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Project title: Everett Transit Workshop

City Council Agenda Item Cover Sheet

Council Bill# Project: Third Workshop regarding Everett Transit
Partner/Supplier : N/A

Agenda dates requested: Location: N/A

December 18, 2019 Preceding.action: .Second Workshop:-:: 8/21./1.9; Community Transit .Presentation -11/6/19
Fund: Fund 425 (Everett Transit)
Briefing
Proposed action
Consent
Action
Ordinance Fiscal summary statement:
Public hearing None at this time.
Yes X No

Budget amendment: Project summary statement:

Yes X No
The workshop is the third of three planned workshops in 2019 regarding local transit
PowerPoint presentation: service. The workshop materials synthesize information presented to City Council at the
X Yes No prior two workshops, the recent presentation by Community Transit staff and financial
Attachments: projections regarding Everett Transit's revenue and costs under different policy options.
Power point

Department(s) involved:
The workshop will address the following:
Administration; Everett
Transit 1) Financial projections through the year 2040;
Contact person: 2) Potential outcomes of three transit service policy options entitled "Status Quo,"
Paul Kaftanski "Long Range Plan - Growth," and "Unified"; and
3) Recommended next steps.
Phone number:
425-257-7113

Email:
pkaftanski@everettwa.gov

Initialed by:

Recommendation (exact action requested of Council):

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Provide policy guidance regarding further analysis of select options.
Council President
 Workshop Topics

• High level 20 year financial outlook

- Based on long range (LRP) projections
• Policy options - current law
- Status quo
- LRP - growth
- Unified
• Next steps

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• Transit Dependent • Annual 1.1% growth • Meets/Exceeds LRP

• City-wide Reductions • Supports Adopted • Additional Connections

Plans

• High Density Corridors • Time Limited • Staff Protected

Sustainability

• Not Growth • No Contract Service

Supportive
• Evaluate Contract
Service
 Fixed Route Service Characteristics
Status Quo Long Range Plan Unified
Frequency Frequency Frequency
• 30/60 weekdays • 15/30 weekdays • 10/20 weekdays
• 60 Saturdays • 20/60 weekends • 20/30 weekends

Span Span Span

18 hours/Day ➔ 14 • Maintain • 19.50 hours/day
hours • Evaluate routes for • Evaluate routes for
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Status Quo Long Range Plan Unified

• Service reduced • Revise current policy • Service meets ADA

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• Revise current policy • New customers must

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be ADA/.75 limit

• Evaluate contracting
 Status Quo Long Range Plan Unified
• Shrinking number of • Increase number of • Federal law guarantee
FTEs FTEs

• Re-assess non driver • More support staff • CT still expanding

FTEs

• ATU integration process

 Status Quo Long Range Plan Unified
• Surplus Cedar or Smith • Expand either site • CT determines need

• Subsidize or sell Everett • Evaluate Everett • Evaluate Everett

Station Station Station

• LRT terminus impact? • LRT terminus impact? • LRT terminus impact?

 Status Quo Long Range Plan Unified

Modest recovery goal • Higher recovery range • CT Board sets goal

Riders skew low • Consistent with LRP • By service type

income service

Remain in ORCA • Remain in ORCA • Remain in ORCA

 Status Quo Long Range Plan Unified
• Structural actions now • Solid through first½ of • Presumes sustainable
2030s
• Approximately 2025 • Structural actions • lnterfund revenue
upside down deferred eliminated

• lnterfund revenue stays • By mid 2030s ➔ upside • Approximately $750k in

down G.F. labor

• lnterfund revenue • 7.7 F.T.E

increases
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• Disadvantaged • Disadvantaged • Better positioned

• Minimum distribution • Competitive for EVs • Sufficient match

focus
• Competitive for EVs • Sufficient match • City a partner, not E.T.

• Local match a • Mid 2030s a challenge

challenge
 Status Quo Long Range Plan Unified
• City of Everett • City of Everett • CT Board

• Most aspects • Most aspects • No seat guarantee

today

• Grants/ORCA • Grants/ORCA • State law and CT bylaws

exceptions exceptions guide
 Status Quo Long Range Plan Unified
• Disinvestment • Short term investment • Long term investment

• More difficult to use • Service more attractive • Can influence

development
• Not planning • Planning supportive • Chance of mode split 8
supportive
• Carcentricity increases • Sustainability challenge • LRT integretation

• LRT integration • Loss of City policy

control
• Do not further explore • Further explore • Further explore
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