AG 2015 12 14 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Coborrus County Transportation Services (CCTS) Finol Report — September 2015 A. Description for the Budget Tool PREPARATION OF IMPLEMENTATION AND FINANCIAL PLAN Based on the recommended service and /or management alternatives, Atkins has developed two financial products: 1) a fully loaded version of the dynamic five -year model provided by NCDOT Public Transportation Division in .xls format and 2) a detailed Implementation and Financial Plan to include in the Final Report, which accentuates the prioritized implementation schedule that includes tasks by fiscal year and that is based on resources, funding programs, grant funding cycles/ schedules, and the feasibility of implementation. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY — A SYNOPSIS OF THE KEY ELEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE PLAN. One overriding goal is for transit agencies to implement service that has a balance between service quality and the unit cost of service. The consultant has embraced the Transportation Manager's strategy to retain the entire fleet of 27 vehicles and utilize them for new and expanded service to penetrate new ridership in the rural markets. Ten of the current fleet of vehicles would be replaced on a useful life replacement schedule over the next five -year period but no expansion vehicles would be sought. Restructuring the demand responsive service to allow CCTS to utilize this large fleet required looking across all three key areas of management, operations, and procurement strategy. • New Management recommendations included looking at organizational restructuring — the recommendation to extract the Transportation department from DHS would not have any financial impact on the Financial Plan. If the County decides to pursue the City /County consolidation then many of the initiatives eliminated during prioritization could be reintroduced, i.e. it is highly recommended that the capital program for improving five high - frequency mini -hubs be instituted in year 2016 and 2017, with the caveat that this is only relevant under Consolidation, e.g. with 5307 Urban Funds. • New Operational approaches recommend a two pronged approach to increase efficiency: 1) Reduce the expenditure for out -of- county medical trips by collaborating with the three neighboring counties, who have expressed interest. Cabarrus picking up both Stanly and Rowan Counties' trips into Mecklenburg will require additional frequency and seats, however all of these trips will come with a portion of the other Counties Medicaid funds for the trip. The efficiency will be gained in numbers of passengers Attachment number 1 \n F -3 Page 200