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File Number: 12-574 <br />2012 the Advisory Board met to complete the annual review of the LINKS Shuttle . The FY <br />2012-13 Annual Report is attached for your information. <br />Analysis <br />The Annual Report includes a review of the LINKS budget and performance for FY 2011 -12, a <br />review of the planned operations and budget for FY 2012-13, and a recommendation for the <br />FY 2012-13 BID assessment. The Advisory Board made the following recommendations : <br />1.Conduct the annual LINKS Rider Survey. The data and findings from the rider survey <br />are essential for grant applications, reporting requirements and to understand <br />ridership trends. <br />2.Continue outreach and marketing to keep the business community informed of the <br />shuttle service. The Executive Director shall continue to market the program to <br />companies in the BID area using a variety of marketing and communication efforts . <br />3.Continue to pursue additional grant funding for FY 2012-13 and beyond, such as the <br />Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) grant funding from the Bay Area Air Quality <br />Management District (BAAQMD) administered by Alameda County Transportation <br />Commission (ACTC), and Lifeline grant funding administered by ACTC . <br />4.Increase the BID base fee rate and the per employee assessment rate equal to the <br />Consumer Price Index (CPI) in FY 2012-13 as provided for in Ordinance No. 2009- <br />002. For FY 2012-13 the CPI factor is 2.6 percent. This would result in the BID Base <br />Rate increasing to $26.01 from $25.35, and the BID Rate per Employee increasing <br />to $11.32 from $11.03. Businesses with five or fewer employees, landlords, and <br />non-profits will continue to be exempt from the BID assessment. <br />Expenditures for FY 2011 -12 were $267,472, less than FY 2010-11 expenses of $300,702 <br />primarily due to reduced transportation costs and elimination of the annual survey. See <br />LINKS Budget - Annual Report Exhibit C. For FY 2012-13, it is anticipated that the BID will <br />generate $134,000, or approximately 50% of the total operating budget for the shuttle. The <br />remaining operating funds will come from grant funding. <br />LINKS currently has a Lifeline Cycle 2 Grant in the amount of $405,000 which has a <br />remaining balance $197,855. This grant was due to expire, whether all of the grant funds <br />were expended or not. Staff worked with ACTC and received approval to extend the Lifeline <br />grant term to December 2014 to allow full recovery and $121,661 in Lifeline Grant revenue is <br />budgeted in 2012-13. <br />In March 2012, the SLTMO (San Leandro Transportation Management Organization ) applied <br />for a Lifeline Cycle 3 Grant to fund LINKS operations in the amount of $336,000. The three <br />year grant which would start in FY 2013-14 has been recommended by ACTC and is pending <br />approval. <br />Proactive measures taken to reduce costs and secure grants have helped to stabilize funding <br />for LINKS. The loss of Redevelopment funding to fill the cash flow gap resulting from the <br />grant reimbursement process will continue to pose a challenge for LINKS. With the instability <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/11/2012