RTA-BudgetFrntCvr07 1/5/07 3:20 PM Page 1 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Regional Transportation Authority Operating Budget, Two-Year Financial Plan And Five-Year Capital Program 2007 The six-county public transportation system serving northeastern Illinois Composite Table of Contents 1 Strategy 6 Pace Strategic Plan Suburban Service Overview .............................................................. 3 Budget and Financial Plan by Functional Group ....53 Overview ............................................................95 Highlights ............................................................ 4 2006 Budget Versus 2006 Estimate .................61 Service Characteristics ......................................95 Budget Issues ..................................................... 6 Organizational Structure ....................................61 Budget and Financial Plan ..................................98 RTA Bonds .........................................................63 Governance System–Generated Revenue .............................98 Fund Accounting ................................................65 Overview ............................................................ 10 Operating Expenditures .....................................99 Governmental Fund Types ..................................65 Budget Process .................................................11 Expenditure Elements ........................................99 Proprietary Fund ................................................66 Cash Management ............................................12 Deficit ..............................................................101 Fiduciary Fund Types ..........................................66 Credit Risk .........................................................12 Funding ............................................................101 Basis of Budgeting .............................................67 General Obligation Bonds ..................................13 Recovery Ratio .................................................102 Pension Funding ................................................13 2006 Budget Versus 2006 Estimate ...............102 Ordinance 2006-38 ...........................................14 4 CTA Operating Plan Statutory Compliance ......................................103 Ordinance 2006-50 ...........................................18 Overview ............................................................ 71 Organizational Structure ..................................103 Ordinance 2006-78 ...........................................20 Service Characteristics ...................................... 71 ADA Paratransit Budget and Financial Plan .................................. 74 Overview ..........................................................105 Service Characteristics ....................................105 2 Budget in Brief System–Generated Revenue ............................. 74 Operating Expenditures ..................................... 76 Budget and Financial Plan ................................105 Executive Summary ...........................................33 Expenditure Elements ........................................ 76 System-Generated Revenue ............................106 System Overview ...............................................33 Deficit ................................................................ 78 Operating Expenditures ...................................106 Total Revenue ....................................................35 Funding .............................................................. 78 Expenditure Elements ......................................106 Operating Expenditures .....................................36 Recovery Ratio ................................................... 79 Deficit and Funding ..........................................108 Total Debt Service and Capital Expenditures ........ 38 2006 Budget Versus 2006 Estimate ................. 79 Recovery Ratio .................................................108 Total Expenditures .............................................39 Statutory Compliance ........................................80 Statutory Compliance ......................................108 Fund Balance .....................................................39 Organizational Structure ....................................80 Recovery Ratio ...................................................39 Statutory Compliance ........................................40 7 Capital Program Capital Program .................................................40 5 Metra Operating Plan Regional Overview ...........................................111 Capital Impact on Operations .............................40 Overview ............................................................85 Source of Funds ...............................................111 Service Characteristics ......................................85 Use of Funds ...................................................114 CTA Overview ...................................................115 3 RTA Operating Plan Budget and Financial Plan ..................................88 System–Generated Revenue .............................89 Metra Overview ................................................ 117 Budget and Financial Plan ..................................45 Operating Expenditures .....................................89 Pace Overview .................................................118 Revenue ............................................................45 Expenditure Elements ........................................90 Five-Year Capital Program ................................121 Operating Expenditures ..................................... 47 Deficit ................................................................91 Debt Service and Capital Expenditures ..............49 Funding ..............................................................91 Total Expenditures .............................................50 8 Appendices Recovery Ratio ...................................................92 Fund Balance .....................................................50 2007 Budget Call Calendar .............................127 Statutory Compliance ........................................92 Recovery Ratio ...................................................50 Public Hearings Schedule ................................128 2006 Budget Versus 2006 Estimate .................92 2006 Budget Versus 2006 Estimate ................. 51 Public Hearing Overview ...................................129 Fare Structure ....................................................92 Capital Program ................................................. 51 Glossary ..........................................................129 Organizational Structure ....................................92 Budget and Financial Plan by Category ................52 National Economic Projections .........................135 RTA Region ......................................................135 Six-County Region and County Seats ...............139 The GFOA Award ..............................................140 Regional Transportation Authority RTA Board of Directors Jim Reilly, Chairman Fred T. L. Norris Appointing Authority: Appointing Authority: RTA Board of Directors Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties Carole L. Brown Appointing Authority: Vacant Chicago Transit Authority Appointing Authority: City of Chicago Allan C. Carr Appointing Authority: Patrick V. Riley, Jr. Suburban Board Members Appointing Authority: of Cook County Suburban Board Members Patrick J. Durante of Cook County Appointing Authority: Michael Rosenberg DuPage County Appointing Authority: Armando Gomez, Sr. City of Chicago Appointing Authority: Douglas M. Troiani City of Chicago Appointing Authority: Dwight A. Magalis Suburban Board Members Appointing Authority: of Cook County Kane, Lake, McHenry Rev. Addie L. Wyatt and Will Counties Appointing Authority: Mary M. McDonald City of Chicago Appointing Authority: Suburban Board Members Stephen E. Schlickman of Cook County Executive Director Our Transit System at a Crossroads; 2007 is the Year of Decision ortheastern Illinois’ regional transit system represents one of our most important public assets, valued at over $27 billion and generating an annu- Nal economic impact of more than $12 billion. Two million riders a day use A Letter from the Chairman the CTA, Metra or Pace to get to and from work. In addition to the economic benefits transit provides, it enhances our quality of life by reducing traffic as well as air pollution. Strengthening our transit system requires a major commitment on the part of the entire state and region. For that reason, the Regional Transpor- tation Authority (RTA) launched a major campaign in 2006 to insure that this critical public asset continues to serve the region’s needs. Our challenge is two-fold: rising costs for transit and increasing traffic con- gestion. Today’s transit costs are climbing dramatically while revenues to sup- port transit are not keeping up. Inevitably, needed repairs are delayed, resulting in slow zones and service cuts. And today, Chicago-area traffic congestion is the second worst in the nation. The average commuter spends a full week each year behind the wheel wasting time and gas. This budget helps meet these challenges in the short-term, but the long-term answer is to unite behind the RTA’s strategic plan called Moving Beyond Con- gestion. Developed in partnership with CTA, Metra and Pace, Moving Beyond Congestion calls for upgrading