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Agenda Item # 8

  Date: January 3, 2007
  Committee Meeting Date: January 10, 2007
  Board Meeting Date: N/A
  ACTION    ___      DISCUSSION   ___ INFO   X

BOARD MEMORANDUM

TO: Committee for Transit Accessibility
 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
 Board of Directors
  
THROUGH:Michael T. Burns
 General Manager
  
FROM:Roger Contreras, Chief Financial Officer

Donald A. Smith, Jr., Chief Operating Officer
  
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2006 National Transit Database Report


FOR INFORMATION ONLY

Background / Discussion

At the September 13, 2006 Committee for Transit Accessibility (CTA) meeting, staff committed to provide CTA a copy of the National Transit Database (NTD) report at the same time it is submitted for the NTD review process.   Attached you will find the following Fiscal Year 2006 (FY06) NTD schedules that pertain to paratransit services. 

1. Operating Expenses (F-30) DR-PT

2. Revenue Vehicle Inventory (A-30) DR-PT

3. Service Non-rail (S-10) DR-PT

The numbers presented in these schedules have been certified by the independent audit firm of Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Company, LLP and are reported according to federal guidelines contained in the National Transit Database Federal Transportation Administration 2006 Reporting Manual.

The 6.6% increase in expenditures from FY05 to FY06 ($30.1 million to $32.0 million, rounded) is primarily reflected in the following table:                                                              

Purchased Transportation was $26.3 million in fiscal year 2005, $27.6 million in fiscal year 2006, representing a  $1.3 million increase (see note a), a total increase of 4.5%.

Labor was $2.0 million in fiscal year 2005, $2.4 million in fiscal year 2006, representing a       $0.4 million increase (see note b), a total increase of 1.4%.

Services were $0.8 million in fiscal year 2005, $1.0 million in fiscal year 2006, representing a        $0.2 million increase (see note c), a total increase of 0.7%.

Others were $1.0 million in fiscal year 2005, $1.0 million in fiscal year 2006, representing no increase between the two fiscal years.

Total was $30.1 million in fiscal year 2005, million in fiscal year 2006, representing a $32.0                  $ 1.9 million increase, a total increase of 6.6 %.

(Note a)   The increased cost for purchased transportation is reflected in the following areas as reported by Outreach:

Vehicle Operations: $ 0.7 million.

Vehicle Maintenance: $0.2 million.

General & Administrative: 0.4 million.

Total Increase: $1.3 million.

(Note b): The labor line item includes increases on wages and fringe benefit expenses.

(Note c): Increased services expense reflects the cost of additional media ads, promotions, materials and programs.

 

NTD ID: 9013  Agency Name: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority  Report: RY 2006 Working Data 

Form Name: Revenue Vehicle Inventory (A-30)  Mode: Demand Response  Service: Paratransit

RVI ID: 15052, Number of Vehicles in Total Fleet: 9, Dedicated Fleet: 2. Yes, Vehicle Type Code: 06. VN, Ownership Code: 2. LPPE, Funding Source: 5. NFPE, Year of Manufacture: 2002, Year of Rebuild: 0, Manufacturer Code: FRD, Model Number: Minivan, Number of Active Vehicles in Fleet: 9, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Lifts: 0, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Ramps / Low Floor: 9, Number of Emergency Contingency Vehicles: 0, Fuel Type Code: 09. GA, Vehicle Length (in feet): 11, Seating Capacity: 5, Standing Capacity: 0, Total Miles on Active Vehicles During the Period: 827,235, Average Lifetime Miles per Active Vehicles: 239,487, Supports Another Mode: Select, Delete Vehicle Fleet: Unchecked Box.

RVI ID: 18649, Number of Vehicles in Total Fleet: 10, Dedicated Fleet: 2. Yes, Vehicle Type Code: 06. VN, Ownership Code: 6. OOPE, Funding Source: 5. NFPE, Year of Manufacture: 2004, Year of Rebuild: 0, Manufacturer Code: FRD, Model Number: Braun, Number of Active Vehicles in Fleet: 10, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Lifts: 10, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Ramps / Low Floor: 0, Number of Emergency Contingency Vehicles: 0, Fuel Type Code: 09. GA, Vehicle Length (in feet): 15, Seating Capacity: 5, Standing Capacity: 0, Total Miles on Active Vehicles During the Period: 397,210, Average Lifetime Miles per Active Vehicles: 39,721, Supports Another Mode: Select, Delete Vehicle Fleet: Unchecked Box.

RVI ID: 18650, Number of Vehicles in Total Fleet: 19, Dedicated Fleet: 2. Yes, Vehicle Type Code: 01. AO, Ownership Code: 6. OOPE, Funding Source: 5. NFPE, Year of Manufacture: 2005, Year of Rebuild: 0, Manufacturer Code: ZZZ, Model Number: Prius, Number of Active Vehicles in Fleet: 19, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Lifts: 0, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Ramps / Low Floor: 0, Number of Emergency Contingency Vehicles: 0, Fuel Type Code: 10. GR, Vehicle Length (in feet): 10, Seating Capacity: 4, Standing Capacity: 0, Total Miles on Active Vehicles During the Period: 208,436, Average Lifetime Miles per Active Vehicles: 10,970, Supports Another Mode: Select, Delete Vehicle Fleet: Unchecked Box.

RVI ID: 8313, Number of Vehicles in Total Fleet: 102, Dedicated Fleet: 2. Yes, Vehicle Type Code: 01. AO, Ownership Code: 2. LPPE, Funding Source: 5. NFPE, Year of Manufacture: 2000, Year of Rebuild: 0, Manufacturer Code: PLY, Model Number: Grand Marquis, Number of Active Vehicles in Fleet: 102, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Lifts: 0, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Ramps / Low Floor: 0, Number of Emergency Contingency Vehicles: 0, Fuel Type Code: 09. GA, Vehicle Length (in feet): 11, Seating Capacity: 4, Standing Capacity: 0, Total Miles on Active Vehicles During the Period: 2,494,818, Average Lifetime Miles per Active Vehicles: 157,024, Supports Another Mode: Select, Delete Vehicle Fleet: Unchecked Box.

RVI ID: 8314, Number of Vehicles in Total Fleet: 92, Dedicated Fleet: 2. Yes, Vehicle Type Code: 06. VN, Ownership Code: 2. LPPE, Funding Source: 5. NFPE, Year of Manufacture: 2000, Year of Rebuild: 0, Manufacturer Code: FRD, Model Number: Transporter, Number of Active Vehicles in Fleet: 92, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Lifts: 92, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Ramps / Low Floor: 0, Number of Emergency Contingency Vehicles: 0, Fuel Type Code: 04. DF, Vehicle Length (in feet): 15, Seating Capacity: 5, Standing Capacity: 0, Total Miles on Active Vehicles During the Period: 3,107,144, Average Lifetime Miles per Active Vehicles: 168,076, Supports Another Mode: Select, Delete Vehicle Fleet: Unchecked Box.

RVI ID: 8315, Number of Vehicles in Total Fleet: 6, Dedicated Fleet: 2. Yes, Vehicle Type Code: 06. VN, Ownership Code: 2. LPPE, Funding Source: 5. NFPE, Year of Manufacture: 2001, Year of Rebuild: 0, Manufacturer Code: DTD, Model Number: Caravan, Number of Active Vehicles in Fleet: 6, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Lifts: 0, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Ramps / Low Floor: 6, Number of Emergency Contingency Vehicles: 0, Fuel Type Code: 09. GA, Vehicle Length (in feet): 11, Seating Capacity: 4, Standing Capacity: 0, Total Miles on Active Vehicles During the Period: 369,264, Average Lifetime Miles per Active Vehicles: 163,313, Supports Another Mode: Select, Delete Vehicle Fleet: Unchecked Box.

RVI ID: 8317, Number of Vehicles in Total Fleet: 13, Dedicated Fleet: 2. Yes, Vehicle Type Code: 06. VN, Ownership Code: 2. LPPE, Funding Source: 5. NFPE, Year of Manufacture: 2001, Year of Rebuild: 0, Manufacturer Code: FRD, Model Number: Champion  13, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Lifts: 13, Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Ramps / Low Floor: 0, Number of Emergency Contingency Vehicles: 0, Fuel Type Code: 04. DF, Vehicle Length (in feet): 22, Seating Capacity: 9, Standing Capacity: 0, Total Miles on Active Vehicles During the Period: 262,366, Average Lifetime Miles per Active Vehicles: 142,190, Supports Another Mode: Select, Delete Vehicle Fleet: Unchecked Box.

Total Number of Vehicles in Fleet: 251

Total Number of Active Vehicles in Fleet: 251

Total Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Lifts: 115

Total Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Vehicles with Ramps / Low Floor: 15

Total Number of Emergency Contingency Vehicles: 0

Total Miles of Fleet During the Period: 7,666,473       

 

NTD ID: 9013 Agency Name: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Report: RY 2006 Working Data Form Name: Service Non-Rail (S-10) Mode: Demand Response Service: Paratransit                     

Maximum Service Vehicles           

01 Vehicles operated in annual maximum service (VOMS): 195

02 Vehicles available for annual maximum service: 241  

Periods of Service

03 Time service begins: Average Weekday: 500, Average Saturday:   500, Average Sunday:  500.   

04 Time service ends: Average Weekday: 200, Average Saturday:   200, Average Sunday:  200.   

Service Supplied           

06 Vehicles in operation, Average Weekday: 195, Average Saturday:   63, Average Sunday:  58.   

11 Total actual vehicle miles, Average Weekday: 25,630, Average Saturday:  7,783, Average Sunday:  6,896, Auto Annual Total: 7,340,312, Calculated Annual Total: 7,340,334.

12 Total actual vehicle revenue miles, Average Weekday: 21,144, Average Saturday:  7,102, Average Sunday:  6,290, Auto Annual Total: 6,125,879, Calculated Annual Total: 6,125,844.

14 Total actual vehicle hours, Average Weekday: 1,740, Average Saturday:  525, Average Sunday:  466, Auto Annual Total: 497,939, Calculated Annual Total: 498,028.

15 Total actual vehicle revenue hours, Average Weekday: 1,479, Average Saturday:  463, Average Sunday:  412, Auto Annual Total: 425,079, Calculated Annual Total: 425,117.

16 Charter service hours: 0.  

17 School bus hours: 0.          

Service Consumed           

18 Unlinked passenger trips (UPT):  Average Weekday: 3,414, Average Saturday: 1,067, Average Sunday:  949, Auto Annual Total: 981,098, Calculated Annual Total: 981,096.

19 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) unlinked passenger trips (UPT):   981,098  

20 Passenger miles (PM)  Average Weekday: 27,655, Average Saturday:  8,134, Average Sunday:  7,257, Auto Annual Total: 7,895,850, Calculated Annual Total: 7,895,899.        

Service Operated (Days)           

21 Days schedule operated: Weekdays: 255, Saturday: 52, Sundays: 58, Annual Total: 365. 

22 Days not operated due to strikes: Weekdays: 0, Saturday: 0, Sundays: 0, Annual Total: 0. 

23 Days not operated due to officially declared emergencies: Weekdays: 0, Saturday: 0, Sundays: 0, Annual Total: 0. 

 

NTD Internet Reporting -Operating Expenses (F-30)

 

NTD ID: 9013 

Agency Name: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Report: RY 2006 

Working Data Form Name: Operating Expenses (F-30) Mode: Demand Response, Service: Paratransit

Expense Object Class           

Labor (501)          

01 Operators' salaries and wages (01): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 0, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 0, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 0, General Administration 160 Total d: 0, Total Modal Expenses e: 0.

02 Other salaries and wages (02): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 117,386, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 0, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 0, General Administration 160 Total d: 1,234,542, Total Modal Expenses e: 1,351,928.

03 Fringe Benefits (502): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 113,951, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 0, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 0, General Administration 160 Total d: 965,866, Total Modal Expenses e: 1,079,817.

04 Services (503): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 658,306, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 0, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 0, General Administration 160 Total d: 350,016, Total Modal Expenses e: 1,008,322

Materials and Supplies (504)          

05 Fuel and lubricants (01): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 0, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 0, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 0, General Administration 160 Total d: 0, Total Modal Expenses e: 0.

06 Tires and tubes (02): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 0, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 0, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 0, General Administration 160 Total d: 0, Total Modal Expenses e: 0.

07 Other materials and supplies (99): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 1, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 0, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 0, General Administration 160 Total d: 162,079, Total Modal Expenses e: 162,080.

08 Utilities (505): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 0, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 0, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 0, General Administration 160 Total d: 67,969, Total Modal Expenses e: 67,969.

09 Casualty and Liability Costs (506): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 0, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 0, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 0, General Administration 160 Total d: 256,634, Total Modal Expenses e: 256,634.

10 Taxes (507): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 0, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 0, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 0, General Administration 160 Total d: 0, Total Modal Expenses e: 0.        

Purchased Transportation (508):          

11 In Report (01): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 18,425,766, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 2,897,292, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 1,303,260, General Administration 160 Total d: 4,985,858, Total Modal Expenses e: 27,612,176.

12 Filing Separate Report (02): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 0, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 0, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 0, General Administration 160 Total d: 0, Total Modal Expenses e: 0.

13 Miscellaneous Expenses (502): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 20,118, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 0, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 0, General Administration 160 Total d: 76,185, Total Modal Expenses e: 96,303.

14 Expense Transfers (510): Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 465,359, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 0, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 0, General Administration 160 Total d: -5,548, Total Modal Expenses e: 459,811.

15 Total Modal Expenses: Vehicle Operation 010 Total a: 19,800,887, Vehicle Maintenance 041 Total b: 2,897,292, Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 Total c: 1,303,260, General Administration 160 Total d: 8,093,602, Total Modal Expenses e: 32,095,041.

16 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)- Related Expenses: 32,095,041.

The sum of the total on line 11 should equal the sum of lines 06 and 07 of the B-30s for service included in this report for this mode ($27,612,176)

The sum of the total of lines 01 - 10 and 13 - 14, should equal the total of B-30s, line 08 for all service reported as purchased transportation for this mode ($4,482,865)

The total of line 15 should equal the total of the B-30s, line 09, total operating expenses for all service reported as purchased transportation for this mode in both this report and filing a separate report ($32,095,041).

 

Prepared by: Grace Salandanan, Fiscal Resources Manager
  

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