Comment
3. Minutes Action
+ a. January 14, 2019 YARTS Joint Powers Authority Pg. 8 meeting + b. July 23, 2018 YARTS Joint Powers Authority Pg. 13 meeting
4. Information/Discussion Only Info Cindy Kelly
+ a. Monthly Ridership and Customer Service Pg. 16 Reports for December 2018 - February 2019 + b. YARTS Ridership History Pg. 32 + c. YARTS Financial Report/Budget Update Pg. 35 + d. Minutes of the January 9, 2019, YARTS AAC Pg. 39 meeting (to be approved at the April 3, 2019, AAC meeting) + e. YARTS Social Media Statistics First Quarter Pg. 44 2019 + f. YARTS Reservation System Update Pg. 52 + g. YARTS Federal Lands Access Program Free Pg. 54 Days Update + h. YARTS Summer 2019 Schedules Pg. 58
+ 5. YARTS/Mariposa County Annual Agreement for Info Cindy Kelly Pg. 68 Services Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020
For information only.
+ 6. YARTS/Fresno Council of Governments Info Cindy Kelly Pg. 85 Agreement Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020 Amendment No. 3 and Budget
For information only.
+ 7. YARTS/Department of the Interior-National Park Info Cindy Kelly Pg. 88 Service Cooperative Agreement Fiscal Year 2020 - 2025
For information only.
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+ 8. YARTS/MCAG Agreement for Services Fiscal Year Action Cindy Kelly Pg. 94 2019 - 2020
Authorize the Chair to sign the Agreement for Services between the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System and Merced County Association of Governments for a period of one year commencing on July 1, 2019 and terminating on June 30, 2020.
+ 9. Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Fiscal Action Cindy Kelly Pg. 104 Year 2018 - 2019
a. Approve the Executive Director as Authorized Agent for the LCTOP fiscal year 2018 - 2019 Free and Reduced Fares to Yosemite for Merced and Mariposa County residents; and b. Adopt Resolution 2019/04-08-01 Identifying the Executive Director as Authorized Agent for YARTS.
+ 10. Public Hearing - Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020 Caltrans Action Cindy Kelly Pg. 108 5311(f) Funding; Public Hearing and Resolution
a. Hold a public hearing to allow for public comments on the application for funds from the Caltrans 5311(f) grant program for fiscal year 2019 - 2020; and b. Adopt Resolution No. 2019/04-08-02 authorizing funding under FTA Section 5311 (49 U.S.C. Section 5311) with the California Department of Transportation.
+ 11. Public Hearing - YARTS Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020 Action Nav Bagri/ Pg. 112 Budget Cindy Kelly
a. Hold a public hearing to allow for public comments on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2019 - 2020; and b. Approve the proposed YARTS budget for fiscal year 2019 - 2020.
12. YARTS Park & Ride Facility Mariposa Action Stacie Dabbs/ Pg. 117 Emily Haden
Direct staff to begin the sale process of the YARTS- owned Park & Ride facility located at 4974 Joe Howard Street, Mariposa, CA.
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+ 13. YARTS Short-Range Transit Plan Appendix E Action Cindy Kelly Pg. 121
Adopt Appendix E - Reservation System Ridership Profile as part of the approved YARTS Short-Range Transit Plan.
14. Invitation of Membership - Tuolumne County Action Cindy Kelly Pg. 150
Authorize the Executive Director to issue a formal invitation to Tuolumne County to join the YARTS Joint Powers Authority.
+ 15. YARTS Fiscal Year 2017 - 2018 Audit Action Cindy Kelly Pg. 153
Approve the audit for fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, prepared by Price Paige & Company.
+ 16. Application for the Federal Transit Administration Action Cindy Kelly Pg. 191 Low or No Emission Grant Program
a. Approve Resolution 2019/04-08-03 authorizing the Executive Director as Authorized Agent for the Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Grant Program; and b. Authorize the Chair to sign the Letter of Support on behalf of YARTS.
17. Election of Officers for the YARTS Joint Powers Action Cindy Kelly Pg. 195 Authority Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020
Nominate and elect a Chair and Vice Chair for fiscal year 2019 - 2020.
+ 18. Approval of the Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020 YARTS Action Cindy Kelly Pg. 197 Joint Powers Authority and YARTS Authority Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule
a. Approve the staff recommended meeting dates and times of the YARTS Joint Powers Authority for fiscal year 2019 - 2020; or b. Suggest and approve alternate meeting dates and times for fiscal year 2019- 2020.
19. National Park Service Report Info Kathleen Morse
20. Transit Director's Report Info Artis Smith
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21. Director's Report Info Stacie Dabbs
22. Member Remarks Info
Next Meeting: The next YARTS JPA meeting to be determined by the Joint Powers Authority at the April 8, 2019 meeting.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted auhe d Co nty Association of Governments not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. :;J � �J...<..c a.a- Dated this April 2, 2019 Xavier Garcia, Transit Administrative Assistant
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007 ITEM 3a
Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) Joint Powers Authority MINUTES
DATE Monday, January 14, 2019
The regular meeting of the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) Joint Powers Authority Board was held on Monday, January 14, 2019 at Merced County Association of Governments, Front Conference Room, 369 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA and conducted by video/teleconference at, Mariposa County Government Center, Board of Supervisors Chambers, 5100 Bullion Street, Mariposa, CA, Sierra Center Mall, Board of Supervisors Conference Room, Third Floor, 452 Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes, CA, and Fresno Council of Governments, 2035 Tulare Street, Suite 201, Fresno, CA and was called to order by Vice Chair Menetrey at 1:05 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT Daron McDaniel, Merced County Supervisor, Chair Miles Menetrey, Mariposa County Supervisor, Vice-Chair Stacy Corless, Mono County Supervisor (via videoconference) Rosemarie Smallcombe, Mariposa County Supervisor
MEMBERS ABSENT Rhonda Armstrong, Council Member, City of Kerman Bob Gardner, Tuolumne County Supervisor John Gray, Tuolumne County Supervisor Nathan Vosburg, Council Member, City of Coalinga Tom Wheeler, Madera County Supervisor Vacant, Merced County Supervisor
OTHERS PRESENT Selena McKinney, LSC Transportation Consultant Denise Demery, VIA Adventures Peggy Arnest, Fresno Council of Governments (via videoconference) Tyler Summersett, Tuolumne County Transportation Council (via videoconference) Phil Moores, Executive Director, Eastern Sierra Transit Authority (via videoconference)
STAFF PRESENT Stacie Dabbs, Executive Director Xavier Garcia, Transit Administrative Assistant Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager Mary-Michal Rawling, Public Affairs Manager Artis Smith, Transit Director
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1. Introductions
Vice-Chair Menetrey led the introductions. Director McDaniel arrived at 1:09 P.M. and took over as Chair.
2. Public Comment
Phil Moores introduced himself as the Executive Director of the Eastern Sierra Transit Authority and shared his contact information with the directors.
2a. YARTS Operations During Government Shutdown
Stacie Dabbs requested the Board to provide direction for YARTS operations during the government shutdown due to reports from drivers and other staff about the conditions of the park that could present safety and health issues for passengers.
Director McDaniel asked if the ridership had dropped since the government shutdown. Cindy Kelly responded that the ridership has increased due to the fact that YARTS buses have restrooms and trash cans on board.
Director Smallcombe described the efforts being done to clean up Yosemite Valley; she directed staff to collect more information about the cost of service to YARTS during the shutdown, and how to maximize ridership while minimizing those costs.
Director McDaniel stated that he doesn’t want to see gateway communities affected by service modification or suspension.
Director Menetrey asked if the service can be modified for one bus daily.
Director Corless suggested that we identify a spending cap. YARTS would spend a specific amount before modifying service.
Directors requested staff to provide additional information and schedule a follow up meeting for action. VIA Trailways will provide current ridership data.
3. Minutes of the August 22, 2018 Continued YARTS Joint Powers Authority meeting
Director Menetrey moved to approve the minutes: a. October 22, 2018 YARTS Joint Powers Authority Meeting b. October 17, 2018 YARTS Authority Advisory Committee and Joint Powers Authority Short Range Transit Plan meeting Seconded by Director Corless. Ayes - Directors Corless, McDaniel, Menetrey Noes - None Abstain - Director Smallcombe MOTION CARRIED.
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4. Information/Discussion Only
a. Monthly Ridership and Customer Service Report for September 2018 - November 2018 b. YARTS Ridership History c. YARTS Financial Report/Budget Update d. Minutes of the July 11, 2018, YARTS Authority Advisory Committee meeting
Director Menetrey mentioned that the data label is missing from the September Hwy 41 reports.
No questions. So noted.
5. Social Media Report - Year in Review
No questions. So noted.
6. YARTS Reservation System Update - Year in Review
No questions. So noted.
7. YARTS Free Days Update - Year One
Director Corless praised staff for running a very successful program for the first year.
Director Smallcombe asked to add the year (2018) to the report and stated that the pictures provided in the report look great.
8. CalOES Emergency Funding for Mariposa Park & Ride Sinkhole Repair; Status of the Mariposa Park & Ride
Cindy Kelly reported that the CalOES request for assistance was submitted and is in the review process. Response is estimated to arrive by March but could change because of the government shutdown.
Director Menetrey commented that Mariposa County may be interested in purchasing the property if it goes up for sale.
Director Menetery moved to table any action regarding the Mariposa Park & Ride until the status of CalOES funding for repair has been determined. Seconded by Director Smallcombe. Ayes - Directors Corless, McDaniel, Menetrey, Smallcombe Noes - None MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
9. Adopt the YARTS 2018 Short-Range Transit Plan
Director Smallcombe mentioned the marketing network for YARTS and asked how do YARTS and tourism bureaus interact.
Cindy Kelly shared that YARTS and tourism bureaus interact using bloggers and locals in the communities to share YARTS information on social media.
Stacie Dabbs introduced Mary-Michal Rawling – Public Affairs Manager for MCAG. Ms. Dabbs stated that Mary-Michal will be involved in the marketing network.
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Director Menetery moved to adopt the YARTS 2018 Short-Range Transit Plan as presented. Seconded by Director Smallcombe. Ayes - Directors Corless, McDaniel, Menetrey, Smallcombe Noes - None MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
10. Oral Report - National Park Service Report
Kathleen Morse was unable to attend due to the continued government shutdown.
11. Transit Director’s Report
Artis Smith provided the Transit Director’s report.
12. Member Remarks
None
13. Adjournment
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE YARTS JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 2:13 p.m.
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012 ITEM 3b
Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) Joint Powers Authority MINUTES
DATE Monday, July 23, 2018
The regular meeting of the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) Joint Powers Authority Board was held on Monday, July 23, 2018, at the Sierra Center Mall, Board of Supervisors Conference Room, Third Floor, 452 Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes, CA and conducted by video/teleconference at the Merced County Association of Governments, Front Conference Room, 369 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA, Mariposa County Government Center, Board of Supervisors Chambers, 5100 Bullion Street, Mariposa, CA, and Fresno Council of Governments, 2035 Tulare Street, Suite 201, Fresno, CA and was called to order by Stacy Corless at 1:07 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT Stacy Corless, Mono County Supervisor Bob Gardner, Tuolumne County Supervisor
MEMBERS ABSENT Rhonda Armstrong, Council Member, City of Kerman John Gray, Tuolumne County Supervisor Daron McDaniel, Merced County Supervisor, Chair Miles Menetrey, Mariposa County Supervisor, Vice Chair Jerry O’Banion, Merced County Supervisor Rosemarie Smallcombe, Mariposa County Supervisor, Chair Nathan Vosburg, Council Member, City of Coalinga Tom Wheeler, Madera County Supervisor
OTHERS PRESENT Peggy Arnest, Fresno County (via teleconference) Denise Demery, VIA Adventures Darin Grossi, Tuolumne County Transit Agency Matthew McClain, Mono County Recreation Curtis Riggs, VIA Adventures Gordon Shaw, LSC Transportation Consultant (via videoconference)
STAFF PRESENT Nav Bagri, Finance Director (via videoconference) Stacie Dabbs, Executive Director (via videoconference) Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager Navneet Mattu, Transit Administrative Assistant (via videoconference) Artis Smith, Transit Director
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1. Introductions
Director Corless led the introductions.
There was no quorum present for the meeting. Director Corless announced that the meeting will be continued to August 22, 2018.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE YARTS JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 1:08 p.m.
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ITEM 4a MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: Monthly Ridership and Customer Service Reports for December 2018 - February 2019
BACKGROUND
Attached for your review are the monthly ridership and customer service reports for the period of December 2018 - February 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
REQUESTED ACTION
For information only.
Attachment: YARTS Monthly Ridership and Customer Service Reports for December 2018 - February 2019
016 DECEMBER 2018
017 YARTS RIDERSHIP BY LOCATION December 2018
YARTS Monthly Ridership by Location NOTES: Hwy 140 December 2018 TOTAL: 5036 1125 1200 1000 771 800 614 600 491 343 365 400 276 194 219 159 90 80 148 200 28 1 10 0 37 50 35 0 0 Cedar Lodge Midpines PO Midpines Visitor Center Visitor Majestic Hotel Yosemite View… Yosemite Cathey's Valley Merced Airport Merced Merced AmtrakMerced Yosemite Valley… Yosemite Merced Transpo Merced Mariposa Park &… Mariposa Park Midpines County… Midpines NPS Maintenance Half Dome Village KOA Campground KOA Barium Mine Road Mine Barium Midtown Mariposa Midtown Roadside Rest Stop Rest Roadside El Portal Post Office Portal El Merced Mall (PG&E) Mall Merced Yosemite Bug Resort Yosemite
YARTS Monthly Ridership by Location Hwy 140 December 2017 TOTAL: 5704 1200 959 925 1000 800 600 497 435 365 343 376390 267 400 196 194 181 144 98 75 200 35 14 8 37 17 0 26 38 65 19 0 UC Merced Cedar Lodge Merced Mall…Merced Midpines PO Midpines Visitor Center Visitor Majestic Hotel Yosemite View… Yosemite Cathey's Valley Courthouse (M… Courthouse Merced Airport Merced Merced College Merced Merced AmtrakMerced Yosemite Valley… Yosemite Merced Transpo Merced Mariposa Park &… Mariposa Park Midpines County… Midpines NPS Maintenance Half Dome Village KOA Campground KOA Barium Mine Road Mine Barium Midtown Mariposa Midtown Roadside Rest Stop Rest Roadside El Portal Post Office El Portal Merced Mall (PG&E) MallMerced Yosemite Bug Resort Yosemite
018 ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS There were zero (0) YARTS accidents during the month of December 1-31, 2018.
ROAD CALLS There were two (2) road calls during the month of December 1-31, 2018.
12/12/18 Run 3 Delayed due to mechanical issue en route.
12/17/18 Run 2 Delayed 50 minutes due to mechanical issue en route.
SERVICE DELAYS There were three (3) service delays during the month of December 1-31, 2018. Total on time service for all corridors was 99.66%.
Hwy 140
12/12/18 Run 3 Delayed due to mechanical issue en route.
12/17/18 Run 2 Delayed 50 minutes due to mechanical issue en route.
12/29/18 Run 4 Delayed 1 hour due to operational issue. See “Missed Runs”.
MAMMOTH Hwy 120/395 Not Operating.
SONORA Hwy 120 West Not Operating.
FRESNO Hwy 41 Not Operating.
MISSED RUNS There was one (1) missed YARTS run during the period of December 1-31, 2018.
12/29/18 Run 4 Delayed 1 hour due to operational issue.
EXTRA RUNS There were no extra runs during the month of December 1-31, 2018.
MAINTENANCE VIA YARTS Buses are kept maintained regularly. Currently buses are rotated among runs to evenly distribute miles across the fleet. There are twenty (20) accessible buses available to meet ADA requirements. Maintenance reports are submitted to YARTS Transit Manager for all service and repairs.
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CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND FOLLOW UP ACTIONS There were two (2) customer concerns that arose during the month of December 1-31, 2018 received by email or phone call. All operational issues are addressed and rectified so they can be avoided in the future. The complaints were as follows:
12/17/18 YARTS received several calls/emails saying Run 2 had not shown in El Portal. Follow up showed that Run 2 was delayed due to mechanical issues en route. Riders were alerted that this run was late and given estimated times of arrivals at their pick up locations. No other runs were affected.
12/27/18 A regular YARTS rider emailed YARTS Staff to relay that they saw the driver pick up their cell phone twice while driving. Also said the driver was exiting the park at 60 mph and they were concerned about safety.
YARTS Staff and the Contractor immediately contacted the rider and informed her that they were concerned about this report of unsafe behavior. Rider was informed that safety was first priority and that YARTS wanted to follow up appropriately. Rider was asked for more specific information on run number, approximate time of day of the incidents, and driver description, since the Contractor was only able to narrow the search to 3 male drivers who drove the afternoon of the date in question. Rider was assured that the video would be pulled and reviewed, and appropriate action taken for the driver in question. However, without the specifics of the incident, the contractor would only be able to address these issues in a general manner to all 3 drivers.
At the time of this report the rider had been contacted twice, and Staff was still awaiting a response with more specifics so Contractor could complete follow up. All drivers were reminded of safety policies and procedures where handheld devices and safe travel speeds for mountain driving were concerned.
HIGHWAY 140 DELAYS There were several delays averaging 20 to 30 minutes due to construction, Caltrans drainage and slope stabilization, and other road work throughout the month of December 1-31, 2018.
On Saturday, 12/8/2018, Hwy 140 closed from 2:30pm to 8:00 pm due to the Mariposa Christmas Parade taking place. The Roadside Rest and Midtown Mariposa stops were closed, and YARTS stopped only at the Mariposa Park and Ride, and detoured via Bouillon/Jones Streets to get back on route. Information was posted on the YARTS website and Face Book page.
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN On December 22, 2018 the government shutdown went into effect. Yosemite National Park remained open with extremely limited services. The initial plan was for YARTS to run a modified reduced schedule as far as El Portal when the closure began. However, YARTS continued to run full winter schedule as normal at the request of the park planning staff, who was able to justify continuing the YARTS service as scheduled to their superiors.
020 JANUARY 2019
021 YARTS RIDERSHIP BY LOCATION January 2019
YARTS Monthly Ridership by Location NOTES: Hwy 140 Several factors including: January 2019 weather, highway TOTAL: 3350 closures and the continued government 800 707 shut down have affected 700 570 600 ridership. 500 371 400 325 269 300 209 189 200 121 119 126 50 74 71 100 25 36 2 34 20 32 0 0
YARTS Monthly Ridership by Location Hwy 140 January 2018 TOTAL: 5169 843 900 752 800 700 600 452 500 401 425 437 400 299 300 201 163 200207194 108134 200 69 52 79 100 13 25 9 36 31 39 0 UC Merced UC Cedar Lodge Midpines PO Midpines Visitor Center Visitor Majestic Hotel Merced AiportMerced Cathey's Valley Merced College Merced Merced AmtrakMerced Merced Transpo Merced NPS Maintenance NPS Half Dome Village KOA Campground KOA Barium Mine Road Mine Barium Midtown Mariposa Midtown Roadside Rest Stop Rest Roadside El Portal Post Office El Portal Merced Mall (PG&E) MallMerced Yosemite Bug Resort Yosemite Yosemite View Lodge Yosemite Mariposa Park & Ride Mariposa Park Midpines County Midpines Park Yosemite Valley Lodge Valley Yosemite
022 ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS There were zero (0) YARTS accidents during the month of January 1-31, 2019.
ROAD CALLS There were two (2) road calls during the month of January 1-31, 2019.
1/20/19 Run 5 Delayed 30 minutes due to mechanical issue en route.
1/30/19 Run 5 Delayed 1 hour due to mechanical issue en route.
SERVICE DELAYS There were two (2) service delays during the month of January 1-31, 2019. Total on time service for all corridors was 100%, calculated in accordance with contract standards. (Late runs are those that arrive at the first pick up location more than 10 minutes past the designated start time of any given YARTS run due to contractor error.)
Hwy 140 1/20/19 Run 5 Delayed 30 minutes due to mechanical issue en route.
1/30/19 Run 5 Delayed 1 hour due to mechanical issue en route.
MAMMOTH Hwy 120/395 Not Operating.
SONORA Hwy 120 West Not Operating.
FRESNO Hwy 41 Not Operating.
MISSED RUNS There were zero (0) missed YARTS runs during the period of January 1-31, 2019.
EXTRA RUNS There were no extra runs during the month of January 1-31, 2019.
MAINTENANCE VIA YARTS Buses are kept maintained regularly. Currently buses are rotated among runs to evenly distribute miles across the fleet. There are twenty (20) accessible buses available to meet ADA requirements. Maintenance reports are submitted to YARTS Transit Manager for all service and repairs.
CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND FOLLOW UP ACTIONS There were two (2) customer concerns that arose during the month of January 1-31, 2019 received by email or phone call. All operational issues are addressed and rectified so they can be avoided in the future. The complaints were as follows:
1/7/19 Staff received video from a visitor who was concerned about how fast the bus seemed to be going in snowy icy conditions, estimating that it was going 25 mph. Follow up showed that the speed
023 limit on the valley floor is 25 mph, and that though there was snow in the valley, the road was clear and plowed, and the driver was safe to travel at this posted speed limit. No chains were required for the possible dates this could have occurred. Staff contacted visitor for more information in order to pinpoint the date and review video, but received no response.
1/7/19 Visitor contacted staff to express opinion that the extra money they paid for reservations was unfair. They were also concerned that having a reservation did not ensure they would have a seat if the bus was full. Additionally, visitor was upset that they had to take a later bus than desired because the one they wanted did not stop at their destination.
Staff followed up with the rider and explained that additional charges online are administrative fees that cover the third party payment processing system and are non-refundable, as per the terms and conditions they accepted and that appeared on their reservation documentation. Staff also relayed that drivers have manifests identifying passengers with reservations and always leave enough seats to accommodate these riders, who have guaranteed priority seating in the event of a full bus.
Finally, staff explained that REQ stops are for drop-offs only, as posted online and on the printed schedules, and drivers are not to deviate from the route timing. Suggested visitor refer to schedules in advance for planning their trip.
HIGHWAY 140 ROAD CLOSURE Caltrans closed Hwy 140 on the night of January 16th from Bug Resort to Cedar Lodge during a storm due to safety concerns. The following emergency schedule was in effect for January 17th:
Inbound Merced to Midpines: Run 2 4:45 AM Run 4 10:20 AM Run 6 4:30 PM
Outbound Midpines to Merced: Run 7 6:20 AM (normal times) Run 8 10:46 AM Run 9 5:06 PM
Stop locations and partners were contacted and informed of the schedule change, which was also posted on Face Book and the YARTS website. Passengers with reservations were contacted and advised as well, and given the option of rescheduling or receiving a refund.
The highway reopened on the morning of January 17th. YARTS continued operating on the emergency schedule as planned for the 17th, and resumed normal schedule on January 18th.
YARTS Staff is prepared with emergency schedules in the event of future road closures. A Winter Weather Travel Advisory has been written, and plans for notifications to passengers have been developed as well and distributed to all partners for reference in the event emergency situations arise.
FREE YARTS RUNS YARTS ran free schedules on all runs on Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, January 21, 2019. Passengers boarded on first come, first served basis. Next free day is Earth Day Weekend, April 20-21, 2019.
024 FEBRUARY 2019
025 YARTS RIDERSHIP BY LOCATION February 2019
YARTS Monthly Ridership by Location NOTES: Hwy 140 Weather and highway February 2019 closures continued to TOTAL: 4131 affect ridership. 1200 964 1000 800 594 627 600 413 400 267 247 199 167 125 128 87 200 22 1 37 4 71 44 51 21 62 0 0 Cedar Lodge Midpines PO Midpines Visitor Center Visitor Majestic Hotel Yosemite View… Yosemite Cathey's Valley Merced Airport Merced Merced AmtrakMerced Yosemite Valley… Yosemite Merced Transpo Merced Mariposa Park &… Mariposa Park Midpines County… Midpines NPS Maintenance Half Dome Village KOA Campground KOA Barium Mine Road Mine Barium Midtown Mariposa Midtown Roadside Rest Stop Rest Roadside El Portal Post Office El Portal Merced Mall (PG&E) MallMerced Bug Resort Yosemite
YARTS Monthly Ridership by Location Hwy 140 February 2018 TOTAL: 4990 744 800 692 700 600 463 445 500 396 308 400 253 298 300 202 201 159 169 138 200 61 91 98 74 95 100 4 17 3 31 13 35 0 UC Merced Cedar Lodge Midpines PO Midpines Visitor Center Visitor Majestic Hotel Yosemite View… Yosemite Cathey's Valley Merced Airport Merced Merced College Merced Merced AmtrakMerced Yosemite Valley… Yosemite Merced Transpo Merced Mariposa Park &… Mariposa Park Midpines County… Midpines NPS Maintenance Half Dome Village KOA Campground KOA Courthouse (M St)Courthouse Barium Mine Road Mine Barium Midtown Mariposa Midtown Roadside Rest Stop Rest Roadside El Portal Post Office El Portal Merced Mall (PG&E) MallMerced Yosemite Bug Resort Yosemite
026 ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS There were zero (0) YARTS accidents during the month of February 1-28, 2019.
There was one (1) YARTS incident on February 4th, in which Run 11 got stuck in ice and snow as leaving the Yosemite Valley Lodge stop to exit onto Northside Drive. Due to safety reasons because of inclement weather, tow trucks were unable to access the Park to release the vehicle until two days later. The driver put out safety cones around the bus, and the Park rangers were informed of the incident so they could patrol the area.
Aramark contacted YARTS Staff and advised them that they were aware of the situation and provided complimentary lodging and support for the stranded driver. Staff and the contractor were very appreciative of the very kind gesture.
ROAD CALLS There were two (2) road calls during the month of February 1-28, 2019.
2/6/19 Run 11 Delayed due to weather on 2/4/19. Bus released from snow; able to depart the park on 2/6/19.
2/21/19 Run 11 Cancelled due to mechanical issue. Riders referred to Run 12.
SERVICE DELAYS There were three (3) service delays during the month of February 1-28, 2019. Total on time service for all corridors was 100%, calculated in accordance with contract standards. (Late runs are those that arrive at the first pick up location more than 10 minutes past the designated start time at the beginning of any given YARTS run due to contractor error.)
Hwy 140 2/6/19 Run 11 Delayed due to weather on 2/4/19. Bus released from snow; able to depart the park on 2/6/19.
2/7/10 Run 3 Delayed 40 minutes at start of run due to mechanical. (1st mechanical).
2/21/19 Run 11 Cancelled due to mechanical issue at start of run. Riders referred to Run 12. (2nd mechanical).
MAMMOTH Hwy 120/395 Not Operating.
SONORA Hwy 120 West Not Operating.
FRESNO Hwy 41 Not Operating.
MISSED RUNS There were zero (0) missed YARTS runs during the period of February 1-28, 2019.
027 EXTRA RUNS There were no extra runs during the month of February 1-28, 2019.
MAINTENANCE VIA YARTS Buses are kept maintained regularly. Currently buses are rotated among runs to evenly distribute miles across the fleet. There are twenty (20) accessible buses available to meet ADA requirements. Maintenance reports are submitted to YARTS Transit Manager for all service and repairs.
CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND FOLLOW UP ACTIONS There were five (5) customer concerns that arose during the month of February 1-28, 2019 received by email or phone call. All operational issues are addressed and rectified so they can be avoided in the future. The complaints were as follows: 2-7-19 Customer was upset because he bought a ticket from Greyhound for Hwy 41 Oakhurst stop during Thanksgiving, then later found out after waiting on the bus, that there was no service on this corridor during the winter. The customer wanted YARTS to reimburse their expenses.
YARTS Staff informed the customer that YARTS does not reimburse travel expenses as stated on the website. The guest was referred back to Greyhound, and YARTS Staff contacted Greyhound to advise them of this issue and remind them to remove the service from their inventory until it restarts in the Summer.
2-7-19 Regular rider said the YARTS driver would not make change for their fare, and the driver said he didn’t do credit cards, so they had to forfeit their change. YARTS Staff advised rider that the “exact change” policy has been in effect for over a year, and that no drivers should be making change on any runs, no exceptions. Advised rider that YARTS had recently switched over to new devices, so there may have been a problem with the equipment that the driver was using, making him unable to process credit cards at the time.
YARTS Staff informed contractor of the issue, and the Operations manager followed up with all drivers, reiterating that effective immediately they were to follow the “exact change” policy with no exceptions, and if unable to process credit cards, to inform passengers of that problem and politely ask for cash payment.
2-13-19 Regular rider emailed and said that the Run 7 bus had passed them without stopping at the Catheys Valley stop. The rider had called the after-hours line manned by the contractor at the time of the occurrence. Contractor informed the rider that YARTS was running the emergency schedule, and the bus they saw was Run 2 deadheading back at the completion of their run. Drivers were informed to turn on their “not in service” signs so riders do not get confused about the runs that are operating. The rider did not realize there was an emergency schedule in operation, and was referred to the website for more information.
2-17-19 Caller said they were on Run 3, and they thought the driver forgot to engage the emergency brake while out chaining, so one of the passengers went up and put their foot on the bus brake. They were also concerned that the driver had all the passengers disembark the bus while he chained. The customer was concerned about the safety in this situation.
Contractor immediately followed up on this incident and found that the parking brake had been properly engaged. As chaining the driver felt the very slight movement of the bus, so he lodged a chain behind
028 the tires to ensure the bus would stay in place and not slide while chaining. The movement the passengers felt was slight, however their perception was understandable, as any unexpected movement in a large vehicle can be alarming under these circumstances.
The driver felt the panic from the passengers, so went on board to check that he had secured the brake, which he had. He then decided to disembark passengers, to allay any further fear and make them more comfortable about their safety while he completed chaining. Operations Manager also followed up further with this driver to ensure driver was following proper safety protocol. Seems the driver followed appropriate procedures. YARTS Staff assured the customer that this matter had been looked into and appropriate action taken.
2-19-19 A customer emailed and said that he had called into the YARTS line and received no answer and was not allowed to leave a message. He thought this was poor customer service.
Some test call ins were conducted by the YARTS and the Contractor, and the correct office messages were found to be operating properly as follows:
During office hours: “Thank you for calling YARTS. We are currently assisting other customers. For detailed schedule information visit yarts.com. That’s y-a-r-t-s.com. Or call back during regular business hours: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm Pacific time.”
On weekends and holidays, the same message functions with “The office is currently closed” instead of “We are currently assisting other customers.”
That day of the complaint, the line was so busy at times, that all calls could not be fielded. Two calls are answered by the contractor team, while anything greater than two calls goes to the voice message. YARTS purposely does not allow callers to leave messages, since it would be too time consuming to try to return all of the after-hours calls. Phone lines are monitored during normal office hours only per the YARTS contract. All messages direct customers to the YARTS website for more info.
HIGHWAY 140 ROAD CLOSURE
There were several delays due to weather, icy and snowy road conditions, mud slides, and rock and tree fall, including the temporary closure of the Arch Rock entrance on February 3rd.
Caltrans closed Hwy 140 several times during the month of February due to inclement weather. The highway was closed from Midpines to Cedar Lodge during storms due to safety concerns of flooding, mud and rock slides, and other road obstructions. The Emergency Schedule 1 in the “YARTS Operations Plan for Emergencies and Other Critical Events” was implemented on February 2nd, 5th, 6th, 13th and 14th. Additionally, on February 6th, Run 9 was added and all runs went as far as El Portal.
Stop locations, hotels and other partners were contacted and informed of the schedule change each time. The schedule was also posted on Face Book and the YARTS website. Passengers with reservations were contacted and advised as well, and given the option of rescheduling or receiving a refund.
As Hwy 140 reopened, YARTS resumed normal schedule the following day. However, during one of the storms Half Dome structures were damaged, and the Half Dome YARTS stop was closed. Therefore, YARTS has discontinued stopping at Half Dome until the stop reopens. YARTS also had to discontinue use of the Yosemite Valley Lodge stop for several days in February due to ice and snow
029 accumulating in the area exiting the stop and causing slippage or buses getting stuck. Yosemite staff did their best to clear the hazards in that area, however, due to constant storms throughout the month, the buses could only periodically access this stop. The Visitor Center was the only consistent serviceable stop in the Park on many occasions throughout the month. Stop changes were posted on the website and Face Book page and sent through the alert system as well.
YARTS Staff is prepared with emergency schedules in the event of future road closures. The YARTS Operations Plan for Emergencies and Other Critical Events has been distributed to all partners, hoteliers and stake holders. This plan has designated schedules for specific closure points along all highways for all YARTS corridors. In addition, a list of contact numbers has also been established for YARTS Staff and Contractor use to contact partners to inform them of unexpected closures.
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ITEM 4b MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: YARTS Ridership History
BACKGROUND
The attached ridership history shows monthly ridership from December 2018 - February 2019.
Ridership December 2018 (compared to December 2017) Visitors: - 8.69% Park employees: -19.22 % Hwy 120 E. (Mono): n/a Hwy 120 W. (Tuolumne): n/a Hwy 41: n/a Amtrak Thruway: - 22.41% Total Ridership: -11.74%
Ridership January 2019 (compared to January 2018) Visitors: - 33.25% Park employees: -72.70% Hwy 120 E. (Mono): n/a Hwy 120 W. (Tuolumne): n/a Hwy 41: n/a Amtrak Thruway: -19.78% Totals: -35.19%
Ridership February 2019 (compared to February 2018) Visitors: -5.30% Park employees: -55.34% Hwy 120 E. (Mono): n/a Hwy 120 W. (Tuolumne): n/a Hwy 41: n/a Amtrak Thruway: -54.98% Totals: -8.69%
032 FISCAL IMPACT
None.
REQUESTED ACTION
For information only.
Attachment: YARTS Ridership History 2015 - 2019
033 YARTS Ridership by Fiscal Year
Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Visitors & Others 6727 6381 5075 3803 3559 6673 4420 3547 4623 4309 6827 7759 Hwy 120 E. 2234 1823 341 63 513 Hwy 120 W. 1992 1267 578 647 2528 Hwy 41 2134 1672 1442 987 1451 2482 2162 1499 1792 1663 2200 3530 NPS/DNC 1072 1082 889 863 904 672 688 878 997 761 962 1015 TOTAL 14159 12225 8325 5653 5914 9827 7270 5924 7412 6733 10699 15345 % Change previous year 15.70% 5.09% 16.65% 30.22% 44.35% 100.10% 80.89% 64.01% 49.38% 23.38% 55.04% 44.37% year to date 14159 26384 34709 40362 46276 56103 63373 69297 76709 83442 94141 109486 % 15.70% 10.53% 11.94% 14.18% 17.31% 26.48% 31.00% 33.29% 34.70% 33.71% 35.83% 36.97% Amrtrak 1068 1257 1062 831 597 1035 672 708 854 773 1251 903 % Change previous year -14.97% 2.61% 11.44% 15.74% -12.33% -6.92% -10.99% -18.71% -29.65% -18.03% 5.04% -11.12% Amtrak YTD 1068 2325 3387 4218 4815 5850 6522 7230 8084 8857 10108 11011 % Change year to date -14.97% -6.29% -1.37% 1.59% -0.37% -1.60% -2.66% -4.50% -7.98% -8.95% -7.43% -7.74% RIDERSHIP TOTAL 15227 13482 9387 6484 6511 10862 7942 6632 8266 7506 11950 16248 RIDERSHIP TOTAL YTD 15227 28709 38096 44580 51091 61953 69895 76527 84793 92299 104249 120497
Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Visitors & Others 8578 7524 6328 4243 3735 5291 5045 3611 4515 4971 7652 8269 Hwy 120 E. 2899 2634 631 0000000 0 0 Hwy 120 W. 3386 2271 930 00000001378 5219 Hwy 41 3388 2891 2371 00000001789 3542 NPS/DNC 927 913 612 442 536 539 487 626 826 584 698 508 TOTAL 19178 16233 10872 4685 4271 5830 5532 4237 5341 5555 11517 17538 % Change previous year 35.45% 32.79% 30.59% -17.12% -27.78% -40.67% -23.91% -28.48% -27.94% -17.50% 7.65% 14.29% year to date 19178 35411 46283 50968 55239 61069 66601 70838 76179 81734 93251 110789 % 35.45% 34.21% 33.35% 26.28% 19.37% 8.85% 1.41% 2.22% -0.69% -2.05% -0.95% 1.19% Amrtrak 987 1062 900 778 629 1011 565 563 717 850 1130 744 % Change previous year -7.58% -15.51% -15.25% -6.38% 5.36% -2.32% -15.92% -20.48% -16.04% 9.96% -9.67% -17.61% Amtrak YTD 987 2199 3099 3877 4506 5517 6082 6645 7362 8212 9342 10086 % Change year to date -7.58% -5.42% -8.50% -8.08% -6.42% -5.69% -6.75% -8.09% -8.93% -7.28% -7.58% -8.40% RIDERSHIP TOTAL 20165 17295 11772 5463 4900 6841 6097 4800 6058 6405 12647 18282 RIDERSHIP TOTAL YTD 20165 37460 49232 54695 59595 66436 72533 77333 83391 89796 102443 120725
Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Visitors & Others 9177 9576 7330 4717 4140 4368 4156 3797 5734 4752 5849 6980 Hwy 120 E. 2155 3746 602 000000021610 Hwy 120 W. 5415 2808 1367 00000009333685 Hwy 41 5559 3610 410 00000001231 2790 NPS/DNC 691 525 212 556 338 359 447 571 683 498 512 764 TOTAL 22997 20265 9921 5273 4478 4727 4603 4368 6417 5250 8546 14829 % Change previous year 19.91% 24.84% -8.75% 12.55% 4.85% -18.92% -16.79% 3.09% 20.15% -5.49% -25.80% -15.45% year to date 22997 41328 51249 56522 61000 65727 70330 74698 81115 86365 94911 110528 % 19.91% 16.71% 10.73% 10.90% 10.43% 7.63% 5.60% 5.45% 6.48% 5.67% 1.78% -0.24% Amrtrak 679 1368 1054 606 421 977 566 622 628 594 1365 1322 % Change previous year -31.21% 28.81% 17.11% -22.11% -33.07% -3.36% 0.18% 10.48% -12.41% -30.12% 20.80% 77.69% Amtrak YTD 679 2047 3101 3707 4128 5105 5671 6293 6921 7515 8880 10202 % Change year to date -31.21% -6.91% 0.06% -4.38% -8.39% -7.47% -6.76% -5.30% -5.99% -8.49% -4.95% 1.15% RIDERSHIP TOTAL 23676 21633 10975 5879 4899 5704 5169 4990 7045 5844 9911 16151 RIDERSHIP TOTAL YTD 23676 43375 54350 60229 65128 70832 76001 80991 88036 93880 103791 119942
Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Visitors & Others 2845 2364 5346 3437 2731 3988 2774 3596 Hwy 120 E. 2483 1821 570 0000 Hwy 120 W. 3610 895 1531 0000 Hwy 41 2899 518 813 0000 NPS/DNC 386 332 442 408 269 290 122 255 TOTAL 12223 5930 8702 3845 3000 4278 2896 3851 0 0 0 0 % Change previous year -46.85% -70.74% -12.29% -27.08% -33.01% -9.50% -37.08% -11.84% -100.00% -100.00% -100.00% -100.00% year to date 11061 16393 25095 29577 32577 36855 39751 43602 % -51.90% -60.33% -51.03% -47.67% -46.60% -43.93% -43.48% -41.63% -100.00% -100.00% -100.00% -100.00% Amrtrak 713 330 721 637 514 758 454 280 % Change previous year 5.01% -75.88% -31.59% 5.12% 22.09% -22.42% -19.79% -54.98% -100.00% -100.00% -100.00% -100.00% Amtrak YTD 713 1043 1764 2401 2915 3673 4127 4407 0 0 0 % Change year to date 5.01% -49.05% -43.12% -35.23% -29.38% -28.05% -27.23% -29.97% -100.00% -100.00% -100.00% -100.00% RIDERSHIP TOTAL 12936 6260 9423 4482 3514 5036 3350 4131 RIDERSHIP TOTAL YTD 12936 19196 28619 33101 36615 41651 45001 49132 0 0 0
034 ITEM 4c
035
ITEM 4c MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: YARTS Financial Report/Budget Update
BACKGROUND
Attached for your review is the financial budget update through February 28, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
REQUESTED ACTION
For information only.
Attachment: YARTS Merced Service Budget vs Actual July 2018 - February 2019
036 YARTS Merced Service Budget vs Actual July 1, 2018 - February 28, 2019 Unaudited
Budget Actual as of Percent of FY 18/19 02/28/2019 Variance Budget Usage Income Farebox-Merced 490,000 212,023 277,977 43% Mariposa County 190,000 143,250 46,750 75% Merced County (LTF ) 300,000 - 300,000 0% Mono County 35,000 - 35,000 0% Amtrak 363,000 240,045 122,955 66% Greyhound 500 3,056 (2,556) 611% National Park Service 345,000 230,000 115,000 67% National Park Service Special Project 581,000 603,000 (22,000) 104% 5311(f) for Operating 283,186 9,315 273,871 3% CMAQ 150,000 17,443 132,557 12% Interest Income -General Ops 10,500 6,520 3,980 62% CA FLAP 50,130 55,000 (4,870) 110% State Transit Assistance 61,179 - 61,179 0% Other Revenue (YARTS owned buses and Passes) 900 28,370 (27,470) 3152% Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) 33,039 33,038 1 100% Fresno Staffing Service 25,000 - 25,000 0% 5311(f) for Planning (SRTP) 63,417 - 63,417 0% Fresno SRTP Contribution 2,379 - 2,379 0% Tuolumne County SRTP Contribution 1,490 - 1,490 0% Madera County SRTP Contribution 21,399 21,399 (1) 100% Total Income Operational 3,007,118 1,602,460 1,404,658 47% Capital- State of Good Repair 11,595 - 11,595 - Total Income 3,018,713 1,602,460 1,416,253 -
Budget Actual as of Percent of Expenses FY 18/19 02/28/2019 Variance Budget Usage Professional Service-Contracts 1,800,000 1,059,091 740,909 59% Professional Service-Fuel 300,000 194,665 105,335 65% Professional Service-MCAG Admin 410,000 103,937 306,063 25% Professional Service-Auditing 13,000 12,319 681 95% Legal Services 25,000 2,275 22,725 9% CMAQ 80,000 56,077 23,923 70% Utilities 8,100 1,902 6,198 23% Communication 5,000 2,835 2,165 57% Insurance - General Liability 15,000 311 14,689 2% Membership 900 644 256 72% Vehicle use 4,500 551 3,949 12% Trans & Travel / Admin 4,500 3,360 1,140 75% Office Expense / Admin 5,200 3,122 2,078 60% Rent & Lease-Equipment 11,000 55 10,945 0% Rent & Lease-Structure/Transpo Rent & Maint 5,600 2,187 3,413 39% YARTS-Maint Mariposa Park & Ride 25,000 8,431 16,569 34% Working Reserve 88,175 - 88,175 0% CA FLAP Program (Free Ride Service) 50,130 6,240 43,890 12% Short Range Transit Plan 88,684 97,194 (8,510) 110% Total Expenses Operational 2,939,789 1,555,194 1,384,595 47% Capital Improvement 78,924 - 78,924 - Net Income (loss) - 47,266 (47,266) -
Cash Balance as of 02/28/2019 Unrestricted Reserve 801,469 Restricted Reserve 600,000
037 ITEM 4d
038 ITEM 4d
Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) Authority Advisory Committee MINUTES
DATE Wednesday, January 9, 2019
The regular meeting of the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) Authority Advisory Committee (AAC) held Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at the Merced County Association of Governments, Front Conference Room, 369 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA and conducted by video/teleconference at the Sierra Center Mall, Board of Supervisors Conference Room, Third Floor, 452 Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes, CA, Fresno Council of Governments, 2035 Tulare Street, Suite 201, Fresno, CA and Mariposa County Government Center, Board of Supervisors Chambers, 5100 Bullion Street, Mariposa, CA and was called to order by Chair Candy O’Donel-Browne at 10:14 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT Candy O’Donel-Browne, Mariposa County Economic Development Corp. (via videoconference) Karen Baker, California Welcome Center, Merced Jim Donovan, Yosemite National Park (via teleconference) Jonathan Farrington, Yosemite/Mariposa County Tourism Bureau (via videoconference) Sandy Hogan, Mono County LTC (via videoconference) Lisa Mayo, Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau Terri Peresan, Mariposa County Department of Community Services (via videoconference) Jeff Simpson, Mono County Economic Development (via videoconference) Hilda Sousa, Caltrans, District 10 for Tom Dumas Nanette Villegas, Merced Mall
MEMBERS ABSENT Layla Forstedt, Fresno/Clovis Conference and Visitors Bureau Matthew McClain, Mono County Recreation Michelle Miller, Yosemite/Madera County Visitors Bureau Steve Smallcombe, Upper Merced River Watershed Council Moses Stites, Fresno Rural Transit Hub Walsh, Private Citizen Sean Williams, Holiday Inn Express Vacant, Fresno
OTHERS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT Peggy Arnest, Fresno Council of Governments (via videoconference) Xavier Garcia, Transit Admin. Assistant Denise Demery, VIA Adventures Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager Gordon Shaw, LSC Transportation Consultant (via videoconference) Navneet Mattu, Staff Services Analyst Mary-Michal Rawling, Public Affairs Manager Artis Smith, Transit Director
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1. Introductions
Candy O’Donel-Browne led the introductions and welcomed everyone to the meeting.
At this time, it was stated that the committee did not have a quorum and no formal action could be taken on agenda items. Chair directed that we skip the action items at this time.
2. Public comment
None.
4. Information/Discussion only
a. Monthly Ridership and Customer Service Report for September 2018 - November 2018 b. YARTS Ridership History c. YARTS Financial Report/Budget Update d. Minutes of the October 22, 2018 YARTS JPA meeting
Cindy Kelly stated that there has been some decline in ridership numbers for December 2018. Cindy stated that YARTS has approximately 43% decrease in ridership compared to the year 2017.
Cindy mentioned that the YARTS Financial Report/Budget Updates are not available at this time and she will email the financial report.
3. Minutes
At this time, Chair stated that we reached quorum and meeting was called to order at 10:23 a.m. Chair directed to go back to Item 3 to take action.
Jonathan Farrington moved to approve the minutes from the July 11, 2018, YARTS Authority Advisory Committee meeting. Seconded by Karen Baker. Ayes - O’Donel-Browne, Baker, Sousa, Hogan, Mayo, Peresan, Farrington, Simpson, Villegas Noes - None MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Jeff Simpson moved to approve the minutes from the October 17, 2018, YARTS Authority Advisory Committee and Joint Powers Authority Short Range Transit Plan meeting. Seconded by Lisa Mayo. Ayes - O’Donel-Browne, Baker, Sousa, Hogan, Mayo, Peresan, Farrington, Simpson, Villegas Noes - None MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
5. Social Media Report - Year in Review
Jeff Simpson asked about the engagement numbers vs. reach numbers. Cindy Kelly stated that the numbers represented were for the total engagements.
6. YARTS Reservation System Update - Year in Review
Cindy Kelly gave an update on the YARTS reservation system. Cindy mentioned that the data is broken down by corridors. Cindy stated that last year’s stats are provided for comparison.
No questions. So noted.
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7. YARTS Free Days Update - Year One
Cindy Kelly reported an overview of year one for the free days and mentioned that the ridership was great. Sandy Hogan questioned if we have a bus that starts in Mariposa on the free days. Cindy stated that YARTS does have a bus that starts in Mariposa and also mentioned that we always encourage the riders to take the first bus from Mariposa.
Sandy Hogan stated that YARTS is reaching minority populations with the free days and it is wonderful.
8. CalOES Emergency Funding for Mariposa Park & Ride Sinkhole Repair; Status of the Mariposa Park & Ride
Cindy Kelly gave updates for the Mariposa Park & Ride sinkhole. The status of the Mariposa Park & Ride and the repairs needed to properly fix the storm drain issue were discussed among the AAC committee.
Sandy Hogan moved to recommend the YARTS Joint Powers Authority table any action regarding the Mariposa Park & Ride until the status of CalOES funding for repair has been determined. Seconded by Karen Baker. Ayes - O’Donel-Browne, Baker, Sousa, Hogan, Mayo, Peresan, Farrington, Simpson, Villegas Noes - None MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
9. Adopt the YARTS 2018 Short-Range Transit Plan
Gordon Shaw presented a summarized PowerPoint on the Short-Range Transit Plan (SRTP) for YARTS.
Cindy Kelly praised Gordon and Selena for putting together the SRTP for YARTS. Cindy stated that it’s a great comprehensive plan with realistic suggestions. Cindy also mentioned that she is excited to bring the SRTP to the AAC and JPA members.
Jim Donovan commented that the SRTP has great recommendations.
Sandy Hogan thanked Gordon and Selena for the SRTP and was glad to see the comments that were included in the SRTP from the members.
Sandy Hogan moved to recommend the YARTS Joint Powers Authority adopt the YARTS 2018 Short Range Transit Plan as presented. Seconded by Jeff Simpson. Ayes - O’Donel-Browne, Baker, Sousa, Hogan, Mayo, Peresan, Farrington, Simpson, Villegas Noes - None MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
10. YARTS Hotel/Visitor Shuttle from Mariposa to Yosemite National Park
Jonathan Farrington led the discussion regarding a seasonal shuttle service from Mariposa County to Yosemite National Park. Jonathan mentioned that the service will only run during the peak seasons. Jonathan stated that the hotel/visitor shuttle will reduce park traffic.
11. Oral Report - National Park Service Report
Jim Donovan gave the National Park Service report stating that it has been a tough year with the Ferguson fire and the government shutdown. Jim commented that it is great to see YARTS still provide service to Yosemite National Park after the government shutdown.
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Sandy Hogan asked if any of the contractors are affected by the government shutdown.
Jim Donovan responded that not all the contractors are affected by the government shutdown; only Mariposa Grove at this time.
Cindy Kelly mentioned that free day for YARTS is coming up on January 21, 2019. Cindy stated that the free day might change due to the government shutdown.
12. Oral Report - Transit Director’s Report
Cindy Kelly gave the Transit Director’s Report on behalf of Artis Smith. Cindy stated that YARTS was selected as a profile agency for LCTOP program.
Cindy mentioned that the FLAP grant opens in March and YARTS is applying for the grant.
Cindy stated that YARTS has released the summer schedules with the fare increase.
13. Member Remarks
Sandy Hogan proposed agendizing the AAC’s role and responsibilities, as well as performing exit interviews with departing members and changing the time of the next AAC meeting to afternoons so that more members could attend.
Cindy Kelly suggested reviewing the by-laws and adding information regarding attendance at meetings. Cindy will follow up via email with AAC members.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE YARTS AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 11:35 A.M.
042 ITEM 4e
043
ITEM 4e MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: YARTS Social Media Statistics First Quarter 2019
BACKGROUND
Attached you will find quarterly reports for Facebook and the YARTS website for the period of December 2018 - February 2019. The Facebook report has been redesigned to better show how visitors to the page are engaging with YARTS.
December 2018 - February 2019
On Facebook, the average visitor engagement for the quarter was 18,223 hits per week, with return visitation comprising over 62% of total engaged visitors. Women comprised 55% of visitors, with men at 45%. For geographical location, the United States continued to be the first of the top 10 countries, with 42% of total engaged visitors.
The YARTS website had over 43,389 users for the period of December 2018 - February 2019. Over 79% of the visitors used yarts.com for the first time. The average session time was 4 minutes. The average bounce rate (the rate at which a person leaves the website through other links and returns) was over 34%. As with the YARTS Facebook page, the United States continued to be first of the top 10 countries that comprised the majority of user sessions, with over 76% of total users.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
REQUESTED ACTION
For information only.
Attachments: YARTS Facebook Stats December 2018 - February 2019 Website Analytics Annual Report December 2018 - February 2019
044 YARTS FACEBOOK QUARTERLY OVERVIEW December 2018 ‐ February 2019
MONTHLY ENGAGEMENT PREVIOUS INCREASE STATS YEAR / DECREASE December 2018 27938 9604 191% January 2019 23184 13022 38% February 2019 3548 4799 ‐26% TOTAL 54670 27425 203%
YARTS QUARTERLY AUDIENCE STATS WOMEN MEN December 2018 53% 47% January 2019 51% 49% February 2019 60% 40%
YARTS QUARTERLY GEOGRAPHICAL STATS 12345 December 2018 United States Mexico China Australia Canada January 2019 United States China Canada Mexico Germany February 2019 United States United Japan China Mexico Kingdom
045 YARTS Daily Facebook Stats December 2018 Visitor Page Visitor Date Engaged Users Page Views Likes Posts Shares Messages 12/1/2018 271 231 31 6 3 12/2/2018 140 116 12 11 1 12/3/2018 156 106 46 3 1 12/4/2018 185 140 29 14 2 12/5/2018 152 91 40 1 18 2 12/6/2018 113 69 32 1 9 2 12/7/2018 122 85 20 2 13 2 12/8/2018 110 89 16 1 2 2 12/9/2018 120 60 55 2 3 12/10/2018 235 181 43 1 8 2 12/11/2018 114 68 44 1 1 12/12/2018 102 87 13 1 1 12/13/2018 103 93 8 1 1 12/14/2018 74 69 1 1 2 1 12/15/2018 91 81 5 1 1 3 12/16/2018 127 115 9 1 2 12/17/2018 136 124 6 1 4 1 12/18/2018 73 64 3 1 4 1 12/19/2018 153 114 35 2 2 12/20/2018 108 88 12 7 1 12/21/2018 184 136 23 2 3 20 12/22/2018 10255 7630 2341 32 235 17 12/23/2018 8999 5212 3609 167 11 12/24/2018 987 814 128 32 13 12/25/2018 761 451 277 25 8 12/26/2018 516 387 103 1 11 14 12/27/2018 771 683 58 28 2 12/28/2018 682 468 181 17 16 12/29/2018 422 330 67 19 6 12/30/2018 546 473 45 22 6 12/31/2018 1128 810 201 106 11 TOTAL 27936
046 YARTS Daily Facebook Stats January 2019 Visitor Page Visitor Date Engaged Users Page Views Likes Posts Shares Messages 1/1/19 1664 903 620 1 126 14 1/2/19 2223 2078 105 4 14 22 1/3/19 290 203 85 1 1 1/4/19 113 68 42 3 1/5/19 321 318 2 1 1/6/19 28 14 13 1 1/7/19 247 206 41 1/8/19 52 51 1 1/9/19 203 163 33 1 6 1/10/19 139 136 2 1 1/11/19 110 104 6 1/12/19 103 98 2 3 1/13/19 96 91 4 1 1/14/19 109 109 1/15/19 129 91 38 1/16/19 107 61 40 6 1/17/19 1258 1236 6 6 10 1/18/19 1437 1292 133 4 2 6 1/19/19 1378 1311 31 4 11 21 1/20/19 5192 5054 66 13 48 11 1/21/19 2180 2160 15 1 4 1/22/19 249 242 7 1/23/19 71 67 3 1 1/24/19 2406 2332 70 3 1 1/25/19 1330 1328 1 1 1/26/19 1310 1291 18 1 1/27/19 98 90 5 3 1/28/19 80 78 1 1 1/29/19 106 101 4 1 1/30/19 66 53 13 1/31/19 89 87 1 1 TOTAL 23184
047 YARTS Daily Facebook Stats February 2019 Date Daily Page Daily Daily Daily Visitor Daily Page Daily Visitor Engaged Users Page Views Likes Posts Shares Messages 2/1/2019 101 87 9 3 2 2/2/2019 57 53 2 2 2/3/2019 49 40 7 2 2/4/2019 50 41 6 1 2 2/5/2019 36 29 1 4 2 2/6/2019 124 114 8 2 2/7/2019 96 82 8 2 3 1 2/8/2019 47 34 10 3 2/9/2019 72 61 6 5 2/10/2019 32 23 9 2/11/2019 68 61 6 1 2/12/2019 265 253 7 1 3 1 2/13/2019 141 132 6 1 2 2/14/2019 205 193 11 1 2/15/2019 194 187 2 4 1 2/16/2019 159 155 2 1 1 2/17/2019 139 136 1 1 1 2/18/2019 135 132 2 1 2/19/2019 108 106 1 1 2/20/2019 107 94 8 2 2 1 2/21/2019 92 89 1 1 1 2/22/2019 94 93 1 2/23/2019 89 80 1 7 1 2/24/2019 86 80 3 1 1 1 2/25/2019 91 88 2 1 2/26/2019 141 130 7 3 1 2/27/2019 367 361 3 1 1 1 2/28/2019 403 399 3 1 TOTAL 3548
048 YARTS Analytics All Web Site Data Go to report Audience Overview
Dec 1, 2018 - Feb 28, 2019 All Users 100.00% Users
Overview
Users 1,000
500
January 2019 February 2019
New Visitor Returning Visitor Users New Users Sessions 43,389 41,456 66,465 20.9%
Number of Sessions per User Pageviews Pages / Session 1.53 248,255 3.74
79.1%
Avg. Session Duration Bounce Rate 00:04:00 34.46%
Country Users % Users
1. United States 33,688 76.82%
2. United Kingdom 1,693 3.86%
3. Australia 1,043 2.38%
4. Germany 690 1.57%
5. Canada 653 1.49%
6. Japan 420 0.96%
7. Spain 397 0.91%
8. Singapore 371 0.85%
9. Netherlands 355 0.81%
10. Argentina 335 0.76%
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049 YARTS Analytics All Web Site Data Go to report Audience Overview
Dec 1, 2018 - Feb 28, 2019 Mobile and Tablet Traffic 47.66% Users
Overview
Users 600
400
200
January 2019 February 2019
New Visitor Returning Visitor Users New Users Sessions Mobile and Tablet Traffic Mobile and Tablet Traffic Mobile and Tablet Traffic
20,679 19,932 34,878 23.3%
Number of Sessions per User Pageviews Pages / Session Mobile and Tablet Traffic Mobile and Tablet Traffic Mobile and Tablet Traffic 1.69 115,005 3.30 76.7%
Avg. Session Duration Bounce Rate Mobile and Tablet Traffic Mobile and Tablet Traffic 00:03:19 40.76%
Country Users % Users
1. United States 17,061 81.46%
2. United Kingdom 744 3.55%
3. Australia 386 1.84%
4. Germany 242 1.16%
5. Canada 220 1.05%
6. Japan 210 1.00%
7. Spain 182 0.87%
8. Singapore 170 0.81%
9. China 112 0.53%
10. Argentina 109 0.52%
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050 ITEM 4f
051
ITEM 4f MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: YARTS Reservation System Update
BACKGROUND
YARTS has entered its third year of online reservations, with portal service provided by Betterez, Inc. The statistics provided are for December 2018 - February 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
REQUESTED ACTION
For information only.
Attachment: YARTS Reservation Statistics December 2018 - February 2019
052 YARTS QUARTERLY RESERVATION STATISTICS December 2018 - February 2019
Reservations Statistics
December 2018 - February 2019
Total reservations received: 2,147 Ticketed passengers: 4,233
Total revenue received: $25,235
ROUTE RESERVATIONS PASSENGERS REVENUE
Hwy 140 2147 9233 $25,235
Hwy 120 n/a n/a ---
Hwy 395/120 n/a n/a ---
Hwy 41 n/a n/a ---
Reservations Statistics
December 2017- February 2018
Total reservations received: 1,882 Ticketed passengers: 3,207
Total revenue received: $16,064
ROUTE RESERVATIONS PASSENGERS REVENUE
Hwy 140 1882 3207 $16,064
Hwy 120 n/a n/a ---
Hwy 395/120 n/a n/a ---
Hwy 41 n/a n/a ---
053 ITEM 4g
054
ITEM 4g MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: YARTS Federal Lands Access Program Free Days Update
BACKGROUND
YARTS free service days are funded through the Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP). No reservations are allowed, and boarding is based on first-come, first-served.
Ridership for the free service is below as compared to 2017/2018 (free day service is in bold type):
Date NPS Adult Children Total 11/10/2018 0 413 33 446 11/11/2018 0 645 9 654
01/20/2019 0 213 7 220 TOTAL 1271 49 1320
11/11/2017 0 659 13 672
11/12/2017 1 326 4 331 01/15/2018 4 469 24 497 TOTAL 5 1454 41 1500
NUMBER OF VEHICLES DIVERTED FROM YOSEMITE VALLEY BY OFFERING FREE YARTS (as compared to previous year) - based on NPS calculation of 2.9 passengers per vehicle.
Date Total YARTS Ridership Vehicles Diverted
11/10/2018 446 153 11/11/2018 654 226
01/21/2019 220 76
TOTAL 1320 455
11/11/2017 672 231 11/12/2017 331 114 01/15/2018 497 171 TOTAL 1500 516
055
EMISSIONS REDUCED BY OFFERING FREE YARTS
Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System Free Service on Free Park Days
Auto Trips Eliminated Auto Trips (T) 455 trips 1-dir. Length of Trips (L) 80 miles 1-dir./trip
Auto VMT Reduced AVMTR = T x L 36,400 miles
Auto Vehicle Emission Factor, AVEF (grams of CO2e per mile) 411 EPA (average passenger vehicle emission) https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-typical-passenger-vehicle-0
GHG Emission Reduction Benefit of YARTS Service 14,960 kg CO2e
FISCAL IMPACT
Fiscal impact is $55,000 annually. FLAP funds the annual free days at a rate of up to $5,500 per free day, with YARTS annual share cost of 11.47% ($6308.50).
REQUESTED ACTION
For information only.
056 ITEM 4h
057
ITEM 4h MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: YARTS Summer 2019 Schedules
BACKGROUND
Attached, for your information, are the YARTS 2019 Summer Schedules. They have been released to the public and will be distributed along each corridor, starting in April (except for Mono County).
• The Mono County schedule will have one daily round-trip run in June and September and two daily round-trip runs in July and August. • • The Tuolumne County schedule is unchanged from 2018.
• The Merced/Mariposa County schedule is unchanged from 2018.
• The Fresno/Madera schedule will operate three daily round-trip runs starting on May 15th.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
REQUESTED ACTION
For information only.
Attachments: Hwy 395 Mammoth Lakes Summer 2019 Brochure Hwy 120 Sonora Summer 2019 Brochure Hwy 140 Merced Summer 2019 Brochure Hwy 41 Fresno Summer 2019 Brochure
058 HWY 120 TICKET PRICES --- EFFECTIVE 01/01/2019 MAMMOTH LAKES, JUNE LAKE, LEE VINING, TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, WHITE WOLF, CRANE FLAT, YOSEMITE VALLEY
FROM TO
MAMMOTH JUNE LEE TUOLUMNE WHITE CRANE YOSEMITE MAMMOTH LAKES LAKES MOUNTAIN VINING MEADOWS WOLF FLAT VALLEY Local Round-trip $10 $16 $22 $32 $40 $44 Public Transportation To Yosemite One way $5 $8 $11 $16 $20 $22 Reduced Round-trip $6 $10 $15 $22 $26 $30 Reduced One way $3 $5 $7 $10 $13 $15 HWY 395/120 JUNE LAKE JUNCTION MAMMOTH LAKES, JUNE LAKE LOOP, LEE Round-trip $10 $8 $16 $22 $30 $36 One way $5 $4 $8 $11 $15 $18 VINING, TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, YOSEMITE Reduced Round-trip $6 $4 $10 $15 $20 $24 VALLEY Reduced One way $3 $2 $5 $7 $10 $12
LEE VINING Round-trip $16 $8 $8 $16 $22 $32 One way $8 $4 $4 $8 $11 $16 Reduced Round-trip $10 $4 $4 $10 $15 $22 Reduced One way $5 $2 $2 $5 $7 $10
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS Round-trip $22 $16 $8 $8 $16 $22 One way $11 $8 $4 $4 $8 $11 Reduced Round-trip $15 $10 $4 $4 $10 $15 Reduced One way $7 $5 $2 $2 $5 $7
WHITE WOLF Round-trip $32 $22 $16 $8 $8 $16 One-way $16 $11 $8 $4 $4 $8 Reduced Round-trip $22 $15 $10 $4 $4 $10 Reduced One way $10 $7 $5 $2 $2 $5
CRANE FLAT Round-trip $40 $30 $22 $16 $8 $8 One way $20 $15 $11 $8 $4 $4 Reduced Round-trip $26 $20 $15 $10 $4 $4 Reduced One way $13 $10 $7 $5 $2 $2
YOSEMITE VALLEY Round-trip $44 $36 $32 $22 $16 $8 www.yarts.com One way $22 $18 $16 $11 $8 $4 Reduced Round-trip $30 $24 $22 $15 $10 $4 Reduced One way $15 $12 $10 $7 $5 $2 REDUCED FARES INCLUDE: SENIORS (62+); DISABLED PERSONS; VETERANS AND CHILDREN 6 -17 ALL CHILDREN 5 AND UNDER RIDE FREE 059 TAKE YARTS PLEASE REMEMBER: SCHEDULED TIMES ARE ESTIMATES. YARTS BUSES MAY OCCASIONALLY RUN BEHIND SCHEDULE DUE TO TRAFFIC, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, INCLEMENT WEATHER AND NATURAL DISASTERS. FOR DELAY INFORMATION Show You Care About the Air! SIGN UP FOR ALERTS BY TEXTING YARTS20182 TO 77453 (messaging rates apply) June 1 - September 30, 2019 TO YOSEMITE TO MAMMOTH LAKES
Location June 1 – July and August Location June 1- September July and August September 30 DAILY 30 (seven days a week) DAILY DAILY
Mammoth Mountain Inn 8:00 6:45 8:00 Yosemite Valley Visitor 5:00 4:05 5:00 The Village 8:07 6:52 8:07 Center Juniper Springs Resort 8:15 7:00 8:15 Crane Flat Gas Station 5:30 4:35 5:30 Mammoth Lakes Park/ 8:17 7:02 8:17 White Wolf Lodge 6:00 5:05 6:00 Tavern Rd Tuolumne Meadows Visitor 6:45 5:50 6:45 Shilo Inn 8:20 7:05 8:20 Center June Lake Junction 9:00 7:45 9:00 Tuolumne Meadows Store 6:50 5:55 6:50 158/395 Tioga Mobil Gas Mart 7:32 6:37 7:32 Mono Basin Visitor Center 9:09 7:54 9:09 Lake View Lodge REQ REQ REQ Lake View Lodge 9:12 7:57 9:12 Mono Basin Visitor Center REQ REQ REQ Tioga Mobil Gas Mart 9:22 8:07 9:22 June Lake Junction 158/395 REQ REQ REQ Tuolumne Meadows Store 9:57 8:42 9:57 Tuolumne Meadows Visitor 10:02 8:47 10:02 Shilo Inn 7:57 7:02 7:57 Center Mammoth Lakes Park/ REQ REQ REQ White Wolf Lodge 10:42 9:27 10:42 Tavern Rd Crane Flat Gas Station 11:12 9:57 11:12 Juniper Springs Resort 8:05 7:10 8:05 Yosemite Valley Visitor 11:47 10:32 11:47 Mammoth Mountain Inn 8:20 7:25 8:20 Center The Village 8:30 7:35 8:30 • PM TIMES IN BOLD FACE • THERE WILL BE NO UNSCHEDULED PICK-UPS (FLAG DOWNS) • YARTS WILL DROP OFF AT TRAILHEADS, IF THE DRIVER FEELS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO • REQ stops are for DROP - OFFs ONLY. No pick-ups are allowed. YARTS will only STOP at REQ stops 060 if passengers are aboard the bus who need to travel to those locations. Driver must be notified when boarding that a passenger will be dropped off at an REQ stop. $ Online reservations available at WWW.YARTS.COM
BUS DELAYED? Get alerts by texting YARTS20182 to 77453 (messaging rates may apply) HWY 120 TICKET PRICES --- EFFECTIVE 01/01/2019 SONORA, JAMESTOWN, GROVELAND, BUCK MEADOWS, YOSEMITE LAKES, RUSH CREEK LODGE, BIG OAK FLAT GATE, CRANE FLAT, YOSEMITE VALLEY
FROM TO SONORA/ SONORA/ GROVELAND/BU YOSEMITE LAKES /RUSH CRANE FLAT YOSEMITE Bus to Local JAMESTOWN JAMESTOWN CK MEADOWS CREEK/BIG OAK FLAT VALLEY Round-trip $12 $20 $22 $32 YOSEMITE One way $6 $10 $11 $16 HWY 120 Reduced Round-trip $7 $10 $12 $18 SONORA, JAMESTOWN, GROVELAND, YOSEMITE Reduced One way $4 $5 $6 $9 VALLEY GROVELAND BUCK MEADOWS Round-trip $12 $8 $10 $20 One way $6 $4 $5 $10 Reduced Round-trip $7 $3 $5 $10 Reduced One way $4 $2 $3 $5
YOSEMITE LAKES RUSH CREEK BIG OAK FLAT Round-trip $20 $8 $6 $12 One way $10 $4 $3 $6 Reduced Round-trip $10 $3 $3 $7 Reduced One way $5 $2 $1 $4
CRANE FLAT Round-trip $22 $10 $6 $8 One-way $11 $5 $3 $4 Reduced Round-trip $12 $5 $3 $4 Reduced One way $6 $3 $1 $2
YOSEMITE VALLEY Round-trip $32 $20 $12 $8 One way $16 $10 $6 $4 www.yarts.com Reduced Round-trip $18 $10 $7 $4 Reduced One way $9 $5 $4 $2 REDUCED FARES INCLUDE: SENIORS (62+); DISABLED PERSONS; VETERANS AND CHILDREN 6-17 061 ALL CHILDREN 5 AND UNDER RIDE FREE TAKE YARTS PLEASE REMEMBER: SCHEDULED TIMES ARE ESTIMATES. YARTS BUSES MAY RUN BEHIND SCHEDULE Show You Care About the Air! DUE TO TRAFFIC, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, INCLEMENT WEATHER AND NATURAL DISASTERS. FOR SERVICE DELAYS, SIGN UP FOR ALERTS BY TEXTING YARTS20182 TO 77453 MESSAGING RATES MAY May 13 – September 30, 2019 APPLY)
Reservations are available online at www.yarts.com TO YOSEMITE TO SONORA
Location May 13 - May May 27 - September 2 September Location May 13 - May 27 – September 2 September 26 3 - 30 May 27 3 - 30
Black Oak Hotel and Resort 7:40 6:40 7:40 8:40 7:40 Yosemite Valley Visitor 4:30 4:00 4:30 5:35 4:30 Center
Sonora Best Western 8:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 8:00 Crane Flat Gas Station 5:05 4:35 5:05 6:05 5:05
Inns of California/ 8:15 7:15 8:15 9:15 8:15 Big Oak Flat/ Park 5:19 4:49 5:19 6:19 5:19 Downtown Sonora Entrance Gate
Rush Creek Lodge 5:24 4:54 5:24 6:24 5:24
Rocca Park/Jamestown 8:25 7:25 8:25 9:25 8:25 Main Street Yosemite Lakes 5:29 4:59 5:29 6:29 5:29 Campgrounds Mary Laveroni Park 9:06 8:06 9:06 10:06 9:06 Buck Meadows 5:56 5:26 5:56 6:56 5:56 Restaurant Yosemite Pines RV Park 9:16 8:16 9:16 10:16 9:16 Yosemite Pines RV Park 6:01 5:31 6:01 7:01 6:01 Buck Meadows Restaurant 9:30 8:30 9:30 10:30 9:30 Mary Laveroni Park 6:18 5:48 6:18 7:18 6:18 Yosemite Lakes 9:47 8:47 9:47 10:47 9:47 Campgrounds Rocca Park/ Jamestown REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ Rush Creek Lodge 9:52 8:52 9:52 10:52 9:52 Main Street (6:59) (6:29) (6:59) (7:39) (6:59)
Inns of California/ REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ Big Oak Flat/Park Entrance 10:05 9:05 10:05 11:05 10:05 Downtown Sonora (7:19) (6:49) (7:19) (7:59) (7:19) Gate Crane Flat Gas Station 10:15 9:15 10:15 11:15 10:15 Sonora Best Western REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ (7:34) (7:09) (7:34) (8:14) (7:34)
Yosemite Valley Visitor 10:50 9:50 10:50 11:50 10:50 Black Oak Hotel and 7:45 7:15 7:45 8:45 7:45 Center Resort 062 Times in parentheses ( ) indicate estimated times of arrival at REQ stops. PM TIMES IN BOLD FACE. REQ stops are for DROP - OFFs ONLY. No pick-ups are allowed. YARTS will only STOP at REQ stops if passengers are aboard the bus who need to travel to those locations. $ Driver must be notified when boarding that a passenger wishes to be dropped off at an REQ stop.
BUS DELAYED? Sign up for alerts by texting YARTS20182 TO 77453 (messaging rates may apply) HWY 140 TICKET PRICES --- EFFECTIVE 01/01/2019 MERCED, CATHEY'S VALLEY, MARIPOSA, MIDPINES, EL PORTAL, YOSEMITE VALLEY
FROM TO Local Public Transportation To Yosemite MERCED MERCED CATHEY'S MARIPOSA MIDPINES EL PORTAL YOSEMITE VALLEY VALLEY Round-trip $8 $16 $16 $22 $32 HWY 140 One way $4 $8 $8 $11 $16 Reduced Round-trip $4 $8 $8 $13 $18 MERCED, MARIPOSA, MIDPINES, EL PORTAL, Reduced One way $2 $4 $4 $7 $9 YOSEMITE VALLEY
CATHEY'S VALLEY Round-trip $8 $8 $8 $16 $22 One way $4 $4 $4 $8 $11 Reduced Round-trip $4 $4 $4 $8 $13 Reduced One way $2 $2 $2 $4 $7
MARIPOSA Round-trip $16 $8 $4 $8 $16 One way $8 $4 $2 $4 $8 Reduced Round-trip $8 $4 $2 $4 $8 Reduced One way $4 $2 $1 $2 $4
MIDPINES Round-trip $16 $8 $4 $8 $16 One way $8 $4 $2 $4 $8 Reduced Round-trip $8 $4 $2 $4 $8 Reduced One way $4 $2 $1 $2 $4
EL PORTAL Round-trip $22 $16 $8 $8 $10 One-way $11 $8 $4 $4 $5 Reduced Round-trip $13 $8 $4 $4 $5 Reduced One way $7 $4 $2 $2 $3
YOSEMITE VALLEY Round-trip $32 $22 $16 $16 $10 One way $16 $11 $8 $8 $5 Reduced Round-trip $18 $13 $8 $8 $5 www.yarts.com Reduced One way $9 $7 $4 $4 $3 REDUCED FARES INCLUDE: SENIORS (62+); DISABLED PERSONS; VETERANS AND CHILDREN 6 - 17 ALL CHILDREN 5 AND UNDER RIDE FREE • NO UNSCHEDULED PICK UPS WILL BE PERMITTED (EX: Yaqui Gulch Road, Cherry Street) • REQ stops are for DROP - OFFs ONLY. No pick-ups are allowed. YARTS will only STOP at REQ stops if passengers are aboard the 063 bus who need to travel to those locations. Driver must be notified when boarding that a passenger wishes to be dropped off at an TAKE YARTS REQ stop. PLEASE REMEMBER: SCHEDULED TIMES ARE ESTIMATES. YARTS BUSES MAY OCCASIONALLY RUN BEHIND SCHEDULE DUE TO TRAFFIC, ROAD Show You Care About the Air! CONSTRUCTION, INCLEMENT WEATHER AND NATURAL DISASTERS. FOR DELAY INFORMATION text YARTS0182 to 77453 .
Reservations are available online at www.yarts.com May 13 – September 30, 2019 TO YOSEMITE TO MERCED
Location Run Run Run 2a Run Run 3a Run Run Run Location Run 7 Run 8 Run 8a Run 9 Run Run Run Run Run 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 11a 12 14 Half Dome Village 9:05 3:15 3:40 Merced Airport 6:45 8:45 10:30 5:45 4:15 4:35 5:15 6:00 8:07 Yosemite Valley Visitor 9:10 3:20 3:45 4:20 4:40 5:20 6:05 8:12 Merced Transpo 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00 9:00 10:45 5:55 Center Connects to “The Bus” routes: Connects to free Valley M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 and UC Shuttles Merced Yosemite Valley Lodge/ 9:15 3:25 3:50 4:25 4:45 5:25 6:10 8:17 www.mercedthebus.com Laurel Cottage
Merced Amtrak 6:10 7:10 9:10 10:55 6:00 Yosemite View Lodge 9:38 3:48 4:13 4:48 5:08 5:48 6:23 8:45 Connects to The Bus and El Portal Post Office 9:45 3:55 4:20 CatTracks 4:55 5:15 5:55 6:30 REQ Cathey’s Valley 6:00 6:40 REQ REQ 6:30 Barium Mine Road 9:50 4:00 4:25 5:00 5:20 6:00 6:35 REQ NPS Maintenance 9:53 4:03 4:28 Midtown Mariposa 6:15 7:00 7:55 9:00 10:02 11:47 6:42 5:03 5:23 6:03 6:38 REQ Cedar Lodge 10:03 4:13 4:38 5:13 5:33 6:13 6:48 9:09 Roadside Rest Stop 6:17 7:02 7:57 9:02 10:04 11:49 6:45 Yosemite Bug Resort 5:54 10:26 4:36 5:11 5:46 5:56 6:36 7:11 9:34 Mariposa Park & Ride 5:45 6:20 7:05 8:00 9:05 10:07 11:52 6:47 Midpines Post Office 5:57 10:29 4:39 REQ 5:49 5:59 6:39 7:14 9:37 Hwy 140 Auto Camp 6:27 7:18 8:10 9:18 10:20 12:05 6:58 Midpines County Park 5:58 REQ 4:40 5:12 5:50 6:00 6:40 7:15 REQ Midpines County Park 5:58 6:34 7:20 9:20 10:21 12:07 KOA Campground 5:59 10:33 4:44 5:16 5:54 6:04 6:44 7:19 9:41 Midpines Post Office 5:59 6:36 7:21 9:21 10:23 REQ Roadside Rest Stop 6:12 10:46 4:47 5:19 REQ 6:07 6:47 7:22 REQ Yosemite Bug Resort 6:41 7:25 8:07 9:25 10:27 12:10 7:06 Mariposa Park & Ride 6:15 10:49 4:51 5:22 REQ 6:10 6:50 7:25 REQ Cedar Lodge 7:06 7:54 8:36 9:54 10:56 12:39 7:35 Midtown Mariposa 6:18 10:51 4:53 5:25 REQ 6:13 6:53 7:28 REQ NPS Maintenance 6:31 7:11 7:58 9:58 11:00 REQ Catheys Valley 6:31 11:06 5:08 5:40 REQ 6:28 7:43 REQ Merced Amtrak REQ 11:46 5:38 6:20 6:50 7:08 8:23 REQ Barium Mine Road 6:33 7:14 8:01 10:01 11:03 REQ Connects to The Bus and El Portal Post Office 6:35 7:17 8:04 10:04 11:06 REQ CatTracks Yosemite View Lodge 7:21 8:07 8:49 10:07 11:09 12:45 7:48 Merced Transpo 7:10 11:56 5:43 6:30 7:00 7:18 8:33 REQ Connects to “The Bus” Yosemite Valley Visitor Center 7:20 7:57 8:40 9:22 10:40 11:42 1:18 8:12 routes: Connects to free Valley Shuttles M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 and UC Merced Yosemite Valley Lodge/ Laurel 8:02 8:45 9:27 10:45 11:47 REQ REQ www.mercedthebus.com 064 Cottage Half Dome Village 7:30 8:07 8:50 9:32 10:50 11:52 1:28 8:17 Merced Airport REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ $ Runs 1 & 7 (in red) DO NOT operate on holidays and weekends PM Times in BOLD FACE TYPE. Runs 1 and 3 are YARTS EXPRESS AND WILL ONLY PICK UP AT THE LOCATIONS SHOWN. BUS DELAYED? Sign up for alerts by texting YARTS20182 to 77453 (messaging rates apply) HWY 41 TICKET PRICES FRESNO, COARSEGOLD, OAKHURST, BASS LAKE, FISH CAMP, MARIPOSA GROVE, WAWONA, YOSEMITE VALLEY
FROM TO Local Public Transportation To Yosemite FRESNO FRESNO COARSEGOLD FISH CAMP/ YOSEMITE /OAKHURST/ MARIPOSA VALLEY HWY 41 BASS LAKE GROVE/WAWONA FRESNO, COARSEGOLD, OAKHURST, BASS LAKE, Round-trip $15 $20 $30 One way $8 $10 $15 FISH CAMP, THE MARIPOSA GROVE, Reduced Round-trip $10 $14 $20 WAWONA, YOSEMITE VALLEY Reduced One way $5 $7 $10
COARSEGOLD OAKHURST BASS LAKE Round-trip $15 $4 $7 $20 One way $8 $2 $4 $10 Reduced Round-trip $10 $2 $5 $13 Reduced One way $5 $1 $3 $7
FISH CAMP MARIPOSA GROVE WAWONA Round-trip $20 $7 $13 $13 One way $10 $4 $9 $9 Reduced Round-trip $14 $5 $9 $9 Reduced One way $7 $3 $5 $5
YOSEMITE VALLEY Round-trip $30 $20 $13 One-way $15 $10 $9 Reduced Round-trip $20 $13 $9 Reduced One way $10 $7 $5 REDUCED FARES INCLUDE: SENIORS (62+); DISABLED PERSONS; VETERANS AND CHILDREN 6 - 17 www.yarts.com ALL CHILDREN 5 AND UNDER RIDE FREE
NO UNSCHEDULED PICK UPS WILL BE PERMITTED
PLEASE REMEMBER: SCHEDULED TIMES ARE ESTIMATES. YARTS BUSES MAY OCCASIONALLY RUN 065 BEHIND SCHEDULE DUE TO TRAFFIC, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, INCLEMENT WEATHER AND NATURAL TAKE YARTS DISASTERS. FOR DELAY INFORMATION PLEASE CHECK OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AT: Show You Care About the Air! WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/RIDEYARTS
Reservations are available online at www.yarts.com May 15 – September 15, 2019 TO YOSEMITE TO FRESNO
Location Run 22 Run 24 Run 26 Location Run 21 Run 23 Run 25
Visitor’s Center (connects to 11:15 am 4:06 pm 5:46 pm FAT (Fresno Airport) 5:37 am 7:50 am 11:15am free Valley shuttles)
Amtrak/Greyhound 5:57 am 8:10 am 11:35 am Wawona Store 12:15 pm 5:06 pm 6:46 pm
The Mariposa Grove 12:35 pm 5:26 pm 7:06 pm North Fresno (Howard & 6:12 am 8:25 am 11:50 am Fresno) Tenaya Lodge 12:55 pm 5:46 pm 7:26 pm Chukchansi Gold Casino & 6:42 am 8:55 am 12:20 pm Resort The Pines at Bass Lake REQ REQ REQ Coarsegold (Hwy 41 & 7:12 am 9:25 am 12:50 pm Coarsegold Market) Oakhurst Best Western 1:35 pm 6:26 pm 8:06 pm Oakhurst Best Western 7:32 am 9:45 am 1:10 pm Coarsegold (Historic Village 2:05 pm 6:56 pm 8:36 pm & Hwy 41) The Pines at Bass Lake PASSENGERS MUST CALL 209-384-1315 (REQUEST ONLY) BETWEEN 8 AM AND 5 PM AND AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THEIR TRIP TO REQUEST A PICKUP… Chukchansi Gold Casino & 2:17 pm 7:08 pm 8:48 pm BUS WILL NOT STOP AT THIS Resort LOCATION UNLESS PICKUPS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED. Tenaya Lodge 7:52 am 10:05 am 1:30 pm North Fresno (Howard & REQ REQ REQ Fresno) The Mariposa Grove 8:12 am 10:25am 1:50 pm
Wawona Store 8:32 am 10:45 am 2:10 pm Amtrak/Greyhound 3:15 pm 8:06 pm 9:46 pm Visitor’s Center (connects to 9:32 am 11:45 am 3:10 pm free Valley shuttles) FAT (Fresno Airport) REQ REQ REQ
• PM TIMES IN BOLD FACE 066 • REQ stops are for DROP - OFFs ONLY. No pick-ups are allowed. YARTS will only STOP at REQ stops if passengers are aboard the bus who need to travel to those locations. Driver must be notified if $ passengers wish to get off at a REQ stop.
BUS DELAYED? Visit us at www.facebook.com/rideyarts for information ITEM 5
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ITEM 5 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: YARTS/Mariposa County Annual Agreement for Services Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020
BACKGROUND
Attached for your information is the final 2019 - 2020 agreement between YARTS and Mariposa County for providing services and funding. It has not significantly changed from the 2018 - 2019 agreement.
The Executive Director was authorized, by Resolution 2018/01-22-02, to execute the agreement when the review was completed.
FISCAL IMPACT
$190,000
REQUESTED ACTION
For information only.
Attachments: Mariposa County Annual Agreement 2019 YARTS Work Plan 19 - 20 Exhibit B - Hwy 140 Schedule Summer 2019 Exhibit B1 - Hwy 140 Schedule Winter 2018
068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 WORK PLAN YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (YARTS) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
Purpose: The Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) contracts with Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) to provide management, planning, and administrative services to the transit system, including oversight of the day-to-day operations of the transit system.
Discussion: Entering its 19th year of operation in May of 2019, YARTS provides an alternative to driving in the Yosemite region for travelers and locals. It operates year-round on the Hwy 140 corridor between Merced and Yosemite National Park, through Mariposa County and during the summer, June through September, on the Hwy 120/395 corridors between Yosemite Valley and Mono County destinations and between Tuolumne County destinations and Yosemite Valley.
As of May 2015, through contract with the Fresno Council of Governments (FCOG), YARTS now also operates on Hwy 41 between Fresno and Yosemite National Park during the summer (May – Sept.).
Tasks: 610 – Management, Administration and Planning Provide administration functions to the YARTS Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Board and the YARTS Authority Advisory Committee (AAC), at the direction of the YARTS Board. • Prepare the YARTS Work Plan • Prepare agendas for the YARTS Board and the AAC • Confer with Board Chair to create the Board agenda • File notices of Public Hearings as needed • Staff Board and AAC meetings and facilitate video conferencing as needed • Record and prepare the minutes from Board and AAC meetings • Implement and coordinate Board directives • Maintain the YARTS accounting records • Prepare financial updates for the Board and the AAC for each regular meeting or at least quarterly • Contract for and complete an annual audit • Prepare and administer the approved YARTS budget • Identify, apply for, and administer grants to fund operating and capital projects • Administer YARTS contracts and agreements and do billing for same, I.E. Amtrak, NPS, VIA, Greyhound, Fresno COG • Monitor service contractor performance • File required state and federal reports • Implement on-board rider satisfaction survey annually, typically during the busier visitor season • Annually review the operating schedules and demand by run. Recommend changes as needed
077 • Contract for liability and property insurance coverage • Participate in Social Services Transportations Advisory Committee (SSTAC) meetings in the three member-county service areas • Maintain working relationships with elected and appointed state and federal officials, Yosemite National Park management, Park Concessionaire management, Amtrak, environmental organizations and member-county staff • Maintain contractual agreements with Greyhound Bus Lines and Amtrak to share customers and jointly promote public transit to Yosemite and the region • Continue to work with the County of Tuolumne, TCTC, on the service on Hwy 120 between Tuolumne County destinations and Yosemite NP. • Maintain YARTS-owned property, i.e. replacing broken glass at shelters as needed, clean and remove graffiti and stickers from shelters, review maintenance on YARTS-owned buses with contractor • Under written agreement with the National Park Service, work with Yosemite NP to establish temporary “summer peak demand” service in Tuolumne, Mono and Mariposa/Merced Counties. This project includes working with locals in each project county to determine their priorities and preferences, writing schedules, preparing and distributing marketing materials, and attending regular bi-weekly (phone) meetings with park staff to evaluate and direct the effort. • Participate in CalACT legislative meetings (phone) to stay current on legislation that effects rural public transit and attend CalACT semi-annual meetings for professional growth and improvement • Work with the Board to establish the appropriate number of vehicles in the YARTS-owned fleet • Start the process to establish an Acquisition/Replacement fund within the YARTS budget • Seek funding from the most advantageous source for the purchase of buses to grow the YARTS- owned fleet to the level directed by the Board • Create a Capital Acquisition/Replacement fund within the YARTS Budget.
621 – Fresno COG Contract • Administer the requirements of the agreement between YARTS and the Fresno Council of Governments (FCOG) for the provision of public transit on Hwy 41 between Fresno and Yosemite National Park as specified in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between YARTS and FCOG. • Coordinate regularly with the FCOG project manager. • Provide timely billing, as specified in the agreement, to FCOG seeking reimbursement for work performed on their behalf. • Prepare a quarterly financial report to FCOG
078 625 – Outreach and Marketing Provide outreach and marketing efforts to promote ridership.
• Schedules - Create, distribute and install seasonal schedules and brochures, and other promotional materials, as needed • Administer all aspects of the YARTS marketing budget from identifying funding sources through approving the payment of invoices • Ticket vendors – Administer ticket sales through contracted vendors; includes distribution of tickets, review of sales reports, and collection of revenue • Public Information – Prepare and distribute news releases to media contacts as appropriate • Create and place advertising in appropriate venues • Public Appearances – seek opportunities for and make public speaking and other appearances where possible to market the transit service • Maintain the YARTS web site and continue the ongoing remodel/update of the site • Refine and market the ticket reservation program • Sustain the social media marketing efforts • Maintain YARTS’ presence on Google Transit • Respond to rider comments and complaints • Maintain a good working relationship with the Gateway Partners organization • Conduct “Fam Tours” for media and local stakeholders annually • Maintain contact with tour operators who use YARTS in their business plans; • Build and/or retain strong relationships with connecting transit providers who serve the Yosemite region including, but not limited to, Greyhound, Amtrak, Boutique Air, Alaska/Horizon Air, Fresno Airport, ESTA, Merced Co. “The Bus”, Fresno Area Express, Madera County Transit, and Tuolumne County Transit. • Under written agreement with the Park Service, conduct marketing efforts toward public use of the “peak period” expanded transit service during the summer months.
Cost: $410,000
Funding: YARTS $410,000
079 HWY 140 TICKET PRICES --- EFFECTIVE 01/01/2019 MERCED, CATHEY'S VALLEY, MARIPOSA, MIDPINES, EL PORTAL, YOSEMITE VALLEY
FROM TO Local Public Transportation To Yosemite MERCED MERCED CATHEY'S MARIPOSA MIDPINES EL PORTAL YOSEMITE VALLEY VALLEY Round-trip $8 $16 $16 $22 $32 HWY 140 One way $4 $8 $8 $11 $16 Reduced Round-trip $4 $8 $8 $13 $18 MERCED, MARIPOSA, MIDPINES, EL PORTAL, Reduced One way $2 $4 $4 $7 $9 YOSEMITE VALLEY
CATHEY'S VALLEY Round-trip $8 $8 $8 $16 $22 One way $4 $4 $4 $8 $11 Reduced Round-trip $4 $4 $4 $8 $13 Reduced One way $2 $2 $2 $4 $7
MARIPOSA Round-trip $16 $8 $4 $8 $16 One way $8 $4 $2 $4 $8 Reduced Round-trip $8 $4 $2 $4 $8 Reduced One way $4 $2 $1 $2 $4
MIDPINES Round-trip $16 $8 $4 $8 $16 One way $8 $4 $2 $4 $8 Reduced Round-trip $8 $4 $2 $4 $8 Reduced One way $4 $2 $1 $2 $4
EL PORTAL Round-trip $22 $16 $8 $8 $10 One-way $11 $8 $4 $4 $5 Reduced Round-trip $13 $8 $4 $4 $5 Reduced One way $7 $4 $2 $2 $3
YOSEMITE VALLEY Round-trip $32 $22 $16 $16 $10 One way $16 $11 $8 $8 $5 Reduced Round-trip $18 $13 $8 $8 $5 www.yarts.com Reduced One way $9 $7 $4 $4 $3 REDUCED FARES INCLUDE: SENIORS (62+); DISABLED PERSONS; VETERANS AND CHILDREN 6 - 17 ALL CHILDREN 5 AND UNDER RIDE FREE • NO UNSCHEDULED PICK UPS WILL BE PERMITTED (EX: Yaqui Gulch Road, Cherry Street) • REQ stops are for DROP - OFFs ONLY. No pick-ups are allowed. YARTS will only STOP at REQ stops if passengers are aboard the 080 bus who need to travel to those locations. Driver must be notified when boarding that a passenger wishes to be dropped off at an TAKE YARTS REQ stop. PLEASE REMEMBER: SCHEDULED TIMES ARE ESTIMATES. YARTS BUSES MAY OCCASIONALLY RUN BEHIND SCHEDULE DUE TO TRAFFIC, ROAD Show You Care About the Air! CONSTRUCTION, INCLEMENT WEATHER AND NATURAL DISASTERS. FOR DELAY INFORMATION text YARTS0182 to 77453 .
Reservations are available online at www.yarts.com May 13 – September 30, 2019 TO YOSEMITE TO MERCED
Location Run Run Run 2a Run Run 3a Run Run Run Location Run 7 Run 8 Run 8a Run 9 Run Run Run Run Run 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 11a 12 14 Half Dome Village 9:05 3:15 3:40 Merced Airport 6:45 8:45 10:30 5:45 4:15 4:35 5:15 6:00 8:07 Yosemite Valley Visitor 9:10 3:20 3:45 4:20 4:40 5:20 6:05 8:12 Merced Transpo 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00 9:00 10:45 5:55 Center Connects to “The Bus” routes: Connects to free Valley M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 and UC Shuttles Merced Yosemite Valley Lodge/ 9:15 3:25 3:50 4:25 4:45 5:25 6:10 8:17 www.mercedthebus.com Laurel Cottage
Merced Amtrak 6:10 7:10 9:10 10:55 6:00 Yosemite View Lodge 9:38 3:48 4:13 4:48 5:08 5:48 6:23 8:45 Connects to The Bus and El Portal Post Office 9:45 3:55 4:20 CatTracks 4:55 5:15 5:55 6:30 REQ Cathey’s Valley 6:00 6:40 REQ REQ 6:30 Barium Mine Road 9:50 4:00 4:25 5:00 5:20 6:00 6:35 REQ NPS Maintenance 9:53 4:03 4:28 Midtown Mariposa 6:15 7:00 7:55 9:00 10:02 11:47 6:42 5:03 5:23 6:03 6:38 REQ Cedar Lodge 10:03 4:13 4:38 5:13 5:33 6:13 6:48 9:09 Roadside Rest Stop 6:17 7:02 7:57 9:02 10:04 11:49 6:45 Yosemite Bug Resort 5:54 10:26 4:36 5:11 5:46 5:56 6:36 7:11 9:34 Mariposa Park & Ride 5:45 6:20 7:05 8:00 9:05 10:07 11:52 6:47 Midpines Post Office 5:57 10:29 4:39 REQ 5:49 5:59 6:39 7:14 9:37 Hwy 140 Auto Camp 6:27 7:18 8:10 9:18 10:20 12:05 6:58 Midpines County Park 5:58 REQ 4:40 5:12 5:50 6:00 6:40 7:15 REQ Midpines County Park 5:58 6:34 7:20 9:20 10:21 12:07 KOA Campground 5:59 10:33 4:44 5:16 5:54 6:04 6:44 7:19 9:41 Midpines Post Office 5:59 6:36 7:21 9:21 10:23 REQ Roadside Rest Stop 6:12 10:46 4:47 5:19 REQ 6:07 6:47 7:22 REQ Yosemite Bug Resort 6:41 7:25 8:07 9:25 10:27 12:10 7:06 Mariposa Park & Ride 6:15 10:49 4:51 5:22 REQ 6:10 6:50 7:25 REQ Cedar Lodge 7:06 7:54 8:36 9:54 10:56 12:39 7:35 Midtown Mariposa 6:18 10:51 4:53 5:25 REQ 6:13 6:53 7:28 REQ NPS Maintenance 6:31 7:11 7:58 9:58 11:00 REQ Catheys Valley 6:31 11:06 5:08 5:40 REQ 6:28 7:43 REQ Merced Amtrak REQ 11:46 5:38 6:20 6:50 7:08 8:23 REQ Barium Mine Road 6:33 7:14 8:01 10:01 11:03 REQ Connects to The Bus and El Portal Post Office 6:35 7:17 8:04 10:04 11:06 REQ CatTracks Yosemite View Lodge 7:21 8:07 8:49 10:07 11:09 12:45 7:48 Merced Transpo 7:10 11:56 5:43 6:30 7:00 7:18 8:33 REQ Connects to “The Bus” Yosemite Valley Visitor Center 7:20 7:57 8:40 9:22 10:40 11:42 1:18 8:12 routes: Connects to free Valley Shuttles M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 and UC Merced Yosemite Valley Lodge/ Laurel 8:02 8:45 9:27 10:45 11:47 REQ REQ www.mercedthebus.com 081 Cottage Half Dome Village 7:30 8:07 8:50 9:32 10:50 11:52 1:28 8:17 Merced Airport REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ $ Runs 1 & 7 (in red) DO NOT operate on holidays and weekends PM Times in BOLD FACE TYPE. Runs 1 and 3 are YARTS EXPRESS AND WILL ONLY PICK UP AT THE LOCATIONS SHOWN. BUS DELAYED? Sign up for alerts by texting YARTS20182 to 77453 (messaging rates apply) Local Public Transportation To Yosemite HWY 140 MERCED, MARIPOSA, MIDPINES, EL PORTAL, YOSEMITE VALLEY
PLEASE NOTE:
• NO UNSCHEDULED PICK UPS WILL BE PERMITTED (example: Yaqui Gulch Road, Cherry Street) • REQ stops are for DROP - OFFs ONLY. No pick-ups are allowed. • YARTS will only STOP at REQ stops if passengers are aboard the bus who need to travel to those locations. • Driver must be notified when boarding that a passenger wishes to be dropped off at an REQ stop.
PLEASE REMEMBER: SCHEDULED TIMES ARE ESTIMATES. YARTS BUSES MAY OCCASIONALLY RUN BEHIND www.yarts.com SCHEDULE DUE TO TRAFFIC, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, INCLEMENT WEATHER AND NATURAL DISASTERS. FOR DELAY INFORMATION SIGN UP FOR YARTS ALERTS BY texting* yarts20182 to 77453 (standard messaging rates apply)
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/RIDEYARTS 082 TAKE YARTS Reservations are available online at www.yarts.com Show You Care About the Air!
October 1, 2018 - May 12, 2019 TO YOSEMITE TO MERCED
Location Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Location Run 7 Run 8 Run 9 Run Run Run 12 10 11 Merced Airport 7:45 10:25 12:25 5:25 Half Dome Village 8:32 3:40 4:15 5:05 5:20 Merced Transpo 5:00 8:00 10:40 12:40 5:40 Yosemite Valley Visitor 8:37 3:50 4:20 5:15 5:25 Connects to “The Bus” Center routes: Connects to free Valley Shuttles M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 and UC Merced Yosemite Valley Lodge/ 8:47 4:30 5:20 5:35 www.mercedthebus.com Laurel Cottage Yosemite View Lodge 9:19 5:02 5:52 6:07 Merced Amtrak 8:10 10:50 12:50 5:50 Connects to The Bus and CatTracks El Portal Post Office 9:23 4:20 5:06 5:56 6:11 Barium Mine Road REQ 4:25 5:09 5:59 6:14 Cathey’s Valley 5:48 8:40 REQ 6:20 NPS Maintenance REQ 4:28 5;12 6:02 6:17 Midtown Mariposa 6:05 8:55 11:35 1:35 6:37 Cedar Lodge 9:34 5:17 6:07 6:22 Roadside Rest Stop 6:08 8:58 1:38 6:39 Yosemite Bug Resort 5:54 10:04 5:47 6:37 6:52
Mariposa Park & Ride 5:45 6:11 9:01 11:50 1:41 6:42 Midpines Post Office 5:57 REQ REQ 5:50 6:40 6:55 Hwy 140 at former KOA 9:14 1:54 6:58 Midpines County Park 5:58 10:07 5:10 5:52 6:42 6:57 Campground Hwy 140 at former KOA 5:59 REQ 5:55 6:45 REQ Midpines County Park 5:58 6:24 9:17 REQ 7:00 Campground Midpines Post Office 5:59 6:27 9:20 REQ 7:02 Roadside Rest Stop 6:12 10:14 REQ 6:58 7:10 Yosemite Bug Resort 6:33 9:23 12:12 2:03 7:06 Mariposa Park & Ride 6:15 10:17 5:20 REQ 7:01 7:13 Cedar Lodge 6:57 9:47 12:36 2:27 7:35 Midtown Mariposa 6:18 10:20 5:23 REQ 7:04 7:16 NPS Maintenance 6:31 7:02 9:54 REQ REQ Catheys Valley 6:31 REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ Barium Mine Road 6:33 7:05 9:57 REQ REQ Merced Amtrak REQ 10:55 6:17 6:55 7:48 8:01 El Portal Post Office 6:35 7:09 10:01 REQ REQ Connects to The Bus and Yosemite View Lodge 7:13 10:05 12:50 2:41 7:48 CatTracks Merced Transpo 7:10 11:05 6:22 7:00 7:53 8:06 Yosemite Valley Visitor 7:20 7:50 10:42 1:27 3:14 8:12 Connects to “The Bus” Center routes: Connects to free Valley Shuttles M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 and Yosemite Valley Lodge/ 7:45 10:47 1:32 3:19 REQ UC Merced Laurel Cottage www.mercedthebus.com
083 Half Dome Village 7:30 7:55 10:57 1:42 3:29 8:17 Merced Airport REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ
$ Runs 1 , 7 & 10 (in red) DO NOT operate on holidays and weekends PM Times in BOLD FACE TYPE. Runs 1, 4 and 9 are YARTS EXPRESS AND WILL ONLY PICK UP AT THE LOCATIONS SHOWN. BUS DELAYED? Visit us at www.facebook.com/rideyarts for information ITEM 6
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ITEM 6 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: YARTS/Fresno Council of Governments Agreement Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020 Amendment No. 3 and Budget
BACKGROUND
YARTS is entering into its fourth year of contracting with the Fresno Council of Governments (FCOG) to operate public transit service between Fresno and Yosemite National Park along Hwy 41. The service transitioned from year-round to summers only in May of 2017.
Amendment No. 3 to the YARTS/FCOG contract is currently under review by Counsel. Once the agreement has been reviewed and found complete, the Executive Director will execute it on behalf of YARTS.
FISCAL IMPACT
$694,496
REQUESTED ACTION
For information only.
Attachment: Hwy 41 FY 2019 - 2020 FCOG Approved Budget
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Fresno/Hwy 41
Budget Budget Budget Revenue: Budget Items 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 Farebox Revenue-Fresno $ 59,629 $ 55,000 $ 55,000 Amtrak-Fresno $ 4,500 $ 4,200 $ 4,200 National Park Service-Fresno $ 345,000 $ 345,000 $ 200,000 Greyhound $ 500 $ 500 $ 500 Fresno COG $ 480,371 $ 485,300 $ 434,796 Total Operating Revenue $ 890,000 $ 890,000 $ 694,496
Budget Budget Budget Operations: Budget Items 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 Professional Service-Contracts $ 800,000 $ 800,000 $526,814 Professional Service-Fuel $ 45,000 $70,000 Prof Service-MCAG Administration $ 40,000 $ 25,000 $25,000 Short Range Transit Plan $ 20,000 Prof Service-MCAG Marketing $ 50,000 $ - $20,000
5% Contingency + 5% Capital expense $52,682 Total Operating Expense $ 890,000 $ 890,000 $694,496
086 ITEM 7
087
ITEM 7 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: YARTS/Department of the Interior-National Park Service Cooperative Agreement Fiscal Year 2020 - 2025
BACKGROUND
Every five years a Cooperative Agreement between YARTS and the National Park Service (NPS) is brought to the YARTS Board for information. Even though the agreement is a five-year document, it can only commit funding for a single year at a time and is dependent upon the annual appropriation of funding at the federal level for the Park Service. The attached draft is the new Cooperative Agreement between YARTS and the Department of the Interior/National Park Service for fiscal years 2020 - 2025.
The final contract will be executed by the Executive Director once approved by NPS.
FISCAL IMPACT
$1,403,788
REQUESTED ACTION
For information only.
Attachment: YARTS/DOI-NPS Cooperative Agreement
088 Cooperative Agreement P15AC01314 Amendment 005
AMENDMENT 005 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT P15AC01314 BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, A JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY DUNS No.: 30965784 369 W 18th Street Merced, CA 95340
CFDA: 15.944, Natural Resource Stewardship PROJECT TITLE: Cooperative Agreement Modification for Sharing Cost of Alternative Transportation System Serving Yosemite National Park PREVIOUS FEDERAL FUNDING: $4,577,337 FEDERAL FUNDS OBLIGATED BY THIS ACTION: $1,403,788 TOTAL AMOUNTS FEDERAL FUNDS OBLIGATED: $5,981,125 TOTAL AMOUNT OF AWARD: $5,981,125 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
GENERAL: This Cooperative Agreement is amended to provide additional financial assistance in the amount of $5,981,125 for Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System Authority (YARTS) to provide alternative transportation service in and around Yosemite National Park, through October 15, 2019.
AMENDMENTS:
1. ARTICLE III.A – STATEMENT OF WORK, Section A is amended to add at the end the following:
17. Provide ongoing annual service on the YARTS Highway 140 route in Federal Fiscal Year 2019 (YARTS Fiscal Year 2018-19), consistent with the terms of this agreement. 18. Provide enhanced service on the Highway 140 route and seasonal service on Highways 41, 120 East, 120 West, and 140 in Federal Fiscal Year 2019, consistent with the terms of this agreement and its amendments.
2. ARTICLE V.A.2 – KEY OFFICIALS, is amended to read as:
2. For the Authority:
Stacie Dabbs Executive Director, Merced County Association of Governments Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System 369 West 18th Street Merced, CA 95340 209-723-3153, ext. 109 [email protected]
3. ARTICLE VI.A – AWARD AND PAYMENT, is amended to read as:
A. NPS will provide financial assistance to the Authority in the amount of $5,981,125 from the authorization date of the initial agreement for the work described herein. Any award beyond the current fiscal year is subject to available funds and will require completion of a separate agreement. The chargeable appropriations and funding sources for this Cooperative Agreement are as follows:
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Fiscal Year: Cost Structure: Fund Source: Amount: 2015 PX.P0155447D.00.1 Recreation Fee $345,000 2015 PX.P0196458A.00.1 Recreation Fee $345,000 2016 PX.P0195979B.00.1 Transportation Fee $71,920 2016 PX.P0196439C.00.1 Transportation Fee $203,000 2016 PX.P0196439C.00.1 Transportation Fee $8,000 2016 PX.P0196449C.00.1 Transportation Fee $198,000 2016 PX.P0228983A.00.1 Transportation Fee $114,417 2016 PX.P0196417A.00.1 Transportation Fee $345,000 2016 PX.P0196458B.00.1 Transportation Fee $345,000 2016 PX.P0196439C.00.1 Transportation Fee $8,000 2017 PX.P0196417B.00.1 Transportation Fee $345,000 2017 PX.P0196458C.00.1 Transportation Fee $345,000 2017 PX.P0195979C.00.1 Transportation Fee $72,000 2017 PX.P0196439D.00.1 Transportation Fee $227,000 2017 PX.P0196449D.00.1 Transportation Fee $198,000 2017 PX.P0228983B.00.1 Transportation Fee $114,000 2018 PX.P0196417C.00.1 Transportation Fee $345,000 2018 PX.P0196458D.00.1 Transportation Fee $345,000 2018 PX.P0195979D.00.1 Transportation Fee $72,000 2018 PX.P0196439E.00.1 Transportation Fee $219,000 2018 PX.P0196449E.00.1 Transportation Fee $198,000 2018 PX.P0228983C.00.1 Transportation Fee $114,000 2019 PX.P0196417D.00.1 Transportation Fee $535,660 2019 PX.P0196458E.00.1 Transportation Fee $200,000 2019 PX.P0195979F.00.1 Transportation Fee $79,360 2019 PX.P0196439F.00.1 Transportation Fee $240,000 2019 PX.P0196449F.00.1 Transportation Fee $348,768
4. ARTICLE XIII – ATTACHMENTS, are amended to add at the end of the following:
Attachment L – Amendment 005, 2019 Budget
5. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this modification on the date(s) set forth below.
YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AUTHORITY PACIFIC WEST REGIONAL OFFICE (YARTS)
______Stacie Dabbs Lilette J. Baltodano Executive Director Awarding Official
______Date Date
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ATTACHMENT L: 2019 BUDGET Supplement Seasonal Service Breakdown for Amendment 005
Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS)
Comprehensive Services – Yosemite National Park Region By Service Corridors on Local State Highways
Route Highway 140, El Portal Road (annual service) Origin & stops Merced, Catheys Valley, Mariposa, Midpines, El Portal Destination Yosemite Valley Number of Runs Six (6) inbound, or twelve (12) round trip (RT) Hours in Operation 47.4 per day (7.9 hours per bus) Days in Service 365 Dates of Service July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 YARTS operating costs 365 days × 47.4 hours × $160 per hour = $2,768,160
Route Highway 120 East, Tioga Road (seasonal service) Origin & stops Mono County, Mammoth Lakes, June Lake, Lee Vining Destination Yosemite Valley Number of Runs One (1) RT, June through September Hours in Operation 8 per day Days in Service 122 Dates of Service June 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019 YARTS operating costs 122 days × 8 hours × $160 per hour = $156,160 NPS Cost Share $535,660
PX.P0196417D.00.1
Route Highway 140, El Portal Road (enhanced seasonal service) Origin & stops Merced, Catheys Valley, Mariposa, Midpines, El Portal Destination Yosemite Valley Number of Runs Two (2) inbound, or four (4) RT, daily Hours in Operation 10 per day (5 per bus) Days in Service 140 Dates of Service May 13 to September 30, 2019 (approximately) YARTS operating costs 140 days × 10 hours × $160 per hour = $224,000
Program Administration and support = $16,000 NPS Cost Share $240,000
PX.P0196439F.00.1
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Route Highway 120 East, Tioga Road (expanded seasonal service) Origin & stops Mono County, Mammoth Lakes, June Lake, Lee Vining Destination Yosemite Valley Number of Runs Plus one (1) RT, daily Hours in Operation 8 per day Days in Service 62 Dates of Service July 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019 YARTS operating costs 62 days × 8 hours × $160 per hour = $79,360 NPS Cost Share $79,360
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Route Highway 120 West, Big Oak Flat Road (seasonal service) Origin & stops Tuolumne County, Sonora, Jamestown, Groveland Destination Yosemite Valley Number of Runs Three (3) inbound, or six (6) RT, daily Hours in Operation 19 per day Days in Service 346 (one bus @ 142 days, two buses @ 102 days each) Dates of Service May 13 to September 30, 2019 (approximately) YARTS operating costs 346 days × 6.3 hours × $160 per hour = $348,768 NPS Cost Share $348,768
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Route Highway 41, Wawona Road (seasonal service) Origin & stops Fresno, Coarsegold, Oakhurst, Fish Camp, Wawona Destination Yosemite Valley Number of Runs Five (5) inbound, or ten (10) RT Hours in Operation 45 per day (9 per bus) Days in Service 140 Dates of Service May 13, 2019 to September 30, 2019 (approximately) YARTS operating costs 140 days × 24 hours × $180 per hour = $604,800 NPS Cost Share $200,000
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Total YARTS Service Budget for Federal FY 2019 $1,403,788
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ITEM 8 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: YARTS/MCAG Agreement for Services Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020
BACKGROUND
Since 1999, Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) has provided transit service management and marketing, financial and grant administration, and transportation planning services to the YARTS Joint Powers Authority (JPA) through service agreements. Attached is the proposed Annual Agreement for Services for fiscal year 2019 - 2020. There have been no changes from the previous year.
Since each year offers a window to evaluate the work being performed, this also creates a contracting opportunity for YARTS. The decision would be to go out to bid for a provider of the services specified in the contract rather than do a new contract with MCAG. If the Board were to choose to go out to bid and wanted to have MCAG as one of the bidders, the Board would have to find a third party to conduct the RFP process. If the Board did not want MCAG to bid, then MCAG could conduct the RFP process for YARTS.
If YARTS did decide to go out to bid, two options would exist: The contract with MCAG could be extended on a month-to-month basis, until such time as a contractor was identified; or the first year of the contract could be authorized with staff directed to facilitate an RFP process.
Nothing above should be construed to indicate that MCAG is not interested in performing the work that it has been doing since 1999. It is simply a reminder to the Board of the options that exist for the YARTS JPA.
FISCAL IMPACT
$410,000
REQUESTED ACTION
Authorize the Chair to sign the Agreement for Services between the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System and the Merced County Association of Governments for a period of one year commencing on July 1, 2019 and terminating on June 30, 2020.
Attachments: YARTS/MCAG Agreement for Services FY 2019 - 2020 Exhibit A - YARTS Workplan 2019 - 2020
094 AGREEMENT FOR MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, AND PLANNING SERVICES
YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
THIS AGREEMENT, is made and entered this 1st day of July, 2019 by and between YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM , hereinafter referred to as the AUTHORITY, and MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS, located at 369 West 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340, hereafter referred to as MCAG.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the AUTHORITY requires transit service management and marketing, financial and grant administration, and transportation planning services;
WHEREAS, MCAG is qualified and experienced in such management, administrative and planning services;
NOW, THEREFORE, the AUTHORITY and MCAG, in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises, and agreements herein contained, mutually agree as follows:
I. WORK TO BE PERFORMED:
The Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020 YARTS Work Plan, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part of this AGREEMENT (the “Scope of Work”), delineates the work to be performed by MCAG on behalf of the AUTHORITY.
II. TIME OF PERFORMANCE: MCAG shall commence work upon receipt of a written authorization to proceed from AUTHORITY, and shall complete the performance of its obligations under this AGREEMENT by June 30, 2020.
III PAYMENT FOR SERVICES:
A. For the services outlined in the Scope of Work, MCAG shall be compensated on a cost reimbursement basis in accordance with the fees specified in the AUTHORITY Fiscal Year Budget 2019 - 2020. Invoices shall be submitted by MCAG at monthly intervals, and payment to MCAG shall be made within thirty (30) days of the AUTHORITY’s receipt and approval of said invoices.
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B. MCAG shall maintain accounting records and any other documentation pertaining to the cost incurred in performing the Scope of Work and shall make the records available to the AUTHORITY or its duly authorized representatives during the AGREEMENT period and for a period of four (4) years from the date of final payment.
IV. CONFERENCES, INSPECTION OF WORK:
Duly authorized representatives of the AUTHORITY, the California Department of Transportation, or the United States Department of Transportation shall have right of access to MCAG’s plans, files and records relating to the project included in this AGREEMENT and may review the work at appropriate stages during performance of the work.
V. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS:
All field notes, tracings, plans, specifications, maps, correspondence and other documentation prepared or obtained by MCAG under the terms of this AGREEMENT shall be the sole property of the AUTHORITY, without restriction or limitation on the use thereof.
VI. CHANGES IN WORK:
No change in the character or extent of the work to be performed by MCAG shall be made except by supplemental agreement, in writing between the AUTHORITY and MCAG. The supplemental agreement shall set forth the proposed changes of work, adjustment of time and adjustment of the cost to be paid by the AUTHORITY to MCAG, if any.
VII. TERMINATION OR ABANDONMENT:
A. The AUTHORITY reserves the right, by giving notice to MCAG as set forth in this AGREEMENT, to terminate this AGREEMENT or to suspend or abandon all or a portion of the project and all work connected therewith.
B. If all or a portion of the work covered by this AGREEMENT is suspended or abandoned by the AUTHORITY, the AUTHORITY shall pay MCAG only for services rendered or expenses incurred under this AGREEMENT up to the effective date of such termination, suspension or abandonment.
096 The payment shall be based, insofar as possible, on the amounts established in this AGREEMENT, or, where the AGREEMENT cannot be applied, the payment shall be based upon a reasonable estimate, as mutually agreed, of the percentage of work actually completed.
VIII. NOTICES:
A. Any and all notices or other communications required or permitted by this AGREEMENT or by law to be served on or given to either party hereto, AUTHORITY or MCAG, by the other party hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly served and given when personally delivered to the party to whom it is directed, or in lieu of such personal service when deposited in the United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, addressed to AUTHORITY or MCAG, at 369 West 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340.
B. Either party may change its address for the purpose of this section by giving written notice of such change to the other party in the manner provided in this paragraph.
IX. ARBITRATION:
Any dispute not resolved by informal discussion between the parties shall be subject to binding arbitration before the American Arbitration Association and based on its rules for commercial arbitration with one arbitrator. All costs associated with the arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties. However, in any such arbitration the arbitrator has authority to allocate costs, and the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees and costs.
X. INDEMNIFICATION:
MCAG shall hold the AUTHORITY, and its representatives, harmless of and free from any and all liability which might arise out of the performance by MCAG of this AGREEMENT. Should the AUTHORITY or any of its representatives be named in any litigation, or should any claim be made against them, arising out of or relating to this AGREEMENT, MCAG shall defend the AUTHORITY and its representatives and shall indemnify them for any acts or omissions committed by MCAG or its employees in the performance of this AGREEMENT.
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XI. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
AUTHORITY and MCAG agree that MCAG is an independent contractor. MCAG shall be solely responsible for the conduct and control of the work performed under this AGREEMENT. MCAG shall be free to tender consulting services to others during the term of this AGREEMENT, so long as such activities do not interfere with or diminish MCAG’s ability to fulfill the obligations established herein to AUTHORITY.
XII. GENERAL COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES:
MCAG shall be required to comply with all federal, state and local laws and ordinances applicable to the performance of the work covered by this AGREEMENT including, but not limited to, complying with laws regulating worker’s compensation insurance coverage and all applicable federal laws and regulations as required by the Federal Transit Administration and related agencies. If any action at law is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this AGREEMENT, the prevailing party shall be entitled to collect reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
XIII. ASSIGNMENT:
MCAG acknowledges and agrees that the assignment or transfer of any portion of the work covered by this AGREEMENT, except as otherwise provided herein or with the written authorization of AUTHORITY, is prohibited.
XIV. NONDISCRIMINATION CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964:
During the performance of the work covered by this AGREEMENT, MCAG shall comply with regulations relative to non-discrimination in federally assisted programs (49 CFR 21 through Appendix H and 23 CFR 710.405(b)), which are herein incorporated by reference and made a part of this AGREEMENT.
XV. GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 7550:
MCAG and AUTHORITY acknowledge the requirements set forth in Government Code Section 7550 relating to written documents or reports.
XVI. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
This AGREEMENT shall be binding upon the heirs, successors, executors, administrators and assigns of the respective parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto executed this AGREEMENT the day and year first above written.
098 AUTHORITY MCAG
Chair, Yosemite Area Regional Date Chair, Merced County Date Transportation System Association of Governments
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
Authority Counsel Date Executive Director Date
099 WORK PLAN YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (YARTS) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
Purpose: The Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) contracts with Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) to provide management, planning, and administrative services to the transit system, including oversight of the day-to-day operations of the transit system.
Discussion: Entering its 19th year of operation in May of 2019, YARTS provides an alternative to driving in the Yosemite region for travelers and locals. It operates year-round on the Hwy 140 corridor between Merced and Yosemite National Park, through Mariposa County and during the summer, June through September, on the Hwy 120/395 corridors between Yosemite Valley and Mono County destinations and between Tuolumne County destinations and Yosemite Valley.
As of May 2015, through contract with the Fresno Council of Governments (FCOG), YARTS now also operates on Hwy 41 between Fresno and Yosemite National Park during the summer (May – Sept.).
Tasks: 610 – Management, Administration and Planning Provide administration functions to the YARTS Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Board and the YARTS Authority Advisory Committee (AAC), at the direction of the YARTS Board. • Prepare the YARTS Work Plan • Prepare agendas for the YARTS Board and the AAC • Confer with Board Chair to create the Board agenda • File notices of Public Hearings as needed • Staff Board and AAC meetings and facilitate video conferencing as needed • Record and prepare the minutes from Board and AAC meetings • Implement and coordinate Board directives • Maintain the YARTS accounting records • Prepare financial updates for the Board and the AAC for each regular meeting or at least quarterly • Contract for and complete an annual audit • Prepare and administer the approved YARTS budget • Identify, apply for, and administer grants to fund operating and capital projects • Administer YARTS contracts and agreements and do billing for same, I.E. Amtrak, NPS, VIA, Greyhound, Fresno COG • Monitor service contractor performance • File required state and federal reports • Implement on-board rider satisfaction survey annually, typically during the busier visitor season • Annually review the operating schedules and demand by run. Recommend changes as needed
100 • Contract for liability and property insurance coverage • Participate in Social Services Transportations Advisory Committee (SSTAC) meetings in the three member-county service areas • Maintain working relationships with elected and appointed state and federal officials, Yosemite National Park management, Park Concessionaire management, Amtrak, environmental organizations and member-county staff • Maintain contractual agreements with Greyhound Bus Lines and Amtrak to share customers and jointly promote public transit to Yosemite and the region • Continue to work with the County of Tuolumne, TCTC, on the service on Hwy 120 between Tuolumne County destinations and Yosemite NP. • Maintain YARTS-owned property, i.e. replacing broken glass at shelters as needed, clean and remove graffiti and stickers from shelters, review maintenance on YARTS-owned buses with contractor • Under written agreement with the National Park Service, work with Yosemite NP to establish temporary “summer peak demand” service in Tuolumne, Mono and Mariposa/Merced Counties. This project includes working with locals in each project county to determine their priorities and preferences, writing schedules, preparing and distributing marketing materials, and attending regular bi-weekly (phone) meetings with park staff to evaluate and direct the effort. • Participate in CalACT legislative meetings (phone) to stay current on legislation that effects rural public transit and attend CalACT semi-annual meetings for professional growth and improvement • Work with the Board to establish the appropriate number of vehicles in the YARTS-owned fleet • Start the process to establish an Acquisition/Replacement fund within the YARTS budget • Seek funding from the most advantageous source for the purchase of buses to grow the YARTS- owned fleet to the level directed by the Board • Create a Capital Acquisition/Replacement fund within the YARTS Budget.
621 – Fresno COG Contract • Administer the requirements of the agreement between YARTS and the Fresno Council of Governments (FCOG) for the provision of public transit on Hwy 41 between Fresno and Yosemite National Park as specified in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between YARTS and FCOG. • Coordinate regularly with the FCOG project manager. • Provide timely billing, as specified in the agreement, to FCOG seeking reimbursement for work performed on their behalf. • Prepare a quarterly financial report to FCOG
101 625 – Outreach and Marketing Provide outreach and marketing efforts to promote ridership.
• Schedules - Create, distribute and install seasonal schedules and brochures, and other promotional materials, as needed • Administer all aspects of the YARTS marketing budget from identifying funding sources through approving the payment of invoices • Ticket vendors – Administer ticket sales through contracted vendors; includes distribution of tickets, review of sales reports, and collection of revenue • Public Information – Prepare and distribute news releases to media contacts as appropriate • Create and place advertising in appropriate venues • Public Appearances – seek opportunities for and make public speaking and other appearances where possible to market the transit service • Maintain the YARTS web site and continue the ongoing remodel/update of the site • Refine and market the ticket reservation program • Sustain the social media marketing efforts • Maintain YARTS’ presence on Google Transit • Respond to rider comments and complaints • Maintain a good working relationship with the Gateway Partners organization • Conduct “Fam Tours” for media and local stakeholders annually • Maintain contact with tour operators who use YARTS in their business plans; • Build and/or retain strong relationships with connecting transit providers who serve the Yosemite region including, but not limited to, Greyhound, Amtrak, Boutique Air, Alaska/Horizon Air, Fresno Airport, ESTA, Merced Co. “The Bus”, Fresno Area Express, Madera County Transit, and Tuolumne County Transit. • Under written agreement with the Park Service, conduct marketing efforts toward public use of the “peak period” expanded transit service during the summer months.
Cost: $410,000
Funding: YARTS $410,000
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ITEM 9 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Fiscal Year 2018 - 2019
BACKGROUND
The Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) is part of the Transit, Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program established by the California Senate Bill 862. The LCTOP was created to provide operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve mobility, with a priority on serving disadvantaged communities. Approved projects in LCTOP will support new or expanded bus or rail services and for agencies whose service area includes disadvantaged communities, at least 50 percent of the total moneys received shall be expended on projects that will benefit disadvantaged communities. YARTS has been designated by Caltrans as the 2017 - 2018 CARB/LCTOP profile agency for the free/reduced fares project. YARTS is again eligible for FY 2018 - 2019 LCTOP funding, in the amount of $8,918 for Merced County. Mariposa County has agreed to commit their LCTOP contribution of $34,562 to YARTS. Since Mariposa County is not a census-determined DAC, the proposed project will provide free round-trips to Merced for employment, education & training, medical appointments, etc. or to Yosemite for open space enjoyment and family bonding time for low-income Mariposa county residents. With this funding, 2,160 Mariposa County residents will be able to take advantage of the YARTS service. LCTOP is administered by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in coordination with the Air Resource Board (ARB) and the State Controller’s Office (SCO). Caltrans is responsible to ensure that the statutory requirements of the program are met in terms of project eligibility, greenhouse reduction, disadvantaged community benefit, and other requirements of the law. FISCAL IMPACT
$8,919.00 - Merced County $34,562.00 - Mariposa County
REQUESTED ACTION
a. Approve the Executive Director as Authorized Agent for the LCTOP fiscal year 2018 - 2019 Free and Reduced Fares to Yosemite for Merced and Mariposa County residents; and b. Adopt Resolution No. 2019/04-08-01 identifying the Executive Director as Authorized Agent for YARTS.
Attachment: Resolution No. 2019/04-08-01
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ITEM 10 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: Public Hearing - Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020 Caltrans 5311(f) Funding; Public Hearing and Resolution
BACKGROUND
The Intercity Bus 5311(f) Program has been a longstanding source of funding for YARTS. The primary aim of the program is to assure rural residents’ access to the Intercity Bus (Greyhound and others) in urban areas.
Application for this funding will open in mid-April. The application is for the maximum allowable annual amount of $285,000. The grant is competitive and continued operating funding is no longer guaranteed to existing projects.
This will require a local match of 44.67%, which is available from non-federal funding sources in the budget. Matching funds cannot come from other federal transportation funds.
Receipt of the funding requires a public hearing to receive comments and have discussion on the intended funding, and also requires the execution of a resolution authorizing funding under the FTA Section 5311 (49 U.S.C. Section 5311) with the California Department of Transportation. A public hearing will be held at the YARTS Joint Powers Authority meeting on Monday, April 8, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT
$285,000
REQUESTED ACTION
a. Hold a public hearing to allow for public comments on the application for funds from the Caltrans 5311(f) grant program for fiscal year 2019 -2020; and b. Adopt Resolution No. 2019/04-08-02 authorizing funding under FTA Section 5311 (49 U.S.C. Section 5311) with the California Department of Transportation.
Attachments: Notice of Public Hearing 5311(f) Resolution No. 2019/04-08-02
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Notice is hereby given that the YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (YARTS) JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY intends to file an application for grant funding under the 5311(f) Intercity Bus Program/Operating for Fiscal Year 2019-2020.
A public hearing on this application will be held on Monday, April 8, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible at the Merced County Association of Governments, 369 W. 18th Street, Front Conference Room, Merced, CA. with video conferencing available at the Sierra Center Mall, Board of Supervisors Conference Room, Third Floor, 452 Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes, CA. Interested persons may be present at the public hearing to hear comments and discussion on the intended filing of the application.
A copy of the staff report will be available at the Merced County Administration Building, 2222 M Street, Board of Supervisors Office, Merced, CA; Mariposa County Government Center, 5100 Bullion Street, Mariposa, CA and at the Mono County Board of Supervisors Office, Annex 1, 74 School Street, Bridgeport, CA.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2018/04-08-02
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FEDERAL FUNDING UNDER FTA SECTION 5311 (49 U.S.C. SECTION 5311) WITH CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation is authorized to make grants to states through the Federal Transit Administration to support operating assistance projects for non-urbanized public transportation systems under Section 5311 of the Federal Transit Act (FTA C 9040.1F); and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation (Department) has been designated by the Governor of the State of California to administer Section 5311 grants for transportation projects for the general public for the rural transit and intercity bus; and
WHEREAS, Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System, hereafter known as YARTS, desires to apply for said financial assistance to permit operation of service in Merced, Mariposa and Mono Counties; and
WHEREAS, YARTS has to the maximum extent feasible, coordinated with other transportation providers and users in the region (including social service agencies).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED that YARTS does hereby authorize Satcie Dabbs, Executive Director, to file and execute applications on behalf of the agency, with the California Department of Transportation to aid in the financing of operating assistance projects pursuant to Section 5311 of the Federal Transit Act (FTA C 9040.1F), as amended.
That Stacie Dabbs, Executive Director is authorized to execute and file all certification of assurances, contracts or agreements or any other document required by the Department.
That Stacie Dabbs, Executive Director is authorized to provide additional information as the Department may require in connection with the application for the Section 5311 projects.
That Stacie Dabbs, Executive Director is authorized to submit and approve request for reimbursement of funds from the Department for the Section 5311 project(s).
PASSED AND ADOPTED by YARTS Joint Powers Authority of Merced, Mariposa and Mono Counties, State of California, at a regular meeting of said Board of Directors held on the 08th day of April, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
______Stacie Dabbs, Executive Director Daron McDaniel, Chair 18-19 YARTS YARTS Joint Powers Authority
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ITEM 11 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: Public Hearing - YARTS Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020 Budget
BACKGROUND
The YARTS Bylaws require the approval of an annual budget for the upcoming fiscal year by April 15, 2019.
The budget as presented anticipates an increase in the cost of operations. Public notices were published in the Mariposa Gazette, The Merced County Times and The Mammoth Times on March 7, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT
$2,789,919
REQUESTED ACTION
a. Hold a public hearing to allow for public comments on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2019 - 2020; and b. Approve the proposed YARTS budget for fiscal year 2019 - 2020
Attachments: Proposed YARTS Budget for Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020 Notice of Public Hearing
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BUDGET ADOPTION
Notice is hereby given that the YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (YARTS) JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY intends to adopt an annual budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020
A public hearing on this matter will be held on Monday, April 8, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible at the Merced County Association of Governments, 369 W. 18th Street, Front Conference Room, Merced, CA. with video conferencing available at the Sierra Center Mall, Board of Supervisors Conference Room, Third Floor, 452 Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes, CA. Interested persons may be present at the public hearing to hear comments and discussion on the proposed budget.
A copy of the proposed budget will be available at the Mariposa County Government Center, 5100 Bullion Street, Mariposa, CA; Merced County Administration Building, 2222 M Street, Board of Supervisors Office, Merced, CA and at the Mono County Board of Supervisors office, Annex 1, 74 School Street, Bridgeport, CA.
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ITEM 12 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Stacie Dabbs, Executive Director
RE: YARTS Park & Ride Facility Mariposa
BACKGROUND
In 2010, the YARTS-owned Mariposa Park & Ride was opened as a means of offering visitors to the Yosemite region a place to “park & play” during their trip. Since then, the facility has been greatly underutilized by visitors and employees, with an average of six (6) vehicles per day using the parking lot. The purchase of land and construction costs were approximately $1.3 million and currently YARTS pays Mariposa County approximately $25,000 annually for maintenance of the facility.
On February 27, 2017 at 6:00 a.m., staff received a call from Mariposa County Sheriff’s department informing them of numerous reports of a developing sinkhole at the Mariposa Park and Ride, 4974 Joe Howard Street, Mariposa, CA possibly caused by the continuing storm events in the area. YARTS staff applied for financial assistance from FEMA/CalOES. Funding was approved on September 25, 2017 and staff submitted paperwork to begin the procurement process to repair the sinkhole.
Per MCAG’s emergency procurement policy, staff secured services through Teichert Construction to complete the repair. The project was deemed satisfactorily completed and final work was approved by staff, Mariposa County Public Works, Teichert Construction, VSCE Inc. (who was hired as project management) and a Notice of Completion was filed with Mariposa County on November 8, 2017.
On March 20, 2018 after several days of rain in the area, staff received an email from Mariposa County Public Works to inform them that the sinkhole had returned. On June 8, 2018 staff received the Engineer’s report and estimate.
The findings were as follows: • The recent storm drain repair had not contributed to the new collapse. • The new collapse was caused by an old 36” corrugated metal pipe (CMP) and large amounts of debris that had become lodged in the new 48” CMP, approximately 15’ north of the new fix. • The engineer could not complete a full camera of the line because of the degraded condition of the existing YARTS CMP and debris blockages.
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YARTS has a very small restricted reserve and while it could cover the cost of the repair at this time, it is unknown what damage will be present after the rainy season this year. The Park & Ride could potentially suffer a much larger sinkhole event if heavy rains affect the area. Infrastructure and pavement are not covered by YARTS’ insurance policy.
Staff brought this item to the JPA for direction at its meeting in October 2018, with the following options:
1. Fix the new sinkhole in the Mariposa Park & Ride by using the YARTS restricted reserves. There would be no reimbursement to the reserves, as this new collapse doesn’t qualify for FEMA or CalOES funding. This option also doesn’t address any new issues that may occur to any other portion of the existing degraded CMP. This could be only the second of many costly repairs.
2. Replace the entire 48”, 70-year old CMP under the Park & Ride. Initial estimates from FEMA in 2017 were $1.65 million. The match funding will have to be taken from the YARTS restricted reserve and farebox revenue and could potentially affect operational funding and service.
3. Abandon the affected portion of the Park & Ride and erect permanent barricades to dissuade use of the area.
4. Sell the Mariposa Park & Ride. With this option, YARTS would see an annual savings of approximately $25,000 that is currently paid to Mariposa County for maintenance of the facility. In addition, YARTS is currently paying Ranch Fence $500 per month to keep the affected area secure.
At this time, with no additional funding assistance available, staff has determined the following:
Option 1 - GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR: Currently grant funding is not available to YARTS for the repair of the affected area. The first opportunity available for capital grant funding for this type of project will be Fall 2020.
Option 3 - ABANDON THE AFFECTED AREA: The cost to permanently abandon the affected area of the facility would be approximately $22, 500 for concrete dividers and steel plating. This is based on the current size of the sinkhole. If it were to increase in size, additional dividers and steel plating would be required to maintain the abandonment, at an added cost (yet undetermined).
Option 4 - SELL THE PROPERTY: Staff has researched sale of the facility and the following applies:
FTA C 5010.1D- Grant Management requirements- Disposal of Real Property 1. Sell and Reimburse FTA. Competitively market and sell the property and pay FTA the greater of its share of the fair market value of the property or the straight line depreciated value of the improvements plus land value.
2. Offset. Sell property and apply the net proceeds from the sale to the cost of replacement property under the same program. Return any excess proceeds to FTA in accordance with 49 CFR 18.31.
3. Sell and Use Proceeds for Other Capital Projects. Sell property and use the proceeds to reduce the gross project cost of another FTA eligible capital transit project. See 49 U.S.C., 5334(h)(4). FTA must approve the application of the proceeds to a subsequent capital grant, which should clearly show that
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4. Sell and Keep Proceeds in Open Project. If the grant is still open, the grantee may sell excess property and apply the proceeds to the original cost of the total real property purchased for that project. This may reduce the Federal share of the grant.
5. Transfer to Public Agency for Non-Transit Use. Follow procedures for publication in Federal Register to transfer property (land or equipment) to a public agency with no repayment to FTA. The federal interest becomes void. See 49 U.S.C., 5334(h)(1)–(h)(3).
6. Transfer to Other Project. Transfer property to another FTA eligible project.
Staff has recently discovered that the purchase of and improvements to the property were funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program, therefore the sale MAY NOT be subject to the FTA processes described above. More information about any federal interest will be obtained if the Board makes a decision to sell the property.
Mariposa County has expressed interest in purchasing the property for a tourism and transit-related project, which would include keeping the existing YARTS bus stop for visitors. Should the Board decide to proceed with the sale, staff will begin the process of disposing of real property and provide updates to the Board at quarterly meetings, as appropriate.
FISCAL IMPACT
• Option 1 - Repair the sinkhole: $239,965 (could increase depending on condition of existing CMP); • Option 2 - Replace the entire storm drain: $1.65 million for replacement of entire CMP on YARTS property; • Option 3 - Abandon the affected area: The lowest estimate received was $22,500. This could change over time if the affected area widens; • Option 4 - Sell the property: Unknown property value plus savings of $25,000 annually.
REQUESTED ACTION
Direct staff to begin the sale process of the YARTS-owned Park & Ride facility located at 4974 Joe Howard Street, Mariposa, CA.
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ITEM 13 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: YARTS Short-Range Transit Plan Appendix E
BACKGROUND
LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. completed the YARTS Short-Range Transit Plan and it was adopted by the Board of Directors on January 14, 2019. After the adoption, Tuolumne County requested that additional data be provided to create a more comprehensive ridership profile, outside of what was presented in the plan, which was created using rider surveys.
Appendix E was created utilizing reports from the YARTS reservation system. It fulfills the requirement for a comprehensive ridership profile for all corridors.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
REQUESTED ACTION
Adopt Appendix E - Reservation System Ridership Profile as part of the approved YARTS Short-Range Transit Plan.
Attachment: YARTS SRTP Appendix E - Ridership Profile
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APPENDIX E: YARTS RESERVATION SYSTEM CUSTOMER RESIDENTIAL LOCATION AND TRIP PATTERNS
YARTS management contracts with Betterez to provide the platform for the transit system’s reservation system. Beyond providing a convenience for passengers, this system generates data regarding the customers and their travel patterns that is useful in understanding the utilization of the YARTS service as a whole, as well as the four individual service corridors. Specifically, this data can be used to identify the following:
The residential location of the customer, based on country, state and zip code. Within California, residential location was categorized by county within the immediate YARTS service area (including Inyo County) and by region for areas beyond the service area. These areas were defined as follows:
o Bay Area – San Francisco, San Mateo, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Sonoma, Napa and Solano Counties.
o Central Coast – San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.
o Central Valley – Fromn Sa Joaquin County on the north to Kern County on the south.
o Sacramento Area – Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, Alpine, Amador and Calaveras Counties.
o North State – All counties north of the Bay Area and Sacramento Area.
o Southern California – All counties south of the other areas.
The trip origin and destination of the travel group. Note that this identifies “origin” as outside of the Park and “destination” as within the Park.
Data was obtained and analyzed for all customers making reservations through the service from May 2017 through September 2018. Note that the figures represent individual customers, rather than individual trips. This information is thus best used to identify overall patterns, rather than total number of trips.
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120 West Route
Records for a total of 892 reservation customers were evaluated. Analysis tables are presented in Tables 120W‐1 through 120W‐4, and summarized below.
Customer Residential Location
Customers come from all over the world, from a total of 29 countries. 77.4 percent are from the U.S. Including Canada, 79.1 percent are from North America. This is followed by 17.4 percent of customers that live in Europe, the largest proportion from England followed by Germany.
Focusing S.in on U. residents, customers come from 39 different states. Beyond California (43.2 percent of all Sonora Route customers), the highest proportions come from New York (3.5 percent), Florida (3.4 percent) and Texas (2.5 percent).
The highest proportion of Sonora Route customers within California are Bay Area residents (16.9 percent of all customers, or 39.4 percent of California customers). This is followed by 12.6 percent that are Southern California residents. 4.9 percent of customers reported Tuolumne County residences.
Trip Pattern
The preponderance of customer trips on the Sonora Route are traveling to the Yosemite Valley Visitors Center (98.9 percent). Trip origins are concentrated at four locations outside of the park – Yosemite Pines RV Park (17.6 percent), Rush Creek Lodge (16.9 percent), Yosemite Lakes Campgrounds (15.0 percent) and Mary Laveroni Park (14.8 percent) – that together generate 64.3 percent of the round‐trip origins.
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TABLE 120W‐1: 120 West Route Customers Country of Residence Country Region Count % of All Customers Australia Pacific 15 1.7% Austria Europe 1 0.1% Belgium Europe 3 0.3% Brazil South America 1 0.1% Canada North America 15 1.7% China Asia 1 0.1% Czech Republic Europe 2 0.2% Denmark Europe 5 0.6% France Europe 6 0.7% Germany Europe 42 4.9% Ireland Europe 4 0.5% Israel Middle East 2 0.2% Italy Europe 7 0.8% Japan Asia 1 0.1% Kuwait Middle East 1 0.1% Malaysia Asia 1 0.1% Malta Europe 1 0.1% Netherlands Europe 16 1.9% New Zealand Pacific 2 0.2% Norway Europe 2 0.2% Singapore Asia 1 0.1% Slovakia Europe 1 0.1% Spain Europe 2 0.2% Sweden Europe 1 0.1% Switzerland Europe 7 0.8% Taiwan Asia 3 0.3% Thailand Asia 2 0.2% United Kingdom Europe 50 5.8% United States North America 668 77.4% Asia 9 1.0% Europe 150 17.4% Middle East 3 0.3% Total by Region North America 683 79.1% Pacific 17 2.0% South America 1 0.1%
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TABLE 120W‐2: 120 West Route U.S. Customers State of Residence
% of All % of All State Count Customers State Count Customers Alabama 0 0.0% Nebraska 2 0.2% Alaska 0 0.0% Nevada 6 0.7% Arizona 18 2.1% New Hampshire 3 0.3% Arkansas 1 0.1% New Jersey 5 0.6% California 373 43.2% New Mexico 2 0.2% Colorado 8 0.9% New York 30 3.5% Connecticut 4 0.5% North Carolina 7 0.8% Delaware 0 0.0% North Dakota 1 0.1% Florida 293.4%Ohio 131.5% Georgia 2 0.2% Oklahoma 2 0.2% Hawaii 1 0.1% Oregon 9 1.0% Idaho 0 0.0% Pennsylvania 11 1.3% Illinois 11 1.3% Puertto Rico 0 0.0% Indiana 7 0.8% Rhode Island 0 0.0% Iowa 1 0.1% South Carolina 5 0.6% Kansas 0 0.0% South Dakota 0 0.0% Kentucky 5 0.6% Tennessee 4 0.5% Louisiana 1 0.1% Texas 22 2.5% Maine 2 0.2% Utah 5 0.6% Maryland91.0%Vermont 00.0% Massachusetts 11 1.3% Virginia 10 1.2% Michigan 2 0.2% Washington 14 1.6% Minnesota 7 0.8% Washington DC 0 0.0% Mississippi 1 0.1% West Virginia 0 0.0% Missouri 9 1.0% Wisconsin 7 0.8% Montana 0 0.0% Wyoming 0 0.0%
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TABLE 120W‐3: 120 West Route California Customers Region of Residence % of All % of California Region Count Customers Customers Bay Area 146 16.9% 39.4% Central Coast 9 1.0% 2.4% Central Valley 17 2.0% 4.6% YARTS Area 42 4.9% 11.3% Fresno County 0 0.0% 0.0% Inyo County 0 0.0% 0.0% Madera County 0 0.0% 0.0% Mariposa County 0 0.0% 0.0% Merced County 0 0.0% 0.0% Mono County 0 0.0% 0.0% Tuolumne County 42 4.9% 11.3% North State 1 0.1% 0.3% Sacramento Area 47 5.4% 12.7% Southern California 109 12.6% 29.4%
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TABLE 120W‐4: 120 West Route Trip Origin/Destination Round‐Trip Pairs
Destination Yosemite Big Oak Flat Buck Meadows Crane Flat Gas Mary Laveroni Valley Visitor Origin Park Entrance Restaurant Station Park Center Total
Yosemite Pines RV Park 2 0 1 0 154 157 Yosemite Lakes Campgrounds 3 0 0 0 131 134 Black Oak Resort & Casino 00003232 Inns of California Sonora 00003535 Mary Laveroni Park 0 0 0 0 132 132 Big Oak Flat Park Entrance 00003030 Buck Meadows Restaurant00007878 Crane Flat Gas Station 0 0 0 0 35 35 Rush Creek Lodge 0 0 0 0 151 151 Sonora Best Western 0 1 1 1 67 70 Rocca Park Jamestown 0 0 0 1 37 38 Total 5 1 2 2 882 892 Percent All Trips Yosemite Pines RV Park 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 17.3% 17.6% Yosemite Lakes Campgrounds 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 14.7% 15.0% Black Oak Resort & Casino 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.6% 3.6% Inns of California Sonora 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.9% 3.9% Mary Laveroni Park 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 14.8% 14.8% Big Oak Flat Park Entrance 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.4% 3.4% Buck Meadows Restaurant 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8.7% 8.7% Crane Flat Gas Station 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.9% 3.9% Rush Creek Lodge 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 16.9% 16.9% Sonora Best Western 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7.5% 7.8% Rocca Park Jamestown 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 4.1% 4.3% Total 0.6% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 98.9% 100.0%
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120/395 Route
Records for a total of 543 reservation customers were evaluated. Analysis tables are presented in Tables 120/395‐1 through 120/395‐4, and summarized below.
Customer Residential Location
Customers come from a total of 22 countries or territories. 87.9 percent are from the U.S. and 91.1 percent are from North America. This is followed by 6.1 percent of customers that live in Europe, the largest proportions from England and Germany.
Focusing in on U.S. residents, customers come from 41 different states and the District of Columbia. Beyond California (39.0 percent of all 120/395 Route customers), the highest proportions come from Texas (4.2 percent), followed by 3.5 percent each from Illinois and Washington.
Of California residents, the highest proportion of 120/395 Route customers are from Southern California (19.9 percent of all customers or 51.0 percent of California customers). This is followed by Bay Area residents (11.2 percent of all customers, or 28.6 percent of California customers). 4.8 percent of customers reported Mono County residences.
Trip Pattern
The preponderance of customer trips on the 120/395 Route are traveling roughly equally to Yosemite Valley (47.3 percent) and to Tuolumne Meadows (47.7 percent), with the remainder consisting of trips to White Wolf Lodge, Crane Flat and the Rush Creek Trailhead. Most of the trips originate in Mammoth Lakes (72.7 percent in total), while the Lee Vining area stops in total generate 11.8 percent of trip origins. 12.7 percent of trips are within Yosemite National Park, largely between Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite Valley.
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TABLE 120/395‐1: 120/395 Route Customers Country of Residence Country Region Count % of All Customers Australia Pacific 3 0.6% Belgium Europe 2 0.4% Brazil South America 2 0.4% Canada North America 17 3.2% China Asia 2 0.4% Czech Republic Europe 1 0.2% France Europe 3 0.6% Germany Europe 10 1.9% Hong Kong Asia 1 0.2% Ireland Europe 1 0.2% Israel Middle East 1 0.2% Japan Asia 2 0.4% Netherlands Europe 3 0.6% Peru South America 1 0.2% Portugal Europe 1 0.2% Romania Europe 1 0.2% Singapore Asia 1 0.2% Sweden Europe 1 0.2% Taiwan Asia 1 0.2% United Kingdom Europe 10 1.9% United States North America 473 87.9% Uruguay South America 1 0.2%
Asia 7 1.3% Europe 33 6.1% Middle East 1 0.2% Total by Region North America 490 91.1% Pacific 3 0.6% South America 4 0.7%
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TABLE 120/395‐2: 120/395 Route U.S. Customers State of Residence
% of All % of All State Count Customers State Count Customers Alabama 2 0.4% Nebraska 0 0.0% Alaska 1 0.2% Nevada 8 1.5% Arizona 16 3.0% New Hampshire 4 0.7% Arkansas 0 0.0% New Jersey 1 0.2% California 210 39.0% New Mexico 1 0.2% Colorado 12 2.2% New York 10 1.9% Connecticut 2 0.4% North Carolina 7 1.3% Delaware 1 0.2% North Dakota 0 0.0% Florida 11 2.0% Ohio 8 1.5% Georgia 10 1.9% Oklahoma 4 0.7% Hawaii 3 0.6% Oregon 17 3.2% Idaho 4 0.7% Pennsylvania 8 1.5% Illinois 18 3.3% Puerto Rico 00.0% Indiana 5 0.9% Rhode Island 0 0.0% Iowa 5 0.9% South Carolina 0 0.0% Kansas 3 0.6% South Dakota 1 0.2% Kentucky 1 0.2% Tennessee 8 1.5% Louisiana 1 0.2% Texas 22 4.1% Maine 0 0.0% Utah 2 0.4% Maryland 6 1.1% Vermont 2 0.4% Massachusetts 9 1.7% Virginia 6 1.1% Michigan 10 1.9% Washington 18 3.3% Minnesota 2 0.4% Washington DC 3 0.6% Mississippi 0 0.0% West Virginia 0 0.0% Missouri 5 0.9% Wisconsin 4 0.7% Montana 1 0.2% Wyoming 0 0.0%
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TABLE 120/395‐3: 120/395 Route California Customers Region of Residence
% of All % of California Region Count Customers Customers Bay Area 60 11.2% 28.6% Central Coast 3 0.6% 1.4% Central Valley 7 1.3% 3.3% YARTS Area 14 2.6% 6.7% Fresno County 0 0.0% 0.0% Inyo County 0 0.0% 0.0% Madera County 0 0.0% 0.0% Mariposa County 1 0.2% 0.5% Merced County 2 0.4% 1.0% Mono County 10 1.9% 4.8% Tuolumne County 1 0.2% 0.5% North State 3 0.6% 1.4% Sacramento Area 16 3.0% 7.6% Southern California 107 19.9% 51.0%
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TABLE 120/395‐4: 120/395 Route Trip Origin/Destination Round‐Trip Pairs
Destination Tuolumne Yosemite Rush Creek Tuolumne Meadows White Wolf Crane Flat Gas Valley Visitor Origin Trailhead Meadows Store Visitor Center Lodge Station Center Total
Mammoth Mountain Inn 3 25 27 0 0 37 92 The Village Mammoth Lakes 3 30 15 0 0 48 96 Juniper Springs Resort 154001222 Shilo Inn 1 39 18 0 1 42 101 Mammoth Lakes Park‐ Tavern Rd123270 03384 June Mountain Ski Area 0230038 Rush Creek Trailhead 0240017 Lake View Lodge 0 15 13 0 0 16 44 Mono Basin Visitor Center 0300036 Tioga Mobil Gas Mart 022001014 Tuolumne Meadows Store 0 0 0 11 1 27 39 Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center000502227 White Wolf Lodge 0000011 Crane Flat Gas Station 0000022 Total 9 146 113 16 2 257 543
Percent All Trips Mammoth Mountain Inn0.6%4.6%5.0%0.0%0.0%6.8%16.9% The Village Mammoth Lakes0.6%5.5%2.8%0.0%0.0%8.8%17.7% Juniper Springs Resort 0.2% 0.9% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2% 4.1% Shilo Inn 0.2%7.2%3.3%0.0%0.2%7.7%18.6% Mammoth Lakes Park‐ Tavern Rd 0.2% 4.2% 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.1% 15.5% June Mountain Ski Area 0.0% 0.4% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 1.5% Rush Creek Trailhead0.0%0.4%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.2%1.3% Lake View Lodge 0.0%2.8%2.4%0.0%0.0%2.9%8.1% Mono Basin Visitor Center 0.0% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 1.1% Tioga Mobil Gas Mart 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8% 2.6% Tuolumne Meadows Store0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.2%5.0%7.2% Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.0% 4.1% 5.0% White Wolf Lodge 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.2% Crane Flat Gas Station0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.4% Total 1.7% 26.9% 20.8% 2.9% 0.4% 47.3% 100.0%
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140 Route
This review encompassed a total of 977 reservation customers. The results are shown in Table 140‐1 through 140‐4, and summarized below.
Customer Residential Location
Customers come from a total of 46 countries or territories, and from every part of the globe. A relatively low proportion of 60.1 percent are from the U.S., making up the largest proportion of the 63.0 percent that are from North America. Fully 23.0 percent of passengers are from Europe, particularly from the United Kingdom.
Among U.S. residents, customers come from 40 different states. Beyond California (26.5 percent of all Sonora Route customers), the highest proportions come from Texas, Illinois and New York (between 2 percent and 4 percent apiece).
The Bay Area generates the largest proportion of California residents using this route, at 41.6 percent. A relatively high (21.0 percent) proportion are residents of the YARTS service area, including 10.5 percent that are Merced County residents and 9.3 percent that are Mariposa County residents. The proportion of ridership on this route that live in Southern California (25.3 percent) is relatively high, despite the fact that the 41 Route provides a more direct route to Yosemite Valley.
Trip Pattern
The trip origin/destination pattern reflects this route’s key role in providing regional access from connecting rail and transit services, with 47 percent of trips traveling from Merced (particularly the Amtrak station) and Yosemite Valley (particularly the Visitor’s Center). There are also a substantial proportion of trips from the areas just outside the Park (Mariposa to the Park) heading to Yosemite Valley (31.5 percent) as well as 19.6 percent of trips in the “reverse” direction originating in Mariposa or points east and heading to Merced. Overall, this route serves a more diverse pattern of individual passenger trips.
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TABLE 140‐1: 140 Route Customers Country of Residence Country Region Count % of All Customers Argentina South America 2 0.2% Australia Pacific 36 3.7% Austria Europe 1 0.1% Belgium Europe 2 0.2% Brazil South America 1 0.1% Canada North America 23 2.4% Chile South America 1 0.1% China Asia 6 0.6% Colombia South America 1 0.1% Costa Rica North America 1 0.1% Czech Republic Europe 6 0.6% Denmark Europe 3 0.3% Estonia Europe 3 0.3% Finland Europe 5 0.5% France Europe 11 1.1% Germany Europe 25 2.6% Hong Kong Asia 7 0.7% Hungary Europe 2 0.2% India Asia 6 0.6% Indonesia Asia 1 0.1% Ireland Europe 12 1.2% Israel Middle East 2 0.2% Italy Europe 5 0.5% Japan Asia 23 2.4% Malta Europe 1 0.1% Mexico North America 3 0.3% Malta Europe 1 0.1% Netherlands Europe 7 0.7% New Zealand Pacific 16 1.6% Norway Europe 2 0.2% Poland Europe 3 0.3% Romania Europe 1 0.1% Russia Europe 4 0.4% Saudi Arabia Middle East 1 0.1% Serbia Europe 2 0.2% Singapore Asia 13 1.3% South Africa Africa 2 0.2% South Korea Asia 7 0.7% Spain Europe 12 1.2% Sweden Europe 1 0.1% Switzerland Europe 5 0.5% Taiwan Asia 11 1.1% Thailand Asia 2 0.2% United Kingdom Europe 110 11.3% Turkey Middle East 1 0.1% United States North America 587 60.1% Asia 76 7.8% Africa 2 0.2% Europe 224 23.0% Total by Region Middle East 4 0.4% North America 614 63.0% Pacific 52 5.3% South America 5 0.5%
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TABLE 140‐2: 140 Route U.S. Customers State of Residence
% of All % of All State Count Customers State Count Customers Alabama 1 0.1% Montana 0 0.0% Alaska 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0.0% Arizona 6 0.6% Nevada 2 0.2% Arkansas 5 0.5% New Hampshire 1 0.1% California 259 26.5% New Jersey 11 1.1% Colorado 8 0.8% New Mexico 0 0.0% Connecticut 4 0.4% New York 28 2.9% Delaware 1 0.1% North Carolina 14 1.4% Florida 19 1.9% North Dakota 1 0.1% Georgia111.1%Ohio 171.7% Hawaii 5 0.5% Oklahoma 4 0.4% Idaho 3 0.3% Oregon 5 0.5% Illinois 23 2.4% Pennsylvania 16 1.6% Indiana 8 0.8% Rhode Island 1 0.1% Iowa 2 0.2% South Carolina 6 0.6% Kansas 0 0.0% South Dakota 0 0.0% Kentucky 5 0.5% Tennessee 6 0.6% Louisiana 1 0.1% Texas 35 3.6% Maine 0 0.0% Utah 4 0.4% Maryland 9 0.9% Vermont 0 0.0% Massachusetts 15 1.5% Virginia 13 1.3% Michigan 7 0.7% Washington 12 1.2% Minnesota 8 0.8% West Virginia 1 0.1% Mississippi 0 0.0% Wisconsin 3 0.3% Missouri00.0%Wyoming10.1%
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TABLE 140‐3: 140 Route California Customers Region of Residence
% of All % of California Region Count Customers Customers Bay Area 107 11.0% 41.6% Central Coast 1 0.1% 0.4% Central Valley 10 1.0% 3.9% YARTS Area 54 5.5% 21.0% Fresno County 1 0.1% 0.4% Madera County 2 0.2% 0.8% Mariposa County 24 2.5% 9.3% Merced County 27 2.8% 10.5% North State 3 0.3% 1.2% Sacramento Area 17 1.7% 6.6% Southern California 65 6.7% 25.3%
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41 Corridor
This review considered reservation records for a total of 764 customers, as shown in Tables 41‐1 through 41‐4. This review is summarized below.
Customer Residential Location
Customers of this route are residents of 34 countries. A relatively high percent (83 percent) are from the U.S. The total from North American countries were 86 percent, followed by 9.4 percent from Europe and 2.4 percent from Pacific counties such as Australia.
Focusing in on U.S. residents, customers come from 44 different states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico. In addition to Californians (31.2 percent of all customers), the highest proportions come from Washington (3.3 percent), New Jersey (2.7 percent) and Arizona (2.6 percent).
Of the Californians using the 41 Route, the highest proportion (35.9 percent) are Southern Californians, followed by 23.2 percent that are Fresno County residents. Overall, 34.2 percent of customers live in the YARTS service area counties.
Trip Pattern
The largest proportion of trips, comprising 35.8 percent of the total, are from the Fresno‐ Yosemite international Airport to Yosemite Valley. Including other trip origins in the Fresno area, 56.4 percent of all trips are from Fresno into the Park. Another substantial proportion of trips are from areas just outside the Park (as far south as Oakhurst) into the Park, which generate 27.6 percent of all trips.
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TABLE 41‐1: 41 Route Customers Country of Residence Country Region Count % of All Customers Australia Pacific 14 1.8% Belgium Europe 1 0.1% Canada North America 17 2.2% China Asia 2 0.3% Colombia South America 1 0.1% Costa Rica North America 2 0.3% Czech Republic Europe 2 0.3% Denmark Europe 3 0.4% Estonia Europe 1 0.1% France Europe 4 0.5% Germany Europe 4 0.5% Hong Kong Asia 2 0.3% Hungary Europe 1 0.1% India Asia 1 0.1% Ireland Europe 2 0.3% Italy Europe 2 0.3% Japan Asia 4 0.5% Korea Asia 1 0.1% Mexico North America 4 0.5% Netherlands Europe 5 0.7% New Zealand Pacific 4 0.5% Norway Europe 1 0.1% Philippines Asia 1 0.1% Poland Europe 3 0.4% Romania Europe 1 0.1% Russia Europe 1 0.1% Singapore Asia 2 0.3% Spain Europe 6 0.8% Taiwan Asia 1 0.1% Turkey Middle East 1 0.1% United Kingdom Europe 35 4.6% United States North America 633 83.0% Uruguay South America 1 0.1% Vietnam Asia 1 0.1%
Asia 15 2.0% Europe 72 9.4% Middle East 1 0.1% Total by Region North America 656 86.0% Pacific 18 2.4% South America 2 0.3%
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TABLE 41‐2: 41 Route U.S. Customers State of Residence
% of All % of All State Count Customers State Count Customers Alabama 3 0.4% Nebraska 2 0.3% Alaska 5 0.7% Nevada 6 0.8% Arizona 20 2.6% New Hampshire 2 0.3% Arkansas 1 0.1% New Jersey 21 2.7% California 238 31.2% New Mexico 1 0.1% Colorado 14 1.8% New York 15 2.0% Connecticut 3 0.4% North Carolina 16 2.1% Delaware 1 0.1% North Dakota 0 0.0% Florida 33 4.3% Ohio 14 1.8% Georgia 2 0.3% Oklahoma 3 0.4% Hawaii 3 0.4% Oregon 6 0.8% Idaho 2 0.3% Pennsylvania 7 0.9% Illinois 25 3.3% Puerto Rico 1 0.1% Indiana 8 1.0% Rhode Island 0 0.0% Iowa 2 0.3% South Carolina 3 0.4% Kansas 2 0.3% South Dakota 0 0.0% Kentucky 7 0.9% Tennessee 4 0.5% Louisiana 6 0.8% Texas 41 5.4% Maine 0 0.0% Utah 2 0.3% Maryland 10 1.3% Vermont 1 0.1% Massachusetts 13 1.7% Virginia 11 1.4% Michigan 13 1.7% Washington 25 3.3% Minnesota 12 1.6% Washington DC 3 0.4% Mississippi 2 0.3% West Virginia 0 0.0% Missouri 8 1.0% Wisconsin 12 1.6% Montana 1 0.1% Wyoming 2 0.3%
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TABLE 41‐3: 41 Route California Customers Region of Residence
% of All % of California Region Count Customers Customers Bay Area 35 4.6% 14.8% Central Coast 9 1.2% 3.8% Central Valley 22 2.9% 9.3% YARTS Area 81 10.6% 34.2% Fresno County 55 7.2% 23.2% Madera County 16 2.1% 6.8% Mariposa County 7 0.9% 3.0% Mono County 2 0.3% 0.8% Tuolumne County 1 0.1% 0.4% North State 2 0.3% 0.8% Sacramento Area 3 0.4% 1.3% Southern California 85 11.1% 35.9%
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Residential Location Data Over All Routes
The residential location data discussed for the individual routes can also be combined to consider YARTS as a whole. These data are shown in Tables T‐1 through T‐3, as well as Figures T‐1 through T‐3. A review of these tables indicates the following:
Overall, customers over the data period came from 55 individual countries and territories. Beyond the U.S. (75.1 percent), countries that generated relatively high proportions of YARTS customers were the United Kingdom (6.5 percent), Germany (2.6 percent), Canada (2.3 percent) and Australia (2.2 percent).
By continent and region, North America residents generated slightly more than ¾ of all customers (77.7 percent) followed by 15.3 percent from Europe and 3.4 percent from Asia. This is also depicted in Figure T‐1.
YARTS was used by residents of all 50 United States, as well as Washington DC and Puerto Rico. As shown in Figure T‐2, relatively high proportions of YARTS ridership (beyond Californians) were generated by Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois and Washington, all of which generated at least 2 percent of YARTS ridership.
The region of California generating total YARTS ridership is summarized in Table T‐3, indicating a relatively close balance between Southern California residents (34 percent of Californian customers) and Bay Area residents (32.4 percent). The YARTS service area counties generate a substantial proportion of ridership (6.1 percent of total ridership). Other areas of California generate relatively low proportions of total ridership.
Finally, Figure T‐3 presents a summary comparison of the proportion of ridership by residents on each of the four routes. This reflects the differing markets that each of the routes serves. The 140 Route serves a relatively high proportion of international passengers. Passengers from other U.S. states are concentrated on the 120/395 Route and the 41 Route. Residents of Southern California also tend to use the 120/395 Route as well as the 41 Route, while Bay Area residents are a relatively high proportion of 120 West Route ridership.
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TABLE T‐1: All Routes Reservation Customers Country of Residence Count of Reservation System Customers % of All Country Region 140 120/395 120 41 Total Customers Argentina South America20002 0.1% Australia Pacific 36 3 15 14 68 2.2% AustriaEurope10102 0.1% Belgium Europe 2 2 3 1 8 0.3% Brazil South America12104 0.1% Canada North America23171517722.3% Chile South America10001 0.0% China Asia 6 2 1 2 11 0.3% Colombia South America10012 0.1% Costa Rica North America10023 0.1% Czech Republic Europe 6 1 2 2 11 0.3% Denmark Europe 3 0 5 3 11 0.3% EstoniaEurope30014 0.1% Finland Europe 5 0 0 0 5 0.2% France Europe 11 3 6 4 24 0.8% Germany Europe 25 10 42 4 81 2.6% Hong Kong Asia 7 1 0 2 10 0.3% Hungary Europe 2 0 0 1 3 0.1% India Asia60017 0.2% Indonesia Asia 1 0 0 0 1 0.0% Ireland Europe 12 1 4 2 19 0.6% Israel Middle East 2 1 2 0 5 0.2% Italy Europe 5 0 7 2 14 0.4% Japan Asia 23 2 1 4 30 1.0% Korea Asia00011 0.0% Kuwait Middle East 0 0 1 0 1 0.0% MaltaEurope10102 0.1% Mexico North America30047 0.2% Malaysia Asia 0 0 1 0 1 0.0% MaltaEurope10102 0.1% Netherlands Europe 7 3 16 5 31 1.0% New Zealand Pacific 16 0 2 4 22 0.7% Norway Europe 2 0 2 1 5 0.2% Peru South America01001 0.0% Philippines Asia 0 0 0 1 1 0.0% Poland Europe 3 0 0 3 6 0.2% Portugal Europe 0 1 0 0 1 0.0% Romania Europe 1 1 0 1 3 0.1% Russia Europe 4 0 0 1 5 0.2% Saudi Arabia Middle East 1 0 0 0 1 0.0% Serbia Europe 2 0 0 0 2 0.1% Singapore Asia 13 1 1 2 17 0.5% Slovakia Europe 0 0 1 0 1 0.0% South Africa Africa 2 0 0 0 2 0.1% South KoreaAsia70007 0.2% Spain Europe 12 0 2 6 20 0.6% Sweden Europe 1 1 1 0 3 0.1% Switzerland Europe 5 0 7 0 12 0.4% Taiwan Asia 11 1 3 1 16 0.5% Thailand Asia 2 0 2 0 4 0.1% Turkey Middle East 1 0 0 1 2 0.1% United Kingdom Europe 110 10 50 35 205 6.5% United States North America 587 473 668 633 2361 75.1% Uruguay South America01012 0.1% VietnamAsia00011 0.0% Asia 76 7 9 14 106 3.4% Africa 2 0 0 0 2 0.1% Europe 224 33 151 72 480 15.3% Total by Region Middle East 4 1 3 1 9 0.3% North America 614 490 683 656 2443 77.7% Pacific 52 3 17 18 90 2.9% South America 5 4 1 2 12 0.4%
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TABLE T‐3: All Routes California Customers Region of Residence
120 % of All % of California Region 140 120/395 West 41 Total Customers Customers Bay Area 107 60 146 35 348 11.1% 32.4% Central Coast1399220.7%2.0% Central Valley 10 7 17 22 56 1.8% 5.2% YARTS Area 54 14 42 81 191 6.1% 17.8% Fresno County 1 0 0 55 56 1.8% 5.2% Inyo County 0 0000 0.0%0.0% Madera County 2 0 0 16 18 0.6% 1.7% Mariposa County 24 1 0 7 32 1.0% 3.0% Merced County 27 2 0 0 29 0.9% 2.7% Mono County 0 10 0 2 12 0.4% 1.1% Tuolumne County 0 1 42 1 44 1.4% 4.1% North State33129 0.3%0.8% Sacramento Area 17 16 47 3 83 2.6% 7.7% Southern California 65 107 109 85 366 11.6% 34.0%
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ITEM 14 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: Invitation of Membership - Tuolumne County
BACKGROUND
Over the past year, the Board of Directors has expressed the desire to include Tuolumne, Fresno and Madera Counties as voting member agencies.
In the recently completed YARTS Short-Range Transit Plan, Chapter 11, "Institutional Alternatives," the recommendation is made to include Tuolumne County as a full voting member agency. At this time, with the uncertain future of the Fresno/Madera County service on Hwy 41, there is no plan to offer membership to those counties.
Below is the process and timeline to include Tuolumne County as a full voting member of YARTS.
April 2019 - Board directs staff to issue official invitation to Tuolumne County to join YARTS as a member county.
May 2019 - Tuolumne County Advisory Board recommends YARTS membership to Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors.
June 2019 - Tuolumne County supervisors approve membership to YARTS JPA. Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors selects two members to serve on YARTS JPA. Financial contribution from Tuolumne County is determined. Board resolution is sent to YARTS staff.
July 2019 - 60-day public notice and comment period begins for inclusion of Tuolumne County as a member agency of the YARTS JPA. Notices will be placed in all member county news publications and in Tuolumne County news publications.
September 2019 - YARTS Counsel amends JPA by-laws to include Tuolumne County as a member agency. YARTS/Tuolumne County annual agreement is reviewed by YARTS counsel and sent to Tuolumne County counsel for approval.
October 2019 - YARTS JPA approves Tuolumne County as a member agency and annual agreement, effective 01/2020.
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January 2020 - Tuolumne County is a voting member agency of YARTS JPA.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Short-Range Transit Plan recommends $68,400.
REQUESTED ACTION
Authorize the Executive Director to issue a formal invitation to Tuolumne County to join the YARTS Joint Powers Authority.
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ITEM 15 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: YARTS Fiscal Year 2017 – 2018 Audit
BACKGROUND
The Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, has been completed and a copy is being provided for your review.
As this is a large document, and to insure accurate answers, staff would appreciate any questions you might have be emailed prior to the meeting if possible. We will bring the requested details to the meeting for all questions.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
REQUESTED ACTION
Approve the audit for fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, prepared by Price Paige & Company.
Attachment: 2017 - 2018 Audit
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YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
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YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM JUNE 30, 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
FINANCIAL SECTION
Independent Auditor’s Report ...... 1
Management’s Discussion and Analysis ...... 3
Statement of Net Position ...... 10
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position ...... 11
Statement of Cash Flows ...... 12
Notes to the Basic Financial Statements ...... 13
OTHER AUDITOR’S REPORTS
Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards ...... 21
Independent Auditor’s Report on Compliance for Each Major Program and on Internal Control Over Compliance Required by the Uniform Guidance ...... 23
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards ...... 26
Notes to the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards ...... 27
FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs ...... 30
Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings ...... 32
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
To the Board of Commissioners of the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System Merced, California
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS), a Joint Powers Authority, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2018, and the related notes to the financial statements as listed in the table of contents.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to YARTS' preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of YARTS' internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System, as of June 30, 2018, and the changes in financial position and cash flows thereof for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management’s discussion and analysis on pages 3–8 be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
Other Supplementary Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements that collectively comprise YARTS' basic financial statements. The schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented for purposes of additional analysis as required by Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and is also not a required part of the basic financial statements.
The schedule of expenditures of federal awards is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the schedule of expenditures of federal awards is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated February 11, 2019, on our consideration of YARTS' internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering YARTS' internal control over financial reporting and compliance.
Clovis, California February 11, 2019
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The management of Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) presents the following narrative overview and analysis of the financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2018. The financial information presented here should be considered in conjunction with the financial statements presented in the following pages.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Total assets of YARTS for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 are $8,193,320. This is an increase of $408,175 over the ending balance of the prior fiscal year. The increase is attributed to the increase in accounts receivables and due from other agencies amounts.
Passenger fares for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 were $632,124, a decrease of 2% over the prior fiscal year.
To determine the feasibility of the Fresno service, all revenues and expenditures are kept in separate accounts, which are incorporated into the totals of the financial statement. The Fresno service revenue included in the statements is $740,195, $212,942 less than the prior year. The Fresno service expenditures included in the statement are $767,995, $134,799 less than the prior year.
OVERVIEW OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
The Management's Discussion and Analysis is intended to serve as an introduction to YARTS' basic financial statements. YARTS' basic financial statements comprise of four components: statement of net position; statement of revenues, expenses and changes in net position; statement of cash flows; and notes to the basic financial statements.
Basic Financial Statements
The statements of net position present information on YARTS' assets and liabilities with the difference between the two reported as net position. Over time, increases and decreases in net position may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of YARTS is improving or deteriorating.
The statement of revenues, expenses, and changes in net position presents information on revenues, expenses, capital contributions, and how YARTS' net position changed during the year. All changes in net position are reported as soon as the underlying event giving rise to the changes occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues, expenses, and capital contributions are reported in the statements for some items that will only result in cash flows in future fiscal periods. The increase or decrease in net position may serve as an indicator of the effect of YARTS' current year operations on its financial position.
The statement of cash flows summarizes YARTS' cash flows into four categories: cash flow from operating activities; cash flows from noncapital financing activities; cash flows from capital and related financial activities; and cash flow from investing activities. The statement of cash flows, along with related notes and information on other financial statements, can be used to assess YARTS' ability to generate positive future cash flows and operating income (loss); and the effect of cash and noncash investing, capital, and financing activities on YARTS' financial position.
Notes to the financial statements provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of the data provided in the statement of net position; statement of revenues, expenses and changes in net position; and statement of cash flows.
The financial statements provide information on all functions of YARTS as business-type activities. The activities of YARTS are supported by fare collections from passengers and federal, state, and local financial assistance.
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Total assets of YARTS exceeded total liabilities by $7,294,217. A condensed summary of YARTS' net position at June 30, 2018 is shown below:
Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System Statements of Net Position
2018 2017 % Change Assets: Current Assets 2,316,648 1,699,513 36.31% Capital Assets (net) 5,876,672 6,085,632 -3.43% Total Assets 8,193,320 7,785,145 5.24%
Liabilities: Current Liabilities 899,103 515,374 74.46% Total Liabilities 899,103 515,374 74.46%
Net Position: Net Investment in Capital Assets 5,876,672 6,085,632 -3.43% Unrestricted 1,417,545 1,184,139 19.71% Total Net Position 7,294,217 7,269,771 0.34%
Total revenue of YARTS for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, including operating revenue and nonoperating revenue, was $4,065,289. This was an increase over the prior fiscal year by $525,606. This increase was due to the reduction of the Fresno Service and an increase in federal and state operating assistance.
Total expenses of YARTS for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 were $4,040,843. This was an increase of $321,202 over the previous fiscal year. The majority of the increase is attributed to the Fresno service. Change in net position for YARTS for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, was an increase of $24,446.
A condensed summary of Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position at June 30, 2018 is shown below:
Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System Statements of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position
2018 2017 % Change
Operating Revenues 965,677 1,241,970 -22.25%
Operating Expenses 4,040,843 3,719,641 8.64%
Operating Income (Loss) (3,075,166) (2,477,671) 24.12%
Nonoperating Revenues 3,099,612 2,297,713 34.90%
Change in Net Position 24,446 (179,958) -113.58%
Net Position - Beginning 7,269,771 7,449,729 -2.42%
Net Position - Ending 7,294,217 7,269,771 0.34%
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Capital Assets
YARTS' net investment in capital assets as of June 30, 2018, was $5,876,672 compared to $6,085,632 in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. Investment in capital assets include: real property, the Mariposa Park & Ride project and buses. The decrease in capital assets was the net effect of depreciation expense exceeding the new additions in the amount of $208,960.
June 30, 2017 Additions Deletions June 30, 2018 Nondrepciable Assets: Land 595,178 - - 595,178 Total Nondepreciable Assets 595,178 - - 595,178 Depreciable Assets: Land Improvements - 325,438 325,438 Buildings and Equipment 8,574,915 - - 8,574,915 Less Accumulated Depreciation (3,084,461) (534,398) - (3,618,859) Total Depreciable Assets 5,490,454 (208,960) - 5,281,494 Total Capital Assets 6,085,632 (208,960) - 5,876,672
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YARTS Activities
The following chart shows revenue for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2018 and 2017:
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In fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, total expenditures were $4,040,843, an increase of $321,202 from the prior fiscal year. This increase is mainly attributed to a reduction in contracted services.
The following chart shows expenses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2018 and 2017:
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Factors Bearing on YARTS’ Future
Trying to estimate what the future holds for YARTS and park visitation is problematic. There are several unknown factors: Increased gate fees at Yosemite National Park during the peak visitation period (May through October) that went into effect in May 2017; limited funding for YARTS and rising operational costs; capital repair and replacement costs; and a need to expand the existing fleet.
The 2018 YARTS Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP) is underway and is expected to be adopted by the Board of Directors at the quarterly meeting in January 2019. The plan outlines the direction YARTS should take for the next five years and beyond, with realistic recommendations that reflect the current operations of the service and budget constraints.
The YARTS Operations, Fuel and Maintenance contract began in November of 2018. The difference in this contract versus all other YARTS operations contracts is that this will be a two-year contract, versus the traditional five-year contracts that YARTS has always employed.
Economic Factors and Next Year’s Budget
The last quarter of the fiscal year 2018 showed an almost 13% decrease in ridership. The majority of this decrease can be attributed to the Ferguson Fire, which resulted in a month-long closure of Yosemite. In addition, mudslides and rockslides in burn scar areas resulted in several closures of Highways 41 and 140 during peak season. Amtrak ridership continues to show a modest increase, while NPS employee ridership continues to decrease, but at a much slower rate than in previous years.
YARTS management has proposed a 20% fare increase to meet the anticipated costs of operations in the new contract. YARTS has not had a fare increase since 2009.
YARTS has secured the Federal Lands Access Program grant to provide free service to Yosemite and the surrounding communities on all NPS fee-waived gate days through September 2020. The free day service has shown an average increase in ridership of over 200% on free days, versus the same period in the previous year.
In March of 2017, another sinkhole event occurred in the YARTS owned park & ride facility in Mariposa. A preliminary engineer’s estimate is $239,000. If approved by the Board of Directors, this expense will be included in the fiscal year 2019 budget.
YARTS reservations have shown an increase over the previous year, with 18,255 tickets sold. Management projects about 15,000 in tickets will be sold in fiscal year 2019.
YARTS was designated an eligible transit provider and will now receive State Transportation Assistance (STA) and State of Good Repair (SGR) funding with allocation amounts based on ridership.
The Cooperative Agreement with The Department of the Interior/National Park Service will expire in 2019. Management has prepared a new agreement requesting NPS to provide a 15% increase in funding for all services.
The contract with the Fresno Council of Governments (FCOG) continues as a summer only service. There is no cost to YARTS to provide the service. Any changes to the contract will not have an effect on YARTS’ financial stability.
This financial report is designed to provide member jurisdictions, customers, investors and creditors with a general overview of YARTS' finances. If you have questions concerning any of the information provided in this report, or need additional information, direct inquiries to: Finance Director, Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System, 369 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340.
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BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM STATEMENT OF NET POSITION JUNE 30, 2018
ASSETS
Current assets: Cash and investments$ 1,514,460 Accounts receivable 131,459 Due from other agencies 254,822 Grants receivable 398,139 Prepaid expenses 17,768
Total current assets 2,316,648
Noncurrent assets: Capital assets: Nondepreciable 595,178 Depreciable 8,900,353 Accumulated depreciation (3,618,859) Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation 5,876,672
Total noncurrent assets 5,876,672
Total assets 8,193,320
LIABILITIES Current liabilities: Accounts payable 889,420 Unearned revenue 9,683
Total current liabilities 899,103
NET POSITION Net investment in capital assets 5,876,672 Unrestricted 1,417,545
Total net position $ 7,294,217
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YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
Operating revenue: Passenger fares $ 632,124 Charges for services 333,553
Total operating revenue 965,677
Operating expenses: Contracted services 2,112,503 Depreciation 534,398 Insurance 12,874 Professional services 1,207,314 Miscellaneous expense 25,149 Repairs and maintenance 26,076 General administration 122,529
Total operating expenses 4,040,843
Operating income (loss) (3,075,166)
Nonoperating revenues: Federal and state grants 2,349,163 Contract revenue 366,374 Local support 281,704 Interest income 5,290 Other income 97,081
Total nonoperating revenues 3,099,612
Change in net position 24,446
Net position - beginning 7,269,771
Net position - ending $ 7,294,217
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YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities: Cash received from passengers $ 589,991 Other operating cash receipts 333,553 Cash payments to suppliers for goods and services (3,132,187)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities (2,208,643)
Cash flows from noncapital and related financing activities: Federal, state and local operating assistance 2,558,306
Net cash provided (used) by noncapital and related financing activities 2,558,306
Cash flows from capital and related financing activities: Purchases of capital assets (325,438)
Net cash provided (used) by capital and related financing activities 30,904
Cash flows from investing activities: Interest received 5,290
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities 5,290
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 385,857
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1,128,603
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 1,514,460
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Operating income (loss)$ (3,075,166)
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities: Depreciation 534,398 Changes in assets and liabilities: (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (42,133) (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses (762) Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 375,020
$ (2,208,643) Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
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NOTE 1 – GENERAL STATEMENT AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
General Statement
The Counties of Mariposa, Merced, and Mono entered into a joint powers agreement on September 21, 1999, to establish the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS). YARTS was established to undertake a demonstration project instituting passenger bus service to serve the geographic jurisdictions of the three counties and within Yosemite National Park. The project was established to:
(1) accommodate the increasing demand for visitation to Yosemite National Park through an increasing number of transportation options for visitors and employees; (2) develop transportation alternatives in ways that do not degrade the visitor experience or the natural resources in the region; and (3) undertake coordinated political and administrative efforts necessary to resolve issues, obtain funding from outside sources, and to keep projects and programs on schedule.
YARTS is a public entity separate and distinct from its member entities. YARTS functions as the regional representative, within the combined territory of the members of the Joint Powers Authority, for transit and alternative transportation, as well as for supplemental and related matters to carry out the stated functions and purposes of this agreement.
Basis of Accounting
YARTS uses an enterprise fund format to report its activities for financial statement purposes. Proprietary Fund Financial Statements include a Statement of Net Position, Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position, and a Statement of Cash Flows.
Enterprise funds are used to account for operations that are financed and operated in a manner similar to a private business enterprise, where the intent of the governing body is that the costs and expenses of providing goods or services to its consumers be financed or recovered primarily through users charges; or where the governing body has decided that periodic determination of revenue earned, expenses incurred, and net income is appropriated for capital maintenances, public policy, management control, accountability, or other purposes.
Enterprise funds are accounted for using the “economic resources” measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Accordingly, all assets and liabilities (whether current or noncurrent) are included in the Statement of Net Position. The Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position present increases (revenues) and decreases (expenses) in total net position. Under the accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recognized in the period in which they are earned while expenses are recognized in the period in which the liability is incurred. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been met.
Operating revenues in the proprietary funds are those revenues that are generated from the primary operations of the fund. All other revenues are reported as nonoperating revenues. Operating expenses are those expenses that are essential to the primary operations of the fund. All other expenses are reported as nonoperating expenses.
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NOTE 1 – GENERAL STATEMENT AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Assets, Liabilities and Net Position
Cash and Investments
YARTS' cash and cash equivalents are considered to be cash on hand and short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition. YARTS maintains cash in a financial institution and the treasury of Merced County. The County pools funds with those of other entities of the County and invests the cash. These pooled funds are carried at cost, which approximates market value. Interest earned is deposited quarterly in the participating funds. Any investment losses are proportionately shared by all funds in the pool. The County is authorized to deposit cash and invest excess funds by California Government Code Sections 53601 et. seq., 53635 et. seq., and 53648 et. seq.
Accounts Receivable
The “direct write-off” method for accounts receivable was applied for accounts that have been established as uncollectible. The “direct write-off” method is not in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, but the result is immaterial to the financial statements taken as a whole. YARTS did not write-off any accounts receivable during the fiscal year. There were no accounts that were deemed to be uncollectible at June 30, 2018.
Capital Assets
Capital assets are recorded at cost or estimated cost where costs are not available. Assets acquired through gifts or contributions are recorded at fair value at the time received. Self-constructed assets are capitalized at cost plus ancillary charges, including interest. The costs of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend its useful life are not capitalized.
YARTS capitalizes equipment with a cost of at least $5,000 and an estimated useful life in excess of one year. All capitalized assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. The estimated economic lives used to determine annual rates of depreciation are subject to periodic review and revision to assure that the costs of the respective assets will be written off over their economic lives.
Accounts Payable
Certain costs are incurred by YARTS during the current period but are not paid until after the beginning of the next fiscal period. These costs are reported as payables in the financial statements. YARTS' current accounts payable balance of $889,420 as of June 30, 2018, is related to certain contract services.
Unearned Revenues
YARTS records unearned revenue for transactions for which revenues have not been earned and have not yet met the revenue recognition criteria based on the accrual basis of accounting.
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NOTE 1 – GENERAL STATEMENT AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Assets, Liabilities and Net Position (Continued)
Net Position
Net position is reported in three categories as follows: Net Investment in capital assets – This amount consists of capital assets net of accumulated depreciation. Restricted – This amount consists of net position restricted by external creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws or regulations of other governments. Unrestricted – This amount consists of all net position that does not meet the definition of “net investment in capital assets” or “restricted net position.”
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available, it is YARTS' policy to deplete restricted resources first before unrestricted resources are used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
NOTE 2 – CASH AND INVESTMENTS
Cash and investments as of June 30, 2018 consisted of the following:
Cost FMV
Cash in Wells Fargo Bank $ 988,100 $ 988,100 Investment in Merced County Treasury 530,549 526,360
Total cash and investments $ 1,518,649 $ 1,514,460
YARTS' cash is held in a financial banking institution. Cash balances in banks are insured up to $250,000, per financial institution by the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Custodial credit risk is that in the event of a bank failure, the deposits will not be returned. The uninsured balances in the financial institution are under a collateralized agreement with Wells Fargo Bank and subject to Title 5, Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 4, Article 2 (commencing with Section 53630) of the Government Code of the State of California (the "Local Agency Deposit Security Law").
YARTS is authorized to deposit cash and invest excess funds by the California Government Code Sections 53601 et. seq., 53635 et. seq., and 53648 et. seq. The County is restricted by Government Code Section 53635, pursuant to Section 53601, to invest in time deposits, U.S. government securities, state registered warrants, notes or bonds, State Treasurer’s investment pool, bankers acceptances, commercial paper, negotiable certificates of deposit, and repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements. The investment policy for the Merced County Treasury prohibits reverse repurchase securities and foreign investments.
Investments in investment pools are considered unclassified as to credit risk because they are not evidenced by securities that exist in physical or book entry form. Investments in investment pools and other pooled investments are excluded from the concentration of credit risk disclosure under GASB Statement No. 40.
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NOTE 2 – CASH AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in market interest rates will adversely affect the fair value of an investment. Generally, the longer the maturity of an investment, the greater the sensitivity of its fair value to changes in market interest rate. As of June 30, 2018, the weighted average maturity of the investments contained in the Merced County Treasury investment pool was approximately 538 months.
Custodial credit risk does not apply to a local government’s indirect investment in securities through the use of mutual funds or government investment pools. The County of Merced issues a financial report that includes custodial risk disclosures for the Cash in County Treasury. The report may be obtained by writing the Merced County Treasurer, 2222 M Street, Merced, California 95340.
YARTS categorizes the fair value measurements of its investments based on the hierarchy established by generally accepted accounting principles. The fair value hierarchy, which has three levels, is based on the valuation inputs used to measure an asset’s fair value: Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets; Level 2 inputs are significant other observable inputs; Level 3 inputs are significant unobservable inputs.
YARTS' only investments, which are allocated at fair value, are in the County of Merced Treasurer’s Investment Pool. The County invests in numerous types of investments ranging all levels in the fair value hierarchy. Accordingly, it is not an investment type that can be categorized in any particular level in the fair value hierarchy.
NOTE 3 – CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital assets activity for the year ended June 30, 2018 was as follows:
July 1, 2017 Additions Dispositions June 30, 2018 Nondepreciable: Land $ 595,178 $ - $ - $ 595,178
Total nondepreciable 595,178 - - 595,178
Depreciable: Land improvements - 325,438 - 325,438 Buildings and equipment 8,574,915 - - 8,574,915 Less accumulated depreciation (3,084,461) (534,398) - (3,618,859)
Total depreciable, net 5,490,454 (208,960) - 5,281,494
Net capital assets $ 6,085,632 $ (208,960) $ - $ 5,876,672
Buildings and equipment include the costs associated with planning and constructing the park and ride facility, buses, bus stops and staging areas.
The amount recorded for depreciation was $534,398 for the year ended June 30, 2018.
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NOTE 4 – CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS
National Park Service
YARTS entered into a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service which detailed the National Park Service’s commitment to, and funding obligations for, the operations of YARTS and the transit system to be planned, established, managed, and evaluated by YARTS and the National Park Service. The agreement stipulated the National Park Service would:
(1) provide monetary support to YARTS as an operational subsidy for the Demonstration Project; (2) promote regional transit service; (3) consider and incorporate the needs of YARTS in the National Park Service planning process, land used decisions, circulation changes, and operational changes within the boundaries of Yosemite National Park; (4) assist YARTS by providing oversight and comment on the Request for Proposals processes; and (5) assist in the marketing of the regional transit service.
Merced County Association of Governments
YARTS has had an on-going administrative agreement with Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG), an affiliated organization, to provide administrative services, including transit service management and marketing, financial and grant administration and transportation planning services. The most current agreement consists of a one-year term effective July 1, 2014, and allows for automatic annual extensions through June 30, 2019. Payment of MCAG’s services is based on a monthly cost reimbursement basis.
Amtrak
YARTS entered into an Amtrak Thruway agreement on June 1, 2007, which allows Amtrak passengers to purchase tickets to locations within Yosemite National Park not served by rail lines. From the Merced Amtrak Station, passengers transfer to a YARTS serviced shuttle van or luxury motor coach. When purchasing Amtrak tickets to Yosemite, the transportation and admission to the park are included. YARTS receives a monthly payment from Amtrak for these services. This agreement has been amended to terminate at June 30, 2020.
VIA Adventures
On October 1, 2012, YARTS entered into an operating agreement with VIA Adventures, Inc. to provide transportation services and equipment for the period October 1, 2012 through October 31, 2017. The contract can extended with mutual written agreement. YARTS will receive no sublease rental revenues nor pay any contingent rentals for the transportation equipment. YARTS incurred $1,848,285 in transportation and equipment services provided by VIA Adventures for the year ended June 30, 2018. This agreement has been amended to terminate on October 31, 2020.
Fresno Council of Governments (FCOG)
On November 26, 2014, YARTS entered into a two-year contract to provide public transit service from Fresno to Yosemite National Park effective May 23, 2015 through June 30, 2018. The contract can be extended with mutual written agreement. YARTS’ services are not provided to FCOG with an income generating purpose. All amounts billed to FCOG for services rendered are actual allocated costs incurred associated with providing the transit service from Fresno to Yosemite National Park. Revenues relating to this service are presented as charges for services; expenses are presented as operating expenses in the Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position. This agreement has been amended to terminate on July 30, 2022.
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NOTE 5 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
YARTS has received federal funds for specific purposes that are subject to review and audit by the grantor agencies. Although such audits could generate expenditure disallowances under terms of the grants, it is believed that any required reimbursement will not be material. The current economic climate may impact future funding levels from governmental sources. However, we are not aware of any current funding decreases that would be subject to disclosure.
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OTHER AUDITOR’S REPORTS
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
To the Board of Commissioners of Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System Merced, California
We have audited, in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the financial statements of Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) as of and for the year ended June 30, 2018, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise YARTS' basic financial statements, and have issued our report thereon dated February 11, 2019.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered YARTS' internal control over financial reporting (internal control) to determine the audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of YARTS' internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of YARTS' internal control.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of YARTS' financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses.
Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether YARTS' financial statements are free from material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.
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Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of YARTS' internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering YARTS' internal control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
Clovis, California February 11, 2019
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT ON COMPLIANCE FOR EACH MAJOR PROGRAM AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE REQUIRED BY THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE
To the Board of Commissioners of Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System Merced, California
Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program
We have audited the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System’s (YARTS) compliance with the types of compliance requirements described in the OMB Compliance Supplement that could have a direct and material effect on each of YARTS' major federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2018. YARTS' major federal programs are identified in the summary of auditor’s results section of the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs.
Management’s Responsibility
Management is responsible for compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of its federal awards applicable to its federal programs.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on compliance for each of YARTS' major federal programs based on our audit of the types of compliance requirements referred to above. We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and the audit requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Those standards and the Uniform Guidance require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether noncompliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on a major federal program occurred. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about YARTS' compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion on compliance for each major federal program. However, our audit does not provide a legal determination of YARTS' compliance.
Opinion on Each Major Federal Program
In our opinion the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System complied, in all material respects, with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2018.
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Report on Internal Control over Compliance
Management of YARTS is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over compliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above. In planning and performing our audit of compliance, we considered YARTS' internal control over compliance with the types of requirements that could have a direct and material effect on each major federal program to determine the auditing procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing an opinion on compliance for each major federal program and to test and report on internal control over compliance in accordance with the Uniform Guidance, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over compliance. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of YARTS' internal control over compliance.
A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of a control over compliance does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program on a timely basis. A material weakness in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance, such that there is a reasonable possibility that material noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program that is less severe than a material weakness in internal control over compliance, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over compliance that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified.
The purpose of this report on internal control over compliance is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over compliance and the results of that testing based on the requirements the Uniform Guidance. Accordingly, this report is not suitable for any other purpose.
Clovis, California February 11, 2019
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
Federal Contract or CFDA Program Federal Federal Grantor/Pass-through Grantor/Program Title Number Number Expenditures
U.S. Department of Transportation
Passed through California Department of Transportation:
Highway Planning and Construction Cluster: Highway Planning and Construction 20.205 CML-6305(011) $ 1,003 Highway Planning and Construction 20.205 CML-6305(012) 69,801 Highway Planning and Construction 20.205 CML-6305(013) 72,852 Total Highway Planning and Construction 143,656
Federal Land Access Program 20.224 6982AF1840101 55,000
Total Highway Planning and Construction Cluster 198,656
Formula Grants for Rural Areas 20.509 64CO17-00460 212,685 Formula Grants for Rural Areas 20.509 64CP17-00474 32,855
Total U.S. Department of Transportation 444,196
U.S. Department of Interior
Direct Program: Natural Resource Stewardship 15.944 CO-OP#PA15AC01314 1,273,875
Total U.S. Department of Interior 1,273,875
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Direct Program: Disaster Grants - Public Assistance 97.036 FEMA-4308-DR-CA 329,760
Total U.S. Department of Homeland Security 329,760
TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS $ 2,047,831
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GENERAL
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) presents the activity of all federal award programs of the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS). Federal awards received directly from federal agencies, as well as federal awards passed through other government agencies are included in the schedule. The information in this SEFA is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance).
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
The accompanying SEFA is presented using the accrual basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 of YARTS' basic financial statements.
RELATIONSHIP TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Federal award expenditures agree or can be reconciled with the amounts reported in the YARTS' basic financial statements.
INDIRECT COST RATE
YARTS has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
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FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
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YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
SUMMARY OF AUDITOR'S RESULTS
Financial Statements
Type of auditor's report issued: Unmodified
Internal control over financial reporting: Material weaknesses identified? Yes X No
Significant deficiencies identified that are not considered to be material weaknesses? Yes X None reported
Noncompliance material to financial statements noted? Yes X No
Federal Awards
Internal control over major programs: Material weaknesses identified? Yes X No
Significant deficiencies identified that are not considered to be material weaknesses? Yes X None reported
Type of auditor's report issued on compliance for major programs: Unmodified
Any audit findings disclosed that are required to be reported in accordance with 2CFR section 200.516(a) Yes X No
Identification of Major Programs
CFDA Number Name of Federal Program or Cluster
15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship
Dollar threshold used to distinguish between Type A and Type B programs: $750,000
Auditee qualified as a low-risk auditee? XYes No
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YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS
None reported.
FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
None reported.
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YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR AUDIT FINDINGS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS
Finding 2017-001 Financial Close and Reporting Process (Significant Deficiency)
Condition:
Management of YARTS did not properly record or adjust all deferred revenues, receivables and revenues during the year-end closing process. During our audit we identified these errors and proposed the necessary accounting entries to correct the balances of these accounts. Management agreed with our adjustments and posted the entries.
Criteria:
A strong system of internal controls and management review requires that general ledger account balances be properly reconciled to a subsidiary ledger or other adequate supporting documentation on a periodic basis, as well as during the year-end financial close process. Management is responsible for maintaining its accounting records in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP).
Cause:
Internal controls over the year-end financial reporting process were not properly designed and were not placed in operation.
Effect:
As a result of this condition, deferred revenues, receivables and revenues were initially materially misstated. Deferred Revenues were overstated by $245,786; Revenues were understated by $245,786 (LTF and NPS) Grants Receivable/Revenues were understated by $75,600 (5311(f) Capital)
Recommendation:
We recommend that management enhance their year-end financial close procedures to include the additional steps, in detail, that should be undertaken at year-end to ensure proper reconciliation and reporting of all significant account balances.
Status: Implemented
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YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR AUDIT FINDINGS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
Finding 2017-002 Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA)
Condition:
Management of YARTS provided an incorrect Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA). The SEFA provided had incorrect amounts reported. After the errors were identified, the Schedule was adjusted to accurately report total federal awards expended.
Criteria:
2 CFR Part 200, Subpart F (Uniform Guidance) Section 200.502 states, “The auditee should prepare a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards for the period covered by the auditee’s financial statements.”
Questioned Cost:
Not applicable
Cause:
Internal controls over preparation of an accurate Schedule of Expenditure of Federal Awards (SEFA) were not properly designed and were not placed in operation.
Effect:
Total Federal expenditures reported on the SEFA were overstated. An improperly prepared SEFA can result in noncompliance with Uniform Guidance.
Recommendation:
We recommend that management develop and implement a more robust system for the preparation of the SEFA for financial reporting purposes and compliance with auditee requirements identified in the Uniform Guidance. The process should include a secondary review of the schedule by somebody other than the preparer.
Status: Implemented
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ITEM 16 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: Application for the Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Grant Program
BACKGROUND
The Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Grant Program provides funding to state and local governmental authorities for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses as well as acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities. On March 18, 2019, calls for projects were released. It is the intention of staff to apply for funds to acquire six (6) electric or electric/diesel hybrid coach buses to incorporate into the YARTS fleet.
As part of the application process, YARTS is required to submit a Board resolution naming the authorized agent as well as letters of support. Local tourism agencies and the National Park Service have been contacted for those letters.
Grant applications are due May 15, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT
$3,402,000
REQUESTED ACTION
a. Approve Resolution 2019/04-08-03 authorizing the Executive Director as Authorized Agent for the Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Grant Program; and b. Authorize the Chair to sign the Letter of Support on behalf of YARTS.
Attachments: Letter of Support for the Low or No Emissions Program Resolution 2019/04-08-03
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Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System 369 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340, (209) 723-3153 Website: www.yarts.com; email: [email protected]
April 8, 2019
Ms. Tara Clark Federal Transit Administration FTA Office of Program Management 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590
Re: YARTS Application - Low or No Emission Grant Program
Dear Ms. Clark,
Since its start in May 2000, the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) has been providing visitors to Yosemite National Park and the surrounding gateway communities with a comfortable, economical, convenient and reliable alternate to driving. YARTS provides regularly-scheduled public transit service along its routes in over-the-road accessible coaches.
The Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System Joint Powers Authority (YARTS JPA) would like to express its sincere support for the YARTS application to the Federal Transit Administration for the Low or No Emission Grant Program for the purchase of six (6) electric or electric/diesel hybrid coach buses.
YARTS has an ambitious agenda to assist with the improvement of the sustainability of public lands, specifically Yosemite National Park. To meet these goals, one of the many efforts of YARTS has recently begun researching the incorporation of zero-emission vehicles into the agency's public fleet. We believe that introducing zero emission vehicles in the fleet will help achieve the agency's goals of providing "clean transit" and serve as a model to other transportation agencies that operate services to and within our national parks.
As a small rural public transit agency, funding for capital purchases can be most challenging. We believe that the opportunity presented through this grant program, will not only make a difference to our agency financially, but will be a key contributor to reducing local emissions. There are numerous benefits to be gained to YARTS as an agency, to the riders and the environment as a whole.
Thank you in advance for your consideration of this project.
Respectfully Submitted,
Daron McDaniel YARTS Joint Powers Authority Chair, 2018 - 2019
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Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System
RESOLUTION #2019-04/08-03
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES AND AUTHORIZED AGENT FORMS FOR THE LOW OR NO EMISSION GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECT(S): PURCHASE OF SIX (6) ELECTRIC OR ELECTRIC DIESEL HYBRID COACH BUSES
WHEREAS, Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System, hereafter, known as YARTS is an eligible project sponsor and may receive state funding from the Federal Transit Administration for transit projects; and
WHEREAS, the statutes related to federally funded transit projects require a local or regional implementing agency to abide by various regulations; and
WHEREAS, Section 5339(c) of Title 49 ( named the Department of Transportation (Department) as the administrative agency for the Low OR No Emission Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the Department has developed guidelines for the purpose of administering and distributing funds to eligible project sponsors; and
WHEREAS, YAR TS wishes to delegate authorization to execute these documents and any amendments thereto toStacie Dabbs, Executive Director
WHEREAS, the YARTS wishes to implement the project(s) listed above,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors ofY ARTS that the fund recipient agrees to comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the Certification and Assurances and the Authorized Agent documents and applicable statutes, regulations and guidelines for all funded transit projects.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Stacie Dabbs be authorized to execute all required documents of the Low or No Emission Grant Program and any Amendments thereto with the Federal Transit Administration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of YARTS that it hereby authorizes the submittal of the project application(s) to the Federal Transit Administration.
AGENCY BOARD DESIGNEE:
BY______
Daron McDaniel Chair 2018-19 Y ARTS Joint Powers Authority
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ITEM 17 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: Election of Officers for the YARTS Joint Powers Authority Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020
BACKGROUND
Article V, Section 4 of the YARTS Bylaws provides for the election of officers at the last regular meeting preceding July 1 of each year. As this will likely be the last scheduled meeting of this fiscal year, a new Chair and Vice Chair need to be elected.
The new officers will assume office effective July 1, 2019 and serve for one year.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
REQUESTED ACTION
Nominate and elect a Chair and Vice Chair for fiscal year 2019 - 2020.
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ITEM 18 MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2019
TO: Joint Powers Authority
FROM: Cindy Kelly, Assistant Transit Manager
RE: Approval of the Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020 YARTS Joint Powers Authority and YARTS Authority Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule
BACKGROUND
The YARTS Joint Powers Agreement and the JPA By-laws establish that the YARTS Board of Commissioners shall adopt a schedule of meetings for the upcoming fiscal year by the last regularly scheduled meeting of the current fiscal year.
In setting the meeting dates, there are two important requirements to consider:
• The election of officers must take place on or before the last regularly scheduled meeting of the fiscal year. The Chair and Vice Chair are selected for a one-year term. • The budget for the upcoming fiscal year must be adopted no later than April 15 of the current fiscal year, following a public hearing.
With those requirements in mind, staff is proposing the attached meeting schedule/locations.
The Authority Advisory Committee (AAC) meetings will be scheduled the Wednesday prior to the Board meeting. AAC members are requesting that 1:30 pm be considered as the time for those meetings.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
REQUESTED ACTION
a. Approve the staff recommended meeting dates and times of the YARTS Joint Powers Authority for Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020; or b. Suggest and approve alternate meeting dates and times for Fiscal Year 2019- 2020.
Attachment: YARTS JPA/AAC Staff Proposed Meeting Dates and Times 2019-2020
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YARTS JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY PROPOSED MEETING SCHEDULE 2019 - 2020
Date/Time Location
July 15, 2019 Mono County 1:00 p.m. October 21, 2019 Mariposa 1:00 p.m. January 13, 2020 Merced County Association of Governments OR Tuolumne County 1:00 p.m. April 6, 2020 Merced County Association of Governments 1:00 p.m.
YARTS AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROPOSED MEETING SCHEDULE 2019 - 2020
Date/Time Location
July 10, 2019 Merced County Association of Governments 1:30 pm October 16, 2019 Merced County Association of Governments 1:30 p.m. January 8, 2020 Merced County Association of Governments 1:30 p.m. April1, 2020 Merced County Association of Governments 1:30 p.m.
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