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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No.A.i.
For Meeting of: January 18, 2022
ITEM TITLE: Presentation from Yakima Valley Trolleys
SUBMITTED BY: Bob Harrison, City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Ken Johnsen will present the Yakima Valley Trolleys 2021 Annual Report.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
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Contents
INTRO
4-Mission &Vision
5-Officers &Board
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ANNUAL REPORT
7- Letter from the President
8- Highlights from the Year 2021
20 -Goals for 2022
FINANCIAL REPORT
23 - Fundraising, Donations, &Grants
25- Financial Statements
OUTREACH REPORT
28-Statistics on Vistors,Membership,and Media
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Our
Mission
The mission of the Yakima Valley Trolleys association is to pre-
serve, restore, maintain and operate the former Yakima Valley
Transportation Company railroad line in such fashion as to pres-
ent a historically accurate representation of day-to-day opera-
tions of the Yakima Valley Transportation Company.
Our
Vision
We recognize that the Yakima Valley Transportation Company
(YVT) is the last intact, early 20th Century electric interurban
railroad left in the United States. We believe it must be pre-
served for future generations of all Americans so that they may
experience what interurban electric railroading was like at the
beginning of the 20th Century.
In addition to preserving and maintaining the artifacts, rolling
stock and infrastructure of the YVT railroad, we strive to broad-
en and enhance the appreciation of this railroad as a national as-
set. Toward that end, we are working to see it become a National
Historic Landmark.
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- ti , ; Kenneth G. Johnsen, DDS, President
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The future looks bright for Yakima's historic
trolley railroad
Greetings:
I am pleased to present this 2021 Annual Report of the Yakima Val-
ley Trolleys. The year 2021 was in many ways our best year yet.
Preparations for restoring the historic Brill streetcar got under-
way, a massive fundraisingeffort was successful, and we taken
the first steps on the journey toward becoming a National Historic
Landmark. Our volunteers logged in over 1,2i/ hours working be-
hind the scenes in addition to operating the railroad.
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All this becomes even more remarkable when one considers we were
held back by the challenge of dealing w
with restrictions and rules gov-
erningour operation due to COVI D-19. Nevertheless, as we face
the year 2022, the future looks bright for Yakima's historic trolley
railroad.
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Ken Johnsen, President
Yakima Valley Trolleys
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2021
of the Year
BRILL TROLLEY 160 PROJECT parts were missing from the 109-year-
Inspection to determine the scope of old streetcar. In searching for sources of
work needed to restore historic Brill Trol- replacements for those parts, I contact-
ley 160, which we obtained in 2019, and ed Karl Johnson of the Memphis Area
which the railroad museum restoration Transit Authority on a tip that he might
shop at Snoqualmie agreed to under- be disposing of some parts.
take, revealed that a number of critical
It turned out that MATA was getting
some larger trolleys and they wanted to
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I� l�'. identical twin to our 160 car. In fact it
II *l ., _42:17; • was built by Brill in the same order in
• 1912 as our car. I negotiated with MATA
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for several months in 2021 and finally
... purchased the car in May. It was com
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BRILL TROLLEY 160 AS IT LOOKED WHEN IT WAS DONATED TO US
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plete with controllers and brake gear and possible. It will be a way to experience
the things that were missing from the public transit in Yakima from 1908 in a
160 car, and it had an excellent roof and brand new trolley of that vintage.
clerestory, where the 160's was broken
in. We had it shipped up to Washington
from Tennessee in September. -
There are only six of this type of trolley
left in the United States where once
there were many hundreds. We now %'
have two of the six! And it is almost a
dead ringer for the first cars that Yaki -r �
ma bought to open streetcar service. A A.;,_ /�
stipulation with Snoqualmie s Northwest T
Railway Museum is that the restoration --
of this car, by using the best parts from MEMPHIS TRoLLEY 156 CRESTING SNOQUALMIE
both cars, will make the finished carJust SUMMIT ON ITS WAY TO THE NORTHWEST RAILWAY
like the early Yakima cars in all respects MUSEUM AT SNOQUALMIE,WASHINGTON
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THIS IS HOW BRILL TROLLEY 160 WILL LOOK WHEN ITS RESTORATION IS
FINISHED
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DRA%1INGS FROM THE OPOR 0,PORTUGAL STREET RAILWAYS ARE ' +'
HELPING IN THE RESTORATION OF TROLLEY 160
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One of our followers on our Facebook flange space where our trolley's wheels
page lives in Oporto, Portugal, the city run. Running a trolley over the compact
where our vintage trolleys all ran. He debris would not break it up. It had to be
put me in touch with a different man in broken up by hand.
Oporto who had access to the street
railway's records, and this man sent me a We put out a call on our Facebook page
bunch of drawings which will help in the for volunteers to help dig the crud out
restoration of Brill Trolley 160. Face- on a Saturday morning. A good num-
book isn't all bad! ber of friends of the trolleys came with
picks, shovels and brooms and helped us
SIXTH AVENUE get the stretch from Gordon Road down
We were not allowed to operate at all to Fruitvale cleared out. A couple weeks
during 2020 because of COVI D-19. In later a volunteer crew of employees from
2021 the restrictions were slightly lift- TreeTop Apple Juice in Selah came and
ed and beginning at the end of June, we cleared the rest of the track from Fruit-
were once again allowed to run streetcars vale to Walnut. This opened the entire
for the public. Because it had been over Sixth Avenue line so that we could begin
a year since trolleys had run up Sixth Av- trips to Selah again.
enue, much accumulated gravel and dirt
had become solidly compacted in the
A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS FROM TREETOP IN SELAH,DID A PUB- ONE OF THE TREETOP EMPLOYEES,MATT COLVIN,
LIC SERVICE PROJECT FOR US AND CLEANED A LARGE PORTION USES A WEED BLOWER TO HELP REMOVE THE IM-
OF OUR 6TH AVENUE LINE SO THAT WE COULD RUN TO SELAH PACTED GRAVEL AND DIRT FROM THE TROLLEYS'
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SOUTHERN AVENUE with us, and it is hoped that a new era
A piece of our rail in the crossing of of mutual cooperation and respect with
Southern Avenue in Selah became bent the City of Selah is dawning. Both the
and projected upward. The Selah City trolleys and Selah have much to gain by
Administrator, who was not a friend of working together.
the trolleys, had one of his employees go
and cut off the bent piece of rail rath- CITY MANAGER BOB HARRISON
er than notifying us and letting us take We invited Yakima's new City Manager
care of the problem. We tried to get the Bob Harrison to come and see the trol-
administrator's cooperation in helping us ley railroad and take a ride on the trolley.
replace the broken rail so that we could He came in July and we had a fun visit
run the trolley all the way into Selah, but with him, not only showing him around,
he was not interested in helping. but letting him run the trolley! He actu-
ally did quite well for having never run a
Yakima Public Works Director Scott trolley before. We are always looking for
Schafer was willing to help us take out new motormen, Bob. Hint, hint.
all the track in the crossing and rebuild
it. We greatly appreciate Scott's help AKIN/A
because this made the project possible. _T
One day word came down that Selah ,*
had fired their City Administrator. Al-
most immediately Scott put plans into
motion to rebuild the crossing.
Yakima City Streets Director Jay Kendall `
assembled a crew and machinery to dig , '`
up the asphalt covering the track. YVT
Maintenance Director Russ Wentworth Arlit
corralled all the parts necessary for the . .
new track, and Jerry Boekholder from
the railroad museum at Toppenish came �.
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to show everybody how its done. In a
little more than three days the entire .__E 1 "4,- It Q.
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crossing was renewed!! Huge thanks to
YAKIMA CITY MANAGER BOB HARRISON RAN TROLLEY
all involved!! #1976 ON PINE STREET IN A VISIT DURING JULY.
Selah's replacement city administra-
tor has been much more willing to work
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MAYOR PATRICIA BYERS
With the completion of repairs on South- - '
ern Avenue in Selah, we were once again
able to run the trolley all the way into
Selah. We invited Yakima Mayor Patricia . ..
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Byers to be the first to ride the trolley
into Selah, and she brought a friend for
the ceremonial first round trip. .
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Mayor Byers has been a much appreci- .d7.-1 4.
ated friend of the trolleys, helping us with .. ,
a beautiful letter of support on behalf of ,
the City Council for our application to ! - r
become a National Historic Landmark, _ • t •
and favoring upgrading of the much `t ' - ,
needed rebuilding of Sixth Avenue and [ .
its trolley track to a higher priority. ';
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The trolle track in Sixth Avenue has not •
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been rebuilt since 1956, and its condition
® is deteriorating to the point where it puts
additional wear on the trolleys' wheels,
and causes headaches for motorists. At
a Council meeting in September, Mayor
Byers and the other Council members
decided to upgrade the timing priority of
the total reconstruction of Sixth Avenue.
AILhough We project is still a couple yedi s 11- ,,. -
away, work is being done to find funding '
sources so that it can commence sooner
than originally anticipated.
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YAKIMA MAYOR PATRICIA BYERS AND FRIEND CYN- ,
DIE SIMMONS RODE THE FIRST TROLLEY INTO SELAH ' .., .. -. .
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NATIONAL HISTORIC LAND-
MARK
Our consultant Russell Holter first sug-
gested that he thought Yakima's trolley
railroad was a good candidate for be- — -
coming a National Historic Landmark. A /` �'�`�
query to the Washington State Office of '
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Archaeology and Historic Preservation
confirmed it. In January, State Archi-
tectural Historian Michael Houser wrote
a letter strongly supporting the idea. . , - i
THE YVT TRACK IN THE MIDDLE OF 6TH AVENUE HAS NOT BEEN
Being a National Historic Landmark is REBUILT SINCE 1956 AND IT IS SHOWING ITS AGE.
the highest level of recognition a histor- wrote us a wonderful letter of support
is property can receive without being a from the City of Yakima, owners of the
National Monument or a National Park. trolley railroad. Shortly thereafter, the
National Historic Landmarks are over- Yakima Herald-Republic newspaper
seen by the National Park Service who wrote a strongly supportive editorial.
gives them help and advice, and refers
them to grant sources capable of fund- I am undertaking to write the nomination
ing very large projects. (just as I did for inclusion on the National 15 ii
Register of Historic Places in 1983) and
Criteria for being an NHL is focused I have hired an architect, Shannon Sar-
on the property's being of national sig- dell, to assist me. She has experience
nificance, and being largely unchanged helping see that other NHL nominations
from its original appearance and config- were accepted and approved. As soon
uration. Because the Yakima interurban as she saw the YVT property and infra-
electric railroad is the last intact example structure, she became a very enthusias-
of its kind in the United States, and be- tic supporter of its becoming a Nation-
cause its infrastructure is all original, it is al Historic Landmark. So the future is
a worthy candidate for NHL status. The bright.
process for becoming a National Histor-
ic Landmark generally takes from two to
five years and involves reviews by several
levels of authority.
l The property's owner must support its
becoming an NHL, so Mayor Byers
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TURE IF IT IN 1926 WITH ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SINGLE TRUCK STREETCARS PARKED IN FRONT OF IT.
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REMOVED FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOF.
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ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY by a machinist for the brake system, and
Under the administration of former they are presently awaiting reassembly
Mayor Avina Gutierrez, the City of on the streetcar.
Yakima established an annual fund of
$10,000 available to Yakima Valley Trol- The controllers are built up with many
leys for its day to day expenses. This fund copper contactors and "fingers" of vary-
came from a non-used state grant that ing sizes and shapes. These controllers
was available to Yakima, and has been an are nearing 100 years old, and parts for
enormous help to the trolley organiza- them are extremely hard to find. One
tion. By having costs of incidentals like supplier quoted a price of$350 per pair
utilities, office expenses, weed spraying, of contactors and we need dozens of
etc., covered, we have been able to di- them. Fortunately, one of our members,
rect our own revenues to things like cap- Michael Gregory, owns a fabrication
ital expenses, promotion, repairs, etc. business and he offered to make all the
We much appreciate the City's help! copper parts we needed without charge.
These parts have saved us many thou-
INCLUSION sands of dollars.
One of our top motormen, Jim Moore,
is a history buff and he has undertaken Our head of maintenance, Russell
a project to find and recognize contri- Wentworth, is a competent mechanic
butions to the YVT railroad by people and oversees all work done on the trol-
from marginalized populations. He has leys. Unfortunately he is still employed
pored over census records and genealo- full time and cannot devote as much
gy archives to build a picture of what the ; • -
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composition of YVT's work force was like '�
over the years. Results of his work may
become a new book which will show the
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STREETCAR REFURBISHMENT 9
The two streetcars that opened public Rr
rides on the YVT railroad in 1974, have I
operated the last 47 years without major 2114
overhaul. They are both in need of TLC.
We have taken one of them (#1776) out - ,I
of service and disassembled the brake
system and the electric speed control- f
lers. Replacement parts were fabricated ,
OVER THE WINTER STREETCARS AND LOCOMOTIVES HUDDLE IN-
SIDE THE CARBARN. IT IS SO COLD IN THE BARN THAT NOT MUCH
GETS DONE OVER THE WINTER MONTHS. WORK WILL BEGIN
AGAIN IN THE SPRING.
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time as he'd like to for the work. One mation about the trolleys to increase
of our challenges in 2021 has been in awareness in the public for what a histor-
finding volunteers who can help with is gem the YVT railroad is.
whatever mechanical and electrical work
is needed. Happily, the last surviving Our webmaster, Gregory Johnsen, has
YVT employee, lineman Dick Noyes, purchased directed advertising on Face-
has moved back to Yakima from western book and generously paid for it himself.
Washington, and is now assisting. Dick is The directed advertising and newspaper
an expert on repairing the overhead wire ads helped us have the most successful
system since that was his job for 10 years Halloween trolley runs ever in 2021.
on the YVT.
A month and a half later, our Santa Trol-
WINDOWS ley runs repeated the success of the
Windows on the carbarn and power- Halloween Trolley with record breaking
house have been abused and broken by numbers. Altogether we carried 2,140
young vandals. Fortunately Yakima Po- riders on just the Halloween and Santa
lice caught them in the act before they trolleys alone.
could do serious damage. We hired Val-
ley Glass to replace the broken glass and On our last day of runs in 2021, we were
we organized a work party to secure the visited by State Senator Jim Honeyford
old metal grates that are supposed to and his wife Jerri. They are both friends
protect the windows on the outside. of historic preservation and were very
interested in the degree of historical
In addition, there are rooms in the pow- completeness our railroad has. Senator
erhouse and carbarn that need securing Honeyford works with the state capital
from vandals, and we applied for and ob- budget and gave us some ideas on where
tained a $5,000 grant from the Nation- to seek funding for the various projects.
al Railway Historical Society to purchase
and install expanded metal grates on the
inside of the windows to secure those
spaces.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Our presence on social media greatly in-
creased in 2021. I took on our Facebook
page and Jim Moore took on our Twit-
ter page. We both contributed not only
current events, but also historical infor-
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FORD AT THE TROLLEY MUSEUM ON DECEMBER 19TH. SENATOR
HONEYFORD SAID HE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING US
WITH THE TROLLEYS.
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TROLLEY
REFURBISHMENT
The ongoing process of helping the We hope to finish refurbishment of
YVT railroadbecome a National-His- trolley #1776 so that refurbishment
toric Landmark will continue. of trolley number 1976 can begin.
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SELAH GAP CARBARN FIRE
SUPPRESSION
We are working to find We want to get an ad- We need a newer mod-
a person or Business equate fire suppression el bucket truck to re-
that deals with time system installed and place our old one which
domain reflectome- paid for in the carbarn is worn out. If it came
try in order to design in 2022. with by-rail wheels at-
a workable alarm sys- tacked, we could use it
tern against wire theft both on streets and in
in Selah Gap. Once Selah Gap.
a foolproof system is
devised, we will begin
restringing overhead
trolley wire in Selah
Gap. We have the wire
and hardware already
on hand.
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NICK AND CHRIS BROWN HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING THE LARGEST SINGLE CORPORATE
SPONSOR TO THE BRILL 160 TROLLEY PROJECT. THE BROWN FAMILY HAS A LONG AND CLOSE
INVOLVEMENT WITH YAKIMA'S TROLLEYS.
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The biggest fundraising story of 2021 was our project to
restore Brill Trolley Number 160 and bring it to Yakima to
add to our operating Meet of trolleys. From the beginning,
we intended to make this project cost neutral to the City
of Yakima, and I am happy to say we succeeded.
FUNDRAISING YVT board members Paul Edmondson
The biggest fundraising story of 2021 was and Ken Johnsen at $10,000 each. We
our project to restore Brill Trolley Number reached out to the public through our so-
160 and bring it to Yakima to add to our cial media, asking for support and received
operating fleet of trolleys. From the be- a good number of donations ranging from
ginning, we intended to make this project $5 to $5,000. We also received dona-
cost neutral to the City of Yakima, and I tions via our operating software which has
am happy to say we succeeded. a program that works like Go Fund Me.
The cost we were quoted for total re- CORPORATE SPONSORS AND
furbishment by the Northwest Railway GRANTS
Museum in Snoqualmie was $300,000. A number of Yakima's civic minded busi-
Our project got off to a great start with nesses contributed to the Brill 160 Trolley
a Heritage Capital Projects grant from Project. Wray's Market Fresh IGA stores
the State of Washington in the amount contributed $20,000. It will be not-
of$150,000. We needed to match that ed that Wray's markets were founded by
amount in order to get the grant, and a the same Yakima City Councilman Wray
massive fundraising effort was mounted Brown who made Yakima's trolley project
in 2021 that not only matched it, but ex- possible in 1974. His son Bob, and now his
ceeded it by $9,000. In case of any cost grandson Chris, have been staunch sup-
overruns, the extra money will be available porters of Yakima's trolleys.
and helpful.
Other corporate sponsors include Yaki-
PRIVATE DONATIONS ma Theatres, Pacific Power Foundation,
The largest private donations came from Columbia Bank, Mann Properties, Fitch
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Group Employee Match, Gress-Kin- Grants were received from the Norcliffe
ney-Parish Insurance, Ron's Coins & Col- Foundation, the Small Business Admin-
lectibles, TreeTop Apple Juice Employees, istration's Shuttered Venues grants, a
the Coca-Cola Company and Cultural Federal Government Covid Relief grant
Reconnaissance. through the City of Yakima, and the Na-
tional Railway Historical Society.
In addition to the $150,000 grant from
the state, we were successful in securing
a number of grants that helped either di-
rectly or indirectly to fund the 160 Trolley
project. Some of these grants were used
for other purposes, which then allowed
Yakima Valley Trolleys to use funds from
its own treasury towards the Brill 160
Project.
Yakima Valley Trolleys in Yakima
Yakima Valley Trolleys (1'VT) has served Yakima and Selah's tree- 4114° , „Pr • fel_
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fruit intltt;rry and trolley passengers since 1907 when the only tether +,
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transitsmation option WAS: se a horse.In those early years,YVT played a .
tua]nt role itt getting agricultural products attul t:etcpie to the I.htitru
x- With acute Railroad Depot in Yakima.VG ithi civet 41; miles a,1 trolley liars if ? pin '
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YVT WAS a state-ol=tile-art electric railroad tln,it t'cttrnedted many
popular destinations_As is&then the ease with tr.ut lxtrtatkctc cullrastritctitre,decades of _1
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the very r:�risteudir of this system. However, the determination of a '� . r,�t. 'r
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small group olmluneet•rs prevented its cleini.se,atal uxlay YVT is a
liv ittp niumum di"wplayiug the area's rratasl;atrt•atiori heritage_ I
Utretl recently, YVT had kilt- lincuici;tl support and survived
Oily because of the dedication of art all-vcciuntret,tcII'. In 2017,an - �++•' --.
appropriation olaipprttxiinately WSW thrctaigh HCl'was iuiaiclied
by a$10i ,000 commitment front the City atlYakiriia_ -i
Work included restoration of the 191 Powerhouse Museum, r II'�
the 1910 Cat Barn Museum,the facility's grounds,and the Selah •
trolley line,all of which showcase an imfntrtant part ctf Yakiraa's _
heritage while stimulating tourism and enhancing the local
quality of life. Grant flatus were also: used to Create iii i;l;et tot
the museum property_The HCP-.supported prctiert hel;.ut in June ,
2017 anal was roraipleteal in Ot-tnlw-r '019
More recently,YVT actptite-d Brill streetcar #160, the restoration • •. • •.
vl which has been prioritized for landing in the 2021-2023 HCP w
(rant Cvrle. Vintase streetcar photo courtesy of Yakima Valley Trolleys Yakima.
More idiot: yakirnavalleyttolkcys.cirg
THE WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WHO ADMINISTERS THE GRANTS SUCH AS THE ONE WE
RECEIVED FOR THE BRILL 160 TROLLEY,PUBLISHES A MAGAZINE THAT HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE GRANT-
EES. OF THE 30-SOMETHING PROJECTS RECEIVING THE GRANTS,YAKIMA'S TROLLEYS WERE ONE OF THREE
PROJECTS SELECTED FOR SHOWCASING IN THE MAGAZINE.
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YAKIMA VALLEY TROLLEYS
INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31,2021
Current Month (%) Year to Date (%)
Revenues
Gift Shop Sales Revenue $253.99 3.52 $1,104.50 6.57
Non Taxable Sales-Water $6.00 0.08 $32.00 0.19
Trolley Ride Revenue $6,856.00 95.05 $13,990.00 83.24
Charter Trolley Revenue $- 0 $300.00 1.79
Donations Revenue $(11.00) -0.15 $- 0
Endowment Donations $(87.92) -1.22 5- 0
Member Dues Revenue $- 0 $1,380.00 8.21
Gain(Loss)on Investments $196.00 2.72 5- 0
Total Revenues $7,213.07 100 $16,806.50 100
Cost of Sales
Total Cost of Sales $- 0 $- 0
Gross Profit $7,213.07 100 $16,806.50 100
Expenses
Gift Shop Merchandise $- 0 $17.06 0.1
Museum Operating Supplies $- 0 $95.47 0.57
Vending Machine Products 5- 0 $40.84 0.24
Event Expenses $74.06 1.03 $129.21 0.77
Other Trolley Operations $- 0 $207.71 1.24
Truck&Equip Repair&Maint $0.98 0.01 $892.32 5.31
Track&ROW Maint 5- 0 $187.92 1.12
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Bldg&Yard Maint $- 0 $1,622.31 9.65
Electricity Expense $81.27 1.13 $1,851.97 11.02
Natural Gas Expense $56.31 0.78 $290.19 1.73
Water&Sewer Expense $71.70 0.99 $525.83 3.13
Telephone Expense $- 0 $121.63 0.72
P.0.Box Rental 5- 0 $106.00 0.63
Mailing&Shipping $21.53 0.3 $76.53 0.46
Office&Admin Expense $10.02 0.14 $72.86 0.43
Gov't Fees/Licenses $- 0 $10.00 0.06
Media Advertising $- 0 $1,225.62 7.29
Publicity&Marketing $630.00 8.73 $4,250.00 25.29
Outside Consultant Expense 5- 0 5375.00 2.23
Dues&Membership Expense $331.00 4.59 $887.00 5.28
Website Expense $- 0 $540.00 3.21
Grants&Funding Expense $- 0 $2,571.00 15.3
Historic Heritage Expense $- 0 $287.96 1.71
Accounting/Audit Fees $- 0 $150.00 0.89
Cash Register Over/Under Exp $(5.42) -0.08 $21.31 0.13
Credit Card Processing Fee $78.77 1.09 $265.52 1.58
FageolTwin Coach $387.73 5.38 $439.11 2.61
City Expense Reimbursement $(5,585.01) -77.43 $(5,585.01) -33.23
Total Expenses $(3,847.06) -53.33 $11,675.36 69.47
Net Income $11,060.13 153.33 $5,131.14 30.53
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YAKIMA VALLEY TROLLEYS
BALANCE SHEET
OECEMBER 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash-Cash Register $8.21
Cash in Bank-Columbia Bank $137,872.75
Fidelity Investment Acct $34,241.35
Investmnt Acct-Morgan Stanley $12,630.87
Total Current Assets $184,753.18
Property and Equipment
Vehicles Owned $1,859.50
Total Property and Equipment $1,859.50
Other Assets
Brill 160 Restoration $13,750.00
Total Other Assets $13,750.00
Total Assets $200,362.68
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Current Liabilities
Sales Tax Payable $91.33
SBA Grant Operating Funds 17,017.39
Total Current Liabilities $17,108.72
Long Term Liabilities
Reserve for Track Repairs 54,214.14
Endlowment Savings Reserve $47,338.53
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Reserve for Overhead Wire Rep $10,373.69
Reserve for Brill 160 Restore $70,188.32
Total Long-Term Liabilities $132,114.68
Total Liabilities $149,223.40
Capital
Equity-Retained Earnings $46,008.14
Net Income $5,131.14
Total Capital $51,139.28
Total Liabilities&Capital $200,362.68
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Kelli Gailan (509)823-3850—kelli.gailanlna gmail.com
706 Citra Avenue,Moxee,WA 98936
Independent Accountant's Review
Yakima Valley Trolleys
Dr. Kenneth Johnsen, Chairman
P.O. Box 161
Renton,WA 98057
I have reviewed the treasurer's accounting records of Yakima Valley Trolleys for each
month of the year ended December 31, 2021. In my review, I analyzed the treasurer's
check register,bank statements, disbursement bills and receipts,bank deposit vouchers,
investment statements, and financial statements. I have found that all records are in
correlation one with another.
The treasurer's explanations of transactions were understandable and supported by
receipts or calculations. If a transaction was unclear, other records were available to
clarify the reporting. There was never an amount given by the treasurer that was
unsubstantiated.
The treasurer's reporting of the financial transactions of Yakima Valley Trolleys is, in my
opinion, satisfactory and fairly represents the condition of the Association's finances.
Kelli M. Gailan, CFP®
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1111 2670
2021 was only half of a normal operating season due to COVID-19 re-
strictions, but we had 2,670 visitors from around the globe
2900 I 689 I 432
Our followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, respectively
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91°
The reach of our Facebook page, i.e. the number of people who saw any
posts or activity, direct or shared by others, in 2021
95 85 II
Unique visitors to our website in 2021
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Articles in the Yakima Herald-Republic for the year 2021
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52% 26%
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FANS OF MEMBERS
Yakima's trolleys arc famous 26% of our members arc
around the nation and the from outside of Washington
globe! 52% of our fans on State. We even have mem-
Facebook hail from outside of bers based in the U.K. and
Yakima. New Zealand.
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Supporting
Yakima's
Trolleys
WAYS TO JOIN YAKIMA VALLEY TROLLEYS AND GET
INVOLVED
Membership applications can be printed off from our website (www.
yakimavalleytrolleys.org) or can be obtained at the gift shop at
the trolley powerhouse. An online membership application is also
available on our website.
No matter how you apply, please share with us your areas of interest 31
so that we can guide you to the right people who would be happy to
have you help}
Yakima Valley Trolleys has established an endowment fund which
will eventually help cover some of our expenses. Please consider a
bequest in your estate planning to support the endowment fund.
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CONTACT
Email address: info@yakimavalleytrolleys.org
Website: www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org
Mailing address: PO Box 796, Yakima, WA 98907
Phone Number: (509) 249-5962
Physical address (no mail): South Third Avenue at West Pine Street, Yakima