monterey-salinas transit navigating through charter regulations prepared for calact october 4, 2005...
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Monterey-Salinas Monterey-Salinas TransitTransit
Navigating Navigating ThroughThrough
Charter Charter RegulationsRegulations
Prepared for CalACTPrepared for CalACT
October 4, 2005October 4, 2005
Carl SedorykCarl Sedoryk
General Manager/CEOGeneral Manager/CEO
Monterey-Salinas TransitMonterey-Salinas Transit
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Today’s Program Facts about MST MST Case Studies Pitfalls to Avoid Recent Attempts at Charter Rule
Negotiation Next Steps
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Our mission…
…leading, advocating, and delivering
quality public transportation
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Our mission…
…leading, advocating, and delivering
quality public transportation
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This is MST…
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This is MST… A public Joint Powers Agency Serving all of Monterey County 2.9 million miles a year 78 Buses, 6 Trolleys & 14 Minibuses Paratransit – 16 minibus, 4 minivans &
2 sedans Annual Budget - $22.6 Million 213 Employees No dedicated local funding source
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How many passengers does
MST carry?
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4.7 million boardings last year
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MST Ridership
Over 14,000Customer tripseach weekday
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Monterey County Facts:
Monterey County Population – 430,000
Monterey Peninsula only accessible from any direction via 2-lane highway.
Annual Visitor Trips – 8,100,000
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Monterey County Facts:Tourism is a $1.8 billion industry
Tourism-generated jobs in Monterey County in 2001 was about 24,000 FTE positions, $628 million in salaries.
$51 million goes into local taxes: •Transient Occupancy Tax - $36 million •Local sales tax revenues - $15 million
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WOW!WOW!
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Special Events Attendance
AT&T National Pro Am: 100,000
Red Bull Moto GP: 160,000
California International Airshow: 45,000
Historic Automobile Races: 65,000
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Special Events Attendance
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The DilemmaHow does MST
support tourism industry and reduce traffic impacts from special events without running afoul of FTA charter regulations?
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What To Consider Is service under the control of the
recipient?
Designed to benefit the public at large?
Open to the public and not closed door?
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What To Consider
Under the control of the recipient?
Contracts must demonstrate control of fares, schedules, and equipment
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What To Consider
Designed to benefit the public at large?
Service must be designed to benefit the needs of the general public instead members of a special organization
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What To Consider
Open to the public and not closed door?
FTA looks not only at who rides the bus in determining if it is open door but also the methods to make the service known to the general public
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Current Challenges
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Current Challenges FTA Guidance is ambiguous
Lack of consistency in application of rules between FTA regions
Mere allegations of charter violations can result in hours of work attempting to provide proof of innocence
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Seeing the light
APTA /ABA Negotiations
Negotiated Rulemaking
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APTA /ABA NegotiationsAPTA Sub Committee formed in attempts to
negotiate agreeable charter language as part of TEA Reauthorization
Parties agreed that current system is broken
Parties disagreed on several issues including notifications, penalties, allowable charters, “community-based events”
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Negotiated RulemakingTEA Reauthorization language directs FTA to
conduct a “negotiated rulemaking” for charters
Federal Register to be released defining the rulemaking process
Anticipate private operators to spend significant resources on this process
Public transit will need a well-coordinated strategy
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