2012-900 RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -900
RESOLUTION APPROVING A REVISED 2012 TRANSIT SYSTEM BUDGET
WHEREAS, On November 28, 2011 the City Council adopted the 2012 City
Budget, including the budget for the Transit Division of the Neighborhood Services
Department, commonly known as the Janesville Transit System; and
WHEREAS, in preparing the 2012 budget, the City of Janesville anticipated that
the level of service to be provided by the Janesville Transit System during 2012 would
be the same as provided during 2011, with expenditures, revenues and grant funding
projected accordingly; and
WHEREAS, since the adoption of the 2012 City Budget, the City has been
approached by the City of Whitewater, Wisconsin and Generac Power Systems,
Incorporated, a private business located within the City of Whitewater, desiring to enter
into a contract with the City of Janesville and the Janesville Transit System to provide
commuter bus service between the cities of Janesville, Milton and Whitewater,
Wisconsin for the benefit of employees of Generac Power Systems as well as the
citizens of the City of Whitewater and other cities along the route; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Janesville finds that this service
would be of significant benefit to the citizens of Janesville by increasing access to the
City of Whitewater for employment and higher education for Janesville citizens, and
providing access to jobs, retail trade and medical facilities in Janesville to residents
along the route; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Transit
Administration, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation will assist in
subsidizing the cost of providing this service; and
WHEREAS, the City of Whitewater, Wisconsin and Generac Power Systems,
Incorporated have agreed as a condition of receiving commuter bus service from the
City of Janesville that they will pay the Sponsors share of the operating cost of the
service and reimburse the City of Janesville for any shortfall in farebox revenue below
the projected amounts; and
WHEREAS, the budget will be revised as follows:
Operating Expenses:
Tripper service: +$128,310
Operating Revenues:
Fares +$19,248
Janesville - Milton- Whitewater Subsidy +$41,058
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Operating Assistance:
State Assistance: +$28,228
Federal Assistance +$39,776
WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that it is in the community's best interest
to revise the 2012 budget for the Transit Division of the Neighborhood Services
Department to reflect the expenses and revenues resulting from the addition of
commuter bus service between the cities of Janesville, Milton and Whitewater,
Wisconsin.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of
Janesville, that it authorizes and directs the City Manager to modify and amend the
2012 budget for the Transit Division of the Neighborhood Services Department as
recommended; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager, and his designees, are hereby
authorized to negotiate, draft, prepare, execute, file and modify such other documents,
papers and agreements ancillary and /or pertaining thereto and, from time to time, to
take and /or make whatever other minor actions and /or minor modifications to the above
described agreements as the City Manager and /or his designee may deem necessary
and /or desirable to effectuate the purposes of such agreements and the intent of this
resolution. The City Manager is also hereby authorized to revise the FY2012 budget
document to reflect the receipt of the FY2012 Federal and State public transit operating
assistance funds, operating revenues, sponsors share contributions and the
expenditures as reflected in this resolution.
ADOPTED: April 9, 2012 Motion by: McDonald
Second by: Rashkin
APPRO 0'. / / Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
i ce , Dongarra -Adams X
Eric J. Levit V y Manage Liebert
X
McDonald X
ATTEST: Rashkin X
Steeber X
/ /i/L �rvi ,�./ Voskuil X
Jea• Ann Wulf, City Clerk- Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM: _ •
City Attorney : - _ -
Proposed by: Transit Director
Prepared by Transit Director