Agenda Item #12.2
For Council Meeting of: May 9, 2023
CITY OF SANTA ROSA
CITY COUNCIL
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RACHEL EDE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR - TRANSIT
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS – TRANSIT DIVISION
SUBJECT: TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT ARTICLE IV AND STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE ANNUAL FORMULA ALLOCATION CLAIM SUBMITTAL AGENDA ACTION: RESOLUTION
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended by the Transportation and Public Works Department that the Council, by resolution, authorize the Director of Transportation and Public Works or designee to file a claim for the Transit Division’s annual drawdown of Transportation Development Act Article IV and State Transit Assistance funds with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for FY 2023-24 in the estimated amount of $12,255,165 for ongoing Transit Operations and Capital budgetary needs.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This action authorizes the Director of Transportation and Public Works to file a funding claim with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for the City of Santa Rosa’s (CityBus) drawdown of an annual allocation of formula funded Transportation Development Act Article IV (TDA) and State Transit Assistance (STA) funds for FY 2023-24. These funds are used to support the ongoing operation of CityBus fixed-route and paratransit and provide funding for regular capital improvements.
BACKGROUND
TDA funds are derived from a ¼ cent State sales tax returned to the County of origin on a per-capita basis and are distributed as TDA funds divided locally among the cities and the County based on population figures from the California Department of Finance (CDOF).
STA funds are derived through an excise tax on each gallon of diesel sold in the state and distributed to the various transit operators in the Bay Area through the MTC. The amounts distributed to transit operators are based on population data from the CDOF, the proportion of revenues collected compared to all other state transit operators, and the support of paratransit services in the North Bay.
The MTC administers the TDA and STA funds for the San Francisco Bay Area.
To obtain CityBus’ share of TDA and STA funding, the CityBus must submit an annual claim to the MTC that is based on the fund estimates provided by MTC.
The annual TDA /STA claim includes requests for funding for transit operations, paratransit operations and capital improvements.
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL REVIEW
On June 7, 2022, the City Council, by Resolution No. RES-2022-109, approved the Director of Transportation and Public Works to submit a claim for TDA and STA funds to the MTC for FY 2022-23 in the estimated amount of $9,775,000.
ANALYSIS
CityBus relies on TDA and STA funding to provide fixed-route service within the City, and paratransit service in areas within ¾ mile of the fixed-route network.
CityBus also uses TDA funds as local match for federal operating and capital improvement grants.
An estimated amount of $9,755,165 will be requested for FY 2023-24 operating needs.
An amount of $2,500,000 will be requested to support capital projects, including electric charger infrastructure for electric buses, electric buses, paratransit vehicle replacements, roadbed rehabilitation at the downtown transit mall, and other capital projects.
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of this action does not have a fiscal impact on the General Fund.
These funds are included in the Transit Division budget for FY 2023-24.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
This action is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and 15378 in that there is no possibility that the implementation of this action may have significant effects on the environment, and no further environmental review is required.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Not applicable
NOTIFICATION
Not applicable
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution
PRESENTER
Shawn Sosa, Administrative Analyst
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