TRANSIT SERVICES COMMISSION WESTERN NEVADA COUNTY AGENDA WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2019 8:30 A.M

TRANSIT SERVICES COMMISSION WESTERN NEVADA COUNTY AGENDA WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2019 8:30 A.M.

NEVADA COUNTY ERIC ROOD GOVERNMENT CENTER BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBER 950 Maidu Avenue – 1st Floor, NEVADA CITY, CA 95959

Terri Andersen, Member-at-Large, Chair Ann Guerra, Member-at-Large, Vice-Chair Joe Heckel, Member-at-Large Jan Arbuckle, Councilmember, Grass Valley City Council Dan Miller, Supervisor, District 3, County of Nevada Ed Scofield, Supervisor, District 2, County of Nevada Valerie Moberg, Councilmember, City of Nevada City Sue Hoek, Supervisor, District 4, County of Nevada

REGULAR MEETING: 8:30 a.m.

STANDING ORDERS: Call the Meeting to Order.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

************************************************************************************* ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON A MATTER ON THE AGENDA, please come to the podium when the item number and subject matter are announced. When recognized, please provide your name and address for the record. In order that all interested parties have an opportunity to speak, please limit your comments to the specific item under discussion. For items not on the agenda, please refer to the Public Comment section.

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. PUBLIC COMMENT: Members of the public may make comments at this time on any items not appearing on the agenda that are of interest to the public and are within the jurisdiction of the Commission, provided that no action shall be taken unless otherwise authorized by Section 54954.2 of the Ralph M. Brown Act.

1. The total amount of time allotted for receiving such public comment may be limited to not less than 15 minutes during any regular Commission meeting.

2. The Chairman may limit any individual to not less than 3 minutes. Time to address the Commission will be allocated based on the number of requests received. Not all members may be allowed to speak if the total time allocated expires.

CONSENT ITEMS: These items listed are considered routine and non-controversial, and will be acted on by the Commission at one time without discussion. Any Commission member, staff member or interested party may request that an item be removed from the consent agenda for discussion.

4. Approve Minutes of the March 20, 2019 Commission Meeting (Pages 1 - 3 ) Recommendation: Approve Meeting Minutes

ACTION ITEMS:

5. Approve the Purchase of an ADA Accessible 2019 Hybrid Ford V350 Transit Van (Pages 4 – 6) Recommendation: Approve the purchase of an ADA accessible

6. Approval of the Implementation of a Two Year Pilot of Fixed Route Bus Service (Pages 7 - 15) to the San Juan Ridge Area Beginning July 8, 2019 Recommendation: Approve the Implementation of Bus Service to the San Juan Ridge Area

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:

7. Manager’s Report (Pages 16 - 17) Recommendation: Accept the Informational Report

8. Gold Country Stage Operations Report (Pages 18 - 27) Recommendation: Accept the Informational Report

9. Gold Country Lift Operations Report (Pages 28 - 32) Recommendation: Accept the Informational Report

10. Draft Route 5 FY2019-20 Contract Renewal (Pages 33 – 36) Recommendation: Accept the Informational Report

11. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

12. ADJOURNMENT

This agenda was posted 72 hours in advance of the meeting at the Eric Rood Administrative Center, the Town of Truckee Administrative Center, the City Hall of Grass Valley and the www.goldcountrystage.com website.

COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS TRANSIT SERVICES COMMISSION (TSC)

ADA Americans with Disabilities Act ADT Average Daily Trip APTA American Public Transportation Association ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ARB Air Resources Board (same agency as CARB) ATCI-MAPCO Accessible Transportation Coalition Initiatives/Mobility Action Plan Coalition BOS Board of Supervisors CAL-ACT California Association for Coordinated Transportation CAL-TIP California Transit Indemnity Pool CALTRANS California Department of Transportation CARB California Air Resources Board CCAA California Clean Air Act CDBG Community Development Block Grant CEQA California Environmental Quality Act CIP Capital Improvement Program CMAQ Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality CNG Compressed Natural Gas GCL Gold County Lift GCS Gold County Stage CSAC California State Association of Counties CT Caltrans CTA California Transit Association CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTC California Transportation Commission CTP California Transportation Plan CTS Community Transit Service CTSA Consolidated Transportation Service Agency CTSGP-CTAP California Transit Security Grant Program-California Transit Assistance Fund DBE Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DPW Department of Public Works (formerly DOTS) EIR Environmental Impact Report EPA Environmental Protection Agency ERC Economic Resource Council FFY Federal Fiscal Year FTA Federal Transit Administration FY Fiscal Year GCS Gold Country Stage GV Grass Valley ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems JARC Job Access & Reverse Commute JPA Joint Powers Agreement LAFCO Local Agency Formation Commission LCTOP Low Carbon Transit Operations Program LOP Lake of the Pines LOS Level of Service LTF Local Transportation Fund LWW Lake Wildwood MAP Mobility Action Partners MAP 21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Federal) MM Mobility Management MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS TRANSIT SERVICES COMMISSION (TSC) MUB Multi-use building NC Nevada City NCCA Nevada County Contractors' Association NCTC Nevada County Transportation Commission NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NSAQMD Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District NSJ North San Juan OWP Overall Work Program PAC Project Advisory Committee PCT Placer County Transit PCTPA Placer County Transportation Planning Agency PV Penn Valley PTMISEA Public Transportation Modernization Improvement & Service Enhancement Act. PUC Public Utilities Commission R/W Right-of-Way RAB Roundabout RCTF Rural Counties Task Force RDA Redevelopment Agency RFP Request for Proposal RIP Regional Improvement Program RPA Rural Planning Assistance RR Rough & Ready RT Route RTP Regional Transportation Plan RTPA Regional Transportation Planning Agency SACOG Sacramento Area Counsel of Governments SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users SDA Special Development Areas SEDD Sierra Economic Development District SOV Single Occupant Vehicle SBD Supervising Bus Driver SSTAC Social Services Technical Advisory Council STA State Transit Assistance STIP State Transportation Improvement Program TAC Transit Citizen’s Advisory Committee TART Tahoe Area Regional Transit TDA Transportation Development Act TDP Transit Development Plan TE Transportation Enhancement TNT/TMA Truckee-North Tahoe Transportation Management Association TPA Triennial Performance Audit TRPA Tahoe Regional Planning Agency TSC Transit Services Commission TSD Transit Services Division TSM Transit Services Manager TTC Tinloy Street Transit Center VMT Vehicle Miles of Travel VSH Vehicle Service Hour VSM Vehicle Service Miles

Updated 5-1-17

TRANSIT SERVICES COMMISSION

Minutes of Meeting

Wednesday March 20, 2019

A regular meeting of the Transit Services Commission, Western Nevada County, was held on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 in the Board of Supervisors Chamber at the Nevada County Eric Rood Government Center, 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959

The March 20, 2019 meeting of the Transit Services Commission (TSC) was opened by the Chair, Terri Andersen.

Call to Order: Chair Terri Andersen called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM.

1. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Terri Andersen

2. Roll Call:

Commissioners Present:

Terri Andersen, Chair / Member-at-Large

Ann Guerra, Vice Chair / Member-at-Large

Joe Heckel, Member-at-Large

Jan Arbuckle, Council Member, Grass Valley City Council

Duane Strawser, Councilmember, City of Nevada City

Ed Scofield, County Representative, District 2, Nevada County Board of Supervisors

Sue Hoek, County Representative, District 4, Nevada County Board of Supervisors

Commissioners Absent:

Howard Levine, Councilmember, Grass Valley City Council

Valerie Moberg, Councilmember, City of Nevada City

Dan Miller, County Representative, District 3, Nevada County Board of Supervisors

Staff Present:

Robin Van Valkenburgh, Transit Services Manager

Elizabeth Nielsen, Accounting Technician

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3. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was a public comment from Rhea Williamson from the North San Juan Action Committee Team letting the commission know that the North San Juan Business Community is forming a Business Association to attract more businesses, the Community Center promotes such activities as the Cherry Festival and the Farmers Market. There is also the North Columbia Schoolhouse events and the 2nd Saturday’s activities at the Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park in North Columbia. Better transportation is needed for the residents of the immediate area and the Team is appreciative for the ongoing discussions of the North San Juan transit service. There were no further public comments.

CONSENT ITEMS:

4. Approve Minutes of the January 16, 2019 Commission Meeting:

Chair Terri Andersen called for a motion to approve the minutes of January 16, 2019. A motion was made by Commissioner Duane Strawser and seconded by Commissioner Ed Scofield. On a roll call vote, the motion was passed by a majority with one abstention.

ACTION ITEMS:

5. Approve the Draft Fiscal Year 2019-20 Transit Services Division Budget (Pages 4-29):

Commissioner Jan Arbuckle motioned to approve the Draft Fiscal Year 2019-20 Transit Services Division Budget, Commissioner Joe Heckel seconded the motion. On a roll call vote, the motion was passed unanimously.

6. Approve the Submittal of the FY 2018-19 Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Grant Application (Pages 30-32):

The FY 2018-19 Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Grant Application will include $30,000.00 for the Low Carbon Free Fares Program and $128,384.00 for a Low Income Fare Subsidy Program for a total allocation of $158,384.00. Commissioner Sue Hoek motioned to approve the submittal of the FY 2018-19 Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Grant Application. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Ann Guerra. On a roll call vote, the motion was passed unanimously.

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INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:

7. Manager’s Report (Pages 33-34):

The Manager’s Report was unanimously accepted.

8. Gold Country Stage Operations Report (Pages 35-42):

The Gold Country Stage Operations Report was unanimously accepted.

9. Gold Country Lift Operations Report (Pages 43-47):

The Gold Country Lift Operations Report was unanimously accepted.

10. Commissioner Comments and Announcements:

There was a comment by Commissioner Duane Strawser to Robin VanValkenburgh, Transit Manager that the reports are in line with what has been seen in the public business community for the past year and especially February, and to keep up the good work. There were no further comments or announcements.

11. Adjournment:

Chair Terri Andersen called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Jan Arbuckle made a motion to adjourn, Commissioner Ann Guerra seconded the motion. On a roll call vote the motion passed unanimously, the meeting adjourned at 9:32 AM.

Respectfully submitted by: Elizabeth Nielsen, Accounting Technician, Nevada County Public Works Department, Transit Services Division.

Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 3 ITEM 5 COUNTY OF NEVADA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION 950 MAIDU AVENUE, NEVADA CITY, CA 95959-8617 (530) 477 -0103 Toll Free (888) 660 -7433 FAX (530) 477-7847 http://new.nevadacounty.com

Sean Powers, Trish Tillotson , Director Jof Public Works Community Development Agency Director Robin Van Valkenburgh, Transit Services Manager

TRANSIT SERVICES COMMISSION Action Item

MEETING DATE: May 15, 2019

TO: Transit Services Commission

FROM: Robin Van Valkenburgh, Transit Services Manager

SUBJECT: Approval of the Purchase of an ADA Accessible 2019 Hybrid Ford V350 Transit Van

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the purchase of the 2019 Hybrid Ford V350 Transit Van.

BACKGROUND: The Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) is one of several programs established by Senate Bill 862 (2014) that provides operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve mobility. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is the administrative agency for LCTOP. Caltrans is responsible for ensuring that the statutory requirements of the program are met and local agency recipients are responsible in ensuring projects selected provide maximum public benefits for transit ridership, greenhouse gas reductions and other co-benefits. Eligible projects are operational or capital projects that must be consistent with the project leads most recent short range transit development plan, regional plan or publicly adopted plan that programs funds for transit projects including a transportation improvement plan.

On March 14, 2018 the Commission approved an application for 2017-18 LCTOP funds for Nevada County in the amount of $105,645. Staff was successful in obtaining this grant funding for the following projects:

1. Gold Country Stage Fare Incentive Program IV: This project continues the previous fare incentive program. The project is planned to provide free fare service days in conjunction with local community events on a monthly basis.($27,000) 2. ADA Accessible Van to Serve Rural Areas: This project is for the purchase of an ADA accessible transit van to support the implementation of transit services to rural northwest Nevada County areas. This project will support the expansion of transit services to low- income and disenfranchised populations that currently do not have fixed route bus service. ($78,645)

At this time staff is requesting the Commission approve the purchase of a 2019 Ford V350 Hybrid ADA Accessible Transit Van for service in rural areas. The purchase price is $96,656.50, of which $78,645 is allocated to the FY2017/18 LCTOP grant with the remaining balance of $18,011.50 to be paid from currently held unallocated Local Transportation Funds (LTF) or State Transit Assistance (STA) fund balances.

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The purchase of this vehicle will support proposed service expansion.

Please contact me if you have any questions prior to the May 15, 2019 TSC Meeting.

TT:RVV

Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 5 R O Bus Sales Invoice 2701 Westwood Drive PO# Las Vegas, NV 89109 Phone/Fax: 702-798-0029 702-798-0559 Retail Buyer's Order & Invoice Sold to: County of Nevada Date: 5/8/2019 Address: 13081 JOHN BAUER AVE Sales Mgr. JOE MACHIN City/ST/Zip: GRASS VALLEY AVE 95945 Sales Person: JOE MACHIN Phone: 530-477-0103 EXT 1002 Stock #: TBD Delivered to: Robin VanValkenburgh Vin No. Address: Same As Above City/ST/Zip: Email: [email protected] Vehicle Specifications and Major Components Sold: Type Year Manufacturer Model Description Amount VAN 2019 FORD V350 EL HYBRID 9 PASSENGER 64,041.00

- 2019 FORD TRANSIT 3.7 V6 WITH HYBRID PACKAGE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THREE DOUBLE FOLDAWAY FLIP SEAT WITH 2 SINGLE FLIP UP SEATS WITH LEVEL 1 GRAY VINYL, POWER WINDOWS, AND POWER LOCKS. BACK UP ALARM, REVERSE CAMERA BUILT INTO REAR VIEW MIRROR, DRIVER AND PASSENGER RUNNING BOARDS, SAFETY PACKAGE, BRAUN CENTURY (2) 800 LBS LIFT MOUNTED ON THE SHIFT AND STEP PLATFORM REAR STEP BUMPER, B PILLAR, GRAB HANDLE, REAR STANCHION POLL BY RIGHT REAR DOOR. 4.10 LIMITED SLIP REAR END, DUAL BATTERIES, REVERSE AID BUILT INTO REAR BUMBER, PUSH DOWN MANUAL PARKING BRAKE, AUTOMATIC AUTO LAMP SYSTEM WITH WIPER RAIN SENSING SYSTEM. 2 ADDTIONAL KEYS , AM/FM RADIO WITH BLUE TOOTH SYSTEM, HEAVY DUTY ALTERNATOR, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, AND BIKE RACK MOUNTED ON FRONT BUMPER.

Base Cost $ 64,041.00 Freight - subject to change $1,300.00 Published Options $5,513.67 RO Limited Warranty (30 Days) Non-Published Options $21,265.00 CalAct Fee $1,043.33 Subtotal $93,163.00 XX Factory Certified Warranty (Check Box) Subtotal $93,163.00 As Is, No Warranty DMV Title $81.92 (Check Box) Doc Fee/PLATES $665.60 Sales Tax 7.50% $2,745.98 Down Payment Each Bus Deposit non-refundable Balance Due $96,656.50 Make Check Payable to: R O Bus Sales It is agreed and understood that no warranties of any kind or character, either expressed or implied are made by you of and concerning the vehicle to be delivered to me, other than the usual dealer’s warranties if any. In the event of increase in price by manufacturer before delivery I agree beto payrecognized the except a conditional sale contract in writing executed by the undersigned buyer, as purchaser thereunder.

This order is not valid unless signed and accepted by dealer and approved by responsible Finance Company as to deferred balance.

This offer shall be void in event of war, strikes, conditions preventing delivery by the manufacturer or other conditions beyond the the control of the Company. At the option of the company, in event of the happening of any said events, the terms and conditions of

The undersign purchaser hereby offers to purchase from R O Bus Sales the vehicle(s) listed above under the terms specified. this sale shall be readjusted. I DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES County of Nevada

The Seller, RO BUS SALES, Hereby Expressly Disclaims All Warranties, Either Expressed Purchaser's Signature Purchaser Name or Implied, Including Any Implied Warranty JOE MACHIN JOE MACHIN Merchantability of Fitness For A By: RO Bus Sales Sales Manager Name Particular Purpose, and RO BUS SALES 5/8/2019 Neither Assumes Nor Authorizes Any Other Date Date Person To Assume For It Any Liability In THE SIGNER OF THE ABOVE AGREEMENT MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN ON Transit Services Commission BEHALF OFMay THE 15, 2019PURCHASING ENTITY AND OR INDIVIDUAL 6 ITEM 6 COUNTY OF NEVADA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION 950 MAIDU AVENUE, NEVADA CITY, CA 95959-8617 (530) 477 -0103 Toll Free (888) 660 -7433 FAX (530) 477-7847 http://new.nevadacounty.com

Sean Powers, Trish Tillotson, Director of Public Works Community Development Agency Director Robin Van Valkenburgh, Transit Services Manager

TRANSIT SERVICES COMMISSION Action Item

MEETING DATE: May 15, 2019 TO: Transit Services Commission FROM: Robin Van Valkenburgh, Transit Services Manager SUBJECT: Approval of the Implementation of a Two Year Pilot of Fixed Route Bus Service to the San Juan Ridge Area Beginning July 8, 2019

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Implementation of a Two Year Pilot of Fixed route Bus Service to the San Juan Ridge Area.

BACKGROUND:

At the September 19, 2018 TSC meeting the Commissioners approved the initiation of a service planning review to explore the opportunity of re-establishing fixed route bus service to the North San Juan – San Juan Ridge area.

Since the September meeting staff has engaged in multiple outreach efforts, including: the administration of a Bus Service Design survey via Survey Monkey, which was provided to members of the San Juan Ridge area, local community members and County agency partners (179 respondents), attended the monthly Nevada County food bank distribution day to engage in a pop-up discussion with residents and participated in a Town Hall meeting with Ridge residents and Supervisor Hoek. Feedback from these outreach efforts shaped the proposed service alignment and timing.

Based on the information gathered during outreach events and the review of empirical evidence from prior service data, staff developed service parameters which meet the needs of the community and which also may be accommodated by the current organizational structure of the Transit Services Division.

The proposed services will add approximately 1,600 annual revenue hours and 42,500 revenue miles to the current service levels. This equates to an increase of 8 percent in service hours and 13 percent in revenue miles. The proposed hours and miles have been included in the FY2019-20 Draft Transit Services Division budget which was approved by the Board of Supervisors budget sub-committee on April 8, 2019.

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In order to encourage the success of the proposed North San Juan – San Juan Ridge route, staff is proposing to establish the route as a two year pilot program in accordance with Transportation Development Act (TDA) regulations. As such this service would be exempt from meeting mandatory farebox requirements for the initial two years of service, after which time staff will evaluate the performance of the service to verify it is meeting the performance standards set forth in the most recent Western Nevada County Transportation Development Plan (TDP) update.

As noted above, the proposed service has been included in the FY2019-20 budget, which has been approved in draft form. Going forward, the Transit Services Division has sufficient funding to sustain the additional service for multiple years based upon currently held unallocated LTF and STA fund reserves.

At this time staff recommends the Commission approve the implementation of the proposed Two Year Pilot of Fixed Route Bus Service to the North San Juan – San Juan Ridge areas.

Please contact me if you have any questions prior to the September 19, 2018 TSC Meeting.

TT:RVV

Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 8 ROUTE 10 -- NORTH SAN JUAN Grass Valley to North San Juan North San Juan to Grass Valley ot Sa Jua Jua Sa ot Couo ba TinloyTransit CenterGrass Valley(Depart) GlenbrookPlaza SacramentoSt. & AdamsSt. BroadStreet Bridge SouthYuba River Bridge Highway&49 TylerFoote Road OakTree Rd & TylerFoote Rd (Mother No.Columbia Schoolhouse (Depart) OakTree Rd & TylerFoote Rd (Mother NorthSan Juan PostOffice Highway&49 PleasantValley Rd(Peterson's SouthYuba River Bridge County Government Center BroadStreet & CityHall SacramentoSt. & AdamsSt. GlenbrookPlaza TinloyTransit CenterGrass Valley(Arrive) Community Center Schoolhouse (Arrive) County Government Government County Center

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Q1 Would you like to see Gold Country Stage offer bus service to the North San Juan/Ridge area?

Answered: 178 Skipped: 1

Yes

Yes ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Yes 99.44% 177

No 0.56% 1 TOTAL 178

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Q2 If Gold Country Stage operated a bus to North San Juan, would you want it to stop at the Yuba River-Independence Trail?

Answered: 176 Skipped: 3

Yes

Yes ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Yes 91.48% 161

No 8.52% 15 TOTAL 176

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Q3 Given a limited budget to provide service, would you prefer a larger span of service (more days per week) or higher frequency (more times per day)?

Answered: 176 Skipped: 3

II wouldwould preferprefer thethe bus run fewer days Iper would week, prefer but morethe bustimestimes run perper fewer day...day... days per week, but more times per day...

II wouldwould preferprefer thethe bus run more days Iper would week, prefer but fewerthe bustimestimes run perper more dayday days (s...(s... per week, but fewer ANSWER CHOICES times per day (s... RESPONSES I would prefer the bus run fewer days per week, but more times per day (frequency). 25.00% 44

I would prefer the bus run more days per week, but fewer times per day (span of service). 75.00% 132 TOTAL 176

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Q4 Given a limited budget, what days would you prefer bus service be offered?

Answered: 177 Skipped: 2

II wouldwould preferprefer thethe bus only operate on Iweekdays would prefer (Monday the - busFriday) only operate on weekdays (Monday - Friday)

II wouldwould preferprefer thethe bus operate some Idays would during prefer the the busweek operate and on somethe... days during the II wouldwould preferprefer thethe week and on the... II wouldwould preferprefer thethe bus to operate only Ion would the weekend prefer the bus(Saturday)(Saturday) to operate only on the weekend ANSWER CHOICES (Saturday) RESPONSES I would prefer the bus only operate on weekdays (Monday - Friday) 36.72% 65

I would prefer the bus to operate only on the weekend (Saturday) 2.82% 5

I would prefer the bus operate some days during the week and on the weekend. 60.45% 107 TOTAL 177

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Q5 Please choose one of the following possible sets of service days that would best meet your preferences.

Answered: 173 Skipped: 6

Monday - Wednesday -- FridayFriday Monday - Wednesday - Friday

Tuesday - Thursday -- SaturdaySaturday Tuesday - Thursday Monday - Wednesday - Saturday -- FridayFriday -- SaturdaySaturday Monday - Wednesday - Friday - Saturday

Monday - Tuesday - Thursday - Friday Monday - Tuesday - Thursday - Friday ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Monday - Wednesday - Friday 13.87% 24

Tuesday - Thursday - Saturday 15.61% 27

Monday - Tuesday - Thursday - Friday 18.50% 32

Monday - Wednesday - Friday - Saturday 52.02% 90 TOTAL 173

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Q6 Which of the following round-trip combinations would you prefer?

Answered: 178 Skipped: 1

Early morning - midday -...

Early morning - mid-mornin...

Early morning - midday -...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Early morning - midday - evening round-trips 34.83% 62

Early morning - mid-morning - early afternoon - evening round-trips 38.76% 69

Early morning - midday - early afternoon - evening round-trips 28.65% 51 Total Respondents: 178

Transit Services Commission May6 15, / 62019 15 ITEM 7 COUNTY OF NEVADA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION 950 MAIDU AVENUE, NEVADA CITY, CA 95959-8617 (530) 477 -0103 Toll Free (888) 660 -7433 FAX (530) 477-7847 http://new.nevadacounty.com

Sean Powers, Trish Tillotson, Director of Public Works Community Development Agency Director Robin Van Valkenburgh, Transit Services Manager

TRANSIT SERVICES COMMISSION Information Item

MEETING DATE: May 15, 2019

TO: Transit Services Commission

FROM: Robin Van Valkenburgh, Transit Services Manager

SUBJECT: Manager’s Report

RECOMMENDATION: Accept the report.

Transit Services/Gold Country Stage (GCS) “Dump the Pump Free Fare Day” Update

Gold Country Stage (GCS) has engaged in two “Dump the Pump Free Fare Day” events over the course of March and April.

March 16 – St. Patrick’s Day: Fare free day was run in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Overall a total of 541 passenger boardings were recorded for the event (464 in 2018), which equates to a 17 percent increase compared to prior year.

April 26 - 27 – Earth Day: Fare Free day was offered celebrating Earth Day. Total boardings for the two days were 1,399, down from a high of 1,507 in 2018. This is a 7 percent decrease compared to the prior year.

Upcoming fare free event days include: May 23-25th for the Strawberry Festival and June 13-15th celebrating National Dump the Pump Day and the Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival. The free fare day project is funded through the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP).

On-board Audio/Visual Annunciators

On January 8, 2019 the Board of Supervisors approved the Transit Services Division, in partnership with the County Purchasing Agent, to move forward with the purchase of a Hanover Displays Inc. HTC/ADA Automatic Voice Announcement System. This is a GPS based system which provides automated audio and visual announcements of bus stops, vastly improving accessibility for visually and hearing impaired passengers or members of the community. Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 16

The system installation is nearly complete with all vehicles having the equipment in place. The final programming is expected to be completed by the end of May.

Gold Country Stage Branding Project

Consultant proposals for the Transit Branding project were due March 5th, 2019. Consultant interviews were held and contract negotiations are in process. It is estimated that the project will officially kick-off in June.

Summer Youth Pass Sales

Back again for this summer, Gold Country Stage will be selling massively discounted Summer Youth passes good for the months of June, July and August. Passes will go on sale effective May 24th and will be sold for $25. The Summer Youth Pass offers unlimited trips on all Gold Country Stage routes for kids age 6 – 17 (with proof of age). This pass is valued at $67.50 normally!

Please contact me if you have any questions prior to the May 15, 2019 TSC Meeting. TT:RVV

Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 17 ITEM 8 COUNTY OF NEVADA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION 950 MAIDU AVENUE, NEVADA CITY, CA 95959-8617 (530) 477 -0103 Toll Free (888) 660 -7433 FAX (530) 477-7847 http://n ew.nevadacounty.com

Sean Powers, Trish Tillotson , Director Jof Public Works Community Development Agency Director Robin Van Valkenburgh, Transit Services Manager

TRANSIT SERVICES COMMISSION Information Item

MEETING DATE: May 15, 2019

TO: Transit Services Commission

FROM: Robin Van Valkenburgh, Transit Services Manager

SUBJECT: Gold Country Stage Operations Report for March and April 2019

RECOMMENDATION: Accept the report.

BACKGROUND: Gold Country Stage (GCS) operates fixed route bus service Monday through Saturday, serving the communities of Grass Valley, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, Lake Wildwood, Alta Sierra and Lake of the Pines. GCS also provides regional bus service to Auburn Monday through Friday, providing connections to Placer County Transit, Auburn Transit and Amtrak. The following performance metrics are captured and reported on a monthly basis.

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Ridership

Ridership increased 3.3 percent in March and 5.4 percent in April, returning to a positive trend after declines in January and February.

Farebox

As noted in March, the Farebox Recovery Rate has declined when compared to prior years, this trend continued in March and April with declines of 5.8 percent and 15.3 percent respectively.

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Year-to-Date Total boardings year-to-date for FY2018/19 are 170,780, an increase of 2.15 percent compared to FY2017/18 (167,184).

Year-to-date the GCS farebox recovery rate (FBR) is 10.8 percent through April 2019, a decrease of 7.1 percent compared to prior year (11.6 percent).

Combined Services The following items provide an overview of the GCS and Gold Country Lift Monthly Operations Reports, combining operational data and fare box from both entities.

Ridership

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Farebox

Please contact me if you have any questions prior to the May 15, 2019 TSC Meeting. TT:RVV

Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 21 GOLD COUNTRY STAGE MONTHLY OPERATIONS REPORT ‐ 2018‐19 March 2019 Monday ‐ Saturday Mon‐Fri 21 26 Service Days Sat 5 $5,573.75 Full Day Min Day 14 7 Route 1 Route 3.2/AS* Route 4 Route 5** Route 6 'Tripper' Total PASSENGER BOARDINGS Regular Cash 1,566 628 924 538 383 2 4,041 Discount Cash 558 284 473 139 161 841 2,456 Free (Under 6) 204 357 182 23 33 0 799 Daily Pass 408 285 475 47 35 2 1,252 Monthly Pass 1,279 1,898 2,636 237 288 114 6,452 Transfer 272 380 269 155 87 1 1,164 One Ride Tickets 259 64 264 38 39 0 664 Total Boardings 4,546 3,896 5,223 1,177 1,026 960 16,828 27.0% 23.2% 31.0% 7.0% 6.1% 5.7% 100.0% OPERATING DATA Vehicle Service Hours (VSH) 358.25 354.50 349.25 294.00 159.25 52.50 1,567.8 Vehicle Service Miles (VSM) 4,275.8 4,830.2 4,139.1 7,408.8 3,908.4 700.0 25,262.2 Operating Cost ‐ VSH $27,811 $27,520 $27,112 $22,823 $12,363 $4,076 $121,704 Operating Cost ‐ VSM $8,423 $9,515 $8,154 $14,595 $7,700 $1,379 $49,767 Marginal Operating Cost $36,234 $37,035 $35,266 $37,419 $20,062 $5,455 $171,471 Total Allocated Operating Cost*** $44,220 $44,937 $43,051 $38,398 $23,612 $6,625 $200,842 Fare Revenue ‐ ACTUALS $3,015 $1,246 $1,954 $1,397 $1,164 $634 $21,037 Net Marginal Operating Subsidy $33,219 $35,789 $33,312 $36,022 $18,898 $4,821 $162,061 Total Allocated Operating Subsidy $41,205 $43,691 $41,097 $37,001 $22,448 $5,991 $179,805 Total Institutional Pass Sales $9,534 Total MUB Pass Sales $2,093

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Marginal Operating Cost/VSH $101.14 $104.47 $100.98 $127.27 $125.98 $103.90 $109.37 Marginal Operating Cost/VSM $8.47 $7.67 $8.52 $5.05 $5.13 $7.79 $6.79 Marginal Subsidy/Passenger $7.31 $9.19 $6.38 $30.60 $18.42 $5.02 $9.63 Revenue/Passenger $0.66 $0.32 $0.37 $1.19 $1.13 $0.66 $1.25 Passengers/VSH 12.69 10.99 14.95 4.00 6.44 18.29 10.73 Passengers/VSM 1.06 0.81 1.26 0.16 0.26 1.37 0.67 Total Allocated Farebox Ratio 6.8% 2.8% 4.5% 3.6% 4.9% 9.6% 10.5% *Route A/S (Alta Sierra) runs only on Saturdays **Route 5 does not run on Saturdays ***Route 5 allocated costs less revenue from Placer County contract

H:\Transit\Monthly Operations Reports\FY 2018‐19\18‐19 GOLD CTRTransit Services Commission Y STAGE Total Ridership_MASTER.xls May 15, 2019 22 GOLD COUNTRY STAGE APRIL 2019 MONTHLY OPERATIONS REPORT ‐ 2018‐19 Monday ‐ Saturday Mon‐Fri 22 26 Service Days Sat 4 $5,573.75 Full Day Min Day 12 4 Route 1 Route 3.2/AS* Route 4 Route 5** Route 6 'Tripper' Total PASSENGER BOARDINGS Regular Cash 1,686 986 1,280 565 454 110 5,081 Discount Cash 611 355 465 186 152 645 2,414 Free (Under 6) 259 396 163 27 72 3 920 Daily Pass 465 368 583 34 68 1 1,519 Monthly Pass 1,205 1,754 2,397 191 165 32 5,744 Transfer 298 396 243 153 113 4 1,207 One Ride Tickets 191 95 296 37 23 0 642 Total Boardings 4,715 4,350 5,427 1,193 1,047 795 17,527 26.9% 24.8% 31.0% 6.8% 6.0% 4.5% 100.0% OPERATING DATA Vehicle Service Hours (VSH) 362.00 359.00 353.50 308.00 162.50 40.00 1,585.0 Vehicle Service Miles (VSM) 4,318.9 4,874.0 4,174.7 7,761.6 3,986.8 542.4 25,658.4 Operating Cost ‐ VSH $28,102 $27,869 $27,442 $23,910 $12,615 $3,105 $123,044 Operating Cost ‐ VSM $8,508 $9,602 $8,224 $15,290 $7,854 $1,069 $50,547 Marginal Operating Cost $36,610 $37,471 $35,666 $39,200 $20,469 $4,174 $173,591 Total Allocated Operating Cost*** $44,679 $45,473 $43,546 $40,492 $24,091 $5,065 $203,346 Fare Revenue ‐ ACTUALS $3,320.27 $1,915.24 $2,576.31 $1,393.39 $1,328.18 $746.25 $20,527.14 Net Marginal Operating Subsidy $33,290 $35,556 $33,090 $37,807 $19,141 $3,427 $162,311 Total Allocated Operating Subsidy $41,359 $43,558 $40,970 $39,099 $22,763 $4,319 $182,819 Total Institutional Pass Sales $7,560.00 Total MUB Pass Sales $1,687.50

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Marginal Operating Cost/VSH $101.13 $104.38 $100.89 $127.27 $125.96 $104.34 $109.52 Marginal Operating Cost/VSM $8.48 $7.69 $8.54 $5.05 $5.13 $7.69 $6.77 Marginal Subsidy/Passenger $7.06 $8.17 $6.10 $31.69 $18.28 $4.31 $9.26 Revenue/Passenger $0.70 $0.44 $0.47 $1.17 $1.27 $0.94 $1.17 Passengers/VSH 13.02 12.12 15.35 3.87 6.44 19.88 11.06 Passengers/VSM 1.09 0.89 1.30 0.15 0.26 1.47 0.68 Total Allocated Farebox Ratio 7.4% 4.2% 5.9% 3.4% 5.5% 14.7% 10.1% *Route A/S (Alta Sierra) runs only on Saturdays **Route 5 does not run on Saturdays ***Route 5 allocated costs less revenue from Placer County contract Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 23 H:\Transit\Monthly Operations Reports\FY 2018‐19\18‐19 GOLD CTRY STAGE Total Ridership_MASTER.xls GOLD COUNTRY STAGE MONTHLY OPERATIONS REPORT SYSTEMWIDE DATA March 2019 March 2019 2019=26 service days Monday ‐ Saturday MAR MAR YTD YTD 2019 2018 % CHANGE FY 2018‐19 FY 2017‐18 % CHANGE PASSENGER BOARDINGS 26 service days 27 service days 225 service days 225 service days Regular Cash 4,041 3,998 1.08% 51,560 47,444 8.68% Discount Cash 2,456 1,648 49.03% 19,056 17,054 11.74% Free (Under 6) 799 285 180.35% 5,352 2,161 147.66% Daily Pass 1,252 1,973 ‐36.54% 11,653 12,987 ‐10.27% Monthly Pass 6,452 6,183 4.35% 49,850 52,878 ‐5.73% Transfer 1,164 1,355 ‐14.10% 9,394 10,875 ‐13.62% One Ride Tickets 664 845 ‐21.42% 6,388 7,166 ‐10.86% Total Boardings 16,828 16,287 3.32% 153,253 150,565 1.79%

OPERATING DATA Vehicle Service Hours (VSH) 1,567.80 1,514.80 3.50% 13,538 13,452 0.64% Vehicle Service Miles (VSM) 25,262.2 27,409.3 ‐7.83% 218,902 224,478 ‐2.48% Marginal Operating Cost $171,475 $138,915 23.44% $1,482,223 $1,208,462 22.65% Total Allocated Operating Cost $200,847 $163,888 22.55% $1,733,830 $1,429,420 21.30% Fare Revenue $21,037 $18,224 15.44% $187,800 $164,981 13.83% Net Operating Cost $179,810 $145,664 23.44% $1,546,030 $1,264,439 22.27%

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Marginal Cost Factor/VSH $109.37 $91.71 19.27% $109.48 $89.83 21.87% Marginal Cost Factor/VSM $6.79 $5.07 33.93% $6.77 $5.38 25.78% Fixed Cost Factor/VSH $25.52 $21.55 18.41% $25.36 $21.81 16.26% Gross Operating Cost/VSH* $128.11 $108.19 18.41% $128.07 $106.26 20.52% Gross Operating Cost/VSM* $7.95 $5.98 32.97% $7.92 $6.37 24.39% Net Cost/Passenger $10.69 $8.94 19.47% $10.09 $8.40 20.13% Revenue/Passenger $1.25 $1.12 11.72% $1.23 $1.10 11.83% Passengers/VSH 10.73 10.75 ‐0.17% 11.32 11.19 1.14% Passengers/VSM 0.67 0.59 12.10% 0.70 0.67 4.38% Farebox Recovery Ratio 10.5% 11.1% ‐5.81% 10.8% 11.5% ‐6.15%

H:\Transit\Monthly Operations Reports\FY 2018‐19\18‐19 GCS SYSTEMWIDE Total Ridership_MASTER_Revised 02‐14‐19.xls03‐2019Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 24 GOLD COUNTRY STAGE MONTHLY OPERATIONS REPORT SYSTEMWIDE DATA April 2019 April 2019 April 2019 = 26 service days Monday ‐ Saturday APR APR YTD YTD 2019 2018 % CHANGE FY 2018‐19 FY 2017‐18 % CHANGE PASSENGER BOARDINGS 26 service days 25 service days 251 service days 251 service days Regular Cash 5,081 4,816 5.50% 56,641 52,260 8.38% Discount Cash 2,414 1,902 26.92% 21,470 18,956 13.26% Free (Under 6) 920 316 191.14% 6,272 2,477 153.21% Daily Pass 1,519 1,473 3.12% 13,172 14,460 ‐8.91% Monthly Pass 5,744 6,116 ‐6.08% 55,594 58,994 ‐5.76% Transfer 1,207 1,221 ‐1.15% 10,601 12,096 ‐12.36% One Ride Tickets 642 775 ‐17.16% 7,030 7,941 ‐11.47% Total Boardings 17,527 16,619 5.46% 170,780 167,184 2.15%

OPERATING DATA Vehicle Service Hours (VSH) 1,585.00 1,366.30 16.01% 15,123 14,819 2.06% Vehicle Service Miles (VSM) 25,658.4 24,637.5 4.14% 244,560 249,115 ‐1.83% Marginal Operating Cost $173,591 $125,184 38.67% $1,655,814 $1,333,646 24.16% Total Allocated Operating Cost $203,346 $147,042 38.29% $1,937,177 $1,576,462 22.88% Fare Revenue $20,527 $17,524 17.14% $208,327 $182,505 14.15% Net Operating Cost $182,819 $129,518 41.15% $1,728,849 $1,393,957 24.02%

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Marginal Cost Factor/VSH $109.52 $91.62 19.53% $109.49 $90.00 21.65% Marginal Cost Factor/VSM $6.77 $5.08 33.15% $6.77 $5.35 26.47% Fixed Cost Factor/VSH $25.54 $21.08 21.16% $25.38 $21.74 16.72% Gross Operating Cost/VSH $128.29 $107.62 19.21% $128.09 $106.38 20.40% Gross Operating Cost/VSM $7.93 $5.97 32.79% $7.92 $6.33 25.17% Net Cost/Passenger $10.43 $7.79 33.84% $10.12 $8.34 21.41% Revenue/Passenger $1.17 $1.05 11.07% $1.22 $1.09 11.75% Passengers/VSH 11.06 12.16 ‐9.09% 11.29 11.28 0.09% Passengers/VSM 0.68 0.67 1.27% 0.70 0.67 4.05% Farebox Recovery Ratio 10.1% 11.9% ‐15.30% 10.8% 11.6% ‐7.11%

H:\Transit\Monthly Operations Reports\FY 2018‐19\18‐19 GCS SYSTEMWIDE Total Ridership_MASTER_Revised 02‐14‐19.xls 04‐2019Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 25 GOLD COUNTRY STAGE COMBINED SERVICES MONTHLY OPERATIONS March 2019 REPORT ‐ 2018‐19 Monday ‐ Saturday Weekdays 21 26 Service Days Sats 5 $5,573.75 Full Day Min Day 14 7 Route 1 Route 3.2/AS* Route 4 Route 5** Route 6 'Tripper' Paratransit Total PASSENGER BOARDINGS Regular Cash 1,566 628 924 538 383 2 4041 Discount Cash 558 284 473 139 161 841 2456 Free (Under 6) 204 357 182 23 33 0 799 Daily Pass 408 285 475 47 35 2 1252 Monthly Pass 1,279 1,898 2,636 237 288 114 6452 Transfer 272 380 269 155 87 1 1164 One Ride Tickets 259 64 264 38 39 0 664 Total Boardings 4,546 3,896 5,223 1,177 1,026 960 3,089 19,917

OPERATING DATA Vehicle Service Hours (VSH) 358.25 354.50 349.25 294.00 159.25 52.50 1,162.10 2729.85 Vehicle Service Miles (VSM) 4,275.8 4,830.2 4,139.1 7,408.8 3,908.4 700.0 13,569.0 38831.3 Operating Cost ‐ VSH $27,811 $27,520 $27,112 $22,823 $12,363 $4,076 $121,704 Operating Cost ‐ VSM $8,295 $9,515 $8,154 $14,595 $7,700 $1,379 $49,638 Marginal Operating Cost $36,106 $37,035 $35,266 $37,419 $20,062 $5,455 $106,622 $277,965 Total Allocated Operating Cost*** $44,220 $44,937 $43,051 $38,398 $23,612 $6,604 $106,622 $307,444 Fare Revenue ‐ ACTUALS $3,015 $1,246 $1,954 $1,397 $1,164 $634 $8,788 $29,825 Total Institutional & MUB Pass Sales $11,627 Net Marginal Operating Subsidy $33,091 $35,789 $33,312 $36,022 $18,898 $4,821 $97,834 $259,767 Total Allocated Operating Subsidy $41,205 $43,691 $41,097 $37,001 $22,448 $5,970 $97,834 $277,619

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Marginal Operating Cost/VSH $100.78 $104.47 $100.98 $127.27 $125.98 $103.90 $91.75 $101.82 Marginal Operating Cost/VSM $8.44 $7.67 $8.52 $5.05 $5.13 $7.79 $7.86 $7.16 Marginal Subsidy/Passenger $7.28 $9.19 $6.38 $30.60 $18.42 $5.02 $31.67 $13.04 Revenue/Passenger $0.66 $0.32 $0.37 $1.19 $1.13 $0.66 $2.84 $1.50 Passengers/VSH 12.69 10.99 14.95 4.00 6.44 18.29 2.66 7.30 Passengers/VSM 1.06 0.81 1.26 0.16 0.26 1.37 0.23 0.51 Total Allocated Farebox Ratio 6.8% 2.8% 4.5% 3.6% 4.9% 9.6% 8.2% 9.7% *Route A/S (Alta Sierra) runs only on Saturdays **Route 5 does not run on Saturdays ***Route 5 allocated costs less revenue from Placer County contract Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 26 H:\Transit\Monthly Operations Reports\FY 2018‐19\18‐19 Combined Services_MASTER.xls GOLD COUNTRY STAGE & GOLD COUNTRY LIFT COMBINED SERVICES MONTHLY OPERATIONS REPORT ‐ 2018‐19 APRIL 2019 Monday ‐ Saturday Weekdays 21 26 Service Days Sats 4 $5,573.75 Full Day Min Day 00 Route 1 Route 3.2/AS* Route 4 Route 5** Route 6 'Tripper' Paratransit Total PASSENGER BOARDINGS Regular Cash 1,686 986 1,280 565 454 110 5,081 Discount Cash 611 355 465 186 152 645 2,414 Free (Under 6) 259 396 163 27 72 3 920 Daily Pass 465 368 583 34 68 1 1,519 Monthly Pass 1,205 1,754 2,397 191 165 32 5,744 Transfer 298 396 243 153 113 4 1,207 One Ride Tickets 191 95 296 37 23 0 642 Total Boardings 4,715 4,350 5,427 1,193 1,047 795 2,870 20,397 23.1% 21.3% 26.6% 5.8% 5.1% 3.9% 14.1% 100.0% OPERATING DATA Vehicle Service Hours (VSH) 362.00 259.00 353.50 308.00 162.50 40.00 1,098.27 2,583.27 Vehicle Service Miles (VSM) 4,319.9 4,874.0 4,174.7 7,761.6 3,986.8 542.4 13,175.0 38,834.4 Operating Cost ‐ VSH $28,102 $20,106 $27,442 $23,910 $12,615 $3,105 $115,281 Operating Cost ‐ VSM $8,381 $9,602 $8,224 $15,290 $7,854 $1,069 $50,419 Marginal Operating Cost $36,483 $29,708 $35,666 $39,200 $20,469 $4,174 $104,158 $269,858 Total Allocated Operating Cost*** $44,681 $35,481 $43,546 $40,492 $24,091 $5,049 $104,158 $297,498 Fare Revenue ‐ ACTUALS $3,320 $1,915 $2,576 $1,393 $1,328 $746 $8,063 $28,590 Total Institutional & MUB Pass Sales 9,248 Net Marginal Operating Subsidy $33,162 $27,793 $33,090 $37,807 $19,141 $3,427 $96,095 $250,516 Total Allocated Operating Subsidy $41,361 $33,566 $40,970 $39,099 $22,763 $4,303 $96,095 $268,908

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Marginal Operating Cost/VSH $100.78 $114.70 $100.89 $127.27 $125.96 $104.34 $94.84 $104.46 Marginal Operating Cost/VSM $8.45 $6.10 $8.54 $5.05 $5.13 $7.69 $7.91 $6.95 Marginal Subsidy/Passenger $7.03 $6.39 $6.10 $31.69 $18.28 $4.31 $33.48 $12.28 Revenue/Passenger $0.70 $0.44 $0.47 $1.17 $1.27 $0.94 $2.81 $1.40 Passengers/VSH 13.02 16.80 15.35 3.87 6.44 19.88 2.61 7.90 Passengers/VSM 1.09 0.89 1.30 0.15 0.26 1.47 0.22 0.53 Total Allocated Farebox Ratio 7.4% 5.4% 5.9% 3.4% 5.5% 14.8% 7.7% 9.6% *Route A/S (Alta Sierra) runs only on Saturdays **Route 5 does not run on Saturdays ***Route 5 allocated costs less revenue from Placer County contract

Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 27 H:\Transit\Monthly Operations Reports\FY 2018‐19\18‐19 Combined Services_MASTER.xls ITEM 9 COUNTY OF NEVADA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION 950 MAIDU AVENUE, NEVADA CITY, CA 95959-8617 (530) 477 -0103 Toll Free (888) 660 -7433 FAX (530) 477-7847 http://new.nevadacounty.com

Sean Powers, Trish Tillotson , Director Jof Public Works Community Development Agency Director Robin Van Valkenburgh, Transit Services Manager

TRANSIT SERVICES COMMISSION Information Item

MEETING DATE: May 15, 2019

TO: Transit Services Commission

FROM: Robin Van Valkenburgh, Transit Services Manager

SUBJECT: Gold Country Lift Operations Report for March and April 2019

RECOMMENDATION: Accept the report.

BACKGROUND: Gold Country Lift (GCL) operates Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit service Monday through Saturday, serving the communities of Grass Valley, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, Lake Wildwood and Alta Sierra. The following performance metrics are captured and reported on a monthly basis.

Ridership

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Farebox

Passenger per Service Hour-PPH (productivity)

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Year-to-Date Total boardings year-to-date have decreased approximately 7.82 percent (2,453 boardings) compared to prior year (FY18-19 28,926 vs. FY17-18 31,379).

The GCL farebox recovery rate (FBR) for FY2018-19 is 7.9 percent, which is 9.6 percent below prior year (FY17-18 8.8 percent)

Productivity for FY2018-19 is at 2.57 PPH which is slightly higher than prior year for the same period (FY19 2.57 vs. FY18 2.56)

No-Shows, Late Cancels & Denials No-Shows for FY2018-19 decreased by 13.6 percent compared to prior year (FY18-19 650 vs. FY17-18 753).

Late cancels for FY2018-19 have decreased 14.7 percent compared to prior year (FY18-19 1,075 vs. FY17-18 1,260).

There were no denials reported for the service year.

Please contact me if you have any questions prior to the May 15, 2019 TSC Meeting.

TT:RVV

Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 30 PARATRANSIT SERVICES (Gold Country Lift) MONTHLY OPERATIONS REPORT SYSTEMWIDE DATA March 2019 Monday - Saturday MARCH MARCH 2019 2018 % Change FY 2018-19 FY 2017-18 % Change PASSENGER BOARDINGS 26 service days 27 service days 226 service days 227 service days Demand Response 1,448 1,554 -6.82% 12,730 14,910 -14.62% Subscription 1,641 1,622 1.17% 13,326 13,346 -0.15% Total Boardings 3,089 3,176 -2.74% 26,056 28,256 -7.79%

Denials 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 #DIV/0! Refused 0 0 #DIV/0! 5 4 25.00% No Shows 59 86 -31.40% 577 683 -15.52% Late Cancels 101 146 -30.82% 974 1,149 -15.23%

OPERATING DATA Vehicle Service Hours (VSH) 1,162.1 1,250.1 -7.04% 10,174 11,047 -7.90% Vehicle Service Miles (VSM) 13,569.0 15,322.0 -11.44% 122,514 136,072 -9.96% Gross Operating Cost $106,622 $106,819 -0.18% $948,566 $928,255 2.19% Fare Revenue $8,788 $9,387 -6.38% $75,288 $80,763 -6.78% Net Operating Cost $97,834 $97,432 0.41% $873,278 $847,492 3.04%

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Gross Operating Cost/VSH $91.75 $85.45 7.37% $93.24 $84.03 10.96% Gross Operating Cost/VSM $7.86 $6.97 12.71% $7.74 $6.82 13.50% Net Cost/Passenger $31.67 $30.68 3.24% $33.52 $29.99 11.74% Revenue/Passenger $2.84 $2.96 -3.74% $2.89 $2.86 1.09% Passengers/VSH 2.66 2.54 4.62% 2.56 2.56 0.13% Passengers/VSM 0.23 0.21 9.83% 0.21 0.21 2.42% Farebox Recovery Ratio 8.2% 8.8% -6.21% 7.9% 8.7% -8.77%

H:\Transit\Monthly Operations Reports\FY 2018‐19\Lift Info\18‐19 Gold Country Lift.xlsm MAR 19Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 31 PARATRANSIT SERVICES (Gold Country Lift) MONTHLY OPERATIONS REPORT SYSTEMWIDE DATA April 2019 Monday - Saturday APRIL APRIL 2019 2018 % Change FY 2018-19 FY 2017-18 % Change PASSENGER BOARDINGS 25 service days 25 service days 252 service days 252 service days Demand Response 1,274 1,467 -13.16% 14,004 16,377 -14.49% Subscription 1,596 1,656 -3.62% 14,922 15,002 -0.53% Total Boardings 2,870 3,123 -8.10% 28,926 31,379 -7.82%

Denials 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 #DIV/0! Refused 0 0 #DIV/0! 5 4 25.00% No Shows 73 70 4.29% 650 753 -13.68% Late Cancels 101 111 -9.01% 1,075 1,260 -14.68%

OPERATING DATA Vehicle Service Hours (VSH) 1,098.3 1,196.3 -8.19% 11,272 12,243 -7.93% Vehicle Service Miles (VSM) 13,175.0 14,836.0 -11.20% 135,689 150,908 -10.08% Gross Operating Cost $104,158 $95,813 8.71% 1,052,725 1,024,069 2.80% Fare Revenue $8,063 $8,990 -10.31% 83,351 89,753 -7.13% Net Operating Cost $96,095 $86,823 10.68% 969,373 934,316 3.75%

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Gross Operating Cost/VSH $94.84 $80.09 18.41% $93.39 $83.65 11.66% Gross Operating Cost/VSM $7.91 $6.46 22.41% $7.76 $6.79 14.33% Net Cost/Passenger $33.48 $27.80 20.44% $33.51 $29.78 12.55% Revenue/Passenger $2.81 $2.88 -2.41% $2.88 $2.86 0.74% Passengers/VSH 2.61 2.61 0.10% 2.57 2.56 0.13% Passengers/VSM 0.22 0.21 3.48% 0.21 0.21 2.52% Farebox Recovery Ratio 7.7% 9.4% -17.50% 7.9% 8.8% -9.66%

H:\Transit\Monthly Operations Reports\FY 2018‐19\Lift Info\18‐19 Gold Country Lift.xlsm APR 19Transit Services Commission May 15, 2019 32 ITEM 11 COUNTY OF NEVADA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION 950 MAIDU AVENUE, NEVADA CITY, CA 95959-8617 (530) 477 -0103 Toll Free (888) 660 -7433 FAX (530) 477-7847 http://new.nevadacounty.com

Sean Powers, Trish Tillotson , Director Jof Public Works Community Development Agency Director Robin Van Valkenburgh, Transit Services Manager

TRANSIT SERVICES COMMISSION Information Item

MEETING DATE: May 15, 2019

TO: Transit Services Commission

FROM: Robin Van Valkenburgh, Transit Services Manager

SUBJECT: DRAFT Route 5 Agreement, EXHIBIT A Renewal, Fiscal Year 2019- 20

RECOMMENDATION: None. Information Only.

BACKGROUND For the past 25 years, Nevada and Placer Counties have jointly sponsored Gold Country Stage (GCS) Route 5, which provides a limited stop commuter service between Grass Valley and Auburn along the Highway 49 corridor Monday through Friday. The final southbound destination of the route is the Auburn Amtrak Depot on Nevada Street, where transfers can be made to Placer County Transit, Auburn Transit, Sierra College-Rocklin campus and the I-80/Watt Avenue light rail station in Sacramento. Amtrak bus connector services may be made when schedules allow. Route 5 continues to be a productive link in our regional area transit system with 17,307 annual boardings in Fiscal Year 2017-18 and current year ridership of 12,798 through April 2019.

The Route 5 Contract Agreement NUMBER 12822, as stated, will renew automatically each July 1st with EXHIBIT A reflecting the calculation of Transit Services charges for the identified renewal Fiscal Year, based on ridership, service hours, and service miles performed within Placer County. The DRAFT EXHIBIT A for Fiscal Year 2019-20 reflects the Placer County contribution of $71,549 and includes the weighting factors used to determine the Placer County contribution amount. A copy of EXHIBIT A is included with this report.

A recent Route 5 on-board survey reflects demographic information on surveyed individuals, with some passengers having multiple purposes for using the service Of the fifty nine (59) surveyed passengers, the following data reflects trip purposes, with some passengers using the service for multiple purposes:

• Of surveyed passengers 28 use the service for work transportation.

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• Of surveyed passengers, 3 use the service for school related transportation.

• Of surveyed passengers, 11 use the service for shopping related activities.

• Of surveyed passengers 16 use the service for recreation

• Of surveyed passengers, 5 use the service for medical related activities.

• Of surveyed passengers, 13 use the service for “other” business.

Passenger survey comments:

• The 1 PM Rt. 5 is a little tight to catch 1:55 Amtrak, would be better 15 minutes earlier. • Too bad it doesn't run 12:00-2:30. • It's good! Reliant service I can count on, Thanks! • Love this service, times and drivers! Rt. 4 on Sat. could be more timely... perhaps: 20 instead of :30. • More runs in Penn Valley on weekends. • It's a nice peaceful ride. On time, can't complain. • Could the Saturday schedule for Penn Valley be at 7:30 instead of the first run being at 10:30? • The drivers are nice and friendly. Have more of a presence at Tinley to monitor passenger behavior smoking etc....l would like Saturday service to Auburn. Bus service up 174 would be nice. • Run later. 4 should go to Lidster. When will the Hanover announce the stops? It would be good for the customers to know the stops that aren't clearly marked. The customers want to know their options of where they can stop. • Would like Saturday service. • How about hourly service and weekend service? • Thank you for this, it would be nice if you guys could do weekends too. • We need routes on weekends and Holidays to be open and frequent people need to get to work on weekends and holidays. Accessibility= profit • I need to get to Slatecreek and Ridge Rd. earlier. I walk from the station. • Saturday service. • Saturday • Would like Saturday service. • Used to ride the 5 express to catch 6:30 am train before being discontinued. • Saturday service to Auburn. • Would like service at Lime Kiln and Wolf Rd. • I would ride more if the bus ran more often to Mountain Air. It's hard to stay out so long. Also, I enjoy the drivers, they are all very nice & helpful. • Please add Sat. 8AM / 6PM at least. Jobs are in Auburn really, no jobs in GV at least I could work Sat. in Auburn. • Would like Saturday route for Auburn, also would like a Saturday route for Rough and Ready. • I would like an earlier departure time from Auburn Amtrak to Nevada County than the 7AM departure.

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I like all bus routes and all drivers. • Need more morning trips 5,6 and river routes.

Please contact me if you have any questions prior to the May 15, 2019 TSC Meeting.

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Fiscal Year 2019-20

AN AGREEMENT FOR FIXED ROUTE TRANSIT SERVICES BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF NEVADA AND THE COUNTY OF PLACER

FY2019-20 Calculation of Transit Service Charges

FY 2019-20 Route 5 Costs = $303,430

Fiscal Year 2019-20 - Total Route 5 Cost: $303,430

Basis of Weighting Weighted Placer County Share from Cost Share Factor* Cost Share Placer County

Ridership 70% $212,401 29.7% $63,083

Service Hours 15% $ 45,515 6.9% $ 3,141

Service Miles 15% $ 45,515 11.7% $ 5,325

TOTAL $ 71,549

*(Weighting factor pre-determined in negotiations with Placer County.)

Ridership = Trips originating in Placer County (based on Route Match Ridership Report for NB Auburn to GV Trips 3 yr average FY16/17– FY18/19 March) = 29.7%

Service Hours = Total Route Service Hours = 2,500 divided by 2 = 1,250 1,250 divided by total GCS Service Hrs (17,973) = 6.9%

Service Miles = Total Route Service Miles = 69,000 divided by 2 = 34,500 34,500 divided by total GCS Service Miles (293,644) = 11.7%

Gold Country Stage Total Annual System Hours: 17,973 Gold Country Stage Total Annual System Miles: 293,644

County of Nevada Transit Service Division carries vehicle liability insurance coverage through the California Transit Indemnity Pool (Cal TIP)

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