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Services managed by MTS include the <br />following: <br />• Metro Mobility provides on -demand transit <br />service for certified riders whose disabilities <br />prevent them from using the regular -route <br />transit system. Metro Mobility provides <br />service in the region to complement <br />regular -route service, as required by the <br />Americans with Disabilities Act. Metro <br />Mobility will have a 2015 fleet of 413 vehicles. <br />Service is operated by multiple contractors. <br />• Contracted regular -route service provides <br />regular -route service by nine separate <br />contracts with private, governmental, and <br />nonprofit organizations. Contracted <br />regular -route services will have a 2015 fleet <br />of 83 vehicles. <br />•Transit Link provides dial -a -ride transit service <br />through contracts with private, nonprofit and <br />governmental agencies. These programs <br />primarily serve transit customers in the region <br />where regular -route service is not available. <br />Transit Link will have a 2015 fleet of 74 <br />vehicles. <br />• Metro Vanpool is a program that provides <br />vanpools through contracts with a private <br />company. Typically these vanpools are <br />formed either in areas without regular -route <br />transit service or serve people who work <br />shifts that are outside of normal commuting <br />times. The Metro Vanpool is budgeted for a <br />2015 fleet of 100 leased vehicles. <br />• Suburban Transit Providers (STP) consist of <br />12 communities that have chosen to provide <br />their own transit service as separate transit <br />authorities. STPs provide regular -route and <br />dial -a -ride programs. STPs receive <br />funding from the State Motor Vehicle Sales <br />Tax (MVST) and regionally allocated MVST <br />revenue. Suburban Transit Providers will <br />operate a 2015 fleet of 281 vehicles owned <br />by the Council. <br />OPERATIONS <br />The Transportation Division's 2015 Operating <br />Budget of $575 million includes a full year of <br />METRO Green Line light-rail transit service <br />between Minneapolis and Saint Paul, and the <br />demand for expected ridership growth in the <br />transit system. <br />C-3 <br />2015 Transportation Division Operating Budget <br />Sources of Funds: $575 Million <br />2% Reserves $15 <br />6% CTIB $32 <br />Federal $28 <br />Property Taxes <br />$45 <br />1% Other $3 <br />MVST $245 <br />Fares $108 <br />Funding for operations comes from the Motor <br />Vehicle Sales Tax, state appropriations, federal <br />and local funding, investment earnings, <br />passenger fares and other revenues, including <br />advertising. The Counties Transit Improvement <br />Board (CTIB) provides operating funding for <br />light rail, commuter rail and bus rapid transit <br />services. Sherburne County and the <br />Minnesota Department of Transportation <br />(MnDOT) also provide operating funds for <br />commuter rail services. <br />2015 Transportation Division Operating Budget <br />Uses by Category: $575 Million <br />Other $25 <br />Interdivisional <br />Charges $31 <br />Suburban Transit <br />Program $32 <br />Debt Service <br />$44 <br />4% <br />5% <br />6% <br />8% <br />50% <br />Salaries and <br />Benefits <br />$286 <br />Transit Programs <br />$75 <br />The Transportation Division operating budget <br />is developed around a group of key financial <br />objectives: <br />• Support the Council's regional development <br />plan, Thrive MSP 2040, and regional <br />Transportation Policy Plan (TPP) <br />• Double 2003 transit ridership by the year <br />2030 <br />• Construct a transit budget that balances <br />