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WEST SAN LEANDRO SHUTTLE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT FY 2011 -12 The BID assessments since FY 2005 -06 has remained the same at a base fee of $25, plus $10.88 per employee. Businesses with five or fewer employees, landlords, and non - profits were exempt from the BID assessment. LINKS Shuttle Ridership LINKS ridership in FY 2011 -12 totaled 177,645 (see attached, Exhibit A). Ridership increased 25 percent, by over 35,000 riders, compared to the prior fiscal year's ridership of 142,500. The ridership figure is expected to remain steady or increase since AC Transit bus services was reduced to the West San Leandro area in December 2009. LINKS serves as a vital connection for employees from BART to their places of employment on Davis Street, Doolittle Drive, Farallon Drive, Fairway Drive, Wicks Boulevard, and Alvarado Street. LINKS Operation for Fiscal Year 2010 -11 LINKS continued operations with two 32- passenger unleaded gasoline - fueled buses from 5:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., five days a week (Monday— Friday). LINKS service consists of a 6.25 mile loop through the central and western areas of San Leandro bounded by Davis Street on the north, Doolittle Drive on the west, Farallon Drive on the south and San Leandro Boulevard on the east. See Exhibit B, the route map. The 23 stops along the route are at easily accessible sites of major employers, with each run originating and terminating at the Downtown San Leandro BART station on San Leandro Boulevard. All in all, the LINKS service was designed to coordinate with other public transit services (AC Transit and BART) to encourage commuters to leave their cars at home and to provide comprehensive service to commuters. Marketing and outreach efforts continued with brochures in both English and Spanish. The brochures were provided to companies that requested them for their employees. The LINKS website (www.sanleandrolinks.com) continues with relevant information. To be proactive in providing a high level of service to the riders and employers along the LINKS service area, a ridership survey was conducted in September 2010. A few highlights of the riders' survey follow: 1. Three - quarters of the riders use LINKS to commute to work; 2. Two - thirds of them live in San Leandro or Oakland; and 3. Four - fifths of them ride LINKS every day. Fiscal Year 2010 -11 Expenditures and Income Expenditures for FY 2010 -11 were $300,702, less than the FY 2010 -11 budget of $339,920 due to reduced operating costs and lower administrative, consulting, marketing and advertising expenses. See LINKS Budget on page 6. Income for the fiscal year was as projected with the BID fees, the Lifeline Grant reimbursement and the Redevelopment Agency contribution received. In order to cover shortfalls due to delay in 3 Page