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Plan Implementation and Finance <br />W <br />v <br />The vehicle renal tau also is included as a revenue source in the transit <br />pYn. GoTriangle aarendy levies a 5%tsx on vehicle centers in Wake, <br />Ourhwr, and Orange Counties. C*7dw Ws Board of Tnrstaes her an <br />awsting policy that 50% of rental revenues are dedicated to experudsng <br />trensit options in the region, while the other 50% is used by Willie gle <br />for operations and opitel needs of the turned sysmm. To dew., no the <br />amount nlocaled w each c7vntyt GoTruengle dedicates vehicle rental <br />revenues based on percent of total popJotlon CsoTnan9Ws current <br />allooetion percentages me 68% for WA& County, 213% for Durham <br />County, and 10.5% an Orange Ceraty. As such, the Wake Canny portion <br />of ad vehicle mental reverwes ik compared to the total needed. 349L <br />The tract plan includes sn essueption that's, tar tau revenue <br />available for newv~ programs. would be $ib mi ion in FY 2018. <br />which would grow by 2S% annually. <br />The trivnit plan also inckdes local revenues from the City of FW69K <br />Town of CwN and GoTnangle tar minting bas operations local bus <br />opwa aces in those jwisdictions would oontree and bus operation s in <br />the herein plan wertdesigned considering dase.xi Wq resources. <br />Accordingly, the transit plan assumes that the kcal contrilubon from <br />each agency would equal eppreuimsmlj $15 million in 2018 and this <br />cant, bution would increase at 2.5% each year. the assumed tape of <br />operating ieratim 7A�e transit plen also includes mdstny federal and <br />state funds allocated directly to Wit" bus opersions equaling <br />apprauimaxy S62 mien, <br />Feed" and State Conti*Vtioes <br />The Recommended Wake County Tranext Plan assumes federal and or <br />state funding for merry planned projects. Significant federal fads ere <br />assumed for the capital casts for bah CRT and BRT -50% of the apital <br />costs am assumed to be federally funded. For Mr, the projects are <br />assumed to suoossafiary compem through tin FTA Capital Improvement <br />hogram Now Slats. Small Scats and Core Capacity knpowement <br />gram program such that overal, the BRT projects included in the <br />transit plan will, on average • uaceivs 5016 federal funds (estimated at <br />S1 73S millicia For commuter nil. R is assumed that, through a regional <br />peruweship by attending the ire into neighboring cocoas, the protect <br />would in cc- aduly compete for W% federal funding (estimated at <br />544.3.3 miGnc, the Wept County share iruluded in the Fnm9al Prom. <br />Approunattely S24 million of federal funds towrands the saimi3 iort of <br />buses are included in tw plan, which cold also be used towards bus <br />maintenance. <br />in the projects. The transit plan does include S6 million of stem copitid <br />funds towards the a chin ion of buses between 2018 ad 2025- Storting <br />in fiscal year 2024, approximately S1.3 million annually is, -- <br />in stow open" revenue towards BRT services and stating in 2027 <br />approximately S4 million is programmed in state operating revenue <br />towetis commuter red services. No additional atom funds. beyond <br />the currant 112 mullion annually in ecisting stain funding for local bus <br />services are programmed for local bus openicing support. <br />Farebox Revenue <br />Farebor revenue varies by type of sanAce. For local bus service. <br />including Mr, a at%farebooe recovery Cato was used for ridership <br />—,tax 10% far coverage nouns. 3% for artartivem rums, and 0% for <br />loner servicu mateh,16dwWrp estimates will be refined for commuter nil <br />during future studies. The cwrant plan assumes faebox reverwe cf 20% <br />of opvvting expen- <br />lLong -Tote 8c+d Roceeds <br />gw4w . rwenes s, with corresponding debt service experts-, certain <br />capital projects arcdebtfwnded. Cownnternil 's40%debt tended, <br />BRT is 15S%debt funded, and bus inftaatnrtve projects are 31% debt <br />handed. A portion of future projects modeled from 2078 to 2097 are also <br />assumed to be funded with debt <br />By using loagAerm debt, it a knpor int that the modal adhere to ■everal <br />liey metrics+ inekudag adequate operating and capital fund balances <br />to demonstrate wffrdenttiquidrtyto rating agencies and to espial <br />marbvts. The Recommended Weloe County Transit Plan was developed <br />within the contest: of adhering to two bay measures: 11 maintaining <br />nearterm eapedty to service debt from recurring nat revenues, and 2) <br />W, oan debt saarvica coverage. Given the trane3t plat'sfoexs on cWW and <br />signirrcantly increasing local bus sevice. a key measure for the transit <br />plan is a projection of the ongoing abilicy to pay annual debt sarwice <br />given propcted revenue planned capita. and recurring operating <br />expanses. The transit plan mextains net debt service coverage of <br />revenues tuns operating expenses greato t ham 1.25 times annual <br />deb: service and maintains a gross debt setvicti cove -age of revenvrs <br />mere than three times annual debt sarwas scperaaa These are simply <br />modeled a the time. As governance discussions occur. these metrics <br />and ralxtletions will be reivished and updated <br />134 <br />mws•,.:•,d.d w:u,.: cv,.,.ey T.,e.x ran <br />2 <br />a <br />2 <br />w <br />2 <br />O <br />1- <br />4 <br />a- <br />2 <br />W <br />a <br />Piz <br />�x <br />to <br />tv <br />Federal funds towards operating expenses also <br />1 Revenues for Expanded Transit <br />Re=Yirnended County <br />PrOjECted OCaI <br />Transit Plan- Smtar�v g in 2026. gVr�aeelyy <br />$19 mdion annually is programmed in federal <br />S1acP0o <br />opetateg revenue towards Bf1T services <br />Sbarpng in 2029, apprmthnatefy $6 mM— <br />Si�0A00 <br />annually is programmed in federal operating <br />revenue towiniseommvterrag services. Another <br />510000 <br />Si.9 "ion in additional federal funding for <br />jtaocco <br />bus operators is planned starting in 2019 <br />which inasxs to approximately S32 million <br />as kheraesad local bus service rc ughlytriples by <br />w Stc,000 <br />- <br />2027. <br />State funds are primar+ly limited to Operating <br />for BFiT, <br />S14to0 <br />bard support bas pperatiwns. and <br />commuter rat operatics once these services <br />are in place. To be fiscally comervatiwa, the <br />2Mr 2013 =9 202- 2021 2012 2029 20M 2025 3126 2W <br />%MMWKied V4" County Transh Plan does <br />nx�s,....rv...rs... <br />m.r,.n...e.+eeswr.w. r..w� +tewMwa.'n+eK•e"ri <br />not include state funds towards the capital costs <br />n,r..wr.oxw.r...wr <br />. re .y...r.•a.rwxrar.xw rsa o,.rv.innex.rrnr <br />for BRT and commuter rem% however the County <br />.yuo.a�ar�arww - w�rer.r <br />and ICs partners would work to achieve such <br />fading wmeeds the projects or components <br />)ARRETT <br />WAIxER • we,..n..wrrs Kimley *Hom tili <br />in the projects. The transit plan does include S6 million of stem copitid <br />funds towards the a chin ion of buses between 2018 ad 2025- Storting <br />in fiscal year 2024, approximately S1.3 million annually is, -- <br />in stow open" revenue towards BRT services and stating in 2027 <br />approximately S4 million is programmed in state operating revenue <br />towetis commuter red services. No additional atom funds. beyond <br />the currant 112 mullion annually in ecisting stain funding for local bus <br />services are programmed for local bus openicing support. <br />Farebox Revenue <br />Farebor revenue varies by type of sanAce. For local bus service. <br />including Mr, a at%farebooe recovery Cato was used for ridership <br />—,tax 10% far coverage nouns. 3% for artartivem rums, and 0% for <br />loner servicu mateh,16dwWrp estimates will be refined for commuter nil <br />during future studies. The cwrant plan assumes faebox reverwe cf 20% <br />of opvvting expen- <br />lLong -Tote 8c+d Roceeds <br />gw4w . rwenes s, with corresponding debt service experts-, certain <br />capital projects arcdebtfwnded. Cownnternil 's40%debt tended, <br />BRT is 15S%debt funded, and bus inftaatnrtve projects are 31% debt <br />handed. A portion of future projects modeled from 2078 to 2097 are also <br />assumed to be funded with debt <br />By using loagAerm debt, it a knpor int that the modal adhere to ■everal <br />liey metrics+ inekudag adequate operating and capital fund balances <br />to demonstrate wffrdenttiquidrtyto rating agencies and to espial <br />marbvts. The Recommended Weloe County Transit Plan was developed <br />within the contest: of adhering to two bay measures: 11 maintaining <br />nearterm eapedty to service debt from recurring nat revenues, and 2) <br />W, oan debt saarvica coverage. Given the trane3t plat'sfoexs on cWW and <br />signirrcantly increasing local bus sevice. a key measure for the transit <br />plan is a projection of the ongoing abilicy to pay annual debt sarwice <br />given propcted revenue planned capita. and recurring operating <br />expanses. The transit plan mextains net debt service coverage of <br />revenues tuns operating expenses greato t ham 1.25 times annual <br />deb: service and maintains a gross debt setvicti cove -age of revenvrs <br />mere than three times annual debt sarwas scperaaa These are simply <br />modeled a the time. As governance discussions occur. these metrics <br />and ralxtletions will be reivished and updated <br />134 <br />mws•,.:•,d.d w:u,.: cv,.,.ey T.,e.x ran <br />2 <br />a <br />2 <br />w <br />2 <br />O <br />1- <br />4 <br />a- <br />2 <br />W <br />a <br />Piz <br />�x <br />to <br />tv <br />