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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1982/01/19 Item 8COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item 8 Meeting Date 1/19/82 ^~ ^. ITEM TI11LE: SUBMI Since H Monday (ARC) " 1.5 hou nator h the San will re other C BY: Resolution ~0~~',Z, Approving Agreements for Coordinated Transportation Services Development Services Administrator ~~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No x ) ndYtrans began operation in November, 1979, we have been carrying about 25 persons, hrough Friday, to and from the Association for Retarded Citizens of San Diego's tarlight Center". This service commits all three HandYtrans vehicles for about s both in the morning and afternoon, or three hours per day. The Transit Coordi- s worked out a coordinated service arrangement involving the City, the ARC and Diego Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled (Regional Center) that ult in expanded special transportation service both to Starlight Center and to ula Vistans using HandYtrans. Therefore, it is my RECOMMENDATION: That Council adopt this resolution approving the following two agreements: (1) Ag Bement between the City and the Association for Retarded Citizens for supplemental tr nsportation service to Starlight Center; and (2) Transportation Purchase of Service Agreement between the City and the Regional Center. BOARD/CQMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: This Co rdinated Transportation Service arrangement has been presented to the Elderly and Handica ped Transportation Advisory Committee, and the Committee supported this proposal. DISCUSS ON: The com fitment of all three HandYtrans vehicles to Starlight Center service for three hours daily i a concern because we are unable to carry other eligible HandYtrans users during the mor ing and afternoon period when we are serving Starlight Center. There is additional demand using these times: for medical, shopping and social trips, and from handicapped student attending Southwestern College. The Tra sit Coordinator learned that many people attending the Starlight Center rehabili- tation rogram are reimbursed for their transportation by Regional Center, which is support d financially by the State Department of Developmental Services. He has met with the Sta light Center administrator and a representative from Regional Center, this fall, to discuss the following objectives: continue to serve Starlight Center at the existing or increas d level, and free at least one HandYtrans vehicle to serve people not attending the Sta light Center Program. Starlight Center has its own vehicles - two vans and one 40-pass nger bus - that are used for Center activities during the day, and are not used to tran port clients to and from the Center because of insufficient ,personnel. The Tra sit Coordinator has worked out the following coordinated transportation service arrangement among the City, Starlight Center and Regional Center: the City, through its HandYtr ns contract operator, Community Transit Services, Inc. (CTS), will provide trans- portati n service to Regional Center clients attending Starlight Center, using one Starlight Center an and bus. These two vehicles will carry about 31 persons to and from Starlight Center, Monday through Friday. These persons will include about 14 persons from National City at ending Starlight Center. The City/CTS will provide drivers, fuel, and minor mainte- Form A-1~3 (Rev. 11/79) ' ~ Page 2, Item .8 Meeting of 1/19/82 Hance s rvice to the Starlight Center vehicles. The City/CTS will be named additional insured on the Starlight Center vehicle liability insurance policy; the coverage is $5 mill on each occurrence. The cos for this service is a maximum of $136.07 per day, which includes CTS costs of $132.07 and $4.00 City administrative costs. Total monthly cost is $2,857.47. Regional Center ill reimburse the City for the total cost incurred for this service on a monthly basis. The two agreements specify the details of this coordinated service arrangement. The agree- ment be ween the City and Starlight Center addresses the issue of vehicle use, and the agreeme t between the City and Regional Center addresses the reimbursement to the City for tra sportation costs. If these two agreements are approved by Council, Regional Center will su mit them as a proposal for funding to the State Department of Developmental Services. A decis on from the State is anticipated within two months, so this service could begin by March, 982. Both agreements terminate on June 30, 1982 because that date is the end of this fi cal year for the City and for Regional Center. If this coordinated service arrange- ment is successful, we will submit a proposal to Regional Center to renew the Transportation Service Agreement for FY 1982-83. The agreement between the City and the ARC (Starlight Center) will also be renewed for FY 1982-83. In summ ry, thiscoordindation arrangement will result in the following: - Incre sed transportation service to Starlight Center. - Incre sed transportation service to other Chula Vistans by "freeing" one HandYtrans vehic e. - No ad itional cost to City. ' - SinceI100 percent of the cost will be recovered for this service, including this service " in Ha dYtrans statistics will have a positive impact on our performance indicators. A repre$entative of Regional Center is present to answer any questions Council may have. FISCAL IMPACT: None -~ WMG: rms,~DT-010 ~j -/~ .~ ..