San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Short-Range Transit Plan, FY 2016 – FY 2020 Volume 2: Service Plans, Capital Plans, and Financial Plans Chapters 5 – 10 December 19, 2016 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Short-Range Transit Plan, FY 2016 – FY 2020 Volume 2: Service Plans, Capital Plans, and Financial Plans Chapters 5 – 10 December 19, 2016 Prepared for: Prepared by: Foreword On August 26, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown approved and the Secretary of State filed Senate Bill No. 1305. As of January 1, 2017, this bill creates the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) as the successor to the powers, duties, revenues, debts, obligations, liabilities, immunities, and exemptions of the San Bernardino County Transportation Commission, County of San Bernardino Local Transportation Authority, and the San Bernardino Associated Governments joint powers authority, when it is acting on behalf of, or in the capacity of, those entities1. Accordingly, all references to “SANBAG” or “San Bernardino Associated Governments” which may be found in this document shall be intended to mean the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) as of January 1, 2017. 1 Senate Bill No. 1305, Chapter 216, accessed from California Legislative Information at: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1305 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Table of Contents 5.0 SERVICE MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES ........ 5-1 5.1 Transit Operators ............................................................................................. 5-1 5.1.1 Service Monitoring Processes .............................................................. 5-1 5.1.2 Service Evaluation Processes .............................................................. 5-3 5.1.3 Service Improvement Processes ........................................................ 5-16 5.2 Other Transit Operators and Providers .......................................................... 5-18 5.2.1 Metrolink............................................................................................. 5-18 5.3 SBCTA........................................................................................................... 5-24 5.3.1 Proposed Service Monitoring Process ................................................ 5-24 5.3.2 Proposed Service Evaluation Process ................................................ 5-25 5.3.3 Proposed Service Improvement Process ............................................ 5-25 6.0 SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PLANS ............................................................................ 6-1 6.1 Transit Operator Service Improvement Plans ................................................... 6-1 6.1.1 Barstow Area Transit ............................................................................ 6-3 6.1.2 Morongo Basin Transit Authority .......................................................... 6-3 6.1.3 Mountain Transit................................................................................... 6-5 6.1.4 Needles Transit Services ...................................................................... 6-7 6.1.5 Omnitrans ............................................................................................. 6-8 6.1.6 Victor Valley Transit Authority............................................................. 6-14 6.1.7 Metrolink............................................................................................. 6-15 6.1.8 Redlands Passenger Rail – Arrow Service ......................................... 6-18 6.2 SBCTA Transit Operating Expenses .............................................................. 6-20 6.2.1 SBCTA Transit Program Administration.............................................. 6-20 6.2.2 Metrolink Program Administration ....................................................... 6-21 7.0 CAPITAL PROJECT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS ................................................... 7-1 7.1 Transit Operator Current Capital Project Processes ......................................... 7-2 7.1.1 Barstow Area Transit ............................................................................ 7-2 7.1.2 Morongo Basin Transit Authority .......................................................... 7-3 7.1.3 Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority ............................................ 7-3 7.1.4 Needles Area Transit ............................................................................ 7-4 7.1.5 Omnitrans ............................................................................................. 7-4 7.1.6 Victor Valley Transit Authority............................................................... 7-5 7.1.7 Southern California Regional Rail Authority .......................................... 7-6 7.1.8 Consolidated Transportation Services Agency (CTSA), San Bernardino Valley Area ........................................................................................... 7-7 7.1.9 Conclusions Regarding Current Agency Prioritization Processes ......... 7-7 7.2 Goals for a Capital Project Prioritization Process ............................................. 7-7 7.3 Proposed Capital Project Prioritization Process ............................................... 7-9 7.3.1 Capital Project Justification Form ....................................................... 7-13 7.3.2 Instructions for Completing the Proposed Capital Project Justification Form................................................................................................... 7-13 SBCTA SHORT-RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FY 2016 – FY 2020 i 8.0 TRANSIT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS ............................................................ 8-1 8.1 Barstow Area Transit ....................................................................................... 8-1 8.2 Morongo Basin Transit Authority ...................................................................... 8-1 8.3 Mountain Transit .............................................................................................. 8-2 8.4 Needles Transit Services ................................................................................. 8-4 8.5 Omnitrans ........................................................................................................ 8-5 8.6 Victor Valley Transit Authority .......................................................................... 8-5 8.7 Southern California Regional Rail Authority ..................................................... 8-7 8.8 Consolidated Transportation Services Agency (CTSA), San Bernardino Valley Area ................................................................................................................. 8-9 8.9 SBCTA Projects ............................................................................................... 8-9 8.9.1 SBCTA Projects and Costs................................................................... 8-9 8.9.2 SBCTA Project Funding ..................................................................... 8-11 9.0 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS .............................................................................................. 9-1 9.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 9-1 9.2 Transit Revenue Sources................................................................................. 9-1 9.2.1 Local Funding Sources ......................................................................... 9-2 9.2.2 State Funding Sources ......................................................................... 9-4 9.2.3 Federal Funding Sources ..................................................................... 9-9 9.2.4 Other Revenue Sources ..................................................................... 9-17 9.3 Consolidated Operating Expenses of the Agencies ........................................ 9-19 9.3.1 Barstow Area Transit .......................................................................... 9-19 9.3.2 Mountain Transit (MT) ........................................................................ 9-19 9.3.3 Morongo Basin Transit Authority (MBTA) ........................................... 9-20 9.3.4 Needles Transit Services .................................................................... 9-20 9.3.5 Omnitrans ........................................................................................... 9-20 9.3.6 Victor Valley Transit Authority (including Barstow) .............................. 9-22 9.3.7 Metrolink............................................................................................. 9-22 9.3.8 Redlands Passenger Rail Project – Arrow Service ............................. 9-22 9.3.9 SBCTA Administrative Costs .............................................................. 9-23 9.3.10 Consolidated Operating Expenses ..................................................... 9-23 9.4 Consolidated Capital Expenses of the Agencies ............................................ 9-24 9.4.1 Barstow Area Transit .......................................................................... 9-28 9.4.2 Mountain Transit................................................................................. 9-28 9.4.3 Morongo Basin Transit Authority ........................................................ 9-28 9.4.4 Needles Transit Services .................................................................... 9-28 9.4.5 Omnitrans ..........................................................................................