LYNX FY2011 and FY2012
Budget ConsiderationsOrange County
Board of County Commissioners
Linda S. WatsonLYNX
Chief Executive Officer
February 23, 2010
Budget TrendsRevenue Side - Local
Funding PartnerFY2008
Funding LevelsFY2009
Funding Levels
FY2010 Existing
Funding Levels
FY2011 Proposed
Funding Levels
Orange County 37,761,235 39,761,235 34,819,427 32,382,067Osceola County 4,725,539 4,867,305 4,601,284 4,279,194Seminole County 4,389,805 4,622,465 4,391,342 4,083,948City of Orlando 4,524,658 4,255,000 3,744,400 3,482,292Altamonte Springs 130,000 130,000 130,000 120,900Sanford 100,000 100,000 100,000 93,000Kissimmee 220,000 120,000 0 0St. Cloud 174,192 174,192 174,192 161,999Total 52,025,429 54,030,197 47,960,645 44,603,400
Dollar Amount Change 2,004,768 (6,069,552) (3,357,245)Percent Change 4% -11% -7%
Dealing With Budget Cuts3 Year Trend
• Reduced Administrative Staff by 9%• No Raises or Step Increases For 2 Years• Department Budgets Slashed• Fares Raised 17% And 14% In Consecutive Years• Tapped Into Reserve Funds 2 Years• Used Preventive Maintenance, JARC and New
Freedom Funds• Reduced Overtime• Reduced Service and Implemented Additional
Service Efficiencies
Service Reductions in Orange County
Funding PartnerFY2008
Funding LevelsFY2009
Funding Levels
FY2010 Existing
Funding Levels
FY2011 Proposed
Funding Levels
Orange County 37,761,235 39,761,235 34,819,427 32,382,067Total 37,761,235 39,761,235 34,819,427 32,382,067
Dollar Amount Change 2,000,000 (4,941,808) (2,437,360)Percent Change 5% -12% -7%
$12 Million Cumulative 2 Year Impact
Budget TrendsRevenue Side – Orange County
Going Backwards
Current And Future Light-rail Systems
BRT Systems
64 Federally Funded Projects 2009-2010
Rail Is On The Way
Legal Issues
Courts forced Los Angeles County to spend $1 billion to buy buses, add service and maintain low fares after class action suit that alleged MTA had established “an expensive, boondoggle rail system … and a dilapidated deteriorated bus system for 94 percent of the riders, 81 percent of whom are people of color.
2005 Class action lawsuit alleging MTC channeled funds to benefit predominantly white rail riders a the expense of bus riders of color. Suit was settled four years later with judge saying funding changes MTC made over four-year period made up for prior difference.
Suit claims that regional funding has systematically under-funded inner-city bus and L train service for the benefit of suburban train lines, therefore denying equal transportation access to the region’s minority populations and violated federal and state law. Suit filed on Jan. 6, 2010.
Quick Summary
Funding is down
Falling behind peers
Can’t adequately support rail
Possible legal issues
Need Financial Capacity
Dedicated Funding
Getting Up To SpeedRequires Dedicated Funding
‘Smart ‘ StreetsConnecting Transit and Land UseWalking And Bicycling InfrastructureExpansion Of Transit Services (Bus And Rail)New Transit Modes (Rail And Signature Express Bus)High Capacity Transit On Major Travel Corridors
Constructing Turn Bays‘Smart’ SheltersTraffic ChannelizationLighting ImprovementsReduced Neighborhood TrafficBike Paths
Transit Supporters In Florida
They Did It …So Can We
Phoenix 1% Sales Tax
Charlotte Half Cent Sales Tax
You Are The Leaders
“Florida may be on the verge of a transit renaissance. In our ten years of doingoutreach and marketing for transit, we have never seen such general and across-the-board support for better public transit. Gas at $4 a gallon proved to be a tipping point.”
Denis EirikisPresidentClear Light Communications Inc.
Thank you