NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE YOSEMITE AREA …€¦ · 23-7-2014 · Dick stated that the Fresno COGis not interested in incurring any expense for the project until they know

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

OF THE

YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

(YARTS) AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 – 10:30 a.m.

Sierra Center Mall

Board of Supervisors Conference Room, Third Floor

452 Old Mammoth Road

Mammoth Lakes, CA

(209) 723-3153

1. INTRODUCTIONS

2. PUBLIC COMMENT

THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED BY VIDEOCONFERENCE

AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION:

MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

FRONT CONFERENCE ROOM

369 W. 18TH

STREET, MERCED, CA

MEMBERS OF THE YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AUTHORITY ADVISORY

COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND

AND PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING AT THE

VIDEOCONFERENCE LOCATION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

APPEARING AT A VIDEOCONFERENCE LOCATION WILL BE

PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE LEGISLATIVE

BODY DIRECTLY AS PROVIDED BY LAW.

PERSONS WISHING TO COMMENT ON ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA MAY DO

SO AT THIS TIME. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO A MAXIMUM OF FIVE

MINUTES PER PERSON. STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD IS OPTIONAL,

BUT USEFUL IN ACTING ON COMMENTS AND REQUESTS. FOR ITEMS NOT ON

THE AGENDA, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME.

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

PERSONS WISHING TO COMMENT ON ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA MAY DO

SO WHEN THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THAT ITEM. THE CHAIRPERSON WILL

CALL FOR COMMENTS FOLLOWING STAFF INTRODUCTION OF THE ITEM AND

QUESTIONS BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED.

ITEM STAFF

* 3. Minutes of the April 9, 2014 YARTS AAC meeting

4. Information/Discussion Only

# a. VIA Monthly Service Reports for March 2014 – June

2014

# b. YARTS Ridership History/Visitation

# c. YARTS Financial Report/Budget Update

d. Minutes of the April 14, 2014 YARTS JPA meeting

(to be approved at the JPA July 28, 2014 meeting)

* # 5. System-wide Service Standards Dick Whittington

Recommend the YARTS Joint Powers Authority approve

the System-wide Service Standards and Service Policies

for the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System

(YARTS).

* # 6. Service Update Hwy. 41 Memorandum of

Understanding Review

Dick Whittington

Discuss the various segments of the project and provide

staff direction on items of interest or concern.

7. Oral Report – National Park Service Report Sheri Ogden

8. Oral Report – Managers’ Report Dick Whittington

9. Member Remarks

* Action # Attachment + Enclosure

The next YARTS AAC meeting will be held Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at

10:30 a.m. at the Mariposa County Government Center

Board of Supervisors Chambers

5100 Bullion Street, Mariposa, CA

COPIES OF STAFF REPORTS OR OTHER WRITTEN

DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS

REFERRED TO ON THE AGENDA ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE

OF MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS.

PERSONS WITH QUESTIONS CONCERNING AGENDA ITEMS

MAY CALL MCAG TO INQUIRE ON THE NATURE OF THE ITEM

DESCRIBED ON THE AGENDA.

ITEM 3

YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (YARTS) AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

April 9, 2014

The regular meeting of the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) Authority Advisory Committee held Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at the Merced County Association of Governments, Front Conference Room, 369 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA was called to order by Danna Stroud at 10:35 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Karen Baker, California Welcome Center, Merced Barbara Carrier, Mariposa County Public Works Sandy Hogan, Mono County LTC (via teleconference) Candy O’Donel-Browne, Mariposa County Economic Development Corp Sheri Ogden, Yosemite National Park Jeff Simpson, Mono County Economic Development (via teleconference) Steve Smallcombe, Mariposa County Citizen Danna Stroud, Mono County Citizen (via teleconference) MEMBERS ABSENT Rich Green, The Bus, Merced Sinarath Pheng, Caltrans Terry Selk, Yosemite/Mariposa Tourism Bureau Sean Williams, Holiday Inn Express OTHERS PRESENT Scott Burns, Mono County (via teleconference) Cindy Kelly, VIA Trailways Robin Lamas, YARTS staff Dick Whittington, YARTS staff 1. Introductions So noted. 2. Public Comment None. 3. Minutes of the October 16, 2013 YARTS AAC meeting Sandy Hogan moved to approve the minutes of the October 16, 2013 YARTS AAC

meeting. Seconded by Jeff Simpson. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

4. Minutes of the January 8, 2014 YARTS AAC meeting Sandy Hogan moved to approve the minutes of the January 8, 2014 YARTS AAC

meeting. Seconded by Jeff Simpson. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5. Information/Discussion Only

a. VIA Monthly Service Reports for December 2013 - February 2014 b. YARTS Ridership History/Visitation c. YARTS Financial Report/Budget Update d. Minutes of the January 13, 2014 YARTS JPA meeting (to be approved at the JPA April 21, 2014 meeting)

5b. Dick Whittington handed out an updated Hwy 140 and Hwy 120 Ridership report showing March information.

So noted. At this time it was requested to rearrange the agenda and hear Item 14. 14. YARTS Transit Service on Hwy 41 Dick Whittington gave a review of the status in regards to YARTS Transit service on

Hwy 41. A Draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was sent to the Fresno Council of Governments (COG) but there has not been a reply from Fresno to date. The Draft MOU was included in the agenda packet for review.

Dick stated that the Fresno COG is not interested in incurring any expense for the project

until they know what funding amount is approved. The Fresno COG Policy Boards’ next meeting will be at the end of May.

The AAC discussed at length the draft MOU and stated that they felt the phrase “the

project” was not clear and needed some clarification as to what “the project” was. The AAC requested a statement be made at the next JPA meeting that the AAC supports

having the draft MOU for this service in order to start conversations with Fresno County regarding the service on Hwy 41.

The AAC also stated there was a need to define “the project” in the MOU and have

acknowledged that Fresno County is the lead in defining the project. Also, they would recommend that the Merced River Plan and transportation service on Hwy 41 be referenced in the MOU.

6. Expansion and Growth of YARTS Service

Dick Whittington reviewed the discussions by the AAC from their last meetings and workshops. Dick stated that at the March workshop, there was discussion about making a recommendation to the YARTS Board to begin preparations for growth.

After additional discussion, the AAC came forward with the following action. Sandy Hogan moved to recommend the YARTS JPA engage a consultant to update Chapter 6 of the Short Range Transit Plan specifically in governance, cost sharing, including management, and possibly including the development of a business plan. Seconded by Candy O’Donel-Browne. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

7. Mariposa County Annual Contract for Services Barbara Carrier moved to recommend the YARTS Joint Powers Authority approve the Contract for Services between YARTS and the County of Mariposa and authorize the Executive Director to execute the Contract for Services on behalf of YARTS. Seconded by Jeff Simpson. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 8. National Park Service Cooperative Agreement - Modification Steve Smallcombe moved to recommend the YARTS Joint Powers Authority approve the 2014 modification to the Cooperative Agreement and authorize the Executive Director to execute the final version of the Agreement if it does not substantially vary from the draft. Seconded by Sheri Ogden. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 9. Amtrak Thruway Bus Service Contract Sandy Hogan moved to recommend the YARTS Joint Powers Authority approve the YARTS Executive Director to execute a three-year contract extension with Amtrak for the provision of Amtrak Thruway service from Merced to Yosemite and other destinations that are served by YARTS providing that the terms and conditions of the new contract carry forward those of the existing agreement for the first year. Seconded by Barbara Carrier. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 10. YARTS 2014 Summer Schedules So noted. 11. YARTS 5311(f) Grant Funding Barbara Carrier moved to recommend the YARTS Joint Powers Authority adopt Resolution No. 2014/04-14-01 authorizing funding under FTA Section 5311 (49 U.S. C. Section 5311) with the California Department of Transportation. Seconded by Steve Smallcombe. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

12. Proposed YARTS Budget for Fiscal Year 23014/2015 Barbara Carrier moved to recommend the YARTS Joint Powers Authority approve the proposed YATS budget for Fiscal Year 2014/2015. Seconded by Jeff Simpson. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 13. YARTS/MCAG Agreement for Services Sandy Hogan moved to recommend the YARTS Joint Powers Authority authorize the Chair to sign the Agreement for Services between the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System and the Merced County Association of Governments for a period of one year from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Seconded by Candy O’Donel-Browne. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 15. Election of Officers for Fiscal Year 2014/2015 Candy O’Donel-Browne moved to nominate Danna Stroud as Chair for the Fiscal Year 2014/2015. Seconded by Jeff Simpson. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Jeff Simpson moved to nominate Sean Williams as Vice-Chair for the Fiscal Year 2014/2015. Seconded by Barbara Carrier. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 16. Oral Report – National Park Service Sheri Ogden gave the report from the National Park Service. 17. Oral Report – Managers’ Report

So noted.

18. Member Remarks So noted. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE YARTS AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 1:13 P.M.

April 2, 2014

Mr. Whittington

Merced County Association of Governments

369 W. 18th

Street

Merced, CA 95340

RE: YARTS Monthly Report: March 1-31, 2014

Dear Mr. Whittington,

In accordance with the contract agreement between the Yosemite Area Transportation System Joint

Powers Authority (YARTS JPA) and VIA Adventures, Inc. attached please find the monthly summary

of operating statistics for March 1-31, 2014. .

Please feel free to contact me directly at 384-1315 should you have questions or need additional

information.

Sincerely,

Denise Demery

YARTS Program Manager

RIDERSHIP

Ridership - All

From 3/1/2014 to 3/31/2014

A total of 5,803 passengers were carried on the HWY 140 system by VIA. Of these, 877 were Amtrak passengers

utilizing the YARTS service.

Date DNC NPS Other Total Adult Sr/Child Amtrak Total TotalChild

PaidEmployees Paid Paid Free Paid

Commuter

Paid

3/1/2014 0 10 0 10 046 43 102 11313 1

3/2/2014 0 6 4 10 852 42 108 1196 1

3/3/2014 0 56 0 56 162 23 138 20052 6

3/4/2014 8 76 7 91 363 25 140 23649 5

3/5/2014 0 56 0 56 272 16 159 21869 3

3/6/2014 1 68 9 78 364 18 122 20037 0

3/7/2014 4 23 9 36 669 20 129 16934 4

3/8/2014 6 6 2 14 643 16 85 11220 13

3/9/2014 0 6 9 15 1353 26 104 11912 0

3/10/2014 0 46 4 50 1141 53 167 21862 1

3/11/2014 3 56 3 62 556 24 132 19647 2

3/12/2014 6 53 3 62 456 13 127 19254 3

3/13/2014 0 48 5 53 439 51 142 19748 2

3/14/2014 2 27 7 36 1485 27 149 19323 8

3/15/2014 0 13 14 27 270 22 107 14113 7

3/16/2014 0 8 9 17 382 21 118 13712 2

3/17/2014 4 45 7 56 166 68 201 25866 1

3/18/2014 3 59 3 65 377 21 173 24372 5

3/19/2014 1 36 14 51 165 27 186 23793 0

3/20/2014 0 31 0 31 664 18 171 20383 1

3/21/2014 7 8 0 15 268 65 187 20552 3

3/22/2014 0 10 5 15 184 17 110 1288 3

3/23/2014 0 9 1 10 369 31 113 12310 0

3/24/2014 0 38 0 38 289 19 175 21665 3

3/25/2014 7 79 10 96 760 26 143 24150 2

3/26/2014 14 35 2 51 4101 41 235 29289 6

3/27/2014 0 47 2 49 10112 23 191 25146 11

3/28/2014 1 17 11 29 688 23 157 19140 5

3/29/2014 1 10 4 15 361 23 98 11311 0

3/30/2014 2 9 0 11 673 18 109 12112 1

3/31/2014 0 53 1 54 661 17 160 22176 7

5,80370 1,044 145 1,259 2,091 146 877 4,438Total

Percent 1.21% 17.99% 2.50% 21.70% 36.03% 2.52% 15.11% 76.48% 100.00%

106

1.83%

1,324

22.82%

Ridership Excluding Amtrak

From 3/1/2014 to 3/31/2014

Date DNC NPS Other Total

Employees

Adult

Paid

Sr/Child

Paid

Total Paid TotalChild

Free

Commuter

Paid

3/1/2014 0 10 0 10 046 59 70113

3/2/2014 0 6 4 10 852 66 7716

3/3/2014 0 56 0 56 162 115 177652

3/4/2014 8 76 7 91 363 115 211549

3/5/2014 0 56 0 56 272 143 202369

3/6/2014 1 68 9 78 364 104 182037

3/7/2014 4 23 9 36 669 109 149434

3/8/2014 6 6 2 14 643 69 961320

3/9/2014 0 6 9 15 1353 78 93012

3/10/2014 0 46 4 50 1141 114 165162

3/11/2014 3 56 3 62 556 108 172247

3/12/2014 6 53 3 62 456 114 179354

3/13/2014 0 48 5 53 439 91 146248

3/14/2014 2 27 7 36 1485 122 166823

3/15/2014 0 13 14 27 270 85 119713

3/16/2014 0 8 9 17 382 97 116212

3/17/2014 4 45 7 56 166 133 190166

3/18/2014 3 59 3 65 377 152 222572

3/19/2014 1 36 14 51 165 159 210093

3/20/2014 0 31 0 31 664 153 185183

3/21/2014 7 8 0 15 268 122 140352

3/22/2014 0 10 5 15 184 93 11138

3/23/2014 0 9 1 10 369 82 92010

3/24/2014 0 38 0 38 289 156 197365

3/25/2014 7 79 10 96 760 117 215250

3/26/2014 14 35 2 51 4101 194 251689

3/27/2014 0 47 2 49 10112 168 2281146

3/28/2014 1 17 11 29 688 134 168540

3/29/2014 1 10 4 15 361 75 90011

3/30/2014 2 9 0 11 673 91 103112

3/31/2014 0 53 1 54 661 143 204776

4,92670 1,044 145 1,259 2,091 146 3,561Total

Percent 1.42% 21.19% 2.94% 25.56% 42.45% 2.96% 72.29% 100.00%

106

2.15%

1,324

26.88%

Ridership by Pick-up Location

Pick-up Location Riders Percentage

Merced Mall/Targ 41 0.71%

Airport 15 0.26%

Merced College 54 0.93%

Mall (PG&E) 3 0.05%

Downtown (Court 11 0.19%

Amtrak 844 14.54%

Transpo 281 4.84%

Catheys Valley 110 1.90%

MPMidtown 252 4.34%

Roadside Rest 455 7.84%

Mariposa Park & 445 7.67%

KOA 50 0.86%

MidPines 342 5.89%

MPPO 139 2.40%

Bug Hostel 216 3.72%

Cedar Lodge 50 0.86%

NPS Maintenance 390 6.72%

Barium Mine Rd 47 0.81%

El Portal PO 196 3.38%

YV Lodge 158 2.72%

YosVCenter 571 9.84%

Curry Village 375 6.46%

Ahwahnee 157 2.71%

YosLodge 577 9.94%

UC Merced 24 0.41%

Totals 5803 100.00%

PASSENGER FARES BY TYPE

Below please find a breakdown of passenger fares recorded by VIA for HWY 140 runs for

3/1/2014 through 3/31/2014.

Daily - All Routes

Run Adult AmtrakNPS Other Sr/ChildDNC TotalChild

FreeCommuter

01C.5 0223 6 015 18 45613 181

02C.5 0246 8 817 91 5658 187

03 453 15 248 253 49316 120

04 3027 10 305 221 61816 27

05 650 5 131 172 3003 41

06 970 12 110 262 5425 155

07 80 9 20 75 2531 158

08 2062 10 290 356 6594 52

09 162178 14 1410 272 85624 182

10 0182 23 77 76 3813 83

11 573 10 25 139 3478 105

12 2880 23 62 156 3335 33

Total 70 2,091 1461451,044 877 5,803

Percent 1.21% 36.03%2.50%17.99% 15.11%2.52% 100.00%

106

1.83%

1,324

22.82%

Weekdays


FreeCommuter

01C.5 0223 6 015 18 45613 181

02C.5 0203 6 415 46 4388 156

03 451 10 175 167 3739 110

04 1876 8 215 163 42012 18

05 460 0 81 121 2130 37

06 590 8 100 194 4244 149

07 80 9 20 75 2531 158

08 1672 9 260 258 5102 46

09 126172 11 116 191 70318 168

10 0174 20 17 44 3181 71

11 470 10 05 72 2516 84

12 1756 0 12 109 2184 29

Total 61 1,458 10197957 618 4,577

Percent 1.33% 31.85%2.12%20.91% 13.50%2.21% 100.00%

78

1.70%

1,207

26.37%

Weekends/Holidays


FreeCommuter

02C.5 043 2 42 45 1270 31

03 02 5 73 86 1207 10

04 1151 2 90 58 1984 9

05 190 5 50 51 873 4

06 380 4 10 68 1181 6

08 390 1 30 98 1492 6

09 366 3 34 81 1536 14

10 08 3 60 32 632 12

11 13 0 20 67 962 21

12 1124 23 50 47 1151 4

Total 9 633 454887 259 1,226

Percent 0.73% 51.63%3.92%7.10% 21.13%3.67% 100.00%

28

2.28%

117

9.54%

PASSENGER FARES BY TYPE EXCLUDING AMTRAK

Daily - All Routes

Run AdultNPS Other Sr/ChildDNC TotalChild

FreeCommuter

01C.5 223 6 015 18 45613 181

02C.5 246 8 817 91 5658 187

03 53 15 248 253 48916 120

04 7 10 305 221 31616 27

05 0 5 131 172 2353 41

06 0 12 110 262 4455 155

07 0 9 20 75 2451 158

08 2 10 290 356 4534 52

09 178 14 1410 272 69424 182

10 182 23 77 76 3813 83

11 73 10 25 139 3428 105

12 80 23 62 156 3055 33

Total 70 2,091 1461451,044 4,926

Percent 1.42% 42.45%2.94%21.19% 2.96% 100.00%

106

2.15%

1,324

26.88%

Weekdays

Run AdultNPS Other Sr/ChildDNC TotalChild Free Commuter

01C.5 223 6 015 18 45613 181

02C.5 203 6 415 46 4388 156

03 51 10 175 167 3699 110

04 6 8 215 163 23312 18

05 0 0 81 121 1670 37

06 0 8 100 194 3654 149

07 0 9 20 75 2451 158

08 2 9 260 258 3432 46

09 172 11 116 191 57718 168

10 174 20 17 44 3181 71

11 70 10 05 72 2476 84

12 56 0 12 109 2014 29

Total 61 1,458 10197957 3,959

Percent 1.54% 36.83%2.45%24.17% 2.55% 100.00%

78

1.97%

1,207

30.49%

Weekends/Holidays


02C.5 43 2 42 45 1270 31

03 2 5 73 86 1207 10

04 1 2 90 58 834 9

05 0 5 50 51 683 4

06 0 4 10 68 801 6

08 0 1 30 98 1102 6

09 6 3 34 81 1176 14

10 8 3 60 32 632 12

11 3 0 20 67 952 21

12 24 23 50 47 1041 4

Total 9 633 454887 967

Percent 0.93% 65.46%4.96%9.00% 4.65% 100.00%

28

2.90%

117

12.10%

OPERATING STATISTICS

From March 01 through March 31, 2014 VIA HWY 140 operated a total of 27,853

revenue service miles.

REVENUE MILES March 01 - March 31 2014

Type of Day Starting Point Runs Total MileageMileageTrips

Weekdays

Catheys Valley 01C.5 21 1,44969


Merced 03 21 1,82787

Merced 04 21 1,82787

Merced 05 21 1,82787

Merced 06 21 1,82787

Midpines 07 21 1,07151

Yosemite 08 21 1,82787

Yosemite 09 20 1,74087

Yosemite 10 21 1,15555

Yosemite 11 21 1,82787

Yosemite 12 21 1,82787

Total Mileage 19,653


Weekends

Catheys Valley 02C.5 10 69069

Merced 03 10 87087

Merced 04 10 87087

Merced 05 10 87087

Merced 06 10 87087

Yosemite 08 10 87087





Total Mileage 8,200

Grand Total 27,853

YARTS Total 27,853

Nonchargeable YARTS runs 5 and 9 0

Nonchargeable YARTS extras 0

REVENUE HOURS

From March 01 through March 31, 2014 VIA HWY 140 provided a total of 1,055.4

vehicle service hours.

Type of Day Starting Point Runs Total HoursActual

HoursTrips

Weekdays

Catheys Valley 01C.5 21 48.302.30


Merced 03 21 67.203.20

Merced 04 21 73.503.50

Merced 05 21 58.802.80

Merced 06 21 81.903.90

Midpines 07 21 46.202.20

Yosemite 08 21 79.803.80

Yosemite 09 20 64.003.20

Yosemite 10 21 42.002.00

Yosemite 11 21 67.203.20

Yosemite 12 21 67.203.20

Total Hours 744.40


HoursTrips

Weekends


Merced 03 10 32.003.20

Merced 04 10 35.003.50

Merced 05 10 28.002.80

Merced 06 10 39.003.90

Yosemite 08 10 38.003.80

Yosemite 09 10 32.003.20

Yosemite 10 10 20.002.00

Yosemite 11 10 32.003.20

Yosemite 12 10 32.003.20

Total Hours 311.00

Grand Total 1,055.40

YARTS Total 1,055.40

Nonchargeable YARTS runs 5 and 9 0.00

Nonchargeable YARTS extras 0.00

Passengers Left / Wheelchair Usage

Run Date Route Total

Wheel Chair

3/20/2014 11 1

3/20/2014 04 1

3/21/2014 12 1

3/24/2014 03 1

Grand Total 4

ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS There was one (1) reported vehicular accident on YARTS runs for the month of March 1-31, 2014. On

03/04/14, the California Highway Patrol called in to YARTS Operations to report a possible accident on

Highway 140 involving a YARTS bus. A motorist claimed the YARTS driver came over into their lane

on a passing lane and scraped the side of their car as the vehicle was passing the YARTS bus. The

YARTS Operations Manager provided Mariposa CHP with the YARTS videos from the bus. CHP

reviewed the videos from the bus and found that the results were inconclusive and no fault could be

assigned to the YARTS driver or the other motorist. VIA is ordering the final report from CHP for

record keeping.

ROAD CALLS

There were zero (0) road calls for the period of March 1-31, 2014.

SERVICE DELAYS

There were two (2) service delays during the month of March 1-31, 2014. Total on time service for all

corridors was 99.78 %.

03/14/14 Run 2 was delayed 20 minutes due to an operational issue (see missed runs).

03/23/14 Run 3 was delayed 30 minutes due to a vehicle fire not involving YARTS on Highway

140.

MISSED RUNS

There was one (1) missed VIA YARTS trips during the period of March 1-31, 2014.

03/14/14 Run 2 was delayed 20 minutes due to an operational issue.

MAINTENANCE

VIA YARTS Buses are kept maintained regularly. Currently buses are rotated among runs to evenly

distribute miles across the fleet. Regular buses are assigned to each route.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

A total of 229 YARTS customer inquiry calls were received in the VIA YARTS offices during the

period from March 1-31, 2014. A comprehensive log of incoming calls by type, including calls

regarding customer complaints, commendations, and recommendations is maintained and monitored

continually.

Count on All Calls

132 Calls received on schedule issues and questions for Hwy 140 Corridor.

21 Calls received on Mammoth Lake schedule information.

11 Calls received on Sonora/Groveland schedule information.

18 Calls received on park information (lodging, tours, camping, etc.)

47 Miscellaneous calls (lost & found, hang up calls, etc.)

0 Calls received as customer complaints.

229 Total

CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND FOLLOW UP ACTIONS

There were zero (0) customer complaints received during the month of March 1-31, 2014.

Wheel Chair Requests

There were four (4) wheelchair requests filled for the month of March 1-31, 2014. Additionally in the

last month or two there have been regular unannounced wheelchair riders on various YARTS runs. Ten

(10) wheelchair buses are available to accommodate YARTS passengers in accordance with ADA

guidelines.

Cal-Trans, Traffic & Construction Delays

There were 5-minute to 10 minute delays throughout the month on separate runs due to snowy

conditions, road work and traffic.

May 1, 2014

Mr. Whittington


369 W. 18th

Street

Merced, CA 95340

RE: YARTS Monthly Report: April 1-30, 2014




of operating statistics for April 1-30, 2014. .


information.

Sincerely,

Denise Demery


RIDERSHIP

Ridership - All

From 4/1/2014 to 4/30/2014

A total of 6,581 passengers were carried on the HWY 140 system by VIA. Of these, 887 were Amtrak passengers




Commuter

Paid

4/1/2014 11 62 0 73 7116 20 190 27247 9

4/2/2014 2 49 5 56 890 19 185 24468 3

4/3/2014 2 65 0 67 546 16 120 19353 6

4/4/2014 2 25 7 34 857 22 133 17446 7

4/5/2014 1 11 14 26 496 23 134 17011 10

4/6/2014 1 10 6 17 1379 21 125 14912 7

4/7/2014 7 65 4 76 255 25 135 21753 6

4/8/2014 9 54 1 64 1676 29 191 25870 3

4/9/2014 2 62 4 68 771 15 147 21954 4

4/10/2014 0 36 6 42 664 13 153 20270 7

4/11/2014 0 24 14 38 469 24 144 19047 8

4/12/2014 1 8 1 10 775 37 139 15820 9

4/13/2014 1 4 0 5 455 48 117 12510 3

4/14/2014 0 63 4 67 678 52 185 25749 5

4/15/2014 1 71 11 83 177 12 149 23759 5

4/16/2014 2 67 18 87 372 20 152 24557 6

4/17/2014 4 28 6 38 890 29 191 23664 7

4/18/2014 0 11 3 14 4110 46 192 21232 6

4/19/2014 0 0 12 12 480 21 139 15934 8

4/20/2014 0 2 37 39 188 38 142 19815 17

4/21/2014 3 58 16 77 5114 67 227 31341 9

4/22/2014 0 63 0 63 295 15 164 23352 6

4/23/2014 1 60 5 66 1987 38 170 24026 4

4/24/2014 1 61 1 63 7120 33 188 25828 7

4/25/2014 1 21 4 26 498 38 171 20031 3

4/26/2014 5 3 3 11 12155 29 211 23315 11

4/27/2014 3 8 3 14 473 32 126 14217 2

4/28/2014 3 57 6 66 30104 26 214 28254 2

4/29/2014 0 53 3 56 1295 54 231 28970 2

4/30/2014 5 57 4 66 6110 25 204 27663 6

6,58168 1,158 198 1,424 2,595 219 887 4,969Total

Percent 1.03% 17.60% 3.01% 21.64% 39.43% 3.33% 13.48% 75.51% 100.00%

188

2.86%

1,268

19.27%


From 4/1/2014 to 4/30/2014


Employees

Adult

Paid

Sr/Child

Paid


Free

Commuter

Paid

4/1/2014 11 62 0 73 7116 170 252947

4/2/2014 2 49 5 56 890 166 225368

4/3/2014 2 65 0 67 546 104 177653

4/4/2014 2 25 7 34 857 111 152746

4/5/2014 1 11 14 26 496 111 1471011

4/6/2014 1 10 6 17 1379 104 128712

4/7/2014 7 65 4 76 255 110 192653

4/8/2014 9 54 1 64 1676 162 229370

4/9/2014 2 62 4 68 771 132 204454

4/10/2014 0 36 6 42 664 140 189770

4/11/2014 0 24 14 38 469 120 166847

4/12/2014 1 8 1 10 775 102 121920

4/13/2014 1 4 0 5 455 69 77310

4/14/2014 0 63 4 67 678 133 205549

4/15/2014 1 71 11 83 177 137 225559

4/16/2014 2 67 18 87 372 132 225657

4/17/2014 4 28 6 38 890 162 207764

4/18/2014 0 11 3 14 4110 146 166632

4/19/2014 0 0 12 12 480 118 138834

4/20/2014 0 2 37 39 188 104 1601715

4/21/2014 3 58 16 77 5114 160 246941

4/22/2014 0 63 0 63 295 149 218652

4/23/2014 1 60 5 66 1987 132 202426

4/24/2014 1 61 1 63 7120 155 225728

4/25/2014 1 21 4 26 498 133 162331

4/26/2014 5 3 3 11 12155 182 2041115

4/27/2014 3 8 3 14 473 94 110217

4/28/2014 3 57 6 66 30104 188 256254

4/29/2014 0 53 3 56 1295 177 235270

4/30/2014 5 57 4 66 6110 179 251663

5,69468 1,158 198 1,424 2,595 219 4,082Total

Percent 1.19% 20.34% 3.48% 25.01% 45.57% 3.85% 71.69% 100.00%

188

3.30%

1,268

22.27%




Airport 5 0.08%


Mall (PG&E) 4 0.06%


Amtrak 898 13.65%

Transpo 364 5.53%


MPMidtown 239 3.63%



MPVstrCenter 0 0.00%

KOA 164 2.49%

MidPines 313 4.76%

MPPO 192 2.92%






YV Lodge 204 3.10%



Ahwahnee 170 2.58%

YosLodge 557 8.46%

UC Merced 27 0.41%


Totals 6581 100.00%

LOAD FACTOR ANALYSIS : April 01 - April 30, 2014

Below please find the load factor calculations for the HWY 140 runs operated by VIA for April 01 through April

30, 2014. The load factor analysis is broken down by daily-all routes, weekday, and weekend service.

WITH AMTRAK

Daily - All Runs

Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor

01C.5 1,210 517 42.73% Inbound 5:28am service from Catheys Valley to Y

02C.5 1,650 603 36.55% Inbound 5:58am service from Catheys Valley to Y

03 1,650 676 40.97% Inbound 6:45am service from Merced to YV

04 55 30 54.55% Inbound 10:20 am service from Merced to YV


05 1,650 364 22.06% Inbound 1:20pm service from Merced to YV


07 1,210 239 19.75% Outbound 6:20am service from Midpines to Merce

08 1,650 635 38.48% Outbound 9:32am service from YV to Merced

09 1,650 976 59.15% Outbound 3:40pm service from YV to Merced

10 1,650 490 29.70% Outbound 4:25pm service from YV to Mariposa



Total 18,975 6,581 34.68%

Weekdays

Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load Factor

01C.5 1,210 517 42.73% Inbound 5:28am service from Catheys Valley to YV







07 1,210 239 19.75% Outbound 6:20am service from Midpines to Merced






Total 14,575 5,247 36.00%

Weekends/Holidays

Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor

02C.5 440 109 24.77% Inbound 5:58am service from Catheys Valley to YV

03 440 208 47.27% Inbound 6:45am service from Merced to YV


05 440 89 20.23% Inbound 1:20pm service from Merced to YV


08 440 134 30.45% Outbound 9:32am service from YV to Merced

09 440 194 44.09% Outbound 3:40pm service from YV to Merced

10 440 94 21.36% Outbound 4:25pm service from YV to Mariposa



Total 4,400 1,334 30.32%

WITHOUT AMTRAK

Daily - All Routes

Runs Max Load

Capacity














Total 18,920 5,694 30.10%

Weekdays

Runs Max Load

Capacity














Total 14,520 4,609 31.74%

Weekends/Holidays

Runs Max Load

Capacity












Total 4,400 1,085 24.66%



4/1/2014 through 4/30/2014.

Daily - All Routes


FreeCommuter

01C.5 0271 6 22 33 51717 186

02C.5 0279 23 412 129 6039 147

03 1444 17 844 379 67632 102

04 2919 11 341 259 66826 37

05 792 5 90 216 3646 47

06 1031 23 80 287 6006 172

07 60 3 60 73 2391 150

08 1822 11 155 365 63510 45

09 169213 31 188 361 97633 143

10 3204 29 1317 140 49021 63

11 1356 21 127 158 40211 124

12 2777 18 1412 195 41116 52

Total 68 2,595 2191981,158 887 6,581

Percent 1.03% 39.43%3.01%17.60% 13.48%3.33% 100.00%

188

2.86%

1,268

19.27%

Weekdays


FreeCommuter

01C.5 0271 6 22 33 51717 186

02C.5 0262 16 310 86 4947 110

03 944 13 654 228 46813 92

04 1753 5 301 190 44317 22

05 582 5 80 156 2755 41

06 870 20 70 230 5164 168

07 60 3 60 73 2391 150

08 1432 6 101 290 5019 40

09 135209 14 126 263 78219 124

10 3200 18 1114 83 39611 56

11 553 11 77 113 3106 108

12 1766 5 911 149 30612 37

Total 56 1,894 1701221,112 638 5,247

Percent 1.07% 36.10%2.33%21.19% 12.16%3.24% 100.00%

121

2.31%

1,134

21.61%

Weekends/Holidays


FreeCommuter

02C.5 017 7 12 43 1092 37

03 50 4 190 151 20819 10

04 1166 6 40 69 2259 15

05 210 0 10 60 891 6

06 161 3 10 57 842 4

08 390 5 54 75 1341 5

09 344 17 62 98 19414 19

10 04 11 23 57 9410 7

11 83 10 50 45 925 16

12 1011 13 51 46 1054 15

Total 12 701 497646 249 1,334

Percent 0.90% 52.55%5.70%3.45% 18.67%3.67% 100.00%

67

5.02%

134

10.04%


Daily - All Routes


FreeCommuter

01C.5 271 6 22 33 51717 186

02C.5 279 23 412 129 6039 147

03 44 17 844 379 66232 102

04 9 11 341 259 37726 37

05 2 5 90 216 2856 47

06 1 23 80 287 4976 172

07 0 3 60 73 2331 150

08 2 11 155 365 45310 45

09 213 31 188 361 80733 143

10 204 29 1317 140 48721 63

11 56 21 127 158 38911 124

12 77 18 1412 195 38416 52

Total 68 2,595 2191981,158 5,694

Percent 1.19% 45.57%3.48%20.34% 3.85% 100.00%

188

3.30%

1,268

22.27%

Weekdays


01C.5 271 6 22 33 51717 186

02C.5 262 16 310 86 4947 110

03 44 13 654 228 45913 92

04 3 5 301 190 26817 22

05 2 5 80 156 2175 41

06 0 20 70 230 4294 168

07 0 3 60 73 2331 150

08 2 6 101 290 3589 40

09 209 14 126 263 64719 124

10 200 18 1114 83 39311 56

11 53 11 77 113 3056 108

12 66 5 911 149 28912 37

Total 56 1,894 1701221,112 4,609

Percent 1.22% 41.09%2.65%24.13% 3.69% 100.00%

121

2.63%

1,134

24.60%

Weekends/Holidays


02C.5 17 7 12 43 1092 37

03 0 4 190 151 20319 10

04 6 6 40 69 1099 15

05 0 0 10 60 681 6

06 1 3 10 57 682 4

08 0 5 54 75 951 5

09 4 17 62 98 16014 19

10 4 11 23 57 9410 7

11 3 10 50 45 845 16

12 11 13 51 46 954 15

Total 12 701 497646 1,085

Percent 1.11% 64.61%7.00%4.24% 4.52% 100.00%

67

6.18%

134

12.35%


From April 01 through April 30, 2014 VIA HWY 140 operated a total of 27,240 revenue

service miles.

REVENUE MILES April 01 - April 30 2014


Weekdays



Merced 03 22 1,91487

Merced 04 22 1,91487

Merced 05 22 1,91487

Merced 06 22 1,91487

Midpines 07 22 1,12251

Yosemite 08 22 1,91487

Yosemite 09 22 1,91487

Yosemite 10 22 1,21055

Yosemite 11 22 1,91487

Yosemite 12 22 1,91487



Weekends


Merced 03 8 69687

Merced 04 8 69687

Merced 05 8 69687

Merced 06 8 69687

Yosemite 08 8 69687

Yosemite 09 8 69687

Yosemite 10 8 44055

Yosemite 11 8 69687

Yosemite 12 8 69687

Total Mileage 6,560

Grand Total 27,240

YARTS Total 27,240



REVENUE HOURS

From April 01 through April 30, 2014 VIA HWY 140 provided a total of 1,032. vehicle

service hours.


HoursTrips

Weekdays



Merced 03 22 70.403.20

Merced 04 22 77.003.50

Merced 05 22 61.602.80

Merced 06 22 85.803.90

Midpines 07 22 48.402.20

Yosemite 08 22 83.603.80

Yosemite 09 22 70.403.20

Yosemite 10 22 44.002.00

Yosemite 11 22 70.403.20

Yosemite 12 22 70.403.20

Total Hours 783.20


HoursTrips

Weekends


Merced 03 8 25.603.20

Merced 04 8 28.003.50

Merced 05 8 22.402.80

Merced 06 8 31.203.90

Yosemite 08 8 30.403.80

Yosemite 09 8 25.603.20

Yosemite 10 8 16.002.00

Yosemite 11 8 25.603.20

Yosemite 12 8 25.603.20

Total Hours 248.80







Wheel Chair

4/30/2014 09 1

Grand Total 1

ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS There were zero (0) reported vehicular accident on YARTS runs for the month of April 1-30, 2014.

ROAD CALLS

There was one (1) road call for the period of April 1- 30, 2014. On 04/14/14, Run 2 was delayed one

hour at Arch Rock entrance in Yosemite Park due to a mechanical issue. Run 1 retrieved passengers and

a replacement bus was dispatched from Merced to cover Run 9. The mechanics were able to get the Run

2 bus operational and returned with it to the yard for further service.

SERVICE DELAYS

There was one (1) service delay during the month of April 1-30, 2014. Total on time service for all

corridors was 99.99 %.

04/14/14 Run 2 was delayed one hour at Arch Rock entrance into the park due to a mechanical

issue.

MISSED RUNS

There were zero (0) missed VIA YARTS trips during the period of April 1-30, 2014.

MAINTENANCE



CUSTOMER SERVICE


period from April 1-30, 2014. A comprehensive log of incoming calls by type, including calls regarding

customer complaints, commendations, and recommendations is maintained and monitored continually.

Count on All Calls







204 Total


There was one (1) customer complaint received during the month of April 1-30, 2014. On 4/10/14, a

customer called because she had not been picked up at the courthouse by Run 6. When the driver of Run

6 was contacted, he informed ops staff that he had picked up passengers at the courthouse and was

currently enroute to Cathey’s Valley. The driver’s manifest supported this and showed that he had in

fact picked up three passengers at the courthouse stop. The customer was offered to have the bus turned

around to pick her up, but she declined and stated that she would find alternate transportation for that

day.


There was one (1) wheelchair request filled for the month of April 1-30, 2014. Additionally in the last

month or two there have been regular unannounced wheelchair riders on various YARTS runs. Ten (10)

wheelchair buses are available to accommodate YARTS passengers in accordance with ADA guidelines.




June 6, 2014

Mr. Whittington


369 W. 18th

Street

Merced, CA 95340

RE: YARTS Monthly Report May 1-31, 2014




of operating statistics for May 1-31, 2014. .


information.

Sincerely,

Denise Demery


RIDERSHIP

Ridership - All

From 5/1/2014 to 5/31/2014

A total of 7,980 passengers were carried on the HWY 140 system by VIA. Of these, 1,319 were Amtrak passengers




Commuter

Paid

5/1/2014 0 23 0 23 571 50 201 22775 3

5/2/2014 1 17 5 23 6105 17 169 19941 7

5/3/2014 4 4 4 12 1173 22 118 14212 12

5/4/2014 2 3 4 9 674 34 129 14015 2

5/5/2014 9 61 8 78 672 32 162 24452 4

5/6/2014 14 67 20 101 680 38 181 29057 8

5/7/2014 7 61 2 70 7128 24 204 28245 8

5/8/2014 0 55 0 55 12106 33 193 25242 4

5/9/2014 0 27 1 28 2194 46 234 26473 2

5/10/2014 1 6 0 7 897 31 157 17221 8

5/11/2014 0 3 6 9 1072 117 206 2197 4

5/12/2014 23 35 3 61 1184 29 182 24658 3

5/13/2014 10 68 9 87 6104 43 196 28643 3

5/14/2014 1 44 2 47 5134 102 315 36974 7

5/15/2014 3 60 4 67 24117 21 218 29356 8

5/16/2014 4 23 5 32 9101 45 187 22032 1

5/17/2014 2 5 5 12 11152 18 197 20916 0

5/18/2014 0 3 0 3 026 0 32 356 0

5/19/2014 3 51 9 63 5122 27 214 28160 4

5/20/2014 2 74 13 89 8116 38 241 33079 0

5/21/2014 1 79 5 85 4134 38 228 32052 7

5/22/2014 11 46 0 57 14144 94 304 36452 3

5/23/2014 0 9 0 9 11149 54 245 26831 14

5/24/2014 3 1 2 6 10219 45 285 30411 13

5/25/2014 0 3 29 32 19221 26 286 33120 13

5/26/2014 0 6 10 16 14133 64 234 25423 4

5/27/2014 1 60 7 68 1990 35 208 27964 3

5/28/2014 7 51 18 76 7125 83 285 36470 3

5/29/2014 3 51 16 70 10132 50 240 31648 6

5/30/2014 1 21 4 26 16142 30 224 25236 2

5/31/2014 2 5 14 21 11132 33 202 22826 5

7,980115 1,022 205 1,342 3,549 312 1,319 6,477Total

Percent 1.44% 12.81% 2.57% 16.82% 44.47% 3.91% 16.53% 81.17% 100.00%

161

2.02%

1,297

16.25%


From 5/1/2014 to 5/31/2014


Employees

Adult

Paid

Sr/Child

Paid


Free

Commuter

Paid

5/1/2014 0 23 0 23 571 151 177375

5/2/2014 1 17 5 23 6105 152 182741

5/3/2014 4 4 4 12 1173 96 1201212

5/4/2014 2 3 4 9 674 95 106215

5/5/2014 9 61 8 78 672 130 212452

5/6/2014 14 67 20 101 680 143 252857

5/7/2014 7 61 2 70 7128 180 258845

5/8/2014 0 55 0 55 12106 160 219442

5/9/2014 0 27 1 28 2194 188 218273

5/10/2014 1 6 0 7 897 126 141821

5/11/2014 0 3 6 9 1072 89 10247

5/12/2014 23 35 3 61 1184 153 217358

5/13/2014 10 68 9 87 6104 153 243343

5/14/2014 1 44 2 47 5134 213 267774

5/15/2014 3 60 4 67 24117 197 272856

5/16/2014 4 23 5 32 9101 142 175132

5/17/2014 2 5 5 12 11152 179 191016

5/18/2014 0 3 0 3 026 32 3506

5/19/2014 3 51 9 63 5122 187 254460

5/20/2014 2 74 13 89 8116 203 292079

5/21/2014 1 79 5 85 4134 190 282752

5/22/2014 11 46 0 57 14144 210 270352

5/23/2014 0 9 0 9 11149 191 2141431

5/24/2014 3 1 2 6 10219 240 2591311

5/25/2014 0 3 29 32 19221 260 3051320

5/26/2014 0 6 10 16 14133 170 190423

5/27/2014 1 60 7 68 1990 173 244364

5/28/2014 7 51 18 76 7125 202 281370

5/29/2014 3 51 16 70 10132 190 266648

5/30/2014 1 21 4 26 16142 194 222236

5/31/2014 2 5 14 21 11132 169 195526

6,661115 1,022 205 1,342 3,549 312 5,158Total

Percent 1.73% 15.34% 3.08% 20.15% 53.28% 4.68% 77.44% 100.00%

161

2.42%

1,297

19.47%




Airport 12 0.15%


Mall (PG&E) 7 0.09%


Amtrak 1259 15.78%

Transpo 393 4.92%


MPMidtown 243 3.05%



KOA 247 3.10%

MidPines 288 3.61%

MPPO 188 2.36%






YV Lodge 371 4.65%



Ahwahnee 191 2.39%

YosLodge 874 10.95%

UC Merced 19 0.24%

Totals 7980 100.00%

LOAD FACTOR ANALYSIS : May 01 - May 31, 2014

Below please find the load factor calculations for the HWY 140 runs operated by VIA for May 01 through May


WITH AMTRAK

Daily - All Runs

Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor

01C.5 385 149 38.70% Inbound 5:28am service from Catheys Valley to Y

01 770 346 44.94% Inbound 5:28 am service from Cathey's Valley to Y

02 1,100 413 37.55% Inbound 5:58 am service from Cathey's Valley to Y

02C.5 605 231 38.18% Inbound 5:58am service from Catheys Valley to Y

2A 1,100 178 16.18% Inbound 6:00 am service from Merced to YV


03 1,100 368 33.45% Inbound 6:45 am service from Merced to YV

3A 1,031 222 21.53% Inbound 9:00 am service from Mariposa to YV








06 1,045 541 51.77% Inbound 4:30 pm service from Merced to YV

07 715 135 18.88% Outbound 6:20 am service from Mariposa to Merce

07 385 86 22.34% Outbound 6:20am service from Midpines to Merce

08 1,045 483 46.22% Outbound 9:32 am service from YV to Merced


8A 990 291 29.39% Outbound 3:15 pm service from YV to Mariposa



Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor

09 1,045 468 44.78% Outbound 3:40 pm service from YV to Merced



10 1,045 243 23.25% Outboubd 4:15 pm service from YV to Merced



11A 1,031 242 23.47% Outbound 5:15 pm service from YV to Mariposa




Total 24,357 7,980 32.76%

Weekdays

Runs Max Load

Capacity



01 770 346 44.94% Inbound 5:28 am service from Cathey's Valley to YV



2A 770 111 14.42% Inbound 6:00 am service from Merced to YV



3A 715 138 19.30% Inbound 9:00 am service from Mariposa to YV







06 770 412 53.51% Inbound 4:30 pm service from Merced to YV

07 715 135 18.88% Outbound 6:20 am service from Mariposa to Merced

07 385 86 22.34% Outbound 6:20am service from Midpines to Merced

08 770 371 48.18% Outbound 9:32 am service from YV to Merced





09 770 378 49.09% Outbound 3:40 pm service from YV to Merced



10 770 183 23.77% Outboubd 4:15 pm service from YV to Merced







Runs Max Load

Capacity


Total 17,785 5,946 33.43%

Weekends/Holidays

Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor

































Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor










Total 10,889 2,034 18.68%

WITHOUT AMTRAK

Daily - All Routes

Runs Max Load

Capacity




02 1,100 413 37.55% Inbound 5:58 am service from Cathey's Valley to YV



























Runs Max Load

Capacity


Total 24,062 6,661 27.68%

Weekdays

Runs Max Load

Capacity































Total 17,545 5,017 28.60%

Weekends/Holidays

Runs Max Load

Capacity


































Runs Max Load

Capacity










Total 10,834 1,644 15.17%



5/1/2014 through 5/31/2014.

Daily - All Routes


FreeCommuter

01 0203 0 92 31 3466 95

01C.5 078 0 10 17 1496 47

02 0140 18 517 102 4137 124

02C.5 078 3 121 63 2314 61

03 829 9 613 359 59410 115

04 2161 7 292 284 57815 24

05 2910 9 190 257 61813 29

06 1782 16 105 400 7527 134

07 50 0 110 71 2213 131

08 22911 0 273 411 73311 41

09 291138 3 91 354 92118 107

10 0131 2 625 120 36710 73

11 570 19 126 180 3767 77

11A 032 15 69 131 2429 40

12 8738 50 1912 254 56817 91

14 45 46 20 103 1805 15

2A 014 4 155 112 1783 25

3A 16 0 541 141 2224 15

8A 446 4 163 159 2916 53

Total 115 3,549 3122051,022 1,319 7,980

Percent 1.44% 44.47%2.57%12.81% 16.53%3.91% 100.00%

161

2.02%

1,297

16.25%

Weekdays


FreeCommuter

01 0203 0 92 31 3466 95

01C.5 078 0 10 17 1496 47

02 0130 12 313 56 3226 102

02C.5 072 0 118 36 1764 45

03 628 8 403 201 3884 98

04 901 6 170 197 3326 15

05 2060 8 150 167 4266 24

06 1252 6 65 303 5772 128

07 50 0 110 71 2213 131

08 16710 0 220 297 5406 38

09 244137 2 81 239 75217 104

10 0124 2 124 69 2846 58

11 369 14 105 108 2724 59

11A 032 15 39 90 1967 40

12 7433 44 1012 157 4048 66

14 43 8 10 72 1020 14

2A 014 2 75 61 1113 19

3A 13 0 341 89 1382 8

8A 444 4 133 89 2104 49

Total 101 2,350 212131983 929 5,946

Percent 1.70% 39.52%2.20%16.53% 15.62%3.57% 100.00%

100

1.68%

1,140

19.17%

Weekends/Holidays


FreeCommuter

02 010 6 24 46 911 22

02C.5 06 3 03 27 550 16

03 21 1 210 158 2066 17

04 1260 1 122 87 2469 9

05 850 1 40 90 1927 5

06 530 10 40 97 1755 6

08 621 0 53 114 1935 3

09 471 1 10 115 1691 3

10 07 0 51 51 834 15

11 21 5 21 72 1043 18

11A 00 0 30 41 462 0

12 135 6 90 97 1649 25

14 02 38 10 31 785 1

2A 00 2 80 51 670 6

3A 03 0 200 52 842 7

8A 02 0 30 70 812 4

Total 14 1,199 1007439 390 2,034

Percent 0.69% 58.95%3.64%1.92% 19.17%4.92% 100.00%

61

3.00%

157

7.72%


Daily - All Routes


FreeCommuter

01 203 0 92 31 3466 95

01C.5 78 0 10 17 1496 47

02 140 18 517 102 4137 124

02C.5 78 3 121 63 2314 61

03 29 9 613 359 58610 115

04 1 7 292 284 36215 24

05 0 9 190 257 32713 29

06 2 16 105 400 5747 134

07 0 0 110 71 2163 131

08 11 0 273 411 50411 41

09 138 3 91 354 63018 107

10 131 2 625 120 36710 73

11 70 19 126 180 3717 77

11A 32 15 69 131 2429 40

12 38 50 1912 254 48117 91

14 5 46 20 103 1765 15

2A 14 4 155 112 1783 25

3A 6 0 541 141 2214 15

8A 46 4 163 159 2876 53

Total 115 3,549 3122051,022 6,661

Percent 1.73% 53.28%3.08%15.34% 4.68% 100.00%

161

2.42%

1,297

19.47%

Weekdays


01 203 0 92 31 3466 95

01C.5 78 0 10 17 1496 47

02 130 12 313 56 3226 102

02C.5 72 0 118 36 1764 45

03 28 8 403 201 3824 98

04 1 6 170 197 2426 15

05 0 8 150 167 2206 24

06 2 6 65 303 4522 128

07 0 0 110 71 2163 131

08 10 0 220 297 3736 38

09 137 2 81 239 50817 104

10 124 2 124 69 2846 58

11 69 14 105 108 2694 59

11A 32 15 39 90 1967 40

12 33 44 1012 157 3308 66

14 3 8 10 72 980 14

2A 14 2 75 61 1113 19

3A 3 0 341 89 1372 8

8A 44 4 133 89 2064 49

Total 101 2,350 212131983 5,017

Percent 2.01% 46.84%2.61%19.59% 4.23% 100.00%

100

1.99%

1,140

22.72%

Weekends/Holidays


02 10 6 24 46 911 22

02C.5 6 3 03 27 550 16

03 1 1 210 158 2046 17

04 0 1 122 87 1209 9

05 0 1 40 90 1077 5

06 0 10 40 97 1225 6

08 1 0 53 114 1315 3

09 1 1 10 115 1221 3

10 7 0 51 51 834 15

11 1 5 21 72 1023 18

11A 0 0 30 41 462 0

12 5 6 90 97 1519 25

14 2 38 10 31 785 1

2A 0 2 80 51 670 6

3A 3 0 200 52 842 7

8A 2 0 30 70 812 4

Total 14 1,199 1007439 1,644

Percent 0.85% 72.93%4.50%2.37% 6.08% 100.00%

61

3.71%

157

9.55%


From May 01 through May 31, 2014 VIA HWY 140 operated a total of 34,306 revenue

service miles.

REVENUE MILES May 01 - May 31 2014


Weekdays



Cathey's Valley 01 14 96669


Mariposa 07 13 66351

Mariposa 3A 14 77055

Merced 03 21 1,82787

Merced 04 21 1,82787

Merced 05 21 1,82787

Merced 06 21 1,82787

Merced 2A 14 1,21887

Midpines 07 7 35751

Yosemite 08 21 1,82787

Yosemite 09 21 1,82787

Yosemite 10 21 1,60376

Yosemite 11 21 1,82787


Yosemite 11A 14 77055

Yosemite 12 21 1,82787

Yosemite 14 14 1,21887




Weekends



Mariposa 3A 4 22055

Merced 03 9 78387

Merced 04 8 69687

Merced 05 8 69687

Merced 06 8 69687

Merced 2A 5 43587

Yosemite 08 8 69687

Yosemite 09 8 69687

Yosemite 10 8 56871

Yosemite 11 8 69687


Yosemite 12 8 69687

Yosemite 14 4 34887

Yosemite 8A 3 16555

Total Mileage 8,232


Holidays


Mariposa 3A 1 5555

Merced 03 1 8787

Merced 04 1 8787

Merced 05 1 8787

Merced 06 1 8787

Merced 2A 1 8787

Yosemite 08 1 8787

Yosemite 09 1 8787

Yosemite 10 1 8787

Yosemite 11 1 8787

Yosemite 11A 1 5555

Yosemite 12 1 8787

Yosemite 14 1 8787

Yosemite 8A 1 5555

Total Mileage 1,191

Grand Total 34,306

YARTS Total 34,306



REVENUE HOURS

From May 01 through May 31, 2014 VIA HWY 140 provided a total of 1,309.9 vehicle

service hours.


HoursTrips

Weekdays



Cathey's Valley 01 14 32.202.30


Mariposa 07 13 28.602.20

Mariposa 3A 14 28.002.00

Merced 03 21 67.203.20

Merced 04 21 69.303.30

Merced 05 21 68.603.27

Merced 06 21 81.903.90

Merced 2A 14 42.003.00

Midpines 07 7 15.402.20

Yosemite 08 21 82.603.93

Yosemite 09 23 82.003.57

Yosemite 10 21 58.802.80

Yosemite 11 21 67.203.20

Yosemite 11A 14 28.002.00


HoursTrips

Yosemite 12 21 67.203.20

Yosemite 14 14 40.602.90

Yosemite 8A 14 28.002.00

Total Hours 952.00


HoursTrips

Weekends



Mariposa 3A 4 8.002.00

Merced 03 9 28.803.20

Merced 04 8 26.803.35

Merced 05 8 25.203.15

Merced 06 8 31.203.90

Merced 2A 5 15.003.00

Yosemite 08 8 31.203.90

Yosemite 09 8 28.003.50

Yosemite 10 8 20.802.60

Yosemite 11 8 25.603.20

Yosemite 11A 4 8.002.00

Yosemite 12 8 25.603.20

Yosemite 14 4 11.602.90

Yosemite 8A 3 6.002.00

Total Hours 312.50


HoursTrips

Holidays


Mariposa 3A 1 2.002.00

Merced 03 1 3.203.20

Merced 04 1 3.203.20

Merced 05 1 3.503.50

Merced 06 1 3.903.90

Merced 2A 1 3.003.00

Yosemite 08 1 4.004.00

Yosemite 09 1 3.803.80

Yosemite 10 1 3.203.20

Yosemite 11 1 3.203.20

Yosemite 11A 1 2.002.00

Yosemite 12 1 3.203.20

Yosemite 14 1 2.902.90

Yosemite 8A 1 2.002.00

Total Hours 45.40







Wheel Chair

5/8/2014 05 1

5/9/2014 10 1

5/9/2014 03 1

5/10/2014 09 1

5/10/2014 03 1

5/11/2014 08 1

5/11/2014 03 1

5/15/2014 06 1

5/24/2014 08 1

5/27/2014 06 1

Grand Total 10

ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS There were zero (0) reported vehicular accidents on YARTS runs for the month of May 1-31, 2014.

ROAD CALLS

There were zero (0) road calls for the period of May 1- 31, 2014.

SERVICE DELAYS

There were four (4) service delays during the month of May 1-31, 2014. Total on time service for all

corridors was 99.34%.

5/7/14 Run 3 was delayed 1 hour due to an operational issue. (see missed runs)

5/14/14 Run 7 was missed due to an operational issue. (see missed runs)

5/17/14 Run 6 was delayed by 1.5 hours due to an operational issue. (see missed runs)

5/23/14 Run 11 was delayed by 1 hour at Yosemite View Lodge due to a mechanical issue.

MISSED RUNS

There were three (3) missed VIA YARTS trips during the period of May 1-31, 2014.

5/7/14 Run 3 was delayed 1 hour due to an operational issue.

5/14/14 Run 7 was missed due to an operational issue.

5/17/14 Run 6 was delayed by 1.5 hours due to an operational issue.

MAINTENANCE



CUSTOMER SERVICE


period from May 1-31, 2014. A comprehensive log of incoming calls by type, including calls regarding


Count on All Calls







291 Total


There were two (2) customer complaints received during the month of May 1-31, 2014.

On 5/21/14, a customer called to complain because he was left in Yosemite.by the 4:35 p.m. Sonora bus

on 5/17/14. . He stated that he was at the bus stop at 4:25 p.m. On 5/17/14, the on duty operations staff

spoke to him, at which time he stated that he was at the bus stop at 4:20 p.m. Operations staff contacted

the bus driver who stated the he had not left the Yosemite Valley Visitor’s Center until 4:35 p.m. and

that all of his passengers were accounted for except for the customer in question. This was verified by

the driver’s manifest for that day. On 5/19/2014, the customer called YARTS and spoke to the

dispatcher. He told him that he was at the bus stop at 4:30 p.m. and he had a receipt for an item he had

purchased at Yosemite Valley Visitor’s Center which showed the time of his purchase at 4:29 p.m. He

was referred to the Operations Manager. A second customer who was acquainted with this man, called

and said he too had missed the bus and wanted to be reimbursed. The operations manager spoke with

the first customer, who insisted he was on time. As a concession the manager mailed the first caller a

round trip ticket from Buck Meadows into the park. The customer seemed satisfied with the response.

The second caller is communicating by email and is in the process of being addressed by the operations

manager. The driver has been advised to double check his timing before departing the park.

On 5/27/14, a customer called to complain because his flight landed at Merced Airport at 5:45 p.m. and

there wasn’t a bus going to Yosemite to accommodate him. The customer was referred to the YARTS

Transit Manager to discuss his concerns and future YARTS scheduling.


There were ten (10) wheelchair requests filled for the month of May 1-31, 2014. Additionally in the last






Sonora Service

The Sonora Hwy 120 N route began on May 17th

. The Sonora run ran daily. Daily counts were

submitted to YARTS Transit Manager for review as requested to monitor the service progress. All runs

ran smoothly as scheduled with no significant delays.

RIDERSHIP

Ridership - All

From 5/17/2014 to 5/31/2014

A total of 474 passengers were carried on the Sonora HWY 120 North system by VIA. Of these, 0 were Amtrak

passengers utilizing the YARTS service.



Commuter

Paid

5/17/2014 0 0 0 0 316 0 19 190 0

5/18/2014 0 0 0 0 1210 0 22 240 2

5/19/2014 0 0 0 0 812 0 20 200 0

5/20/2014 0 0 0 0 221 0 23 270 4

5/21/2014 0 0 0 0 410 0 14 180 4

5/22/2014 0 0 0 0 263 0 29 290 0

5/23/2014 0 0 0 0 47 0 11 130 2

5/24/2014 0 1 0 1 037 0 37 380 0

5/25/2014 0 0 0 0 570 0 75 960 21

5/26/2014 0 1 0 1 632 0 38 410 2

5/27/2014 0 0 0 0 113 0 14 220 8

5/28/2014 0 0 0 0 1322 0 35 430 8

5/29/2014 0 0 0 0 524 0 29 330 4

5/30/2014 0 0 0 0 221 0 23 250 2

5/31/2014 0 0 0 0 188 0 26 260 0

4740 2 0 2 306 109 0 415Total

Percent 0.00% 0.42% 0.00% 0.42% 64.56% 23.00% 0.00% 87.55% 100.00%

57

12.03%

0

0.00%


From 5/17/2014 to 5/31/2014


Employees

Adult

Paid

Sr/Child

Paid


Free

Commuter

Paid

5/17/2014 0 0 0 0 316 19 1900

5/18/2014 0 0 0 0 1210 22 2420

5/19/2014 0 0 0 0 812 20 2000

5/20/2014 0 0 0 0 221 23 2740

5/21/2014 0 0 0 0 410 14 1840

5/22/2014 0 0 0 0 263 29 2900

5/23/2014 0 0 0 0 47 11 1320

5/24/2014 0 1 0 1 037 37 3800

5/25/2014 0 0 0 0 570 75 96210

5/26/2014 0 1 0 1 632 38 4120

5/27/2014 0 0 0 0 113 14 2280

5/28/2014 0 0 0 0 1322 35 4380

5/29/2014 0 0 0 0 524 29 3340

5/30/2014 0 0 0 0 221 23 2520

5/31/2014 0 0 0 0 188 26 2600

4740 2 0 2 306 109 415Total

Percent 0.00% 0.42% 0.00% 0.42% 64.56% 23.00% 87.55% 100.00%

57

12.03%

0

0.00%



Sonora Best West 13 2.74%

Inns of Cal Dtwn 10 2.11%

Jamestown Main 10 2.11%

Groveland Mary L 48 10.13%

Old Yose Rd/Yose 65 13.71%

Buck Meadows Re 15 3.16%

Thousand Trails Y 64 13.50%

Big Oak Flat Park 2 0.42%

Crane Flat Gas Sta 18 3.80%

Yosemite Visitor 226 47.68%

Black Oak Hotel 3 0.63%

Totals 474 100.00%

LOAD FACTOR ANALYSIS : May 17 - May 31, 2014

Below please find the load factor calculations for the Sonora HWY 120 North runs operated by VIA for May 17

through May 31, 2014. The load factor analysis is broken down by daily-all routes, weekday, and weekend service.

WITH AMTRAK

Daily - All Runs

Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor

01B 825 236 28.61% Outbound 4:35pm Service from Yosemite to Tuolu

01A 825 238 28.85% Inbound 7:40am Service from Tuolumne to Yosem

Total 1,650 474 28.73%

Weekdays

Runs Max Load

Capacity


01B 495 114 23.03% Outbound 4:35pm Service from Yosemite to Tuolumne

01A 495 116 23.43% Inbound 7:40am Service from Tuolumne to Yosemite

Total 990 230 23.23%

Weekends/Holidays

Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor



Total 660 244 36.97%

WITHOUT AMTRAK

Daily - All Routes

Runs Max Load

Capacity




Total 1,650 474 28.73%

Weekdays

Runs Max Load

Capacity




Total 990 230 23.23%

Weekends/Holidays

Runs Max Load

Capacity




Total 660 244 36.97%


Below please find a breakdown of passenger fares recorded by VIA for Sonora HWY 120 North

runs for May 17 through May 31, 2014.

Daily - All Routes


FreeCommuter

01A 01 0 630 145 23829 0

01B 01 0 460 161 23628 0

Total 0 306 10902 0 474

Percent 0.00% 64.56%0.00%0.42% 0.00%23.00% 100.00%

57

12.03%

0

0.00%

Weekdays


FreeCommuter

01A 00 0 370 64 11615 0

01B 00 0 280 69 11417 0

Total 0 133 6500 0 230

Percent 0.00% 57.83%0.00%0.00% 0.00%28.26% 100.00%

32

13.91%

0

0.00%

Weekends/Holidays


FreeCommuter

01A 01 0 260 81 12214 0

01B 01 0 180 92 12211 0

Total 0 173 4402 0 244

Percent 0.00% 70.90%0.00%0.82% 0.00%18.03% 100.00%

25

10.25%

0

0.00%


Daily - All Routes


FreeCommuter

01A 1 0 630 145 23829 0

01B 1 0 460 161 23628 0

Total 0 306 10902 474

Percent 0.00% 64.56%0.00%0.42% 23.00% 100.00%

57

12.03%

0

0.00%

Weekdays


01A 0 0 370 64 11615 0

01B 0 0 280 69 11417 0

Total 0 133 6500 230

Percent 0.00% 57.83%0.00%0.00% 28.26% 100.00%

32

13.91%

0

0.00%

Weekends/Holidays


01A 1 0 260 81 12214 0

01B 1 0 180 92 12211 0

Total 0 173 4402 244

Percent 0.00% 70.90%0.00%0.82% 18.03% 100.00%

25

10.25%

0

0.00%


From May 17 through May 31, 2014 VIA Sonora HWY 120 North operated a total of

2520 revenue service miles.

REVENUE MILES May 17 - May 31 2014


Weekdays

Black Oak Tuolumne 01A 9 75684

Yosemite 01B 9 75684

Total Mileage 1,512


Weekends



Total Mileage 840


Holidays


Yosemite 01B 1 8484

Total Mileage 168

Grand Total 2,520

YARTS Total 2,520



REVENUE HOURS

From May 17 through May 31, 2014 VIA Sonora HWY 120 North provided a total of 94.5



HoursTrips

Weekdays

Black Oak Tuolumne 01A 9 27.903.10

Yosemite 01B 9 28.803.20

Total Hours 56.70


HoursTrips

Weekends


Yosemite 01B 5 16.003.20

Total Hours 31.50


HoursTrips

Holidays


Yosemite 01B 1 3.203.20

Total Hours 6.30

Grand Total 94.50

YARTS Total 94.50



Passengers Left / Wheelchair Usage / Multi-Use Pass


Grand Total 0

July 2, 2014

Mr. Whittington


369 W. 18th

Street

Merced, CA 95340

RE: YARTS Monthly Report June 1-30, 2014




of operating statistics for June 1-30, 2014. .


information.

Sincerely,

Denise Demery


RIDERSHIP

Ridership - All

From 6/1/2014 to 6/30/2014

A total of 8,794 passengers were carried on the HWY 140 system by VIA. Of these, 1,370 were Amtrak passengers




Commuter

Paid

6/1/2014 1 9 0 10 1098 54 187 19925 2

6/2/2014 5 64 12 81 2492 103 274 35655 1

6/3/2014 3 74 6 83 7111 44 226 31464 5

6/4/2014 8 79 11 98 1498 45 222 32665 6

6/5/2014 0 42 1 43 10121 29 210 25550 2

6/6/2014 1 26 14 41 11143 99 288 33335 4

6/7/2014 0 4 5 9 14157 40 238 25127 4

6/8/2014 4 2 0 6 7111 39 180 19523 9

6/9/2014 5 43 10 58 9123 48 268 32788 1

6/10/2014 1 48 0 49 8159 38 280 34275 13

6/11/2014 0 68 10 78 11113 41 228 31463 8

6/12/2014 0 36 0 36 11124 39 244 28270 2

6/13/2014 8 8 0 16 7118 30 207 23252 9

6/14/2014 2 5 0 7 3167 38 234 25126 10

6/15/2014 2 4 0 6 6109 54 195 20626 5

6/16/2014 0 65 10 75 13109 30 219 30367 9

6/17/2014 21 59 9 89 6161 40 280 37673 7

6/18/2014 2 67 5 74 4129 43 244 32568 7

6/19/2014 7 59 15 81 11152 49 280 37268 11

6/20/2014 0 26 12 38 4137 36 227 27250 7

6/21/2014 1 8 0 9 2173 65 258 27818 11

6/22/2014 1 2 2 5 16136 45 220 22723 2

6/23/2014 3 59 4 66 4115 48 272 341105 3

6/24/2014 16 32 0 48 7153 36 298 356102 10

6/25/2014 13 61 0 74 15145 28 258 33970 7

6/26/2014 1 40 9 50 13124 31 251 31383 12

6/27/2014 0 27 0 27 7142 34 238 27855 13

6/28/2014 7 3 2 12 4153 34 218 23427 4

6/29/2014 0 5 0 5 5135 42 206 22524 14

6/30/2014 1 62 7 70 3138 68 291 37282 11

8,794113 1,087 144 1,344 3,946 266 1,370 7,241Total

Percent 1.28% 12.36% 1.64% 15.28% 44.87% 3.02% 15.58% 82.34% 100.00%

209

2.38%

1,659

18.87%


From 6/1/2014 to 6/30/2014


Employees

Adult

Paid

Sr/Child

Paid


Free

Commuter

Paid

6/1/2014 1 9 0 10 1098 133 145225

6/2/2014 5 64 12 81 2492 171 253155

6/3/2014 3 74 6 83 7111 182 270564

6/4/2014 8 79 11 98 1498 177 281665

6/5/2014 0 42 1 43 10121 181 226250

6/6/2014 1 26 14 41 11143 189 234435

6/7/2014 0 4 5 9 14157 198 211427

6/8/2014 4 2 0 6 7111 141 156923

6/9/2014 5 43 10 58 9123 220 279188

6/10/2014 1 48 0 49 8159 242 3041375

6/11/2014 0 68 10 78 11113 187 273863

6/12/2014 0 36 0 36 11124 205 243270

6/13/2014 8 8 0 16 7118 177 202952

6/14/2014 2 5 0 7 3167 196 2131026

6/15/2014 2 4 0 6 6109 141 152526

6/16/2014 0 65 10 75 13109 189 273967

6/17/2014 21 59 9 89 6161 240 336773

6/18/2014 2 67 5 74 4129 201 282768

6/19/2014 7 59 15 81 11152 231 3231168

6/20/2014 0 26 12 38 4137 191 236750

6/21/2014 1 8 0 9 2173 193 2131118

6/22/2014 1 2 2 5 16136 175 182223

6/23/2014 3 59 4 66 4115 224 2933105

6/24/2014 16 32 0 48 7153 262 32010102

6/25/2014 13 61 0 74 15145 230 311770

6/26/2014 1 40 9 50 13124 220 2821283

6/27/2014 0 27 0 27 7142 204 2441355

6/28/2014 7 3 2 12 4153 184 200427

6/29/2014 0 5 0 5 5135 164 1831424

6/30/2014 1 62 7 70 3138 223 3041182

7,424113 1,087 144 1,344 3,946 266 5,871Total

Percent 1.52% 14.64% 1.94% 18.10% 53.15% 3.58% 79.08% 100.00%

209

2.82%

1,659

22.35%




Airport 42 0.48%


Mall (PG&E) 12 0.14%


Amtrak 1314 14.94%

Transpo 371 4.22%


MPMidtown 224 2.55%



KOA 362 4.12%

MidPines 337 3.83%

MPPO 182 2.07%






YV Lodge 439 4.99%



Ahwahnee 120 1.36%

YosLodge 948 10.78%

UC Merced 17 0.19%

Totals 8794 100.00%

LOAD FACTOR ANALYSIS : June 01 - June 30, 2014

Below please find the load factor calculations for the HWY 140 runs operated by VIA for June 01 through June


WITH AMTRAK

Daily - All Runs

Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor










07 1,251 223 17.83% Outbound 6:20 am service from Mariposa to Merce










Total 29,012 8,794 30.31%

Weekdays

Runs Max Load

Capacity











07 1,196 196 16.39% Outbound 6:20 am service from Mariposa to Merced










Total 20,915 6,728 32.17%

Weekends/Holidays

Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor


















Total 8,097 2,066 25.52%

WITHOUT AMTRAK

Daily - All Routes

Runs Max Load

Capacity



















Total 28,847 7,424 25.74%

Weekdays

Runs Max Load

Capacity



















Total 20,750 5,769 27.80%

Weekends/Holidays

Runs Max Load

Capacity



















Total 8,097 1,655 20.44%



6/1/2014 through 6/30/2014.

Daily - All Routes


FreeCommuter

01 1271 6 1330 100 55910 128

02 0233 4 46 196 7578 306

03 331 8 302 295 48313 101

04 358 5 440 282 4108 28

05 5430 4 271 252 86617 22

06 2202 5 140 427 8319 154

07 140 0 30 81 2232 123

08 2038 2 152 427 73210 65

09 256102 20 220 306 81612 98

10 088 13 216 128 37013 110

11 867 6 179 181 38110 83

11A 054 30 44 195 40214 101

12 8332 5 76 266 54717 131

14 111 10 56 168 2354 30

2A 033 5 1510 185 3299 72

3A 014 9 292 210 30530 11

8A 3133 12 1519 247 54823 96

Total 113 3,946 2661441,087 1,370 8,794

Percent 1.28% 44.87%1.64%12.36% 15.58%3.02% 100.00%

209

2.38%

1,659

18.87%

Weekdays


FreeCommuter

01 1271 6 1328 88 53910 122

02 0218 4 21 111 6047 261

03 329 8 182 177 33612 87

04 227 5 340 207 2964 17

05 3830 4 221 181 6168 17

06 1712 5 120 304 6479 144

07 70 0 30 66 1960 120

08 1286 2 102 329 5406 57

09 186101 20 100 205 62411 91

10 083 13 013 82 2959 95

11 467 6 147 110 2743 63

11A 051 25 44 127 3119 91

12 5230 5 55 181 39613 105

14 15 8 52 96 1363 16

2A 032 5 1410 124 2566 65

3A 012 7 211 138 20720 8

8A 1131 12 1219 181 45518 81

Total 95 2,707 1991351,045 959 6,728

Percent 1.41% 40.23%2.01%15.53% 14.25%2.96% 100.00%

148

2.20%

1,440

21.40%

Weekends/Holidays


FreeCommuter

01 00 0 02 12 200 6

02 015 0 25 85 1531 45

03 02 0 120 118 1471 14

04 131 0 100 75 1144 11

05 1600 0 50 71 2509 5

06 490 0 20 123 1840 10

07 70 0 00 15 272 3

08 752 0 50 98 1924 8

09 701 0 120 101 1921 7

10 05 0 23 46 754 15

11 40 0 32 71 1077 20

11A 03 5 00 68 915 10

12 312 0 21 85 1514 26

14 06 2 04 72 991 14

2A 01 0 10 61 733 7

3A 02 2 81 72 9810 3

8A 22 0 30 66 935 15

Total 18 1,239 67942 411 2,066

Percent 0.87% 59.97%0.44%2.03% 19.89%3.24% 100.00%

61

2.95%

219

10.60%


Daily - All Routes


FreeCommuter

01 271 6 1330 100 55810 128

02 233 4 46 196 7578 306

03 31 8 302 295 48013 101

04 8 5 440 282 3758 28

05 0 4 271 252 32317 22

06 2 5 140 427 6119 154

07 0 0 30 81 2092 123

08 8 2 152 427 52910 65

09 102 20 220 306 56012 98

10 88 13 216 128 37013 110

11 67 6 179 181 37310 83

11A 54 30 44 195 40214 101

12 32 5 76 266 46417 131

14 11 10 56 168 2344 30

2A 33 5 1510 185 3299 72

3A 14 9 292 210 30530 11

8A 133 12 1519 247 54523 96

Total 113 3,946 2661441,087 7,424

Percent 1.52% 53.15%1.94%14.64% 3.58% 100.00%

209

2.82%

1,659

22.35%

Weekdays


01 271 6 1328 88 53810 122

02 218 4 21 111 6047 261

03 29 8 182 177 33312 87

04 7 5 340 207 2744 17

05 0 4 221 181 2338 17

06 2 5 120 304 4769 144

07 0 0 30 66 1890 120

08 6 2 102 329 4126 57

09 101 20 100 205 43811 91

10 83 13 013 82 2959 95

11 67 6 147 110 2703 63

11A 51 25 44 127 3119 91

12 30 5 55 181 34413 105

14 5 8 52 96 1353 16

2A 32 5 1410 124 2566 65

3A 12 7 211 138 20720 8

8A 131 12 1219 181 45418 81

Total 95 2,707 1991351,045 5,769

Percent 1.65% 46.92%2.34%18.11% 3.45% 100.00%

148

2.57%

1,440

24.96%

Weekends/Holidays


01 0 0 02 12 200 6

02 15 0 25 85 1531 45

03 2 0 120 118 1471 14

04 1 0 100 75 1014 11

05 0 0 50 71 909 5

06 0 0 20 123 1350 10

07 0 0 00 15 202 3

08 2 0 50 98 1174 8

09 1 0 120 101 1221 7

10 5 0 23 46 754 15

11 0 0 32 71 1037 20

11A 3 5 00 68 915 10

12 2 0 21 85 1204 26

14 6 2 04 72 991 14

2A 1 0 10 61 733 7

3A 2 2 81 72 9810 3

8A 2 0 30 66 915 15

Total 18 1,239 67942 1,655

Percent 1.09% 74.86%0.54%2.54% 4.05% 100.00%

61

3.69%

219

13.23%


From June 01 through June 30, 2014 VIA HWY 140 operated a total of 38,058 revenue

service miles.

REVENUE MILES June 01 - June 30 2014


Weekdays

Cathey's Valley 01 20 1,38069

Cathey's Valley 02 21 1,44969

Mariposa 07 21 1,07151

Mariposa 3A 21 1,15555

Merced 03 21 1,82787

Merced 04 21 1,82787

Merced 05 21 1,82787

Merced 06 21 1,82787

Merced 2A 20 1,74087

Yosemite 08 21 1,82787

Yosemite 09 21 1,82787

Yosemite 10 21 1,82787

Yosemite 11 21 1,82787

Yosemite 11A 21 1,15555

Yosemite 12 21 1,82787

Yosemite 14 21 1,82787


Yosemite 8A 21 1,15555



Weekends



Mariposa 07 1 5151

Mariposa 3A 9 49555

Merced 03 9 78387

Merced 04 9 78387

Merced 05 9 78387

Merced 06 9 78387

Merced 2A 9 78387

Yosemite 08 8 69687

Yosemite 09 9 78387

Yosemite 10 9 78387

Yosemite 11 9 78387


Yosemite 12 9 78387

Yosemite 14 9 78387

Yosemite 8A 9 49555



Grand Total 38,058

YARTS Total 38,058



REVENUE HOURS

From June 01 through June 30, 2014 VIA HWY 140 provided a total of 1,452.6 vehicle

service hours.


HoursTrips

Weekdays



Mariposa 07 21 46.202.20

Mariposa 3A 21 42.002.00

Merced 03 21 67.203.20

Merced 04 21 67.203.20

Merced 05 21 73.503.50

Merced 06 21 81.903.90

Merced 2A 20 60.003.00

Yosemite 08 21 84.004.00

Yosemite 09 22 83.003.77

Yosemite 10 21 67.203.20

Yosemite 11 21 67.203.20

Yosemite 11A 21 42.002.00

Yosemite 12 21 67.203.20

Yosemite 14 21 60.902.90

Yosemite 8A 21 42.002.00


HoursTrips

Total Hours 1,045.80


HoursTrips

Weekends



Mariposa 07 1 2.202.20

Mariposa 3A 9 18.002.00

Merced 03 9 28.803.20

Merced 04 9 28.803.20

Merced 05 9 31.503.50

Merced 06 9 35.103.90

Merced 2A 9 27.003.00

Yosemite 08 8 32.004.00

Yosemite 09 9 34.203.80

Yosemite 10 9 28.803.20

Yosemite 11 9 28.803.20

Yosemite 11A 9 18.002.00

Yosemite 12 9 28.803.20

Yosemite 14 9 26.102.90

Yosemite 8A 9 18.002.00

Total Hours 406.80


HoursTrips







Wheel Chair

6/1/2014 05 1

6/11/2014 04 1

6/13/2014 11 1

6/24/2014 05 1

6/29/2014 08 1

Grand Total 5

ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS There was one (1) reported vehicular accident on a YARTS run for the month of June 1-30, 2014. On

June 13, 2014, Mariposa Public Works department reported that a YARTS bus had scraped the side of

one of their vehicles, resulting in the mirror being knocked off. VIA’s safety department has followed

up and VIA is reimbursing them for the damage.

ROAD CALLS

There were zero (0) road calls for the period of June 1- 30, 2014.

SERVICE DELAYS

There were eight (8) service delays during the month of June 1-30, 2014. Total on time service for all

corridors was 99.68%

6/2/14 Run 5 was delayed 30 minutes at Amtrak due to a mechanical issue.

6/7/14 Run 14 was delayed 45 minutes at Yosemite Lodge due to a passenger issue.

6/12/14 Run 1 was missed due to an operational issue. (see missed runs)

6/14/14 Run 3a was delayed by 30 minutes due to a mechanical issue. (1st mechanical)

617/14 Run 2a was delayed by 40 minutes due to an operational issue. (see missed runs)

6/20/14 Run 3a was delayed by 5 minutes due to an operational issue.

6/24/14 Run 4 was delayed by 20 minutes due to a mechanical issue. (2nd

mechanical)

6/30/14 Run 8 was delayed by 45 minutes due to a mechanical issue. (3rd

mechanical)

MISSED RUNS

There were two (2) missed VIA YARTS trips during the period of June 1-30, 2014.

6/12/14 Run 1 was missed due to an operational issue.

617/14 Run 2a was delayed by 40 minutes due to an operational issue.

MAINTENANCE



CUSTOMER SERVICE


period from June 1-30, 2014. A comprehensive log of incoming calls by type, including calls regarding


Count on All Calls







604 Total


There were four (4) customer complaints received during the month of June 1-30, 2014.

On 6/12/14, a customer called alleging that the driver of Run 4 made a racist complaint to another

passenger at the KOA stop at 10:20 am. The customer’s contact information was forwarded to the Ops

Manager for follow up.

The Ops Manager called the customer and found that the driver did not make a racist comment. The

passenger was crossing the road in a dangerous place and the driver asked her did she understand the

sign. She indicated she did not, so the driver pointed out that means stop in America. This was what the

onlooker perceived as racist. There was no negative or degrading intent, and we received no complaints

from the passenger herself.

On 6/16/14, a customer called saying that Run 2a has been late the past two weekends. He is an NPS

employee and has been late getting to work due to the delay. The customer’s contact information was

forwarded to the Ops Manager for follow up.

The Ops Manager found that not all drivers were pulling into the Midpines Park and Ride on the REQ

stops. Even though it’s a stop where we pick up only if passengers are there, drivers can’t see the stop

from Hwy 140, so they must enter the Park and Ride to be sure passengers are accommodated. All

drivers have been reminded by Operations that they must go into the Park and Ride every time even if

it’s an REQ listed stop. On future schedules, actual times will be designated for the Midpines Park and

Ride stop.

On 6/18/14 a customer called saying that the Run 1 driver did not use the turn outs to let her pass in a

legal passing zone. She did not leave want to leave her contact information.

On 6/30/14 a customer called saying that the driver did not use the turnouts in the River Canyon en route

to Yosemite. The Operations Manager explained to him about the YARTS one-car policy, and that

drivers are instructed to let even one car pass and to use turnouts if available and safe. The Ops Manager

followed up with the driver to refresh his knowledge of the one-car policy and reminded all drivers to

follow the policy as well.


There were five (5) wheelchair requests filled for the month of June 1-30, 2014. Additionally in the last




There were 5-minute to 1-hour delays throughout the month on separate runs due to road work and

traffic.

Sonora Service

The Sonora Hwy 120 N route began on May 17th

. The Sonora run ran daily. On June 14th

, an additional

run was added to the Sonora schedule and will continue to operate through September 1st. Daily counts

were submitted to YARTS Transit Manager for review as requested to monitor the service progress. All

runs ran smoothly as scheduled with no significant delays.

Mammoth Service

The Mammoth Service began on June 1st. The Mammoth run ran weekends only during the month of

June. Weekend counts were submitted to YARTS Transit Manager for review as requested to monitor

the service progress. All runs ran smoothly as scheduled with no significant delays.

RIDERSHIP

Ridership - All

From 6/1/2014 to 6/30/2014

A total of 471 passengers were carried on the Mammoth HWY 120 East system by VIA. Of these, 10 were Amtrak




Commuter

Paid

6/1/2014 0 0 0 0 021 0 21 250 4

6/7/2014 0 1 0 1 317 0 20 210 0

6/8/2014 0 0 0 0 443 0 47 470 0

6/14/2014 0 0 0 0 873 3 84 880 4

6/15/2014 0 0 0 0 527 3 35 360 1

6/21/2014 0 0 0 0 1074 0 84 900 6

6/22/2014 0 0 0 0 052 1 53 570 4

6/28/2014 0 0 0 0 454 0 58 620 4

6/29/2014 0 0 0 0 435 3 42 450 3

4710 1 0 1 396 38 10 444Total

Percent 0.00% 0.21% 0.00% 0.21% 84.08% 8.07% 2.12% 94.27% 100.00%

26

5.52%

0

0.00%


From 6/1/2014 to 6/30/2014


Employees

Adult

Paid

Sr/Child

Paid


Free

Commuter

Paid

6/1/2014 0 0 0 0 021 21 2540

6/7/2014 0 1 0 1 317 20 2100

6/8/2014 0 0 0 0 443 47 4700

6/14/2014 0 0 0 0 873 81 8540

6/15/2014 0 0 0 0 527 32 3310

6/21/2014 0 0 0 0 1074 84 9060

6/22/2014 0 0 0 0 052 52 5640

6/28/2014 0 0 0 0 454 58 6240

6/29/2014 0 0 0 0 435 39 4230

4610 1 0 1 396 38 434Total

Percent 0.00% 0.22% 0.00% 0.22% 85.90% 8.24% 94.14% 100.00%

26

5.64%

0

0.00%



Mammoth Mount 26 5.52%

Mammoth Lakes 13 2.76%

HWY 203, Shilo I 50 10.62%

June Mountain Sk 4 0.85%

Rush Creek Trailh 9 1.91%

Lake View Lodge 8 1.70%

Tioga Mobil Gas 7 1.49%

Tuolumne Meado 55 11.68%

Tuolumne Meado 30 6.37%

White Wolf Lodge 12 2.55%



The Village 13 2.76%

Mono Basin Visit 5 1.06%

Totals 471 100.00%


Below please find the load factor calculations for the Mammoth HWY 120 East runs operated by VIA for June 01

through June 30, 2014. The load factor analysis is broken down by daily-all routes, weekday, and weekend service.

WITH AMTRAK

Daily - All Runs

Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor

02 495 301 60.81% Yosemite Visitor Center to Mammoth Mountain In

01 495 170 34.34% Mammoth Mountain Inn to Yosemite

Total 990 471 47.58%

Weekends/Holidays

Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor

02 495 301 60.81% Yosemite Visitor Center to Mammoth Mountain Inn


Total 990 471 47.58%

WITHOUT AMTRAK

Daily - All Routes

Runs Max Load

Capacity




Total 990 461 46.57%

Weekends/Holidays

Runs Max Load

Capacity




Total 990 461 46.57%


Below please find a breakdown of passenger fares recorded by VIA for Mammoth HWY 120

East runs for June 01 through June 30, 2014.

Daily - All Routes


FreeCommuter

01 00 0 190 142 1709 0

02 101 0 190 254 30117 0

Total 0 396 3801 10 471

Percent 0.00% 84.08%0.00%0.21% 2.12%8.07% 100.00%

26

5.52%

0

0.00%

Weekends/Holidays


FreeCommuter

01 00 0 190 142 1709 0

02 101 0 190 254 30117 0

Total 0 396 3801 10 471

Percent 0.00% 84.08%0.00%0.21% 2.12%8.07% 100.00%

26

5.52%

0

0.00%


Daily - All Routes


FreeCommuter

01 0 0 190 142 1709 0

02 1 0 190 254 29117 0

Total 0 396 3801 461

Percent 0.00% 85.90%0.00%0.22% 8.24% 100.00%

26

5.64%

0

0.00%

Weekends/Holidays


01 0 0 190 142 1709 0

02 1 0 190 254 29117 0

Total 0 396 3801 461

Percent 0.00% 85.90%0.00%0.22% 8.24% 100.00%

26

5.64%

0

0.00%


From June 01 through June 30, 2014 VIA Mammoth HWY 120 East operated a total of




Weekends

Mammoth Mountain 01 9 1,125125

Yosemite Visitor Ctr 02 9 1,125125

Total Mileage 2,250

Grand Total 2,250

YARTS Total 2,250



REVENUE HOURS

From June 01 through June 30, 2014 VIA Mammoth HWY 120 East provided a total of 72



HoursTrips

Weekends

Mammoth Mountain 01 9 36.904.10

Yosemite Visitor Ctr 02 9 35.103.90

Total Hours 72.00

Grand Total 72.00

YARTS Total 72.00





Grand Total 0

RIDERSHIP

Ridership - All

From 6/1/2014 to 6/30/2014

A total of 1313 passengers were carried on the Sonora HWY 120 North system by VIA. Of these, 0 were Amtrak




Commuter

Paid

6/1/2014 0 0 0 0 020 0 20 200 0

6/2/2014 0 0 0 0 222 0 24 250 1

6/3/2014 0 0 0 0 45 0 9 90 0

6/4/2014 0 0 0 0 01 0 1 10 0

6/5/2014 0 0 0 0 09 0 9 90 0

6/6/2014 0 0 0 0 315 0 18 180 0

6/7/2014 0 0 0 0 422 0 26 270 1

6/8/2014 0 0 0 0 1238 0 50 580 8

6/9/2014 0 0 0 0 830 0 38 540 16

6/10/2014 0 0 0 0 220 0 22 260 4

6/11/2014 0 0 0 0 012 0 12 120 0

6/12/2014 0 0 0 0 926 0 35 350 0

6/13/2014 0 0 0 0 935 0 44 560 12

6/14/2014 0 0 0 0 428 0 32 350 3

6/15/2014 0 0 0 0 214 0 16 220 6

6/16/2014 0 0 0 0 523 0 28 370 9

6/17/2014 0 0 0 0 944 0 53 580 5

6/18/2014 0 0 0 0 2871 0 101 1092 8

6/19/2014 0 0 0 0 166 0 67 700 3

6/20/2014 0 0 0 0 732 0 41 482 7

6/21/2014 0 0 0 0 245 0 47 540 7

6/22/2014 0 0 0 0 235 0 37 550 18

6/23/2014 0 0 2 2 1221 0 33 550 20

6/24/2014 0 0 0 0 225 0 27 290 2

6/25/2014 0 0 0 0 632 0 38 530 15

6/26/2014 0 0 0 0 729 0 36 470 11

6/27/2014 0 0 0 0 1463 0 77 910 14

6/28/2014 0 0 0 0 440 0 44 570 13

6/29/2014 0 0 0 0 381 0 84 1050 21

6/30/2014 0 0 0 0 329 0 32 380 6

1,3130 0 2 2 933 164 0 1,101Total

Percent 0.00% 0.00% 0.15% 0.15% 71.06% 12.49% 0.00% 83.85% 100.00%

210

15.99%

4

0.30%


From 6/1/2014 to 6/30/2014


Employees

Adult

Paid

Sr/Child

Paid


Free

Commuter

Paid

6/1/2014 0 0 0 0 020 20 2000

6/2/2014 0 0 0 0 222 24 2510

6/3/2014 0 0 0 0 45 9 900

6/4/2014 0 0 0 0 01 1 100

6/5/2014 0 0 0 0 09 9 900

6/6/2014 0 0 0 0 315 18 1800

6/7/2014 0 0 0 0 422 26 2710

6/8/2014 0 0 0 0 1238 50 5880

6/9/2014 0 0 0 0 830 38 54160

6/10/2014 0 0 0 0 220 22 2640

6/11/2014 0 0 0 0 012 12 1200

6/12/2014 0 0 0 0 926 35 3500

6/13/2014 0 0 0 0 935 44 56120

6/14/2014 0 0 0 0 428 32 3530

6/15/2014 0 0 0 0 214 16 2260

6/16/2014 0 0 0 0 523 28 3790

6/17/2014 0 0 0 0 944 53 5850

6/18/2014 0 0 0 0 2871 101 10982

6/19/2014 0 0 0 0 166 67 7030

6/20/2014 0 0 0 0 732 41 4872

6/21/2014 0 0 0 0 245 47 5470

6/22/2014 0 0 0 0 235 37 55180

6/23/2014 0 0 2 2 1221 33 55200

6/24/2014 0 0 0 0 225 27 2920

6/25/2014 0 0 0 0 632 38 53150

6/26/2014 0 0 0 0 729 36 47110

6/27/2014 0 0 0 0 1463 77 91140

6/28/2014 0 0 0 0 440 44 57130

6/29/2014 0 0 0 0 381 84 105210

6/30/2014 0 0 0 0 329 32 3860

1,3130 0 2 2 933 164 1,101Total

Percent 0.00% 0.00% 0.15% 0.15% 71.06% 12.49% 83.85% 100.00%

210

15.99%

4

0.30%



Sonora Best West 28 2.13%

Inns of Cal Dtwn 20 1.52%

Jamestown Main 39 2.97%

Groveland Mary L 100 7.62%

Old Yose Rd/Yose 117 8.91%

Buck Meadows Re 86 6.55%

Thousand Trails Y 211 16.07%

Big Oak Flat Park 7 0.53%



Black Oak Hotel 17 1.29%

Totals 1313 100.00%


Below please find the load factor calculations for the Sonora HWY 120 North runs operated by VIA for June 01

through June 30, 2014. The load factor analysis is broken down by daily-all routes, weekday, and weekend service.

WITH AMTRAK

Daily - All Runs

Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor

01B 1,650 533 32.30% Outbound 4:35pm Service from Yosemite to Tuolu

01A 1,650 565 34.24% Inbound 7:40am Service from Tuolumne to Yosem

02B 935 133 14.22% Outbound 5:35pm Service from Yosemite to Tulou

02A 935 82 8.77% Inbound 8:40am Service from Tuolumne to Yosem

Total 5,170 1,313 25.40%

Weekdays

Runs Max Load

Capacity


01B 1,155 347 30.04% Outbound 4:35pm Service from Yosemite to Tuolumne

01A 1,155 377 32.64% Inbound 7:40am Service from Tuolumne to Yosemite

02B 605 101 16.69% Outbound 5:35pm Service from Yosemite to Tuloumne


Total 3,520 880 25.00%

Weekends/Holidays

Runs Max Load

Capacity

Ridership Load

Factor





Total 1,650 433 26.24%

WITHOUT AMTRAK

Daily - All Routes

Runs Max Load

Capacity






Total 5,170 1,313 25.40%

Weekdays

Runs Max Load

Capacity






Total 3,520 880 25.00%

Weekends/Holidays

Runs Max Load

Capacity






Total 1,650 433 26.24%


Below please find a breakdown of passenger fares recorded by VIA for Sonora HWY 120 North

runs for June 01 through June 30, 2014.

Daily - All Routes


FreeCommuter

01A 00 0 1260 337 565100 2

01B 00 0 250 439 53367 2

02A 00 0 120 52 8218 0

02B 00 2 10 105 13325 0

Total 0 933 16420 0 1,313

Percent 0.00% 71.06%0.15%0.00% 0.00%12.49% 100.00%

210

15.99%

4

0.30%

Weekdays


FreeCommuter

01A 00 0 1050 210 37760 2

01B 00 0 170 280 34748 2

02A 00 0 80 38 559 0

02B 00 2 10 82 10116 0

Total 0 610 13120 0 880

Percent 0.00% 69.32%0.23%0.00% 0.00%14.89% 100.00%

133

15.11%

4

0.45%

Weekends/Holidays


FreeCommuter

01A 00 0 210 127 18840 0

01B 00 0 80 159 18619 0

02A 00 0 40 14 279 0

02B 00 0 00 23 329 0

Total 0 323 3300 0 433

Percent 0.00% 74.60%0.00%0.00% 0.00%7.62% 100.00%

77

17.78%

0

0.00%


Daily - All Routes


FreeCommuter

01A 0 0 1260 337 565100 2

01B 0 0 250 439 53367 2

02A 0 0 120 52 8218 0

02B 0 2 10 105 13325 0

Total 0 933 16420 1,313

Percent 0.00% 71.06%0.15%0.00% 12.49% 100.00%

210

15.99%

4

0.30%

Weekdays


01A 0 0 1050 210 37760 2

01B 0 0 170 280 34748 2

02A 0 0 80 38 559 0

02B 0 2 10 82 10116 0

Total 0 610 13120 880

Percent 0.00% 69.32%0.23%0.00% 14.89% 100.00%

133

15.11%

4

0.45%

Weekends/Holidays


01A 0 0 210 127 18840 0

01B 0 0 80 159 18619 0

02A 0 0 40 14 279 0

02B 0 0 00 23 329 0

Total 0 323 3300 433

Percent 0.00% 74.60%0.00%0.00% 7.62% 100.00%

77

17.78%

0

0.00%


From June 01 through June 30, 2014 VIA Sonora HWY 120 North operated a total of




Weekdays

Black Oak Tuolumne 01A 21 1,76484


Yosemite 01B 21 1,76484


Total Mileage 5,376


Weekends





Total Mileage 2,520

Grand Total 7,896

YARTS Total 7,896



REVENUE HOURS

From June 01 through June 30, 2014 VIA Sonora HWY 120 North provided a total of

296.1 vehicle service hours.


HoursTrips

Weekdays



Yosemite 01B 21 67.203.20

Yosemite 02B 11 35.203.20

Total Hours 201.60


HoursTrips

Weekends



Yosemite 01B 9 28.803.20

Yosemite 02B 6 19.203.20

Total Hours 94.50

Grand Total 296.10

YARTS Total 296.10





Grand Total 0

ITEM 4b MEMORANDUM DATE: JULY 18, 2014 TO: YARTS AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FROM: DICK WHITTINGTON, TRANSIT MANAGER RE: YARTS RIDERSHIP HISTORY/VISITATION Ridership Ridership during the last quarter of 2013-2014 continued the erratic ride that was also obvious last quarter and throughout the year. In quarter 4, ridership was up a scant .87%, but to get there, there was an increase of 7.4% in April, a decrease of 15.4% in May and a 3.5% increase in June. Increments in that comparison show that visitor numbers were up 6.8%, employees down 24.7% and Amtrak up 16.2%. Other than the continued drop in NPS ridership, which has been discussed thoroughly, there are no obvious factors that explain the rough ride other than the odd year last fiscal year and how that affects the monthly comparisons. There is some excellent news regarding summer ridership on the two Hwy 120 routes. In Mono Co., where YARTS doesn’t begin operations until June, and only operates on weekends during that month, the ridership went from 381 to 471, an increase of 23.6%. In Tuolumne County, where we started service in May, ridership when from 336 to 474, an increase of 41.1% and in June the comparison last year to this was 891/1344, an increase of 50.8%. In neither cases were the numbers huge, but the trend is very encouraging for excellent summer results. That same trend was there on both Hwy 120 routes last year, but the Rim Fire cut the legs out from under the progress being made at that time. It is good to see it pick up where we left off. Visitation Comparing the fiscal years 2012-13 (3,992,185) and 2013-14, (3,778,771) the park is reporting a decrease in visitation of 5.4%. Some of the volatility that YARTS experienced in ridership can be seen also in comparing the monthly visitation numbers.

REQUESTED ACTION For information and discussion only. Attachments: Hwy 140 and Hwy 120 Ridership by Fiscal Year Yosemite National Park Visitor Use Statistics 1985-2014

Hwy 140 and Hwy 120 Ridershipby Fiscal Year

Jul-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10 Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11Visitors & Others 5625 5534 4746 3598 3141 3083 2687 2361 2523 2949 5057 6369

Hwy 120 1598 1688 318 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65NPS/DNC 2662 2322 1772 1487 1646 1558 1873 1838 1791 1968 2037 2201TOTAL 9885 9544 6836 5085 4787 4641 4560 4199 4314 4917 7094 8635

% Change previous year 7.95% 9.87% 6.07% -1.15% 19.59% 5.89% 6.15% 2.07% -17.02% -10.96% 4.74% 3.06%year to date 9885 19429 26265 31350 36137 40778 45338 49537 53851 58768 65862 74497% 7.95% 8.88% 8.14% 6.51% 8.08% 7.82% 7.65% 7.16% 4.71% 3.19% 3.36% 3.32%Amrtrak 1092 1277 1036 1213 489 753 658 554 610 1164 1363 1228

% Change previous year -4.38% 12.51% 6.37% 79.44% -3.36% 0.13% -35.11% -15.93% -37.11% -9.98% -9.44% 21.95%Amtrak YTD 1092 2369 3405 4618 5107 5860 6518 7072 7682 8846 10209 11437

% Change year to date -4.38% 4.04% 4.74% 17.60% 15.20% 13.02% 5.15% 3.12% -1.87% -3.02% -3.92% -1.68%RIDERSHIP TOTAL 10977 10821 7872 6298 5276 5394 5218 4753 4924 6081 8457 9863

RIDERSHIP TOTAL YTD 10977 21798 29670 35968 41244 46638 51856 56609 61533 67614 76071 85934


Hwy 120 E. 1626 2092 596 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 384Hwy 120 W. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 1150NPS/DNC 2234 2060 2012 1715 1949 1606 1930 2003 2089 2263 2136 1956TOTAL 11101 10500 7483 5225 4969 4284 4380 4757 5636 6310 7367 10192

% Change previous year 12.30% 10.02% 9.46% 2.75% 3.80% -7.69% -3.95% 13.29% 30.64% 28.33% 3.85% 18.03%year to date 11101 21601 29084 34309 39278 43562 47942 52699 58335 64645 72012 82204% 12.30% 11.18% 10.73% 9.44% 8.69% 6.83% 5.74% 6.38% 8.33% 10.00% 9.34% 10.35%Amrtrak 1167 1290 921 768 631 705 601 974 804 956 1465 2120

% Change previous year 6.87% 1.02% -11.10% -36.69% 29.04% -6.37% -8.66% 75.81% 31.80% -17.87% 7.48% 72.64%Amtrak YTD 1167 2457 3378 4146 4777 5482 6083 7057 7861 8817 10282 12402

% Change year to date 6.87% 3.71% -0.79% -10.22% -6.46% -6.45% -6.67% -0.21% 2.33% -0.33% 0.72% 8.44%RIDERSHIP TOTAL 12268 11790 8404 5993 5600 4989 4981 5731 6440 7266 8832 12312



Hwy 120 E. 2011 2245 436 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 381Hwy 120 W. 1241 875 366 0 0 0 0 0 0 336 891NPS/DNC 2009 2086 1740 1770 1459 1444 1585 1605 1752 1647 1843 1986TOTAL 12484 11843 7578 5311 4601 5509 5203 4363 5347 5259 8307 9128

% Change previous year 12.46% 12.79% 1.27% 1.65% -7.41% 28.59% 18.79% -8.28% -5.13% -16.66% 12.76% -10.44%year to date 12484 24327 31905 37216 41817 47326 52529 56892 62239 67498 75805 84933% 12.46% 12.62% 9.70% 8.47% 6.46% 8.64% 9.57% 7.96% 6.69% 4.41% 5.27% 3.32%Amrtrak 2504 2164 907 643 675 653 587 629 799 867 1122 1089

% Change previous year 114.57% 67.75% -1.52% -16.28% 6.97% -7.38% -2.33% -35.42% -0.62% -9.31% -23.41% -48.63%Amtrak YTD 2504 4668 5575 6218 6893 7546 8133 8762 9561 10428 11550 12639

% Change year to date 114.57% 89.99% 65.04% 49.98% 44.30% 37.65% 33.70% 24.16% 21.63% 18.27% 12.33% 1.91%RIDERSHIP TOTAL 14988 14007 8485 5954 5276 6162 5790 4992 6146 6126 9429 10217



Hwy 120 E. 2247 2209 191 0 0 471Hwy 120 W. 1936 1017 221 0 0 474 1313NPS/DNC 2111 2004 1711 720 1271 1357 1277 1102 1259 1424 1342 1344TOTAL 12983 11847 7250 3346 4635 5160 4461 4234 4926 5694 7135 9208

% Change previous year 4.00% 0.03% -4.33% -37.00% 0.74% -6.34% -14.26% -2.96% -7.87% 8.27% -14.11% 0.88%year to date 12983 24830 32080 35426 40061 45221 49682 53916 58842 64536 71671 80879% 4.00% 2.07% 0.55% -4.81% -4.20% -4.45% -5.42% -5.23% -5.46% -4.39% -5.45% -4.77%Amrtrak 1117 1380 758 296 560 965 831 580 877 887 1319 1370

% Change previous year -55.39% -36.23% -16.43% -53.97% -17.04% 47.78% 41.57% -7.79% 9.76% 2.31% 17.56% 25.80%Amtrak YTD 1117 2497 3255 3551 4111 5076 5907 6487 7364 8251 9570 10940

% Change year to date -55.39% -46.51% -41.61% -42.89% -40.36% -32.73% -27.37% -25.96% -22.98% -20.88% -17.14% -13.44%RIDERSHIP TOTAL 14100 13227 8008 3642 5195 6125 5292 4814 5803 6581 8454 10578


Item 4baa - Copy of Visitation 1985-2014 total-mo 1 7/18/2014

Yosemite National Park Visitor Use Statistics1985 - 2014

Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec TOTALS1985 87,804 90,338 105,198 165,239 325,939 389,855 463,776 517,530 356,610 238,525 109,595 88,053 2,938,4621986 96,606 77,125 118,983 157,726 302,417 375,093 455,373 541,411 353,036 254,581 156,825 92,407 2,981,5831987 97,064 107,642 113,648 199,100 386,848 434,263 505,079 545,164 340,028 290,098 152,435 95,049 3,266,4181988 98,391 113,719 159,116 197,310 374,754 418,564 501,948 519,955 398,625 302,867 149,551 103,665 3,338,4651989 106,710 100,218 149,241 211,643 391,225 427,795 529,788 542,396 403,828 274,035 171,970 119,130 3,427,9791990 103,491 105,528 150,302 246,530 377,470 439,554 498,283 380,293 376,800 285,246 168,121 102,589 3,234,2071991 108,630 115,065 121,950 194,597 367,671 410,425 539,512 608,265 456,344 331,565 170,242 118,400 3,542,6661992 131,594 125,284 155,066 261,205 440,653 503,758 587,519 606,835 486,209 368,166 169,367 116,839 3,952,4951993 105,603 109,761 157,436 255,632 393,316 462,972 626,255 657,727 521,545 382,450 177,907 133,145 3,983,7491994 136,085 131,835 192,911 256,724 398,909 513,182 607,305 690,087 529,514 348,319 152,123 148,761 4,105,7551995 128,310 156,556 129,262 260,057 289,712 466,955 687,122 679,443 571,242 423,934 217,997 91,674 4,102,2641996 107,781 139,893 187,291 262,972 360,793 545,917 644,949 703,707 535,468 378,036 178,344 145,406 4,190,5571997 12,520 66,667 141,924 207,890 331,123 476,930 616,404 721,711 534,051 385,095 174,754 132,328 3,801,3971998 118,353 113,122 163,143 240,317 318,963 359,580 626,095 697,082 498,062 398,718 147,540 111,779 3,792,7541999 105,681 107,269 143,509 177,722 351,619 468,003 582,087 651,244 451,291 344,686 158,024 107,249 3,648,3842000 97,985 108,347 143,057 226,438 331,465 474,099 572,126 569,982 405,343 337,950 151,514 131,759 3,550,0652001 107,032 106,617 148,716 201,847 330,805 452,950 551,648 615,549 467,690 276,024 144,732 113,584 3,517,1942002 104,647 109,935 140,958 193,912 307,253 450,298 529,011 585,787 437,697 309,776 155,554 120,608 3,468,1742003 121,489 115,713 142,823 180,980 291,181 459,764 548,378 611,500 417,415 327,503 141,526 117,043 3,475,3152004 114,099 118,255 157,509 237,265 331,843 461,354 542,743 525,886 407,037 279,791 126,303 100,477 3,376,3322005 94,935 106,409 147,133 200,468 309,158 425,105 568,700 491,114 439,631 328,244 158,677 114,909 3,384,4832006 108,896 105,270 130,581 196,821 321,953 398,097 530,148 547,701 436,570 309,652 171,898 108,914 3,366,5002007 104,213 105,342 141,576 228,712 388,221 483,507 563,540 570,566 433,290 309,376 185,724 123,405 3,637,4712008 99,324 112,419 159,922 207,513 375,093 490,720 559,729 563,416 431,754 306,843 152,811 102,112 3,561,6562009 106,344 82,105 138,113 240,067 415,257 501,588 608,568 666,520 488,385 359,607 157,448 115,056 3,879,0582010 100,156 104,490 155,844 233,102 397,217 540,934 667,356 683,661 538,804 368,934 154,413 102,969 4,047,8802011 104,903 97,429 104,465 240,300 370,705 522,571 730,488 724,934 552,253 373,413 144,508 132,679 4,098,6482012 125,234 118,053 142,260 252,572 369,745 547,372 645,690 683,730 498,948 334,368 147,542 130,503 3,996,0172013 108,294 119,161 171,794 240,435 384,221 527,499 633,674 572,524 476,969 290,304 167,682 136,804 3,829,3612014 116,766 118,138 152,954 252,335 346,177 514,444 1,500,814

ITEM 4c MEMORANDUM DATE: JULY 18, 2014 TO: YARTS AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FROM: DICK WHITTINGTON, TRANSIT MANAGER RE: YARTS FINANCIAL REPORT/BUDGET UPDATE Attached for your review and comment is the financial report through 6/30/2014. In reality, there are two reports attached. The YARTS accounting system operates on an accrual basis, meaning that when an invoice is issued, the system records the invoice amount as revenue. The first attachment reflects the accrual basis and shows an NPS contribution at $824,764. YARTS and NPS are in discussions regarding a difference of $300,000 which the MCAG accounting department believes was never made available to YARTS and the NPS says that it was. This dispute is ongoing and a recent review of the available information is underway by the MCAG Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Because of the disputed amount, the CFO has directed her staff to remove the disputed amount from the year-end report. If YARTS prevails, the amount will be added back into the appropriate year’s accounting. In the meantime, attached is a second year-end report that reflects the removal of the disputed amount and reflects the changes in totals as a result of that, per the directions of the CFO. If the MCAG staff is correct about the funding shortfall, the budget will be in great shape. If they are unable to prove their claim and the NPS is sustained, then YARTS will have some decisions to make to deal with the shortfall. REQUESTED ACTION For information and discussion. Attachments: FY 13/14 Budget Update FY 13/14 Budget Update - Revised

ITEM 4d

YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (YARTS) JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY

MINUTES

April 14, 2014

The regular meeting of the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) Joint Powers Authority Board held Monday, April 14, 2014, at the Merced County Association of Governments, Front Conference Room, 369 W. 18th Street, Merced CA, and conducted by videoconference at the Sierra Center Mall, CAO Meeting Room, Third Floor, 452 Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes, CA was called to order by Commissioner Davis at 1:01 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT Tim Alpers, Mono County Supervisor (via videoconference) John Carrier, Mariposa County Supervisor Linn Davis, Merced County Supervisor Byng Hunt, Mono County Supervisor (via videoconference) Lee Stetson, Mariposa County Supervisor Hub Walsh, Merced County Supervisor MEMBERS ABSENT None OTHERS PRESENT Nicholas Fung, Caltrans Joy Gort, YARTS staff Larry Harris, Merced resident Cynthia Kelly, VIA Adventures Sinarath Pheng, Caltrans Dick Whittington, YARTS staff 1. Introductions So noted. 2. Public Comment None.

3. Oral Report – Authority Advisory Committee Chair Report Dick Whittington read the report from the Authority Advisory Committee as Danna

Stroud was unable to attend. Dick stated that the Authority Advisory Committee met on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.

The AAC committee wanted stated that in addition to the items listed on the JPA agenda, the AAC had an action item regarding the expansion and growth of the YARTS service. After consideration and discussion on this issue, the AAC unanimously approved a motion to recommend that the JPA retain the services of a consultant to review and update Chapter 6 of the Short Range Transit Plan with an emphasis on governance, cost-sharing and management and possibly to include the development of a business plan.

In addition to recommending approval of all JPA action items, the AAC also had

recommendations regarding the YARTS Transit Service on Hwy 41 as follows: a. The AAC supports the intent to begin discussions with Fresno about the

development of YARTS service on Hwy 41; b. The execution of the draft MOU should proceed upon input and key agreements

made with Fresno County that define the scope and scale of the project and identifies responsible parties.

4. Minutes of the January 13, 2014 YARTS JPA

Commissioner Walsh moved to approve the minutes of the January 13, 2014 YARTS

JPA meeting with the correction of the spelling of Commissioner Davis’s name. Seconded by Commissioner Stetson. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ayes – Commissioners Walsh, Alpers, Stetson, Hunt, Davis, Carrier Noes - None 5. Information/Discussion Only

a. VIA Monthly Service Reports for December 2013 - February 2014 b. YARTS Ridership History/Visitation c. YARTS Financial Report/Budget Update d. Minutes of the January 8, 2014 YARTS AAC meeting

Dick Whittington gave an update on the YARTS Ridership History/Visitation explaining

that the new NPS credit card program could be a reason a shift was seen in employee ridership numbers.

Commissioner Alpers asked Dick to continue to investigate the shift in numbers and

report back to the Board at a later date. 6. Mariposa County Annual Contract for Services Dick Whittington gave a review of the Mariposa County annual Contract for Services.

Commissioner Alpers noted that the map in Exhibit A showed the progress of YARTS.

Commissioner Walsh moved to approve the Contract for Services between YARTS and the County of Mariposa and authorize the Executive Director to execute the Contract for Services on behalf of YARTS

Seconded by Commissioner Alpers. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ayes – Commissioners Walsh, Alpers, Stetson, Hunt, Davis, Carrier Noes - None 7. National Park Service Cooperative Agreement – Modification Dick Whittington gave an update on the National Park Service Cooperative Agreement

modifications. Commissioner Carrier moved to approve the 2014 modification to the Cooperative

Agreement and authorize the Executive Director to execute the final version of the Agreement if it does not substantially vary from the draft.

Seconded by Commissioner Walsh. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ayes – Commissioners Walsh, Alpers, Stetson, Hunt, Davis, Carrier Noes - None 8. Amtrak Thruway Bus Service Contract

Dick Whittington gave a review of Amtrak Thruway Bus Service Contract.

Commissioner Hunt moved to approve the YARTS Executive Director to execute a three-year contract extension with Amtrak for the provision of Amtrak Thruway service from Merced to Yosemite and other destinations that are served by YARTS providing that the terms and conditions of the new contract carry forward those of the existing agreement for the first year. Seconded by Commissioner Walsh. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ayes – Commissioners Walsh, Alpers, Stetson, Hunt, Davis, Carrier Noes - None

9. YARTS 2014 Summer Schedules Dick Whittington reviewed the YARTS 2014 summer schedules and informed the Board of the Tioga Road closures for May – October that will possibly affect YARTS bus service scheduled times. 10. Public Hearing – YARTS 5311(f) Grant Funding Dick Whittington gave a review of the YARTS 5311(f) grant funding. Dick stated that receipt of funding requires a public hearing to receive comments and to have discussion on the intended funding and also requires the execution of a Resolution authorizing funding under the FTA Section 5311 (49U.S.C. Section 5311) with the California Department of Transportation.

Public Hearing Opened – 1:50 p.m. Public Hearing Closed – 1:51 p.m. After a public hearing where no comments were received Commissioner Alpers moved to adopt Resolution No. 2014/04-14-01 authorizing funding under FTA Section 5311 (49 U.S.C. Section 5311) with the California Department of Transportation. Seconded by Commissioner Stetson.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ayes – Commissioners Walsh, Alpers, Stetson, Hunt, Davis, Carrier Noes – None

11. Public Hearing – Proposed YARTS Budget for Fiscal Year 2014/2015 Dick Whittington gave a review of the proposed YARTS budget for Fiscal Year 2014/2015. Dick pointed out that on page two of the staff report in the last paragraph it should say “reduced” and not “deleted” in regards to carryover on the revenues side. Dick also clarified the reasons for an increase in the management costs to MCAG shown in the budget. Public Hearing Opened 1:55 p.m. Public Hearing Closed 1:56 p.m. After a public hearing where no comments were received Commissioner Carrier moved to approve the proposed YARTS Budget for Fiscal Year 2014/2015. Seconded by Commissioner Walsh. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSY. Ayes – Commissioners Walsh, Alpers, Stetson, Hunt, Davis, Carrier Noes - None 12. YARTS/MCAG Agreement for Services Dick Whittington gave a review on the YARTS/MCAG Agreement for Services. Dick stated that since the five-year agreement with MCAG has run its course, there is now a contracting opportunity for YARTS to consider other firms should they so desire. Dick Whittington asked for direction from the YARTS JPA Board regarding the Agreement for Services. Commissioner Walsh suggested that YARTS stay the course at this time in contracting with MCAG for services. Commissioner Stetson stated that the YARTS Authority Advisory Committee recommended staying with MCAG. Marjie Kirn clarified that the Agreement for Services is a one-year contract with the ability to extend the Agreement annually through mutual written consent of the parties for a period of five years.

Commissioner Walsh moved to authorize the Chair sign the Agreement for Services between the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System and the Merced County Association of Governments for a period of one year from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Seconded by Commissioner Stetson. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ayes – Commissioners Walsh, Alpers, Stetson, Hunt, Davis, Carrier Noes - None 13. YARTS Transit Service on Hwy 41 Dick Whittington gave an update on the YARTS Transit Service on Hwy 41. Commissioner Davis requested comments by Board members regarding the MOU be directed to Dick Whittington as soon as possible. 14. Election of Officers for Fiscal Year 2014/2015 Commissioner Stetson moved to nominate Commissioner Carrier as Chair for Fiscal Year 2014/2015. Seconded by Commissioner Walsh. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ayes – Commissioners Walsh, Alpers, Stetson, Hunt, Davis, Carrier Noes – None Commissioner Walsh moved to nominate Commissioner Alpers as Vice Chair for Fiscal Year 2014/2015. Seconded by Commissioner Stetson. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ayes – Commissioners Walsh, Alpers, Stetson, Hunt, Davis, Carrier Noes - None 15. YARTS Meeting Dates Commissioner Hunt moved to approve the meeting dates for Fiscal Year 2014/2015 as follows: July 28, 2014 – Mono County October 20, 2014 – Mariposa County January 26, 2015 Merced April 13, 2015 – Merced Seconded by Commissioner Walsh. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ayes – Commissioners Walsh, Alpers, Stetson, Hunt, Davis, Carrier Noes - None 16. Oral Report – National Park Service There was no National Park Service report for this month.

17. Oral Report – Manager’s Report Dick Whittington gave the Manager’s report. The report included information regarding the Merced River Plan, the Tuolumne River Plan, the revitalized AAC, RV marketing, credit card sales by vendors, bus mileage, fleet replacement and the introduction of a Park Transportation liaison. The full report is available upon request. 18. Board of Commissioners Remarks Commissioner Davis noted that he was glad the AAC is working hard and recommending items to the Board. He wants to make sure the JPA is recognizing their efforts. Also, Commissioner Davis noted that this was his last meeting as Chair and thanked MCAG and YARTS for the opportunity. Commissioner Alpers requested information regarding the opening of Tioga Pass and if there are early opening issues. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE YARTS JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 3:07 P.M.

ITEM 5 MEMORANDUM DATE: JULY 18, 2014 TO: YARTS AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FROM: DICK WHITTINGTON, TRANSIT MANAGER RE: SYSTEM-WIDE SERVICE STANDARDS Caltrans, at the direction of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has requested that YARTS provide a copy of the agency’s System-wide Service Standards and Service Policies. The System standard document is a requirement of the Title VI program. The YARTS Board has previously approved a Title VI plan for YARTS, but it did not include the Standards as required. Attached, please find that policy for your review and approval. REQUESTED ACTION Recommend the YARTS Joint Powers Authority approve the System-wide Service Standards and Service Policies for the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS). Attachment: Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) System-wide Service Standards and Service Policies

Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) System-wide Service Standards and Service Policies

YARTS is unique from other traditional municipal transit systems as it includes long distance and multi-county routes, therefore, system-wide service standards will vary from traditional transit systems. YARTS provides alternate transportation into Yosemite National Park (YNP). Many of these standards are included in the YARTS Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP) adopted by the YARTS Board in 2011. This SRTP is valid for a period of 5 years, at which time a new plan will be implemented and the system-wide standards will be revised to the updated SRTP. System-wide service standards Vehicle load for each mode: Minimum standard load factor: Summer/fall schedule route 140: 45% Winter/spring schedule route 140: 35% Summer route 120: 45% The load factor in July during the peak ridership month is significantly higher than average. Vehicle headway for each mode: The minimum standard is to provide a minimum of four round trips on Highway 140 and one round trip on Highway 120. The target objective is to meet consumer demands in all seasons with six to seven round trips daily as demand warrants. On-time performance for each mode: YARTS minimum standard is 0.5% of trips that are not early and 95% of trips are no more than 10 minutes late to stops on average for a particular run on days without unusual weather or a traffic incident beyond control of the contractor. When a minimum of seven YARTS buses are in service, the target objective is zero percentage trips that are not early and 95% of trips that are no more than five minutes late. Service availability for each mode: The minimum standard is to provide connection on two trips inbound to YNP and two trips outbound from YNP daily to both Amtrak and Greyhound. YARTS connects to the local transit providers in the communities we serve. YARTS provides regional transit service, linking to local transit service. The target standard is to provide connections on three trips inbound and outbound to YNP daily to both Amtrak and Greyhound. All buses in Merced go to both Amtrak and Greyhound. Service Policies Transit Amenities Seating: All YARTS owned buses are equipped with 3-point seat belts, infant seat tie downs, wheelchair lifts and secured wheelchair parking. Bus shelters: Bus shelters are available where practical. Rail platform canopies: By others (Amtrak)

Passenger information: Printed signs - Permanent signs are located at all stops, printed maps and schedules are available at many public locations in each community served by YARTS. YARTS website also has maps and schedules available as well as information from the YARTS help phone line. YARTS is marketed widely in all counties served. Digital equipment - Digital destination signs on all YARTS owned buses. Escalators: N/A Elevators: N/A Waste receptacles: Waste receptacles are available on all buses and at a majority of the stops (where practical). Vehicle assignments for each mode: All YARTS owned buses are 45’ clean-diesel over-the-road coaches. All YARTS owned buses include 3-point seatbelts, infant seat tie downs, wheelchair lifts, secured wheelchair parking, air conditioning, heating, automatic chains and they kneel for easy access. YARTS currently contracts with VIA Adventures (current contract is 5 years) and uses their buses when necessary. VIA Adventures has both 40’ and 45’ buses. Bus assignments are spread so that buses wear evenly. YARTS mission statement approved by the YARTS Board on January 24, 2011: YARTS will provide a safe and convenient public transit alternative for access to Yosemite National Park and the communities along its service corridors in the Yosemite region, serving visitors, employees and residents in a cost-effective manner. YARTS will achieve high customer satisfaction with reliable service. YARTS will provide good connectivity to regional transportation providers in order to guarantee convenient public transportation access in the gateway corridors to Yosemite National Park. YARTS service is not intended to replace auto access or trans-Sierra travel, but is intended to provide a viable alternative that offers a positive experience, emphasizing comfort and convenience for riders while guaranteeing access to the Park.

ITEM 6 MEMORANDUM DATE: JULY 18, 2014 TO: YARTS AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FROM: DICK WHITTINGTON, TRANSIT MANAGER RE: SERVICE UPDATE HWY. 41 – MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REVIEW At the end of May, the Fresno COG Policy Board approved the recommended list of projects for CMAQ grant funding, which included transit service on Hwy 41 between Fresno and Yosemite National Park. That funding will become available with the start of the federal fiscal year in October. The amount of the funding approved was $1,171,208 per year, for two years. It will not, however, become useable until the funding has gone through a revision of the FTIP and also after it has been “flexed” from HHWA to FTA budgets in Washington. Best guess for completion of that paperwork is December or January. The Fresno COG is in the process of preparing an application to the San Joaquin Air Quality District for funding that will make the match for the CMAQ grant. The CMAQ match requirement is $183,520 per year, for each of the two years. That application will go to the Air District Board at their August meeting. The Fresno COG also made application to Caltrans in March for a Planning Grant. That grant was approved in late May in the amount of $85,874 and will require a local match of $11,126 to bring the project funding to $100,000. Originally, the COG had been informed that the funding would not be available until January, but that was clarified following the approvals and the funding became available with the Governor’s signing of the budget in June. OWP and FTIP revisions will be required before they can actually access the funds. This funding will help pay for some of the startup tasks and for a significant amount of startup marketing and outreach effort in their area. YARTS staff worked with the Fresno COG staff to write a project timeline for the funded tasks. Attached is the most recent version of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between YARTS and the Fresno COG. Surprisingly, it is not too much changed from the one you reviewed previously, however the attorneys on neither side have reviewed it yet. It is hard to

imagine that those reviews will not bring some recommended changes. The biggest change in the document attached, from what you saw previously, is a provision for the inclusion of two ex-officio Board members to represent the Fresno COG and the inclusion of three AAC members from that area as well. Ex-officio Board members are allowable under the Bylaws of the JPA, however, they are not afforded a vote in decision making. With the wheels starting to move more quickly on this project now, it is important that staff has your comments and thoughts on the MOU now so that adjustments can be made easily. The later we wait, the more difficult it will be to change. An Opportunity? Two gentlemen from the Oakhurst area contacted the YARTS Transit Manager, both talking about bus stop locations and a possible park-and-ride facility in the Oakhurst area. One referred the other to me. A property owner has an interest in developing a property in downtown Oakhurst in a way that would include parking, a bus stop and some commercial uses. The property is adjacent to proposed road work on Hwy 41, in the town. I suggested a meeting that would include the County Supervisor from that area, the Madera Transportation Commission, the Madera County EDC, the Fresno COG and YARTS, as well as the property owner’s representative, to discuss the ideas conveyed on the phone. There may be an opportunity for some kind of public-private project here, but it will take some time to know. REQUESTED ACTION Discuss the various segments of the project and provide staff direction on items of interest or concern. Attachment: YARTS/Fresno COG Draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Memorandum of Understanding Between

Fresno Council of Governments (Fresno COG) And

Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) Article l, Background and Authority Whereas, the Fresno Council of Governments (COG) desires to see the establishment of public transit service on Hwy 41 between the city of Fresno and Yosemite National Park; and Whereas, the Fresno COG has completed and approved the “Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon (SEKI) National Park Transit Market Assessment & Feasibility Study” in 2011 and a “Draft Service Plan for Fresno-Yosemite Transit Service” in 2013, with the Yosemite Transit Plan recommending that the proposed service be provided by the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS); and Whereas, the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System Authority (Authority), a Joint Powers Authority, was formed expressly for the purpose of providing public transportation in the Yosemite region; and Whereas, the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) has fifteen years of successful experience in providing service to Yosemite National Park; and Whereas, there is a willingness on the part of YARTS to work with the Fresno COG to initiate the Yosemite service on Hwy 41; and Whereas, Fresno COG is the grant recipient and YARTS is the sub recipient and as such it is understood that the project has been selected and approved for federal funding by the Fresno COG Policy Board, on the 29th day of May of 2014; and Whereas, it is understood that the work related to planning, authorization and reporting necessary to realize the project must be done solely by the Fresno COG; and Whereas, in accordance with YARTS Authority Advisory Committee (AAC) JPA and bylaws, the Fresno COG Policy Board will appoint three (3) members to serve on the YARTS Authority

Comment [MG1]: Board Members? My thought is that 3 board members is a lot Every other member county has 3 members on the AAC. So the recommendation here is that 3 advisory committee members are appointed to represent stakeholders from the tourism, economic development and transportation community and two reps appointed to the board that would take recommendations from the advisory committee. This ensures that the advisory and policy viewpoints are represented sufficiently by Fresno COG appointees. Might be wise to have two reps from Madera one on the AAC and Policy Board.

Advisory Committee, and two ex-officio members to serve on the YARTS Board of Commissioners. Whereas, the start of the service is currently targeted to begin in spring of 2015; Therefore, the Parties agree as follows: Article ll, Statement of Work Communications The Fresno COG will designate a person or persons that will be the primary point of contact for the YARTS Transit Manager to conduct business with, during the normal planning and operation of the service. Funding/Billing The Fresno COG and YARTS will work together to identify and secure funding sources for the administration of the project, operations and maintenance, marketing/administration and capital projects, The Fresno COG, as the designated project sponsor; acts as the lead in securing funding for the project, consulting with YARTS as a subcontractor to delegate appropriate assignments. YARTS will continue to work with the National Park Service to assure the funding commitment to YARTS for this service is still in effect. YARTS will continue to work with Amtrak toward the goal of establishing Amtrak Thruway service and, if possible, contracting in a way that will produce revenue to the project. YARTS will pursue the interest of the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino as a funding partner for the project. YARTS will conduct all financial work necessary, such as bookkeeping and invoicing; to track expenditures for staff time and direct expenses related to the project.

Comment [MG2]: Where will these meetings take place? Will travel to Merced county be required? Who will pay for travel? Is there a form a payment for them to attend meetings? No payment for attendees, phone/video conference call in available and any travel expenses are born by the individual or Fresno COG. Currently rotating location for the meetings and are quarterly.

Comment [MG3]: ? Installation of shelters signage etc infrastructure.

Comment [MG4]: Perhaps the implementing agency

Comment [MG5]: What about the hotels/resorts/businesses along the corridor? That’s why 3 AAC members, Chukchansi have been the most supportive and have expressed intent to financially support.

YARTS will invoice the Fresno COG in a timely manner for work performed and direct costs, no more frequently than monthly, and the Fresno COG will respond with payment within 30 days of receipt of the invoice. In preparing for the start of the service, YARTS will review the conceptual fare structure in the draft service plan and recommend a final fare plan with the intent of producing fare box recovery in keeping with other YARTS operations. All of the costs of the planning and operation of the service will be borne by the Fresno COG and there will be no expense to YARTS from the project. Route and scheduling YARTS will move the draft service plan beyond the concept status and do field testing of the routing and schedule as proposed in the Draft Service Plan including a proposed schedule for the COG approval. YARTS will work with the Fresno COG to confirm the bus stop locations in the city of Fresno, along the Hwy 41 corridor, specifically in Oakhurst, and establish permission from the property owner for the use of each. This work will include consultation from Caltrans as the owner/operators of the State Highway System. YARTS will assemble a list of suggested capital projects for the route to be submitted to the COG for funding. Administration/Marketing The YARTS Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP) generally guides the course of YARTS decision making process. YARTS will use that document as initial guidance for the implementation of the Hwy 41 service between Yosemite National Park and the City of Fresno. Marketing of the Hwy 41 service should start as soon as the necessary eligible funding is committed for the project. The Fresno/Clovis Convention & Visitors Bureau, and their lodging members, would be a prime starting point for this effort as would the Fresno Yosemite International Airport. The existing YARTS web site and social media effort will enhance the marketing efforts and minimize effort and expense.

Comment [MG6]: Consult with Toni Graham that these terms can be adhered to

YARTS will work with Yosemite management to help with the announcements regarding the new service and possibly a “ribbon cutting” ceremony to publicize the actual start of service. Staff time and travel expenses will be billed to the Fresno COG at the same rate as YARTS pays to Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG). This MOU will remain in force and effect until cancelled by either party with 30-day written notice, or until replaced by a formal contract between the parties. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was passed and adopted by the ___________________ this _____th day of ___________________, 2014.

AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

Signed: _________________________

ATTEST: Amarpreet Dhaliwal, Chairman I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a resolution of the __________________ duly adopted at a regular meeting thereof held on the ___th day of _________, 2014. Signed:____________________________________________ Tony Boren, Executive Director, Fresno COG Signed:____________________________________________ Marjie Kirn, Executive Director, MCAG Signed:____________________________________________ ?, Chairman, YARTS

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this MOU in the County of Fresno, State of California, as of the day and year first above written. YARTS Representative: MCAG Representative: Fresno COG Representative: Do you need to add closing MOU standard language? Comment [LF7]: The final sentence appears to be

typical of the term of agreement closing seen in other MOUs but I have added the signatory language. If additional Term of MOU language I needed please have counsel advise.

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