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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Santa Clara County, California Adopted Biennial Budget Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 Adopted by the Board of Directors June 4, 2009 ABOUT VTA The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is an independent special district responsible for bus and light rail operation, regional commuter and inter-city rail service, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit service, congestion management, specific highway improvement projects, and countywide transportation planning. As such, VTA is both an accessible transit provider and a multi- modal transportation planning and implementation organization involved with transit, roadways, bikeways, and pedestrian facilities. VTA provides services to cities throughout Santa Clara County including Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale. VTA FY 2010 & FY 2011 ADOPTED BIENNIAL BUDGET Table of Contents Message from the General Manager ......................................................................................1 Budget Guide & Document Organization .............................................................................5 SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION TO VTA Organization Overview Organization Profile ...........................................................................................7 Board of Directors Membership and Committee Structure ...............................8 Organization Structure .....................................................................................13 Current Services and Programs ........................................................................17 Budget Development Process Operating Budget: Development Process ...........................................................................23 Calendar ...............................................................................................25 Capital Budget: Development Process ...........................................................................26 Calendar ...............................................................................................28 Amendment & Transfer Process ......................................................................29 Budget Resolution ............................................................................................31 Appropriation Summary Table ........................................................................34 SECTION 2 – VTA TRANSIT Operating Operating Budget Assumptions .......................................................................35 Comparison of Revenues and Expenses Schedule...........................................47 Sources & Uses of Funds Summary ................................................................50 Division Budgets: Division Budget Summary Table .........................................................51 Office of the General Manager ............................................................53 Office of the General Counsel .............................................................57 Administrative Services .......................................................................61 Congestion Management Agency ........................................................69 Engineering & Construction ................................................................75 External Affairs ....................................................................................83 Fiscal Resources...................................................................................91 Operations ............................................................................................99 SVRT Program...................................................................................111 Non-Departmental ..............................................................................115 i VTA FY 2010 & FY 2011 ADOPTED BIENNIAL BUDGET Capital Program Overview .........................................................................................117 Schedule of FY10 and FY11 Appropriation ..................................................118 Description of FY10 and FY11 Appropriated Projects .................................119 Schedule of Projected Capital Carryover .......................................................128 Debt Service Detail Debt Policy Overview ....................................................................................133 Debt Service Schedules..................................................................................134 Overview of Outstanding Debt Issues ...........................................................136 SECTION 3 – 2000 MEASURE A TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Program Overview .....................................................................................................139 Operating Budget Assumptions .................................................................................140 Comparison of Revenues and Expenses Schedule.....................................................141 Sources and Uses of Funds Summary ........................................................................142 Capital Budget Assumptions .....................................................................................143 Schedule of FY10 and FY11 Appropriation ..............................................................144 Description of FY10 and FY11 Appropriated Projects .............................................145 Schedule of Projected Capital Carryover ...................................................................154 Debt Service Detail Debt Policy Overview ....................................................................................157 Debt Service Schedules..................................................................................158 Overview of Outstanding Debt Issues ...........................................................160 SECTION 4 – CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (CMP) Program Overview .....................................................................................................161 Comparison of Revenues and Expenses Schedule.....................................................164 Sources and Uses of Funds Summary ........................................................................165 Member Assessments Schedule .................................................................................166 SECTION 5 – VTP HIGHWAY PROGRAM Program Overview .....................................................................................................167 Schedule of FY10 and FY11 Appropriation ..............................................................168 Description of FY10 and FY11 Appropriated Projects .............................................169 Schedule of Projected Capital Carryover ...................................................................173 SECTION 6 – APPENDICES A. Financial Policies .................................................................................................177 B. Job Classifications and Pay Range ......................................................................183 C. Revenue and Expense Category Descriptions – VTA Transit .............................191 ii VTA FY 2010 & FY 2011 ADOPTED BIENNIAL BUDGET D. Revenue and Expense Category Descriptions – 2000 Measure A .......................193 E. Revenue and Expense Category Descriptions – CMP .........................................195 F. 1996 Measure B Transportation Improvement Program .....................................197 G. Santa Clara County Demographic and Economic Information ...........................201 H. List of Acronyms .................................................................................................211 I. Glossary of Terms ................................................................................................215 Index ......................................................................................................................................229 Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................235 iii VTA FY 2010 & FY 2011 ADOPTED BIENNIAL BUDGET iv VTA FY 2010 & FY 2011 ADOPTED BIENNIAL BUDGET Message from the General Manager This document presents the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s biennial budget for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. The two-year budget was developed amid a climate of economic distress, declining sales tax revenues, and evaporating state funding for transit operations. The growing financial crisis affects not only VTA’s operations, but also our many capital programs. At the outset, VTA established five objectives to guide the development of this budget: maintain core service, preserve jobs, continue to make infrastructure investments, advance capital programs,