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Gingrich said Grand Valley Transit is a young, coverage-focused system of 11 fixed routes that serves human-service connections and that the agency is reaching a crossroads as Grand Junction grows. He told directors his regional board approved a letter to the CTE asking that small urban systems receive \"their fair share of the potential funding\" under SB 2 30 and that staff would forward the letter to the CTE board.

Gingrich described recent local investments and planning: updated comprehensive plans across member governments, Grand Junction’s first pedestrian and bicycle plan, and updated transportation engineering standards. He said those local investments have pushed demand for better transit, but local and federal funding are already maxed out. \"If we wanna up the ante and do our part of the shifts that are happening in the community, to creating more transportation options, this is, really a a real big, potential for us, with through the oil and gas fee, funds funding,\" Gingrich said.

Gingrich also said the region is weighing a potential RTA but remains distinct from both larger RTA jurisdictions and rural-only systems, describing small urban agencies as \"the middle child\" that requires tailored treatment. He offered to share the region’s long-range plan materials and the CTE-related letter with staff.

Ending: Chair Jones thanked Gingrich and said staff would follow up.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Clean Transit Enterprise - April 2025 - Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Andrew Gingrich, transit planner for Grand Valley Transit and the Grand Junction MPO, told the board that small urban systems need a fair share of SB 2 30 funding and that Grand Junction's transit system is at a crossroads while the region is investing in multimodal improvements.","taxTitle","Transportation Commission, Governor's Boards and Commissions, Organizations, Executive, Colorado","taxId",27826,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6255143,"Governor’s joint-service passenger-rail ask coming to CTE: briefing, IGA and potential funding commitment",0,2899000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3167652-16cda83a5d742eccf3b78f31c9a4ab6b&start=2899&end=2899","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3167652-16cda83a5d742eccf3b78f31c9a4ab6b/thumbnail_2899000.jpg","/articles/6255143/Colorado/Governors-joint-service-passenger-rail-ask-coming-to-CTE-briefing-IGA-and-potential-funding-commitment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255143-f7f37f05d8f7be493100cd63cb7c122d/orig.mp4?Expires=1775257119&Signature=iYRcgD1omUpH7AY7IQGFqHxsV7AJmKezR4hXxgu8lwRZ2Qp2i1w~Rr8wyyfH6gkFMGHsA7dd3dM8QhW~FsJNpZfuSYPNrvZOYEWaipn-VZWZuaQZVjqT3vP~l3~QnzyA6AZtbtycX5nK5gFIOmof00Z-xS85vCrzGGjNgXoYP~L7s16o-GUnM2F7NH~eEaovmERzaZ78whduUpOlaHgP0y8m4RSmWzZYcaqlIh~IKvD2apYfrVZOjJn65400DmnH1dvXMKtzi9KV21q~5-cI2t2SRZAutvJWvDYDBV6jozgQydf2inIi16T2Xmc~2z5Xns7YTB05rS8ZADMV2GGJoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board staff put directors on notice that the joint-service passenger-rail initiative will ask the Clean Transit Enterprise to sign an intergovernmental agreement and make a funding commitment for projects of regional significance.

Craig, program administrator (staff member), said passenger rail is one of three programs funded from SB 2 30 and receives 20% of the fee revenues. He noted an FY 2026 preliminary estimate in the $10–$11 million range and projected FY 2027 and later receipts in a $20–$25 million annual band. The enabling legislation directs priority for projects that complement FastTracks funding and requires that any CTE funds for FastTracks-related projects supplement—not replace—existing FastTracks accounts.

The governor’s office is leading the joint-service effort and is asking the CTE board and related boards to sign an IGA and commit funding; staff said the governor’s team has asked the CTE to commit roughly half of the passenger-rail pool toward the joint-service project as part of a short timeline to advance negotiations with freight rail operator BNSF.

Next steps: staff scheduled a briefing with the joint-service manager, Diane Barrett, for board members and planned a May meeting that includes a lunchtime joint workshop with the Transportation Commission and CTIO to discuss the IGA terms and the funding request in detail.

Ending: Staff asked directors to raise questions or concerns ahead of the May workshop; no formal funding decision was made at this meeting.","Staff notified the board that the governor’s joint-service passenger-rail initiative is seeking an intergovernmental agreement and a funding commitment from the CTE board; a May joint workshop with the Transportation Commission will present details.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6255149,"Board directs staff on SB 2 30 formula design, reserves and caps ahead of May meeting",586,2971000,3557000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3167652-16cda83a5d742eccf3b78f31c9a4ab6b&start=2971&end=3557","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3167652-16cda83a5d742eccf3b78f31c9a4ab6b/thumbnail_2971000.jpg","/articles/6255149/Colorado/Board-directs-staff-on-SB-2-30-formula-design-reserves-and-caps-ahead-of-May-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255149-39fbb6d0377c1e2cdc255cead0099bf3/orig.mp4?Expires=1775257119&Signature=RJvGvVBok07usZjVZZV1UjPa-KlWZfpjFBD1oiSr~HLlK96HuAsNvAbujPnVhNxTEAXJwXc~DmMRFMlHyBzC9PahLah5QtTjJFLvqxFLLwUce-Uya1VteGgqpyWeDFGTYtdTxenjEJh0IjVwgcBjSiz8kdPT5bRkCq6jLBk3gIpYrlGKVJdT0L0uA~El8w0GLNp3rVlS5gudaD0VlZn6-vv~cVe3tR~uQt6J5tKtvXhArF8r0U6upseCWzQOf3Gl3UyNQKkKEmejGYd5YMBZYN5WHunsQqq~djTgZ38YYdTW86YerGAOpA0-5KCNSPEaTVfXmQegBGZN1PtZVlkhbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Clean Transit Enterprise staff asked the board for policy guidance on how to allocate formula funds from SB 2 30, outlining a draft model that uses five legislated factors and proposing guardrails including a reserve target and an annual cap on increases.

Craig (program administrator, staff member) described progress on the formula, noting the board-prescribed factors (population, ridership, vehicle revenue miles/hours, population density, and transit-client communities) and the practical challenges of measuring population density for each service area. He said staff adopted a tiered approach to density to reduce modeling complexity.

The board discussed reserves, caps and tiers. Staff recommended building a reserve beginning in FY 2027, targeting an approximately 15–16% reserve by setting aside 5–6% per year over three years. \"I think given the funding level in FY '26…we're not really holding anything back in '26. But starting in '27, we work to start building a reserve,\" Craig said.

On caps, staff recommended limiting any single agency’s year-over-year increase to 20% of its FY2023 operating budget to avoid sudden large swings in operating funding; several directors supported having a cap plus a waiver process. Director Brecke said caps were sensible but urged a waiver option to accommodate smaller providers whose budgets changed considerably since 2023. Director Frommer observed that agencies cannot expand service instantly and pointed to research suggesting aggressive growth rates exceed historical norms.

Tiers and methodology: staff proposed three allocation pools—RTD (treated largely as a negotiated allocation), a pool for large agencies (agencies with annual ridership over 30,000), and a pool for smaller agencies. The division aims to avoid pitting small rural providers against large urban systems for the same share.

Local match and eligible uses: staff recommended a 25% local-match expectation for SB 2 30-funded projects but said waivers or sliding scales should be available for agencies that lack capacity. Directors generally supported the 25% concept with waivers for smaller or rural systems. Eligible uses were described broadly as capital and operating activities that expand service (new routes, increased frequency, reducing headways) and support for marketing, planning and back-office capacity; staff asked whether the board wanted to restrict categories such as planning or promotions. Director Brecke recommended against limiting categories now and said debt service should not be eligible.

Data validation and next steps: staff said they will publish a NOFA in June that allows agencies to validate the data used in the allocation model. Craig asked the board to be prepared to weigh tradeoffs at the May meeting, when staff aims to present final scenarios and seek further direction.

Ending: Board members asked staff to prepare models reflecting the 20% cap with an explicit waiver mechanism, the proposed reserve trajectory, and a draft 25% match policy with a waiver process; staff will return with refined allocation scenarios at the next board meeting.","Staff presented a draft allocation model for SB 2 30 formula funds and sought board guidance on a targeted reserve, a 20% cap on year-over-year increases for agencies, tiering allocations by agency size and a 25% local-match target with waiver flexibility.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6255154,"CTE board debates moving from incremental-cost grants to higher up-front awards for electric buses",2320,1753000,4073000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3167652-16cda83a5d742eccf3b78f31c9a4ab6b&start=1753&end=4073","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3167652-16cda83a5d742eccf3b78f31c9a4ab6b/thumbnail_1753000.jpg","/articles/6255154/Colorado/CTE-board-debates-moving-from-incremental-cost-grants-to-higher-up-front-awards-for-electric-buses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255154-4ffc7beed31a221a3f53f7b094be60ff/orig.mp4?Expires=1775257119&Signature=DKCri4SehrarRFOrMw6WxcVHnmvDr5d1FjMy-0FMLyB-hm5Iofp3mGJMyktFapts8AH5Ia3jaMpqapDeK7JPrw1~WxeTYe91tFvpRKUkqEjhF9-wN8L318nsT6m-9Gpt4Iar-eLSMwuXVo~xPmvlptRPSLJDW3b45putS5a74wX~GfSsdnxQsq9fMSkQLhhyDyeTKwBQAmoLEQTh25Tth9V2h5eDEvW5L2t1vGCPm1iGeMzueFeudjZqosJeR6lqg3Lk0Qmk7vgITXaPNM4zTESX8gAOMXsvYUb-tvEq1UyLRhxiDmRVJF2CsTRqkaof~tNWHO6~FeL8fnvnVC0SCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board staff asked the Clean Transit Enterprise board on Wednesday to consider shifting how the CTE funds zero-emission buses, proposing a move away from the incremental-cost approach used in 2024 toward awards that would cover up to 80% of a vehicle’s total cost.

Michael King, program staff, told directors the current method funds the incremental cost of a zero-emission vehicle compared with an equivalent internal-combustion vehicle; that incremental gap has averaged about half of a bus’s price. \"Generally speaking at the moment, the incremental cost comes to around 50% of the total vehicle costs,\" King said.

Why it matters: staff said the incremental approach can force agencies to pursue multiple grants to close the funding gap for each electric bus. Under the staff proposal, awarding up to 80% of total vehicle cost would ease that burden but mean each CTE dollar would cover more of a bus and likely fund fewer buses per round.

Board members flagged trade-offs and asked staff for flexible language. Director Rekke said she favors the 80/20 model while also asking whether scoring could reward agencies that bring additional local or federal overmatch. \"If agencies were able to bring more money to the table, could the point system somehow incentivize that overmatch?\" Rekke asked. Michael King said scoring could be adjusted to reward higher match levels, with attention to equity implications.

Several directors, representing smaller and rural systems, warned that a high expected match or return to the incremental framework could bar participation. \"As one of the rural areas, I can tell you that 50% match right now would be next to impossible,\" Director Buck said, asking that applicants not be penalized if they cannot overmatch.

Timing and budget: staff recommended releasing the next capital notice of funding opportunity in September 2025, with award decisions expected in early 2026. Based on current revenue from the retail delivery fee, staff estimated about $12,700,000 would be available for that NOFO (after a previously set 10% contingency), and noted that the CTE’s board previously awarded roughly $13 million for 28 vehicles in 2024 alongside one facility award ($1.5 million) and one charging project (~$384,000).

Scrappage, eligibility and administrative details: staff said the CTE did not require scrappage in 2024 but is commissioning a literature review and a 2025 vehicle roadmap update to quantify when and whether scrapping internal-combustion vehicles produces net emissions benefits. King said the board will receive that analysis over the summer to inform future NOFO language. He also asked whether to keep broad statutory interpretations for facility and charging infrastructure eligibility or narrow them; several directors favored keeping broad eligibility unless administrative burden grows.

Application support and contractor costs: staff reported two consultant contracts are expected to appear in the next month—public engagement support and formula development support—and said they expect contracted costs to rise in the coming months, potentially near $100,000.

What’s next: staff will return with draft NOFO language that can advertise an \"up to 80%\" vehicle award level, include optional incentives for overmatch, preserve the ability to make partial awards, and incorporate the scrappage study once available. The board directed staff to prepare flexible, transparent scoring and to revisit match requirements and incentives before the September NOFO.

Ending: Staff emphasized that the proposed 80% framework would be applied with flexibility (\"up to 80%\"), and that the board can adjust policy after the first fall round if the mix of applicants or available outside funding changes.","Board staff proposed changing vehicle grant calculations from incremental-cost awards to an 80%-of-total-cost model for the fall 2025 capital NOFO, while keeping flexibility for partial awards, incentives for local overmatch and a scrappage study to inform future requirements.","actionData","errors"]

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