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TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD
STAFF AGENDA ITEMS
June 17, 2020
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
OLD BUSINESS
1. UPDATE ON K-12 STUDENT BUSING –
The City Council and Oshkosh Area School District are finalizing an agreement which would allow
K-12 Students to ride “FREE” with a School ID. The Program would be year-round and funded 1/3
by the City, 1/3 by the School District and 1/3 by private sources.
NEW BUSINESS
2. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR POSITIONS
3. A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON WINNEBAGO CATCH-A-RIDE BY HOLLY
KEENAN OF MAKING THE RIDE HAPPEN
This program has been extended with additional grant funding. The program provides subsidized
transportation for people outside of GO Transit’s operating hours and service area. It is geared for
employment but can also potentially be used for other rides.
4. CARES ACT FUNDS PLANS
GO Transit was notified we will be receiving CARES Act Supplemental Public Transportation
funding. The CARES Act was signed into law on March 27th providing $2 trillion in support for a
variety of industries affected by COVID-19, including the transit industry. Recognizing that transit
providers have seen a drastic decrease in ridership and revenue as a result of social distancing,
while incurring unplanned costs for health and safety, the CARES Act provides an unprecedented
$25 billion nationally to support the transit industry response to COVID-19. Wisconsin transit
agencies will receive funds under this act. As is the case with our federal transit operating funds,
CARES Act funding for small urban transit systems like GO Transit is allocated by WisDOT.
WisDOT notified GO Transit that we will be receiving $4,553,754.
FTA is requiring recipients to apply for CARES Act funds as soon as possible and asks that they be
committed/spent expeditiously. Although the priority for the funding is operational expenses, FTA
will generally consider all transit expenses normally eligible under regular transit operating and
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Capital programs that are incurred on or after January 20, 2020 to be in response to economic or
other conditions caused by COVID-19 and thus eligible under the CARES Act. FTA and WisDOT
are being very flexible with transit uses of these funds. These funds will allow GO Transit to cover
many of our additional costs as well as fund some overdue capital projects. We are working with
FTA and WisDot and keeping them updated on our plans for these funds. I have attached a
spreadsheet which shows our plans for these funds.
As a federally supported transit agency, GO Transit is held to the same standards as all transit
agencies in the country. This includes extensive reporting and regulatory requirements. We are
held to the same standards as large urban transit systems such as New York and Chicago. Large
transit systems such as New York for example have seen huge revenue declines and unprecedented
increased costs due to the current pandemic. GO Transit has also seen revenue declines and
increased costs on a much smaller scale. I point this dichotomy out because this is a very unusual
case where being grouped with all federally supported transit systems large and small benefits
GO Transit.
STAFF STATEMENTS
5. DOWNTOWN TRANSIT CENTER
A site selection and planning study for a potential new downtown transit center will be kicking off
soon. SRF Consulting Group was awarded the contract and the East Central Wisconsin Regional
Planning Commission will lead the process.
6. GPS AND APP
GPS and the Go Transit APP has been improved with the new Android Tablets.
7. GRANT FUNDED PROCRUREMENTS
A service truck & underground fuel tank replacement have been purchased.
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GO Transit CARES Act COVID 19 Funds Plan
CARES Act Funding Available $4,553,754
Project Amount Funding Source Federal Share Plan Document COVID-19 Relation and Planned Benefits
Social Marketing and COVID Messaging $24,000 CARES 100%Emergency Response Educate Riders and Operators on CDC and GO Transit Guidelines//Recommendations/Policies
COVID 19 Extra Cleaning $1000/month $10,000 CARES 100%Emergency Response Needed per CDC guidelines\COVID 19 Emergency Response to protect riders and operators
Permanent Driver Barriers $100,000 CARES 100%Emergency Response Needed per CDC guidelines\COVID 19 Emergency Response to protect riders and operators
2022 Hybrid Bus $750,000 CARES 100%2021 CIP Replace 2010 Buses passed useful life with updated health and safety upgrades
2022 Hybrid Bus $750,000 CARES 100%2022 CIP Replace 2010 Buses passed useful life with updated health and safety upgrades
Forklift $34,000 CARES 100%2021 CIP Replace 1990 forklift passed useful life
Mobile Fares $200,000 CARES 100%2023 and Previous CIPs Response to COVID19 Requires Mobile Fares to reduce cash handling
Quantum Automated Wheelchair Securement System $180,000 CARES 100%Emergency Response Response to COVID19 Requires Limited Driver/passenger interactions
COVID 19 Cleaning Supplies $6,000 100%Emergency Response Ongoing
COVID 19 Extra Hours $10,000 100%Emergency Response
Downtown Transit Center Addition/Remodel $1,800,000 CARES 100%2023 CIP Remodeling/add to the downtown transit center to include a driver breakroom and expanded
restroom facilities for operators. This will allow operators to wash hands/sanitize regularly as well as provide
a break room. A supervisory office would be added to allow for additional monitoring of
bus capacity and social distancing as well as proactively address driver and rider concerns.
Vending and or pass sales would also be possible. Public restrooms are possible but not advised
due to health and safety concerns. Planning grant is in progress
2021 Estimated Net Lost Revenues $240,000 Operating Reserve or CARES
COVID 19 Contingency $450,000
Total $4,554,000
Key In Progress
Future Planned CARES Acts Projects/Purchases Pending CIP and/or Emergency Purchase Approval