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administration of multiple grant programs including review of financial and accounting
systems relative to program revenues and expenditures and daily oversight and monitoring of primary
public transit provider and management of secondary providers.
• Manage overall planning and intergovernmental relations of the County’s public transit system,
including transit service design, route planning, and performance monitoring
• Continue to provide public transportation in the form of fixed-route and paratransit service.
Stand-up and provide support for a city/county transit cooperative
• Increase grant revenues by developing in-house expertise in grant administration
• Monitor implementation of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to ensure compliance with all
applicable state and federal regulations
• Monitor implementation of State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program for compliance with
state regulations
EXPENDITURES:
Expenditures Budget
FY15/FY1
FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 Increase/
6
Category Actual Actual Approved Proposed Decrease
+/-
Personnel
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0%
Services
Operating
$297,742 $356,599 $237,000 $224,612 -$12.388 -5.2%
Expenses
Capital Outlay $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0%
Debt Service $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0%
Grants & Aids $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $0 -25,000 -100.0%
Other Uses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0%
Total $322,742 $381599 $262,000 $224,612 -$37,388 -14.3%
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• The Transit and Grants Section of the Planning Division managed in excess of $8 million in
transit related grants
• Successfully garnered $52,000 in additional Neighborhood Stabilization Program Funds.
• Provided over 146,900 fixed route trips and over 86,100 in paratransit/door-to-door trips.
• Released and coordinated interjurisdictional review of Request for Proposals for Transit Service
• Stood up interjurisdictional Transit Cooperative with the cities of Crestview, Ft Walton Beach,
Destin and the Town of Cinco Bayou
• Assisted the Public Works and Water & Sewer departments with CDBG grant administration
• Successfully coordinated Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women Safe Haven Grant
Performance Measures
Actual Approved Proposed
Performance Measures
FY13/14 FY14/15 FY15/16
Farebox Collection –Fixed Route 120,242 125,000 100,000
Farebox Collection - Paratransit 109,607 110,000 113,484
Input
Full Time Employees 2 2 2
BCC Fixed-Route Operation Contribution 290,775 237,000 199,612
BCC Paratransit Operation Contribution 25,000 25,000 25,000
TDC Route Operation Contribution 0 0 0
Paratransit (Total Ridership) 86,199 89,962 93,830
Medical trips 47,477 46,756 48,767
Employment trips 27,989 27,736 28,929
Other paratransit trips 13,702 15,470 16,135
Fixed Route (Ridership)
*146,991 152,503 158,222
*FY13/14 ridership reflects the elimination of two routes
Output
NSP New Unit Construction (Units) 0 0 6
Disaster Recovery Grant Funding 0 0 As available
CDBG Grant (Neighborhood Revitalization & Economic 750,000
0 As available
Development 750,000
Defense Infrastructure Grant $250,000 $200,000 $200,000
Reduced 3
Public Transit, Reduced Funding, Reduced Service. Maintain Service Maintain Service
routes
Two FTE’s Provide Management/Oversight/Compliance Review of
$8,000,000 $9,500,000 $9,000,000
Efficiency
Grant Programs
Two FTE’s Provide Management/Oversight/Compliance Review of
$5,000,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000
Capital Investments
Awarded ARRA Grant Funding w/Limited Resources & Time $0 $0 As available
$3,000 (assumes
Effectiven ridership
Average Fuel Savings for Express Rider $2,800 $3,500 remains same
ess and fuel costs
remain low)
