San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (“MTS”) was formed on January 26, 1976 by passage of California Senate Bill 101 to plan, construct, and operate (or contract to operate) exclusive public mass transit guideways in the urbanized south coastal area of San Diego County. MTS has certain responsibilities for near-term transportation planning and administration of federal and state transportation funds within the area under its jurisdiction. The MTS Board of Directors is comprised of 15 members with four appointed from the City of San Diego (the Mayor of San Diego and three San Diego City Council Members), two appointed from the City of Chula Vista (the Mayor of Chula Vista and a Chula Vista City Council Member), one appointed from each City Council of Coronado, El Cajon, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, Poway, and Santee, and one appointed from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. On January 1, 2003, Senate Bill 1703 (“SB 1703”) became effective. SB 1703 required the consolidation of the planning and programming functions of MTS and the North San Diego County Transit District (“NCTD”) into the San Diego Association of Governments (“SANDAG”) in an initial transfer to take place prior to July 1, 2003. SB 1703 also required the consolidation of certain project development and construction functions of MTS and NCTD into SANDAG in a subsequent transfer to take place prior to January 30, 2004. The initial transfer occurred on July 1, 2003, and the subsequent transfer occurred on October 13, 2003. With these actions, employees were transferred from MTS and NCTD to SANDAG, and certain planning, development, and construction functions were also transferred. As a result, MTS’s activities since the consolidation have been focused on operating public transit systems in the urbanized area identified above. In addition to the consolidation required by SB 1703, MTS dissolved the independent Board of Directors of San Diego Transit Corporation (“SDTC”) and Board of Directors of San Diego Trolley, Inc. (“SDTI”). The MTS Board of Directors now acts as the Board of Directors for all three agencies, MTS, SDTC, and SDTI. SDTC and SDTI are presented as blended component units of MTS.
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the “Schedule”) presents the activity of all federal financial assistance programs of MTS. Federal financial assistance received directly from federal agencies, as well as federal financial assistance passed through the California Department of Transportation, is included in the Schedule. The Schedule was prepared from only the accounts of various grant programs and, therefore, does not present the financial position or results of operations of MTS.
MTS utilizes the accrual method of accounting to prepare its basic financial statements. The accompanying Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in or used in the presentation of the MTS basic financial statements.
MTS did not provide any amounts to subrecipients during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.
MTS has not elected to use the de minimis indirect rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance (10 percent of modified total direct costs for awards issued prior to October 1, 2024, and 15 percent for awards issued or amended on or after October 1, 2024).
Direct Medi-Cal expenses are excluded from the Schedule. These expenses represent fees for services and are not included in the Schedule or in determining major federal programs. MTS entered into an agreement with the County of San Diego (the “County”) to assist in the proper and efficient administration of the Medi-Cal program by improving the availability and accessibility to Medi-Cal services for Medi-Cal eligible and potentially eligible individuals and their families. MTS provides non-emergency, non-medical transportation for Medi-Cal eligible individuals to Medi-Cal covered services within the County. With the State of California focusing on shifting Medi-Cal beneficiaries to managed care providers, MTS does not expect future Medi-Cal funding to be material, and therefore did not accrue revenue for fiscal year 2025.
Direct Medi-Cal expenses are excluded from the Schedule. These expenses represent fees for services and are not included in the Schedule or in determining major federal programs. MTS entered into an agreement with the County of San Diego (the “County”) to assist in the proper and efficient administration of the Medi-Cal program by improving the availability and accessibility to Medi-Cal services for Medi-Cal eligible and potentially eligible individuals and their families. MTS provides non-emergency, non-medical transportation for Medi-Cal eligible individuals to Medi-Cal covered services within the County. With the State of California focusing on shifting Medi-Cal beneficiaries to managed care providers, MTS does not expect future Medi-Cal funding to be material, and therefore did not accrue revenue for fiscal year 2025.