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Home My Public Portal About08 August 12, 2004 Citizens AdvisoryRECORDS 8761 V RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE/ SOCIAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL www. rctc. org AGENDA * *Actions may be taken on any item listed on the agenda 11:30 A.M. Thursday, August 12, 2004 COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, CA 92501 Conference Room A, 3rd Floor In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Government Code Section 54954.2, if you need special assistance to participate in a Commission meeting, please contact the clerk of the Commission at (951) 787-7141. Notification of at least 48 hours prior to meeting time will assist staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility at the meeting. PLEASE NOTE: The Chairperson of the CAC/SSTAC kindly requests that cell phones be turned off during the meeting. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5. ADDITIONS/REVISIONS (The CAC may add an item to the agenda after making a finding that there is a need to take immediate action on the item and that the item came to the attention of the CAC subsequent to the posting of the agenda. An action adding an item to the agenda requires 2/3 vote of the Committee. If there are less than 2/3 of the CAC members present, adding an item to the agenda requires a unanimous vote. Added items will be placed for discussion at the end of the agenda.) Citizens' Advisory Committee/ Social Services Transportation Advisory Council August 12, 2004 Page 2 6. OVERVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ON THE 60/91/215 INTERCHANGE Overview This item is for the CAC/SSTAC to: Pg. 1 1) Receive and file the report on the construction activities on the 60/91/215 interchange. Dennis Green, Caltrans' Construction Liaison, will make a presentation on the construction improvements to the interchange and segments of each of the freeways that serve it. 7. MEASURE "A" SPECIALIZED TRANSIT TAXI DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM Pg. 2 Overview This item is for the CAC/SSTAC to: 1) Receive and file the status report on the Measure "A" Specialized Transit Taxi Demonstration Program. 8. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS AND INFORMATION Overview This item provides the opportunity for the Committee Members to report on attended and upcoming meetings/conferences and issues related to Committee activities. 9. ADJOURNMENT The next Citizens' Advisory Committee/Social Services Transportation Advisory Council meeting is scheduled to be held at 11:30 A.M., Thursday, February 10, 2005, Riverside County Transportation Commission, County Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, CA 92501, 3`d Floor, Conference Room A. Proposed meeting dates for 2005 are: February 10 May 12 August 11 MINUTES RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE/ SOCIAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL Minutes May 13, 2004 1. CALL TO ORDER The Citizens' Advisory Committee/Social Services Transportation Advisory Council was called to order by Judy Nieburger at 11:40 A.M. at the Riverside County Transportation Commission Offices, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, California 92501. Members Present Peter Benavidez, Blindness Support Services Jim Collins, Include Me, Inc. Judylynn Gries, RTA (representing Grant Bradshaw) Leslie Grosjean, SunLine Transit Agency Judy Nieburger, Office of Supervisor Ashley Mike Pistilli, City of Beaumont Andrea Puga, City of Moreno Valley Mary Venerable, Office of Supervisor Buster Members Absent Cindy Scheirer, Office of Supervisor Tavaglione Sherry Thibodeaux, Community Access Center Also in Attendance: Shirley Gooding, RCTC Tanya Love, RCTC Chris Millen, City of Banning Anne Palatino, RTA Victoria Paz, City of Riverside Viren Shah, City of Corona 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES M/S/C (Venerable/Grosjean) to approve the February 5, 2004 Minutes. 4. PALO VERDE VALLEY TRANSIT AGENCY — UNMET NEEDS HEARING Tanya Love, RCTC, provided a Powerpoint Presentation that described the requests for services received through the "Unmet Transit Needs Hearing" process. Citizens' Advisory Committee/ Social Services Transportation Advisory Council May 13, 2004 Page 2 M/S/C (Collins/Puga) to approve the finding that there are no unmet transit needs which can be reasonably met in the Palo Verde Valley. 5. FY 2004/05 FY 2006/07 SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN Tanya Love summarized the Short Range Transit Plans of the transit agencies and answered related questions. Some agency representatives gave a brief overview of activities related to their specific programs. M/S/C (Collins/Puga) to approve the Short Range Transit Plans in concept only. 6. RESULTS OF SECTION 5310 LOCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE Ms. Love indicated that Judylynn Gries, RTA, and Peter Benavides, Blindness Support, served along with Tanya Love on a Local Review Committee. They reviewed and scored five (5) applications for Section 5310 funds, which is Federal Transit Administration financing available through Caltrans, for the purpose of capital projects. Peter Benavidez spoke favorably about the review process. Judylynn Gries acknowledged Tanya Love's time and effort in assisting applicants to gain maximum points. 7. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS AND INFORMATION Jim Collins stated that the Coachella Valley concert was sold out. Peter Benavidez said that since Measure "A" was a result of voters' choices, about a year ago he developed a plan in conjunction with the local registrar of voters to provide training on the accessible electronic voting machines. Recently, the Secretary of State said that the machines could no longer be utilized. Mr. Benavidez further stated that he joined in a lawsuit against the Secretary of State for decertifying the machines in Riverside County. Citizens' Advisory Committee/ Social Services Transportation Advisory Council May 13, 2004 Page 3 8. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business for consideration by the Citizens' Advisory Committee/Social Services Transportation Advisory Council, the meeting adjourned at 1:30 P.M. The next meeting is scheduled for 11:30 A.M., August 12, 2004 at the Riverside County Transportation Commission, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside 92501. Respectfully submitted, da'VA, "� f/jtik'- Tanya Lo Program Manager AGENDA ITEM 6 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION DATE: August 12, 2004 TO: Citizens' Advisory Committee/Social Services Transportation Advisory Council FROM: Tanya Love, Program Manager THROUGH Cathy Bechtel, Director of Transportation Planning and Policy Development SUBJECT: 60/91/215 Interchange STAFF RECOMMENDATION: This item is for the CAC/SSTAC to: Receive and file the report on construction activities on the 60/91/215 interchange. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are working in partnership to construct improvements to the 60/91/215 interchange and segments of each of the freeways that serve it. This project is one of the largest and most complex projects in the Inland Empire. Accelerated growth over the past two decades has resulted in increased commuter and interregional traffic. Projected growth makes these improvements necessary to relieve congestion and improve mobility across the region. The scope of the project includes freeway widening; adding, removing and upgrading local interchanges; providing new freeway connectors and a truck bypass connector; and construction of retaining and sound walls and other associated improvements to reduce congestion and enhance freeway operations and safety. The project area consists of approximately six miles of 1-215 and shorter segments of state routes 60 and 91 through the cities of Riverside and Moreno Valley. Funding for the $317M in construction and right-of-way costs for this project will come from federal, state and local sources. Construction has begun and is expected to continue through 2007. Dennis Green, Caltrans' Construction Liaison, will provide a presentation on the construction project. 1 AGENDA ITEM 7 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION DATE: August 12, 2004 TO: Citizens' Advisory Committee/Social Services Transportation Advisory Council FROM: Tanya Love, Program Manager THROUGH: Cathy Bechtel, Director of Transportation Planning and Policy Development SUBJECT: Measure "A" Specialized Transit Taxi Demonstration Program STAFF RECOMMENDATION: This item is for the CAC/SSTAC to: 1) Receive and file the status report on the Measure "A" Specialized Transit Taxi Demonstration Program. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In October, 2003, the Commission working in partnership with the Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) implemented a taxi demonstration program utilizing Measure "A" Specialized Transit Funds. Since its inception, no senior passengers have been denied transportation and the need to move equipment (from one city to another) to handle changing passenger demands has been minimal. Statistics for the first nine months of the program revealed that the average cost of a taxi trip was $21.10; in comparison, the average cost of the trip if RTA provided the service was estimated at $33.50. Overall, the program is receiving high marks from both passengers and operators and based on the data available, the program appears to be successful both in terms of cost effectiveness and increased availability of transportation services for seniors. Statistical Data The attached spreadsheets provide a statistical overview of the taxi demonstration program including trip type. The following is provided as highlights of the program: • A total of 21,043 trips have been provided. Of those trips, 9,857 passenger trips were surveyed to determine trip purpose. A large majority of the trips were for medical (55.16%), followed by shopping (11.32%) and 10.04% of the trips were to senior centers; 2 • Approximately 1,905 of the 21,043 taxi trips (9.05%) were shared rides which translate into cost savings as more than one passenger is being driven to the same location; • Three taxi providers have signed contracts to provide transportation services. They consist of: - AA Inland Empire Taxi Provides service throughout western Riverside 10 taxi cabs dedicated to the program - Bell Cab Provides service throughout western Riverside 25 taxi cabs dedicated to the program - Southern California Red Top Cab Serving the Temecula, Murrieta and Sun City area 7 cabs dedicated to the program Overview of Taxi Program The following information is provided as background information on the taxi program: • The taxi program is available to provide transportation to all areas in western Riverside County that are currently provided transportation by RTA, the cities of Banning, Beaumont, Corona and Riverside Special Services. • Passengers (residing in the geographical areas that transit providers currently serve) request a trip by calling the transit service provider. If it is determined that existing transit providers can not accommodate the request, RTA refers the trip to Diversified Paratransit Inc. (DPI) which is responsible for scheduling the trip with contracted taxi providers. Transportation provided by taxi service includes: - Passengers bumped to create space for Americans with Disabilities (ADA) priority passengers; - Trips that result in efficiencies for the public transit agencies; and 3 - Trips that provide better access for passengers (those with serious illness or need for daily treatments such as dialysis, therapy, etc.). • Passengers pay the same fare whether they are transported by taxi or the traditional dial -a -ride vehicle. Program Administration and Oversight The Commission entered into a contract with DPI to provide program administration and oversight during the taxi demonstration program. While RTA provides reservation and dispatching functions for the program, DPI provides accounting and oversight functions including customized data collection and reporting as well as trip and invoice verification. From inception of the program through the end of June 2004, $60,950 has been spent to cover administrative costs. Program Efficiencies As stated previously, high priority is given to trips that result in inefficiencies for the public transit agency including trips that require equipment moves to accommodate demand and cancelled trips due to ADA mandates as these trips can be provided by taxi companies at a cost savings. Prior to the implementation of the taxi demonstration program, RTA was bumping passengers and moving equipment to accommodate trip requests. RTA staff provided the following statistics (based on a random sampling of September 2003 data) on the daily average number of passengers bumped and the number of equipment moves to meet passenger demand: • "Bumped" 6.72 seniors, 1.54 persons with disabilities and 2.09 general public passengers; and • On average, 12.57 routes were changed to accommodate the demand for ADA trips (moved equipment from one run to another location to handle the fluctuation in passenger load capacity). Since inception of the taxi program, RTA has not bumped any passengers and has not moved any equipment (from one city to another) to handle changing passenger demands. Attachment: Statistical data and trip type reports (excel) 4 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEASURE "A" SPECIALIZED TRANSIT TAXI DEMONSTRATION PROGRA M SUMMARY: ALL TRIPS/ALL TAXI PROVIDERS AA INLAND BELL CAB RED TOP PERIODS October 6 -17, 2003 O ctober 20 - 31, 2003 November 3 - 14, 2003 November 17 - 30, 2003 December 1 - 15, 2003 December 16 - 31, 2003 January 1 - 15, 2004 January 16 - 31, 2004 February 1 -15, 2004 February 16 - 29, 2004 March 1 - 12, 2004 March 15 - 31, 2004 April 1 -15, 2004 April 16 - 30, 2004 May 1 - 15, 2004 May 17 - 28, 2004 June 1 - 15, 2004 June 16 - 30, 2004 TOTALS BILLING TRIPS SH ARE TRIPS BILLING TRIPS SHARE TRIPS BILLING TRIPS SHARE TRIPS $1,044.10 77 1 $3,650.94 257 14 $0.00 0 0 $3,779.60 228 14 $5,994.38 306 5 $0.00 0 0 $5,393.40 296 12 $4,835.76 259 7 $0.00 0 0 $7,098.25 363 27 $6,246.70 295 9 $0.00 0 0 $8,516. 26 530 33 $9,668.13 557 13 $0.00 0 0 $7,264.80 472 37 $10,153.74 572 25 $0.00 0 0 $11,940.00 683 62 $12,119.96 600 46 $0.00 0 0 $12,885. 80 706 79 $13,371.62 689 40 $0.00 0 0 $11,612.40 629 62 $12,253 .69 656 38 $952.96 61 0 $0. 00 0 0 $19,033.86 901 59 $3,760.05 246 0 $0. 00 0 0 $20,916.77 878 70 $3,989.70 210 0 $0. 00 0 0 $26,183.77 1153 95 $4,553 .60 285 0 $4,852. 40 252 11 $23,531.47 1007 95 $4,441 .97 277 0 $9,395.25 433 27 $22,662.54 932 60 $5,646.86 330 0 $8,195.00 367 72 $18,108.60 746 122 $5,310.30 311 6 $8,655. 93 331 82 $16,788.24 645 81 $5,790.70 272 6 $10,533.61 362 166 $23,508.50 862 138 $7,644.86 406 8 $8,407.60 327 87 $25,815.72 896 176 $7,547.00 378 20 $119,574. 40 6,056 772 $274,844. 39 12,211 1,093 $49,638.00 2,776 40 TOTAL FOR ALL COMPANIES $444,056. 79 21,043 1,905 TOTAL COST PER TRIP $21.10 TOTAL % OF SHARE TRIPS 9.05% 8/5/2004 5 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION CO MMISSION MEASURE "A" SPECIALIZED TRANSIT TAXI DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TRIP TYPE Trips Avg . Trips/Day Medical Pharmacy Grocery Shopping Senior Ctr Recreation Banking Other TOTALS 10/03 - 12/03 4,212 69.05 976 19 102 338 320 92 25 155 TOTALS 1/04 - 3/04 7,697 118 .42 1,614 31 134 345 240 89 30 251 TOTALS 4/04 - 6/04 9,134 138.39 2,847 129 154 433 430 118 68 917 TOTALS 21,043 109.60 5,437 179 390 1,116 990 299 123 1,323 Of the 21,043 trips provided, 9,857 passenger trips were tracked to determine trip purpose. Following is a summary: Medical 55.16% Shopping 11.32% Senior Centers 10.04% Other 13.42% Grocery 3.96% Recreation 3. 03% Pharmacy 1.82% Banking 1.25% 8/5/2004 6