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18 <br /> The following table sets forth expenses by transit agency. <br /> Bus and Rail Investment Plan Revenues and Expenses: Orange County <br /> FY13 FY14 FY15 FY 16 <br /> Revenues unaudited <br /> Total Revenues $ 1,112,228 $ 7,603,341 $ 7,793,941 $ 8,042,163 <br /> Expenses <br /> Personnel $ - $ 131,588 $ 540,143 $ 682,194 <br /> Consultants $ - $ 1,810,158 $ 2,758,204 $ 1,758,979 <br /> Outreach/Pub. Involvement $ - $ 323 $ 53,571 $ 52,099 <br /> Other $ - $ 3,194 $ 13,484 $ 26,351 <br /> Transit Services <br /> Chapel Hill Transit $ - $ 647,900 $ 999,380 $ 1,678,000 <br /> CHT— N-S Project $ - $ - $ - $ - <br /> GoTriangle $ - $ - $ - $ 315,000 <br /> OC Pub. Transp. $ - $ - $ 379,911 $ 520,000 <br /> Total Expenses* $ - $ 2,593,163 $ 4,744,693 $ 5,032,623 <br /> GoTriangle had not received final figures from its partner agencies for total FY16 expenditures. <br /> Therefore, the expenditures listed for FY16 above are estimates. <br /> Q:How do the actual revenues collected in Orange County since 2012 compare to the projections <br /> made in the original Orange County Bus and Rain Investment Plan (Transit Plan)? <br /> A: Beginning with the first full year of sales tax revenue, FY14, the actual transit-dedicated <br /> revenue collected by Orange County has been 10-20% higher each year than was projected in <br /> the original Transit Plan. Please see Attachment A for details. The Transit Plan projections <br /> assumed that the first full year of revenue would begin in 2013, and assumed certain growth <br /> rates set forth in the table below. Due to delays in approving the vehicle registration fees,the <br /> first full year of all four revenue sources was FY16. <br /> Funding source Original Plan, base year Assumed annual growth <br /> assumptions (FY 13) <br /> 0.5% 1%growth to 2014 <br /> 0.5/o Sales Tax $5.0 million 3.6%annual growth thereafter <br /> Vehicle Rental Tax $0.582 million 4.0% <br /> $7 Vehicle Registration Fee $0.788 million 2.0% <br /> $3 Vehicle Registration Fee $0.338 million 2.0% <br /> Q: How much money has been made available to Chapel Hill Transit and Orange County Public <br /> Transportation (OPT)since the Plan was approved? <br /> A: Per the terms of the Transit Plan and the interlocal agreement, each spring GoTriangle sends <br /> a letter to the Orange County manager and the Town of Chapel Hill manager setting forth funds <br /> and that are available to each agency(Chapel Hill Transit, GoTriangle, and OPT) for the <br /> 2 <br />