Transit Commission Regular Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Transit Commission Meeting July 15th, 2026 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Eau Claire Transit Commission will meet Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 4:30 P.M. in Council Chambers at the City Hall, 203 S. Farwell Street, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the items on the agenda below: 1. Call to Order: 2. Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call 3. Reading and approval of minutes of the past meeting on June 17th, 2026. 4. Open Public Comment Period for Items that do not appear on this Agenda. 5. Business Agenda items and Public Discussion a. Election of Officers (terms to begin in June) I. Chair II. Vice Chair III. Secretary b. Discussion on Fare and Licensing Schedule c. Discussion on Microtransit Pilot Program d. Discussion on Regional Transit Authorities 6. Manager’s Report a. Ridership Report b. Expense/Revenue Report 7. Announcements and Updates a. Announcements and updates by the Transit Staff and Transit Commission 8. Adjournment: _____________________________________________ Phil Swanhorst, Chairperson c: News Media Transit Commission Meeting Minutes June 17, 2026 The Eau Claire Transit Commission met Wednesday, June 17th, 2026 at 4:30 P.M. in Council Chambers at the City Hall, 203 S. Farwell Street, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 1. Call to Order: 4:30 2. Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call Swanhorst, Gragert, Hedenstrom, Fowler, Vuchetich, Greenwell, Anderson arrived at 4:35. Absent: Ruf, Guests: Nelson, Brian Cran, 3. Reading and approval of minutes of the past meeting on May 19th, 2026. a. Motion to approve Taylor, second Fowler, approved unanimously. 4. Open Public Comment Period for Items that do not appear on this Agenda. Brian shared about concerns about Main and Margaret with traffic and making a turn. 5. Business Agenda items and Public Discussion a. Route Change Discussion for Routes 15 and 21 I. Public Comment II. Action Gragert made motion to explore option 1 for the public comment and then implement early January in 2027. Greenwell seconded. Unanimously approved. b. Microtransit update Transit staff gave an update that the service would end on July 3rd, 2026. 6. Manager’s Report a. Ridership Report b. Expense/Revenue Report 7. Announcements and Updates a. Announcements and updates by the Transit Staff and Transit Commission 8. Adjournment: Adjourned at 5:37 _____________________________________________ Phil Swanhorst, Chairperson c: News Media 2025 2026 % Change 2025 2026 % Change Full Fare Pass 3890 4478 15.12% 25737 23087 -10.30% Half Fare E&D Pass 6480 6226 -3.92% 42009 35745 -14.91% Income Qualifying Pass7077 5612 -20.70% 41624 30514 -26.69% Full Fare Cash $1.75 2159 1918 -11.16% 11433 10918 -4.50% E&D Fare Cash $.85 1164 1343 15.38% 7259 7212 -0.65% Income Qual Cash $.85370 646 74.59% 2211 3252 47.08% E&D 13 for $10 Punch Card 10 229 2190.00% 707 1206 70.58% Day Pass 576 744 29.17% 2634 3188 21.03% CVTC Pass 211 171 -18.96% 1844 1988 7.81% Redeemed Tickets 1405 1762 25.41% 8105 9877 21.86% PAID RIDERS TOTAL 23342 23129 -0.91% 143563 126987 -11.55% K-12 Student 1947 4152 113.25% 11891 20550 72.82% +K-12 STUDENT RIDERS 25289 27281 7.88% 155454 147537 -5.09% UWEC 1215 1060 -12.76% 154471 146411 -5.22% +UWEC RIDERS 26504 28341 6.93% 309925 293948 -5.16% Transfers 4601 4530 -1.54% 27013 25902 -4.11% ARPA PASS 4039 N/A 0 25565 N/A Community Table Pass 221 18 -91.86% 1185 325 -72.57% City Employee 14 N/A 0 252 N/A Free/Fare Waived 1394 2553 83.14% 10457 9156 -12.44% ALL RIDERS TOTAL 32720 39495 20.71% 348580 355148 1.88% Paratransit 1910 -100.00% 11391 10327 -9.34% +PARATRANSIT RIDERS 34630 39495 14.05% 359971 365475 1.53% Pool Ridership 423 537 26.95% 423 537 26.95% Evening Ridership 2573 3569 38.71% 16749 25353 51.37% Saturday Ridership 2586 3378 30.63% 19898 20883 4.95% Eau Claire Transit Commission - Monthly Ridership Report June 2026 Monthly Ridership YTD Ridership Saturdays 4 4 26 26 School Days 4 4 96 96 Non-School Weekdays 17 18 33 33 CITY OF EAU CLAIRE YTD BUDGET REPORT 2026 Report generated: 07/08/2026 13:41 User: 694runnk Program ID: glytdbud Page 1 FOR 2026 13 ORIGINAL APPROP TRANS/ADJSMTS REVISED BUDGET YTD EXPENDED ENCUMBRANCE/REQ AVAILABLE BUDGET % USED 508 PUBLIC TRANSIT 5082380 PUBLIC TRANSIT-ADMIN 6010 PAYROLL WAGES 366,292.00 0.00 366,292.00 168,844.94 0.00 197,447.06 46.1% 6020 P/R OVERTIME 2,000.00 0.00 2,000.00 4,168.01 0.00 -2,168.01 208.4% 6030 SPECIAL PAYS 6,100.00 0.00 6,100.00 672.35 0.00 5,427.65 11.0% 6040 EMPLOYER PAID BENEFITS 28,756.00 0.00 28,756.00 12,714.69 0.00 16,041.31 44.2% 6042 WRF(ER) 26,640.00 0.00 26,640.00 12,478.12 0.00 14,161.88 46.8% 6043 HEALTH INS(ER) 41,492.00 0.00 41,492.00 34,115.35 0.00 7,376.65 82.2% 6051 RETIREE-HLTH INS 110,000.00 0.00 110,000.00 23,265.61 0.00 86,734.39 21.2% 6056 HSA CONTRIBUTION (ER) 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,500.00 0.00 -1,500.00 100.0% 6096 AUTO ALLOWANCE 3,000.00 0.00 3,000.00 1,300.00 0.00 1,700.00 43.3% 6108 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,090.20 0.00 -2,090.20 100.0% 6112 COMPUTER SERVICE CHARGES 25,000.00 0.00 25,000.00 4,487.75 1.52 20,510.73 18.0% 6116 PRINTING & BINDING 11,000.00 0.00 11,000.00 2,080.48 0.00 8,919.52 18.9% 6118 ADVERTISING/MARKETING 40,000.00 0.00 40,000.00 213.85 0.00 39,786.15 .5% 6130 REPAIRS TO BUILDINGS 6,100.00 0.00 6,100.00 935.25 8,144.38 -2,979.63 148.8% 615002 SPEC SER-ABBY VAN'S CONTRACT 1,763,125.00 0.00 1,763,125.00 546,696.00 1,153,304.00 63,125.00 96.4% 615004 SPEC SER-PARATRANSIT CERTIF 88,200.00 0.00 88,200.00 32,748.26 54,603.84 847.90 99.0% 6153 CONVENIENCE FEES 0.00 0.00 0.00 258.66 0.00 -258.66 100.0% 6160 TRAINING/MEETINGS 11,300.00 0.00 11,300.00 2,249.16 0.00 9,050.84 19.9% 6162 MEMBERSHIP DUES 3,000.00 0.00 3,000.00 225.85 0.00 2,774.15 7.5% CITY OF EAU CLAIRE YTD BUDGET REPORT 2026 Report generated: 07/08/2026 13:41 User: 694runnk Program ID: glytdbud Page 2 FOR 2026 13 ORIGINAL APPROP TRANS/ADJSMTS REVISED BUDGET YTD EXPENDED ENCUMBRANCE/REQ AVAILABLE BUDGET % USED 6198 MISC CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 127,500.00 0.00 127,500.00 18,485.07 14,201.76 94,813.17 25.6% 619802 MISC CONT-CUSTODIAL 25,000.00 0.00 25,000.00 5,795.00 11,170.00 8,035.00 67.9% 619804 MISC CONT-SECURITY CONTRACT 94,100.00 0.00 94,100.00 16,014.08 31,485.92 46,600.00 50.5% 6202 ELECTRICITY 45,000.00 0.00 45,000.00 10,289.59 0.00 34,710.41 22.9% 6208 GAS SERVICE 1,000.00 0.00 1,000.00 6,615.31 0.00 -5,615.31 661.5% 6210 TELEPHONES 400.00 0.00 400.00 387.72 0.00 12.28 96.9% 6211 MOBILE COMMUNICATION 2,400.00 0.00 2,400.00 109.34 153.08 2,137.58 10.9% 6252 WATER SERVICE 500.00 0.00 500.00 359.70 0.00 140.30 71.9% 6254 SEWER SERVICE 400.00 0.00 400.00 254.30 0.00 145.70 63.6% 6256 STORMWATER CHARGES 1,700.00 0.00 1,700.00 932.40 0.00 767.60 54.8% 6402 OFFICE SUPPLIES 2,600.00 0.00 2,600.00 321.13 0.00 2,278.87 12.4% 6403 BOOKS & PERIODICALS 400.00 0.00 400.00 0.00 0.00 400.00 .0% 6405 AWARDS & TROPHIES 100.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 .0% 6460 REPAIR PARTS & SUPPLIES 7,700.00 0.00 7,700.00 207.59 0.00 7,492.41 2.7% 6464 BLDG MTRLS & JNTRL SUPPLIES 0.00 0.00 0.00 107.91 0.00 -107.91 100.0% 6490 EQUIPMENT PURCHASES (< $5,000) 8,250.00 0.00 8,250.00 0.00 0.00 8,250.00 .0% 6492 INVENTORY VARIATION EXPENSE 0.00 0.00 0.00 -152.45 0.00 152.45 100.0% TOTAL PUBLIC TRANSIT-ADMIN 2,849,055.00 0.00 2,849,055.00 910,771.22 1,273,064.50 665,219.28 76.7% 5082381 BUS OPERATORS 6010 PAYROLL WAGES 1,652,640.00 0.00 1,652,640.00 695,487.07 0.00 957,152.93 42.1% CITY OF EAU CLAIRE YTD BUDGET REPORT 2026 Report generated: 07/08/2026 13:41 User: 694runnk Program ID: glytdbud Page 3 FOR 2026 13 ORIGINAL APPROP TRANS/ADJSMTS REVISED BUDGET YTD EXPENDED ENCUMBRANCE/REQ AVAILABLE BUDGET % USED 6020 P/R OVERTIME 23,000.00 0.00 23,000.00 140,578.77 0.00 -117,578.77 611.2% 6030 SPECIAL PAYS 2,600.00 0.00 2,600.00 6,357.36 0.00 -3,757.36 244.5% 6040 EMPLOYER PAID BENEFITS 130,092.00 0.00 130,092.00 64,779.59 0.00 65,312.41 49.8% 6042 WRF(ER) 120,719.00 0.00 120,719.00 59,416.67 0.00 61,302.33 49.2% 6043 HEALTH INS(ER) 675,897.00 0.00 675,897.00 192,332.90 0.00 483,564.10 28.5% 6056 HSA CONTRIBUTION (ER) 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,000.00 0.00 -3,000.00 100.0% 6094 UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 4,000.00 0.00 4,000.00 0.00 0.00 4,000.00 .0% 6198 MISC CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 0.00 0.00 0.00 636.35 0.00 -636.35 100.0% 6441 UNIFORMS 19,900.00 0.00 19,900.00 0.00 7,650.00 12,250.00 38.4% 6464 BLDG MTRLS & JNTRL SUPPLIES 0.00 0.00 0.00 103.99 0.00 -103.99 100.0% TOTAL BUS OPERATORS 2,628,848.00 0.00 2,628,848.00 1,162,692.70 7,650.00 1,458,505.30 44.5% 5082382 SHOP OPERATIONS 6010 PAYROLL WAGES 377,815.00 0.00 377,815.00 164,006.95 0.00 213,808.05 43.4% 6020 P/R OVERTIME 8,800.00 0.00 8,800.00 36,258.68 0.00 -27,458.68 412.0% 6030 SPECIAL PAYS 2,700.00 0.00 2,700.00 936.17 0.00 1,763.83 34.7% 6040 EMPLOYER PAID BENEFITS 29,783.00 0.00 29,783.00 15,531.88 0.00 14,251.12 52.2% 6042 WRF(ER) 28,031.00 0.00 28,031.00 14,092.49 0.00 13,938.51 50.3% 6043 HEALTH INS(ER) 84,178.00 0.00 84,178.00 34,741.47 0.00 49,436.53 41.3% 6056 HSA CONTRIBUTION (ER) 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,500.00 0.00 -1,500.00 100.0% 6108 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 0.00 0.00 0.00 224.34 0.00 -224.34 100.0% CITY OF EAU CLAIRE YTD BUDGET REPORT 2026 Report generated: 07/08/2026 13:41 User: 694runnk Program ID: glytdbud Page 4 FOR 2026 13 ORIGINAL APPROP TRANS/ADJSMTS REVISED BUDGET YTD EXPENDED ENCUMBRANCE/REQ AVAILABLE BUDGET % USED 6112 COMPUTER SERVICE CHARGES 1,600.00 0.00 1,600.00 1,738.07 1.18 -139.25 108.7% 6124 ACCIDENT REPAIRS-AUTO 29,400.00 0.00 29,400.00 5,001.41 31,482.41 -7,083.82 124.1% 6126 REPAIRS & MAINT TO AUTO EQUIP 75,600.00 0.00 75,600.00 29,766.25 500.00 45,333.75 40.0% 6128 REPAIRS TO TOOLS & EQUIP 15,000.00 0.00 15,000.00 0.00 0.00 15,000.00 .0% 6160 TRAINING/MEETINGS 5,000.00 0.00 5,000.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 .0% 6198 MISC CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 10,900.00 0.00 10,900.00 716.25 18,680.00 -8,496.25 177.9% 6442 SAFETY EQUIPMENT 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 212.70 -262.70 100.0% 6450 GASOLINE 0.00 0.00 0.00 545.99 0.00 -545.99 100.0% 6451 DIESEL FUEL 450,000.00 0.00 450,000.00 129,151.57 0.00 320,848.43 28.7% 6452 MOTOR OIL & ANTIFREEZE 17,400.00 0.00 17,400.00 6,511.54 0.00 10,888.46 37.4% 6454 TIRES, TUBES & RIMS 58,000.00 0.00 58,000.00 3,237.22 0.00 54,762.78 5.6% 6460 REPAIR PARTS & SUPPLIES 360,000.00 0.00 360,000.00 140,793.91 71,031.04 148,175.05 58.8% 6466 TOOLS & SHOP SUPPLIES 15,000.00 0.00 15,000.00 6,399.17 0.00 8,600.83 42.7% 6490 EQUIPMENT PURCHASES (< $5,000) 0.00 0.00 0.00 437.69 0.00 -437.69 100.0% 6498 OTHER MATERIALS & SUPPLIES 6,931.00 0.00 6,931.00 5,118.84 500.00 1,312.16 81.1% TOTAL SHOP OPERATIONS 1,576,138.00 0.00 1,576,138.00 596,759.89 122,407.33 856,970.78 45.6% 5082388 TRANSIT INDIRECT COSTS 6047 HEALTH INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE 23,789.00 0.00 23,789.00 9,000.00 0.00 14,789.00 37.8% 6052 RETIREE DEDUCTIBLE 5,400.00 0.00 5,400.00 625.00 0.00 4,775.00 11.6% 6105 PMT-UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITY 38,600.00 0.00 38,600.00 19,300.02 0.00 19,299.98 50.0% CITY OF EAU CLAIRE YTD BUDGET REPORT 2026 Report generated: 07/08/2026 13:41 User: 694runnk Program ID: glytdbud Page 5 FOR 2026 13 ORIGINAL APPROP TRANS/ADJSMTS REVISED BUDGET YTD EXPENDED ENCUMBRANCE/REQ AVAILABLE BUDGET % USED 6110 POSTAGE & SHIPPING 7,000.00 0.00 7,000.00 920.26 0.00 6,079.74 13.1% 6112 COMPUTER SERVICE CHARGES 17,000.00 0.00 17,000.00 12,484.36 0.00 4,515.64 73.4% 6120 AUDITING 4,400.00 0.00 4,400.00 1,096.93 0.00 3,303.07 24.9% 6130 REPAIRS TO BUILDINGS 0.00 0.00 0.00 32.76 0.00 -32.76 100.0% 6134 LAB/MEDICAL TESTING 3,700.00 0.00 3,700.00 0.00 0.00 3,700.00 .0% 6137 TOWER/RADIO MAINTENANCE 2,500.00 0.00 2,500.00 284.42 0.00 2,215.58 11.4% 6141 CITY FACILITY RENTAL 179,100.00 0.00 179,100.00 89,550.00 0.00 89,550.00 50.0% 6144 LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING 1,000.00 0.00 1,000.00 442.20 0.00 557.80 44.2% 6160 TRAINING/MEETINGS 500.00 0.00 500.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 .0% 6198 MISC CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 1,020.00 0.00 1,020.00 811.21 743.54 -534.75 152.4% 6210 TELEPHONES 1,900.00 0.00 1,900.00 294.12 0.00 1,605.88 15.5% 6302 ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES 112,100.00 0.00 112,100.00 56,050.02 0.00 56,049.98 50.0% 6350 INSURANCE 149,100.00 0.00 149,100.00 74,550.00 0.00 74,550.00 50.0% 6402 OFFICE SUPPLIES 1,400.00 0.00 1,400.00 125.34 0.00 1,274.66 9.0% 6441 UNIFORMS 4,800.00 0.00 4,800.00 2,858.80 0.00 1,941.20 59.6% 6460 REPAIR PARTS & SUPPLIES 1,100.00 0.00 1,100.00 0.00 0.00 1,100.00 .0% 6466 TOOLS & SHOP SUPPLIES 1,700.00 0.00 1,700.00 12.97 0.00 1,687.03 .8% TOTAL TRANSIT INDIRECT COSTS 556,109.00 0.00 556,109.00 268,438.41 743.54 286,927.05 48.4% 5082389 TRANSIT INELIGIBLE COSTS 6150 SPECIAL SERVICES 0.00 0.00 0.00 238.24 0.00 -238.24 100.0% CITY OF EAU CLAIRE YTD BUDGET REPORT 2026 Report generated: 07/08/2026 13:41 User: 694runnk Program ID: glytdbud Page 6 FOR 2026 13 ORIGINAL APPROP TRANS/ADJSMTS REVISED BUDGET YTD EXPENDED ENCUMBRANCE/REQ AVAILABLE BUDGET % USED 6954 INTEREST-G.O.BONDS PROP 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,998.36 0.00 -9,998.36 100.0% 7502 PRINCIPAL-G.O. DEBT 0.00 0.00 0.00 230,000.00 0.00 -230,000.00 100.0% TOTAL TRANSIT INELIGIBLE COSTS 0.00 0.00 0.00 240,236.60 0.00 -240,236.60 100.0% TOTAL PUBLIC TRANSIT 7,610,150.00 0.00 7,610,150.00 3,178,898.82 1,403,865.37 3,027,385.81 60.2% GRAND TOTAL 7,610,150.00 0.00 7,610,150.00 3,178,898.82 1,403,865.37 3,027,385.81 60.2% ** END OF REPORT - Generated by Katrina Running ** CITY OF EAU CLAIRE YTD BUDGET REPORT 2026 Report generated: 07/08/2026 13:41 User: 694runnk Program ID: glytdbud Page 7 REPORT OPTIONS Field # Total Page Break Sequence 1 1 Y N Sequence 2 9 Y N Sequence 3 11 Y N Sequence 4 0 N N Report title: YTD BUDGET REPORT 2026 Includes accounts exceeding 0% of budget. 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