The Public Private Partnership Plan for Permanent Tampa Bay Ferry Service

HART Board of Directors Virtual Meeting --- August 3, 2020 Tampa Bay is one of the few major U.S. metropolitan areas on a major bay that doesn’t have ferry service.

U.S. ferry operations

2 Advantages of Water Transit

• Right of Way is Free. • Right of Way is Congestion Proof. • Ferries are defined as “fixed guideway” transit by federal gov’t. • “Rolling stock” is inexpensive vs. bus rapid transit or rail and much more flexible. • Customer experience is exceptionally high. • Unique capacity to manage COVID-19.

3 Ferry Transit Has Superior Attributes to Manage COVID-1 and Other Safety Issues • Superior screening prior to boarding. • Cabin crew available to clean, monitor and ensure social distancing. • Larger cabin areas to accommodate social distancing. • Significant “open-air” spaces for passengers.

4 Tampa Bay Embraced the Cross-Bay Ferry 39% ridership increase since 2018; 100% since 2016. (Ridership numbers are 11/1-3/15 for each season)

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5 The Cross Bay Ferry Has Been Good for Business

6 The Cross Bay Ferry Has Been Good for Regional Mobility

7 CROSS BAY FERRY PLAN

• Permanent evening and weekend ferry service between South County, St. Petersburg and Tampa.

• Permanent daily commuter ferry service from South County to MAFB.

• $100 million commitment by HMS to all operating costs plus repair and maintenance of ferries!

• Free land for terminal and access road by Mosaic.

8 Extremely High Support for Plan

Sample size = 2,004

9 Tampa Bay Ferry History

Studies, Procurement and Project Development 2008 - 2018

10 2011 Hillsborough County Water Ferry Feasibility Study MPO study conducted by HDR and Cambridge Systematics

“Based upon stakeholder input and review of preliminary ridership estimates, service to MAFB from the residential communities in Apollo Beach and Gibsonton were identified as the most promising opportunities for water service ferry service.” 11 Procurement and 3P Agreement

2014. County, HMS and SSDG entered into Interim Public Private Partnership Agreement. • Provided for turnkey development by private partners and assumption of operating risk for MAFB commuter ferry. • Specified for Second Interim Agreement for project development followed by Comprehensive 3P.

12 3P Agreement Performance

• May 2019. BOCC voted to next phase of project • July 2019 Mosaic Company offered free land for a ferry terminal and access road at their Big Bend facility. • August 2019. BOCC voted to move project to HART b/c AFT funding and belief HART better able to manage project.

13 Partnership Project is an advanced, affordable, and fixed guideway project.

Only pipeline transit projectCapital that can connect Funding South Hillsborough County to major employment Scenarioand entertainment destinations.

Public Financial Capital Commitment (ferries, docks, terminals, and Base trams) Potential FDOT matching transit funds

HART/Hillsborough County Funds

$36 M Pinellas/St. Pete vessel capital match funds Other potential capital sources

Annual Capital Cost On Concession Payment Basis Approx. $2.2 million per year. Annual contract cost for charter one ferry on annual basis approximately $2.0 million per year. 14 Cross Bay Ferry Plan Sept. 13, 2019

15 Tampa Bay Ferries Design Big Bend Ferry Terminal 1250 space park and ride lot Passenger and concession terminal Kiss and Ride, van pool friendly.

17 Mosaic Big Bend Terminal

18 Ferry Plan – Weeknight and weekend

• Scheduled service between South County, St. Petersburg and Tampa. • Weeknights 6:00 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. • Weekends 1:00- 11 p.m. (Sat.) 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Sun.) • Additional service for Lightning, Rays and special events.

19 Ferry Plan - MAFB Commuter Official Department of Defense Community Partnership Project

• Frequent commuter ferry service to MAFB. • 5:40 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. • 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. • Ferries run every 10-15 minutes.

Fifteen-minute travel time To MAFB.

20 21 MAFB Terminal

22 MAFB Shuttles from Ferry Terminal to Major Destinations

CENTCOM BX Mall/Commissary

Base Clinic

SOCOM 24 25 MAFB Ridership Survey Results

Employee cost under federal voucher level

Zip Code Area EE Base Definite @2.50 Probably @ Definite @ Probably @ 2.50 $0.00 $0.00 33511 W/S Bloomingdale 1327 29% 35% 66% 19%

33534 Gibsonton 265 56% 32% 92% 8% 33547 Fish Hawk 1142 30% 41% 83% 13% 33569 Boyette 963 40% 47% 84% 13% 33570 Ruskin 214 59% 31% 100% 0% 33572 Apollo Beach 272 60% 33% 92% 3% 33573 Sun City 144 62% 8% 92% 8% 33578 Riverview 1089 38% 39% 84% 15% 33579 Balm 1206 29% 35% 95% 15% 33596 E/S Bloomingdale 1168 30% 41% 71% 23%

33598 Wimauma 41 80% 10% 100% 0% Ridership 7831 2786 2967 6409 1058 Prototypical Fare Schedule

MAFB Commuter Federal employees fare covered by federal voucher including:

• parking/ferry/tram • bus/ferry/tram. • van pool/ferry tram.

Non-federal employee monthly pass cost = $12 per RT. Evening and Weekend • $8 per trip for adults. • $5 per trip for seniors, military, and college students. • $3 for children ages 4-17 (must be accompanied by an adult) • Free for children under age 3.

27 Project Finances

28 Tampa Bay Ferry Partnership project is the only transit option that will not require local or state operating subsidies.

29 Project Developer Operating, Repair and Maintenance Covenant – 20 Year Value $104M

Section 4.3. Draft Second Interim Agreement. ….[C]ommitment by HMS to operate, maintain and undertake all required ordinary and capital repair of vessels for the term of the Comprehensive Agreement. HMS and/or SSDG shall also be responsible for the operation of all other elements of the Project and be responsible for the ordinary and reasonable minor maintenance of transit vehicles used for the MAFB transit operation as well as the docks and terminal facilities developed for the Project...

30 Total Capital Budget

Mosaic Big Bend Terminal $ 10,204,400*

MAFB Terminal $ 1,993,000

Project Development Costs $ 4,475,008

Facilities and Project Develop Contingency $ 1,909,410 Vessels $ 16,000,000

MAFB Transit Vehicles $ 1,500,000

Total Project Capital Cost $ 36,081,818* *Project team has identified potential $2 million in capital savings for terminal development, verification in planning, design and permitting phase.

31 Financial Contribution

HMS Financial Operating Commitment Public Financial Capital Commitment (ferries, docks, terminals, and Base trams)

$104 M

$36 M

32 Moving Forward with Partnership Project

Building on Success Preparing for the Future

33 Next Steps

1. Maintain 3P agreement and project. • Highly valuable development and operating agreement worth > $100 million as a private operating commitment without peer or parallel in the U.S. • Well qualified for turnkey development, construction and operation of the ferry system. – HMS Ferries largest water transit operator in the U.S. Stood up NYC Ferries that included five routes, 21 ferries in three years and making 20 year operating commitment. – SSDG. One of Florida’s most experience developer/GC’s working in the water/land interface. – Kimley Horn/Moffatt Nichols. Experienced civil design and engineering firms procured pursuant to Florida CCNA requirement.

34 NYC Ferries

35 Next Steps

Proceed with planning, design and permitting contemplated under Second Interim Agreement. Scope to include: • Phase I – Site specific environmental Assessments. – Programming. – Preliminary design and engineering. – Securing environmental permits. – Securing legal rights and entitlements for all facilities. – Developing transit connectivity plans. – Updating capital, operating and finance plan. – Further definition of private and public sector commitments. • Phase II – Finalizing design and engineering of project. – Perfecting outstanding legal and entitlement work. – Finalize construction cost estimates for project. – Finalize project funding. – Develop and finalize Comprehensive Public Private Partnership Agreement.

Approximately $2.4 million Phase I of Second Interim Agreement (does not include Owner’s Rep fees, agency administrative ).

36 Proposed HART Action

1. HART supports the Cross-Bay Ferry Partnership Project as a priority, premium fixed-guideway project.

2. HART recommends Hillsborough County proceed with and fund the next project phase including planning, design, and environmental permitting. Est. cost $2.4 million and 18 months.

3. HART commits to provide input and staff technical assistance during the planning, design and environmental permitting phase of the Partnership Project, including evaluation and development of bus connections.

4. HART willing to consider assumption of project oversight and funding at later stages contingent upon securing new transit funding sources.

37 Questions

38 The Public Private Partnership Plan for Permanent Tampa Bay Ferry Service

HART Board of Directors Virtual Meeting --- August 3, 2020