Memorandum 5.1
DATE: January 7, 2025
TO: Paratransit Technical Advisory Committee
FROM: Krystle Pasco, Senior Program Analyst
SUBJECT: Paratransit Direct Local Distribution (DLD)
Projections for FY 2025-26
Recommendation
Receive paratransit Direct Local Distribution (DLD) projections for FY 2025-26.
Summary
On January 14, 2025, the Paratransit Technical Advisory Committee (ParaTAC) will receive draft paratransit DLD projections for FY 2025-26.
Background
Planning Areas
The Alameda CTC divides the County into four planning areas:
• North County – the cities of Albany, Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, and Piedmont
• Central County – the cities of Hayward and San Leandro and unincorporated areas
• South County – the cities of Fremont, Union City, and Newark, as well as Union City Transit
• East County – the cities of Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton, and unincorporated areas, and LAVTA
Measure BB paratransit DLD funding is split by planning area as directed in the sales tax expenditure plans and within each planning area to each city by a formula adopted by the Paratransit Advisory and Planning Committee (PAPCO). The details for how funding is distributed is described below.
Measure BB Planning Area Funding Distribution
ParaTAC members should note that the 2000 Measure B funding sunset in spring 2022 and the 2014 Measure BB funding will double from 0.5% to 1% beginning April 1, 2022. Measure BB will be expanded to bring in 1% of transportation sales tax funding following the process described below. Per Alameda CTC’s 2014 Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP), 10% of Measure BB funds are allocated to affordable transit for older adults and people with disabilities, as follows:
• 6% allocated to East Bay Paratransit Consortium
• 3% allocated to cities and local transit operators
• 1% allocated for service gaps and coordination
The 2014 TEP also specifies that the 3% allocated to cities and local transit operators will be distributed to each of the four planning areas based on the percentage of the population over age 70.
Measure BB Planning Area Funding Distribution
Measure BB specifies that PAPCO develops, and the Alameda CTC Commission adopts, a funding formula to allocate funding within each planning area to the individual agency recipients. Funds from a planning area may not be transferred to another area.
In establishing the funding formula, PAPCO and ParaTAC took three areas into account that impact a community’s need for accessible transportation:
age, disability, and income. The formula includes the following factors to measure these areas of concern: population over 70, population with a disability, and low-income population. The source for all data is the American Community Survey (ACS) which was deemed to be most accurate.
In acknowledgement that many older adults do not identify themselves as disabled, and therefore may not be captured by ACS data, PAPCO adopted a formula that weights seniors over the age of 80 more heavily (multiplied by
1.5).
In January 2017, PAPCO took action to extend the funding formula for the same
length of time as the Master Program Funding Agreements, through 2027, with annual updates of ACS data. The table below shows the factors included in the current funding formula for Measure BB funds.
Factor Description Data Source
Age Population estimates of seniors age 70-79
2022 American
Community
Survey (ACS)
Disability
Population estimates of seniors age 80+
multiplied by 1.5 to approximate the
population of people with disabilities who
may not identify as disabled
2022 ACS
Disability Population estimates of people with a
disability 2022 ACS
Income
Estimates of low-income households earning
30% of the Area Median Income, currently
<$20,000 per year
2022 ACS
FY 2025-26 Projections
The draft paratransit DLD projections for all recipients for FY 2025-26 is available for reviewing in Attachment 5.1A. These projections are based on the current formula and the current Alameda CTC funding projection.
Committee members should also note that the funding projection is a draft and could change when updated projections are made available for FY 2025-26.
Updated projections can be found on the Alameda CTC website:
https://www.alamedactc.org/funding/direct-local-prog-dist-pay . These
projections should be used by ParaTAC in preparing the FY 2025-26 Program Plans, which will be due in late February.
Fiscal Impact : There is no net fiscal impact.
Attachment:
A. FY 2025-26 Paratransit Direct Local Distribution (DLD) Projections Recipient Measure BB
Alameda 520,366.99$
Albany 97,124.57$
Berkeley 865,049.33$
Emeryville 79,378.41$
Fremont 1,397,836.44$
Hayward3 2,090,826.60$
LAVTA4 924,303.12$
Newark 296,016.97$
Oakland5 3,197,067.81$
Pleasanton 581,734.22$
San Leandro 755,589.65$
Union City 556,737.89$
East Bay Paratransit 22,724,064.00$
AC Transit District 17,043,048.00$
BART 5,681,016.00$
Total 34,086,096.00$
Notes:
1. These projections are a draft based on current revenue projections.
2. Projections are based on the current formula which expires in June 2027.
3. Hayward's projection includes the unincorporated areas of Central Alameda County.
4. LAVTA's projection includes Dublin and Livermore.
5. Oakland's projection includes Piedmont.
Paratransit Direct Local Distribution Funding2
December 2024 (Preliminary)1
FY 2025-26 Measure BB Projection
5.1A