Yuma county intergovernmental public transportation authority annual report

              A Political Subdivision of the State of Arizona consisting of the City of Yuma, City of Somerton,
City of San Luis, Town of Wellton, Yuma County, Arizona Western College, Northern Arizona
University & Cocopah Tribe
Yuma County Intergovernmental Public
Transportation Authority Annual Report
Fiscal Year 2010-2011
We’re On A Roll in
Yuma County!
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to welcome you to the Yuma County Intergovernmental Public
Transportation Authority (YCIPTA). The YCIPTA was formed in December of 2010 as a prospective host
organization for the Yuma County Area Transit (YCAT) bus system, which is responsible for moving 1,500
passenger trips to destinations throughout Yuma County on fixed route bus and dial-a-ride services. The YCIPTA
membership is comprised of Yuma County, Cities of Yuma, Somerton and San Luis, Town of Wellton, Northern
Arizona University Yuma, Arizona Western College and the Cocopah Indian Tribe. The Board of Directors, which
numbers eight as of today, consists of administrative professionals from each of the member entities.
Since its inception, the YCAT has been funded by a combination of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grants
and matching revenues from the local municipalities within Yuma County. The Yuma Metropolitan Planning
Organization (YMPO) has acted as the program host. As a metropolitan planning organization, the YMPO focus is
on transportation planning. With an eye toward having an entity
that would be responsible for transit only, the YMPO member entities decided it would be
appropriate to form the YCIPTA to exclusively manage the YCAT system. Accordingly, the
entities requested the Yuma County Board of Supervisors to authorize formation of the
YCIPTA, which it did by unanimous vote.
Obtaining FTA grantee status in order to become an entity independent of YMPO has been the
primary, initial mission of the YCIPTA. Our ongoing mission will be to provide Yuma County
with clean, affordable, reliable, efficient and safe public transportation services that aid in
economic development, enhance the quality of life and ensure mobility and independence for
our community.
The Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (YCIPTA) was formed by
the Yuma County Board of Supervisors on December 13, 2010 after receiving petitions from
the Cities of Yuma, San Luis, Somerton, Town of Wellton and Northern Arizona University to
form a separate intergovernmental public transportation Authority in Yuma County for the pur-poses
of managing the Yuma County Area Transit (YCAT) system. YCAT got its start with two
routes under the name Valley Transit in 1999, evolving to YCAT in 2002. Greater Yuma Area
Dial-A-Ride got its start in 1996. Both programs were initiated by the Yuma Metropolitan
Planning Organization, the metropolitan planning organization for the Yuma Urbanized Area. Starting in FY 2013, YCIPTA will assume the
administration and operations of YCAT from YMPO. Presently, YCAT is operated under contract to First Transit, Inc. YCIPTA is governed by
8 Board of Directors appointed by the each of the member entities. There are three sub-committees that also provide guidance to staff and the
Board of Directors, including a transit riders advisory committee to review operational issues. Statistics below are for FY 10-11:
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Message from the Chairman
Who is the Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority?
Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board:
In accordance with A.R.S. 28-9101 et seq. to establish an
intergovernmental public transportation authority, this annual report will
serve to advise the Board of Directors of the activities, transactions, and
finances for the preceding fiscal year as well as recommended plans for
future services. Staff has prepared the FY2011 Annual Report. The
report contains a summary of the activities, including performance for
the public transportation system in Yuma County. The report provides
an overview of revenues and expenditures along with a financial
statement for FY2011. This is YCIPTA’s first year of operations and
most of the fiscal year was dedicated to the formation of the Transportation Authority and en-tering
into IGA’s for funding and administrative support. In FY2012, there will be more activity
and funding to support the operation of the Yuma County Area Transit. I look forward to an
exciting FY 2012 as we work towards the transition of the transit system to YCIPTA.
Message from the Transit Director
7 264,547 30 516,687 65 0 35,589 $59.04
Number of
routes
Total Riders Total Fleet Total Revenue Miles Total Service
Area
Total
Staff
Total Vehicle
Service Hours
Operating Cost
per Hour
6
Board
Members
6
Member
Agencies
37
Total Contractor
Staff
FY 10-11
Ending June
30, 2011
Intergovernmental agreement with YMPO, start
the process of transitioning of assets, files and
agreements to the Transportation Authority,
implement recommendations from the Yuma
Regional Transit Study to improve the transit
system, continue to seek grants for the future
sustainability of the transit system and start the
process to develop a bus maintenance facility and
transportation center in downtown Yuma.
Excitement is on the way as the Transportation
Authority grows to be the premier transportation
system of choice in Yuma County.
The Transportation Authority will continue to
evolve into a fully-functioning transit oversight
agency in fiscal year 2012. The hiring of staff,
establishment of policies and obtaining grantee
status from the Federal Transit Administration
is critical for the Transportation Authority
success. In addition to these tasks, the
Transportation Authority will begin its oversight
of the transit system under an
Financials & Statistics for Fiscal Year 2010-2011
Looking Ahead
Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation
Authority (YCIPTA) Board of Directors 2010-2011
Robert Pickels Jr, Chairman—Yuma County
Greg Wilkinson, Vice Chairman—City of Yuma
Ralph Velez, Director—City of San Luis
Bill Lee, Director—City of Somerton
Rodney Rinehart, Director-Town of Wellton
Dr. Glenn Mayle, Director—Arizona Western College
Dr. Larry Gould, Director—Northern Arizona University
Paul Soto, Director—Cocopah Indian Tribe
Yuma County Intergovernmental
Public Transportation Authority Staff
John Andoh, Transit Director
Wayne Benesch, Interim Legal Counsel
Barry Olsen, Interim Legal Counsel
Christy Isbull, Board Secretary*
Gilberto Villegas, Assistant Finance Director*
Erlinda SanRoman, Employment Analyst*
Yuma County Information Technology*
Yuma County Support Staff*
Interim YCIPTA Staff—2011
Charlene FitzGerald, Executive Director, YMPO
Jessie Sagovia, Interim Transit Director
First Transit, Inc Contract Staff
Don Kilner General Manager
Rudy Reyes, Operations Manager
Fernando Mena, Maintenance Manager
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Since the Transportation Authority began
operations on December 13, 2010 and held its
first meeting on January 24, 2011, there has
been no expenditures in FY 2011, as there was
no staff and YMPO burdened the expenses.
LTAF II $ 75,764.08
FTA Section 5307* $ 180,000.00
Total $ 255,764.08
*On a reimbursable basis from YMPO.
Salaries/Wages $ ‐
General Administration $ ‐
Operations $ ‐
Maintenance $ ‐
Miscellaneous $ ‐
Total $ ‐
Revenues
Expenses
‐
50,000
100,000
150,000
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple
Grey
College …
Fair
YCAT Fixed Route Ridership
Ridership declined in Fiscal Year 2011 to 264,527
from a high of 358,233 for the transit system
combined. The decline in ridership is attributed to the
reduction of transit service hours by four hours and
the elimination of two routes in the City of Yuma.
10,000
10,100
10,200
10,300
10,400
WACOG Total DAR Total
Dial‐A‐Ride Ridership
‐
100,000
200,000
300,000
YCAT Total DAR Total
Total Transit System Ridership ‐
FY 2011
2715 East 14th Street
Yuma, AZ 85365
(928) 539-7076 — Administration
(928) 783-2235 — Operations
jandoh@ycipta.org
 Received approval from YMPO Executive Board
to serve in an advisory capacity until receiving formal
grantee status from FTA.
 YMPO Implemented new day pass on YCAT.
 YMPO selected First Transit to operate YCAT on
an emergency basis in September 2010 and awarded a
three year Agreement with two one year options to First
Transit in May 2011.
 Formed a bylaws and personnel subcommittee.
 Developed a master intergovernmental agreement
and bylaws.
 Worked to amended ARS 28-9102 to include
Indian nations and community colleges on IPTAs.
 Started Yuma Regional Transit Study in conjunc-tion
with Yuma County and ADOT.
 Restructured services based on reduced funding
to keep transit operating in Yuma County.
�� Established meeting schedule and time for the
Board.
 Received funding from all municipalities General
Fund except Yuma for continued transit operations at a
reduced level until an IPTA was formed.
 Implemented Acumen Smart Card System for
educational institutions.
 Released request for proposals for redesigned
YCAT and YCIPTA website.
 Through the petitions of the municipalities of
Yuma County and NAU, the Yuma County Board of
Supervisors formed YCIPTA on December 13, 2010.
 Started discussions with Federal Transit Ad-ministration
regarding obtaining grantee status.
 Appointed interim Transit Director, legal coun-sel,
a Board Secretary and an intergovernmental
agreement with YMPO for IPTA staff and Treasurer’s
office for a public transportation fund.
 Started discussions with Arizona Western
College regarding participation in the IPTA.
 Started functioning as a Board of Directors at
its first meeting on January 28, 2011 and started the
process to appoint Board members, terms, proc-esses,
policies and procedures.
 Received funding from the City of Yuma and
YMPO to begin the process to hire staff and created
two positions—Transit Director and Contract Admin-istrator.
 Appointed a new Transit Director.
See Where It Takes You!
Accomplishments
In Fiscal Year 2011
Proposed Mission Statement
The Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation
Authority is committed to providing Yuma County with clean,
affordable, reliable, efficient and safe public transportation
services that aid in economic development, enhance the quality of
life and ensures mobility and independence for our community.
Proposed Vision Statement
The Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation
Authority provides a cost effective public transportation system
that improves the environment, air quality and the quality of life for
our residents and visitors in the region.
Yuma County Intergovernmental Public
Transportation Authority
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