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OPT – continued <br />FY 2015-16 Outcomes <br />x Provided more than 55,000 one-way trips to Orange County residents. <br />x Modified routing and schedule for Hillsborough Circulator to provide more efficient and <br />effective service. <br />x Gradually commenced services associated with the Five-Year Bus Service Expansion <br />Program and OCBRIP, increasing weekday general public fixed-route service hours by <br />25% and weekday senior center transportation by 33%. <br />x Increased presence of Orange Public Transportation in integrated regional planning <br />endeavors <br />x Began implementation of an updated Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Plan. <br />x Began implementation of an updated Title VI Plan. <br />x Secured new grant sources to fund new services in upcoming years and to reduce local <br />funding such as MPO urban shares (5307) and CMAQ grants. <br />x The prior three bullets were strongly supported and organized by comprehensive <br />planning division of the Planning department. <br />Performance Measures 2013-14 <br />Actual <br />2014-15 <br />Actual <br />2015-16 <br />Budget <br />2015-16 <br />Estimate <br />2016-17 <br />Budget <br />Passengers per year 63,519* 56,505 70,000 55,413 60,000 <br />Cost per trip $12.85 $15.57 $19.46 $18.06 $24.56 <br />Total number of daily routes 23 24 53 33 53 <br />Cost per hour $49.98 $55.65 $60.52 $56.55 65.49 <br />Cost for fuel $1.00/mile $1.00/mile$1.00/mile$1.00/mile $1.00/Mile <br />Indirect Cost <br />*In subsequent years, recalibrated method of collecting passenger miles <br />FY 2015-2016 Objectives <br />x Monitor expansion services and consider service changes, if necessary. <br />x Maintain and work to improve current service levels. <br />x Continue to secure transit grants to partially fund existing and expansion services. <br />x Continue to increase presence of OPT services in regional transportation plans, reports, <br />policy guides and programs. <br />Budget Highlights <br />The FY2016-17 Manager’s Recommended Budget includes: <br />x The formation of Orange Public Transportation as a unique and individual department <br />within Orange County Government. Included in this transition is the creation of a 1.0 FTE <br />Transit Director position, with a scheduled start date of January 1, 2017. <br />x An increase of $33,131 more in Personnel than originally requested by the department. <br />This increase is due to the Manager recommending that OPT become a unique <br />department. The Manager is recommending the addition of a 1.0 FTE Transit Director, <br />while the original request (as a division of Planning & Inspections) requested a 1.0 FTE <br />10