POMONA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SERVICE AND COST INCREASE DISCUSSION Attachment No. 2
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2 Created in 1977 and includes the Cities of Pomona, Claremont, La Verne, and San Dimas Provide Paratransit Services to seniors and persons with disabilities Provides these services through Get About, Claremont Dial A Ride, San Dimas Dial A Cab, Pomona Group, Ready Now, and One Step Over The Line Introduction
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3 Services Offered for Pomona Residents
Get About and Get About Extended:
Provides transportation at a low cost (currently $1.00 one way per trip) for seniors and persons with disabilities throughout the service area. Get About Extended provides this service for $2.00 a one way trip more west to Glendora and Covina.
Ready Now
Provides for a taxi/Uber model for residents where they can call and request a ride for $4.50.
One Step Over the Line:
Provides for trips outside of the immediate service area into San Bernardino County for medical visits.
Pomona Group:
Provides service for youth groups and after school recreational programs in the City of Pomona
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4 Pomona Riders
Serve approximately 700 Pomona individual residents a year with mobility and non-mobility issues. “Mobility” includes riders that use mobility devices such as wheelchairs, canes, walkers, oxygen, and service animals.
The table below presents a 6-month snapshot of Pomona users About 70 percent of trips are considered “essential” trips, such as trips to the doctor.
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5 Pomona Riders
Many riders use Get About daily or more than once a day. One resident has used Get About over 1,000 times in FY 2024-25
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6 Proposed 2025-26 Get About Costs by City at Current Level of Service Costs are based on proportionate City usage and Pomona’s usage comprises the highest share of costs, mainly attributable to Get About Pomona Impact - $2 Million Increase from FY23 levels
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7 Revenue Sources
Los Angeles County Metro Proposition A:
Prop A is City’s main source of funding for PVTA services.
The City receives approximately $4 million in revenue from Prop A Utilized at City’s two transit stations as well as PVTA
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8 Prop A Uses FY 2024-25
Budget Category
Amount
Description
Personnel and Benefits
$311,493
Portions of 8 staff including 80 percent of a Facilities Maint. Tech dedicated to transit centers.
Required Dues and Trainings
$41,240
COG Membership is only expenditure
Utilities
$72,000
Water and Gas/Electric
Maintenance
$830,643
Bus shelter cont., landscape maint, vandalism, janitorial, other contractual services, tools/equipment Security
$654,150
Security at transit centers
Metrolink/Get About Ticket Subsidy
$50,000
City provides 50% discount when purchased at City Hall (formerly at Downtown Station) Recreation Trip Transportation
$65,000
Pomona Group
Get About Costs
$2,523,706
City of Pomona’s 2024-25 contribution
Other Costs
$23,115
Info Sys allocation, Bldg Automation, City Attorney
Total FY 2024-25
$4,571,347
*Due to increased PVTA Contractual costs and increase in bus shelter maintenance contract, City unappropriated from CIPs to fund this year.
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9 City of Pomona’s Share of Get About Increases Over the Last Three Years In FY 2024-25, PVTA entered into a new service agreement and increase reflects only 8 months of service agreement as well as PVTA’s covering increases with fund reserves.
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10 Proposed Next Steps
Get About Service Reduction: The current level of service among the four member Cities provides for approximately 28,000 revenue hours which equates to approximately 90,000 one way trips. Proposed to reduce to 15,000 revenue hours, which would reduce available trips by approximately ½.
Cities
Original FY 2025-26 Budget Based on 28,000 Revenue Hours Updated FY 2025-26 Budget Based on 15,000 Revenue Hours Claremont
$593,688
$336,692
La Verne
$808,029
$458,249
Pomona
$3,635,035
$2,061,498
San Dimas
$445,129
$252,441
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11 Proposed Next Steps
Eliminate the One Step Over the Line Service:
The Program is costly and alternatives are available and can be coordinated with PVTA’s mobility manager. For example, Get About and Ready Now can transport users to the Montclair Transfer Center or the Montclair Mall where they can connect with San Bernardino County’s Access Program.
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12 Proposed Next Steps
Raise Fares to be more in line with Los Angeles County Metro’s Access Program Service
Current Fare (One Way)
New Fare (One Way)
Get About
$1.00
$2.75
Get About Extended
$2.00
$3.75
Ready Now
$4.50
$4.50
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13 Proposed Next Steps
Other Strategies include utilizing City Yard for Parking PVTA vehicles and potentially utilizing City Fuel
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14 Public Hearing
There will be a Public Hearing on the proposed service reductions and cost increases Date: Tuesday, May 20
Location: Palomares Park Community Center
Time: 11am
We encourage anyone with an interest in this service to attend and make your voice heard.