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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
AGENDA
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE/
SOCIAL SERVICE ADVISORY COUNCIL
10:00 A.M., MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1990
SUNLINE BOARD ROOM
32-505 HARRY OLIVER TRAIL
THOUSAND PALMS, CA 92276
PHONE # (619) 343-3456
PLEASE NOTE THE MEETING PLACE AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WILL TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE RTA BUS TRIP REMEMBER TO BE AT THE RTA OFFICES AT
1825 THIRD STREET, RIVERSIDE AT 8:15 TO 8:30 A.M. APRIL 30!
- 1. Call to Order.
2. Approval of Minutes (April 2, 1990). ACTION
3. Public Comments.
4. FY 1990-91 Unmet Needs Responses. ACTION
5. Social Service Transportation Delivery ACTION
Study Technical Memorandum #6.
6. Consideration of Special Meeting Prior to ACTION
the Regular June 4 Meeting.
7. Other Business.
8. Adjournment.
RIVERIlbE COUNTY TRANSPORTATIal COMMISSION
Minutes of the
Citizens Advisory Committee/
Social Service Advisory Council
April 2, 1990
1. Call to Order.
The meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee/Social Services Advisory Council was called to order
by Chuck Schmitt, Chairman at 1:38 p.m. at the SCAG Inland Empire Office, 3600 Lime Street, Suite
216, Riverside, CA 92501 in the Conference Room. Self -introduction of those present followed.
Members present:
Ray Baca
Ace Atkinson
Ray Baca
Cathy Bechtel
Rose Eldridge
Don High
Members absent:
Anita Alcorn
Terry Allen
*Herbert Krauch
* Excused
Others present:
Debra Astin, Sunline Transit Agency
(Representing Lee Norwine)
Paul Blackwelder, RCTC Asst Director
Sandy Cook, RCTC Staff
Dennis Guinaw, Sunline Transit Agency
Pat Piras, RCTC Consultant
Jerry Rivera, RCTC Staff
Gilbert Lopez
Lucia Moran
Lori Nickel
Rena Parker
Chuck Schmitt
Don Senger
Clarence Swalve
Joanne Moore
*Leon Overton
Dick Weeks
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P a g e 2
M i n u t e s o f A p r i l 2 , 1 9 9 0 M e e t i n g
J o S a n f o r d , C a l t r a n s D i s t r i c t 8
J i m S t o f f e r , R i v e r s i d e T r a n s i t A g e n c y
( R e p r e s e n t i n g D u r a n d R a l l )
H i d e o S u g i t a , R C T C S t a f f
M a r i l y n W i l l i a m s , R C T C S t a f f
2 . A p p r o v a l o f M i n u t e s
M / S / C ( S W A L V E / B E C H T E L ) t o a p p r o v e t h e m i n u t e s o f t h e F e b r u a r y 5 , 1 9 9 0 m e e t i n g . R e n a P a r k e r
a b s t a i n e d a s s h e w a s n o t p r e s e n t .
3 . P u b l i c C o m m e n t s
T h e r e w e r e n o p u b l i c c o m m e n t s .
3 a . O t h e r B u s i n e s s .
C h a i r m a n C h u c k S c h m i t t s t a t e d t h a t a n i t e m u n d e r o t h e r b u s i n e s s w i l l b e t a k e n o u t o f o r d e r ; P a u l
B l a c k w e l d e r p r e s e n t e d a M e a s u r e A u p d a t e t o t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e C o m m i t t e e . H e s t a t e d t h a t t h e
m o n e y i s b e i n g d i s t r i b u t e d i n t h e a r e a s o f h i g h w a y s / c o m m u t e r r a i l , r e g i o n a l a r t e r i a l p r o g r a m
( C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y A r e a ) , l o c a l s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s p r o g r a m , a n d s p e c i a l i z e d t r a n s i t / c o m m u t e r s e r v i c e s .
H e t h e n g a v e a d e t a i l e d d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e p r o g r e s s t o d a t e i n e a c h o f t h e s e a r e a s . P a u l B l a c k w e l d e r
t h e n g a v e a d e t a i l e d r e p o r t o n t h e c o n t i n u e d p r o g r e s s o n t h e s t r e e t s a n d r o a d d i l e m m a a n d t h e
e f f e c t o f t h e p r o p o s e d p r o p o s i t i o n f u n d i n g o n t h e s e p r o j e c t s . T h e m e m b e r s o f t h e C A C a s k e d t h a t
a c o p y o f h i s " w o r k s h e e t " b e i n c l u d e d i n t h e i r m i n u t e s . H e r e s p o n d e d t h a t t h e y w i l l b e p r o v i d e d a s
r e q u e s t e d .
4 . A p r i l 3 0 C A C M e e t i n g ( A t S u n l i n e )
H i d e o S u g i t a s t a t e d t h e m e e t i n g f o r A p r i l 3 0 i s t o b e h e l d i n t h e S u n l i n e B o a r d R o o m . D e b i A s t i n
c o n f i r m e d t h e y a r e e x p e c t i n g t h e C A C C o m m i t t e e a n d S u n l i n e o f f e r e d t o p r o v i d e l u n c h . D u e t o t h e
p o s s i b i l i t y o f s u m m e r t e m p e r a t u r e s i n t h e d e s e r t , t h e C o m m i t t e e a g r e e d t o h o l d t h e m e e t i n g a t
1 0 : 0 0 a . m . w i t h l u n c h a t 1 2 : 0 0 n o o n . T o a c c o m m o d a t e t h e C o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s , a c a r p o o l w i l l b e
a r r a n g e d t h r o u g h R T A , l e a v i n g a t 8 : 3 0 a . m . f r o m R T A ; a l s o , i f t h i s o p t i o n i s n o t a v a i l a b l e , M e d i t r a n s
o f f e r e d t o u s e o n e o f t h e i r v e h i c l e s i s R T A ' s v e h i c l e i s n o t w h e e l - c h a i r a c c e s s i b l e .
5 . U M T A 1 6 ( b ) 2 P r o g r a m
J o S a n f o r d , o f C a l t r a n s D i s t r i c t 8 , g a v e a p r e s e n t a t i o n o n t h e U M T A 1 6 ( b ) 2 P r o g r a m . T h e p u r p o s e
o f t h i s p r o g r a m i s t o p r o v i d e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f o r t h e e l d e r l y a n d h a n d i c a p p e d t h r o u g h p r i v a t e n o n -
p r o f i t c o r p o r a t i o n s . U n d e r t h i s p r o g r a m , t h e f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t p r o v i d e s 8 0 % o f c a p i t a l c o s t s f o r
t r a n s i t e q u i p m e n t . H e s t a t e d t h a t t h e c o s t f o r a m i n i - b u s i s a r o u n d $ 3 2 , 0 0 0 , a 1 9 - 2 4 p a s s e n g e r b u s
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P a g e 3
M i n u t e s o f A p r i l 2 , 1 9 9 0 M e e t i n g
i s $ 7 3 , 0 0 0 . M o s t o f t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s C a l t r a n s r e c e i v e s a r e f o r a 1 5 p a s s e n g e r b u s w h i c h c o s t
a p p r o x i m a t e l y $ 3 4 , 0 0 0 e q u i p p e d w i t h a w h e e l - c h a i r l i f t a n d t i e d o w n s . T h e U M T A 1 6 ( b ) p r o g r a m
f u n d s m a y a l s o b e u s e d f o r p u r c h a s i n g c o m m u n i c a t i o n s e q u i p m e n t . C e l l u l a r p h o n e s y s t e m f u n d i n g
i s a l s o a v a i l a b l e i n t h e m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a , a l o n g w i t h c o m p u t e r e q u i p m e n t ( s o f t w a r e a n d h a r d w a r e ) .
C a l t r a n s i s c u r r e n t l y i n t h e p r o c e s s o f r e c e i v i n g a p p l i c a t i o n s . T h i s p r o c e s s i s a n a n n u a l c y c l e . I n
D e c e m b e r o r J a n u a r y , C a l t r a n s d o e s a m a s s - m a i l i n g t o 1 5 0 - 1 7 5 n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n s . I n
a d d i t i o n , t o h e l p t h e a p p l i c a n t s , a w o r k s h o p i s h e l d o n c o m p l e t i n g t h e a p p l i c a t i o n . T h e a p p l i c a t i o n s
a r e d u e b a c k b y M a y 1 . J o S a n f o r d s t a t e d t h a t i f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n w a n t s t o b e p u t o n t h e l i s t f o r
a p p l i c a t i o n n o t i c e f o r n e x t y e a r , l e t h i m k n o w . A f t e r t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s a r e r e c e i v e d , t h e y a r e t h e n
r e v i e w e d , r a n k e d a n d r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a r e m a d e b y C a l t r a n s . A p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 0 0 a p p l i c a t i o n s a r e
s u b m i t t e d s t a t e - w i d e f o r t h e f i n a l r e v i e w p r o c e s s . I f a n a p p l i c a t i o n w a s n o t c h o s e n t o b e s e n t
t h r o u g h S t a t e p r o c e s s , t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n m a y r e - a p p l y t h e f o l l o w i n g y e a r . A c e A t k i n s o n q u e s t i o n e d
t h e t i m i n g o f t h e u n m e t n e e d s h e a r i n g a n d t h e a p p l i c a t i o n p r o c e s s a n d s a i d h e f e l t t h a t t h e
C o m m i t t e e , i n a p r i o r m e e t i n g h a d a g r e e d t o c h a n g e t h e d a t e s o f t h e u n m e t n e e d s h e a r i n g t o e a r l i e r
i n t h e y e a r . . H i d e o S u g i t a s t a t e d t h a t t h e h e a r i n g s c o i n c i d e w i t h t h e a p p l i c a t i o n p r o c e s s f o r t h e
f o l l o w i n g y e a r f o r p l a n n i n g p u r p o s e s , b u t h e w o u l d s e e w h a t c o u l d b e d o n e t o c h a n g e t h e t i m i n g
o f t h e u n m e t n e e d s h e a r i n g t o t h e F a l l a n d t h a t h e w o u l d r e p o r t b a c k a t t h e n e x t m e e t i n g , a l s o
c h e c k i n g t o s e e i f t h e r e i s a r e f e r e n c e t o t h i s i n p r e v i o u s m i n u t e s , o r r e g u l a t i o n s g o v e r n i n g t h e
t i m i n g o f t h e s e h e a r i n g s i n c o o r d i n a t i o n w i t h t h e C o u n t y A u d i t o r s . J i m S t o f f e r r e m i n d e d t h e
C o m m i t t e e t h a t , a f t e r t h e a p p l i c a t i o n i s a c c e p t e d a n d t h e f u n d s a r e a w a r d e d , t h e r e i s a 7 m o n t h
t i m e l a p s e b e f o r e d e l i v e r y o f t h e v e h i c l e . D e b i A s t i n a s k e d J o S a n f o r d i f a n a g e n c y c u r r e n t l y h a s a
v e h i c l e , c a n t h e y u s e 1 6 ( b ) 2 p r o g r a m f u n d s f o r j u s t a l i f t , o r t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s e q u i p m e n t ; h e
r e s p o n d e d a f f i r m a t i v e l y .
6 . S o c i a l S e r v i c e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n D e l i v e r y S t u d y U p d a t e
P a t P i r a s , R C T C C o n s u l t a n t f o r t h e S o c i a l S e r v i c e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n D e l i v e r y S t u d y , s t a t e d t h a t , a t t h e
F e b r u a r y m e e t i n g o f t h e C A C , t h e r e w a s a p r o p o s e d r e - d i r e c t i o n o f t h e s t u d y . A s a r e s u l t , b o t h
S u n l i n e a n d R T A h a d b e e n r e q u e s t e d b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o r e s p o n d w h e t h e r o r n o t t h e y w i s h t o
c o n t i n u e b e i n g t h e C T S A . B o t h h a v e r e s p o n d e d a f f i r m a t i v e l y . T h e n e x t s t e p p l a c e d o n t h e
c o n s u l t a n t w a s t o : ( A ) r e - e x a m i n e t h e f i r s t t e c h n i c a l m e m o r a n d u m w h i c h r e s u l t e d i n t h e a d o p t i o n ,
o f d e f i n i t i o n s o n w h a t i s p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d w h a t i s s o c i a l s e r v i c e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n ; ( B )
c a t e g o r i z e s e r v i c e a s s o c i a l s e r v i c e b y d e f i n i n g w h a t t h e s e r v i c e i s t r y i n g t o a c c o m p l i s h a n d f o r
w h o m , n o t h o w i t i s f u n d e d . T h e o b j e c t i s t o l o o k a t d e m a n d r e s p o n s i v e s e r v i c e s , n o t f i x e d r o u t e
s e r v i c e s . P a t P i r a s h a n d e d o u t a s u r v e y t h a t w i l l b e g i v e n t o t h e p r o v i d e r s , c o n t r a c t o r s a n d o p e r a t o r s
o f t h e s e s e r v i c e s t o t r y a n d g e t a b e t t e r s e n s e o f w h o i s u s i n g t h e s e r v i c e ( s ) a n d w h a t i s t h e p u r p o s e
o f t h e i r t r i p s . T h e s u r v e y q u e s t i o n s a r e ; w h o a r e t h e s p o n s o r i n g a g e n c i e s , w h a t a r e t h e t y p e s o f t r i p s
a r e t h e y s p o n s o r i n g , w h a t i s t h e p e r c e n t a g e t h a t t h i s i s u s i n g o f a v a i l a b l e s e r v i c e - w h a t i s p r o v i d e d
f o r s o c i a l s e r v i c e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . T h e s e c o n d h a n d o u t s h e p r o v i d e d i s a s u r v e y t o t r y a n d d e t e r m i n e
w h a t s e r v i c e r e q u e s t s a r e n o t b e i n g m e t . T h e t y p e s o f q u e s t i o n s o n t h i s s u r v e y i s : w h a t t y p e s o f
t r i p d e n i a l s a r e t h e r e , d o t h e y t u r n d o w n t r i p s , a r e t h e r e c e r t a i n t i m e s o f d a y s o r d a y s o f t h e w e e k
t h a t t r i p s m a y b e d e n i e d , d o t h e p r o v i d e r s r e f u s e t r i p s f o r a n y p u r p o s e , i s t h e r e a w a i t i n g
l i s t / p r i o r i t y t o g e t o f f l i s t ? T h e o p e r a t o r s w i l l b e a s k e d t o g i v e d a t a f o r a n " a v e r a g e " w e e k f o r a
s u m m e r / w i n t e r m o n t h . B y t h e e n d o f t h e m o n t h , t h e r e s h o u l d b e a n a l y s i s a s t o t h e m a g n i t u d e a n d
t h e t y p e s o f t r i p s t h a t a r e n o t b e i n g s e r v e d . T h i s s u r v e y w i l l n o t p o i n t o u t l a t e n t d e m a n d . A f t e r P a t
P i r a s ' p r e s e n t a t i o n , t h e r e w a s d i s c u s s i o n b y m e m b e r s o f t h e C o m m i t t e e c o n c e r n i n g t h e c o m p o n e n t s
o f t h i s s u r v e y . O v e r a l l , t h e C o m m i t t e e a g r e e d w i t h t h e w a y t h e s u r v e y i s p r e s e n t e d , b u t s u g g e s t e d
t h e " D e s t i n a t i o n / T r i p P u r p o s e " c a t e g o r y b e r e - n a m e d t o a l l o w f o r a m o r e d e f i n i t i v e a n s w e r i n t h i s
c a t e g o r y . S o m e m e m b e r s o f t h e C o m m i t t e e a l s o e x p r e s s e d c o n c e r n t h a t t h e d e f i n i t i o n o f a s o c i a l
s e r v i c e t r i p / n o n s o c i a l s e r v i c e t r i p w a s s t i l l n o t c l e a r .
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7. FY 1990 TDA Unmet Needs.
Hideo Sugita stated that TDA Unmet needs hearings were held in Blythe, Lake Elsinore, Riverside,
and Palm Desert. Condensed versions of three out of the four transcripts from the unmet needs
hearing were provided in the agenda package. Jerry Rivera and Paul Blackwelder met with RTA
Staff to discuss appropriate responses to the needs requests. Hideo Sugita said the major complaints
were: (1) people do not want to wait 7 days for dial a ride service, (2) would like dial a ride to
provide service outside the parameters of their operating area; (3) would like the fixed route hours
to start earlier and go later in the evening. Jerry Rivera stated that RTA is going to increase their
hours of operation by 16,000 hours or 9.3%, adding 150,000 miles or 5.1%. Jim Stoffer clarified
this by stating the 16,000 hours are on fixed route services and 8,000 hours of that is to improve
service in Moreno Valley alone. In addition there is an increase of 9,800 hours of operation on the
dial a ride service with 4,250 hours being in Moreno Valley. Jerry Rivera further stated that
Commission staff will meet with Riverside Special Services to review the parts of the testimony that
concern their services. Also, as soon as the transcripts of the Palm Desert hearing are received, they
will be reviewed right away. Lucia Moran asked what the Commission is doing concerning the Air
Quality Management Plan. Marilyn Williams stated that each county and public agency is
responsible to comply with the air quality plan.
8. Other Business.
Other than Paul Blackwelder's Measure A update which was taken out of order at the beginning of
the meeting, there was no other business to come before the meeting.
9. Adjournment
M/S/C (PARKER/MORAN) to adjourn the meeting at 3:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
HS:sc
MEASURE A PROGRESS REPORT
MEASURE A WAS PASSES BY RIVERSIDE COUNTY VOTERS IN NOVEMBER, 1988
MEASURE A IS A 1/2 CENT SALES TAX FOR TRANSPORTATION
COMPONENTS:
STATE HIGHWAYS/COMMUTER RAIL APPROX 45% $392 MIL.
REGIONAL ARTERIAL APPROX 10% $ 87 MIL.
LOCAL STREETS AND ROADS APPROX 40% $348 MIL
E&H TRANSIT/COMMUTER PROGRAMS APPROX 5% $ 43 MIL
UPDATED ESTIMATE $1.12 BILLION
TOTAL
PROGRESS TO DATE
$ 870 MIL
HIGHWAYS/COMMUTER RAIL:
I. ROUTE 91 MAGNOLIA AVE, RIVERSIDE TO ORANGE COUNTY LINE
* PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS
COMPLETED.
* FINAL DESIGN UNDERWAY
* CONSTRUCTION OF HOV LANES TO START IN 1991
II. ROUTE 86
* ENGINEERING AND RIGHT OF WAY PURCHASE UNDERWAY I-10 TO
AVENUE 66
* CONSTRUCTION OF 4 LANE EXPRESSWAY TO START IN 1991
III. LOANS TO CITIES AND THE COUNTY FOR VARIOUS INTERCHANGE
IMPROVEMENT ON ROUTES 60, 95 AND I-15
IV. LOAN TO CATHEDRAL CITY FOR WIDENING HWY 111.
V. COMPLETE LIST OF INTERCHANGES AND HWY 111 IMPROVEMENTS ARE
BEING DEVELOPED TO DETERMINE PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR FUTURE
FUNDING.
VI. MOU SIGNED WITH CALTRANS AND APPROVED CONSULTANT WORK FOR
PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL WORK ON OTHER
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
VI. COMMUTER RAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY COMPLETED WITH ORANGE
COUNTY, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENT STUDY IS UNDERWAY.
VII. RCTC IS NEGOTIATION WITH AT&SF FOR USE RIGHTS ON HEMET TO
RIVERSIDE AND RIVERSIDE/SAN BERNARDINO TO ORANGE COUNTY
LINES
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R E G I O N A L A R T E R I A L P R O G R A M ( C O A C H E L L A V A L L E Y A R E A )
I . A L L O C A T E D A P P R O X $ 3 M I L L I O N F O R P R O J E C T D E V E L O P M E N T W O R K
I I . P R O J E C T P R I O R I T Y R A N K I N G S T U D Y I S U N D E R W A Y T O B E
C O M P L E T E D I N M A Y , 1 9 9 0
I I I . C I T I E S A N D C O U N T Y ( E X C E P T 2 C I T I E S ) H A V E E S T A B L I S H E D A
T R A N S P O R T A T I O N M I T I G A T I O N F E E P R O G R A M T O M A T C H M E A S U R E
A F U N D S .
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I . F I R S T 5 Y E A R C A P I T A L I M P R O V E M E N T P R O G R A M H A S B E E N
A P P R O V E D
I I . M A I N T E N A N C E O F E F F O R T R E Q U I R E M E N T S F O R L O C A L A G E N C I E S
H A V E B E E N E S T A B L I S H E D .
I I I . A P P R O X I M A T E L Y $ 3 . 2 M I L L I O N D I S B U R S E D T O C I T I E S A N D T H E
C O U N T Y I N T H R E E M O N T H S ( S E P T E M B E R - D E C E M B E R )
S P E C I A L I Z E D T R A N S I T / C O M M U T E R S E R V I C E S
I . F U N D S A L L O C A T E D T O T H E C I T Y O F R I V E R S I D E E & H D I A L A R I D E
M A I N T A I N L O W F A R E S .
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O F O U R M E A S U R E A P R O J E C T S W I T H O U T A N I N C R E A S E I N R E V E N U E .
* T H E S T A T E C A N N O T E V E N F U N D P R O J E C T S P R O G R A M M E D A N D C O N S I D E R E D
T O B E A C C O M P L I S H E D W I T H O U T M E A S U R E A R E V E N U E S .
* R E S U L T O F S T A T E F U N D I N G S H O R T A G E :
1 . M E A S U R E A F U N D S M A Y N E E D T O B E U S E D T O F U N D P R O J E C T S E X P E C T E D
" "
T O B E F U N D E D B Y C A L T R A N S T O K E E P T H E M O N L I N E
2 . M E A S U R E A F U N D S W I L L H A V E T O B E U S E D I N A L A R G E R P R O P O R T I O N F O R
I N I T I A L M E A S U R E A P R O J E C T S . P R O J E C T S T H A T C O U L D M O V E A H E A D W I L L
H A V E T O B E D E L A Y E D A N D W I L L C O S T M O R E I N T H E F U T U R E .
3 . P A S S A G E O F S C A 1 W I L L K E E P U S M O V I N G A H E A D A N D A L L O W U S T O
C O M P E T E T H E P R O G R A M A P P R O V E D B Y T H E V O T E R S I N T H E 1 0 - 1 5 Y E A R
T I M E F R A M E .
4 . F A I L U R E O F S C A 1 W I L L D E L A Y O U R P R O G R E S S , I N C R E A S E C O S T S A N D
P U T S O U R A B I L I T Y T O C O M P L E T E T H E E N T I R E P R O G R A M A P P R O V E D B Y T H E
V O T E R S I N J E O P A R D Y .
RIVERSID1SOUNTY TRANSPORTATIONOOMMISSION
TO: Citizens Advisory Committee/Social Sefvice Transportation
Advisory Committee
FROM: Hideo Sugita, Senior Staff Analys
SUBJECT: FY 1990-91 Transportation Development Act Unmet Transit
Needs Hearings - Transcript Summaries and Responses
Included in the agenda package are the following:
o Summaries of the testimony from the Blythe, Lake
Elsinore, Palm Desert, and Riverside hearings, as well as
the written comments received. At this time, only the
Riverside, Lake Elsinore hearing testimony and the
written comments include preliminary staff/operator
responses.
o Two memorandums one from SunLine staff and one from RCTC
staff addressing the Palm Desert hearing testimony.
At the time of the agenda preparation, staff met with RTA staff to
further refine the responses to the testimony from the hearings in
Riverside and Lake Elsinore. This information will be provided to
you at the meeting.
The staff memorandums from SunLine and RCTC were part of the
SunLine Board meeting on April 25. The subsequent SunLine Board
action on the hearing testimony should be available or reported to
the Committee at the meeting.
Staff is in the process of coordinating a meeting with members of
the Blythe City Council to visit both the Banning dial -a -ride and
fixed route and the Beaumont dial -a -ride operations. This will
provide an overview of two different types of dial -a -ride services
as well as a fixed route operation. Staff believes that exposure to
these operations will provide information to the Blythe community
leaders that should assist them in determining the type of service
configuration may be best to serve the needs of people in their
area.
In reviewing the testimony received in Western Riverside County,
RTA is planning substantial service increases in the development of
their FY 1991-95 Short Range Transit Plan. This is essentially an
effort to have earlier service in the a.m. as well as to have later
service in the evenings to support home to work and work to home
trips within the Western Riverside area. Additionally, several
service requests involving the re-routing of RTA bus lines are
" .
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r e q u i r e m e n t s c a n b e e i t h e r m e t o r e n h a n c e d . T h e s p e c i f i c r e s p o n s e s
t o t h e t e s t i m o n y w i l l b e r e v i e w e d a t t h e m e e t i n g .
S t a f f , a f t e r r e v i e w o f t h e r e s p o n s e s t o t h e h e a r i n g t e s t i m o n y i n
W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y , r e c o m m e n d s t h e C A C / S S T A C t o r e c o m m e n d
C o m m i s s i o n a d o p t i o n o f t h e W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y u n m e t n e e d s
h e a r i n g t e s t i m o n y a n d r e s p o n s e s .
R e c o m m e n d a t i o n : T h a t t h e C i t i z e n s A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e / S o c i a l S e r v i c e
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l r e c o m m e n d C o m m i s s i o n a d o p t i o n o f
t h e F Y 1 9 9 0 - 9 1 T D A U n m e t N e e d s r e s p o n s e s .
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F Y 1 9 9 0 - 9 1 T D A U N M E T N E E D S T E S T I M O N Y
R I V E R S I D E , R C T C B O A R D R O O M
F E B R U A R Y 1 4 , 1 9 9 0
1 ) E v e l y n K i l m a r t i n , 3 2 8 7 B B e r n a r d S t . , R i v e r s i d e , C A
W o u l d l i k e t o s e e R i v e r s i d e S p e c i a l S e r v i c e s p r o v i d e o n e d a y
a d v a n c e r e s e r v a t i o n / r e s p o n s e f o r s e r v i c e r e q u e s t s . R e q u e s t s
t h a t s e r v i c e s f o r t h e " f r a i l e l d e r l y " b e e x p a n d e d p a r t i c u l a r l y
t o i n c l u d e e m e r g e n c y s e r v i c e t r i p s t o t h e p e r s o n s o w n d o c t o r .
T h i s w o u l d a v e r t p e o p l e n e e d i n g t o c a l l a n a m b u l a n c e t o g e t
t h e m t o e m e r g e n c y s e r v i c e a n d t h e n h a v e t h e a m b u l a n c e t a k e
t h e m b a c k . T h i s n o t a v e r y c o s t e f f e c t i v e w a y n o r e f f i c i e n t
w a y f o r p e o p l e t o o b t a i n n e e d e d m e d i c a l s e r v i c e .
R e s p o n s e : R i v e r s i d e S p e c i a l S e r v i c e s a n d t h e R C T C i s
e x p l o r i n g t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f a t a x i v o u c h e r s y s t e m t o
p r o v i d e e m e r g e n c y s e r v i c e t r i p s f o r e l d e r l y a n d h a n d i c a p p e d
i n d i v i d u a l s w h o c a n n o t m a k e a d v a n c e r e s e r v a t i o n s . R i v e r s i d e
S p e c i a l S e r v i c e s i s m e e t i n g w i t h t h e R i v e r s i d e R e d a n d Y e l l o w
C a b c o m p a n y t o d i s c u s s t h e p r o g r a m .
2 ) N e l l y M . G l a z e , I n l a n d E m p i r e C h a p t e r C C B , 1 8 9 2 1 C l a r k S t . ,
P e r r i s , C A 9 2 3 7 0
E x p l a i n e d t h a t t h e f r e q u e n c y a n d d u r a t i o n o f s e r v i c e o n L i n e
2 2 i s i n c o n s i s t e n t . S o m e t i m e s s e r v i c e f r e q u e n c y i s 3 5 m i n u t e
a n d a t o t h e r s i t i s 1 1 / 2 h o u r s . S h e w o u l d l i k e t o h a v e
e a r l i e r s e r v i c e f r o m P e r r i s i n o r d e r t o m a k e t h e t r a n s f e r t o
t h e 7 : 2 5 a . m . R T D 4 9 6 g o i n g t o S a n B e r n a r d i n o . R e q u e s t s B i a l -
a - r i d e s e r v i c e i n t h e P e r r i s / M e a d V a l l e y a r e a e x t e n d e d t o t h e
W o o d c r e s t a r e a f o r s h o p p i n g a n d m e d i c a l p u r p o s e s .
R e s p o n s e : R T A i s p l a n n i n g t o p r o v i d e 1 / 2 h o u r e a r l i e r s e r v i c e
o n l i n e 1 9 w h i c h s h o u l d a l l o w M s . G l a z e t o c a t c h R T D ' s 4 9 6 .
R T A w i l l c o n d u c t a C o m p r e h e n s i v e O p e r a t i o n a l A n a l y s i s i n t h e
s u m m e r o f 1 9 9 0 w h i c h w i l l i n c l u d e a r e v i e w o f t h e d i a l - a - r i d e
s e r v i c e i n t h e P e r r i s / M e a d V a l l e y a r e a .
3 ) P a u l J o n e s , C a l i f o r n i a n s f o r E f f e c t i v e P u b l i c T r a n s p o r t a t i o n ,
3 1 2 W . 6 t h S t r e e t , # 4 4 8 , C o r o n a , C A 9 1 7 2 0
P r e s e n t e d a t r a n s p o r t a t i o n i d e a / c o n c e p t t h a t u s e s t h e e x i s t i n g
f r e e w a y s y s t e m ( 1 l a n e ) a n d s o m e f o r m o f e i g h t p a s s e n g e r
v e h i c l e . T h e s y s t e m h a s n o s c h e d u l e s , w i l l m a k e n o m o r e t h a n
t h r e e s t o p s o n a f i f t y m i l e t r i p a n d w i l l p i c k y o u u p w i t h i n
1 0 m i n u t e s o f a r e q u e s t .
R e s p o n s e : T h i s i s n o t a n u n m e t n e e d , a n d w h i l e t h e c o n c e p t
m a y b e i n n o v a t i v e , s u f f i c i e n t i n f o r m a t i o n i s n o t a v a i l a b l e o n
" "
t h e p r o p o s e d s y s t e m t o d e t e r m i n e i t s p r a c t i c a l f e a s i b i l i t y .
4 ) A c e A t k i n s o n , D e v e l o p m e n t a l D i s a b i l i t i e s A r e a B o a r d 0 1 2 , 1 9 6 0
C h i c a g o A v e . , E 8 , R i v e r s i d e , C A 9 2 5 0
R e q u e s t e d S C A G a n d t h e R C T C d o a t e c h n i c a l s t u d y a s t o w h e t h e r
o r n o t t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n e r s o n t h e s h o r e l i n e b u s e s i n t h e
C o a c h e l l a v a l l e y a r e d e s i g n e d t o m e e t t h e t e m p e r a t u r e
c o n d i t i o n s a n d e n v i r o n m e n t t h a t i s f o u n d i n t h e C o a c h e l l a
V a l l e y . A r e t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n e r s d e s i g n e d s p e c i f i c a l l y t o
o p e r a t e i n t h a t e n v i r o n m e n t , a r e t h e y m a i n t a i n e d , a n d d o t h e y
o p e r a t e t h e w a y t h e y a r e s u p p o s e d t o .
R e s p o n s e : T h e s t u d y i s n o t n e c e s s a r y n o w b e c a u s e S h o r e l i n e i s
n o l o n g e r p r o v i d i n g s e r v i c e i n t h e C o a c h e l l a v a l l e y .
5 ) R o n a l d S h e p p a r d , U n i t e d C e r e b r a l P a l s y , 2 0 6 0 U n i v e r s i t y A v e . ,
# 1 0 1 , R i v e r s i d e , C A 9 2 5 0 7
R e q u e s t s t h a t T D A f u n d s b e d i r e c t e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h g r o w t h
( p o p u l a t i o n ) e . g . i f g r o w t h m a i n l y o c c u r s i n t h e C o a c h e l l a
V a l l e y , t h e n f u n d i n g s h o u l d b e d i r e c t e d t h e r e . W o u l d l i k e t o
s e e a v a i l a b l e f u n d s b e d i r e c t e d t o w a r d s p r o v i d i n g e v e n i n g a n d
w e e k e n d s e r v i c e .
R e s p o n s e : T D A f u n d s a r e a l l o c a t e d a c c o r d i n g t o S B 3 2 5 . A n y
c h a n g e i n t h e m e t h o d o f a l l o c a t i o n w o u l d r e q u i r e l e g i s l a t i v e
a c t i o n . F u n d s a r e d i r e c t e d t o p r o v i d i n g s e r v i c e i n t h e m o s t
e c o n o m i c a l a s m a n n e r d e t e r m i n e d b y s t a f f , i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h
t h e o p e r a t o r , a n d i s u n d e r c o n s t a n t r e v i e w i n o r d e r t o p r o v i d e
t h e m o s t c o s t e f f e c t i v e s e r v i c e a v a i l a b l e .
6 ) R o b e r t a H o l d e n , F l e e t w o o d E n t e r p r i s e s , I n c . , 3 1 2 5 M y e r s S t . ,
R i v e r s i d e , C A
I n t e s t i m o n y n a m e d 5 F l e e t w o o d p l a n t s i n t h e w e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e
C o u n t y a r e a t h a t c o u l d b e n e f i t f r o m r e a l i g n e d R T A s e r v i c e . 1 )
M y e r s S t r e e t s i t e - c o u l d b e s e r v e d b y r o u t e s 1 4 a t I n d i a n a / V a n
B u r e n a n d L i n e 2 7 . 2 ) J u r u p a A v e s i t e - c l o s e s t R T A l i n e i s
L i n e 2 1 a t V a n B u r e n a n d J u r u p a . S u s a n C o r n e l i s o n a l s o r e l a t e d
t h a t s t a f f s h o u l d a l s o c h e c k t h e t e r m i n u s o f L i n e 1 2 . 3 ) T h e r e
a r e t h r e e s i t e s i n t h e B e l l t o w n e a r e a - s h o u l d c h e c k t h e
r o u t i n g o f L i n e 2 9 . H o l d e n s a y s t h a t F l e e t w o o d E n t e r p r i s e s i s
c o m m i t t e d t o p r o v i d i n g f o r t h e s a l e o f R T A b u s
s u b s i d i z i n g t r a n s i t w h e r e n e e d e d a n d p r o v i d i n g a a g e s r s i t e ,
r i d e h o m e t o t h e i r w o r k e r s . g g u a r a n t e e d
R e s p o n s e : R T A i s p l a n n i n g t o r e s c h e d u l e a l l o f i t s l i n e s t o
r u n e a r l i e r i n t h e m o r n i n g ( e x c e p t 1 2 2 a n d # 2 7 ) , a n d t h e y w i l l
a t t e m p t t o c o - o r d i n a t e t h e s c h e d u l e s i n t h e a f t e r n o o n t o m e e t
t h e n e e d s o f t h e e m p l o y e e s . A l s o , R T A i s c o n s i d e r i n g T r i p p e r
s e r v i c e ( b a s e d o n a v a i l a b i l i t y o f r o l l i n g s t o c k ) i n b o t h t h e
m o r n i n g a n d a f t e r n o o n ( t w o e a c h ) .
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7 ) S a n d r a B e n z , R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y E m p l o y m e n t S e r v i c e s G A I N
P r o g r a m , 1 0 2 5 N . S t a t e S t . , H e m e t , C A 9 2 3 4 3
R e q u e s t s a d i r e c t r o u t e f r o m H e m e t t o M o r e n o V a l l e y , w o u l d
l i k e t o s e e t h e e l i m i n a t i o n o f t h e t r a n s f e r i n P e r r i s a n d
w o u l d l i k e " i m p r o v e d " s e r v i c e f r o m B a n n i n g / B e a u m o n t t o H e m e t .
R e s p o n s e : R T A b e l i e v e s t h a t r i d e r s h i p d o e s n o t w a r r a n t a d d i n g
a d d i t i o n a l s e r v i c e f r o m H e m e t t o M o r e n o V a l l e y . S o m e s e r v i c e
w a s a d d e d l a s t y e a r a n d r i d e r s h i p h a s n o t w a r r a n t e d a n
i n c r e a s e i n t h e B a n n i n g / B e a u m o n t t o H e m e t s e r v i c e a t t h i s
t i m e .
8 ) M a n u e l V . T o r r e s , F r i e n d s o f M o r e n o V a l l e y S r . C e n t e r , 2 5 4 8 0
A l e s s a n d r o B l v d . , M o r e n o V a l l e y , C A 9 2 3 8 8
R e q u e s t e d R C T C s u p p o r t f o r a n U M T A 1 6 ( b ) 2 a p p l i c a t i o n f o r b a s e
a n d m o b i l e r a d i o u n i t s t o t h e F r i e n d s o f M o r e n o V a l l e y v a n
( w h i c h i s a n U M T A 1 6 ( b ) 2 v e h i c l e ) . T h e v e h i c l e i s c u r r e n t l y
o p e r a t e d b y M e d i t r a n s u n d e r c o n t r a c t t o t h e F r i e n d s o f M o r e n o
V a l l e y .
R e s p o n s e : T h e R C T C w i l l s u p p o r t t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e
F r i e n d s o f M o r e n o V a l l e y t h r o u g h t h e u s e o f M e a s u r e A f u n d s i n
a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e p o l i c i e s a d o p t e d b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n o n
M a r c h 1 4 , 1 9 9 0 , f o r t h e S p e c i a l i z e d T r a n s i t P r o g r a m f o r t h e
E l d e r l y a n d H a n d i c a p p e d .
9 ) T i m B a r r y , R o h r I n d u s t r i e s , 8 2 0 0 A r l i n g t o n A v e . , R i v e r s i d e , C A
9 2 5 0 9
R e q u e s t s a d d i t i o n a l s e r v i c e o n R T A L i n e s 1 5 a n d 2 1 a n d w o u l d
l i k e a e a r l i e r a r r i v a l t i m e ( a t t h e R o h r p l a n t ) f o r t h e s e
l i n e s . T h e b u l k o f t h e h o u r l y w o r k e r s a t t h e p l a n t l i v e w i t h i n
5 m i l e s o f t h e p l a n t . R e q u e s t s t h a t t h e s t a r t t i m e f o r t h e
l i n e s b e 6 : 0 0 a . m . r a t h e r t h a n 6 : 4 5 a . m . . T h e f i r s t s h i f t
s t a r t s a t 6 : 3 0 .
R e s p o n s e : R T A i s p l a n n i n g t o p r o v i d e 1 / 2 h o u r e a r l i e r s e r v i c e
o n l i n e s 1 5 a n d 2 1 ; h o w e v e r , l i n e 2 1 m a y n o t b e a b l e t o g e t t o
R o h r b y 6 : 3 0 a . m .
1 0 ) D a v i d Z a p p e , R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y F l o o d C o n t r o l , 1 9 9 5 M a r k e t S t . ,
R i v e r s i d e , C A
T h e C o u n t y F l o o d C o n t r o l d e p a r t m e n t c u r r e n t l y h a s 1 7 0
e m p l o y e e s a n d t h e n u m b e r o f e m p l o y e e s o n s i t e a t t h e o f f i c e
w i l l i n c r e a s e t o 2 2 0 w i t h t h e C o u n t y D e p a r t m e n t o f W a s t e
M a n a g e m e n t m o v i n g i n t h e b u i l d i n g . T h i s o f f i c e c o m p l e x i s o n
t h e s a m e R T A l i n e t h a t s e r v e s t h e B u t l e r I n d u s t r i a l C e n t e r .
R e s p o n s e : R T A i s p l a n n i n g t o p r o v i d e T r i p p e r o r r o u t e
d e v i a t i o n s e r v i c e o n M a r k e t S t r e e t w h i c h w i l l m e e t t h e n e e d s
o f t h e s e e m p l o y e e s .
" ,
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D r . , R i v e r s i d e , C A 9 2 5 0 3
R e q u e s t s a b u s s t o p a t t h e e n d o f C o u n t y F a r m R o a d . T h e
c l i e n t s o f t h e m e n t a l h e a l t h p r o g r a m s a r e c u r r e n t l y w i t h o u t
t r a n s i t s e r v i c e . S h o u l d s e r v i c e b e p r o v i d e d , a b u s s h e l t e r i s
a l s o r e q u e s t e d b e c a u s e m a n y o f t h e c l i e n t s o f t h e p r o g r a m a r e
o n p r e s c r i p t i o n m e d i c a t i o n s t h a t m a k e t h e m p h o t o s e n s i t i v e
( l i g h t s e n s i t i v e ) a n d e x p o s u r e i n t h e s u n m a y c a u s e p h y s i c a l
h a r m .
R e s p o n s e : R T A w i l l m o v e t h e e x i s t i n g b u s s t o p b y g o i n g t o t h e
e n d o f t h e c u l - d e - s a c o n C o u n t y F a r m R o a d a n d n o t s t o p p i n g i n
f r o n t o f t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i v e C e n t e r .
1 2 ) M i k e M c C a l l , R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y P l a n n i n g D e p a r t m e n t , 9 t h F l o o r ,
4 0 8 0 L e m o n S t . , R i v e r s i d e , C A
T h e C o u n t y o f R i v e r s i d e i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f
a n a i r q u a l i t y p l a n f o r R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y . I n o r d e r t o a s s i s t
r i d e s h a r e c o o r d i n a t o r s f o r b u s i n e s s e s i n t h e c o u n t y , i t
b e c o m e s i m p e r a t i v e t h a t t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s y s t e m m a k e
a t t e m p t s t o a c c o m m o d a t e t h e n e e d s o f i n d i v i d u a l s w h o w i l l b e
a r r i v i n g e a r l i e r i n t h e d a y a n d l e a v i n g w o r k l a t e r i n t h e
e v e n i n g d u e t o m o d i f i e d w o r k s c h e d u l e s .
R e s p o n s e : R T A i s l o o k i n g a t r e s c h e d u l i n g i t s r o u t e s t o
a c c o m m o d a t e t h e n e e d s o f e m p l o y e e s o n m o d i f i e d w o r k s c h e d u l e s .
1 3 ) J e a n B a t t l e m a n , 3 4 6 0 F i f t h S t . , I C , R i v e r s i d e , C A
R e q u e s t s q u i c k e r r e s p o n s e d i a l - a - r i d e i n t h e C i t y o f
R i v e r s i d e . ( D o e s n o t l i k e t h e s e v e n d a y r e s e r v a t i o n s y s t e m . )
S a y s t h a t M e d i t r a n s o n l y c a r r i e s w h e e l c h a i r u s e r s . R e q u e s t s
s e r v i c e t o t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a R i v e r s i d e f o r
e d u c a t i o n p u r p o s e s . I n a t i m e w h e n t h e r e i s G l a s t n o s t a n d t h e
B e r l i n w a l l b e i n g t o r n d o w n i t i s a s h a m e w e c a n n o t p r o v i d e
a d e q u a t e t r a n s i t s e r v i c e s i n o u r a r e a .
R e s p o n s e : R i v e r s i d e S p e c i a l S e r v i c e s i s a d d i n g t h r e e
a d d i t i o n a l r o u t e s t o e x p a n d s e r v i c e t o s e n i o r s a n d
h a n d i c a p p e d . S e r v i c e t o U . C . R . i s c u r r e n t l y a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h
R i v e r s i d e S p e c i a l S e r v i c e s .
1 4 ) E d C r e s p i n , R i v e r s i d e C e n t e r f o r I n d e p e n d e n t L i v i n g , 6 8 0 0
B r o c k t o n A v e . , R i v e r s i d e , C A 9 2 5 0 6
R e q u e s t s i m p r o v e d s e r v i c e c o o r d i n a t i o n b e t w e e n R i v e r s i d e
S p e c i a l S e r v i c e s a n d t h o s e s e r v i c e s o u t s i d e R i v e r s i d e C i t y
l i m i t s . C o m p l a i n t a g a i n s t t h e R T D l i n e 4 9 6 s e r v i c e s t o p p i n g a t
E l M o n t e f o r t r a n s f e r p u r p o s e s . T h i s a d d i t i o n a l s t o p m a k e s i t
i m p o s s i b l e f o r p e r s o n s c o m m u t i n g t o w o r k t o g e t t h e r e b y 8 : 0 0
a.m.. Requests service coordination between RTA and RTD and
would like to have service from Riverside to San Bernardino.
Would like to see a.m. and p.m. service frequencies increased
to facilitate work commute trips. Need to provide options for
commuters 3 trips outbound in the a.m. and 3 trips inbound in
the p.m..
Response: RTA will provide better service on line 496 through
a contract with another operator.
Riverside Special Services will travel anywhere within the
city limits to make whatever connections its clients require.
15) Christy Crespin, 6667 Cathy Place, Riverside, CA
Requests improved connections between lines at transfer
points. Requests better intercounty service to San Bernardino
via the downtown terminal particularly to facilitate trips to
Cal State San Bernardino. Requests increased Sunday service.
Requests extended service hours for RTA (5:30 a.m. to 10:30
p.m.). Requests shorter cross town bus service since it takes
over an hour to ride the RTA Line 1 to the Tyler Mall.
Requests Riverside Special Services provide 24 hour service or
same day service response. Requests that children of
passengers riding on RSS also have access to the service to go
along with their parents. Requests service to Colton, Rialto,
and Fontana. Says that a rail system serving San Bernardino,
Orange and Riverside.
Response: RTA is increasing service by 1/2 hour earlier in
the morning and 1 hour later in the evening on several of its
routes. The rescheduling of routes 12 and 13 will offer
better connections to RTD's 110 to San Bernardino.
Riverside Special Services is adding three additional routes
to shorten the lead time for reservations. They have asked
their legal department if children of passengers riding the
mini -bus could also ride, and it's their opinion that if they
did, RSS would not be a "specialized" service anymore but a
general dial -a -ride and their funding would be affected.
16) Cathy Bechtel, Inland Regional Center, 1020 Cooley Drive,
Colton, CA
Requests the following:
o expansion of Riverside Special Services to accommodate 39
additional clients.
o review of service needs of clients residing in the
Hemet/San Jacinto area.
o expand the service boundaries in the Hemet, San Jacinto
and Perris dial -a -ride service areas to allow additional
" "
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o e x p a n d B a n n i n g d i a l - a - r i d e t o t h e C a b e z o n a r e a .
o i m p l e m e n t a d i a l - a - r i d e s e r v i c e i n t h e M i r a L o m a / R u b i d o u x
a r e a a n d i n t h e M o r e n o V a l l e y a r e a .
o r e i t e r a t e d t h e n e e d f o r a s t u d y o f t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g
o n t h e S h o r e l i n e v e h i c l e s s e r v i n g t h e F o u n d a t i o n f o r t h e
R e t a r d e d ( S e e A c e A t k i n s o n t e s t i m o n y )
R e s p o n s e : R T A s t a t e s t h a t c u r r e n t l y i t i s n o t f e a s i b l e t o
e x p a n d t h e s e r v i c e b o u n d a r i e s i n t h e H e m e t , S a n J a c i n t o a n d
P e r r i s d i a l - a - r i d e a r e a s d u e t o i n c r e a s e d c o s t s a n d l a c k o f
f u n d i n g . T h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f a d i a l - a - r i d e s e r v i c e i n t h e
M i r a L o m a / R u b i d o u x a r e a w i l l b e r e v i e w e d d u r i n g t h e
C o m p r e h e n s i v e O p e r a t i o n s A n a l y s i s ( C O A ) t o b e c o n d u c t e d i n t h e
s u m m e r o f 1 9 9 0 , a n d a s t u d y i s c u r r e n t l y u n d e r w a y t o
d e t e r m i n e t h e s e r v i c e r e q u i r e m e n t s i n t h e M o r e n o V a l l e y a r e a .
T h e B a n n i n g d i a l - a - r i d e s e r v i c e w i l l b e e x p a n d e d t o t h e
C a b e z o n a r e a , a n d t h e s t u d y o f t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g o n t h e
S h o r e l i n e v e h i c l e s i s n o t n e c e s s a r y s i n c e t h e y n o l o n g e r
p r o v i d e a n y s e r v i c e f o r S u n L i n e T r a n s i t A g e n c y .
R i v e r s i d e S p e c i a l S e r v i c e s w i l l s u b s t i t u t e a 2 0 p a s s e n g e r b u s
f o r t h e s m a l l v a n t h a t i s c u r r e n t l y p r o v i d i n g t h i s s e r v i c e t o
t h e d e v e l o p m e n t a l l y d i s a b l e d s o m o r e p a s s e n g e r s c a n b e
a c c o m a d a t e d .
1 7 ) L . T . D u f f e y , R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y - G A I N , 1 0 2 0 I o w a A v e . ,
R i v e r s i d e , C A
R e q u e s t s R T A f i x e d r o u t e s e r v i c e i n M o r e n o V a l l e y b e e x t e n d e d
t o w a r d s t h e R u s s e l l R a n c h , L a S a l l e a r e a ( o t h e r s i d e o f P e r r i s
B o u l e v a r d ) . R e q u e s t s d i a l - a - r i d e s e r v i c e i n t h e u p p e r
R u b i d o u x , M i r a L o m a a r e a .
R e s p o n s e : T h e M o r e n o V a l l e y s t u d y c u r r e n t l y b e i n g c o n d u c t e d
a n d t h e C o m p r e h e n s i v e O p e r a t i o n s A n a l y s i s ( C O A ) t h a t i s
s c h e d u l e d f o r t h e s u m m e r o f 1 9 9 0 w i l l l o o k a t t h e s e r v i c e
r e q u i r e m e n t s i n t h e M o r e n o V a l l e y a r e a a n d t h e R u b i d o u x / M i r a
L o m a a r e a .
1 8 ) K i m F r e e m a n , 3 9 2 0 O a k w o o d , R i v e r s i d e , C A 9 2 5 0 6
R e q u e s t s a b u s s t o p i n f r o n t o f L a S i e r r a P a r k ( R T A L i n e 1 5 )
R e s p o n s e : R T A w i l l p l a c e a b u s s t o p i n f r o n t o f t h e p a r k a s
r e q u e s t e d .
1 9 ) H e l e n B r i c k e r , T y l e r S p r i n g s A p a r t m e n t s , 1 0 4 0 6 I n d i a n a A v e . ,
R i v e r s i d e , C A
" "
R e q u e s t s a b u s s t o p a t t h e T a n n e r S p r i n g s A p a r t m e n t s , 1 0 4 0 6
I n d i a n a ( R T A L i n e 1 4 )
R e s p o n s e : R T A w i l l p l a c e a b u s s t o p a t t h e a p a r t m e n t c o m p l e x
a s r e q u e s t e d .
2 0 ) C h a r l e s B e r l i n e r , 9 6 2 3 B o l t o n A v e . , R i v e r s i d e , C A 9 2 5 0 3
R e q u e s t s t h e r e v i e w a n d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f a n i m p r o v e d ,
c o m p r e h e n s i v e t r a n s i t s y s t e m .
R e s p o n s e : T h e R C T C , a l o n g w i t h t h e t r a n s i t o p e r a t o r s
t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t y , t h e S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a A s s o c i a t i o n o f
G o v e r n m e n t s a n d t h e c i t i e s w i t h i n t h e c o u n t y c o n t i n u o u s l y
r e v i e w t h e t r a n s i t s y s t e m a n d i m p l e m e n t c h a n g e s t o i m p r o v e t h e
s y s t e m w h e n e v e r p o s s i b l e . I t i s a c o n t i n u i n g p r o c e s s t o
p r o v i d e t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e s e r v i c e t o t h e c i t i z e n s o f R i v e r s i d e
C o u n t y .
2 1 ) B e v e r l y S . B e r l i n e r , 9 6 2 3 B o l t o n A v e . , R i v e r s i d e , C A 9 2 5 0 3
R e q u e s t s b e t t e r c o n n e c t i n g t r a n s i t s e r v i c e s b e t w e e n c o u n t i e s .
R e s p o n s e : T h e R C T C i s w o r k i n g w i t h i t s n e i g h b o r i n g c o u n t i e s
t o p r o v i d e m o r e a n d b e t t e r c o n n e c t i n g t r a n s i t s e r v i c e . T w o
e x a m p l e s o f t h i s a r e t h e a g r e e m e n t s w i t h L A C T C o n t h e l i n e 4 9 6
c o n t r a c t f o r s e r v i c e i n t o d o w n t o w n L o s A n g e l e s a n d w i t h O C T C
o n t h e l i n e 1 4 9 c o n t r a c t f o r s e r v i c e i n t o O r a n g e C o u n t y .
" "
F Y 1 9 9 0 - 9 1 T D A U N M E T N E E D S T E S T I M O N Y
L A K E E L S I N O R E S C H O O L D I S T R I C T B O A R D R O O M
F E B R U A R Y 1 4 , 1 9 9 0 , 2 : 0 0 P . M .
1 ) L e o B a t t , S u n C i t y C i v i c A s s o c i a t i o n , 2 6 0 0 0 S u n C i t y B l v d . , S u n
C i t y , C A 9 2 3 8 1 , P h # 6 7 9 - 2 3 1 1
R e q u e s t s a d i a l - a - r i d e t r a n s i t s y s t e m w i t h i n t h e S u n C i t y a r e a
a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d e v e l o p i n g a r e a , a n d a g o o d p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s
c a m p a i g n t o t e l l p e o p l e t o l e a v e y o u r c a r a t h o m e a n d t a k e t h e
b u s .
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r o u t e s e r v i c e s t o t h e S u n C i t y a r e a a s r e q u e s t e d . A l s o , R T A
i s p r e s e n t l y a n a l y z i n g f i x e d r o u t e s e r v i c e w i t h i n t h e c i t y
l i m i t s o f S u n C i t y .
2 ) R o b e r t M a r t i n e z , D i r e c t o r , S e n i o r C e n t e r o f L a k e E l s i n o r e , 4 2 0
L a k e s h o r e , L a k e E l s i n o r e , C A 9 2 3 3 0 , P h # 6 7 4 - 2 5 2 6
N e e d m a t c h i n g f u n d s f o r a w h e e l c h a i r a c c e s s i b l e v a n t o b e
o p e r a t e d b y t h e L a k e E l s i n o r e S e n i o r C e n t e r t o p r o v i d e s e v e n -
d a y s - a - w e e k , o n c a l l t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t h a t t h e s e n i o r s c a n
d e p e n d o n . T h e v a n i s t o b e p u r c h a s e d w i t h 1 6 ( b ) 2 f u n d s .
R e s p o n s e : T h e R C T C w i l l s u p p o r t t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e S e n i o r
C e n t e r o f L a k e E l s i n o r e t h r o u g h t h e u s e o f M e a s u r e A f u n d s i n
a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e p o l i c i e s a d o p t e d b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n o n
M a r c h 1 4 , 1 9 9 0 , f o r t h e S p e c i a l i z e d T r a n s i t P r o g r a m f o r t h e
E l d e r l y a n d H a n d i c a p p e d .
3 ) I m o g e n e L e w e l l e n , L a k e E l s i n o r e A . A . R . P . C h a p t e r 4 0 5 6 , P . O . B o x
1 0 8 2 , L a k e E l s i n o r e , C A
R e q u e s t s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o C o r o n a f o r c a n c e r p a t i e n t s t o
r e c e i v e r a d i a t i o n t r e a t m e n t a n d c h e m o t h e r a p y b e c a u s e s e r v i c e s
a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e i n L a k e E l s i n o r e .
R e s p o n s e : T h e L a k e E l s i n o r e T r a n s i t S y s t e m ( L E T S ) i s
c u r r e n t l y a s s e s s i n g t r a n s i t n e e d s i n t h e L a k e E l s i n o r e a r e a
t h r o u g h a s t u d y b e i n g c o n d u c t e d b y B a r t o n - A s c h m a n A s s o c i a t e s .
T h e s t u d y w i l l b e c o m p l e t e d b y J u n e 3 0 , 1 9 9 0 .
R T A ' s C o m p r e h e n s i v e O p e r a t i o n a l A n a l y s i s w i l l a l s o l o o k a t
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s e r v i c e n e e d s f o r t h i s c o r r i d o r .
4 ) G l o r i a T a n t z e r , G A I N - R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y D P S S , 5 7 5 C h a n e y , L a k e
E l s i n o r e , C A , P h # 2 4 5 - 3 1 5 0
" "
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E l s i n o r e t o T e m e c u l a a n d P e r r i s t o T e m e c u l a s o t h a t t h e i r
c l i e n t s w i l l h a v e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o t h e i r p l a c e o f e m p l o y m e n t .
R e s p o n s e : T h e L a k e E l s i n o r e T r a n s i t S y s t e m ( L E T S ) i s
c u r r e n t l y a s s e s s i n g t r a n s i t n e e d s i s t h e L a k e E l s i n o r e a r e a
t h r o u g h a s t u d y b e i n g c o n d u c t e d b y B a r t o n - A s c h m a n A s s o c i a t e s .
T h e s t u d y w i l l b e c o m p l e t e d b y J u n e 3 0 , 1 9 9 0 .
A l s o , R T A w i l l c o n d u c t a s t u d y o n t h e s e r v i c e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
t h i s a r e a a s s o o n a s f u n d i n g i s a u t h o r i z e d t h r o u g h
S C A G / C a l T r a n s ( p r o b a b l y a f t e r J u l y 1 , 1 9 9 0 ) .
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A v e . , S u i t e B - 4 , R i v e r s i d e , C A 9 2 5 0 7 P h i 7 1 4 - 6 8 3 - 7 7 8 0
E x p r e s s e d a g e n e r a l c o n c e r n a m o n g s e n i o r s a n d s e n i o r s e r v i c e
p r o v i d e r s f o r t h e n e e d o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f o r s e n i o r s t o a n d
f r o m m e d i c a l c l i n i c s a n d s h o p p i n g . A l s o , r e q u e s t s C o m m i s s i o n
t o l o o k a t p o s s i b i l i t y o f u s i n g T . D . A . m o n e y t o f u n d v o l u n t e e r
p r o g r a m s t o h e l p n u r t u r e o r e n l i s t a d d i t i o n a l c a p a b i l i t i e s i n
s o m e c o m m u n i t i e s a n d t o e s t a b l i s h a p o l i c y o n u s e o f M e a s u r e
A f u n d s .
R e s p o n s e : T h e R C T C c o n t i n u o u s l y m e e t s w i t h s e n i o r s e r v i c e
p r o v i d e r s t o r e v i e w t h e n e e d s o f s e n i o r s a n d t h e h a n d i c a p p e d ,
a n d t h e R C T C s t r i v e s t o m e e t t h e n e e d s o f i t s c i t i z e n s .
S B 3 2 5 w h i c h e s t a b l i s h e d t h e T . D . A . m o n e y d o e s n o t a l l o w i t t o
b e u s e d t o f u n d v o l u n t e e r p r o g r a m s . I t m a y b e u s e d t o
r e i m b u r s e i n d i v i d u a l s f o r m i l e a g e i f t h i s i s d e e m e d t h e m o s t
e c o n o m i c a l m e a n s o f p r o v i d i n g t r a n s p o r t a t i o n .
T h e R C T C h a s a d o p t e d p o l i c i e s t o g o v e r n t h e u s e o f M e a s u r e A
f u n d s i n t h e w e s t e r n e n d o f t h e c o u n t y , a n d R C T C a n d S u n L i n e
s t a f f w i l l w o r k t o g e t h e r t o d r a f t p o l i c i e s f o r t h e e a s t e r n
h a l f o f t h e c o u n t y .
6 ) A n n e G r e e n s t o n e , P u b l i c H e a l t h N u r s e , R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y H e a l t h
D e p a r t m e n t , P h # 6 7 4 - 3 2 5 0
R e q u e s t s b u s s e r v i c e s f r o m t h e p r e n a t a l c l i n i c a r e a
( L a k e
E l s i n o r e ) t o t h e H U D h o u s i n g i n T e m e c u l a . A l s o r e q u e s t s b u s
s e r v i c e f o r c l i e n t s b e t w e e n T e m e c u l a a n d L a k e E l s i n o r e .
R e q u e s t s s o m e c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f b u s i n g f r o m t h e T e m e c u l a - L a k e
E l s i n o r e a r e a s t r a i g h t t h r o u g h t o R i v e r s i d e G e n e r a l H o s p i t a l ,
a n d b u s s e r v i c e f r o m t h e E l s i n o r e - P e r r i s - T e m e c u l a - M u r r i e t a
a r e a s t o O r t e g a C o n t i n u a t i o n S c h o o l i n L a k e E l s i n o r e .
R e s p o n s e : T h e s t u d y c u r r e n t l y b e i n g c o n d u c t e d b y B a r t o n -
A s c h m a n f o r t h e L a k e E l s i n o r e T r a n s i t S y s t e m a s w e l l a s t h e
T e m e c u l a s t u d y t o b e c o n d u c t e d a f t e r J u l y 1 , 1 9 9 0 , w i l l b e
d i r e c t e d t o a s s e s s t h e s e n e e d s .
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B L Y T H E V F W P O S T 2 9 8 7 M E E T I N G H A L L
F E B R U A R Y 2 2 , 1 9 9 0 , 1 : 3 0 P . M .
1 ) J u a n i t a W o l f e , B l y t h e S e n i o r C e n t e r , 4 4 5 N . B r o a d w a y , B l y t h e ,
C A , P h # 6 1 9 - 9 2 2 - 8 8 3 0
R e q u e s t s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o l o c a l d o c t o r s a n d o u t o f t o w n
m e d i c a l n e e d s f o r t h e e l d e r l y . A l s o , n e e d f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
f o r l o c a l s h o p p i n g - l i k e a d i a l - a - r i d e o r s o m e t h i n g l i k e
t h a t . W o u l d l i k e s o m e f e e d b a c k o n h o w t o g a i n M e a s u r e A
f u n d s .
R e s p o n s e : A s t a f f m e m b e r f r o m t h e P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y T r a n s i t
A g e n c y ( P V V T A ) c o n t a c t e d M r s . W o l f e t o e x p l a i n t h e s e r v i c e
c u r r e n t l y a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h V a l l e y R e s o u r c e C e n t e r a n d a l s o
p o s t e d n o t i c e s a t t h e c e n t e r e x p l a i n i n g t h e s e r v i c e . M r s .
W o l f e w i l l r e f e r c l i e n t s t o V a l l e y R e s o u r c e C e n t e r a n d k e e p a
l i s t o f n a m e s a n d d e s t i n a t i o n s t o a s s i s t P V V T A i n a s s e s s i n g
t h e t r a n s i t n e e d s o f t h e s e n i o r c e n t e r ' s c l i e n t e l e .
2 ) J i m L o g s d o n , R t . 1 , B o x 2 0 5 F , B l y t h e , C A 9 2 2 2 5 , P h # 6 1 9 - 9 2 2 -
7 3 7 3
S a m e r e q u e s t s a s a b o v e .
3 ) B a r b a r a T i r r e , R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y D P S S - G A I N P r o g r a m , 4 0 6 0
C o u n t y C i r c l e D r i v e , R i v e r s i d e , C A 9 2 5 0 3 , P h # 7 1 4 - 3 5 8 - 3 0 0 0
R e q u e s t s a r e l i a b l e a n d r e a s o n a b l e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s y s t e m f o r
t h e i r c l i e n t s t o n o t o n l y g e t t o t h e i r p r o g r a m b u t a l s o t o
w o r k o n c e t h e y f i n d a j o b .
R e s p o n s e :
4 ) D o r i s M o r g a n , P a l o V e r d e T r a n s i t A g e n c y , 2 2 0 N . S p r i n g , B l y t h e ,
C A , P h # 6 1 9 - 9 2 2 - 3 1 3 9
P r o v i d e d i n f o r m a t i o n o n c u r r e n t s e r v i c e s a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h
V a l l e y R e s o u r c e C e n t e r a n d w a n t e d t o f i n d o u t m o r e o n w h a t t h e
u n m e t n e e d s w e r e .
5 J o h n T e a t s , 7 1 5 N . E u c a l y p t u s S t . , B l y t h e , C A
R e q u e s t s b e t t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f r o m B l y t h e t o I n d i o t o
C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y t o R i v e r s i d e a n d t o L o m a L i n d a . A l s o
r e q u e s t s s e r v i c e b e t w e e n B l y t h e a n d W i l e y ' s W e l l R o a d t u r n o f f
f o r p r i s o n e m p l o y e e s a n d v i s i t o r s . A l s o s u g g e s t e d t h a t a
d i a l - a - r i d e p r o g r a m s h o u l d c o v e r t h e p e o p l e i n t h e c o u n t y a s
w e l l a s t h e c i t y .
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R e s p o n s e : M r . T e a t s i n f o r m e d a P V V T A s t a f f m e m b e r t h a t h e h a d
h a d r e q u e s t s f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f o r o u t o f t o w n m e d i c a l
a p p o i n t m e n t s b u t c o u l d n o t r e m e m b e r h o w m a n y o r w h o t h e y w e r e .
H e w i l l t r y t o w r i t e d o w n a n y f u t u r e r e q u e s t s h e r e c e i v e s .
T h e " p r i s o n " r e q u e s t s a r e n o t a c t u a l l y r e q u i r e d b e c a u s e t h e
e m p l o y e e s s e e m t o h a v e t h e i r o w n v e h i c l e s , a s d o v i s i t o r s .
6 ) L u l a M a e N e e l y , R t . 2 , B o x 8 4 , B l y t h e , C A 9 2 2 2 5 , P h i 6 1 9 - 9 2 2 -
3 4 9 6
R e q u e s t s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o t h e d o c t o r s a n d l o c a l s h o p p i n g .
A l s o , o c c a s i o n a l o u t - o f - t o w n t r i p s t o d o c t o r s .
R e s p o n s e :
7 ) R e v . H a r o l d H o n e a , C h u r c h o f t h e N a z a r e n e a n d M i n i s t e r i a l
A s s o c i a t i o n , 1 3 1 N . 2 n d , B l y t h e , C A
R e q u e s t s s o m e k i n d o f p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n - - p e r h a p s a s m a l l
s i x - p a s s e n g e r v a n w o u l d b e a d e q u a t e .
R e s p o n s e : M r . a n d M r s . H o n e a o p e r a t e a b o a r d a n d c a r e
f a c i l i t y f o r s e n i o r s . P V V T A s t a f f c o n t a c t e d t h e m a n d a d v i s e d
a b o u t t h e D A R s e r v i c e s p r e s e n t l y a v a i l a b l e t o s e n i o r s .
8 ) E v a L . S y s e s , 3 5 1 N . 2 n d , B l y t h e , C A
9 ) M a r y E . T o d d , R t . 1 , B o x 4 9 5 - D , B l y t h e , C A 9 2 2 2 5
1 0 ) K a t h e r i n e S e a r l e s , P . O . B o x 3 3 9 , B l y t h e , C A 9 2 2 2 5
R e q u e s t s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s e r v i c e s t o d o c t o r s a n d l o c a l s h o p p i n g
f o r e l d e r l y a n d h a n d i c a p p e d .
R e s p o n s e : P V V T A s t a f f i s a t t e m p t i n g t o c o n t a c t M s . S y s e s , M s .
T o d d , a n d M s . S e a r l e s t o i n f o r m t h e m a b o u t a v a i l a b l e s e r v i c e s
a n d t o a s s e s s i f o t h e r s e r v i c e s a r e r e q u i r e d .
1 1 ) B e r t h a G e o r g e , A A R P P r o g r a m C h a i r m a n , 7 2 0 E . W i s c o n s i n , B l y t h e ,
C A 9 2 2 2 5
S h e w a s n o t a w a r e o f d i a l - a - r i d e s e r v i c e s p r o v i d e d b y V a l l e y
R e s o u r c e C e n t e r .
R e s p o n s e : P V V T A s t a f f m a d e a p r e s e n t a t i o n a t a n A A R P p r o g r a m
a n d a d v i s e d t h e m o f p r e s e n t s e r v i c e a v a i l a b l e a n d r e q u e s t e d
t h a t n e e d s f o r o u t o f t o w n t r a n s p o r t a t i o n b e n o t e d . T o d a t e ,
n o o n e h a s u s e d D A R s e r v i c e n o r r e q u e s t e d o u t o f t o w n s e r v i c e .
1 2 ) R u t h S h e p a r d s o n , S e r v i c e C h a i r m a n , A m e r i c a n C a n c e r S o c i e t y
B l y t h e B r a n c h , P O B o x 7 6 3 , B l y t h e , C A 9 2 2 2 5 , P h i l 6 1 2 9 - 9 2 2 - 7 3 6 1
R e q u e s t s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s e r v i c e s f o r p a t i e n t s t o o u t - o f - t o w n
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m e d i c a l f a c i l i t i e s t h a t a r e a c c e s s i b l e t o t h e h a n d i c a p p e d .
R e s p o n s e : P V V T A s t a f f c o n t a c t e d h e r r e g a r d i n g c o o p e r a t i v e
e f f o r t f o r o u t o f t o w n n e e d s a n d s h e a d v i s e d t h a t t h e C a n c e r
S o c i e t y i s l o o k i n g f o r f u n d i n g t o r e i m b u r s e o r a s s i s t i n
p e r s o n a l v e h i c l e u s e r e f u n d s r a t h e r t h a n n e e d i n g a d d i t i o n
p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n .
1 3 ) M a r y Z i e s k e , P a l o V e r d e S e n i o r C i t i z e n s , 3 9 5 N . 1 s t , B l y t h e ,
C A 9 2 2 2 5 , P h # 6 1 9 - 9 2 2 - 5 8 2 0
S a m e r e q u e s t s a s a b o v e . A l s o , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f o r a l l p a t i e n t s
o f a l l a g e s , a n d s o m e c o o r d i n a t e d e f f o r t .
R e s p o n s e : M r s . Z i e s k e w a s a t t h e p r o g r a m p r e s e n t e d t o A A R P
( s e e # 1 1 a b o v e ) .
1 4 ) H a t t i e D o w n s , 2 5 1 N . P a l m D r . , # 1 4 , B l y t h e , C A 9 2 2 2 5
S a m e r e q u e s t s a s a b o v e .
1 5 ) M i k e F i g u e r o a , 4 6 4 N . C a r l t o n , B l y t h e , C A 9 2 2 2 5
R e q u e s t s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o p r i s o n a n d b a c k f o r e m p l o y e e s a n d
v i s i t o r s .
R e s p o n s e : S o u r c e s a t t h e p r i s o n s t a t e t h a t e m p l o y e e s h a v e
t h e i r o w n t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . A l s o , a n o t h e r s e r v i c e i s a v a i l a b l e
f o r s o m e o f t h e v i s i t o r s .
1 6 ) C a l l i e M . M a d d u x , 1 6 1 2 0 R i v i e r a D r . , B l y t h e , C A 9 2 2 2 5 , P h #
6 1 9 - 9 2 2 - 2 5 1 4
R e q u e s t s b e t t e r c o o r d i n a t i o n o f t a x m o n e y ( h a d r e q u e s t e d r i d e
o n a s c h o o l b u s a n d w a s d e n i e d ) .
R e s p o n s e :
1 7 ) T r a c y H o l l i f i e l d - C a p r a , M H W I I , B l y t h e C o u n s e l i n g C e n t e r , 1 0 1
E . H o b s o n w a y , S u i t e F , B l y t h e , C A 9 2 2 2 5 , P h # 6 1 9 - 9 2 2 - 8 1 9 4
R e q u e s t s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s e r v i c e s f o r c l i e n t s t o g e t t o t h e i r
c o u n s e l i n g c e n t e r a n d o t h e r n e e d e d s e r v i c e s . A l s o ,
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f o r o u t - o f - t o w n s e r v i c e s n o t a v a i l a b l e i n
B l y t h e .
R e s p o n s e :
1 8 ) J a m e s E . P e r r y , R t . 1 , B o x 4 9 5 A , B l y t h e , C A 9 2 2 2 5
PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MARCH 14, 1990, 2:00 P.M.
1) Dr. Lucille Fostvedt, American Cancer Society, 42-460 Bob Hope
Dr., Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Ph# 619-568-2691
Explained about the cancer and other specialty services that
are available at either Eisenhower or Desert Hospital and the
lack of services farther east to the Blythe area. She further
noted that many of the people from the Blythe area are senior
citizens and require the services available only in the Palm
Springs area or father on to Riverside and Loma Linda, and the
lack of adequate transportation for these seniors.
Response: An immediate solution does not seem apparent due to
the extremely large distances between origins and
destinations. However, SunLine is creating a transportation
plan to serve the elderly and handicappted and this problem
will be one of the issues addressed. In the meantime, the
Blythe City Council and the RCTC staff will meet to evaluate
the situation and recommend the appropriate transportation
system for the area.
2 Maggie Leon, Director, Joslyn Cove Community Sr. Center, 73-
750 San Jose Ave., Palm Desert, CA Ph# 619-340-3220
Reiterated Dr. Fostvedt's concerns about lack of
transportation for seniors to medical services.
Response: See #1 above.
3) L. Paul Jones, Californians for Effective Public
Transportation, 312 W. 6th Street, #448, Corona, CA 91720
Briefly discussed the Public Automobile Transportation System
(PATS) he had previously mentioned at the hearing in
Riverside.
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Response: See Riverside hearing testimony.
David Spierling, Executive Director, Foundation For Retarded,
73-255 Country Club Dr., Palm Desert, CA
Requested additional service for not only the existing 43
Regional Center clients going to the Foundation or to Valley
Resource Center in Indio, but also for new clients who are on
a waiting list and cannot attend due to lack of
transportation.
Response: SunLine is taking an active, positive approach to
plan transportation services for not only the developmentally
disabled but also other handicapped individuals as well as the
elderly who cannot utilize its fixed route services. This
plan will be developed utilizing a local advisory committee
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and is due in December 1990. SunLine will continue to provide
service to the Foundation clients at the current level.
5) Pam Phillips-Palletts, 68045 Monterico Road, Desert Hot
Springs, CA
Requested more fixed -route buses with operating lifts for
wheelchair students or clients. Stated that, currently, there
were only two buses equipped with lifts.
Response: Inherent in this request are two factors: the
number of buses with lifts and the reliability of the lifts.
Currently, twenty-two (22) of SunLine's forty (40) active
buses contain lifts. As buses are pruchased, lifts are being
installed. SunLine anticipates replacing the entire fleet by
1996. At that time, SunLine will be fully accessible.
SunLine has had numerous problems with the front stepwell EEC
lift. As a result, SunLine has an ongoing program to purchase
a technical modification update for eight of the Gillig buses.
The other seven will not receive this treatment due to the
high cost of the modification. This process is anticipated to
take another year to complete. SunLine is installing
hydraulic lifts on buses purchased within recent months.
Experience to date seems to indicate that these lifts do not
breakdown as often as the EEC's.
6) Cathy Bechtel, Inland Regional Center, 1020 Cooley Drive,
Colton, CA Ph# 714-370-0902
Requesting that public transit services be expanded to meet
the transit needs of 18 clients that the Regional Center is
currently providing taxi service for at an estimated cost of
$60,000. Also requesting that SunLine Transit take a positive
stand to plan for the transit needs of clients that attend the
Foundation, as well as other individuals with developmental
disability residing in the valley.
Response: See response to #4 above.
7) DiAnne Ross, Program Director, American Cancer Society, 42-
460 Bob Hope Dr., Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Ph# 619-568-2691
Reiterated concerns for medical transportation not only from
Blythe but also from Desert Hot Springs, Thousand Palms area.
Response: Ms. Ross did not identify whether she was
discussing demand response or fixed route services.
Currently, demand response services are not available from the
Thousand Palms area; this is an item to be addressed in the
CTSA operating plan described above. Fixed route services are
currently available two day a week to Palm Desert and three
days a week to Palm Springs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Due to the
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lack of ridership, SunLine staff is proposing to reduce the
number of days the service is operated, increase the operating
day to eight (8) hours, and serve both Palm Desert and Palm
Springs on the same days.
Demand response service is available Monday through Friday, 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. within the Desert Hot Springs area. However,
this service does not extend to Palm Springs. Again, this is
an issue that must be addressed in the CTSA operating plan.
Fixed route service is available from Desert Hot Springs to
the rest of the Coachella Valley.
8) Debby Garmon, Riverside County GAIN, 71-777 San Jacinto Drive,
Rancho Mirage, CA Ph# 619-773-5477 ext. 371
Requested more and better transportation service be provided
to their clients so that they may be gainfully employed and
off the welfare rolls. Stated that there wasn't any bus
service available in North Palm Springs, Sky Valley along
Dillon Road, West Indio, Northwest Indio, and Thermal.
Response:
9) Tom Steven, Administrator, Care West Palm Springs Nursing
Center, 2990 E. Ramon Rd., Palm Springs, CA 92262 Ph# 619-
323-2638
Reiterated concerns for medical and non -medical transportation
in the Coachella Valley.
Response:
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WRITTEN TESTIMONY RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSION
1) RTA Interoffice Memo from Barbara Bray, Community Relations
Representative to Jim Stotler, Planner, with a petition
attached requesting fixed route bus service for residents of
Victoria Springs (corner of Adams and Lincoln)
Response: RTA will use route deviation to provide this
service as requested.
2) Ed Van Nordeck, P.O. Box 2768, Riverside, CA 92516-2768, Ph#
714-784-7206
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Requests improved service for Moreno Valley and inter -tie with
Riverside proper. Also requests improved service for Corona -
Norco -Riverside by extending Line 3. Requests additional
service on route 2 and better Saturday/Sunday service on this
route. Requests split of present 496 route to Los Angeles by
operating express from downtown Riverside to Country Village
then present route, and make the present route on Mission
Blvd. a new local route from Country Village down Mission to
the Riverside Transportation Terminal.
Response: RTA is currently conducting a study to determine
the service requirements in the Moreno Valley area which
should be finalized by June 30, 1990. They believe that the
current ridership does not warrant extending the service on
line 3, and the service time on line 2 will be improved by 1/4
hour. RTA will also review the 496 route to determine if
splitting of this route is practical.
Jon Pickard, 4087 Hare Avenue, Riverside, CA 92509, Ph# 714-
684-8805
Requests the following information:
1. What state law required this meeting and what
notification was required by that law and what
notification was done?
2. Would like to review the transcript of the meeting in
Riverside as soon as it is typed and before any editing
may be done.
3. Wonder who owns the building the RCTC is in (real people
with names not companies).
4. Is a biographical sketch available on the only private
citizen, Susan Cornelison?
Response: This is not an unmet needs request, but the
information requested will be made available to Mr. Pickard at
the RCTC office in Riverside.
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4) Sheri Acker, Assistant Hospital Personnel Officer, Riverside
General Hospital, 9851 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92503,
Ph# 714-358-7100
Requests the establishment of one or two routes from Moreno
Valley with direct service to RGH, Riverside Community,
Parkview Community, and Kaiser Permanente hospitals.
Response: This request is currently under review as part of
the Moreno Valley study which should be finalized by June 30,
1990 (service to Kaiser would be only to its Riverside
facility).
5) Roby Gibson, 5791 De La Vista, Rubidoux, CA 92509
Requests the purchase of one or more twelve passenger vans to
operate between the Jurupa/Rubidoux area and Kaiser's Fontana
clinic and hospital.
Response: This service request does not appear to be the most
cost effective means of providing the service. There is
current service to Kaiser's Riverside facility on Park Sierra.
6) James E. Hastings, Manager, Vocational Services, Inland Career
Center, 6848 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92506
Requests earlier and later bus service throughout the City of
Riverside, and more frequent and different scheduled routes
between Moreno Valley and Riverside, Corona and Riverside and
Hemet and Riverside. Also requests more Saturday service and
improved service to Rubidoux, Pedley and Perris. Requests
restructuring of dial -a -ride service to reduce the waiting
time of return trips and elimination of transfer to travel
from Central Ave. to Arlington.
Response: RTA is planning to reschedule all of its lines to
run earlier in the morning, except for #22 and #27, and
studies are either already in process or will be conducted in
the near future to review the need requirements for the Moreno
Valley, Corona and Hemet areas.
Riverside Special Services is planning to add three (3)
additional routes and looking into a taxi -voucher system to
help reduce the waiting time for its service.
7) Harriet Olitt, Regional Manager, Mid -County Mental Health
Services, 1005 N. State Street, Hemet, CA 92343, Ph# 714-925-
7
661
Requests bus services between Lake Elsinore and the new Walt
Abraham County Administration Center in Temecula to give
access to public services not available in the Lake Elsinore
area,
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Response: RTA will conduct a study on the service
requirements of this area as soon as funding is authorized
through SCAG/CalTrans (probably after July 1, 1990). Also,
the study that is currently being conducted by Barton-Aschman
for the Lake Elsinore Transit System should address this need.
Mary Wirth, Program Director, Country Village Senior Services,
10241 Country Club Dr., Ste. H, Mira Loma, CA 91752, Ph# 714-
681-5718
Requests public medical transportation services through the
use of taxi vouchers for both Medi-Cal and Medicare patients.
Response: The RCTC will evaluate this request and determine
if it is an appropriate use of Measure A funds. If it is,
agreements will have to be negotiated with local taxicab
companies.
9) Cherris Taube, Managing Director, Sun City Concern, Inc., P.O.
Box 192, Sun City, CA 92381, Ph# 714-679-2374
Requests public transportation serving the Newport Road area
between Bradley Road and Murrieta Road and downtown Sun City.
Response: RTA has expanded the dial -a -ride service in this
area. They are planning a marketing program to publicize the
service in the near future.
10) Dedria Jenkins, 8883 Indiana #B, Riverside, CA 92503
Requests that route 14 run two hours later on weekdays and
until 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays, as well as provide Sunday
service.
Response: Currently, there is insufficient demand to expand
the service as requested. However, RTA is planning to provide
service 1/2 hour earlier in the morning and later in the
evening.
11) Nanci Watson, Human Resources Representative, The Toro
Company, P.O. Box 489, Riverside, CA 92502, Ph# 714-688-9221
Requests bus services begin earlier and provide express routes
from other cities. Also request moving the bus stop on route
12 from Industrial, around the corner to Jasmine.
Response: RTA is planning to provide service 1/2 hour earlier
in the morning and later in the evening, and they will look
into moving the bus stop as requested.
12) Ransom Beers, P.O. Box 758, Blythe, CA 92226
Requests public transportation for the City of Blythe and
surrounding areas for not only the seniors --doctor visits,
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medical appointments, shopping, church, etc., but also the
general population.
Response: RCTC staff has requested a meeting with the Palo
Verde Valley Transit Agency and the Blythe City Council to
evaluate the existing transportation system in the Blythe
area, and to look at other alternative systems to better serve
their residents.
13) Carmen M. Mercado, 3742 Brockton Ave. Apt. D, Riverside, CA
92501
Requests more frequent bus service to Kaiser Park Sierra, more
Sunday service with both earlier and later hours of operation,
and same day or 24 -hour minibus service for senior citizens.
Response: RTA currently runs two buses to Kaiser's Park
Sierra facility, and they are planning to provide service 1/2
hour earlier in the morning and later in the evening. Also,
Sunday service on line 15 will be added. RTA's Comprehensive
Operational Analysis will also address the transit needs
system -wide.
Riverside Special Services is planning to add three (3)
additional routes and it is looking into a taxi -voucher system
to help reduce the waiting time for its service.
14) Kay S. Ceniceros, 3rd District Supervisor, 4080 Lemon Street,
Fourteenth Floor, Riverside, CA 92501, Ph# 714-275-1030
Requests public transportation to a new senior center on
Newport Road and Evans Street. Center will open the first of
April and will have a senior nutrition site and there are
plans to have an adult day care center at this site. (See
request of Cherris Taube)
Response: RTA has expanded the dial -a -ride service in this
area. They are planning a marketing program to publicize the
service in the near future.
15) Sandra R. Benz, DPSS - GAIN Program, 1075 N. State Street,
Hemet, CA 92324 (See Riverside Public Hearing testimony)
16) Helen M. Vizthum, 22085 Bay Avenue, Moreno Valley, CA 92388
Requests quicker bus service in Moreno Valley or perhaps a
separate bus system.
Response: RTA is currently conducting a study to determine
the transportation needs in the Moreno Valley area, and a
final report is due by June 30, 1990.
17) George C. Nierlich, President, Corona Chapter 3611, AARP, 985
W. Ontario Ave., Corona, CA 91720
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Requests a survey to determine if any changes of current
routes in Corona are required to better serve the public
transportation needs, especially for seniors and the
handicapped. Also requests a cooperative effort between the
City, RTA and the dial -a -ride program.
Response: The City of Corona is currently conducting a study
through a consulting firm, Dave Systems, which should identify
the transportation service requirements within the city.
Also, RTA constantly reviews its routes and schedules and
revises them accordingly to better serve the transportation
needs of the public.
18) Carrie Ann Johnson, 23355 Harland Drive, Moreno Valley, CA
92387, Ph# 714-924-8091
Requests a re-evaluation of the local transportation needs in
Moreno Valley.
Response: RTA is currently conducting a study to determine
the transportation needs in the Moreno Valley area, and a
final report is due by June 30, 1990.
19) Mrs. Alberta L. Reyes, 6075 Sunny Circle, Mira Loma, CA
91752, Ph# 714-681-4245
Requests more and better public transportation service for the
Mira Loma community. Also, believes ridership is down because
nobody can rely of the service.
Response: The transportation service needs of the Mira Loma
community will be addressed by RTA during the Comprehensive
Operational Analysis (COA) to be conducted in the summer of
1990.
20) Ms. June Thompson, P.O. Box 906, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
Requests that all riders be allowed to ride free on weekends
or alternate one day for seniors and one day for all others.
Response: TDA law requires all transit operators to maintain
a ratio of fare revenues to operating cost of 20 percent if
the claimant (operator) is in an urbanized area, or 10 percent
if the claimant is in a nonurbanized area. If riders were
allowed to ride free as requested, most operators would not
meet this requirement, and their TDA funding level would be
reduced by the amount of required revenues that were not
maintained. This reduced funding would then cause the
operators to reduce services and the entire transportation
system would suffer.
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DRAFT
Unmet Needs
The unmet needs testimony as it pertains to the Coachella Valley
can be summarized into six comments. Staff responses follow each
comment.
ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED SERVICES:
1. Several people requested transportation services from Blythe
to medical facilities in the Coachella Valley and in the
Riverside/Loma Linda area.
Response: An immediate solution does not seem apparent due
to the extremely large distances between origins and
destinations. However, SunLine is creating a transportation
plan to serve the elderly and handicapped and this problem
will be one of the issues addressed. In the meantime, we
encourage the Blythe area transportation providers to also
study the problem. Since the trips are originating in the
Palos Verde area, local providers will have a greater
ability to identify and arrange trips.
2. SunLine should take a positive stand to plan for
transportation services to the developmentally disabled.
Response: SunLine is taking a active, positive approach to
plan transportation services for not only the
developmentally disabled but also other handicapped
individuals as well as the elderly who cannot utilize our
fixed route services. This plan will be developed utilizing
a local advisory committee and is due in December 1990. In
the meantime, SunLine will continue to provide service to
the Foundation clients at the current level.
3. People in Desert Hot Springs and Thousand Palms do not have
transportation to medical facilities.
Response: The speaker did not identify whether she was
discussing demand response or fixed route services.
Currently, demand response services are not available from
the Thousand Palms area; this is item to be addressed in the
CTSA operating plan described above. Fixed route services
are currently available two days a week to Palm Desert and
three days a week to Palm Springs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Due
to the lack of ridership, SunLine staff is proposing to
reduce the number of days the service is operated; increase
the operating day to 8 hours; and serve both Palm Desert and
Palms Springs on the same days.
Demand response service is available Monday through Friday,
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. within the Desert Hot Springs area.
However, this service does not extend to Palm Springs.
• DRAFT
April 24, 1990
TO: Jerry Rivera
FROM: Paul Blackwelder
SUBJECT: Sunline Transit Agency Staff Unmet Transit Needs Responses
The Comments that I made yesterday in our meeting with Sunline
staff regarding the responses to the unmet transit needs identified
for the desert area are summarized below.
ITEM 1. Service from Blythe to Coachella Valley and Riverside/Loma
Linda
This need is not in the Sunline service area and should be
addressed by the Commission in development and review of the Short
Range Transit Plan for the Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency. This
should not be a part of the desert area CTSA study unless a service
is started from the Blythe area and need to be coordinated with
Sunline services.
Item 2. Intervalley Handicapped Service
The response should explain that 35 clients are transported by
Sunline and 18 clients are transported by a contractor to the
Inland Regional Center. Since the clients have transportation this
arrangement should continue until the service study proposed by
Sunline is completed in December. However, to the extent that
seats become available on the Sunline operated service, these seats
should be made available to clients currently unserved or served by
the Regional Center contractor.
Item 3. Service to medical facilities from Desert Hot Springs and
Thousand Palms.
The response should explain that service, while rather
inconvenient, is currently available. The need for additional , or
more personalized service for the frail elderly and handicapped,
will be part of the focus for the service study to be completed in
December.
Item 4. Need for additional lifts.
Sunline need to add to its lift equipped inventory the used buses
that are being rehabilitated and are going into service. These
buses are to be lift equipped by law. In addition, the additional
used buses proposed to be purchased and put into service next year
should be discussed.
We should be provided with a status report of the extent to which
the used buses are being rehabilitated and made accessible by
retrofiting them with lifts. From the comments made by Sunline
staff it would appear that these buses are being put into service
well before they have the lifts installed. Since there are legal
implications to this issue we should have a explanation for the
need to proceed in this manner.
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I t e m 4 . S e r v i c e t o N o r t h P a l m S p r i n g s , S k y V a l l e y e t c .
S u n l i n e s h o u l d e x p l a i n t h a t t h e H a n d s o f t h e D e s e r t p r o v i d e s
s e r v i c e t o t h e e l d e r l y a n d h a n d i c a p p e d i n N o r t h P a l m S p r i n g s a n d
t h e t y p e o f s e r v i c e b e i n g p r o p o s e d i n t h e i r S h o r t R a n g e T r a n s i t
P l a n f o r t h e a r e a s i n I n d i o .
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A g a i n , t h i s i s a n i s s u e t h a t m u s t b e a d d r e s s e d i n t h e C T S A
o p e r a t i n g p l a n . F i x e d r o u t e s e r v i c e i s a v a i l a b l e f r o m
D e s e r t H o t S p r i n g s t o t h e r e s t o f t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y .
F I X E D R O U T E
4 . A d d b u s e s w i t h l i f t s .
R e s p o n s e : I n h e r e n t i n t h i s s t a t e m e n t a r e t w o f a c t o r s : t h e
n u m b e r o f b u s e s w i t h l i f t s a n d t h e r e l i a b i l i t y o f t h e l i f t s .
C u r r e n t l y , t w e n t y - t w o ( 2 2 ) o f S u n L i n e ' s ( 4 0 ) f o r t y a c t i v e
b u s e s c o n t a i n l i f t s . A s b u s e s a r e p u r c h a s e d , l i f t s a r e
b e i n g i n s t a l l e d . S u n L i n e a n t i c i p a t e s r e p l a c i n g t h e e n t i r e
f l e e t b y 1 9 9 6 . A t t h a t t i m e , S u n L i n e w i l l b e f u l l y
a c c e s s i b l e .
S u n L i n e h a s h a d n u m e r o u s p r o b l e m s w i t h t h e f r o n t s t e p w e l l
E E C l i f t . A s a r e s u l t , S u n L i n e h a s a n o n g o i n g p r o g r a m t o
p u r c h a s e a t e c h n i c a l m o d i f i c a t i o n u p d a t e f o r e i g h t o f t h e
G i l l i g b u s e s . T h e o t h e r s e v e n w i l l n o t r e c e i v e t h i s
t r e a t m e n t d u e t o t h e h i g h c o s t o f t h e m o d i f i c a t i o n . T h i s
p r o c e s s i s a n t i c i p a t e d t o t a k e a n o t h e r y e a r t o c o m p l e t e .
S u n L i n e i s i n s t a l l i n g h y d r a u l i c l i f t s o n b u s e s p u r c h a s e d
w i t h i n r e c e n t m o n t h s . E x p e r i e n c e t o d a t e s e e m s t o i n d i c a t e
t h a t t h e s e l i f t s d o n o t b r e a k d o w n a s o f t e n a s t h e E E C s .
5 . A d d b u s s e r v i c e t o N o r t h P a l m S p r i n g s , S k y V a l l e y , w e s t
I n d i o , n o r t h w e s t I n d i o a n d T h e r m a l .
R e s p o n s e : S e r v i c e i s n o t c u r r e n t l y w a r r a n t e d i n N o r t h P a l m
S p r i n g s , S k y V a l l e y a n d T h e r m a l d u e t o t h e l a c k o f
d e v e l o p m e n t i n t h e s e a r e a s . S u n L i n e s t a f f i s c u r r e n t l y
r e v i e w i n g t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r b u s s e r v i c e i n t h e w e s t a n d
n o r t h w e s t a r e a s o f I n d i o . A d d i t i o n a l r e s o u r c e s h a v e b e e n
p r o g r a m m e d i n t h i s S h o r t R a n g e T r a n s i t P l a n f o r t h i s
s e r v i c e .
D R A F T
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U n m e t N e e d s
T h e u n m e t n e e d s t e s t i m o n y a s i t p e r t a i n s t o t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y
c a n b e s u m m a r i z e d i n t o s i x c o m m e n t s . S t a f f r e s p o n s e s f o l l o w e a c h
c o m m e n t .
E L D E R L Y A N D H A N D I C A P P E D S E R V I C E S :
1 . S e v e r a l p e o p l e r e q u e s t e d t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s e r v i c e s f r o m B l y t h e
t o m e d i c a l f a c i l i t i e s i n t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y a n d i n t h e
R i v e r s i d e / L o m a L i n d a a r e a .
R e s p o n s e : A n i m m e d i a t e s o l u t i o n d o e s n o t s e e m a p p a r e n t d u e
t o t h e e x t r e m e l y l a r g e d i s t a n c e s b e t w e e n o r i g i n s a n d
d e s t i n a t i o n s . H o w e v e r , S u n L i n e i s c r e a t i n g a t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
p l a n t o s e r v e t h e e l d e r l y a n d h a n d i c a p p e d a n d t h i s p r o b l e m
w i l l b e o n e o f t h e i s s u e s a d d r e s s e d . I n t h e m e a n t i m e , w e
e n c o u r a g e t h e B l y t h e a r e a t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p r o v i d e r s t o a l s o
s t u d y t h e p r o b l e m . S i n c e t h e t r i p s a r e o r i g i n a t i n g i n t h e
P a l o s V e r d e a r e a , l o c a l p r o v i d e r s w i l l h a v e a g r e a t e r
a b i l i t y t o i d e n t i f y a n d a r r a n g e t r i p s .
2 . S u n L i n e s h o u l d t a k e a p o s i t i v e s t a n d t o p l a n f o r
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s e r v i c e s t o t h e d e v e l o p m e n t a l l y d i s a b l e d .
R e s p o n s e : S u n L i n e i s t a k i n g a a c t i v e , p o s i t i v e a p p r o a c h t o
p l a n t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s e r v i c e s f o r n o t o n l y t h e
d e v e l o p m e n t a l l y d i s a b l e d b u t a l s o o t h e r h a n d i c a p p e d
i n d i v i d u a l s a s w e l l a s t h e e l d e r l y w h o c a n n o t u t i l i z e o u r
f i x e d r o u t e s e r v i c e s . T h i s p l a n w i l l b e d e v e l o p e d u t i l i z i n g
a l o c a l a d v i s o r y c o m m i t t e e a n d i s d u e i n D e c e m b e r 1 9 9 0 . I n
t h e m e a n t i m e , S u n L i n e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o p r o v i d e s e r v i c e t o
t h e F o u n d a t i o n c l i e n t s a t t h e c u r r e n t l e v e l .
3 . P e o p l e i n D e s e r t H o t S p r i n g s a n d T h o u s a n d P a l m s d o n o t h a v e
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o m e d i c a l f a c i l i t i e s .
R e s p o n s e : T h e s p e a k e r d i d n o t i d e n t i f y w h e t h e r s h e w a s
d i s c u s s i n g d e m a n d r e s p o n s e o r f i x e d r o u t e s e r v i c e s .
C u r r e n t l y , d e m a n d r e s p o n s e s e r v i c e s a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e f r o m
t h e T h o u s a n d P a l m s a r e a ; t h i s i s i t e m t o b e a d d r e s s e d i n t h e
C T S A o p e r a t i n g p l a n d e s c r i b e d a b o v e . F i x e d r o u t e s e r v i c e s
a r e c u r r e n t l y a v a i l a b l e t w o d a y s a w e e k t o P a l m D e s e r t a n d
t h r e e d a y s a w e e k t o P a l m S p r i n g s f r o m 9 a . m . t o 3 p . m . D u e
t o t h e l a c k o f r i d e r s h i p , S u n L i n e s t a f f i s p r o p o s i n g t o
r e d u c e t h e n u m b e r o f d a y s t h e s e r v i c e i s o p e r a t e d ; i n c r e a s e
t h e o p e r a t i n g d a y t o 8 h o u r s ; a n d s e r v e b o t h P a l m D e s e r t a n d
P a l m s S p r i n g s o n t h e s a m e d a y s .
D e m a n d r e s p o n s e s e r v i c e i s a v a i l a b l e M o n d a y t h r o u g h F r i d a y ,
8 a . m . t o 5 p . m . w i t h i n t h e D e s e r t H o t S p r i n g s a r e a .
H o w e v e r , t h i s s e r v i c e d o e s n o t e x t e n d t o P a l m S p r i n g s .
D R A F T
RIVERS IDIFOUNTY TRANSPORTAT[ONOOMM[SSION
TO: Citizens Advisory Committee/Social Service Transportation
Advisory Council
FROM: Hideo Sugita, Senior Staff Analyst
SUBJECT: Social Service Transportation Delivery Study, Technical
Memorandum #6
Attached is Technical Memorandum #6 to the Social Service
Transportation Delivery Study. This memo addresses the redirection
of the study which was adopted by the Commission at their March 14,
1990 meeting.
Pat Piras will be available at the meeting to discuss the survey
and the resulting memo. Staff believes that this will result in an
lively discussion. Our current plan is to receive comments from the
CAC on memo #6 and then bring it back for action at the next CAC
meeting which is currently scheduled for June 4, 1990. Due to the
amount of work, unmet needs, short range transit plan and the
study, the committee may want to consider a special meeting prior
to the June meeting in order to spread the work load.
Staff expects to finalize the study at the June 13, RCTC meeting.
PAT PIR!'15
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (RCTC)
SOCIAL SERVICE TRANSPORTATION DELIVERY STUDY
TECEIICAL MEMORANDUM 16
SOCIAL SERVICE USAGE OF DIAL -A -RIDES:
SURVEY RESULTS AND SERVICE ALTERNATIVES
April 23, 1990
Prepared In Association_Miths
Virginia Cersnio
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R I V E R S I D E C O U N T Y T R A N S P O R T A T I O N C O M M I S S I O N ( R O T C )
S O C I A L S E R V I C E T R A N S P O R T A T I O N D E L I V E R Y S T U D Y
T E C H N I C A L M E M O R A N D U M # 6
9 a c k a r o u n d e R e d i r e c t i o n " o f S t u d y
O n F e b r u a r y 1 4 , 1 9 9 0 , t h e C o m m i s s i o n a d o p t e d a " R e -
d i r e c t i o n " o f t h e S o c i a l S e r v i c e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n D e l i v e r y S t u d y ,
b a s e d o n t h e r e s t a t e o f w o r k t o d a t e . K e y s t e p s i n t h e n e w w o r k
a p p r o a c h i n c l u d e :
" R e v i e w t h e e x i s t i n g D A R s e r v i c e s i n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y - - W h o
i s r i d i n g ? a n d w h a t a r e t h e t r i p p u r p o s e s ? F o r t h o s e t r i p s
c u r r e n t l y s e r v e d , t h i s : a s s e s s m e n t m a y b e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e
f a i r s h a r e f u n d i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s .
D e t e r m i n e i f t h e r e i n a d e m a n d w h i c h i s c u r r e n t l y n o t b e i n g
s e r v e d , a n d i f s o , w h y i s t h e d e m a n d n o t b e i n g m e t b y
e x i s t i n g e n r v i c e s ? ( e . g . , c a p a c i t y p r o b l e m , s p e c i f i c t i m e
p r o b l e m , e t c . ) .
R e v i e w a n d d o c u m e n t h o w w e s e r v e u n n e r v e d d e m a n d - -
a d d i t i o n a l A e r v i c e , s u p p l e m e n t a l s e r v i c e , u s e r e s t r i c t i o n s ,
e t c .
T h i s T e c h n i c a l M e m o r a n d u m a d d r e s s e s a l l o f t h e s e i t e m s . T h e
p r o j e c t e c h e d u l e c a l l s f o r t h e r e s u l t e t o b e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o
t h e 1 9 9 1 - 1 9 9 5 S h o r t R a n g e T r a n s i t P l a n f o r R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y .
m e t h o d o l o g y / A g e n c i e s C o n t a c t e d
A D r a f t S u r v e y w h i c h r e q u e s t e d p u b l i c t r a n s i t a g e n c i e s t o
r e c o r d s o c i a l n e r v i e e u s a g e o f b i a l - A - R i d e s , a s w e l l a s d a t a
r e g a r d i n g t u r n d o w n s a n d / o r w a i t i n g l i s t s , w a s p r e p a r e d b y
c o n s u l t a n t s a n d r e v i e w e d b y t h e C i t i z e n s A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e a t
t h e i r A p r i l 2 m e e t i n g . A f t e r r e v i s i o n , t h e s u r v e y W a s m a i l e d t o
a l l T D A - f u n d e d D i a l - A - R i d e p r o v i d e r s i n t h e c o u n t y . T h e r e s u l t s
w e r e t h e n f o l l o w e d u p w i t h p e r t i n e n t i n d i v i d u a l q u e s t i o n s .
A s o f t h i s r e p o r t , s u r v e y r e s p o n s e s h a v e b e e n o b t a i n e d f r o m
t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o v i d e r s a n d / o r c o m m u n i t i e s :
n a n n n i n g
R e e u m o n t
C o r o n a
R T A ( f o r H e m e t , P e r r i s , S u n C i t y )
S u n L i n e ( f o r i n t e r V a l l e y , E a s t V a l l e y , J o s l y n C o v e )
M e d i t r a n g
R i v e r s i d e S p e c i a l S e r v i c e s .
R e s u l t s o f c u r r e n t u s a g e a r e s h o w n o n t h e n e x t p a g e .
1
USE OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY DIAL -A -RIDES by SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS (Jan uary 1990 data)
!Community ( Avg. Weekly J Soc ,Se n,.
E f Rides Rides
% Soc. Sm.
Rides 1
Avg Weekly 1 Soc.Serv. I% SacSm.S.
Sive. Hour s I Suva. Hours Hours
*Whites
s Soc.ry Se
Vehicle s
Hours of Soc.
Sent. Us e
Soc.Serv.
Pr ogram
N
Hemet
1095
600
54.8%
280
55
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4-7
6
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Perris
688
120
17 .4+4y
54
15
27.8%
3
2
7:15-&15 am 4:00-5:00 pm
RC
Sun Cty
359
0
0:014
69
0
0.0911
1-2
0
Meditrans
1077
840
78.04!
0.9%
255
180
7 06%
7
6
6:00-900 am 200-5:00 pm
RC
10
NA
NA
1-2
8:00-1 0.'00am 1 200-1000m
Nu W_
ASS
2460
1100
44.7%
336
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48 .
8.2
10
6-8
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RC'
440
17.9%
30
610:00-10:30aar
1 230-1:00pm 1
Nutr.
Corona
1600
350 ' ,
21.9% 265
20
7
5
3-4
7..15- 900 am 21 5.4:45 pt n
RC
Be aumont
1662
500
30.19ii 164
25
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5
3-4
8:30-100 am 4:00-4:30 pm
RC
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150
0
0.0% 55•
0
0.091
1-2
0
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360
360
100. 0%
1004
RC
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East Valley
34
0
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0
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157
TO
6.4%
80
NA
NA
2
1
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RC
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s
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• .
Responses have not yet been obtained from Norco (through
RTA) or Desert Hot Springs/Hands of the Desert (from SunLine).
Data from Desert Blind & Handicapped (palm Springs/Cathedral
City) is not expected to be of much usefulness.
Somata Qt the Survey -- Current Usage
The data contained on page 2 must be viewed Cautiously,
since, in many cases, it is based on provider staff's
"impros lions" of service levels and ridership associated with
various programs. In a number of cases, it appears that service
hour data is approximated, and is probably on the low side, based
an the times that passengers are actually on board the vehicle.
The "block" of time set aside for these program trips generally
also includes soma deadheading time before and after service,
which may not be reflected here.
Obviously, because of they grouping of rides, these social
nervico trips tend to be among the most productive for each
system. Each system, whether general public or specialized,
appears to have been conscientious in guaranteeing service at
certain times of the day to "the handicapped" clients of social
service programs. What has been less obvious, however, is the
extent to which this "dedicated" service is blocking or denying
service to other passengers. /n several instances, only one
vehicle is available to "general public" (i.e., non -group)
riders. In these cases, service to individuals may be denied or
"adjusted" to a time of lower demand. What it means, however, is
that the social service riders are receiving a preferential
level of service compared to other persons.
The level of demand -responsive service dedicated to social
service program purposes obviously varies by community, but in
a number of cases is a significant percentage of overall
service. High productivities result in the
r
hours generally being somewhat less than the percentagefofesocial
service riders. The major exceptions are Meditrans and RSS,
which have more extensive service areas than the others.
Since r:ocial service clients generally pay on a monthly pans basis, their fare contribution to the service
or
seldom reflects the level of service received. The exception is
Meditrans which has different contractual arrangements, and no
passenger fares (although donations are accepted). The Regional
center pays for client trips on the basis of route miles (about
64% of operating costs), while the office on Aging pays on a
"unit of service" basis (about 15% of coats); RTA funds support
the remainder.
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B e i l l i t a _ a f _ t h l a l l i a l l _ = _ A L U I A L S a n d U n i t e r v e d e n d
M o s t o f t h e r e s p o n d e n t s r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e y S e r v e a l l o r
n e a r l y a l l r e q u e s t e d t r i p s , a l t h o u g h S o m e t i m e s n o t a t t h e t i m e
p r e f e r r e d b y t h e r i d e r . I n t h e s e c a s e s , a r e v i s e d S e r v i c e t i m e
i s " n e g o t i a t e d " w i t h t h e r i d e r , f o r a p e r i o d o f l e s s e r d e m a n d .
T h e o n l y o u t s t a n d i n g r e q u e s t s o n r e c o r d f o r w e e k d a y s e r v i c e
w e r e r e p o r t e d b y R a m a t , M e d i t r a n s , a n d R i v e r s i d e S p e c i a l S e r v i c e s
a l l f o r s u b s c r i p t i o n s e r v i c e f o r c l i e n t s o f t h e R e g i o n a l
C e n t e r . I n e a c h c a s e , t h e s e t r i p r e q u e s t s r e c e i v e p r i o r i t y f o r
s e r v i c e a s " c a p a c i t y " b e c o m e s a v a i l a b l e . T h e H e m e t / P e r r i s / s u n
C i t y d i s p a t c h o f f i c e a l s o h a s s e v e r a l o u t s t a n d i n g r e q u e s t s f r o m
i n d i v i d u a l . , * a n d c h u r c h e s f o r S u n d a y s e r v i c e , b u t r e p o r t s t h a t
t h e y a r e n o t s u f f i c i e n t t o j u s t i f y a n o t h e r v e h i c l e i n S e r v i c e .
A a n n i n g , B e a u m o n t , a n d C o r o n a a l l r e p o r t t h a t t h e y s e r v e a l l
t r i p r e q u e s t s . N o d a t a o n d e n i a l ' s w a s a v a i l a b l e f r o m S h o r e l i n e
( o r t h e I R S ! ) .
J o s l y n C o v e , m e d i t r a n a , a n d R i v e r s i d e S p e c i a l s e r v i c e s a l l
r e p o r t e d a n u m b e r o f " w r o n g n u m b e r " t r i p r e q u e s t s - - o u t o f t h e i r
s p e c i f i e d s e r v i c e a r e a o r f o r o t h e r w i s e i n e l i g i b l e p a t r o n s .
A l t h o u g h t h e n u m b e r w a s n o t e x t e n s i v e , i t a p p e a r s t h a t m a r k e t i n g
e f f o r t s c o u l d h e l p t o c l a r i f y t h i s s i t u a t i o n .
N o d a t a i s a v a i l a b l e o n t h e n u m b e r o f p e r s o n s w h o m a y h a v e
p r e v i o u s l y c a l l e d f o r s e r v i c e , b e e n d e n i e d , a n d b e c o m e
d i s c o u r a g e d o r f o u n d o t h e r o p t i o n s .
I S r v i c e _ A l t e r O t i v e s a n d F n d i n q Q p t i C l l a
T h e R C T C r e - d i r e c t i o n o f t h i s s t u d y i n d i c a t e d t h a t , b a s e d o n
t h e r e s u l t s o f t h i s u s a g e s u r v e y , o p t i o n s r e g a r d i n g " f a i r s h a r e
f u n d i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s " m i g h t b e c o n s i d e r e d . W h a t t h i s m e a n s i s
t h a t u s a g e o f t h e d e m a n d - r e s p o n s i v e s e r v i c e s c a n b e u s e d a s a
b a s e f o r r e q u i r i n g p r o p o r t i o n a l p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e f u n d i n g o f
t h e s e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p r o g r a m s . T h i s a p p r o a c h h a s b e e n u s e d i n
o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e s t a t e ( a n d c o u n t r y ) i n o r d e r t o p r o v i d e a
b r o a d e r b a s e o f s e r v i c e a v a i l a b i l i t y t o a l l e l i g i b l e p e r s o n s .
C o n s u l t a n t s a r e i n t h e p r o c e s s o f d e t e r m i n i n g w h a t t h i s
f i n a n c i a l i n v o l v e m e n t m i g h t m e a n f o r s o c i a l s e r v i c e a g e n c i e s
r e c e i v i n g p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s e r v i c e s i n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y , a n d
w i l l h a v e s u c h d a t a a v a i l a b l e ; A t t h e A p r i l 3 0 t h C A C m e e t i n g .
F , v e n i f b a s e d o n t h e p e r c e n t a g e o f s e r v i c e h o u r s , r a t h e r t h a n
p e r c e n t a g e o f r i d e r s h i p , t h e i m p a c t o n f a r e r e v e n u e s a n d
c o n t r i b u t e d f u n d i n g w o u l d b e s i g n i f i c a n t .
A n o t h e r a l t e r n a t i v e i s t o " c a p " t h e c u r r e n t l e v e l o f s o c i a l
s e r v i c e t r i p s , i n o r d e r t o p r o v i d e a n e q u i t a b l e l e v e l o f s e r v i c e
t o o t h e r p e r s o n s , i n c l u d i n g i n d i v i d u a l s . I n s o m e c a s e s , t h i s m a y
4
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r e s s l t i n i n c r e a s e s i n " c a p a c i t y " o r s e r v i c e h o u r s . A p p r o p r i a t e
m a r k e t i n g / o u t r e a c h e f f o r _ t a s h o u l d b e c o n s i d e r e d , s i n c e i t i s
l i k e l y t h a t s o m e p e o p l e h a v e b e c o m e d i s c o u r a g e d a f t e r p r e v i o u s l y
t r y i n g t o r e c e i v e s e r v i c e , p a r t i c u l a r l y a t c e r t a i n t i m e s o f d a y ,
T h e p u b l i c t r r , n n i t p r o v i d e r s s h o u l d c o n s i d e r r e q u i r i n g s o c i a l
s e r v i c e a g e n c i e s t o p a y t h e f u l l c o s t o f a n y i n c r e a s e s i n s e r v i c e
w h i c h a r e d e d i c a t e d t o a g e n c y c l i e n t s , r a t h e r t h a n g e n e r a l p u b l i c
u s e r s .
O t h e r a l t e r n a t i v e s w h i c h m a y b e c o n s i d e r e d i n e x p a n d i n g
c a p a c i t y w o u l d i n c l u d e s a r e v i e w o f d i s p a t c h i n g p r a c t i c e s a n d
e f f i c i e n c i e s ( i . e . , i s t h e r e a w a y t o g r o u p r i d e s b e t t e r o r t o
o p e n u p c e r t a i n t i m e s l o t s ? ) , u s e o f t a x i c a b s ( p a r t i c u l a r l y a s
h m r k s r a t c e r t a i n t i m o n o f d a y ) , a n d a r e v i e w o f v e h i c l e s i z e s
a n d u t i l i z a t i o n ( i n b o t h r e p l a c e m e n t a n d p o s s i b l e e x p a n s i o n
s i t u a t i o n s ) . T a r g e t e d m a r k e t i n g e f f o r t s , s u c h a s t h r o u g h
" s t u f f . e r n " i n l o c a l u t i l i t y b i l l s , m a y e n h a n c e a w a r e n e s s o f t h e
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p r o g r a m s . I t m a y a l s o b e v a l u a b l e t o r e v i e w t h e
r i d e r s h i p o f B a n n i n g r e s i d e n t s o n t h e B e a u m o n t D i a l - A - y R i d e a n d t o
c o n s i d e r a d j u s t m e n t s t o R T A R o u t e 3 1 , o r t o l o c a l f u n d i n g
a g r e e m e n t s .
E a c h o f t h e m p o s s i b l e a l t e r n a t i v e s h a s s i g n i f i c a n t p o l i c y
i m p l i c a t i o n s , w h i c h s h o u l d b e c o n s i d e r e d b y l o c a l o f f i c i a l s . C A C
i s a n i m p o r t a n t a d v i s o r y v o i c e i n t h e s e d e l i b e r a t i o n s .
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S t a f f e n c o u r a g e s y o u r p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n b u s p o o l i n g t o t h e m e e t i n g .
T h e s c h e d u l e f o r t h e b u s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n i s a s f o l l o w s :
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