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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 12092003 - C52 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra FROM: TRANSPORTATION, WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE f_ =•,•y Costa COMMITTEE (SUPERVISOR JOHN GIOIA, CHAIR) County a V r DATE: december 1 2003 °sU SUBJECT: Report on the Status of the Contra costa Transportation Authority's Paratransit Improvement Stud SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS CONSIDER authorizing the Chairof the Board of Supervisors to sign a letterto the Chairof the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to encourage the evaluation of alternative service models and management issues in their Paratransit Improvement Study. FISCAL IMPACT None to the General Fund. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The Committee has received periodic reports on the Contra Costa Transportation Authority's(Authority) Paratransit improvement Study since the Board referred this matter to the Committee on July 8, 2003. The Authority initiated this study at the request of the Board of Supervisors. $100,000 is budgeted for hiring a consultant to prepare the attached scope of work(see Exhibit A). MTC contributed $50,000 for this effort. A consultant was hired in June to begin work. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _ XRECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE (S): SuisorJohn Gioia Supervisor Millie Greenberg ACTION OF BOARD ON December 9, 2003 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT Nine } AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: John Cunningham (925/335-1243) cc: Community Development Department (CDD) ATTESTED December 9, 2003 JOHN SWEETEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR 9 DEPUTY GATransportation\TWIMBoard Orders12003\paratransit.12.doc REPORT ON THE STATUS OF CCTA'S PARATRANSIT IMPROVEMENT STUDY December 1, 2003 Page 2 BACKGROUNDREASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS (,Continued, Preliminary draft findings and recommendations were presented to the TAC on November 20, and subsequently to the Paratransit Coordinating Council. While the study is scheduled to be completed in January 2004,these preliminary recommendations were developed in the absence any analysis of alternative service delivery models, management issues, or an evaluation of proposals for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of paratransit services as called for in the Scope of Work for this study. The Committee is concerned that development of preliminary draft recommendations is premature given the absence of completing a major portion of the scope of work and the lack of documentation to substantiate its recommendations and be made available for review and comment by interested parties. At this point, the Committee recommends that the Board authorize the Chair to send a letter to the Authority encouraging adoption of a schedule that allows the full analysis of the issues called for in the scope of work and a through review of its findings by interested parties. Such a schedule will ensure the study's recommendations will have the widest support possible and the best chance for success at addressing the transportation needs the elderly and persons with disabilities. The Board of Supervisors Contra John Sweeten Clerk of the Board Costaand County Administration Building Count-Administrator 651 Pine Street,Room 106Count (925)335-1940 Martinez, California 94553-4068 Join Chola,District I ••=- ��* r + Gayle B.Uilkema,District II Millie Greenberg,District III ; Mark DeSaulnier,District IV Federal D.Glover, District v December 9, 2003 Honorable Julie Pierce, Chair CC Transportation Authority 3478 Buskirk Ave#100 Pleasant Hill CA 94523 Dear Chair Pierce, The Board of Supervisors receives regular updates on the Contra Costa County Paratransit Improvement study from staff. We have been informed that the preliminary draft findings and recommendations were presented to the TAC on November 20, and subsequently to the Paratransit Coordinating Council. These preliminary recommendations were developed in the absence of an documented analysis of alternative Y Y service delivery models, management issues, or an evaluation of proposals for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of paratransit services as called for in the Scope of Work for this study. The Board is concerned that development of preliminary draft recommendations is premature given the absence of a major portion of the scope of work. This omission is the documentation substantiating the findings and recommendations. This information should be made available for review and comment by interested parties. It appears that the timeline is rather aggressive given the amount of material which still needs to be produced and reviewed. The Board requests that the Authority adopt a schedule for this study that allows the full analysis of the issues called for in the scope of work and a thorough review of its find* s b • g g Y interested parties. We are aware that the Authority is interested in making the study's findings available for the debate on priorities for the renewal of Measure C. However, the addition of a month or two to the schedule is important to ensure that the study's recommendations will have the widest support possible and pp the best chance for success at addressing the transportation needs the elderly and persons with disabilities. Sincerely, Mark De S aulnier, Chair Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors MDeS\JC G:\TPD\JC\sentltr\D4\paratransit-Dec-03.doc c: Members,PCC c/o Bill Liskarnm Paratransit Study TAC Advisory Council on Aging