LYNX FY2011 and FY2012 Budget Considerations Orange County Board of County Commissioners Linda S....

LYNX FY2011 and FY2012

Budget ConsiderationsOrange County

Board of County Commissioners

Linda S. WatsonLYNX

Chief Executive Officer

February 23, 2010

Budget TrendsRevenue Side - Local

Funding PartnerFY2008

Funding LevelsFY2009

Funding Levels

FY2010 Existing

Funding Levels

FY2011 Proposed

Funding Levels

Orange County 37,761,235 39,761,235 34,819,427 32,382,067Osceola County 4,725,539 4,867,305 4,601,284 4,279,194Seminole County 4,389,805 4,622,465 4,391,342 4,083,948City of Orlando 4,524,658 4,255,000 3,744,400 3,482,292Altamonte Springs 130,000 130,000 130,000 120,900Sanford 100,000 100,000 100,000 93,000Kissimmee 220,000 120,000 0 0St. Cloud 174,192 174,192 174,192 161,999Total 52,025,429 54,030,197 47,960,645 44,603,400

Dollar Amount Change 2,004,768 (6,069,552) (3,357,245)Percent Change 4% -11% -7%

Dealing With Budget Cuts3 Year Trend

• Reduced Administrative Staff by 9%• No Raises or Step Increases For 2 Years• Department Budgets Slashed• Fares Raised 17% And 14% In Consecutive Years• Tapped Into Reserve Funds 2 Years• Used Preventive Maintenance, JARC and New

Freedom Funds• Reduced Overtime• Reduced Service and Implemented Additional

Service Efficiencies

Service Reductions in Orange County

Funding PartnerFY2008

Funding LevelsFY2009

Funding Levels

FY2010 Existing

Funding Levels

FY2011 Proposed

Funding Levels

Orange County 37,761,235 39,761,235 34,819,427 32,382,067Total 37,761,235 39,761,235 34,819,427 32,382,067

Dollar Amount Change 2,000,000 (4,941,808) (2,437,360)Percent Change 5% -12% -7%

$12 Million Cumulative 2 Year Impact

Budget TrendsRevenue Side – Orange County

Going Backwards

Current And Future Light-rail Systems

BRT Systems

64 Federally Funded Projects 2009-2010

Rail Is On The Way

Legal Issues

Courts forced Los Angeles County to spend $1 billion to buy buses, add service and maintain low fares after class action suit that alleged MTA had established “an expensive, boondoggle rail system … and a dilapidated deteriorated bus system for 94 percent of the riders, 81 percent of whom are people of color.

2005 Class action lawsuit alleging MTC channeled funds to benefit predominantly white rail riders a the expense of bus riders of color. Suit was settled four years later with judge saying funding changes MTC made over four-year period made up for prior difference.

Suit claims that regional funding has systematically under-funded inner-city bus and L train service for the benefit of suburban train lines, therefore denying equal transportation access to the region’s minority populations and violated federal and state law. Suit filed on Jan. 6, 2010.

Quick Summary

Funding is down

Falling behind peers

Can’t adequately support rail

Possible legal issues

Need Financial Capacity

Dedicated Funding

Getting Up To SpeedRequires Dedicated Funding

‘Smart ‘ StreetsConnecting Transit and Land UseWalking And Bicycling InfrastructureExpansion Of Transit Services (Bus And Rail)New Transit Modes (Rail And Signature Express Bus)High Capacity Transit On Major Travel Corridors

Constructing Turn Bays‘Smart’ SheltersTraffic ChannelizationLighting ImprovementsReduced Neighborhood TrafficBike Paths

Transit Supporters In Florida

They Did It …So Can We

Phoenix 1% Sales Tax

Charlotte Half Cent Sales Tax

You Are The Leaders

“Florida may be on the verge of a transit renaissance. In our ten years of doingoutreach and marketing for transit, we have never seen such general and across-the-board support for better public transit. Gas at $4 a gallon proved to be a tipping point.”

Denis EirikisPresidentClear Light Communications Inc.

Thank you