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Caltrain Funding 101 Caltrain Funding 101 Prepared for: SFMTA Board Meeting Prepared by: Caltrain Staff Date: February 7, 2012 Caltrain Funding 101 Overview • Funding contribution is guided by Joint Powers Agreement • Funding for Caltrain Operations • Funding for Caltrain Capital Projects 2 Funding for Caltrain Operations • Member Agencies provide operating contributions to the JPB according to the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) • After fares and other funding sources, the JPA provides that each member subsidize the operating budget based upon each county’s morning peak hour boarding • In FY2006, the Members agreed to an annual increase of 3% • Since FY2009, Member contributions have been frozen • In FY2011, SamTrans reduced its contributions, but did “fund swaps” to keep its contribution near FY2010 levels for FY2011 and FY2012 3 Summary of FY2012 Budget (in millions) Total Revenues % Total Expenses % Fares $ 54.0 50% Rail Op Contract & Maint $ 63.0 59% Parking 3.0 3% Contract Transition Costs 4.7 4% Other Income 5.8 5% Fuel 15.2 14% AB434 & Grants 10.3 10% Other Operating Expenses 11.7 11% Member 25.3 24% Administrative 10.6 10% Agencies Other Sources 9.0 8% Long-term Debt 1.1 1% Total Revenue $107.4 100% Total Expenses $106.3 100% Revenue over Expenses $ 1.1 4 Commuter Railroads FareBox Recovery Ratio Comparison Caltrain’s farebox recovery ratio is comparable with other commuter rail systems in the country. 70.0% 58.9% 60.0% 51.2% 47.4% 46.1% 50.0% 36.7% 40.0% 30.0% 18.4% 20.0% 14.0% 9.5% 10.0% 0.0% CalTrain ACE VRE LIRR Tri-Rail Coaster Front Runner Rail Runner (NCTD) (UTA) (Rio Metro RTD) Sources: FY2009 NTD Reports 5 Member Agency Operating Contributions Historical Member Agency Operating Contributions $40 $7.0 $7.0 $6.6 $6.8 $6.2 $30 $6.0 $15.4 $15.9 $15.9 $15.0 $14.1 $4.5 $20 $13.5 Millions $10.2 $10 $15.6 $16.0 $16.5 $16.5 $14.7 $10.6 $14.0 $0 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013* SamTrans VTA CCSF Sources: FY2007-2010 Financial Statement, FY2011 and FY2012 Adopted Budgets; FY2013 Preliminary Budget * Projected level of member contribution based on estimated SamTrans’ share of $14.0 million in FY2013. 6 Joint Power Agreement (JPA) Boarding Formulas • Per the original JPA (as amended October 3, 1996), each member agency shall subsidize the Caltrain operating budget based upon each county’s morning peak hour boarding. • Since 2006, the current share of Caltrain operating expenses is divided among the member agencies on the following basis: – SamTrans 42% – VTA 41% – SFMTA 17% • Based upon the Feb 2011 Caltrain passenger counts, the AM peak boardings within each county would be: – SamTrans 35.1% – VTA 43.8% – SFMTA 21.1% • Based upon the Feb 2011 Caltrain passenger counts, the total boardings within each county the breakdown would be: – SamTrans 32.5% – VTA 40.8% – SFMTA 26.7% 7 Average Weekday Boardings in SF (Data source: annual passenger counts conducted each February) Year 4th & King 22nd St. Bayshore SF Station System SF % of Total Total Total 2006 6,713 729 150 7,592 29,760 25.5% 2007 7,230 767 155 8,152 31,507 25.9% 2008 7,759 817 150 8,726 34,611 25.2% 2009 7,996 863 134 8,993 36,232 24.8% 2010 8,038 840 125 9,003 34,120 26.4% 2011 8,897 1,036 138 10,071 37,779 26.7% 8 Discussions for FY2014 and beyond • Revision to cost sharing formulas is being considered • VTA to restore payment obligations toward Gilroy service is also being considered 9 Funding for Caltrain Capital Programs • Per JPA, outside of grants and other revenues, Member Agencies share equally on capital project costs • Capital program focuses on state-of-good repair projects; and it fluctuates year-to-year due to: asset life cycles Regulatory/legal requirements Caltrain modernization 10 Caltrain Capital Budget by Category ($M) State of Good Repair $200.0 Legal Mandates and Enhancements 1 $66.0 Electrification/Caltrain Modernization $150.0 Capital Support and Contingency 2 $100.0 $120.7 $129.0 $81.9 $50.0 $38.4 $50.2 $0.5 $0.5 $25.4 $25.0 $2.9 $2.4 $19.5 $7.3 $6.0 $8.7 $9.5 $0.0 $3.4 $6.3 $2.2 $2.0 $2.0 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 1 This category includes safety and security improvements; FY10 includes San Bruno Grade Separation and FY12 includes Caltrain PTC 2 In 2007, $23M is for Dumbarton Rail Caltrain Capital Budget by Funding Source ($M) Members $200.0 $16.6 Other 1 State Federal $150.0 $86.3 $10.7 $5.0 $28.1 $100.0 $58.8 $58.0 $9.5 $67.2 $8.2 $50.0 $8.3 $5.3 $31.5 $13.7 $45.0 $38.8 $4.0 $6.4 $41.5 $26.3 $17.5 $15.5 $- '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 1 The "Other" sources include county specific local match funds Caltrain Modernization Program Prepared for: SFMTA Board Meeting Prepared by: Caltrain Staff Date: February 7, 2012 Key Projects • Advanced Signal System • Caltrain Electrification • HSR Coordination 14 Advanced Signal System • CBOSS PTC • Communication based overlay signal system (CBOSS) – Caltrain operating needs – Increase capacity • Positive Train Control (PTC) – FRA safety requirements – Unfunded mandate • Implement Project by 2015 15 Caltrain Electrification • Purpose – Improve performance – More service – Improve air quality – Decrease O/M subsidy • Project – Diesel to electric – 5 to 6 trains / peak hour / direction • Implementation TBD 16 HSR Coordination • HSR approved by voters • Caltrain corridor selected to support HSR • Both systems need electrified corridor • Caltrain and HSR partnership • Combine resources to modernize corridor 17 Peninsula Vision Blended System What? • Supports integrated Caltrain and HSR service • Upgrade railroad from SJ to Transbay Terminal • Maximize use of existing tracks Why? • Minimize community impact • Lower project cost • Advance project delivery 18 Corridor Capacity Analysis Is the “blended system” concept feasible? Multiple considerations – Operational – Infrastructure – Funding Strategy 19 Computer Simulation Existing Railway • System – Electric – Advanced Signal System • Tracks – Existing Mainline Tracks – 3 HSR Stations – Additional Passing Tracks 20 Key Findings Blended system concept has merit Potential: Up to 10 trains / hour / direction # of Trains Without With Passing Tracks Passing Tracks Caltrain 6 6 HSR 2 4 21 Next Steps • Finalize capacity analysis • 2 new planning studies – Stakeholder requested simulations – Grade crossing analysis • Model expansion to DTX 22 Overall Planning Process 23 Q/A 24 .
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