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Home My WebLink AboutResolution 8352 N.C.S. 10/30/19787JLS: cw *solution No..-- 535-2)i ....... .........:;.:.N. C7 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF .PETALUMA APPROVING THEFORMATION OF A PARATRANSIT COORDINATING COONCII IN"ISONOMA COUNTY. _1A14?L INTRODUCED BY CQUNCILMAN__ ............ WILLIAM A7. PERRY, JR. --- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ - --- and SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ................................................ G ........ ROLAND,BORD ............ BOND --------------------------_ at, a ................................................... .................. .................. .............. ..S_P_.E-C-IAL .......................... Meeiing of the City Council of 'the -- -- -- ----- City of Petaluma, on the ... ..... 30th ....................... day of. October ................................................................................. WHEREAS, Tho,Metrl6politan Trans Commission via Resolution No. 557'mandated the development of a county -wide Paratransit Coordinatihg.Council; and WHEREAS,:-th6 intere'sted cities,, paratransit operators and the county have met arid- developed the proposed '��Paratransit Coordinating Council in Sonoma.Coun,ty"..attachpd hereto and incorporated'herelnas,. Exhibit ", W.' i�' and, WHEREAS-, the City- Council has reviewed the attached Exhibit "A" NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Peta-luma,,that'the "Paratra.nsit Coordinating Council in Sonoma .County, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is hereby approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a.copy of this Resolution be forwarded,to the.Board Of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma with a recommendation from the City o'f. Petaluma Council that the Board also approve the :"Pa'ratrAnsit Coordinatiftq'Cbunc'i'l in-. Sonoma., County as set'forth-in Exhibit �'A". under the power and a'u'i:ho8n`ty" cionfeired upon this Council by the Charter of said City. 'I hereby, certify that° th.e foregoing Resolution was duty and, regularly introduced'. and, adopted by the Council ofthe, City of.Petaluma ,on the .......... ab.ti, .... ...... ' day, of_: .........October78 .. .............................................. . 19- ................. by the following votes: AYES: Councilmen Balshtaw, Bond, Harberson,_Hilliqqs,s..,,- Perry and Mayor ayor Putna.m..'. NOES: None. ABSENT: C 6" uh c 1 lm Cavanagh- * AtTES )-4' City C _6UNICIL FILM Mayor F0,R0.4 CA,27174 RES'. 'N' Q- PARATRANSLT COORUINATING COUNCIL IN SONOMA COUNTY Sonoma G;ounty Department of Public forks Division of Transportation Planning August, 1978 EXI-HOIT A • INTRODUCTION At a pub.lis hearing held i'n Santa Rosa on April 26, 1978, by the Metropolitan Trans;portat'ion,Commission to meet the requirements of Section 6658 of the Administrative Code to, examine the transportation. needs of Sonoma , the Commission found there are areas in Sonoma County with unmet transportation needs than can be reasonably met. "As "'a result of the testimony introduced by concerned citizens at the hearing, th;e Metropolitan Transportation Commission has passed Resolution No. 557 allocating Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds to satisfy claims submitted by,eli.gible claimants in the County of Sonoma with the `exception of claims. submitted for Article 8 street and road purposes. The Commission will promptly" reconsider Article 8 claims when the County of,Sonoma: (l) revises -and updates the County's portion of the Commission's Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) by developing and adopting an adequate comprehensive five year countywide transportation plan including related city and other local area implementation plans, and (2;) forms a coun:.tywi.de Paratransit Coordinating Council. Paratransit service is defined as those forms of passenger transportation which are available to the public, are distinct from conventional transit (scheduled bus and rai_l),, a,nd can operate over the highway and street system. ROLE The role of the Paratransit Coordinating Council (PCC) is to increase coopera- tion, coordination, and "the availability and effectiveness of special trans- portation services, to include but not limited to; minimizing overlap and duplication i'n the use of resources at the policy, managernent, and service delivery levels. COMPOSITION OF PCC The PCC will be open to any agency or organiza°tion interested in paratransit. It is recommended the number of voting members of the PCC be limited to a relatively small executive commit ee to insure efficiency in the process of conducting business at meetings. The structure of the PCC Executive Committee ~gill be rade up of the follo•;1ing three group's: (1) Public Agencies, (2) Provider Organizations, and (3) Con- sumer Organizations. Public Agencies Represented: (a) Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (b) City of Santa Rosa" (c City of Petaluma, (d) Sonoma'Cou'nty Department of Social Services (e) A City (Other than San=ta Rosa or Petaluma) (City to be selected by the Mayor's and City,Councilmen's.Association.) PARATRANS.IT COORDINATITIG, COUNCIL IN SONOMA`COUNTY Sonoma County Department of Public forks Division of Transportation Planning August, 1978 INTRODUCTION At a public hearing held in Santa Rosa, on April 2.6, 1978; by the 1.letropolitan Transportat'"on Commis'.sion to meet the requirements of Section 6658 of the Administrative Code to examine the'transpo'rtation needs of Sonoma, the Commission found there are,a,reas in Sonoma County with unmettransportation needs than can be reasonably met. As a result of the .testimony introducedby concerned citizens at the hearing, the Metropolitan Transportation Commis;si,.on has passed Resolution No. 557 allcc;ating.Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds to satisfy claims submitted by eligible claimants in the County of Sonoma with the exception of clai;ms submitted,for Article 8 street and road purposes. The Commission will promptly reconsider Article 8 claims when the County of Sonoma: (1)"revises and updates the County's portion of the. Commission's Regional Transportation' Plan (RTP) and Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) by developing and adopting an adequate comprehensive five year countywide transportation plan including related .ci°ty and other local area implementation plans, and (2) forms a countywide Paratransit Coordinating Council. Paratransit service,is defined as those forms of passenger transportation which are available to the public, are distinct from co'nventio;nal transit (scheduled bus and rail), and can operate over the highway and street system. ROLE The role of the Paratransit Coordinating Council (PCC) is to increase coopera- tion, coordination, and the availability and effectiveness of special trans- portation services, to include but not limited to, minimizing overlap and duplication in the use of resources at the policy, management, and service delivery levels. COMPOSITION OF PCC The PCC will be open to a.ny agency or organiza.ti;on interested in paratransit. It is recommended t'he number of voting members of the.PCC be limited to a relatively small executive committee to insure effic•i:ency in the process of conducting business at meetings. Th.e, structure of the PCC Execut-ive Committee will be rade up of the follo-.,ing three groups: (1) Public Agencies, (2) Provider Organizations, and (3.) Con- sumer Organizations. Public A9encies Represented: (a) Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (b City of. Santa Rosa (c; City of Petaluma. (d) Sonoma` County Department of Social Services (e) A City (Other than Santa Rosa or Petaluma) (City to be selected by the Mayor's and City Councilmen's Association.) 2, Provider Organtions Represented: • (a) Taxi industry of Sonoma County (b) Four organiza°tions s.e,l,ected by private or non-profit transit providers 3'. Consumer :Organizations Represented: (a) Consumer organization representing the Elderly (b) Consumer organization. representing the Handicapped (c) Consumer organization representing Economically Disadvantaged (d) Two additional consumer organizations Prior to the first,PCC meeting the Sonoma County Public Works staff will schedule a meeting o,f.p.rovider organ izptions to select their representatives to the PCC executive committee. The method of selection of the consumer representatives will be determined at the first PCC meeting. An organization may be represented only once on the executive committee. Each selected organization and public agency shall appo°int one member and alternate member to PCC Executive Committee. Staff members from Cal Trans, HTC and Sonoma County Department of Public Works will be non-voting members of the PC,C and will' attend meetings in an advisory capacity. The PCC Executive Committee will select a chairperson and adopt bylaws as appropriate for the PCC. Sonoma County Public Works staff will conduct the first meeting.