HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 9202 N.C.S. 06/15/1981. . . JLS:ad 6-16-81 -
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- ~~ ~ l~esolutio~ No. 9202 N.~C. S: .
of. ,the City of Peta~lurna, _Califor"nia
, ~ A.RESOLUTION AUTHOR•IZING A.RA'RATRANSIT"DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAPI;=APJD AUTHORIZIN,G: THE MAYOR''OR C.ITY MANAGER TO
EXECIJTE` NECESSARY AGREEMENTS
. WHEREA'S;, the. Ci~ty :of .F'eta.l:uma is~ requ;ire:d.by the Tr.anspo.rtation
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D~ve]opment Act (TDA) to addre;ss the 'special t,r,ansi:t needs o;f the elderly and
• t'he. handieapped',, an~d .
~, i WWEREAS, the Retal~uma Peoples ~S'ervi,ces• Center has p.roposed to oper-~
ate°.a transportation sys-tem' to me,et :thes:e speci'a.l needs; and .
. ~ WHEREAS, the City of Pe~t.aluma ~has funds~'a.v:a~'`l.able f.rom t-he State
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~ Transporta,ti'on ~Assistance,~program for fiscal yea"r :1981-82 to provide a demon-
stration program,
NOW, fiHEREFORE':, BE .IT ':RESOL~VED that the Mayo'r or Gi ty Manager i s hereby
authorized to. enter .into~~a' Pa:r:atransit`'Demonstration~~Program as outlined in the
report~ of Willi:am Li`ebel', dated June 15; 1981, a'nd
~ ~~B~E ~ IT~ FURTME~~R ~RESOLII,E~D t~h~a~t~ th~e ,Ma~y,or~ o~r• Ci~ty h1a~nager i s hereby a~u:-
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~ thorized to execute any ~con:tracts and/or ag:re'ements: requi red wi`th t'he Petal uma
- Feoples. Se.rvices ;Cent:er to:'impl:ement `sai:d'>demonstra;tio,n program., and ..
-' ' Bf IT FURTHER RESOLII,E~~D' that Ci ty. staff= i s hereby di'rected to devel op
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a ~budget fo;r~ the` demo;nstrati on= program: -. . ~. :_
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Under :tlie. power and.:authotity _confecred npon, th'is .Council! by ~Ehe Charter of said City:
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. Council y certify the foregoing ResoluEion was introduced_ and adopted; by the .
on the of the 'City of, Petaluma at a(Regulai) (~(t~j~(i~p(~j~p~~j~,.meeting: App;oved as,ta,c
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following vote: ~
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Gity A[torney ,
AYES:. Counc~i~lmen; Per,,ry~/Harberson/Bond/Vice-Mayo:r". Battaglia/Council:men Balshaw/
. Ca~ana;gli/Mayo,r '~1atte:i
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F..ORM~CA-2 1/80 ~- RES No: 72O'2 -N . C. ~'_
Attacl~unent 1
June 15, 1981
~ Paratrarisit:Demonstration Program
~ ~ City of' Petaltuna~
FY 1981-82 .
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Recipients of . TDA F!unels are requixeci:' to. `address the .transportation needs
of tlie ~elderly, the ;Yiandicappecl arir~. the ~transit dependerit., ~Eor the most part
it is at each agencies c7iscretion to determine; hcxnr to. accomplish, this.
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A Paratransit D~monstration Program was discussed`at.the.June l, 1981
City. Council. meeting. Staff was ~.directed tr~, revi~ ;several areas of concern
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arid ~bring. the items back tp "tYie' oouricil for review. Of par;ticular conoern was
the service area, tYie .furiding, ~capital. .cbsts and tlie .demand. for the seYVice..
The coun staff was, contacted to determtne if the .counties
in the ~fiinding ,could be iricreasecl:~ ~'I'hey, have no adclitional. funds .p~~cipation
$15,. ~available.
Oq0 of Sqnoma ~County _STA Funds were Set asirde for Petaltuna to claim for
Paratransit, The 'county indi:cat~d ~these furiels: eould stil.l be claimed even if
the service was limited to the city limits. ~~. .~
The 'City of :Petal~na. has' a$15,,000; allocation of' TDA F~uids available for
capital purposes.. 'These funds'~may be% utilized', prior'. to the end .of F'Y 1981-82,
aft,er thatr;date: they will :revert to the "Soncuna. County Local Transportation Fund
for reallocation.
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Petaltmla ;also has ~ approxa.mately. $50;:,OQO of its -STA Funds available for
Paratransit puiZ~oses. 'I'hese riionies are only available during` FY 1981-82.
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' Presently the city ooritraets wi'th the Petaltm~a Peoples Service Center
:(PPSC) ~for limited paratransit~serviee .~'This contract expires June 30, 1981.
The city pnmvides the vehicle, maintenance, insurance, fuel,,.etc. for an eight
passeriger van which is not equipped with`a wheelchair.lift. The city's annual
o~st is approximately $7,500..00';and curr"ently funded'by TDA. PPSC provides the
driver-,; the dispatcher anel' oversees 'the operation. PPSC:also operates another
non fully accessixile ~~van -wYi.ich is ~funded by the Council. on Aging. This funding
will terminat~>June 30; 1981 with no,monies available after that date.
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PPSC has sul~nitted a proposai for a. dem~nstration program which is outlined
in the'attached l'etter, d'ated May~.26s; 1981, from'Robin Schaef, ~ecutive Director.
The service area woi~?ld be specifically l~mited to the city limits and tYie program
for a one year demoristration. Their.proposal would provide fuYly accessible.'trarisit,
service~ on a demaiid responsive basis; to the citizens o£ Petaltuna. . It could al"so
serve areas ~withi"n. our fixed :route system wh:ich e~rienee extr~nely Tow ridership
i.e. ;Leasure I~ake l~iobile~ Home'Park, LittYe Woods Ntobile~ Park, ete. The effort of,
the fixed ,route: ~sys"tem can.~fhen be directed to~aards areas where ~w.e have overloads
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~PPSC presently,e~eriences a total,d~mand for 24~one way trips'per day.-_
Trarisportation ~denaiid is. iri tlze follaairig categories'; .Meclical 34%, Shoppirig 8 0
Recreation, etc. 58%.. All:of these clients are in the categor-ies~of elderly or
handicapped. With a wheelchair lift,and a larger vehiele their trip demand arid
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service cagability slioul'd ;iricrease siibstantially.
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~Volunteer driver re~mbursement is also included in the PPSC proposal.
This.is an extr~nely cost effective.rnethod of providing transportation. The
driver,is only reimbursed expenses at a rate of .25G per mile. This relieves
the bus from making special trips for just one or tWo riders.
The city has Several options for acguiring a fully accessible paratransit
vehicle. We could go out to bid for a new wide body van, capable of carrying
12 passengers and t~ wheelchairs, it would cost approximately $35,000 with a
90 to 120 day delivery time;. We have also been advi:sed that the County of
Sonoma~presently has a used Mercedes--Benz bus with a wheelchair lift. Its a
1977 model with 67,000 miles and in good,running condition. It seats 14 passengers
and carries two ~aheelchairs: The oounty will make a decisibn, within the next
month,~on whether or not the vehi:cle is adequate for their use. If not, we may
be able to purchase it for $10,000 to SL5,000. This vehicle would be compatible
with our present fleet, inventory and maintenance system.
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lb% fare box recovery is required for non iarban serviee of this nature
(STA-TDA_Regulations.) M'I'C does allow a grace period during the initial start
up. A dollar fare is recca~anended. No disoounts would be given i:n as much as
the elderly and Yiandicappecl .woulel constitute a majority of transit patrons and
the service:~level would be extremely high (i.e. door to door.)
Records would be maintained, wh:ich would detail type of trip, origin and
destination, trip length and other pertinent data. `This infoYmation will be
utilized in reviewing the program, its cost and its benefit.
If the council decides to conduct~the program as outlined, it is recommended
that 1)i the present oontract with PPSC be extended, so that there would not be a
gap in~the communities paratransit service and 2) that+staff be authorized to
purehase a paratransit vehi'cle, pre€erably the usecl bus frcxn the County of Sorioma,
and implement the program as outlined.