AC Transit Annual Report 1964-1965

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A L AM E D A - C O N T R A CO S TA T RAN S I T D I S TR I C TANNUAL REPORT

1964/1965


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B O A R D O F D I R EC TOR SLeft to Right Above:

WILLIAM H. COBURN, JR . PresidentJOHN L. McDoNNELL, Vice President

WILLIAM E. BERKWILLIAM J. BETTENCOURT

ROBERT M. COPELANDRA Y H. RINEHART

E. GUY WARREN


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TO C I T I Z EN S O F TH ET RAN S I T D I S TR I CT

Having our commitment to provide eH'ective, economical an d popular servicefirmly established, the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District embarked duringth e past year into long-range concepts an d plans . Th e y ar e expected to give you,as taxpayers and passengers, a quality of transportation unmatched in the nation.

We realize fully that a p e riod of change is upon us . Costs are rising . Populationan d business cente rs ar e changing . We must successfully adjust to th e se changesand continue our battle with transit's major competitor, th e family car.

At th e same time, we must look ahead to th e future an d th e coordinating of existing facilities with th e coming rapid transit network , planning a system that will,bestse rve all riders .

In partnership with th e federal government, we have started upon studie s todevelop a long range pattern of transit for millions of passengers in Alameda, ContraCosta and San Francisco counties .

Th e $792,500 Northern California Transit D e monstration Project is w e ll un de r-way, established with th e he lp of fede ral funds, to efficie ntly coordinate East Ba y andSan Francisco service with th e San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Tr ansit District.

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Coordination of area transitfacilities engages generalmanagers of three agencies,an d director of study project.

AC Transit patrons, in th e las t month of the fiscal year, took a personal part indetermining these transportation patterns by participating in an extensive transitsurvey, a study which will form a basis for work to be done in meshing district servicewith rapid transit.

We have taken a number of important steps - inaugurating new ideas to attractadditional bus passengers, adapting routes to th e realistic, ever changing desires an dneeds of ou r service area, speeding up service - concentrating on the convenience ofmobile motor coach trave l.

As it has in almost five years of operations, the district again fulfilled its programof improvements, adding to its flee t of new buses, streamlining its routes an d ex tending its operation.

The district's projec t of equipping its basic bu s flee t with a two-way radio communications system will be helped financially with a government grant. With a telephonic radio finger on the pulse of its buses, the district will be able to increase efficiency of operations, dispatching coaches where they are needed, when they areneeded-of vital importance in day-by-day service and emergency situations .

Operating carefully an d with experience that has allowed us to trim costs whileimproving service, we have finished th e year within the boundaries of our estimated"break-even" budget . This experience enabled us to successfully match expansionswith revenue, maintaining our dedication to faster and better service despite spiralingcosts.

We intend to continue making the utmost use of th e speed, convenience andmobility of bu s transportation .

Bus travel IS easy. I t IS lo w cost. I t IS on many occasions far more convenientthan personal driving an d parking.

Nearly 53,000,000 riders were carried by AC Transit in th e year past and we exp ec t to boost that traveling family in th e year ahead.

We will endeavor to go on bringing better service to th e people an d those areaswhere it is needed, patterning patronage to population requirements an d trave linghabits of th e citizens.

William H. Coburn, Jr.President

Operator ma kes test ca IIwith two-way radio tocheck effectiveness ofplanned communicationnetwork.


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Aboard the 5:05 Express.

REVIE"W" O F O PERA T I O N SThis past year ma y well be the period in which "mobility" has become our most

notable attribute - no t only in operation of the bu s network, bu t in ou r total planningan d activity.

Versatility an d experience have been pu t to their utmost us e to meet an d surmountchanges an d to advance firmly into progressive an d visionary transit. We can reportwe have continued to improve and extend service. We have added new equipment an dtried new methQds of bringing additional riders into ou r growing, traveling family.

We are well aware that the battle of zooming costs grows stronger and continuesto mount, in the transit industry nationally, as well as on the home front. To maintainour operating position on the black side of the ledger required extreme care - includ-ing a dedication by all employees to excellent maintenance practices an d safety pro-cedures which reflect in cost reduction.

We realize fully that effective movement of an increasing number of riders isnecessary an d will involve different approaches, which must be considered, detailedan d planned before th e future becomes the present. We are well into this planningan d on a tremendously expanded level, cooperating with other transit agencies, an dwith the financial assistance of the United States Government.

Financial grants by the U.S. Housing an d Home Finance Agency have clearedthe wa y for projects which are expected to alter the format of transportation an d moveit further into fields where we can more successfully compete with the automobile .

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From these projects will come answers to common questions: Ho w will rapid transit affect th e operations of Alameda-Contra Costa Transit

District? How can we make th e best possible use of our motor coach mobility, keeping

ou r fleet modernized up-to-the-second on passenger needs, and offering emergencyservices i f necessary?

To work ou t a practical an d responsible method of coordinating AC Transit facili-ties an d those of th e San Francisco Public Utilities Commission with th e San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, a year-long, $792,500 study was begun in April.

Cost of th e study is being paid by the three local transit operations and by th efederal government. This study, the Northern California Transit DemonstrationProject, has as its major goals th e planning of local routings to "feed" passengers torapid transit stops, th e setting up of fare an d transfer structures and the expedienthandling of transferring passengers.

The project wheeled into high gear with the most extensive transit survey inarea history, made on all district buses during June, to determine transportation patterns. Passengers, by answering questions on point of origin, destination and modesof travel, provided information which will be significant in future planning.

Directors of this district, meanwhile, indicated their intention to operate free-way bu s service between East Bay cities and San Francisco after inauguration of transbay rapid rail transit, believing there are areas where bus service will provide faster,more direct an d more convenient service than fixed routes of the rail system.

Coordinated feeder bus service an d continued transba y bu s service, however,are future projects. At present is th e need to attract additional riders, to boost revenueto the healthy level where improvements can continue in service an d equipment,while th e district meets its costs an d its bond debt requirements.

In planning for a new concept of faster, more direct an d expanded public transportation, we again have "looked ahead" into th e advantages of equipping ou r basicfleet of buses with two-way radios, giving them a "voice" which will speed up servicean d expand th e ease of motor coach operation.

To help pioneer development of a two-way bu s radio communication system,th e district successfully applied to th e U.S. Housing an d Home Finance Agency for

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a capital grant. Governmental go-ahead on the project was given with approval of amaximum $179,333 grant, an d th e district now is well along with designs an d technical procedures. Initially, th e grant will be limited to an estimated $134,500-halfof the project cost of $269,000 - with the district supplying matching funds. Additionalfunds, to the maximum amount, are anticipated, however, after other planning agencies determine th e status of areawide land use and transportation coordination.

With th e two-way radio system, dispatchers will know location of each equippedbu s an d be able to switch routings or operations, according to needs, including thosewhich will be involved in rapid transit feeder bu s service. At th e same time, th e radionetwork is expected to deter hold-ups an d disturbances and, we most sincerely hope,prevent a recurrence of our first major tragedy - th e fatal shooting of veteran driverPerseus Copeland during an attempted robbery.

Making use of th e current flexibility of ou r network, we have gained an unusualvictory in a year which has been a difficult on e for business on al l levels. We believewe have turned ou t a better product of public transportation at no increase in faresor taxes, by curtailing expenses to help meet rising costs.

We have contined a line-by-line check of service, changing, extending or, in somecases, shifting routes to provide the best possible bus transit for a greater number ofriders, meeting population changes an d anticipating growth to come.

Service improvements, equipment purchases, bond debt requirements and otherexpenditures were kept within th e lines of a "break-even" budget which also includedwage increases of almost four percent for nearly 1500 employees.

Although we rank as one of th e nation's foremost transit properties for generalgrowth, in contrast to a general decrease in riding, it is obvious that AC Transit mustfind ne w ways to increase its revenue, new services to attract riders an d still additional methods of tailoring expenses to keep operations on a stable financial basis.

We intend to keep growing-soundly an d realistically, by taking people wherethey want to go, in th e simplest, most comfortable an d most economical way attainable.

R . E V ENU E H I GHL I GHT SAs projected, the district ha d a uniform year, with passenger revenue and the

number of passengers carried showing a slight increase over the previous fiscal period.Passenger and charter revenue totaled $13,184,778, an increase of $112,334 or 0.9

percent over the 1963-64 fiscal year. Operating expenses reached $13,320,498, up$420,210 or 3 percent.

Bond debt services an d provision for capital equipment renewal an d additionstotaled $2,177,447 an d were covered by tax proceeds of $2,234,140, based on 12.5cents pe r $100 of assessed valuation. After al l bills were paid, the district ended th eyear with $99,886 netted from revenue and taxes.

On East Bay lines, revenue tallied $7,630,234, down 2.13 percent. Transbayoperations showed revenue of $5,140,398, up 4.29 percent.

Charter operations reached $414,146, an increase of 19.16 percent over the yearbefore . The competitive pricing of charter service an d th e pleasant efficiency ofdrivers and other workers, were main factors for growth - along with greater publicknowledge of how easy it is for groups - an d schools in particular - to charter a bus.

The district carried 40,866,800 passengers on local lines, a decline of 1.97 percent,bu t transbay trave l continued to grow, with 12,047,000 carried during the year, a hikeof 9 .19 percent. With 361,500 charter passengers, the district's total number of ridersreached 53,275,300, up .44 percent as compared to th e year before .

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Vehicle Milesfiscal year ending June 30millions of miles

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Second Bus-O-Rama picks to pdrivers of year, from left:Clifford Gregg, first; VerneA. Pratt, second; Robert E.Peacock, third place winner.

Commute book sales amounted to $2,113,700, an increase of 3.34 percent oversales of $2,045,400 for th e previous period.

The biggest growth in East Bay service occurred on th e intercity express lines.Revenue from th e seven lines totaled $621,500, some $68,000 or 12.28 percent morethan th e amount dropped in fare boxes a year ago. Number of passengers using th elimited-stop service also continued to boom, with 3,244,000 riders taking advantageof fast and direct transportation-a 14.51 percent boost over revenue passengers ofth e 1963-64 fiscal year.

The district operated 22,655,432 miles of service on East Ba y an d transba y lines,a decrease of 1.12 percent.

Several records were broken during th e year.Th e intercity express service hi t its most profitable day in March, taking in

$2,757.36, highest daily revenue since th e limited stop system was inaugurated inMarch, 1961.In December, riders ignored the weather to give th e district its top day, with$47,337.55 jingling into th e fare boxes. This record fell in Ma y when far es jumped to$47,706-best day ye t .

In March, a record number of passengers gave th e district its highest passengercount for a single month, with 4,892,000 revenue riders using th e buses.

Sunday passes sold on June 27 totaled 1628-another ne w high.

D EV ELO P "MEN T S IN SER . V I CEVirtually every area in the district currently is served by the most thorough net

work of public transportation in East Bay history .With many local an d transbay lines speeded up and extended, concentration more

recently has been given to adjusting th e transit system to make th e maximum us e oflabor an d equipment in providing th e best possible service for th e largest numberof residents.

.Scheduling, research and planning have centered on tw o principal projects: Extension an d rerouting of service to meet the potential of ne w patronage . Realignment of routes to discard inherited service patterns that no longer at

tract an adequate number of riders .Twenty-five lines in all were partially rerouted during th e year.This line-by-line consideration ha s made it possible to offer b e tter service cover

age while at th e same time achieving a slight reduction in service mi leage . Thirty-twoadditional peak hour trips, for example, were added during the past year, 21 on transbay lines an d 11 on local an d express lines, with an increase of only seven coaches.

Opening of sections of th e MacArthur Freeway and of th e ne w turn-off to th eWebster St. tube to Alameda shaved travel time for a number of riders. In th e MacArthur area particularly, service has been speeded up , rerouted an d extended, tobring bus transportation to ne w areas an d provide coverage to districts divided byth e freeway.

Alameda commuters no t only ha d faster service, bu t a ne w branch of the transba ycommuter line W was inaugurated to better serve th e South Shore area .

Another ne w commute route was pu t into operation between the Simmon's mattress factory in San Leandro and San Francisco.

Service improvements included expansion of alternate trips on the trans bay 12thSt. line (A) around Lakeshore Ave. to Grand Ave. an d MacArthur Blvd., to give th e


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PASSENGERS REVENUE MILEAGE1964-65

REVENUE PASSENGERSEast Bay. 40,866,812Transbay.. 12,046,962PASSENGER REVENUEEast Bay. $ 7,630,234Transbay. 5,140,398Charter . 414,146VEHICLE MILESEast Bay. 15,1l2,781Transbay.. 7,542,651

1963-6441,688,3411l,032,874

$ 7,898,0064,826,884347,554

15,725,0377,186,401

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neighborhood east of Lake Merritt its first, direct, fast link with downtown Oakland,along with additional transbay transportation .

The outer terminal of the Brookdale Ave. line (14) wa s extended via School St.,Coolidge Ave. to Brookdale Ave. to serve a larger area an d provide transit for a residential area cu t off by th e MacArthur Freeway.

Improved bus transportation in Leona Heights was provided through ex tensionof the High St. line (79) to a ne w terminal at Mountain Blvd. an d Knoll Ave . The Alameda end of the line was rerouted during midday hours to provide direct service fromFernside Dr. to Park St. an d Santa Clara Ave .

At th e same time, the 90th Ave. line (56) was extended out Golf Links Rd. to theintersection of Dunkirk Ave . to offer weekday trips, in addi tion to special school service . Some trips on Line 40 (San Leandro) were extended to San Leandro MemorialHospital. Certain trips also were extended on the H esperian Blvd. line (93) to serveindustry at the foot of Grant Ave.

Night and Saturday bus service was provided for th e southwest section of Hayward by extending the Calaroga line (92) to better serve Southland Shopping Center,Southgate shopping area, Palma Ceia Village, Palma Ceia Pl aza, downtown Haywardand adjacent residential areas.

Ow l service on th e 14th St.line (12) was rerouted via th e Oakland Army Base. Th eBerkeley Express (33) was rerouted via 27th St. to better serve shoppers, and theDutton-Davis line (55) was ex tended through San Leandro's central business district.

Major time adjustments were made on several lines, including those traveling onEast 14th St., to insure on-time operations or better transfer connections. Headwayswere changed on six lines, because of lack of patronage or to improve connections.Line 42 Estuary Housing loop in Alameda was curtailed to a limited number of schooltrips, du e to closing of most of the units. Service on the Garvin-Barrett line (68) wascurtailed after 6:30 p .m., also because of a lack of riders an d similarly, th e South Shore(63) and LeRoy Heights (70) lines had minor partial trip cancellations on first or lastschedules .

Improvements and changes resulted in a correspondingly busy year for th e is-suing of timetables - revised on an up-to-the-minute basis. Some 1,500,000 timetables were distributed to th e riding public during the year.

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A place - and a record - for every bus part. Christmas Tree greeting, from new buses.

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NE"1lV" EQUIP"MENTThe latest in bu s equipment-clean, modern an d comfortable-has become a

familiar sight on East Bay streets an d on th e San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, covering basic service on almost every line from remote neighborhood areas to downtownbusiness centers.

Keeping to its equipment renewal promise, the district gave riders a $806,900Christmas gift-another 30 Transit Liners. Fifteen of th e new 51-passenger buseswent into service on lines operating in th e East Oakland area while a like number of45-passenger coaches were scheduled on crosstown neighborhood routes in variouscities of th e district.

The arrivals increased th e district's fleet of new buses to 340, more than half ofthe property's total number of 637 coaches. With the shipment, the district couldretire th e final 26 gasoline-powered coaches, ending high maintenance costs an d th eera of gas fumes an d balky buses.

In farewell, a memorial run was made by th e last Mack coach through East Baycities, marking a finale to nearly 44 years of gas-powered bus transit. Painted "tears"on th e front of the coach expressed the only regret, along with the message, "T o myfriends, good-bye."

Orders also were placed by the district for another 30 ne w Transit Liners, to boostth e total to 370 before th e end of the next fiscal period.

Equipment maintenance practices retained an important role in operations. Fo rth e third year, the district received national maintenance recognition, winning theFleet Owner Maintenance Efficiency Award for 1964 for effective balance betweenlow maintenance costs an d reliable, trouble-free operations .

A semi-overhaul was started on th e original 250 Transit Liners purchased in 1960-61, an d by the close of the fiscal year work ha d been completed on 108 . Earlier in th eyear th e roofs an d fronts of th e 250 buses received a new coat of paint

Maintenance workers turned in their best record in over a year in February whenthey averaged 18,108 miles per road call. Gas heating systems were installed in garageand pit areas at all three divisions to provide winter protection for employees.

Purchasing an d stores, working toward standardization of al l materials an d supplies, from buses to pencils, received a welcome push with retirement of the gasolinebuses.

The department was able to remove 960 items from maintenance stock, makingavailable needed warehouse space. I t also permitted conversion of two 12,000 gallongasoline underground storage tanks to diesel, an aid in maintaining an adequate supplyof fuel.

Standardization, with stock control an d proximity of major suppliers' warehouses,has made it possible to hold the inventory of automotive parts at $204 pe r bu s . Costof fuel and lubricants remained firm under a contract which assures current prices

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SAFETY AND TRAININGCo nt inu ance of exce lle nt sa fety exp erie nce ranked hi gh in ach ievemen ts for the

ye ar. The total of traffic and passenger acc iden ts was reduce d by 4.7 pe rce nt .Measured in transi t in dustry figures, m iles per acciden t in creased from 11,133

m iles per acciden t to 11,648 .From a passenger point of view, th e district was ab le to announce the safest ride

yet in February, when the th ree mo tor coach divisions averaged 13,650 miles peraccident - h ighes t figure since the dis trict began operations in October, 1960 . At th esame time , drive rs a t E meryvill e cracked a safe ty goal of the ir own, wi th 15,434 milespe r acciden t - th e best divisional record to date.

Operators had a chance to pu t their skill on the line an d to pick th e " T op Driverof 1965" du ring the second annual Bu s-O-Rama, staged dur ing Ju ne. Approximate ly190 d rivers comp eted in th e co ntes t, rece iving a shou lder patch to ind ica te the irin teres t in tes ting the ir ability on an ob stacle course which simul ate d p robl em s encou nte red in stre e t ope ration s. Whi le newsp ap ers and te lev ision an d radi o stationscovered th e even t, th ree top w inners from ea ch di vision comp eted in th e finals fortroph ie s an d the title, whi ch was wo n b y dr ive r C. E. Gregg of Semin ary D iv ision .Sem inary re tained th e p erp e tu al troph y, rep eating a victory as th e di vis ion represe nted by the ch ampio n driver.

STATEMENT OF SOURCEAND APPLICATIONMAJOR EXPENSES AND OF FUNDSREQUIREMENTS Fo r Year Ended June 30, 1965

FUNDS WERE PROVIDED BY1964-65 1963-64 TH E FOLLOWING:

Amount Per Cent Amount Per Cent Ne t income for period $770,719Add charges not requ iring

Salaries, Wages outlay of cash:and Fringe Deprec iation and amor-Benefits $10,271,082 66.27 $9,928,755 66.02 tization of fixed assets 989,226

Bonded Principal Excess of amortization ofand In terest 1,188,221 7.67 1,20 1,974 8.00 prepaid insurance overrenewal premiums 18,417Taxes and To ll s 984,965 6.36 953,829 6.34 Amortization of otherProvisions for miscellaneous pr epaidEquipment item s 6,090Renewal 989,226 6.38 936,036 6.22 fixed assets 34,225

Claims 276,870 1.79 299,059 1.99 Workmen's Compensationsrefunds & dividends 81,427Fuel and O il 466,972 3.01 469,660 3.13 Tota l Funds Provided $1,9()(),104Materials a ndSupplies 515,747 3.33 513,846 3.42 FUN DS WERE APPLIED

Tires and Tu bes 193,871 1.25 192,495 1.28 TO TH E FOLLOWING:Insurance 150,212 .97 Bond redemptions $650,0()()175,155 1.16 Purchase of 30 new buses 806,563Public Infor- Purchase of coin processingmation and and other office equipment 17,771Advertising 124,250 .80 126,184 .84 Purchase of autos and trucks 15,409Miscellaneous 336,519 2.17 241,305 1.60 Purchase of other capitalassets 15,294Total Funds Applied $1,505,037

NET INCREASE INWORKING CAPITOL $ 395,067

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"Pat on the back" froma happy driver makesenthused teen-aged riders and a pleasantschool run .

1500 personal belongings lost on buses were processed each month . Umbrellas, th emost usual lost item, averaged 50 a day . Most of th e articles -7 5 percent of them - arereclaimed, a high in effort on the part of bus drivers an d bureau personnel. The centeralso handles from 50 to 150 phone calls each da y an d takes care of tickets, tokens,refunds an d information for about 40 daily visitors .

The district's advertising campaign was judged one of th e "Best in th e West" inth e annual craft competition of the Advertising Association of th e West, for its "creative ingenuity an d achievement of objectives in a complete campaign ." A certificateof special merit was awarded AC Transit for over-all advertising efforts, in competitionwith advertising campaigns in the western United States.

"1N"AGESWhere does th e income go? Much of i t -66.3 percent-travels home in pay en

velopes, with $10,271,082 distributed in wages, salaries and employee benefits .Wage increases automatically hiked checks of 1,300 bus drivers and other union

workers 10 cents an hour on December 1, while some 171 supervisory personnel received wage boosts of 3.44 percent on January 1.

The increase was granted under terms of a two an d a half year contract whichexpired before th e end of th e fiscal year but was extended until unresolved difFerences could be decided by arbitration.

C LA IM SA decrease in accidents was noted by th e claims department, with statistics show

ing 3,237 accidents an d occurrences during th e year, as compared to 3,352 accidentsin the previous fiscal period.

Costs of bodily injury accidents reached $164,300 an d costs of property damagewere $38,000, totaling $202,300. Claims paid amounted to 1.5 percent of operatingrevenue . Collections for damage to district property, mainly buses, amounted to$28,557 .

L EG ISLAT I ONIn th e legislative field, two measures of particular benefit to th e district were

noted. The first would permit th e California State Toll Bridge Authority to grant reliefto th e district on transba y toll charges, which no w total $340,000 annually. A resolution also has been introduced for consideration by th e State Assembly calling for astudy of gas tax relief for urban transit operators .


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ACCOUNT I NGStriving for increased efficiency in th e data processing department, th e district

approved the purchase of an imprinte r-detacher machine, which automatically appliesthe "signa tu res " to payroll checks, separates them from continuous forms an d stacksthem in order. Together with a new decollator, the machine also removes carbonpaper and separates th e many other contiouous forms prepared by the departmentth e statistical and accounting records which are a key to al l district operations:

To improve processing of cash and tokens in the treasury department, two highspeed coin-counting, bagging an d wrapping machines were purchased and two coinassorter an d counting machines were ordered.

In an average month, the machines sort an d count over 1,500,000 tokens an d3,600,000 coins from fare boxes. In a second process, tokens are rolled for return an dresale, while approximately 1,700,000 coins are bagged for banking an d 1,900,000rolled for change requirements . All told more than 10,000,000 coins and tokens rollthrough the treasury department every month .

ADM IN IS T R A T I O N

KENNETH F. HENSELGeneral Manager

Sa n Francisco story. . . Commute busesroll to position underey e of superintendent, load, an d sec-onds later , depar tTransbay Transit Ter-minal in precise for-mation.

HOWARD D . BEEBEPurchases and Stores Manager

ALAN L. BINGHAMPublic Information Manager

MELVIN C. CHAPMANClaims Manager

HAROLD M. DAVISExecutive Assistant to the

General Manager

DONALD 1. POTTERTransportation Manager

EVERETT A. TOWERSGeneral Superintendent,

Maintenance

JOHN F. LARSONTreasurer-Controller

WARREN E. ROBINSONSuperintendent of Schedules

GORDON G. WADSWORTHSafety Engineer

ROBERT E. NISBETAttorney

GEORGE M . TAYLORDistrict Secretary

H. D. WHITEOperations Assistant to the

General Manager

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ALAIVIEDA- CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICTSpecial. Tran.sit Serv-ice District No.1

EXFl:IBIT A

COMPARAT I V E B A LANC

. A S S E T S

1965 1964

CURRENT ASSETS:Cash:

On hand and in commercial accounts $ 559,927 $ 585,032Time deposits - partially earmarked - Notes3 and 4 2,632,693 $ 3,192,620 2,014,223 $ 2,599,255

Accounts and accruals receivable . 215,483 116,532Investment in U.S. Treasury obligations, atamortized cost which approximates marketvalue. 109,552 311,555Prepaid expense:

Materials and supplies $ 188,296 $ 195,727Insurance and other 61,799 ~ 0 , 0 9 5 86,306 282,033

Total current assets $ 3,767,750 $ 3,309,375

PROPERTY, PLANTAND EQUIPMENT -A T COST:Property and equipment acquiredOctober 1, 1960 - Note 1 $ 7,507,575 $ 7,507,575

Less accumulated amortization . 1,586,755 $ 5,920,820 1,247,370 $ 6,260,205Other property and equipment:

Motor coaches $10,125,948 $ 9,330,932Parts, service cars, shop an dmiscellaneous equipment. 150,596 120,028Office furniture and equipment. 50,961 33,190

Subtotal $10,327,505 $9,484,150Less accumulated depreciation . 2,603,792 7,723,713 1,931,408 7,552,742

Total property, plant and equipment-net. $13,644,533 $13,812,947Total assets $17,412,283 $17,122,322

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Ju .n . e 30,1965 an . d 1964

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CURRENT LIABILITIES:Accounts payableSalaries an d wages payablePayroll taxes collected and accrued .Accrued interest on general obligation bonds.Unredeemed tickets and tokensOther current liabilities

Total current liabilities

GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS-NOTE 2:Maturing within one year.Maturing after one year

DISTRICT EQUITY - EXHIBIT B

$ 675,00013,950,000

ESTIMATED CURRENT COMMITMENTSJUNE 30, 1965

Claims provision under self-insurance progra}TIDistrict's share of HHFA-District financed radio projectBond service obligation for 1965-66 fiscal year, required tobe on hand pe r bond indenture

Principal payments du eIn teres t .

Purchase of 30 ne w buses

$675,000475,000

$ 318,249282,797186,692170,29685,882

142920$ 1,058,836

14,625,000

12728A47

$ 500,000135,000

1,150,000810,000

$ 2,595,000

$17,412,283

: 1 9 6 4

$ 650,000

$ 283,134237,885168,871183,29683,198

14,637$ 971,021

14,625,000 15,275,000

876,301

$17,122,322

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ALA:M:EDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT

E X ~ I B I T B

C O M P A R A T I V E S T A T E M E N TO F R E V E N U E , EXPENSEA N D D I S T R I C T E Q U I T Y

Fo.- the Yea . . - s En.ded Ju . n . e 30. :1 .965 an.d :1 .964

REVENUE:PassengerCharterAdvertisingIn terest earnedOther operations

Total operating revenueEXPENSE:

Maintenance of equipment, shops, garages, buildings and grounds .Transportation .San Francisco terminal and other station expenseTraffic solicitation and special servicePublic information an d advertising .Insurance and safety .Welfare and pensions .Administrative and generalOperating taxes an d licenses .Operating rents .Total expense.

Operating revenue before depreciation and amortizationDEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION.

Operating lossPROCEEDS FROM TAXATIONLESS INTEREST ON BONDED DEBTNET INCREASE IN DISTRICT EQUITYDISTRICT EQUITY:

Balance, beginning of yearAdd refunds of prior years' workmen's compensation insurance premiumsBalance, end of year .

See accompanying notes16

:1 .965 :1 .964

$12,770,632414,14683,30174,02721,585$13,363,691

$ 1,984,1338,426,23370,226119,891143,570549,698626,280686,225647,34066,902$13,320,498

$ 43,193989,226

$( 946,033)2,234,140517,388)

$ 770,719

876,30181,427$ 1,728,447

$12,724,890347,55488,43952,03420,500$13,233,417

$ 1,929,3068,157,59767,101108,071145,303587,754595,862624,737620,64363,914$12,900,288

$ 333,129936,036

$( 602,907)1,980,926556,138)

$ 821,881

20,48233,938$ 876,301


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL S TATE :M : ENT SFor the "Year . ErIlded Ju . r I l e 30. :1 .965 arlld :1 .964

NOTE 1 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:On October 1, 1960 the District purchase d th e physicaloperating assets of th e Key System Transit Lines an d itspa re nt company, Bay Area Public Service Corporation.The cost column in th e schedule below allocates the purchase price in accordance with an en g in ee ring reportrendered by Arthur C. Jenkins & Associates of San Francisco, Californi a under date of Jan uary 10, 1961:

LandBuildings an d other structuresService cars, shop an d

miscellaneous equipmentOffice furniture an d equipmentTotals.

AccumulatedCost Amortization

$2,323,416 $1,473,2423,336,475

324,37250,070

211,6411,239,871110,56124,682

$7,507,575 $1,586,755

Except for land, assets acquired by this purchase aswell as al l assets subsequently acquired are being chargedagainst operations according to amortization an d deprec i-ation schedules pr epa red for the District by th e same firmof consulting engineers. When certain equipment acquired in th e initial acquisition is sold or salvaged, proceeds from th e sale are added to the accumulated amortization account, th e reby not disturbing current amortization charges bu t reducing amounts to b e written off at th ee nd of th e amortization p eriod. These procee ds totalle d$114,502 as of June 30, 1965.NOTE 2 - BOND ISSUE: The District voters authorizeda general obligation bond issue of $16,500,000 at ane le ction held on October 20, 1959. The bonds matureserially in amounts ranging from $600,000 on September1, 1962 to $1,400,000 on September 1, 1980. Interes t onthese bonds ranges from 1% for the longes t series to 6%for th e shortest series.

NOTE 3 - SELF-INSURANCE: On January 1, 1962 th eDistrict began to self-insure all liability cl a im s for personal injury and property damage up to a maximum of$50,000 for anyone occurrence. Claims in excess of thisamount are insured with commercial insurance carriers.As of January 1, 1963 th e District discontinu ed makingprovision for unsettled claims bu t began to charge cl a imsettlements directly to operations, and provided $500,000,included in time deposits. Th e Board of Di rec tors is considering recommendations contained in a report by anindependent consulting firm which had bee n retained toto review the operations of the claims department.

NOTE 4 - PURCHASE COMMITMENTS: Th e Boardof Directors has authorized purchase of thirty ne w motorcoaches at a cost of approximately $810,000 to be delive red between late 1965 an d early 1966. Th e Districthas been awarded a grant from the Federal Housing andHome Finance Agency to pay half the cost of a two-wayradio system. Time deposits of $135,000 have been ea rmarked to pay th e District's half.

NOTE 5 - PENSIONS: When the District acquired th ephysical op erating assets of the Key System Transit Linesit also assumed th e liability for current and future pensions . Payments are charge d to operations in th e yearmade; no provision is made for future pe nsion liabilities.

NOTE 6 - LABOR CONTRACT: The labor contractb e tween the District an d its union employees expiredMay 31, 1965. A ne w contract is under arbitration.

LYBRAND, ROSS BROS. & MONTGOMERYCERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS1330 BROADWAY

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612To th e Board of Directors,Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District,Special Transit Service District No. 1:

September 6, 1965

We have examined the balance sheet of th e ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT, SPECIAL TRANSIT SERVICE DISTRICT NO.1, as of June 30, 1965 an d th e relatedstatement of revenue, expense and district equity for th e year th en ended. Ou r examination wasmade in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, an d accordingly included suchtests of th e accounting records an d such other auditing procedures as we considered necessaryin the circumstances. We pr e viously examine d an d reported upon the financial statements ofth e District for th e year ended June 30, 1964.In ou r opinion, the accompanying balance sheet an d statement of revenue, expense anddistrict equity prese nt fairly th e financial position of th e Alameda-Contra Costa Transit Distric t,Special Transit Service District No.1, at June 30, 1965 an d 1964, an d th e results of its operationsfor the years then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles appliedon a consistent basis.

LYBRAND, ROSS BROS. & MONTGOMERY


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Documents

AC Transit Annual Report 1964-1965