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S o c i a l S e r v i c e A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l
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1 . C a l l t o O r d e r .
T h e m e e t i n g o f 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 s A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l
w a s c a l l e d t o o r d e r b y C h u c k S c h m i t t , C h a i r m a n a t 1 : 3 7 p . m . a t t h e R i v e r s i d e
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1 0 0 , R i v e r s i d e , C A .
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C a t h y B e c h t e l
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L e o n O v e r t o n
R e n a P a r k e r
C h u c k S c h m i t t
D o n S e n g e r
C l a r e n c e S w a l v e
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Others present:
Debra Astin, Sunline Transit Agency
(Representing Lee Norwine)
Sandy Cook, RCTC Staff
Joan Ellis, R.C. Senior Citizen Coalition
Pat Piras, Consultant to RCTC
Jim Stoffer, Riverside Transit Agency
(Representing Durand Rall)
Hideo Sugita, RCTC Staff
Marilyn Williams, RCTC Staff
2. Approval of Minutes
M/S/C (WEEKS/ELDRIDGE) that the minutes of the July 24, 1989 meeting be
approved as printed.
M/S/C (KRAUCH/HIGH) that the minutes of the August 28, 1989 meeting be
approved as printed.
M/S/C (ALLEN/ELDRIDGE) that the minutes of the October 2, 1989 meeting be
approved as printed.
Rena Parker abstained.
3. Public Comments
Chuck Schrntt commented that he was sorry that more of the Citizens Advisory
Committee members could not attend the October 2, 1989 meeting "in the desert".
He stated that it was an opportunity for the transportation advisory committee
to hear from the individuals who are most intimately involved with the
transportation system in the valley. He said he would like to see another meeting
in the desert and it is imperative that another meeting is held for public input to
obtain public input on transportation issues in the desert. In order to allow for
better organization and participation by members of the Committee, he asked for
input as to the best time and date for a meeting in the desert. Ray Baca
recommended more media coverage announcing to the public the meeting and
requesting public input on transportation issues. Chuck Schmitt reported, that
there is a set number of meetings to be held in the valley. Hideo Sugita
responded, at this point, we are committed to meeting there twice a year. Chuck
Schmitt requested the Committee members bring their recommendations on date
and time to the next meeting.
Hideo Sugitacommented that, in March, there will be an unmet needs hearing in
the desert, most likely at Palm Desert City Hall which is a centralized location.
This is normally held in conjunction with the Commission meeting.
Self-introdu( ions of those present followed the above public comments.
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T r a n s p o r t a t i o n
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a t t h i s c o n f e r e n c e t o t a l k t o p e o p l e f r o m a l l o v e r t h e c o u n t r y w i t h b o t h s i m i l a r a n d
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s p e c i a l t r a n s i t f o r t h e B u s h a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . T h e a t t e n d e e s w e r e d i v i d e d i n t o r u r a l
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c o n f e r e n c e . C h u c k S c h m i t t h a s n o t y e t r e c e i v e d t h e r e p o r t , b u t w i l l s h a r e i t w h e n
h e d o e s . H e d o e s n o t f e e l t h a t t h e p o l i c y e s t a b l i s h e d a t t h i s c o n f e r e n c e w i l l c h a n g e
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s c a t t e r e d a n d i n e f f e c t i v e . C h u c k S c h m i t t a l s o r e p o r t e d t h a t h e h a s a c o p y o f t h e
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d i s a b l e d i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . H e w i l l m a k e i t a v a i l a b l e f o r t h o s e m e m b e r s o f t h e
c o m m i t t e e w h o w o u l d l i k e t o r e v i e w i t .
5 . 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
P a t P i r a s r e p o r t e d s h e h a s p u t t o g e t h e r a d r a f t m e m o r a n d u m w h i c h i s a s u m m a r y
o f h e r f i n d i n g s o f t h e T e c h n i c a l M e m o r a n d a . T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e d r a f t
m e m o r a n d u m i s t o n o t o n l y s u m m a r i z e , b u t a l s o t o p o i n t o u t t h e s t u d y h a s r e a c h e d
t h e p o i n t o f m a k i n g s o m e m a j o r f i n d i n g s a n d s o m e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t o t h e
C o m m i s s i o n . S h e h i g h l i g h t e d t h i s s u m m a r y p a p e r b y r e p o r t i n g : 1 ) C o a c h e l l a
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n e e d s t o b e a n i n c r e a s e d a v a i l a b i l i t y f o r g e n e r a l p u b l i c E & H , a n d c ) t h e r e i s a n
i n t e r e s t i n a s e r v i c e c o n n e c t i o n t o L o m a L i n d a a n d R i v e r s i d e . 2 ) W e s t e r n C o u n t y
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i t w a s a p p r o p r i a t e t o m a k e a n y r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a t t h i s t i m e , b ) s e v e r a l k e y
s e r v i c e s a r e c u r r e n t l y i n p e r s o n n e l t r a n s i t i o n s , c ) t h e C o m m i s s i o n S t a f f h a s b e e n
m a d e a w a r e t h a t s o m e p e o p l e , i n t h e H e m e t / S a n J a c i n t o a r e a a r e n o t s a t i s f i e d w i t h
t h e s e r v i c e s p r o v i d e d t h e r e , d ) t h e r e a r e s e r v i c e s t a n d a r d s f o r D i a l - a - R i d e s n o t
c a r r i e d t h r o u g h t o S R T P p r o c e s s . 3 ) C o u n t y w i d e - - a ) R C T C i s i n t e r e s t e d i n
i n c r e a s i n g i t s m o n i t o r i n g r o l e , p e r h a p s a s b r o k e r , a n d b ) m a r k e t i n g o f s e r v i c e
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b e t w e e n E & H a n d c o m m u t e r s e r v i c e s . F o r t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y , t h e a m o u n t i s
e s t i m a t e d a t $ 6 0 0 t o $ 7 5 6 t h o u s a n d a n n u a l l y a n d t h e r e a r e n o p o l i c i e s e s t a b l i s h e d
y e t o n t h e s p l i t .
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p o i n t i n g o u t t h a t t h e y a r e n o t i n a n y o r d e r o f p r i o r i t y o r s i g n i f i c a n c e : 1 )
M i n i m u m p e r f o r m a n c e s t a n d a r d s s h o u l d b e s e t ; 2 ) C o n s i d e r u s e o f t h e M e a s u r e A
f u n d s f o r m o b i l i t y t r a i n i n g o f 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 a n d o t h e r a g e n c i e s
w h i c h w o u l d m o v e t h e s e i n d i v i d u a l s f r o m p a r a t r a n s i t o n t o f i x e d r o u t e s e r v i c e s ; 3 )
C o n s i d e r a d e m o n s t r a t i o n p r o j e c t o f a n i n t e r - r e g i o n a l b u s c o n n e c t i o n , p e r h a p s o n c e
o r t w i c e a w e e k , f r o m B l y t h e o r t h e 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 L o m a L i n d a ;
a n d 4 ) S e t t h e p r i c i n g s t r u c t u r e s o t h a t t h e f u n d i n g s e r v i c e s a r e c o o r d i n a t e d s o t h a t
a g e n c i e s p a y a p r o p o r t i o n a l s h a r e o f c o s t s f o r s e r v i c e s b e n e f i t i n g t h e i r
c l i e n t s / p r o g r a m .
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i n t o p e r s p e c t i v e . O v e r o n e y e a r a g o , t h e s u b j e c t o f t h i s s t u d y w a s r a i s e d b e c a u s e ,
i n t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y , t h e r e w a s a q u e s t i o n c o n c e r n i n g t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n o f
i n d i v i d u a l s t o 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 b y S u n L i n e a n d w h e t h e r o r n o t t h a t
w a s a s o c i a l s e r v i c e f u n c t i o n o r p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f u n c t i o n . S i n c e t h a t t i m e ,
t h e s t u d y l o c k e d a t 1 ) d e f i n i n g w h a t w a 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 ; 2 ) t a k i n g t h e s t u d y a s t e p f u r t h e r t o f i n d s o m e o n e e l s e t o
c o n t r a c t t h e s e r v i c e w i t h a n d m a k e i t a t h i r d p a r t y ' s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . D e b r a A s t i n ,
r e p r e s e n t i n g S u n L i n e a n d A c e A t k i n s o n , r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e c l i e n t s f o r 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 , t h e n e a c h g a v e a n i n - d e p t h d i s c u s s i o n o f t h e n e e d f o r t h e s t u d y ,
f r o m t h e i r c l i e n t ' s p o i n t s o f v i e w . H i d e o S u g i t a t h e n r e v i e w e d T e c h n i c a l
M e m o r a n d u m # 3 w h i c h s u g g e s t e d t h r e e a g e n c i e s a s a b r o k e r : 1 ) O p e r a t o r s o f
c o n s o l i d a t e d t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a g e n c i e s , i . e . R T A , 2 ) T h e C o m m i s s i o n , o r 3 ) a t o t a l l y
n e w e n t i t y . A l o n g w i t h t h e s t u d y , t h e r e h a s b e e n s o m e p a r a l l e l w o r k t h a t h a s
b e e n d o n e w i t h t h e t r a n s i t o p e r a t o r s i n t h e f o r m o f m i n i m u m p e r f o r m a n c e
s t a n d a r d s .
D i s c u s s i o n t h e n f o l l o w e d b y m e m b e r s o f t h e c o m m i t t e e e x p r e s s i n g t h e i r p e r s o n a l
e x p e r i e n c e s a n d v i e w s c o n c e r n i n g t h e e l e m e n t s o f t h e t e c h n i c a l m e m o r a n d a a n d
t h e s u m m a r y o f f i n d i n g s P a t P i r a s p r o v i d e d . T h i s i n c l u d e d i n - d e p t h d i s c u s s i o n o f
t h e d i a l - a - r i d e s e r v i c e s a n d t h e f a c t t h a t t h e y c a n n o t m e e t t h e c a p a c i t y n e e d s o f
t h e p u b l i c . P a t P i r a s s t a t e d t h a t t h e s e s e r v i c e s r e p o r t a f e w t u r n d o w n s a d a y ( d u e
t o t h e t i m e c o n s t r a i n t s d u r i n g p e a k p e r i o d u s e ) , b u t p a r t o f t h e p r o b l e m i s r e l a t e d
t o t h e 2 4 h o u r a d v a n c e r e s e r v a t i o n r e q u i r e m e n t . A l s o , t h e f a c t t h a t t h e p u b l i c d o e s
n o t k n o w h o w t o u s e t h e d i a l - a - r i d e s e r v i c e s , c o u p l e d w i t h t h e m a r k e t i n g i s s u e o f
a d v e r t i s i n g t h e d i a l - a - r i d e s e r v i c e a n d , t h e p a s t h i s t o r y f o r i n d i v i d u a l s t h a t h a v e
b e e n t u r n e d d o w n a n d a r e r e l u c t a n t t o c o n s i d e r t h i s s e r v i c e .
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M/S/C (NICKEL/ALLEN) To make maximum use of existing entities before new
ones are established and identify the Riverside County Transportation Commission
as an additional option in the CTSA to provide special transit under certain
circumstances.
Ace Atkinson abstained.
Chuck Schmitt requested that, as an agenda item for the next meeting, the
members of the committee collect ideas from their constituency concerning
elderly/handicapped services that are available, or should be available, and the use
of Measure A money to meet these needs. Paul Blackwelder stated that a new
Staff Analyst will be coming aboard on December 18th, whose emphasis is transit.
Also in the Measure A transit area, Marilyn Williams, RCTC Staff Analyst, will be
working with the specialized transit and the commuter services. Paul Blackwelder
requested a list of the groups that the Commission could go out to talk to and
challenge them to state the problems and also ask their input for innovative ways
to correct the problems. Leon Overton expressed concern that the members of his
constituency are distressed because they have not seen any progress, either in the
freeway congestion, or the commuter rail system. Paul Blackwelder responded
that, since this committee primarily focuses on transit, the Commission staff will
schedule a presentation at the next meeting stating where the Measure A program
is, what has been happening to date, and what can be expected to be accomplished
in the next 6 months to a year.
At 3:18 p.m. Chairman Chuck Schmitt had to leave and turned the chair over to
Vice -Chairman Cathy Bechtel.
6. Meeting Dates
As the Commission rescheduled its meeting date to the second Wednesday of the
month, the Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting will be on the Monday of the
week prior to the Commission meeting at 1:30 p.m. A schedule will be provided
to the members for 1990.
7. Other Business
There were no items.
8. Adjournment
There being no other business to come before the Committee, the meeting was
adjourned by Vice -Chairman Cathy Bechtel at 3:27 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Hideo Sugita, Staff Analyst
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s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s p r o j e c t s . T h e l e g i s l a t i o n a u t h o r i z e s t h e
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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 C T C ) e n t e r e d i n t o a n
a g r e e m e n t w i t h S C A G t o l o c a l l y a d m i n i s t e r T D A f u n d s f o r 1 9 9 0 - 9 1 .
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f i n d i n g s .
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p r o g r a m s a v a i l a b l e t o c i t i e s a n d c o u n t i e s . F o r e x a m p l e , m o n i e s m a y
b e u s e d t o s u p p o r t p u b l i c t r a n s i t s y s t e m s b y f i l i n g A r t i c l e 4
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f a c i l i t i e s .
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S C A G a n d R C T C .
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a s f o l l o w s ( s e e P u b l i c U t i l i t i e s C o d e S e c t i o n 9 9 2 2 2 ) :
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f o r t r a n s i t d e v e l o p m e n t b e f u l l y e x p e n d e d t o m e e t t h e
t r a n s i t n e e d s t h a t e x i s t i n C a l i f o r n i a .
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s u c h f u n d s b e e x p e n d e d f o r p h y s i c a l i m p r o v e m e n t - t o i m p r o v e
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a n o t h e r . T o a s s u r e f u l l c o n s i d e r a t i o n i n m e e t i n g t h e
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c o u n t y ) m a y b e a p p r o v e d t o b e u s e d f o r s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s p u r p o s e s ,
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T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P l a n a n d t h e t e s t i m o n y r e c e i v e d a t t h e h e a r i n g , R C T C
m u s t m a k e a d e t e r m i n a t i o n i n i t s p u b l i c r e c o r d t h a t t h e r e a r e n o t
a n y a r e a s w i t h i n t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n o f t h e c l a i m a n t w i t h u n m e t p u b l i c
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n n e e d s w h i c h c a n r e a s o n a b l y b e m e t t h r o u g h e x p a n s i o n
o f e x i s t i n g t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s y s t e m s , b y e s t a b l i s h i n g n e w s y s t e m s ,
o r b y c o n t r a c t i n g f o r s e r v i c e s f r o m c o m m o n c a r r i e r s a n d o t h e r s a s
p r o v i d e d b y t h e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n D e v e l o p m e n t A c t .
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r e a s o n a b l y m e t " m u s t m a k e s p e c i f i c r e f e r e n c e t o t h e e f f o r t s
u n d e r t a k e n i n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e R e g i o n a l T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P l a n t
t o i d e n t i f y t h e p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n n e e d s o f t h e t r a n s i t
d e p e n d e n t , e s p e c i a l l y t h e e l d e r l y , h a n d i c a p p e d a n d p o o r , a n d t h e
p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n n e e d s f o r c o a s t a l z o n e s a n d o t h e r
e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y s e n s i t i v e a r e a s . A d d i t i o n a l l y , a d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f
n o u n m e t t r a n s i t n e e d s w i l l t a k e i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n g o a l s ,
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t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p l a n s .
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u n m e t p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n n e e d s a n d t h e d i s p o s i t i o n o f
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t h a t t h e y c a n n o t r e a s o n a b l y b e m e t .
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t r a n s p o r t a t i o n n e e d s .
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c a n r e a s o n a b l y b e m e t , a n d m a k e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o n h o w t h o s e
n e e d s c o u l d b e m e t .
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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 d o p t e d F e b r u a r y 1 9 8 9 .
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b e a p p l i e d t o t h e r e g i o n ' s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s y s t e m . S u m m a r i e s o f
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B a c k i n A u g u s t o f 1 9 8 9 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 p r o v i d e d
r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n o n t h e f o u r U M T A 1 6 ( b ) 2
a p p l i c a t i o n s s u b m i t t e d b y l o c a l p r i v a t e n o n - p r o f i t a g e n c i e s i n
R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n i n t h e S t a t e e v a l u a t i o n p r o c e s s .
T h e a p p l i c a n t s w e r e :
o M e d i t r a n s S e r v i c e s , I n c . - F o r ( 5 ) s i x t e e n p a s s e n g e r l i f t
e q u i p p e d v a n s w i t h t i e d o w n s a n d ( 1 ) e x p a n s i o n , ( 4 )
r e p l a c e m e n t a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n e q u i p m e n t .
o F a m i l y S e r v i c e s A s s o c i a t i o n o f R i v e r s i d e - F o r ( 1 )
s i x t e e n p a s s e n g e r l i f t e q u i p p e d v a n w i t h t i e d o w n s a n d ( 1 )
m o b i l e r a d i o a n d ( 1 ) b a s e s t a t i o n .
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e q u i p p e d v a n w i t h t i e d o w n s a n d ( 1 ) m o b i l e r a d i o a n d ( 1 )
b a s e s t a t i o n .
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a p p l i c a t i o n s e n d m a d e t h e f o l l o w i n g r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o n p r o j e c t
a p p r o v a l s :
o M e d i t r a n s S e r v i c e s , I n c . - A p p r o v e d ( 2 ) s i x t e e n p a s s e n g e r
l i f t e q u i p p e d v e h i c l e s w i t h t i e d o w n s , ( 1 1 ) m o b i l e r a d i o s
a n d ( 1 ) b a s e s t a t i o n . T o t a l f u n d s a p p r o v e d = $ 1 3 6 , 2 0 0
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s i x t e e n p a s s e n g e r l i f t e q u i p p e d v a n w i t h t i e d o w n s a n d ( 1 )
m o b i l e r a d i o a n d ( 1 ) b a s e s t a t i o n . T o t a l f u n d s a p p r o v e d
= $ 3 9 , 0 0 0 ( F e d e r a l a m o u n t = $ 3 1 , 2 0 0 )
B o t h t h e M o u n t R u b i d o u x M a n o r a n d R i v e r s i d e C o n g r e g a t i o n a l H o m e s
( D B A ) P l y m o u t h T o w e r s w e r e r a t e d t o o l o w f o r f u n d i n g i n t h i s c y c l e .
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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
T O : 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
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S U B J E C T : P o t e n t i a l P o l i c i e s f o r M e a s u r e A E l d e r l y a n d H a n d i c a p p e d
T r a n s i t P r o g r a m s
A t y o u r l a s t m e e t i n g ( D e c e m b e r 1 9 8 9 ) C h a i r m a n S c h m i t t r e q u e s t e d
t h a t t h e C o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s b r i n g f o r w a r d r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s / i d e a s o n
t h e t y p e s o f 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 t h a t s h o u l d b e
a v a i l a b l e a n d h o w w e s h o u l d a p p l y M e a s u r e A f u n d s t o m e e t t h o s e
n e e d s . S t a f f l o o k s f o r w a r d t o t h e d i s c u s s i o n o n t h i s r e q u e s t a s w e
a r e v e r y i n t e r e s t e d i n g e t t i n g y o u r i n p u t f o r t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f
M e a s u r e A t r a n s i t p o l i c i e s .
A s a r e f r e s h e r , t h e r e a r e s e v e r a l p o l i c i e s t h a t h a v e b e e n a p p r o v e d
b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o g u i d e t h e u s e o f M e a s u r e A t r a n s i t f u n d s .
o T h e f i r s t p o l i c y w a s t o u s e M e a s u r e A f u n d s t o a s s i s t
o p e r a t o r s i n c o m p l y i n g w i t h t h e T D A f a r e r a t i o
r e q u i r e m e n t . T h i s p o l i c y a l l o w s o p e r a t o r s t o c l a i m o n l y
t h o s e M e a s u r e A f u n d s n e e d e d t o c o m p l y w i t h t h e f a r e
r a t i o r e q u i r e m e n t w h i l e a v o i d i n g t h e n e e d f o r a f a r e
i n c r e a s e .
o S e c o n d l y , t h e C o m m i s s i o n a p p r o v e d a n i n t e r i m p o l i c y t h a t
d i v i d e s t h e W e s t e r n C o u n t y s h a r e o f t h e 5 % o f M e a s u r e A
f u n d s f o r t r a n s i t p r o g r a m s i n t o t w o c a t e g o r i e s . 5 0 % f o r
s p e c i a l i z e d t r a n s i t s e r v i c e s a n d 5 0 % f o r c o m m u t e r
s e r v i c e s .
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t o c o m m u t e r b u s p o o l f u n d i n g :
o A t l e a s t 5 0 % o f t h e c o s t s f o r c o m m u t e r b u s p o o l s b e
c o v e r e d b y f a r e s a n d e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s , a n d
o M e a s u r e A s u b s i d i e s f o r c o m m u t e r b u s p o o l s o p e r a t i n g
b e t w e e n M e a s u r e A a r e a s o r b e t w e e n c o u n t i e s s h o u l d b e
s p l i t e q u a l l y b e t w e e n t h e M e a s u r e A a r e a s o r c o u n t i e s .
A f t e r t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e U M T A 1 6 ( b ) 2 p r o g r a m w e r e a n n o u n c e d , a s
r e p o r t e d e a r l i e r i n t h e a g e n d a , C o m m i s s i o n s t a f f r e c e i v e d r e q u e s t s
f o r f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e f r o m t h e a p p r o v e d a g e n c i e s ( M e d i t r a n s a n d
t h e F a m i l y S e r v i c e s A s s o c i a t i o n o f R i v e r s i d e ) t o m e e t t h e l o c a l
A G F I I D A I " : m 7
match required to secure the federal funds. After reviewing the
requests and noting that this might be a worthy use of Measure A
transit funds, staff recommends that the Committee support the
establishment of a policy whereby Measure A funds would be made
available to provide the local match, or lesser amount, for
approved UMTA 16(b)2 projects. Additionally, staff is recommending
the use of Measure A transit funds to provide operating assistance
to private non-profit organizations involved in the provision of
social service transportation. This policy will be drafted with the
intent of making maximum use of other funds available to the non-
profit organization as well as providing maximum use of the Measure
A operating funds.
These policies would also contain provisions for the private non-
profit applicant to provide documentation to prove they are: (1)
capable of operating the vehicle, and (2) that the applicant would
operate the vehicle in accordance with any policies that may result
from the Social Service Transportation Delivery Study, and any
other policies the Commission deems appropriate.
Staff believes establishing policy to assist local private non-
profit agencies in securing federal funds that provide for 80% of
the cost of accessible vehicles and related equipment or providing
operating assistance will benefit both elderly and handicapped
individuals in Riverside County. The policy will be drafted and
presented to the Western County Policy Advisory Committee which is
the Commission's policy advisory committee on Measure A.
Recommendation: Support the establishment of policy to assist local
private non-profit agencies by providing the local match, or a
lesser amount, for State approved UMTA 16(b)2 applications.
Additionally, that Measure A transit funds be provided to private
non-profit organizations for operating assistance with the intent
of maximizing the use of other funds available as well as
maximizing the use of the Mesure A funds. The policy shall require
that the applicant be capable of operating and maintaining the
vehicle(s) and equipment, and that the vehicle would be operated
in accordance with any policies that may result from the
Commission's Social Service Transportation Delivery Study, and any
other policy the Commission deems appropriate, A( /
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3 5 6 0 U n i v e r s i t y A v e n u e S u i t e 1 0 0 " R i v e r s i d e , C a l i f o r n i a 9 2 5 0 1
( 7 1 4 ) 7 8 7 - 7 1 4 1 " F A X ( 7 1 4 ) 7 8 7 - 7 9 2 0
M E E T I N G C A N C E L L A T I O N N O T I C E
D u e t o t h e H o l i d a y S e a s o n a n d a l a c k o f s u b s t a n t i v e a g e n d a i t e m s
w e a r e c a n c e l l i n g t h e J a n u a r y 2 , 1 9 9 0 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
m e e t i n g .
S t a f f w o u l d l i k e t o c o n v e y o u r t h a n k s t o y o u f o r y o u r e f f o r t s
d u r i n g t h i s e x c i t i n g a n d e v e n t f u l y e a r . A s w e l o o k f o r w a r d t o t h e
n e w d e c a d e i t a p p e a r s t h a t M e a s u r e A p r o g r a m d e v e l o p m e n t w i l l
c o n t i n u e t o k e e p t h i n g s h o p p i n g !
P l e a s e n o t e t h a t t h e n e x t C A C m e e t i n g w i l l b e M o n d a y , F e b r u a r y 5 ,
1 9 9 0 . W e w i s h y o u a n d y o u r l o v e d o n e s t h e v e r y b e s t o v e r t h e
h o l i d a y s !