Agenda 09/27/2011 Item #10C
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approvetbe Local Coordinating Board (LCB) recommendation for tbe
provision of paratransit service in fiscal year 2012, including completing a required Title
VI Fare Equity Analysis to evaluate impacts of a potential fare increase to the riders and
budget for the CoOier Area Paratransit system; .and to approve a budget amendment in the
amount of $25,000 to fu.nd this analysis.
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OBJECTIVE: That the Board of County Commissioners approve the Local Coordinating Board
(LCB) recommendation for the provision of paratransit. service in fiscal year 2012~ including
completing a required Title VI Fare Equity Analysis to evaluate impacts of a potential fare
increase to the riders and budget for the Collier Area Paratransit system; and to approve a budget
amendment in the amount of $25,000 to fund this analysis.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Alternative Transportation Modes (ATM) Department is responsible
for the management of the Collier Area Transit (CAT) System. CAT provides Fixed Route and
Paratransit transportation services to the residents of Collier County. The Collier Area
Paratransit (CAP) system provides passenger trips funded by three different programs; Medicaid,
Tr~sportation Disadvantaged (TO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In March of
2011, as part of the monthly Collier Area Transit (CAT) and Collier Area Paratransit (CAP)
ridership analysis~ there was a notable increase in para transit trips and staff assessed that if the
trend continued, ridership would exceed the total trips budgeted for the fiscal year. As a result of
this evaluation, sulff.conducted an analysis that identified the potential impact on the service
based on increased ridership and a fixed. budget. Consequently the result was a reduction in
service.
On June 24~ 20 l1a public hearing was conducted at a special Local Coordinating Board (LCB)
meeting to discuss potential cuts in trips in the TD. program for the remainder of Fiscal Year
2011. The. LCB heard from the public who expressed a great need for the continued TD service.
The public also indicated that it would rather the Board of County Commissioner increase fares
for the service instead of cutting any part of the program.
On June 28~ 2011, the BCC hearing recommend~tion from staff~ approved funds in the amount of
$137,270 to maintain the service for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2011 and directed the County
Manager to conduct a review of the paratransit program over the next 90 days and come back
with recommendation for the continued service in future fiscal years.
As requested~ staff ~ conducted the review of theparatransit program and reviewed its
recommendations to the Local Coordinating Board (LCB) at its September 9,2011 meeting. The
analysis concluded that with a continuing trend of increased ridership and a fixed budget~ FY
2012 win result in a budget deficit of $219,000. The LCB, hearing staff's presentations,
recommended the following:
I:J During FY 2012, maintain the Coordinated System and conduct and complete the
required Title VI Fare Equity Analysis in six months period at a cost not to exceed
$50,000 to evaluate impact of proposed fare increase on the riders and the budget.
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o Implement a fare increase, if found to be equitable through the Fare Equity Analysis,
during FY 2012.
o During FY 2013, discontinue providing Medicaid trips due to the June 30, 2012 contract
expiration with the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantage (CTD).
o Continue to provide TD and ADA trips in FY 2013 and maintain the fare Increase
implemented in FY 2012.
The Federal Transit Administration (FT A) Circular 4702.1 A ("Circular") requires all FT A
recipients, whose service area contains 200,000 or more residents, conduct a Title VI equity
analysis in the course of planning a major service change or any magnitude of fare change.
Equity analyses are required regardless of whether proposed changes would be detrimental or
beneficial to riders on the whole. A service expansion or fare decrease must be evaluated
according to a similar process as a service reduction or fare increase. Financial exigencies and
other special circumstances do not exempt recipients from the requirement to conduct equity
analyses.
A Title VI Compliance and Fare Equity Analysis will provide a thorough evaluation and provide
recommendations prior to implementing a fare increase. Some objectives of FTA's Title VI
Program, as set forth in FT A Circular 4702.1, "Title VI Program Guidelines for Federal Transit
Administration Recipients," will be analyzed, including:
· To ensure that FT A assisted benefits and related services are made available and are
equitably distributed without regard to race, color, or national origin;
· To ensure that the level and quality of FT A-assisted transit services are sufficient to
provide equal access and mobility for any person without regard to race, color, or
national origin;
· To ensure that opportunities to paliicipate in the transit planning and decision:"making
process are provided to persons without regard to race, color, or national origin:
· To ensure that decisions on the location of transit services and facilities are made without
regard to race, color, or national origin; and
· To ensure that corrective and remedial action is taken by all applicants and recipients of
FT A assistance to prevent discriminatory treatment of any beneficiary based on race,
color, or national origin.
It is anticipated the analysis will take approximately 6 months to complete with all the public
participation conducted in order to be ready for implementation of a fare increase by April 2012.
Results of the analysis will be disseminated to the Local Coordinating Board (LCB) and the
Federal Transit Administration (FT A). Without presupposing the results of the analysis, an
increase in fares may result in a minimal reduction to the budget shortfall in FY 2012 but should
return a breakeven budget in FY 2013, due to the elimination of the Medicaid program. Upon
completion ofthe Fare Equity Analysis staff will bring a request to approve a fare increase to the
Board with a more realistic estimate of how much the fare increase is estimated to reduce the
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estimated deficit. At this time a budget amendment will be requested to fund any remaining
operating deficit projected for the balance ofFY 2012. Funds are available in the Gas Tax Fund
313 Reserves.
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FISCAL IMP ACT: The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has been coordinating
with staff on this process and has offered FT A 5303 funding assistance in the amount of $25,000
towards the completion of the Fare Equity Analysis. A budget amendment in FY12 is necessary
to transfer funds from CAT Fund (426) Reserves in the amount of $25,000 to Paratransit Fund
(427) to cover the balance of the costs to complete the required analysis.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed and approved by the County
Attorney's Office, is legally sufficient for Board action and only requires a majority vote for
approval-SR T.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMP ACT: There is no Growth Management Impact associated
with this Executive Summary.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners approve the Local
Coordinating Board (LCB) recommendation for the provision of paratransit service in Fiscal
Year 2012, including completing a required Title VI Fare Equity Analysis to evaluate impacts to
the riders and budget of a potential fare increase for the Collier Area Paratransit system; and
approve a budget amendment in the amount of $25,000 to fund this analysis; and authorize the
Chairman to sign the budget amendment.
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Prepared by: Glama Carter, Public Transit Manager - CAT
Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation made to LCB
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 10.C.
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve the Local Coordinating Board (LCB)
recommendation for the provision of paratransit service in fiscal year 2012, including
completing a required Title VI Fare Equity Analysis to evaluate impacts of a potential fare
increase to the riders and budget for the Collier Area Paratransit system; and to approve a
budget amendment in the amount of $25,000 to fund this analysis.
Meeting Date: 9/27/2011
Prepared By
Approved By
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Name: SotoCaroline
Title: Management/Budget Analyst,Transportation Administr
Date: 9/15/20 I 1 12:06:52 PM
Name: ArnoldMichelle
Title: Director - Alt Transportation Modes,Alternative Tr
Date: 9/15/2011 2:52:23 PM
Name: BetancurNatali
Title: Executive Secretary, Transportation Engineering & C
Date: 9/15/20113:09:15 PM
Name: FederNorman
Title: Administrator - Growth Management Div,Transportati
Date: 9/15/2011 3:26:02 PM
Name: TeachScott
Title: Deputy County Attorney,County Attorney
Date: 9/16/2011 9:17:54 AM
Name: StanleyTherese
Title: Management/Budget Analyst, Senior,Office of Management & Budget
Date: 9/19/2011 9:04:19 AM
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Name: KlatzkowJeff
Title: County Attorney,
Date: 9/19/201] 4:02:]] PM
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Name: OchsLeo
Title: County Manager
Date: 9/20/2011 ] 0:32:56 AM
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