Backup Documents 12/11-12/2012 Item #16D11 ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS CHECKLIST & ROUTING
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TO ACCOMPANY ALL ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS SENT TO
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE FOR SIGNATURE
Print on pink paper.Attach to original document.Original documents should he hand delivered to the Board Office.The completed routing slip and original
documents are to he forwarded to the Board Office only after the Board has taken action on the item.)
ROUTING SLIP
Complete routing lines#1 through#4 as appropriate for additional signatures,dates,and/or information needed.If the document is already complete with the
exception of the Chairman's signature,draw a line through routing lines#1 through#4,complete the checklist,and forward to Sue Filson(line#5).
Route to Addressee(s) Office Initials Date
(List in routing order)
1.
2.
3.
4. Scott Teach, Deputy County Attorney County Attorney's Office
5. Kristi Barlett, Supervisor Board of County Commissioners
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6. Minutes and Records Clerk of Court's Office �rc\ (-24201(2-
PRIMARY CONTACT INFORMATION
(The primary contact is the holder of the original document pending BCC approval.Normally the primary contact is the person who created/prepared the executive
summary.Primary contact information is needed in the event one of the addressees above,including Sue Filson,need to contact staff for additional or missing
information.All original documents needing the BCC Chairman's signature are to be delivered to the BCC office only after the BCC has acted to approve the
item.)
Name of Primary Staff Yousi Cardeso Phone Number (239)252-5886
Contact
Agenda Date Item was December 11,2012 Agenda Item Number 16D11
Approved by the BCC
Type of Document 2 Grant Applications Number of Original 2
Attached `pas.2012-2.1-kq et-14t 2X12-250 Documents Attached �r sr_, P a,
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INSTRUCTIONS& CHECKLIST
Initial the Yes column or mark"N/A"in the Not Applicable column,whichever is appropriate. Yes N/A(Not
(Initial) Applicable)
I. Original document has been signed/initialed for legal sufficiency. (All documents to be signed by the YC
Chairman,with the exception of most letters, must be reviewed and signed by the Office of the
County Attorney."Phis includes signature pages from ordinances,resolutions,etc. signed by the
County Attorney's Office and signature pages from contracts,agreements,etc.that have been fully
executed by all parties except the BCC Chairman and Clerk to the Board and possibly State
Officials.)
2. All handwritten strike-through and revisions have been initialed by the County Attorney's Office and N/A
all other parties except the BCC Chairman and the Clerk to the Board
3. The Chairman's signature line date has been entered as the date of BCC approval of the document or YC
the final negotiated contract date whichever is applicable.
4. "Sign here"tabs are placed on the appropriate pages indicating where the Chairman's signature and YC
initials are required.
5. In most cases(some contracts are an exception),the original document and this routing slip should be YC
provided to Ian Mitchell in the BCC office within 24 hours of BCC approval. Some documents are
time sensitive and require forwarding to Tallahassee within a certain time frame or the BCC's actions
are nullified. Be aware of your deadlines!
6. 'fhe document was approved by the BCC on December 11,2012 and all changes made during YC tor um
the meeting have been incorporated in the attached document.The County Attorney's Office
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has reviewed the changes,if applicable.
I: Forms/County Forms/BCC Forms/Original Documents Routing Slip WWS Original 9.03.04,Revised 1.26.05,Revised 2.24.05
«matter number»/«document_number»
Colter county
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Growth Management Division
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Michelle S. Peronto
Local Agency Program Coordinator
FDOT, District One, Procurement Office
801 North Broadway Avenue
Bartow, Florida 33830
Re: 5310 Grant Submittal
Dear Ms. Peronto:
Collier County submits this Application for the Section 5310 Program Grant and agrees to comply with all
assurances and exhibits attached hereto and by this reference made a part thereof, as itemized in the
Checklist for Application Completeness.
Collier County further agrees, to the extent provided by law (in case of a government agency in accordance
with Sections 129.07 and 768.28, Florida Statutes) to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Department
and all of its officers, agents and employees from any claim, loss, damage, cost, charge, or expense arising
out of the non-compliance by the Agency, its officers, agents or employees, with any of the assurances stated
in this Application.
This Application is submitted on the 11" day of December, 2012 with two (2) original resolutions or certified
copies of the original resolution authorizing Fred W. Coyle, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners
to sign this Application. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
Michelle E. Arnold, ATM Director
Collier Area Transit
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Growth Management Division•2885 South Horseshoe Drive•Naples,Florida 34104•239-252-8192•FAX 239-252-2726
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Checklist for Application Completeness, 5310-37 FY13/14
Name of Applicant: Collier County Board of County Commissioners
Check One: First Time Applicant: Previous Applicant: Yes
The following must be included in the Section 5310 Grant application in the following order:
✓ This checklist
Applicant's cover letter(use FDOT provided cover letter)
it Two(2)copies of the governing board's Resolution
✓ Exhibit A-1: Fact Sheet
✓ Application for Federal Assistance(Form 424, Code 20.513)
Operating and Administrative Expense and Revenue Form
✓ Current Vehicle and Transportation Equipment Inventory Form
✓ Capital Request Form
• Exhibit A: Current System Description
✓ Exhibit B: Proposed Project Description
'✓ Exhibit C: Public Hearing Notice and Publisher's Affidavit(for public agencies only)
✓ Exhibit D: Coordination
✓ Exhibit F: Federal Certifications and Assurances
NIA Exhibit G: Certification of Equivalent Service(if grant is for non-accessible vehicles)
✓ Exhibit H: Applicant Certification and Assurance to FDOT
Exhibit K: Applicant Certification of Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan(TDSP)
Date application was submitted to Local Clearinghouse/Regional Planning Council:
(send one(1)copy of letter received from the Local Clearinghouse/RPC to FDOT)
Additional documents required for first-time applicant(if a private-non-profit agency)
uIA Copy of Certification of Incorporation
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RESOLUTION NO.2012-2 4 9 16 0 1 1
A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE AND
FILE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO APPLY FOR A FEDERAL TRANSIT
AGENCY SECTION 5310 GRANT, TO REVISE AND EXECUTE ANY REQUIRED
DOCUMENTATION, AND TO ACCEPT, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY, ANY
SUCH GRANT AWARDED.
WHEREAS, 49 U.S.C.§ 5310 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants
and loans to local government authorities such as Collier County to help provide mass
transportation services to meet the special needs of elderly individuals and individuals with
disabilities; and
WHEREAS, each year, through an application process administered by the Florida
Department of Transportation, the Collier County Transportation Disadvantaged program has
obtained funds that are used for the purchase of vehicles and for the provision of
transportation services to the elderly and disabled residents of Collier County; and
WHEREAS, the Collier County Local Coordinating Board ("LCB") has requested that
the Collier County Board of County Commissioners apply this year for FTA 49 U.S.C.§ 5310
funds in order to purchase vehicles to transport the elderly and disabled residents of Collier
County; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Collier County Commissioners has authority to apply for and
accept grants from the Florida Department of Transportation as authorized by Chapter 341,
Florida Statutes, and by the Federal Transit Administration Act of 1964, as amended.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners,
Collier County, Florida,that:
1. The BOARD authorizes its Chairman to file and execute the application on behalf of the
Collier County Board of County Commissioners with the Florida Department of
Transportation for the Federal Transit Administration Section 5310 Grant, including
revising and executing any and all documents required in connection with filing the
application, copies which are attached hereto, to approve any budget amendments
necessary to receive the funds, and to accept those funds on behalf of the County.
2. The BOARD'S Registered Agent in Florida is Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney.
The registered Agent's address is 3299 East Tamiami Trail,Naples, FL 34112.
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3. The BOARD authorizes its Chairman to sign any and all assurances, warranties,
certifications, agreements, any subsequent amendments, contracts and other such
documents that may be required in connection with the application.
4. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon signature by the Chairman.
This Resolution adopted after motion, second and majority vote favoring same, this
-\-\\ day off ELNDAD ,2012.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIO ;1 RS
D GHT E.BROCK,Clerk COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA
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By Atli!A a/� By -
i epu . • red W. Coyle,Chairman r
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Ap•••ved as to • I and : 'iciency:
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Scott Teach
Deputy County Attorney
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EXHIBIT A-1 -- FACT SHEET
Name of Applicant: Collier County Board of County Commissioners
This is a one year `snap shot' of your service and every agency must use the following
fiscal years: July 1, 2011 —June 30, 2012 for the CURRENT year, and, July 1, 2013—June 30, 2014
for the year the grant is to be awarded. (1)
July 1, 2011 — June 30, July 1, 2013 —June 30,
2012 2014
CURRENTLY IF GRANT IS
AWARDED
(Estimates are acceptable.)
L Number of one-way trips provided to 124,704 124,704
elderly and persons with disabilities
(E&D) PER YEAR
2. Number of individual Elderly and 1,524 1,524
Disabled unduplicated riders (first ride
per rider per fiscal year) PER YEAR
3. Percentage of Elderly and Disable 21 % 21 %
needing wheelchair positions
ACTUAL
4. Number of vehicles used to provide Average of 20 per day Average of 20 per day
Elderly and Disable service ACTUAL
5. Number of ambulatory seats Average of 12 per Average of 12 per
AVERAGE PER VEHICLE vehicle vehicle
(Total number of ambulatory seats in the
total fleet divided by the total number of
fleet vehicles)
6. Number of wheelchair positions 68 68
AVERAGE PER VEHICLE
(Total number of wheelchair positions in
the total fleet divided by the total number
of fleet vehicles)
7.Vehicle miles traveled PER YEAR 1,088,648 1,088,648
8. Average vehicle miles PER DAY 27,914 27,914
9. Normal number of days that vehicles 7 7
are in operation PER WEEK
10.Normal hours of vehicle operation 10 10
PER DAY
11. Trip length(Roundtrip) 21.06 miles 21.06 miles
AVERAGE
(1) Information clarified at workshops.
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APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE Version 7/03
1.TYPE OF SUBMISSION:
Application—place an x in the box Pre-application—place an x in the box
[3 construction []construction
[ ]non-construction []non-construction
2.DATE SUBMITTED December 11,2012 Applicant Identifier
3.DATE RECEIVED BY STATE State Application Identifier
4.DATE RECEIVED BY FEDERAL AGENCY Federal Identifier
5.APPLICANT INFORMATION
Legal Name:Collier County Board of County Commissioners Organizational Unit:
Department:Alternative Transportation Modes
Organizational DUNS:076997790 Division:Public Services
Address:3299 E.Tamiami Trl#103 Name and telephone number of person to be contacted on matters
involving this application(give area code)
Street: Prefix: First Name:Michelle
City:Naples Middle Name:Edwards
County:Collier Last Name:Arnold
State:Florida I Zip Code 34112 Suffix:
Country:USA Email:michellearnold@colliergov.net
6.EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER(EIN): Phone Number(give area code)
(Replace these boxes with numerals) 239-252-5841
59-6000558
Fax Number(give area code)239-252-6628
8.TYPE OF APPLICATION: 7.TYPE OF APPLICANT:(See back of form for Application Types)
Ni New iTj Continuation ❑Revision County
If Revision,enter appropriate letter(s)In box(es) ❑ Other(specify)
(See back of form for description of letters.)
Other(specify)
10.CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE 9.NAME OF FEDERAL AGENCY:
NUMBER: (Replace these boxes with numerals) Federal Transit Administration
20-513
TITLE(Name of Program):
11.DESCRIPTIVE TITLE OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT:
12.AREAS AFFECTED BY PROJECT(Cities, Counties,States, Capital Assistance to replace paratransit vehicles that have outlived
etc.): Community of/mmokalee,Naples,Marco Island,Everglades their useful life.
City,Collier County
13.PROPOSED PROJECT 14.CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF:
Start Date:711113 Ending a.Applicant b.Project
Date:
6/30/14
15.ESTIMATED FUNDING: 16.IS APPLICATION SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY STATE EXECUTIVE
ORDER 12372 PROCESS?
a.Federal $294,172 .80 a. Yes. 1117i THIS PREAPPLICATION/APPLICATION WAS MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE STATE EXECUTIVE ORDER 12372 PROCESS
FOR REVIEW ON:
b.Applicant $36,771 .60 DATE:
c.State $36,771 .60 b.No. ❑PROGRAM IS NOT COVERED BY E.O.12372.
d.Local $ °° ❑ PROGRAM HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED BY STATE FOR
REVIEW
e.Other $ 00 17.IS THE APPLICANT DELINQUENT ON ANY FEDERAL DEBT?
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f.Program Income $ °' ❑Yes. If"Yes"attach an explanation.
• '❑No
g.TOTAL $367,716 °°
18.TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF,ALL DATA IN THIS APPLICATION/PREAPPLICATION ARE TRUE AND
CORRECT. THE DOCUMENT HAS BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE APPLICANT AND THE APPLICANT
WILL COMPLY WITH THE ATTACHED ASSURANCES IF THE ASSISTANCE IS AWARDED.
a.Authorized Representative
Prefix:Mr. I First Name(red Middle Name:W.
Last Name:Coyle I I Suffix:
b.Title:Chairman ' c.Telephone Number(give area code)239-252-8097
d.Sgn. re of A% or,edR'•r, sentative: e.D \ \71:
Previous Edition Usable. thprize ,for L c I Reproduction. Standard Form 424(Rev.9-2003)
Prescribed by OMB Circular A-102
ATTEST Appro as to form l ka¢y
D GHT :9ROCK, CLERK L
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PART C
APPLIES TO ALL APPLICANTS FOR CAPITAL ASSISTANCE
FORM C-1
I'RANSPORTA'T ION-RELAFED OPERA LING and ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
NSES
Name of Applicant: COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
State Fiscal period from 10/1/12 to 9/30/13
EXPENSE CATEGORY EXPENSE $
Labor (501) $37,500
Fringe and Benefits(502) 20,200
Services(503) 56,500
Materials and Supplies(504) 468,100
Vehicle Maintenance(504.01) 332,300
Utilities(505) 20,500
Insurance(506)
Licenses and Taxes(507) 2,555,400
Purchased Transit Service(508) 2,600
Miscellaneous(509)
Leases and Rentals(512)
Depreciation (513)
TOTAL EXPENSE $3,493,100
FORM C-2
OPERATING and ADMINISTRATIVE REVENUES
OPERATING REVENUE CATEGORY REVENUE $
Passenger Fares for Transit Service(401) 150,000
Special Transit Fares(402)
Other(403 —407)(identify by appropriate code)
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE $150,000
OTHER REVENUE CATEGORY
Taxes Levied Directly by the Transit System(408)
Local Cash Grants and Reimbursements(409) 2,378,100
Local Special Fare Assistance(410)
State Cash Grants and Reimbursements(411) 714,500
State Special Fare Assistance (412)
Federal Cash Grants &Reimbursements(413) 250,500
Interest Income(414)
Contributed Services(430)
Contributed Cash(431)
Subsidy from Other Sectors of Operations(440)
TOTAL OF OTHER REVENUE $3,343,100
GRAND TOTAL ALL REVENUE $
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CAPITAL REQUEST FORM
VEHICLE REQUEST
GMIS Code R or Number Description (b)(c) Estimated
(This column E requested r.% %%.1k i siltrr°iri t.€�g Cost
for FDOT use (a)
ONLY)
11. R 4 Turtle Top small cutaway 24"Vehicle with $367,716
6 standard seats and 6 foldaway seats
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$367,716
Sub-total
EQUIPMENT REQUEST (c)
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Sub-total $
(a) Replacement(R)or Expansion (E).
(b) Provide a brief description including the length and type vehicle, type of fuel, lift or ramp,
number of seats and wheelchair positions. Do not show the Make. For example, 22' gasoline bus
with lift, 12 amb. seats, 2 w/c positions (due to the higher cost of diesel vehicles the applicant shall
be required to pay the difference in cost over that of a gasoline vehicle).
(c) Show mobile radios and identify the type of radio(i.e. two way radio or stereo radio), computer
hardware/software,etc. under"Equipment Request."
VEHICLE SUBTOTAL$367,716 + EQUIPMENT SUBTOTALS 0.00 =$ 367,716 (x).
(x)X 80% =$ 294,172.80 [Show this amount on Form 424 in block 15(a)]
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COLLIER COUNTY/COLLIER AREA TRANSIT
2013 5310 GRANT Application
EXHIBIT A: Current System Description:
Collier Area Transit (CAT) & Collier Area Paratransit (CAP)
Vision:
To be an integral part of Collier County's Transportation network operated effectively and efficiently to
improve economic and environmental benefits while providing all residents an alternative to the automobile.
Collier Area Paratransit's Mission:
Identify and safely meet the transportation needs of Collier County,through a courteous, dependable, cost
effective and environmentally sound team commitment.
Collier County Local Coordinating Board Mission:
To carry out a coordinated and comprehensive approach to planning, developing and providing transportation
services that meet the needs of transportation disadvantaged persons.
Collier County occupies a land area of 2,026 square miles making it one of the largest County's in Florida.
Almost 24 percent of Collier County's population is 65 years of age or older. This is 7%higher than the entire
state of Florida.
Collier Area Transit (CAT) provides residents and visitors of Collier County with an accessible mode of travel.
These services include fixed route and paratransit service. The public transit services are operated by a
contracted management company; Keolis Transit America. Paratransit service is available seven days a week.
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners serves as the Community Transportation Coordinator
(CTC) for Collier County. As the management company for the CTC, CAT performs the basic elements of
coordination for the Paratransit program in Collier County, e.g., call intake, certification, eligibility,
reservations, scheduling, reporting and many other related functions. Two distinct transportation programs are
provided under CAT's Paratransit program: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Transportation
Disadvantaged(TD). As of July 15t of 2012 the Medicaid program is being managed by private provider MTM.
Service is provided under contract to Keolis mainly using vehicles provided and owned by the County. A total
of 124,704 one-way trips were provided during the state fiscal year 2012 and 115,758 during our fiscal year
2012. Fares for the paratransit program were increased effective October 1St of 2012 and are implemented as
regulated by each funding source. ADA fares are set up at $3.00 per one-way trip, based on Collier Area
Transit's fixed route bus fares. With more trip demand in such a large land area, comes wear and tear. More
vehicle miles traveled translate into increased maintenance requirements of our fleet.
Collier Area Transit's paratransit program operates an average of 20 routes and or manifests each day using
Collier County owned vehicles. The maintenance of Collier County owned vehicles is performed by Collier
County Fleet Management. Collier Area Paratransit's program conducts regular safety inspections on all
vehicles as a critical component of our overall safety and security program.
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Our current vehicle inventory is supplied elsewhere in this grant application. As can be seen, many of the
vehicles presently in the Collier County/Collier Area Transit Fleet have high mileage on them. The Federal
guidelines for vehicle replacement indicate that our paratransit size of vehicles qualify for replacement after 4
years or in excess of 100,000 miles. As the Community Transportation Coordinator,we would like to be able to
replace high mileage vehicles. High mileage vehicles require increased maintenance expenses compared with
lower mileage vehicles.
A copy of relevant pages from our TDSP Major Update Plan highlighting Service and Trend Analysis has been
included.
Types of Paratransit/Transportation Trips
Total (non-cumulative per quarter)
Total 122,914
Total 117,702 Total
115,578
112,696
17,252
17685 15,989
18,098
!.. 21,534
6,546
12,967
9,072
24,300 '. 15,383
13,174 14,052
79,171 78,745 Total Total Total Total Total Total Total
72,352 72,570 30,159 31,078 31,194 30,483 31,077 31,525
30,160 Total
; 21,357
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19 237 19751 19187 ! 20 558 19,614 21,207 20,213
11,536
FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY11 FY11 FY11 FY11 FY12 FY12 FY12 FY12
YE YE YE YE Q1 02 G13 04 01 02 03 04
■Medical t.Food •Personal •Work&Education
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of Trips by Funding Source
October 2011 - September 2012
■CMS& Sr. Svcs
3% • Medicaid
2
ADA
20%
44%
■TD
u.:
Total
33%
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DEVELOPMENT PLAN
INTRODUCTION TO THE SERVICE AREA
Background of the TD Program
In 1999, Collier County Government assumed the roll of the Community Transportation
Coordinator (CTC). The County then requested proposals for a private management entity.
ATC/Intelitran was selected and under contract until their contract terminated on September 30,
2002. As required, the County again requested proposals for a management entity. There were
three respondents to the request, ATC/Intelitran, McDonald Transit Associates and MV
Transportation Inc. The proposals were processed through a selection committee for review and
scoring. McDonald Transit Associates had the highest score, followed by ATC/Intelitran and MV
Transportation Inc. respectively. The management of the local fixed-route and paratransit
operations merged effective October 1, 2005 under McDonald Transit.
CTC Designation
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners serves as the Community Transportation
Coordinator (CTC) for Collier County. The County has directed that the Collier Area Transit
(CAT) Paratransit Program (operated by McDonald Transit) handle the management
responsibilities as the CTC. Figure 1 shows the organizational structure of the Collier County
CTC.
Collier Area Transit operates nine routes on a fixed-route system. The entire fleet is equipped
with lifts that are compatible with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
Collier County CTC is considered a complete brokerage, contracting all fixed-route, paratransit
and transportation disadvantaged operations to McDonald Transit who operates as Collier Area
Transit (CAT). Collier Area Transit obtains prior authorization for all trips (Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), Transportation Disadvantaged (TD), and Medicaid), schedules the trips
and invoices the County on a bimonthly basis.
As the management company for the CTC, CAT performs the basic elements of coordination for
the paratransit program in Collier County, e.g., call intake, certification, eligibility, reservations,
scheduling, transportation, reporting, cost-sharing and information sharing. Collier County
provides administrative support for the paratransit program, such as grant writing and
management, planning, and public information. Three distinct transportation programs are
provided under Collier Area Transit's Paratransit Program: Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), Transportation Disadvantaged (TD)and Medicaid.
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The ADA program provides service to people who reside within 3/4 miles of an existing CAT bus
route (with origins and destinations within 3/4 miles of a fixed-route), have transportation needs
that fall within the service schedule of CAT, but cannot access the bus system due to a
disability. The TD program provides service to people residing in areas where CAT bus routes
are not available, and who have no other means of transportation. The Medicaid program
provides transportation for individuals on Medicaid to Medicaid eligible services who cannot
travel by the CAT bus routes and have no other means of transportation.
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Consistency Review of Other Plans
Pertinent portions of the following plans were reviewed in order to determine consistency and
identify existing goals, objectives and policies that support transit and paratransit issues.
• Collier County's Growth Management Plan
• Marco Island's Comprehensive Plan for Future Growth
• City of Naples' Comprehensive Plan
• 2007 Transit Development Plan for Collier Area Transit
• Collier County 2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan
• Collier County Comprehensive Pathway (Bicycle/Pedestrian) Plan
• Collier County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
• Strategic Regional Policy Plan (SWFRPC)
• Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged 5 and 20 year plans
• Transit 2020: Florida's Strategic Plan for Public Transportation
To the maximum extent feasible, this Service Plan is consistent with all of the above-referenced
plans. By reducing the number of individual trips and vehicles on the road, the coordinated
system helps to address concerns expressed in these plans regarding roadway safety and
capacity constraints.
Local Coordinating Board Certification
See Appendix A for Collier County Local Coordinating Board Membership Certification.
Public Participation/Outreach
Pursuant to Chapter 427, Florida Statutes, the purpose of a Local Coordinating Board (LCB) is
to develop local service needs and to provide information, advice, and direction to the
community transportation coordinator on the coordination of services to be provided to the
transportation disadvantaged. In addition to the requirement of meeting on a quarterly basis,
the LCB reviews and approves the TDSP, evaluates services provided in its jurisdiction, and
assists the CTC with many issues related to the delivery of transportation disadvantaged
services. Rule 41-2.012, Florida Administration Code (FAC) outlines the membership of the
LCB to include the following:
• Chairperson appointed by the MPO — elected official from the county that the LCB
serves.
• A local representative of the Florida Department of Transportation;
• A local representative of the Florida Department of Children and Family Services;
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• A local representative of the public education community which could include, but not be
limited to, a representative of the district school board, school board transportation
office, or Headstart Program in areas where the school district is responsible;
• A local representative of the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation or the Division
of Blind Services, representing the Department of Education;
• A person recommended by the local Veterans Service Office representing the veterans
of the county;
• A person who is recognized by the Florida Association for Community Action
(President), representing the economically disadvantaged in the county;
• A person over sixty representing the elderly in the county;
• A person with a disability representing the disabled in the county;
• Two (2) citizen advocate representatives in the county; one who must be a person who
uses the transportation service(s) of the system as their primary means of transportation;
• A local representative for children at risk;
• The chairperson or designee of the local mass transit or public transit system's board,
except in cases where they are also the Community Transportation Coordinator;
• A local representative of the Florida Department of Elderly Affairs;
• An experienced representative of the local private for profit transportation industry.
• A local representative of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration;
• A representative of the Regional Workforce Development Board; and
• A representative of the local medical community, which may include, but not be limited
to, kidney dialysis centers, long term care facilities, assisted living facilities, hospitals,
local health department or other home and community based services, etc.
The Local Coordinating Board meetings are held in accessible locations and open to the public.
In addition to the membership listed above, the mailing list for the LCB quarterly agendas
include transportation partners, transportation disadvantaged passengers and advocates,
human service organizations, faith-based and community based organizations, local school
districts and others. The Collier County LCB seeks input from the public at all its meetings and
makes a concerted effort to include many community partners and advocacy groups in the
planning, evaluation, and service development processes throughout the year. In addition, an
annual public hearing is held and advertised to the public as required under the CTD
regulations. The MPO arranges for the annual meeting to be video recorded and aired on the
Collier County Government Channel.
Informal public involvement and outreach is also conducted on a regular basis by members of
the Collier County Alternative Transportation Modes staff assigned to the Transportation
Disadvantaged Program, members and staff of the Collier County Metropolitan Planning
Organization and staff from Collier Area Transit.
As part of the development of this TDSP document, input was solicited from the Collier County
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Technical Advisory Committee, the MPO Citizen's
Advisory Committee and the MPO Pathways Advisory Committee. It was also made available
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during a LCB subcommittee meeting presentation in mid-July 2008 and went before the LCB on
September 10, 2008 for final approval. Public input was solicited during the annual public
meeting held on March 12, 2008 and at an LCB meeting held on May 21, 2008.
Both JARC and New Freedom require pronounced public involvement/public participation and
outreach. In accordance with the requirements of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section
5316 (Job Access and Reverse Commute — JARC) and Section 5317 (New Freedom)
programs, Collier County has developed a "Program Management Plan" (PMP) to ensure the
efficient management of these programs. The PMP was submitted to FTA as part of the grant
requirements and an addendum will be added to incorporate comments received through
MPO's public involvement process related to the JARC and New Freedom grants. Prior
outreach efforts for the PMP by Collier Area Transit include meetings with stakeholders, private
transportation providers, social service agencies, and passengers. In addition, information is
also disseminated on available funding sources, solicited on unmet needs, and staff members
actively engage the community in identifying solutions to mobility needs.
In an effort to identify transportation needs for Collier County, a series of public participation and
outreach techniques were employed. County staff met with citizen's advisory groups,
conducted passenger surveys, and interviewed passengers.
Through all public outreach activities by the MPO and CAT, top five projects were identified:
• Extended service hours - night service for job access on both fixed route and paratransit
systems;
• Increased routes;
• Geographical service connections—including connection to and from Lee County;
• More frequent transit service — including weekend and personal trips that fall out of the
established prioritization schedule; and
• The addition of Bus Shelters/ Benches.
Additional outreach and public participation has occurred through a current planning project,
sponsored by the Florida Department of Transportation, District 1 Office of Modal Development.
The Heartland Rural Mobility Planning project is a mobility study of a six county area and
includes the Immokalee area. Public workshops have been provided for this study and an
active survey instrument is being utilized to assist in providing full participation and input by
residents within this area. On April 15, 2008, a workshop was held in Immokalee. While there
were very few in attendance, similar themes emerged as referenced above — residents need a
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connection to the services in Lee County; there is a great need for expanded service hours to
accommodate job access; and additional opportunities are needed for weekend trips.
Specifically, participants noted that for individuals living in the Immokalee area the focus of their
travel is often to Lee County — to Lehigh Acres and destinations such as the Edison Mall, East
Point Hospital, and the Wal-Mart in Lehigh Acres. They mentioned that employment for
residents in the area was somewhat equally split between Collier County and Lee County.
Additional discussion included transportation for residents, employees, students and visitors to
Ave Maria, a planned community in the area, as well as Big Cypress another community under
DRI review,just east of Golden Gate Estates and south of Ave Maria University.
Participants in the workshop noted the following community transportation needs:
• Access to employment
• Access for low income residents for sustenance trips, employment, health care,
entertainment, etc.
• Access to education/adult occupational training
• Access to Florida Gulf Coast University and Edison State College.
Additional public outreach and participation is described in the Service Analysis and Needs
Assessment section of this document, under the subsections that discuss the FTA Section 5316
and FTA Section 5317 programs. This includes the outcome of a public workshop held on July
28, 2008 and the results of an on-line survey conducted by the Collier Metropolitan Planning
Organization in July and August 2008.
SERVICE AREA PROFILE AND DEMOGRAPHICS
Description
Collier County, located on Florida's west coast, occupies a land area of 2,026 square miles,
making it one of the largest counties in Florida. Broward and Dade counties are located on
Collier's eastern border, Lee and Hendry counties are on the northern border, and Monroe
County is on the southern border. The county consists of three incorporated areas: Naples,
Everglades City, and Marco Island. Collier County is located in the Bonita Springs-Naples
urbanized area, as designated by the Year 2000 Census.
Collier County has nearly 50 miles of public beaches, along with a number of local, state, and
national nature preserves. It was created in 1923. Its early economic growth has been
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Population estimates for 2007 (2007 American Community Survey, US Census Bureau) report
315,839 residents. This growth has labeled Collier County as one of the fastest developing
areas in the nation.
Collier County Demographics
Land Use
Collier County continues to rank as one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the nation.
Significant growth in the county is occurring in the unincorporated areas east and immediately
west of Interstate 75. Large scale developments of regional impact (DRIs) include Ave Maria
and Big Cypress.
Population
According to the 2007 American Community Survey, the most populous city in Collier County is
Naples with an estimated population of 21,653. The City of Marco Island is the second largest
in Collier County, with an estimated population of 14,879. The population of the county's
unincorporated area is 279,307 residents. From 1990 to 2007, the population of Collier County
increased from 152,099 to 315,839, an increase of 108 percent.
Table 1 displays population, population growth, and population density for Collier County and
Florida as a whole. From 1990 to 2007, Collier County grew at a rate much higher than that of
the State of Florida — almost 108 percent, while the state population grew at just over 41
percent. The population density that exists in Collier County, however, is much less than the
overall population density for the state, with 159 persons per square mile versus 339 persons
per square mile.
Table 1
Population and Population Density
Population Population Population Population Density (2007)
Area (1990) (2000) (2007) Growth (persons per
(1990-2007) square mile)
Collier County 152,099 251,377 315,839 107.7% 159
Florida 12,938,071 15,982,378 18,349,132 41.1% 339
Source: 2007 American Community Survey(released 8/28/2008)
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Age
Table 2 charts the age group percentages for both Florida and Collier County. According to the
2007 Florida Statistical Abstract, almost 24 percent of Collier County's population is 65 years of
age or older. This is seven percent higher than the State of Florida. The 55-64 age cohort
continues to comprise the smallest portion of the population in Collier County, with 13 percent of
the population. The 0-17, 18-34, and 35-54 age cohorts are all somewhat less than those for
the State of Florida.
Table 2
Population Age Distribution, 2007
Age Cohorts
Area 0-17 18-34 35-54 55-64 65+
Collier County 20.3% 17.7% 25.0% 13.4% 23.6%
Florida 22.4% 21.1% 28.0% 11.3% 17.2%
Source:Florida Statistical Abstract 2007(2007 ACS data not available for this data set)
Income
Table 3 compares the distribution of household income in Florida and Collier County. The
percent of households in Collier County with incomes over $75,000 is significantly higher than
that for the state. Collier County has a smaller percentage of residents in every category below
$75,000. It is important to note that while the county as a whole is predominantly more affluent
than that for the State of Florida, there are anomalies that exist. The Immokalee area falls
within a statewide area of critical economic concern and has been designated as a "rural
enterprise zone" with higher than average unemployment, children living in poverty, and families
who fall under the federal poverty thresholds. Transportation to employment, job training, and
critical health and social services available in the western portions of the county must continue
to be available to residents of Immokalee area.
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Table 3
Annual Household Income Distribution, 2006
Household Income and Percent of Total
Area $0- $10,000- $25,000- $35,000- $50,000- Over
89,999 % $24,999 % $34,999 % $49,999 % $74,999 % $75,000
Collier 4,873 4.06 19,298 16.07 14,284 11.89 18,006 14.99 16,674 13.88 46,953 39.10
Florida 543,202 7.64 1,306,156 18.38 879,081 12.37 1,128.398 15.88 1.360,289 19.14 1,888,916 26.58
Source: 2006 American Community Survey(2007 ACS data not available for this data set)
Employment Characteristics
Table 4 compares the size of the civilian labor force, 16 years of age and older; to the actual
percent of the labor force that is employed for both Collier County and Florida (does not include
members of the military). Ninety-seven percent of the Collier County labor force is employed.
This is just above the Florida labor force employment rate of 95 percent. As mentioned
previously, while the County has a relatively high employment rate, there are areas within the
County that have high unemployment rates when compared to the County and to the State of
Florida. For the area of Immokalee, the current unemployment rate is around 14.8% (US
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics, July 2008), significantly
higher than that for the state or for Collier County.
Table 4
Employment Characteristics for Collier County, 2008
Area Percentage of Labor Force Employed
Collier 92.3%
Immokalee 85.2%
Florida 93.9%
Source: Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics,July 2008
Largest Employers
Table 5 lists the top fifteen largest employers in Collier County. The largest employer in Collier
County is the Collier County School Board. Other large employers include Publix, Collier
County Government, and NCH Healthcare.
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Table 5
Collier County Largest Employers
Employer Type of Business Total Employees
Collier County Public Schools Education 3,350
Publix Supermarkets Grocery 2,021
Collier County Government Government 2,161
NCH Healthcare System Health Care 2,080
Employee Professionals Staffing/Human Resources 1,700
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Hospitality 1,150
Collier County Sheriff's Office Government 1,000
Marriott Hospitality 943
Winn-Dixie Supermarkets Grocery 918
Registry Resort Hospitality 750
League Club, Inc Non-profit charitable 625
organization
Symphony Rehabilitation Svcs. Healthcare 607
Wal-Mart Stores Retail 594
Classic Bentley Village, Inc. Retirement community 550
City of Naples Government 480
Source:Collier County Economic, Demographic&Community Profile
Vehicle Availability
Table 6 shows the number of households who have access to a vehicle. In Collier County, over
four percent of the households do not have access to a vehicle. In the State of Florida, six
percent of households do not have accessibility to a vehicle. Collier County has a slightly higher
percentage of household vehicle availability when compared with the State of Florida, 95.5%
and 93.4%, respectively.
Table 6
Vehicle Availability Distribution, 2006
_ Household Vehicle Availability
Area None %of Total One or %Q of Total
More
Collier 5,383 4.5% 115,580 95.5%
Florida 465,693 6.6% 6,640,349 93.4%
Source: 2006 American Community Survey(2007 AGS data not available for this
data set.
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Travel to Work
Table 7 compares the distribution of travel time to work for Collier County and Florida. The
majority of Collier County residents have a commute of less than 30 minutes (68 percent)
whereas about 62 percent of Florida residents complete their commute in less than 30 minutes.
From this table we can see that Collier County residents typically spend less time traveling to
work than the average Florida resident.
Table 7
Travel to Work—Commute Times for Collier County
Area Less than 10-20 min 20-30 min 30-44 min 45-60 min 60+min
10 min
Collier 10.7% 29.55% 23.64% 20.68% 8.53% 6.89%
Florida 11.25% 27.84% 21.92% 23.25% 8.26% 7.47%
Source: 2006 American Community Survey(2007 ACS data not available for this data set)
Mode of Travel to Work
Table 8 shows the distribution of workers' mode of transportation to work in Collier County and
Florida. Collier County has a slightly lower percentage of drive alone travel, and a slightly
higher rate of carpool/vanpool travel when compared to statewide results. Public transportation
use is lower than that of the State of Florida, with less than one percent of workers using it to
travel to work.
Table 8
Mode of Travel to Work Distribution, 2000
Area Drive Alone CarpoolNanpool Public Bike or Walk WOE at
Transportation Home
Collier 75.45% 16.11% 0.89% 2.58% 4.97%
Florida 80.60% 11.06% 2.00% 2.26% 4.07%
Source: 2006 American Community Survey(2007 ACS data not available for this data set)
Major Trip Generators
Table 9 shows the major trip generators and attractors in Collier County.
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Table 9
Major Paratransit Trip Generators and Attractors
Medical Facilities
Physicians Regional Medical Center(Collier North Collier Hospital
Boulevard)
Physicians Regional Medical Center(Pine Dialysis Centers
Ridge Road)
Naples Community Hospital Cleveland Clinic
Children's Medical Services
Shopping/Entertainment
Naples CBD Super Wal-Mart(CR 951 south of Davis
Blvd)
Coastland Center Mall Super Wal-Mart(CR 951 south of US 41)
Wal-Mart(US 41 North) Pine Ridge Crossings
Wal-Mart(US 41 and Palm Dr) Carillon Place
Schools/Government Centers
Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology Collier County Government Complex
Edison College
Other Generators/Attractors
Sunrise Buena Vida(Assisted Living)
Naples Municipal Airport Care Club
The Naples Carlisle(Assisted Living)
Source: Collier County Alternative Modes Department/CAT
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SERVICE ANALYSIS/NEED ASSESSMENT
This section presents estimates regarding the need and demand for transportation services
among the Transportation Disadvantaged (TD) population in Collier County. It provides a
quantitative transportation needs profile for the applicable TD populations and indicates unmet
need for transportation in the Collier County service area.
TD Population Forecasts
There are two categories of TD population in the State of Florida, the difference between which
is specifically related to funding arrangements. The first group is the "potential TD population"
(also known as TD Category I). This potential TD population includes disabled, elderly, low-
income persons, and children who are "high-risk" or"at-risk."
The second group of TD population (also known as TD Category II), includes those persons
who are unable to transport themselves or to purchase transportation. These persons are
eligible to receive the same subsidies as those in Category I, plus they are eligible to receive TD
Trust Fund monies for non-sponsored general trips. Thus, this population group is actually a
subset of the potential TD population.
Tables 10, 11 and 12 break down the Potential TD Population and TD Population groups in
Collier County. Persons in either of these population groups may be heavily dependent on
some form of public transportation.
Table 10
Forecasts of TD Populations in Collier County
Year
TD Population
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Category I 122,912 127,163 131,575 136,153 140,900 145,829
Category II 19,369 19,945 20,539 21,153 21,789 22,446
Source: 1993 CUTR Methodology
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Table 11
2008 Collier County Potential Transportation
Disadvantaged Population (Category I) Estimates
Segments Population Percent of Total
Estimates Potential TD
Disabled,Non-Elderly, Low Income 1,119 .91%
Disabled,Non-Elderly, Non-Low Income 7,694 6.3%
Disabled, Elderly,Low Income 989 .80%
Disabled,Elderly,Non-Low Income 17,666 14.4%
Non-Disabled, Elderly, Low Income 3,882 3.2%
Non-Disabled,Elderly,Non-Low Income 69,362 56.4%
Non-Disabled, Non-Elderly,Low Income 22,200 18.1%
Total Potential Transportation Disadvantaged Population 122,912 100%
Source: 1993 CUTR Methodology
Table 12
2008 Collier County Transportation
Disadvantaged Population (Category II) Estimates
Segments Population Percent of Total
Estimates TD
Transportation Disabled,Non-Elderly,Low Income 513 2.6%
Transportation Disabled,Non-Elderly, Non-Low Income 3,526 18.2%
Transportation Disabled, Elderly,Low Income 507 2.6%
Transportation Disabled,Elderly,Non-Low Income 9,050 46.7%
Non-Transportation Disabled, Low Income,No Auto, 5,773 29.8%
No Fixed-Route Transit
Total Transportation Disadvantaged Population 19,369 100%
Source: 1993 CUTR Methodology
Demand for Program Trips
Individuals included in the Category I estimates are eligible to receive governmental and social
service subsidies for program trips. A program trip is one made by a client of a government or
social service agency for the purpose of participating in a program of that agency. Examples of
program trips are Medicaid trips, trips to congregate meal sites, or trips to job training facilities.
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The forecasted demand for program trips is shown in Table 13. Program Trip demand is
dependent upon the existence of the program to which the potential TD population group is
transported. For example, demand for trips to sheltered workshops exists only because there
are sheltered workshop programs. Thus, the demand for program trips is equal to the number
of trips required to take advantage of the service offered by the program. Therefore, the
demand for program trips depends on the funding level for the various social service programs.
Table 13
Forecasts of Collier County
Program Trip Demand and Supply
Year Potential TD Population Demand for Supply of Program
(Category I) Program Trips Trips
2008 122,912 251,450 251,450
2009 127,163 261,508 261,508
2010 131,575 271,969 271,969
2011 136,153 282,847 282,847
2012 140,900 294,161 294,161
2013 145,829 305,928 305,928
Source: 1993 CUTR Methodo logy
Demand for General Trips
General trips are trips made by Transportation Disadvantaged persons (Category II) to
destinations of their choice (not to agency programs). Examples of general trips are trips to
work or grocery stores and non-Medicaid medical trips. Deriving the demand for general trips is
different than for program trips. The methodology developed to forecast demand for general
trips involves the use of trip rates derived in a study of paratransit demand conducted in 1990
for the San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission by Crain &Associates,
Inc. and others (San Francisco Bay Area Regional Paratransit Plan: Final Report). The trip
rates were developed from the actual experiences of paratransit systems around the country
that were meeting most or all of the trip demand in their service areas. The use of these trip
rates has been recommended by the Federal Transit Administration for estimating demand for
ADA complementary paratransit.
Total demand for general trips is simply the TD population multiplied by the trip rates. The TD
population (rather than the Potential TD population)was used to forecast demand, because the
TD population is the pool of persons eligible for general trips funded by the state. Table 14
shows the forecasts of the Collier County TD population, as well as demand and supply
estimates for general trips by the TD population for the years 2008 through 2013.
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A gap exists between demand for general trips and the supply of these trips. Unmet demand
refers to demand that currently exists in the TD transportation market, but is not being met due
to factors such as funding, price, convenience, comfort, eligibility, and the availability of other
transportation modes.
Table 14
Forecasts of Collier County
TD General Trip Demand and Supply
Year TD Population Demand for Supply of Unmet Demand
(Category II) General Trips General Trips for General Trips
2008 19,369 278,914 107,404 171,510
2009 19,945 287,208 111,611 175,597
2010 20,539 295,762 115,984 179,778
2011 21,153 304,603 120,527 184,076
2012 21,789 313,762 125,249 188,513
2013 22,446 323,222 130,155 193,067
Source: 1993 CUTR Methodo logy
It should be noted that the figures related to the demand and supply of TD general purpose trips
in Collier County include trips that will also fall under the category of ADA complementary
paratransit services. The ADA provides for unconstrained delivery of paratransit trips for
persons who cannot use the fixed-route bus system due to the nature and/or extent of their
disability. Persons may be certified as eligible for ADA paratransit trips, as well as TD general
purpose trips. Therefore, the figures for unmet demand included in Table 14 are inflated and
reflect some duplication in the calculation of trip demand.
Census Tract Analysis
Information from the U.S. Census can be used to determine characteristics that are highly
correlated with a person's or household's need for transit. This type of analysis is useful for
determining census tracts with high transit-dependent characteristics. Demographic
characteristics that are generally used to indicate transit dependence included the distribution of
youth (under 18 years of age), elderly persons (over 65 years of age), low-income households
(125% of poverty level), and zero-vehicle households. These categories also become useful for
identifying those residents who have a propensity to utilize paratransit (ADA, TD, and Medicaid)
services.
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The first step in identifying the census tracts that have persons or households with the greatest
propensity for paratransit use involved the calculation of the percent distributions of the four
demographic characteristics for each tract. Results from this process are put into a table of
values indicating the percent of youth, elderly persons, low-income households, and zero-
vehicle households for each of the area's census tracts. The census tracts are then sorted for
each characteristic in descending order of percent distribution so that the tracts with higher
percentages for each characteristic would appear at the top of their respective ranges.
From the percentage ranges, an average percent value and a standard deviation value are
calculated for each characteristic. Statistically, the standard deviation may be thought of as a
measure of distance from the average value. According to an empirical rule of thumb, for most
moderately-sized data sets with a bell-shaped normal distribution, approximately 68 percent of
the data values will lie within one standard deviation of their average and approximately 95
percent of the data values will lie within two standard deviations of their average. Each of the
three characteristic ranges is then stratified into four segments, based on the following break
points: average percent, average percent plus one standard deviation, and average percent
plus two standard deviations. Thus, the census tracts fall into one of the following four
categories for each characteristic: below average, above average but below one standard
deviation (above average), between one and two standard deviations above average (far above
average), and more than two standard deviations above average (significantly above average).
The next step involves the assignment of discrete numerical scores to each of the four
categories established for each demographic characteristic. These scores serve two basic
purposes: to provide uniform ranking to all of the tracts within a particular category and to
numerically differentiate among the four categories for each characteristic. A comparative
probability estimation method is utilized to develop the scores. First, the probability that a tract
would be part of a specific category for a given characteristic is calculated for each category.
For example, if two of Collier County's 52 census tracts were part of the "significantly above
average" category for the elderly characteristic, this means that there is a 3.8 percent probability
(# tracts in category _ # total tracts x 100%)that one of the county's tracts would fall within the
range established for that particular category for the elderly characteristic.
After the probabilities are calculated for each characteristic, they are then used to estimate the
categories' scores via comparative probability ratios. That is, the probability percentage for each
category is divided into the probability percentage for the "below average" category. This
numerator was selected so that, for each characteristic, the census tracts in the "below
average" category would receive a score of one (1).
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Finally, composite scores are calculated for the census tracts by summing individual category
scores for each demographic characteristic. The census tracts are then ranked by composite
score and stratified into four levels, using the same method that was utilized to develop
characteristic categories. The census tracts that fell into the "significantly above average"
category were defined as primary transit-dependent tracts, i.e., census tracts with the greatest
propensity for transit based on each tract's percentages of youth, elderly persons, low-income
households, and zero-vehicle households. Secondary transit-dependent tracts included those
that fell into the "far above average" category; tertiary transit-dependent tracts included those
tracts in the "above average" category.
Table 15, provided on the following pages, lists each transit dependent block group by its
designation as "primary," "secondary," and "tertiary." Also included is a list of CAT routes that
serve these areas (if available), followed by an indication of whether the area is "adequately
served," "not served,"or"partially served." The term adequately served does not
necessarily suggest that service hours and frequency are sufficient. This level of
evaluation is important and should be conducted by Collier County to determine if
service level adjustments are warranted, within funding availability.
Collier Area Transit Coverage
Collier Area Transit (CAT) provides transit services to areas throughout Collier County. There
are currently nine routes (see Figure 2) providing service coverage in Collier County, including
an express route that runs twice a day between Immokalee and Marco Island. As noted in
Table 15, Tracts 112.04 and 112.05 are identified as the most transit-dependent tracts in the
county. Six of the ten primary transit-dependent block groups (Census tracts are composed of
smaller block groups) are located within these two census tracts.
Tracts 112.04 and 112.05, as well as six of the ten primary transit dependent block groups are
located in the Immokalee area. The Blue Route, Pink Route, and the Marco Express Route
provide service to this area. The four other primary transit-dependent block groups are located
at the Collier/Lee County line just west of US 41, two block groups along the east side of
Goodlette-Frank Road between Pine Ridge Road and US 41, and a small block group located
on the south side of Rattlesnake Hammock Road,just east of US 41. Figures 2 and 3 provide a
visual depiction of the transit dependent block groups in Collier County.
Many of the secondary and tertiary transit-dependent groups making the list are along the
coastal areas. It should be noted that, sometimes, census blocks in typically affluent coastal
communities are characterized by a large enough percentage of elderly so as to have a high
enough composite score from this analysis to be considered transit-dependent. This is likely the
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case for Collier County. However, while they are not necessarily transit dependent, they may
be willing to purchase transportation to supplement their current options.
With a few exceptions, transit service is provided to most of the transit-dependent block groups
identified in this analysis. The main areas identified as being transit-dependent and not being
served are located in the northern areas of the county by the Lee County line along US 41.
Proposed intercounty service improvements that provide transit options between Collier and Lee
Counties, specifically along the U.S. 41 corridor will accommodate these needs.
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COLLIER COUNTY/COLLIER AREA TRANSIT
2013 5310 GRANT Application
EXHIBIT B: Proposed Project Description:
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners is requesting FTA Section 5310
funds in the amount of $294,172.80 (80%). State match funds in the amount of
$36,771.60 (10%) will also be requested. This will be matched with local funds in the
amount of$36,771.60 (10%). Funds from this grant will be used to purchase replacement
vehicles to continue the existing level of service. The vehicles scheduled for replacement
have exceeded their useful life and must be replaced if normal service is to continue.
These and other vehicles will be used to provide paratransit transportation services
throughout the county.
Section 5310 funding for these vehicles is essential if service is to continue. Collier
County currently provides about$2 million dollars* each year from local funds to provide
paratransit services. The current fleet of vehicles has exceeded its life expectancy and is
inadequate due to their age and condition. Having an elder fleet reduces vehicle
reliability and passenger safety and it requires higher maintenance, therefore increasing
the operating cost. Collier Area Transit (CAT), as many other transit agencies across the
nation, is facing tough financial times and local funds contribution is stagnate. Should
the State not approve this grant, CAT may be forced to use some of the local operating
funds to purchase replacement vehicles; therefore being forced to cut trips. Without 5310
funds for vehicle replacement Collier County will be forced to implement the trip
prioritization of Transportation Disadvantaged as allowed by the State of Florida
Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged. In this situation, trips would be
reduced/denied and many passengers would not have access to medical, work,
recreational, and other life sustaining transportation. It is critical that Collier Area Transit
receives these 5310 funds for vehicle replacement in order to be able to continue offering
safe and reliable transportation.
Collier Area Transit's paratransit provides ADA, and Transportation Disadvantaged, as
well as agency funded paratransit trips for the at-risk population of Collier County,
including those with disabilities, low income, and elderly.
A Budget is provided elsewhere in the grant application as well as a list of equipment
inventory.
*Unaudited figure for fiscal year 2011
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Public Notice
Naples Daily News
English Version Public Notice is hereby given that Collier County will apply to the Florida
Department of Transportation for a capital grant under Section 5310 of the Federal
Transit Act of 1991,as amended for the purchase of four(4)paratransit vehicles to
be used for the provision of public transit services within Collier County,FL.Collier
County will also be applying to the Florida Department of Transportation for a
grant under section 5311 of the Federal Transit Act of 1991,as amended for total
operating expenses in the amount of 5591,200 to be used for the provision of
public transit services in Collier County's non urbanized areas.
Any interested party may request a public hearing by the Collier County Board of
County Commissioners regarding the Program of Projects for these grant
applications.This hearing will be conducted if and only If a written request for the
hearing is received withinl0(ten)days of this notice.Requests for a hearing must
be sent to Florida Department of Transportation,District One Modal Development
Office/Public Transit Southwest Urban Area Office at the Fort Myers Operations
Center 2981 North East Pine Island Road,Cape Coral,Florida 33909 and copy
Michelle E.Arnold Collier Area Transit,2885 South Horseshoe Drive,Naples,Florida
34104 Any interested party may obtain more information about these grants by
visiting our website at www.colliergov.net/cat 2885 South Horseshoe Drive,Naples,
Florida 34104 in person or by contacting Ms.Michelle E.Arnold,Public Transit
Director,at(239)252-5841 between the hours of 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.,Monday
through Friday. Public comment period will open Monday,October 22,2012
through Thursday,November 22,2012.
Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities
Act or persons who require translation services should contact Michelle E.Arnold at
michellearnold @colliergov.net,Collier County Public Services Division,Alternative
Transportation Modes Department Public Transit Section 2885 South Horseshoe
Drive,Naples,FL 34104;(239)252-5841.
Collier Area Transit operates in compliance with Federal Transit Administration,
(FTA)program requirements and ensures that transit services are made available
and equitably distributed,and provides equal access and mobility to any person
without regard to race,color,or national origin,disability,gender or age.Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;FTA Circular 4702.1A, `Title VI and Title VI
Dependent Guidelines for Federal Transit Administration Recipients.•Any person
who believes he/she has been discriminated because of race color,religion,sex,
age,national origin,disability or family status may file a complaint with the Florida
Department of Transportation,District One,Title VI Coordinator,Robin Parrish,at
(863)5192675 or by writing her at P O.Box 1249,Bartow,Florida 33831 Collier
Area Transit has a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise(DBE)goal of 5.6%
Anunao Publico
El siguiente es un Anuncio publico de que el Condado de Collier aplicara en el
Departamento de Transportation de Ia Florida por una beca capital bajo Ia SecciOn
5310 del Acto Federal de Transito del 1991,como enmendado.pars Ia compra de
Naples Daily News cuatro(4)vehiculos del pparatransito pars ser usados pars la provision de transporte
Spanish Version publico dentro del Condado de Collier de Ia Florida.El Condado de Collier tambien
p estare aplicando al Departamento de Transportacion de Ia Florida por una beca
bajo la section 5311 del Acto Federal de Transito del 1991,corno enmendado por
un total de gastos capitales de$591,200 que serail usados para Ia provision de
servicio de transporte publico en las areas no-urbanas del Condado de Collier.
Todo grupo interesado puede requerir una audiencia peblica por la Junta de
Comisionados del Condado de Collier con respecto al programa de proyecto en las
aplicaciones de betas.Esta audiencia sera conductea sr y solo si una petition escrita
es recibida dentro de los 10(diet)dias de este anuncio.La petition por una
audiencia deben ser enviadas al Florida Department of Transportation,District One
Modal Development Office/Public Transit Southwest Urban Area Office at the Fort
Myers Operations Center 2981 North East Pine Island Road;Cape Coral,Florida
33909 con copia a Glama Carter Collier Area Transit.2885 South Horseshoe Drive.
Naples,Florida 34104. Todo grupo interesado puede obtener ma's information
acerca de este beca visitando nuestra oficina el 2885 South Horseshoe Drive.
Naples,Florida 34104 en persona o contactando a Ms.Michelle E.Arnold,Directora
del Transito Publico,al(239)252-8192 entre las horas de 8:00 am.a 5:00 p.m..de
lunes a viemes.Sus preguntas pueden ser dirigidas tambien por correo electronico
a Ms.Arnold al mithellearnoldecolliergov.net o a altransmodesecolllergovnt. El
periodo de cornentario publico abrira el lunes,22 de octubre del 2012 haste el
jueves,22 de noviembre del 2012.
Aquellas personas que necesiten acomodo especial bajo el Acta de Americans con
Incapacdad(Americans with Disabilities Act-ADA)o personas que necesiten
servicio de traduccian favor de contactar a michellearno dOcolliergov.net,Collier
County Public Services Division, Alternative Transportation Modes
Department-Section de Transportacion Ptiblica, 2885 South Horsehoe Drive,
Naples,FL 34104; (239)252-5841 antes de la reunion.
Collier Area Transit opera en conjunto con los requisitos del programa de
Administration de Transito Federal,(FTA)y asequra que los service's de transito
sean ecuitativamente distribuidas y proporciona igualdad de acceso y movilidad a
cualquier persona sin distincien de raza,color u origen national,incapacidad,
gendro o edad.Titula VI de la Ley de derechos civiles de 1964;TLC circular 4702.1A,
•Titulo VI y titulo VI dependientes directrices pars los destinatarios de Ia
Administration Federal de Transito'. Cualquier persona que crea haber sido
discriminada por razon de raza,color,religion,sexo,edad,origen national,
incapacidad,o situation familiar puede presenter una reclamation con:Collier Area
Transit,Michelle E.Arnold(239)252-5841 o el Departamento de Transportation del
estado de Florida,Distrito Uno,Coordinador del Titulo VI,Robin Parrish at(863)
519-2675 o escribiendo al P.O.Box 1249,Bartow,Florida 33831. Collier Area
Transit tiene una meta de 5.6%para los Empresas de negocios en desventaja
'Disadvantaged Business Enterprise'-
Pubhcar lunes,octubre 22,del 2012
October 22,2012 No.1965473
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Apendix D - Coordination
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Transportation July 10,2008 •
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Disadvantaged
Charlie Crist Ms. Michelle Arnold
Governor Collier Area Transit
JR Harding Ed.D. 2885 South Horseshoe Drive
Chairperson Naples,FL 34104
Lawrence Forman Mr. Phil Tindall
Vice Chairperson
Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization
Lisa M.Bacot 2885 South Horseshoe Drive
Executive Director Naples,FL 34104
Dear Ms. Arnold and Mr. Tindall:
RE: Collier County Community Transportation Coordinator Designation
Memorandum of Agreement TD 0803
Congratulations' At the June 20, 2008, Commission for the Transportation
Disadvantaged meeting, the Commission approved Collier Area Transit to serve as the
Community Transportation Coordinator for Collier County. This designation is effective
July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2013, Enclosed is an executed Memorandum of
Agreement for your records.
The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged appreciates your continued
support and participation in the coordinated transportation system of Collier County. If
you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact Shen Powers
at 850-410-5710 or sheri.powers@dot.state.flus.
Executive Director
LB/ks
Enclosures: Memorandum of Agreement
605 Suwannee Street,MS-49 at)Tallahassee,FL 32399-0450
Phone:(850)410-5700 ao Toll Free:(800)983-2435 to Fax:(850)410-5752
www.dotstateAusicid
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Contract# '
Effective to
Al ip F LoR IDA
COMMISSION FOR THE TR ANSPORL■TION DISADVANTAGED
NIVINIORANIMM OF AGREEMENT
This Memorandum of Agreement is between the COMMISSION FOR TIlE TRANSPORTATION
DISADVANTAGED, hereby referred to as the "Commission," and
Collier County 'Board of County„Commissioners, 3301 17.. Tarniami 'Frail,Naples Florida 341_12
the COMMENITY TRANSPORTATION COORDTNATOR, de3ignated pursuant to Chapter 427, FS., to
serve the transportation CI isacivan:a ,,ed for the COMMUTI1TV that includes the entire area of
counryties), and hereafter referred to as the "Coordinator,'
Tlits ,Agreement :s made Cu considcranon of the mutual benefits to both parties; said consideration
acknowledged hereto by the parties as goad aim d valuable consideration,
The Parties Agree:
I The Coordinator Shall:
A. Become and remain totally apprised of all of the 'fransportation Disadvantaged resources available
or planned in their designated service area This knowledge will be used to plan, coordinate, and
implen-lent the roost cost eft-ective transportation disadvantaged transit system possible under the
economic inid wher :,tonditions that exIst in the de.signaTed sorvicc area
b Plan and work with, Irunsportanoit Coordinators in adiaccet and other areas of the state
to coordinate the provision oi conlinunitv a as that 'night he handled at a lower overall cost to the
community by anoincr Coordinalor This includes horiorifig and Commission-approved statewide
certification ptogram that allows foi: intetcounty transportation opportunities.
C. Arrange for all services in accordance with Chapter 427, Florida Statutes, and Rule 41-2, FAC, and
as further required by the Commission and the local Coordinating Board approved Transportation
Disadvantaged Service Plan.
D. Return any acquired profits or surplus funds originating through the course of business as the
Coordinator that are beyond the artiountss specifically identified and approved in the
accompanying Transportation Disadvantaged Service Pat auch ii10111.s or funds shad be returned to
die Coordinator's transportation system or to any subsequent Coordinator, as a total transportation
system subsidy, to Pc applied to the trrn-tedlatz fcltuwtt:g operational :,,ear. the Coordinator will
include similar languai4i In all ccioi-dination aunt'acts to assure that transportation disadvantaged
related revenucs Are put 1-ac:•'; mica IrallS p011:::110;1 disadvantaged services.
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i\ccomplish this Project by:
Developing a Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan for approval by the local
Coordinating Board and the Commission. Coordinators who are newly designated to a
particular service area shall submit a local Coordinating Board approved Transportation
Disadvantaged Service Plan, within j20 calcraliir day ollowing the execution of the
Coordinator's initial memorandum of agreement with the Commission, for approval by the
Commission. All subsequent Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plans shall he submitted
and approved with the corresponding memorandum of agreement, The approved
Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan will be implemented and monitored to provide
For community-wide transportation services for purchase by non-sponsored transportation
disadvantaged persons, contracting social service agencies, and other entities that use local,
state, or federal government funds for the purchase of transportation for the transportation
disadvantaged.
Maximizing the use of available public school transportation resources and public fixed route
or fixed schedule transit services and assuring that private or public transit, paratransit
operators, and school hoards have been afforded a flair opportunity to participate to the
maximum extent feasible in the planning process and in the development of the provisions of
the Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan for the transportation disadvantaged.
3 Providing or artai-q..,,ing, 24-hour, 7-day per week transportation disadvantaged service as
icquired It the designated service area by any Federal, State or Local Government agency
sponsoring, such services The provision of said sin vices shall be furnished in accordance
with the prior notification requil einerits identified in the local Coordinating Board and
Commission approved Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan.
4. Complying with all local, STite, and federal laws and regulations that apply to the provision
of transportation disadvantaged services
5. Submitting to the Commission an Annual Operating Report detailing demographic,
operational, and financial data regarding coordination activities in the designated service
area. The report shall he prepared on fonds provided by the Commission and according to
the instructions of said foons.
F. Comply with Audit and Record Keeping PA:gait-en-wilts b's'
Utitiytng the Comrr,isslon recognized Chart of Accounts defined in the Transportation
:lccounlin,s; Consortium Alociel 1'17itOrrn ,qccouniing System tor Rural and Specialized
Transportation Providers (uniform accounting system t for all transportation disadvantaged
.i.eicouating and reporting r-.11-pos.e.i. Community Ulninsportation Coordinators with existing
and equivalent accounting systems tire not required to adopt the Chart of Accounts in lieu of
their existing Chart of Accounts but shall prepare all reports, invoices, and fiscal documents
relating to the transportation disadvantaged functions and activities using the chart of
accounts and accounting definitions as outlined in the above referenced manual.
Assuming the responsibility of invoicing for anv tfansportation services arranged,
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unless otherwise stipulated by a purchase of service contract or coordination contract.
Maintaining anti filing with the Commission, local Coordinating Board, arid all purchasing
agencies/entities such progress, fiscal, inventory, and other reports as those entities may
require during the period of this Agreement.
4. Providing copies of finance and compliance audits to the Commission and local Coordinating
Board as requested by the Commission or local Coordinating Board.
5. Reporting accidents involving a vehicle operated within the coordinated transportation
system in the coordinator's designated service area, Accidents involving a fatality or
fatalities must be reported to the Commission not more than 24 hours after the community
transportation coordinator becomes aware of the fatal accident. Any other accident, those not
involving a fatality or fatalities, with over $1,000 in property damages, or personal injury
that requires evacuation to a medical facility or a combination of both, must be reported to
the Commission not more than 72 hours after the community transportation coordinator
becomes aware of the accident. Copies of any accident report or reports prepared or received
by the community transportation coordinator as a result of any accident must be sent to the
Commission upon receipt or preparation of the report.
C. Retain all financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and any other documents
pertinent to this Agreement for a period of five (5) years after termination of this Agreement. If an
audit has been initiated and audit findings have not been resolved at the end of five (5) years, the
records shall be retained until resolution of the audit findings. The Coordinator shall assure that
these records shall be subject to inspec,tion, review., or audit at all reasonable times by persons duly
authorized by the Commission or this Agreement. -17hey shall have full access to and the right to
examine any of the said records and documents during the retention period.
H. Comply with Safety Requirements by:
I. Complying with Section 341.061, F.S., and Rule 14-90, FAC, concerning System Safety; or
complying with Chapter 234,051, F.S., .regarding school bus safety requirements for those
services provided through a school board; and
2. Assuring compliance with local, state, and federal laws, and Commission policies relating to
drug testing. Conduct drug and alcohol testing for safety sensitive job positions within the
coordinated system regarding pre-employTnent, randomization, post-accident, and reasonable
suspicion as required by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit
Administration.
Comply with Commission insurance requirements by maintaining at least minimum liability
insurance coverage in the amount of S100,000 for any one person and S200,000 per occurrence at all
times during the existence of this Agreement for all transportation services purchased or provided
for the transportation disadvantaged through the Community Transportation Coordinator. Upon the
execution of this /12reernent, the Coordinator shall add the Commission as an additional named
insured to all insurance policies covering yen:cies transporting the transportation disadvantaged. In
the event of any cancellation or changes in the limits of liability in the insurance policy, the
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insurance agent or broker shall notify the Commission, The Coordinator shall insure that contracting
transportation operators and coordination contractors also maintain the same minimum liability
insurance, or an equal governmental insurance program. Insurance coverage in excess of$1 million
per occurrence must be approved by the Commission and the local Coordinating Board before
inclusion in the 'Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan or in the justification of rates and fare
structures. Such coverage may he provided by a self-insurance program established and operating
under the laws of the State of Florida and written verification of insurance protection in accordance
with Section 768.23, Florida Statutes, shall he provided to the Commission upon request,
J. Safeguard information by not using or disclosing any information concerning a user of services
under this Agreement for any purpose nut in conformity with the local, state and federal regulations
(45 CFR, Pail 205.50), except upon order of a court, written consent of the recipient, or his/her
responsible parent or guardian when authorized by law.
K. Protect Civil Rights by
Complying with state and federal laws including but not limited to laws regarding
discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or
national origin. The Coordinator gives this assurance in consideration of and for the purpose
of obtaining federal grants, loans, contracts (except contracts of insurance or guaranty),
property, discounts, or other federal financial assistance to programs or activities receiving or
benefiting from federal financial assistance and agreeing to complete a Civil Rights
Compliance Questionnaire if so requested by the Commission,
2. Agreeing that compliance with this assurance constitutes a condition of continued receipt of
or benefit from federal financial assistance, and that it is binding upon the Coordinator, its
successors, subcontractors, transferee, and assignees for the period during which such
assistance is provided. Assure that all operators, subcontractors, subgrantee, or others with
whom the Coordinator arranges to provide services or benefits to participants or employees
in connection with any of its programs and activities are not discriminating against those
participants or employees in violation of the above statutes, regulations, guidelines, and
standards. In the event of failure to comply, the Coordinator agrees that the Commission
may at its discretion, seek a court order requiring compliance with the terms of this
assurance or seek other appropriate judicial or administrative relief, to include assistance
being terminated and further assistance being denied.
L. To the extent allowed by Section 768_28, Florida Statutes, and only to the monetary and other
limitations contained therein, indemnify and hold harmless the Commission and all of the
Commission's members, officers, agents, and employees; purchasing agency/entity officers, agents,
and employees; and the local, state, and federal governments from any claim, loss, damage, cost,
charge or expense arising out of any act, action, neglect or omission by the Coordinator during the
performance of this Agreement, whether direct or indirect, and whether to any person or property to
which the C.:on-muss:ion or said parties may be subject, except that neither the Coordinator nor any of
its sub-contractors will be liable under this section for damages arising out of injury or damage to
persons or property directly caused or resulting from the sole negligence of the Commission or any
of its members, officers, agents or employees; purchasing ageneylentity, officers, agents, and
employees; and local, state, or federal governments. Nothing herein is intended to serve as a waiver
of sovereign irmnunity by any agency/entity or Coordinator to which sovereign immunity may be
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applicable. Nothing, herein shall be construed as consent by a state agembiykottn LLiaal
subdivision of the State of Florida or the federal government to be sued f-4, third parties in any
matter arising out of any Agreement on contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to Section
768.2S, Florida Statutes, no agency or subdivision of the state shall be required to indemnify, insure,
or assume any liability for the Commission's negligence.
Comply with standards and performance requirements of the COMMiSS1011, the local Coordinating
Board approved Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan, and any purchase of service
contracting agencies/entities. Failure to meet the requirements or obligations set forth in this MOA,
and performance requirements established and monitored by the local Coordinating Board in the
approved Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan, shall be due cause for non-payment of
reimbursement invoices until such deficiencies have been addressed or corrected to the satisfaction
of the Commission.
Comply with subcontracting requirements by executing or negotiating contracts for transportation
services with I ransoortation Operators and Coordination Contractot s, and assuring that the
conditions of such contracts are maintained. The requirements: of Part I, Paragraph E.5. through NI
are to be included in all contracts, subcontracts, coordination contracts, and assignments made by
the Coordinator for services under this Agreement. Said contracts, subcontracts, coordination
contracts, and assignments will be reviewed and approved annually by the Coordinator and local
Coordinating Board for conformance with the requirements of this Agreement.
0. Comply with the following requirements concerning drivers and vehicles:
Drivers for paratransit services, including coordination contractors, shall be required to
announce and identify themselves by name and company in a manner that is conducive to
COMMUnie3LIOTIS Wrib the specific passenger, upon pickup of each rider, QT-oup of riders, or
representative, guardian, at ati.Sft:late •:.)± the rider, except in sttuations where the driver
regularly transports the rider on a recurring basis. Facn driver must have photo identification
that is in view of the passenger Name [patches, inscriptions or badges that affix to driver
clothing are acceptable. For transit services, the drive:- photo identification shall be in a
conspicuous location in the vehicle.
The paratransit driver shall provide the passenger with boarding assistance, if necessary or
requested, to the seating portion of the vehicle. file boarding assistance shall include opening
the vehicle door, fastening Me seat belt or utilization of wheelchair sceurernent devices,
storage of mobility assistive devices, and closing the vehicle door. In certain paratransit
service categories, the driver may also be required to open and close doors to buildings,
except in situations in which assistance in opening;closing b-uilding doors would not be safe
for passengers ,reraining on the vehicIe. Assisted access must be In a dignified manner,
Drivers in ay not assist wheelchair tip or down more than one step. unless it can be performed
safely as determined by the passenger-, and drIver.
All vehicles shall be equipped with two-Airay ;:ommunications in good working order and be
audible to the driver at all times to the base.
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4, All vehicles providing service within the coordinated system, shall have working air
conditioners and heaters in each vehicle. Vehicles that do not have a working air conditioner
or heater will be scheduled or repair or replacement as soon as possible.
P. Comply with other requirements, as follows:
Transport an escort of a passenger and dependent children as locally negotiated and
identified in the local Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan.
2. Determine locally in the Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan, the use, responsibility,
and cost of child restraint devices.
3. Transport with the passenger at no additional charge, passenger property that can be carried
by the passenger andior driver in one trip and can be safely stowed or the vehicle. Additional
requirements may lie negotiated for carrying and loading rider property beyond this amount.
Passenger property does nor include wheelchairs, child seats, stretchers, secured oxygen,
personal assistive devices, or intravenous devices,
4. Provide shelter, security, and szifety of passengers at vehicle transfer points.
5. Post a local or other toll-tree number for complaints or grievances inside each vehicle. The
local complaint process shall be outlined as a section in the local Transportation
Disadvantaged Service Plan including advising the dissatisfied person about the
Commission's Ombudsman Program as a step within the process as approved by the local
Coordinating, Board.
6. Provide out-of-service-area trips when determined locally and approved by the local
Coordinating Bear 6, except in instances where local cirdmances prohibit such trips,
7. Keep interior of all vehicles tree from dirt grime, oo l. trash, torn upholstery, damaged or
broken seats, protrudtng. metal Or other (thic-7,cts or n-ilterials which could soil items placed in
tile vehicle or provide discomfort for the passenger,
8. De,terminc locally by the local Coordinating Board and provide in the local Transportation
Disadvantaged Service Plan the billing requirements of the Community Transportation
Coordinator, Al` bills shall be paid to subcontractors within 7 calendar days after receipt of
said paymeni by the Coordinator, in accordance wdh Section 287.05S5, Florida Statutes.
9, Maintain or have access to a passerger:uip database on each rider being transported within
the system.
10. Provide each rider and escort, child, or personal care attendant adequate searing for
paratransit services. No more passengers than the registered passenger seating capacity shall
he scheduled or transported in a vehicle at any time. For transit services provided by transit
yehIcles, adequate seating or standing space will be provided to each rider and escort,
or personal care attendant, and no more passengers than the registered passenger seating or
standing, capacity shall be scheduled or transported in a vehicle at an time.
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I I. First Aid shall be determined locally and provided in the local Transportation
Disadvantaged Service Plan.
12, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation shall be determined locally and provided in the local
Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan,
11, The Commission Shall:
A. Recognize the Coordinator as the entity described in Section 427.011(5), Florida Statutes,
and Rule 41-2.002(4), F.A.C.
A. Attempt to insure that all entities with transportation disadvantaged funds will purchase
transportation disadvantaged services through the Coordinator's system.
III. The Coordinator and the Commission Further Agree:
A. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Commission to observe or enforce compliance
with any provision thereof, perform are act or do any other thing in contravention of
any applicable state law, If any of the provisions of this Agreement is found by a court of law
to violate any applicable state law, the purchasing agency/entity will at once notify the
Commission in writing in order that appropriate changes and modifications may be made by
the Commission and the Coordinator to the end that the Coordinator may proceed as soon as
possible with the provision of transportation services.
B. 11 any part or provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement
shall be binding on the parties hereto.
C. Termination Conditions:
1. Termination at Will - This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon no less
than thirty (30) days notice, without cause. Said notice shall he delivered by certified
mail, return receipt required,or in person with proof of delivery.
2. Termination for Breach - Unless the Coordinator's breach is waived by the
Commission in writing, the Commission may, by written notice to the Coordinator,
terminate this Agreement upon no less than twenty-four(24) hours notice. Said notice
shall be delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested, or in person with proof
of delivery. Waiver by the Commission of breach of any provision of this Agreement
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach and shall not be construed to
be a modification of the terms of this Agreement, and shall not act as a waiver or
estoppel to enforcement of any provision of this Agreement. The provisions herein do
not limit the Commission's right to remedies at law or to damages.
D. This agreement will expire unless an extension is granted to the Coordinator in writing by the
Commission for the Transportation, in accordance with Chapter 287, Florida Statutes.
Renegotiations or Modifications of this Agreement shall only be valid when they have been
reduced to writing, duly approved by the Commission, and signed by both parties hereto.
rev. 06/0:/07
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Notice and Contact:
The name and address of the contract manager for the Commission for this Agreement is: Executive
Director, 605 Suwannee Street, MS-49, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450. The representative/position
of the Coordinator responsible for administration of the program under this Agreement is:
In the event that either party designates different representatives after execution of this Agreement,
notice of the name and address of the new representative will be rendered in writing to the other
party and said notification attached to originals of this Ageement.
This document has been reviewed in its entirety and approved by the local Coordinating Board at its
offietal rneetl held o
Coordinating Board Chairperson
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused these presents to be executed.
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FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2012 FTA CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES SIGNATURE PAGE
(Required of all Applicants for FTA funding and all FTA Grantees with an active capital or formula
project)
AFFIRMATION OF APPLICANT
Name of Applicant:COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Name and Relationship of Authorized Representative:Norman Feder
BY SIGNING BELOW, on behalf of the Applicant, I declare that the Applicant has duly authorized me to
make these certifications and assurances and bind the Applicant's compliance.Thus,the Applicant
agrees to comply with all Federal statutes and regulations, and follow applicable Federal directives, and
comply with the certifications and assurances as indicated on the foregoing page applicable to each
application it makes to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)in Federal Fiscal Year 2012.
FTA intends that the certifications and assurances the Applicant selects on the other side of this
document, as representative of the certifications and assurances, should apply, as provided,to each
project for which the Applicant seeks now,or may later seek FTA funding during Federal Fiscal Year
2012.
The Applicant affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of the certifications and assurances it has made in
the statements submitted with this document and any other submission made to FTA, and
acknowledges that the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986, 31 U.S.C. 3801 et seq., and
implementing U.S. DOT regulations, "Program Fraud Civil Remedies," 49 CFR part 31 apply to any
certification, assurance or submission made to FTA.The criminal provisions of 18 U.S.C. 1001 apply to
any certification, assurance, or submission made in connection with a Federal public transportation
program authorized in 49 U.S.C. chapter 53 or any other statute
In signing this document, I declare under penalties of perjury that the foregoing certifications and
assurances, and any other statements made by me on behalf of the Applicant are true and accurate.
Signature:Norman Feder Date:11/14/2011
Name:Norman Feder
Authorized Representative of Applicant
AFFIRMATION OF APPLICANT'S ATTORNEY
For(Name of Applicant):COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
As the undersigned Attorney for the above named Applicant, I hereby affirm to the Applicant that it has
authority under State, local, or tribal government law, as applicable,to make and comply with the
certifications and assurances as indicated on the foregoing pages. I further affirm that, in my opinion,
the certifications and assurances have been legally made and constitute legal and binding obligations on
the Applicant.
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I further affirm to the Applicant that,to the best of my knowledge,there is no legislation or litigation
pending or imminent that might adversely affect the validity of these certifications and assurances, or of
the performance of the project.
Signature:Scott R Teach Date:11/7/2011
Name:Scott R Teach
Attorney for Applicant
Each Applicant for FTA funding and each FTA Grantee with an active capital or formula project must
provide an Affirmation of Applicant's Attorney pertaining to the Applicant's legal capacity.The Applicant
may enter its signature in lieu of the Attorney's signature, provided the Applicant has on file this
Affirmation, signed by the attorney and dated this Federal fiscal year.
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EXHIBIT H
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION AND ASSURANCE TO FDOT
To be completed and signed by an individual authorized by the governing board
of the applicant agency and submitted with the grant application.
The oilier County BCC_ certifies and assures to the Florida Department
of"Iransportation in regard to its Application for Assistance under 49 U.S.C. Section 5310 dated
December 11. 2012:
1) It shall adhere to all Certifications and Assurances made to the federal government in
its Application.
2) It shall comply with Section 341.051 Florida Statutes and Chapter 14-73 Florida
Administrative Code.
3) It has the fiscal and managerial capability and legal authority to file the application.
4) Local matching funds will be available to purchase vehicles/equipment at the time an
order is placed.
5) It will carry adequate insurance to maintain, repair, or replace project
vehicleslequipment in the even of loss or damage due to an accident or casualty.
6) It will maintain project vehicles/equipment in good working order for the useful life
of vehicles/equipment.
7) It will return project vehicles/equipment to the Department if, for any reason, they are
no longer needed or used for the purpose intended.
8) It recognized the Department's authority to remove vehicles/equipment from its
premises. at no cost to the Department, if the Department determines the
vehicles/equipment are not used for the purpose intended, improperly maintained,
uninsured, or operated unsafely.
9) It will not enter into any lease of project vehicles/equipment or contract for
transportation services with any third party without prior written approval of the
Department.
10)11 will notify the Department within 24 hours of any accident or casualty involving
project vehicles/equipment, and submit related reports as required by the Department.
11)1t will submit an annual financial audit report to the Department, if required by,the
Department.
Date: .` Signature:
ATTEST Fred W. Coyle,Chairman
DWIGHT° , BR,DCK, E ' ' Typed name and title
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EXHIBIT K
Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan
To be completed and signed by an individual authorized by the governing board of the
applicant agency and submitted with the grant application.
The collier County Board of County Commissioners certifies and assures to the Florida Department of
Transportation in regard to its Application For Assistance under U.S.C, Section 5'310 dated December
11.2012
I) [This grant request is derived from a coordinated plan compliant with Federal Transit
Administration Circular FTA C 9070.1F.
2) The name of this coordinated plan is provided below.
Collier Count). Transportation Disadvantaged service plan (TDSP)
3) The agency that adopted this coordinated plan is provided below.
Collier County , Collier Area Transit & Paratransit
4) The date the coordinated plan was adopted is provided below.
May 12. 2012,
5) The page number of the coordinated plan that this application supports.
_ Page 7 Goal #2 Objective 2.11 and 2J2
I)atc t7., Signature:
Fred W. Co,yle.,Chairman
Typed name and title
ATTEST
DINI,GHTE. BROCK CLFRK
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Public Services Division
Alternative Transportation Modes
December 11, 2012
Michelle S. Peronto
Local Agency Program Coordinator
FDOT, District One, Procurement Office
801 North Broadway Avenue
Bartow, Florida 33830
Subject: 2013 U.S.C. Section 5311, Formula Grants for Rural Areas - 20.509
5311 Grant Application Submission
Dear Ms. Peronto:
Collier County submits this Application for the Section 5311 Program Grant and agrees to comply with
all assurances and exhibits attached hereto and by this reference made a part thereof, as itemized in the
Checklist for Application Completeness.
Collier County further agrees, to the extent provided by law (in case of a government agency in
accordance with Sections 129.07 and 768.28, Florida Statutes) to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the Department and all of its officers, agents and employees from any claim, loss, damage, cost, charge,
or expense out of the non-compliance by the Agency, its officers, agents or employees, with any of the
assurances stated in this Application.
This Application is submitted on this 11th day of December,2012 with two(2)original resolutions or
certified copies of the original resolution authorizing Fred W. Coyle,Chairman of the Collier County
Board of County Commissioners to sign this Application.
Sincerely,
Michelle Edwards Arnold,Director
Alternative Transportation Modes Department
cc: Julia Davis, District 1 Transit Unit
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Alternative Transportation Modes•3299 Tamiami Trail East,Suite 103•Naples,Florida 34112-5746.239-252-5840•FAX 239-252-6628•www.colliergov.net
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CHECKLIST FOR APPLICATION COMPLETENESS
Name of Applicant: Collier County Board of County Commissioner (BCC)
Check One: New Applicant Recurring Applicant ✓ .
The following documents must be included in section 5311 Operating Assistance Applications in the
order listed:
✓ This checklist.
✓ Applicant's cover letter(use FDOT provided cover letter).
✓ Two(2)copies of the governing board's Resolution.
✓ Forms B-1 and B-2 (Operating and Administrative Expense& Revenues;Grant Request.)
✓ Application for Federal Assistance(Form 424, Code 20.509).
✓ Exhibit A-1: Fact Sheet.
✓ Exhibit E: Single Audit Act, and a copy of the latest completed audit, if applicable.
N/A Exhibit E-1: Certification of Exemption from Single Audit Act,if applicable.
✓ Exhibit F: Federal Certifications and Assurances.
✓ Exhibit 1: FTA Section 5333(b)Assurance.
✓ Exhibit K: Applicant Certification of Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan(TDSP).
Date Application submitted to Local Clearinghouse Agency/RPC: December 11,2012
Additional documents required from New Applicants:
✓ Exhibit A—Current System Description.
✓ Exhibit B—Proposed Project Description.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2012-2 5 0
A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING ITS CHAIRMAN TO
SIGN AND SUBMIT A SECTION 5311 GRANT APPLICATION,
INCLUDING ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS AND ASSURANCES, TO THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TO ACCEPT A
GRANT AWARD IN CONNECTION WITH THAT APPLICATION, AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF GRANT FUNDS PURSUANT TO
THE GRANT AWARDED.
WHEREAS , 49 U.S.C. § 5311 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make
grants and loans to local government authorities such as Collier County to help provide rural
transit services; and
WHEREAS, each year, through an application process administered by the Florida
Department of Transportation, Collier Area Transit has obtained funds that are used for
providing rural transportation services to the residents of Collier County; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, has the
authority to apply for and accept grants and make purchases and expend funds pursuant to
grant awards made by the Florida Department of Transportation as authorized by Chapter
341,Florida Statutes and by the Federal Transit Administration Act of 1964, as amended.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners,
Collier County, Florida,that:
1. The BOARD authorizes and approves its Chairman, Fred W. Coyle, to sign and submit
any and all documents required in connection with the Federal Transit Administration 49
U.S.C. § 5311 Grant Application and Award including, but not limited to: (a)
authorizing the Chairman to accept and execute any required certifications and
assurances and all supporting documents relating to the grant awarded to the County, (b)
approving all necessary budget amendments to receive and use grant dollars received
above or below the target grant award referenced in the Section 5311 grant application,
and (c) authorize the expenditure of grant funds pursuant to the grant awarded, unless
specifically rescinded.
2. The BOARD'S Registered Agent in Florida is Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney.
The registered Agent's address is 3299 East Tamiami Trail,Naples, FL 34112.
3. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon signature by the Chairman.
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This Resolution adopted after motion, second and majority vote favoring same, this
11th day of December,2012.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIO 1 ERS
DWIGHT E BROCK, Clerk COLLIER CO TY, FLORIDA
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Form 424
APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE Version 7/03
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1.TYPE OF SUBMISSION: ��—
Application-place an x in the box Pre-application-place an x in the box
[ ]construction [7 construction
[x]non-construction j j]non-construction
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2.DATE SUBMITTED Applicant Identifier
3.DATE RECEIVED BY STATE State Application Identifier
4.DATE RECEIVED BY FEDERAL AGENCY Federal Identifier mm
5.APPLICANT INFORMATION --�
Legal Name:Collier County Board of County Commissioners j Organizational Unit:
Department:Alternative Transportation Modes Department I
Organizational DUNS:076997790 Division:Public Services Division _
Address:— _ Name and telephone number of person to be contacted on
matters involving this application(give area code)
Street:3299 East Tamiami Trail Prefix:Mrs. First Name:Michelle
City:Naples Middle Name:
County:Collier , Last Name:Arnold
State:Florida Zip Code 34112 Suffix:
Country:USA 1 Email:MlchelleArnold@colliergov.net
6.EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER(FINN): _ Phone Number(give area code)
(Replace these boxes with numerals)59-6000558 239-252-5841
} Fax Number(give area code):239-2523929
8.TYPE OF APPLICATION: 7.TYPE OF APPLICANT:(See back of form for Application Types)
✓New Continuation Revision County
If Revision,enter appropriate letter(s)in box(es)
(See back of form for description of letters.) Other(specify)
Other s.eci
10.CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE NUMBER: 9.NAME OF FEDERAL AGENCY:
(Replace these boxes with numerals) 20-509 Federal Transit Administration Section 5311
TITLE(Name of Program):
20.509-Program Title:"Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program"
12.AREAS AFFECTED BY PROJECT(Cities, Counties,States. 11.DESCRIPTIVE TITLE OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT:
etc.): Unincorporated Collier County,lmmokalee Community,Golden Gate Operating Assistance to offset cost of public transportation provided in
Estates,Marco Island the rural(non-urban)areas of Collier County
. 13.PROPOSED PROJECT 14.CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF:
Start Date: Ending a.Applicant b.Project
Date:
15.ESTIMATED FUNDING: 16.IS APPLICATION SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY STATE
EXECUTIVE ORDER 12372 PROCESS?
a.Federal ' $295,600.00 a. Yes. ✓THIS PREAPPLICATION/APPLICATION WAS
MADE AVAILABLE TO THE STATE EXECUTIVE ORDER 12372
PROCESS FOR REVIEW ON:
b.Applicant $ o° DATE:
c.State 5. ; b.No I.'PROGRAM IS NOT COVERED BY E.0.123_72.
d.Local $295.600.00 PROGRAM HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED BY STATE
FOR REVIEW
e.Other $ °' 17.IS THE APPLICANT DELINQUENT ON ANY FEDERAL
DEBT?
f.Program Income _ $Wz'° - Yes. If"Yes"attach an explanation.
No
g.TOTAL $591,200.00
18.TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF,ALL DATA IN THIS APPLICATION/PREAPPLICATION ARE TRUE AND
CORRECT. THE DOCUMENT HAS BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE APPLICANT AND THE
APPLICANT WILL COMPLY WITH THE ATTACHED ASSURANCES IF THE ASSISTANCE IS AWARDED.
a.Authorized Representative
Prefix: 3111 • . First Name: Middle Name:
Last Name: -- Suffix: I
b.Title: '� c.Telephone Number(give area code'
239-2 52-8 09?
d.Signature of Au oorized'`epresentative: e.Date Signed:
Previous for I. ' Standard Form 424(Rev 9-2003)
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FORM B-1
TRANSPORTATION-RELATED OPERATING and ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Name of Applicant: Collier County Board of County Commissioner (BCC)
State Fiscal period requesting funding for,from 7/1/13 to 6/30/14
EXPENSE CATEGORY TOTAL EXPENSE FTA ELIGIBLE EXPENSE
Labor (501) $139,200 $34,800
Fringe and Benefits(502) $49,500 $12,400
Services(503) $110,900 $27,800
Materials and Supplies(504) $8,500 $2,100
Vehicle Maintenance(504.01) $1,929,800 $482,500
Utilities(505) $11,500 $2,900
Insurance(506) $9,900 $2,500
Licenses and Taxes(507) $0 $0
Purchased Transit Service(508) $3,445,500 $861,400
Miscellaneous(509) $25,000 $6,300
Leases and Rentals(512) $40,000 $10,000
Depreciation(513)
TOTAL $5,769,800
$1,442,700 (a)
SECTION 5311 GRANT REQUEST
Total FTA Eligible Expenses(from Form B-1, above) $ 1,442,700 (a)
Rural Passenger Fares(from Form B-2) $ 216,400 (b)
Operating Deficit $ 1,226,300 (c)
[FTA Eligible Expenses(a)minus Rural Passenger Fares(b)]
Section 5311 Request $ 613,150 (d)
(No more than 50% of Operating Deficit)
Grant Total All Revenues(from Form B-2) $ *(e)
Note: If Grand Total Revenues(e)exceeds FTA Eligible Expenses(a),reduce the Section 5311 Request(d)by
that amount.
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PART B
APPLIES TO ALL APPLICANTS FOR OPERATING ASSISTANCE
FORM B-2
TRANSPORTATION-RELATED OPERATING and ADMINISTRATIVE REVENUES
Name of Applicant: Collier County Board of County Commissioner (BCC)
State Fiscal period requesting funding for, from 7/1/13 to 6/30/13
OPERATING REVENUE REVENUE USED AS
CATEGORY TOTAL REVENUE FTA MATCH
Passenger Fares for Transit Service(401) Total= $1,205,000
Rural= $216,400 (b)
Special Transit Fares(402)
School Bus Service Revenues(403)
Freight Tariffs(404)
Charter Service Revenues(405)
Auxiliary Transportation Revenues(406)
Non-transportation Revenues(407)
Total Operating Revenue $1,205,000 $
OTHER REVENUE
CATEGORY
Taxes Levied directly by the Transit
System(408)
Local Cash Grants and Reimbursements $1,880,300
(409)
Local Special Fare Assistance(410)
State Cash Grants and Reimbursements $888,200
(411)
State Special Fare Assistance(412)
Federal Cash Grants and Reimbursements $1,796,300
(413)
Interest Income(414)
Contributed Services(430)
Contributed Cash(431)
Subsidy from Other Sectors of Operations
(440)
Total of Other Revenue $4,564,800 $
GRAND TOTAL $5,769,800 $ (e)
ALL REVENUE
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EXHIBIT A
Current System Description
Collier County is located in southwest Florida and is bordered on the north by Lee and Hendry counties, on
the south by Monroe County,on the east by Broward and Dade counties, and on the west by the Gulf of
Mexico. The county consists of three incorporated areas: Naples, Everglades City, and Marco Island.
Collier County is approximately 2,025.3 square miles. At least 80 percent of the Collier County land
area has been set aside as preserve lands, including Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National
Park, two national wildlife refuges, one national research reserve,three state parks, one state forest,and
a number of other public and private parks and nature preserves. In addition, Collier County has nearly 50
miles of public beaches and a vast area of Agricultural lands.
The Collier County Board of County Commissioner is the governing body for the Public Transportation system
in Collier County. The Public Transportation system, Collier Area Transit(CAT),operates under the supervision
of the Collier County Department of Alternative Transportation Modes (ATM) for the Collier County Public
Service Division. CAT serves as the public transit provider for Collier County,serving the Naples, Marco Island,
and Immokalee areas. It is the mission of CAT to provide safe,accessible and courteous public transportation
services to our customers.
Collier County is considered a complete brokerage system, contracting all fixed route and paratransit
operation services to Keolis Transit America who is responsible for the day to day transit operations
of the transit system including hiring, training and management of the bus operators and customer
service personnel. Keolis currently employees 92 staff to run the operations. The management of
the Keolis contract is conducted by the ATM Department, who has a total of 4.5 employees within
the Transit section. Collier Area Transit provides ADA and Transportation Disadvantaged trips to the
citizens of Collier County, including those with disabilities, low income,and elderly in both the urbanized and
non-urbanized areas of the County.
Description of service, routes and ridership numbers
Section 5311 funding for operating assistance is essential if service is to continue for the non-urbanized
areas of the County. Collier County currently provides about $1.5 million dollars each year from local funds
to provide fixed route services. Collier Area Transit, as many other transit agencies across the nation, is
facing tough financial times and local funds contribution is stagnate. Should the State not approve this grant,
CAT may be forced to reduce routes. With a reduction in service, many passengers would not have access to
medical, work, recreational, and other life sustaining activities that public transit n o w makes possible. It is
critical that Collier Area Transit receives these 5311 funds to continue providing services in the non-urbanized
area of Collier County.
The 5311 grant helps fund four (4) non-urbanized/rural routes; Route 5 (Immokalee Shuttle — provides a
shuttle to and from the Immokalee area to the transfer point on Radio Road), Route 7 (Immokalee Express—
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provides an early morning and late evening express service between Immokalee and Marco Island), Route 8A
and Route 8B (Immokalee Circulator—provides a circulator within the rural Immokalee community).
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Collier Area Transit (CAT) is requesting FTA Section
5311 funds in the total project amount of$591,200. State match funds in the amount of $295,600 (50%).
This will be matched with local funds in the amount of$295,600 (50%). Funds from this grant will be used
to continue operation of fixed route in the non-urbanized area of Collier County to continue providing the
existing level of service. These funds will be used to fund routes that are open to the general public and are
not subject to the prioritization process as described in the Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan (TDSP).
See Exhibit A-1 (below)— Fact Sheet
Ridership graphs are provided under Exhibit B of this grant application.
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EXHIBIT A-1
FACT SHEET
County Fiscal Year Data CURRENTLY IF GRANT IS
AWARDED *
1. Number of one-way passenger trips. 1,207,900 1,210,000
PER YEAR
2. Number of individuals served unduplicated
(first ride per rider per fiscal year). 1,207,900 1,210,000
PER YEAR
3. Number of vehicles used for this 16 per day 16 per day
service. ACTUAL
4. Number of ambulatory seats.
AVERAGE PER VEHICLE 24 per vehicle 24 per vehicle
(Total ambulatory seats divided by total
number of fleet vehicles)
5. Number of wheelchair positions.
AVERAGE PER VEHICLE 2 per vehicle 2 per vehicle
(Total wheelchair positions divided by total
number of fleet vehicles)
6. Vehicle Miles traveled R YEAR 1,303,988 1,315,000
7. Average vehicle miles 3,622.19 3,700
PER DAY
8. Normal vehicle hours in operation. 193 193
PER DAY
9. Normal number of days in operation. 7 7
PER WEEK
10.Trip length(roundtrip). 32 32
AVERAGE
• Estimates are acceptable.
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EXHIBIT B
Proposed Project Description (not to exceed three (3) pages)
Section 5311 Funding for operating assistance is essential to continue the existing level of service being
provided for the non-urbanized areas of the County. The 5311 grant helps fund four(4) non-urbanized/rural
routes; Route 5 (Immokalee Shuttle — provides a shuttle to and from the Immokalee area to the transfer
station on Radio Road), Route 7 (Immokalee Express—provides an early morning and late evening express
service between Immokalee and Marco Island), Route 8A and Route 8B (Immokalee Circulator—provides a
circulator within the rural Immokalee community). The above described service will provide access to
employment for rural area residents.
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners functions as the Community Transportation Coordinator
(CTC)and provides public transportation services as Collier Area Transit(CAT). CAT is requesting FTA Section
5311 funds in the total project amount of$591,200. The State contribution to the project would be$295,600
(50%)while the County would be required to provide a local match in the amount of$295,600(50%). Funds
for the grant will be used to continue operation of fixed route in the non-urbanized area of Collier County to
continue providing the existing level of service.
This grant request does not include the purchase of vehicles or equipment for the continued operation of this
service. The existing vehicle inventory will be utilized as provided for below. All vehicles utilized for the
County public transportation system is maintained by the County's Fleet Management Department.The Fleet
Management Department provides for regular preventative maintenance of all vehicles at the CAT Operations
center located at 8300 Radio Road.
As previously noted, the County is under contract with Keolis Transit America, Inc. to provide the transit
operations for the system. Keolis hires all bus operators,customer service staff,and administrative personnel
to run the operations. The County compensates the vendor by the revenue hour including minor
reimbursable. The Contractor is responsible for providing recommendations related to all fixed route bus
service planning activities related to operations of CAT fixed route bus services including, but not limited to:
bus routes, schedules, days and hours of operations, bus stop locations, location of bus stop improvements,
preparation of all planning documents, cost estimates and other such activities relative to overall system
administration, pending the County's review and approval. Periodic contract monitoring to ensure continued
compliance with the service contract is the responsibility of the Contractor.
Safety Program
A written safety program has been developed and is maintained by the Contractor which includes safety
policies and practices,accident procedures and reporting,and other training materials and documented in the
System Safety Program Plan (SSP) and the System Security Emergency Preparedness Plan (SSEPP). Collier
County conducts an annual System Safety review of the Contractor to comply with safety requirements of
Chapter 14-90, Florida Administrative Code(FAC). The Contractor's documented safety program includes the
following components:
• Accident Response Plan
• Accident Review Process and Analysis
• Determination of an Accident as Preventable or Non-Preventable, Utilizing the National Safety
Council (NSC) Guidelines
• Employee Retraining Provisions
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• Driver Incentive Provisions
• Programs and Methods to be Utilized to Promote Safety Awareness
• Employee Training and Required Certifications
The Contractor shall participate in tabletop, emergency preparedness training exercise as requested by the
County. The contractor is considered essential personnel and shall be available upon request for evacuation
and transportation for any emergency events 24/7.
Drug&Alcohol Testing Program
The Contractor administers a Drug and Alcohol (D&A) Program which meets all of the Federal and Collier
County requirements. In addition, the Contractor requires all subcontractors providing services for the fixed
route service to adhere to the testing requirements of this D&A program. CAT performs D&A testing in
accordance with United Stated Department of Transportation (US DOT) and Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) regulations, as defined in Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations(CFR), Parts 40 and 655. The Contractor
produces documentation necessary to establish its compliance with Title 49 CFR, Parts 653 and 654.
Indicator/Measure 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Performance Indicators
SERVICE AREA STATISTICS
Service Area Population 317,7881 326,658 333,858 333,032 333,0321 333,032
Service Area Size(square miles) 1,513 1,513 1,513 1,513 1,513 1,513
OPERATING STATISTICES
Passenger Trips 1,052,536 1,180,147 1,166,358 1,109,710 1,064,910 1,154,702
Vehicle Miles 921,050_ 1,156,658 1,299,452 1,329,594 1,314,112 1,298,764
Revenue Miles 870,424 1,090,385 1,214,814 1,244,756 1,230,055 1,225,975
Revenue Hours 49,479 59,503 66,183 67,043 66,475 66,850
OPERATING COSTS
Total Operating Expense I$3,264,698.00 1$4,678,982.00 1$5,362,710.00 1$5,048,082.00 1$5,490,980.00 1$5,300,989.00
VEHICLE FLEET
Vehicles Available for Maximum Service 20 19 23 23 24 23
Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service 13 14 16 16 16 16
Spare Ratio 54% 36% 44% 44% 44% 44%
SERVICE SUPPLY
Vehicle Miles per Capita I 2.91 3.51 3.91 4.01 3.91 3.9
SERVICE CONSUMPTION
Passenger Trips per Capita 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.5
Passenger Trips per Revenue Mile 1.21 1.08 0.96 0.89 0.87 0.94
Passen er Trips per Revenue Hour 21.27 19.83 17.62 17.62 16.55 17.27
COST EFFICIENCY
Operating Expense per Capita $10.27 _ $14.32 $16.06 $15.16 $16.49 $15.92
Operating Expense per Passenger Trip $3.10 $3.96 $4.60 $4.55 $5.16 $4.59
Operating Expense per Revenue Mile $3.75 $4.29 $4.41 $4.06 $4.46 $4.32
Operating Expense per Revenue Hour $65.98 $78.63 $81.03 $75.30 $82.60 $79.30
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Vehicle Inventory
Equipment
ID# Year Manufacturer Model Serial Vin Number
30989 2003 FREIGHTLINER CHAMPION CTS 4UZAACBV43CM15848
42925 2004 FREIGHTLINER CHAMPION CTS 4UZAACBV54CN64822
42927 2004 FREIGHTLINER CHAMPION CTS 4UZAACBV54CN64819
42928 2004 FREIGHTLINER CHAMPION CTS 4UZAACBV34CN64821
50382 2005 GILLIG G29E102R2 15GGE291951091092
50383 2005 GILLIG G29E102R2 15GGE291051091093
50384 2005 GILLIG G29E102R2 15GGE291251091094
60091 2006 GILLIG G29E102R2 15GGE291661091164
60092 2006 GILLIG G29E102R2 15GGE291661091165
60093 2006 GILLIG G29E102R2 15GGE291X61091166
60094 2006 GILLIG G29E102R2 15GGE291161011167
CC2-240 2007 GILLIG G27E102N2 15GGE271471091586
CC2-242 2007 GILLIG G27E102N2 15GGE271671091587
CC2-241 2007 GILLIG G27E102N2 15GGE271871091588
CC2-243 2007 GILLIG G27E102N2 15GGE271X71091589
CC2-497 2010 GILLIG G27B102N4 15GGB2719A1177671
CC2-498 2010 GILLIG G27B102N4 15GGB2710A1177672
CC2-499 2010 GILLIG G27B102N4 15GGB2712A1177673
CC2-513 2010 GILLIG G30B102N4 15GGB3014A1178484
CC2-514 2010 GILLIG G30B102N4 15GGB3016A1178485
CC2-620 2012 GILLIG G27B102N4 15GGB2710C1180347
CC2-619 2012 GILLIG G27B102N4 15GGB2710C1180348
CC2-621 2012 GILLIG G27B102N4 15GGB2714C1180349
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System Ridership
Collier Area Transit Ridership FY 04 - FY 11
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
ROUTE 1 124,288 150,030 212,947 250,873 247,183 231,156 238,507 234,190
ROUTE 2 289,830 251,012 214,605 193,332 177,325 174,669 191,523 187,848
ROUTE 3 222,089 260,015 289,357 268,126 230,415 199,961 227,560 240,742
ROUTE 4 226,051 181,193 156,876 127,884 123,468 11 c, :1 126,035 132,108
ROUTE 5 27,671 ` 37,428 56,870 69,897 69,953 68,679 86,471 105,655
ROUTE 6* 26,221 44,891 41,368 40,015 49,878 71,268 35,045 27,986
ROUTE 7* 33,273 38,391 45,963 51,671 49,690 45,666 47,919 48,914
ROUTE 8* #N/A 63,830 68,619 91,978 88,091 81,339 96,390 106,234
ROUTE 9* #N/A #N/A 93,542 72,582 73,707 76,651 77,823 80,391
ROUTE 10 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A 27,429 43,798
CAT Ridership FY 2005 - FY 2012
❑ROUTE 1 'u" a, x^ x ± re<.sw
300,000 0 ROUTE 2
®ROUTE 3
❑ROUTE 4
250,000 ®ROUTE5
❑ROUTE 6*
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6* ROUTE 5 _ 1-
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ROUTE4 ROUTE3 ROUTE2 ROUTE
Notes:
`Please note that ridership data was omitted for routes implemented during the mid-year(Routes 6,7,8,and 9).
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Total Total Total Total Total
1,500 000 1,166,358 1,109,710 1,064,910 1,154,702 1,207,866
1,200,000
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FY08 YE FY09 YE FY10 YE FY 11 YE FY 12
•01 •0.2 03 aCL4
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POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
According to BEBR,the population of Collier County is expected to increase from 251;377 in
2000 to 331,800 in 2010, an increase of 32 percent- The data for 2000 Vi ough 2020
were coma led using the 2000 Census, 2009 FSA.,and 2009 ESRI demographic data. Table
2-1 provKles se-ected population characteristics for Collier County for 2000, 2008, 2010,
2015,and 2020.
Table 2-1
Population Characteristics,,Collier County(2O00-2020)
chomp
2 0 2008 OESIR ?011 2014 E1111J xo20 2 co 2/ s Chang 0111400
/2009 ESRI 2015 e€0u5 2000.2010 201040201
2000/2000
0.1151
Persansl;PFBR; 251.37? 332,654 33.1.600 363.341 41+1,:;)1: 32A%
Persona Bfa 2511?? 755940 396,11 41.6%
fatal land Area
:Square .1ie, 2 27 ?')75.3 2CQ5.3 2'325_s :021.7 0.0k 011ta .
Persons Per Square Mole
I I BRI 124.1 164.3 163.6 1?9.4 321- ,
Penal=Per Square M Ie
1111 171.1 17a.? 196.9 41.6%
Sa rx:2CI?"L'enta s. U.n r ktesrsn:r?r,■.4,if,y a Inn Cation.and(SRI 70::0
As a Aoa.l,ar to=urst destination. Collier County has a large number of seasonal residents arid
tourists. According to the Economic Development Council of Oollier County. Collier County's
population rises by arc estimated 20 percent during the winter season, which tradGtianalty last
from November through April. The BEBR projections. included Win Table 2-1 refer solely to
permanent residents and do riot i11,214de.tourists or seasonal, residents. {Note:The population
estimates and nrojections provided by BEER may not exactly matc'f those provided ay the 11.5.
Census_ ESRI demogranllic data is Iligller than BEBR arid Oensus demograplc information;
however,ESRI projections are tale most current projlecticros avai''able for recapping purposes. As
2010 Census data sets are orn laUe"e, annual TOP progress reports and the next TD ' Major
Update will be revised to reflect the population pro e.ct cnls reported In the 2010 Census. Staff
of GAT and the Collet MPG will rewiew available data sets and ensure consistency of population
data when corn plet,ng fut:are plan undies to the TDP and LRTP.as feasible.)
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Map 2-2 displays Col Comity's 2309 population by wock group and Map 2-3 displays the
County's 2020 projected nopuotion by block group. The matorti, of the County's population
density is 0-2 persons per acre. Block groans 00 itni ing population densrties greater than 4
persons per acre are located within the City of Naples, East Naples, Marco Island,
Immokalee. Golden Gate, Naples Manor, and Naples Park. As shown in Maps 2-2 and 2-3,
the 2020 projected population distribution is similar to the 20'39 population distribution.
In general,collier County's residents are Weller than the average Florida resident Figure 2-1
displays population trends that suggest mobility needs will increase as the County's
population of seniors and others continue to age_ Twenty four percent of Collier County's
population is over 64 years old,while the some group only makes up 17 percent of Florida's
total popwation.
Figure 2-1
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DEMOGRAPHIC AND JOURNEY-TO-WORK CHARACTERISTICS
Collier County's demographic cliarracteristcs were compiled from t he 2000 Census, the
2009 FS*, and the 2008 American Community Survey(AM. Both the Census and the ACS
base these estimates on a sampling of the total population. Jo urney-to-Work information is
not projected by BEBR in the 2009 FSA;therefore, 2000 Census and 2008 ACS data were
used to illustrate the Journey-to-Work ctaracteristics.
Figure 2-2 provides selected demographic data for Collier County,and Figure 2-3 illustrates
Journey-to-Work characteristcs for Collier County. Many of the characteristics provided in
Figure 2-2 and Figure 2-3 were chosen because of their known influence on transit use.
Figure 2-2 shows that Cal ier County's demographics have not significantly changed from
2000 to 2008 in terms of gender, education, and age. The nercent of the population of
Hispanic origin has increased slgf fitly from 19.6 percent in 2000 to 25.5 percent in 2008.
The percent of residents with incomes greater than$100,000 also increased. In 2000,18-1
percent of residents earned greater than $100,000 and in 2008 27.8 percent of the
population was in this category.
Figure 2-3 shows it public transit mode sl are I las siighty decreased since 2000_ In 2000.
1.9 percent of residents utilized public t°anst as a means of transportation to work
compared to L1 percent of the population ti 2008. Driving alone has sisig)ttfy incresed.
Carpooling arid walking decreased, however, oTycling and working from home increased.
Traver times have sighty increased; with 26.2 percent of people travelhg aetween 20 and
29 minutes n 2003 compared to 21.4 percent in 2000.
Maps 2-4 through 2-8 provide seected characteristics for Calpier County that are particularly
relevant to the TDP process. The marts d splay 2009 empboyrnerrt densities, low-income
pope t,tio ns,dwelLing unut densities. c p:a Iatior under age 15,and population over age 60 by
oicack group. Employment dens Ges are 1 glest in Immokalee and the City of Naples. The
iiow-income populations are highest r Immokalee. Simi'a:r to the population density. the
majority of the County's der!, is 3-2 dwel'ing units per acre_ Block groups
containing high percentages of the non.a tton under age 15 are located in the northern
portion of the County and the City of Naples. £lo..^k groans containing high percentages of
tlie population over age 60 are ocarted in rile soirthern portion of the County, Mateo Island,
throughout tlie City of Naples. and north of the City of Naples.
Based on The ova lability of demographic data, maps depicting the disabled population•the
number of vehicles per household, and commute times were developed uti=iizing 2000
Census data and are included as Anr,endi?x A..
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Copy of the latest completed audit
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Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants on
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance
and Other Matters Based on an Audit of the Financial Statements
Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards
Members of the Board of County Commissioners
Collier County,Florida
We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type
activities, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the
aggregate remaining fund information of Collier County, Florida (the County) as of and for the
year ended September 30, 2011, which collectively comprise the County's basic financial
statements and have issued our report thereon dated February 29, 2012. We conducted our audit
in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States and the standards
applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the
Comptroller General of the United States.
Internal control over financial reporting
Management of the County is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal
control over financial reporting. In planning and performing our audit, we considered the
County's internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing our auditing
procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the County's internal control over
financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the
County's internal control over financial reporting.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to
prevent, or detect and correct misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a
deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable
possibility that a material misstatement of the entity's financial statements will not be prevented,
or detected and corrected on a timely basis.
Our consideration of internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose
described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in
internal control that might be deficiencies, significant deficiencies or material weaknesses. We
did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that we consider to
be material weaknesses, as defined above.
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Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the County's financial statements are
free of material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of
laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct
and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an
opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit and, accordingly,
we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of
noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing
Standards.
We noted certain matters that we reported to management of the County in a separate letter dated
February 29,2012.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management, the Board of County
Commissioners, others within the entity, the Auditor General of the State of Florida, federal and
state awarding agencies and pass-through entities and is not intended to be and should not be
used by anyone other than these specified parties.
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Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants on Compliance With
Requirements That Could Have a Direct and Material Effect on Each Major
Federal Program and State Project and on Internal Control Over Compliance in
Accordance With OMB Circular A-133, Section 215.97, Florida Statutes, and
Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General
Members of the Board of County Commissioners
Collier County, Florida
Compliance
We have audited Collier County, Florida's (the County) compliance with the types of
compliance requirements described in the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement, and the requirements described in the Executive Office
of the Governor's State Projects Compliance Supplement, that could have a direct and material
effect on each of County's major federal programs and state projects for the year ended
September 30, 2011. The County's major federal programs and state projects are identified in the
summary of auditor's results section of the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned
costs. Compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations, contracts and grants applicable to
each of its major federal programs and state projects is the responsibility of the County's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the County's compliance based on
our audit.
We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government
Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; OMB Circular
A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Section 215.97,
Florida Statutes (Section 215.97); and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General, State of
Florida (Chapter 10.550). Those standards, OMB Circular A-133, Section 215.97 and Chapter
10.550 require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
noncompliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a
direct and material effect on a major federal program or state project occurred. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence about the County's compliance with those requirements and
performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our audit does not provide a legal
determination of the County's compliance with those requirements.
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The County did not comply with the types of compliance requirements that are applicable to
each major federal program as described in the accompanying schedule of findings and
questioned costs and referenced by finding number below:
Compliance
CFDA Number Major Program Requirement Finding Reference
CDBG—
14.218,ARRA- Entitlement Grants
14.253 Cluster Cash Management 2011-1, 2011-6
Allowable Costs/Cost
Principles 2011-1, 2011-8
Reporting 2011-2
Subrecipient
Monitoring 2011-3
Special Tests and
Provisions 2011-4
Procurement,
Suspension and
Debarment 2011-5
Program Income 2011-6
Summer Food Service Allowable Costs/Cost
10.559 Program for Children Principles 2011-10,2011-11
Cash Management 2011-11
Compliance with such requirements is necessary, in our opinion, for the County to comply with
the requirements applicable to those programs.
In our opinion, because of the effects of the noncompliance described in the table above, the
County did not comply in all material respects, with the requirements referred to above that
could have a direct and material effect on the CDBG— Entitlement Grants Cluster (CFDA
No. 14.218 and CFDA No.ARRA— 12.253) and the Summer Food Service Program for
Children(CFDA No. 10.559) federal programs for the year ended September 30, 2011.
The County did not comply with the types of compliance requirements that are applicable to
each major federal program or state project as described in the accompanying schedule of
findings and questioned costs and referenced by the finding numbers below:
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CFDA/CSFA Compliance
Number Major Program Requirement Finding Reference
Community
Development Block
Grant/State's Program
and Non-Entitlement
Grants in Hawaii
(State-Administered
14.228 Small Cities Program) Cash Management 2011-1
Allowable Costs/Cost
Principles
Reporting 2011-2
Special Tests and
Provisions 2011-4
Allowable Costs/Cost
Principles 2011-8
ARRA: Homelessness
Prevention and Rapid Subrecipient
14.257 Re-Housing Program Monitoring 2011-3
Cash Management 2011-1
Allowable Costs/Cost
Principles
State Housing
Initiatives Partnership
52.901 Program Reporting 2011-2
Allowable Costs/Cost
Principles 2011-8
Florida Boating
77.006 Improvement Program Matching 2011-7
Reporting 2011-9
Community Care for Allowable Costs/Cost
65.010 the Elderly Program Principles 2011-8
Compliance with such requirements is necessary, in our opinion, for the County to comply with
the requirements applicable to those programs.
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Also, in our opinion, except for the noncompliance described in the table above, the County
complied, in all material respects with the compliance requirements referred to above that could
have a direct and material effect on the following federal programs and state projects:
Community Development Block Grant/State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii
(State-Administered Small Cities Program) (CFDA No. 14.228), ARRA: Homelessness
Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (CFDA No. 14.257), State Housing Initiatives
Partnership Program (CSFA No. 52.901), Florida Boating Improvement Program (CSFA
No. 77.006), and Community Care for the Elderly Program (CSFA No. 65.010) for the year
ended September 30, 2011.
Moreover, in our opinion, the County complied, in all material respects, with the compliance
requirements referred to in the first paragraph that could have a direct and material effect on each
of its other major federal programs and state projects other than those referred to in the two
preceding tables for the year ended September 30,2011.
This report replaces the previously issued report dated February 29, 2012 in order to reflect the
unqualified opinion on the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG)
(Recovery Act Funded)as now indicated on the Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs.
Internal control over compliance
The management of the County is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal
control over compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations, contracts and grants
applicable to federal programs and state projects. In planning and performing our audit, we
considered the County's internal control over compliance with requirements that could have a
direct and material effect on a major federal program or state project to determine the auditing
procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on compliance and to test and report on
internal control over compliance in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, Section 215.97, or
Chapter 10.550, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal
control over compliance. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the
County's internal control over compliance.
Our consideration of internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in
the preceding paragraph and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over
compliance that might be significant deficiencies or material weaknesses and therefore,there can
be no assurance that all deficiencies, significant deficiencies, or material weaknesses have been
identified. However, as discussed below, we identified certain deficiencies in internal control
over compliance that we consider to be material weaknesses.
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A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of a control
does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned
functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type of compliance
requirement of a federal program or state project on a timely basis. A material weakness in
internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal
control over compliance, such that there is a reasonable possibility that material noncompliance
with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program or state project will not be
prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. We consider the deficiencies in internal
control over compliance described in the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned
costs as items 2011-1 to 2011-1 lto be material weaknesses.
The County's responses to the findings identified in our audit are described in the accompanying
schedule of findings and questioned costs. We did not audit the County's responses and,
accordingly,we express no opinion on the responses.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management, the Board of County
Commissioners, others within the entity, the Auditor General of the State of Florida, federal and
state awarding agencies, and pass-through entities and is not intended to be and should not be
used by anyone other than these specified parties.
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February 29, 2012, except for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program
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FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,2011
CFDA 01 Disbursements
Federal or State Grantor/Pass-Through Grantor Program Title CSFA N Grant/Contract Number Expenditures Subrecipients
Department of A¢riculturg
Direct Programs:
Rural Development:
Rural Business Enterprise Grants 10.769 09-011-596000558 $ 378,147 $ -
Indirect Programs:
Florida Department of Education:
Summer Food Service Program for Children 10.559 04-0804 617,280 -
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:
Cooperative Forestry Assistance 10.664 16421 12,248 -
Cooperative Forestry Assistance 10.664 Collier County-Isle of Capri 4,680 -
Cooperative Forestry Assistance 10.664 Collier County-Ochopee 2,063 -
Total CFDA
18,991 -
Total Department of Agriculture 1,014,418 -
Department of Commerce
Indirect Programs:
Florida Department of Community Affairs:
Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program 11.555 11-DS-8D-09-21-01-281 1,376,565 -
Total Department of Commerce 1,376,565 -
Department of Housia¢and Urban Development
Direct Programs:
Office of Community Planning and Development:
CDBG-Entitlement Grants Cluster:
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 14.218 B-02-UC-12-0016 $ 5,160 $ -
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 14.218 B-04-UC-12-0016 2,650 -
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 14.218 B-08-UC-12-0016 73,234 73,200
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 14.218 B-08-UN-12-0003 2,086,331 -
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 14.218 B-09-UC-12-0016 308,272 303,324
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 14.218 B-10-UC-12-0016 668,253 242,370
Total CFDA 3,143,900 618,894
Community Development Block Grant ARRA Entitlement Grant
ARRA(CDBG)(Recovery Act Funded) 14.253 ARRA B-09-UY-12-0016 34,930 27,000
Total CDBG-Entitlement Grants Cluster 3,178,830 645,894
Emergency Shelter Grants Program 14.231 S-09-UC-12-0024 6,405 6,405
Emergency Shelter Grants Program 14.231 S-10-UC-12-0024 87,684 87,684
Total CFDA 94,089 94,089
Supportive Housing Program 14.235 FL0294B4D060801 231 -
Supportive Housing Program 14.235 FL0294B4D060802 65,617 -
Supportive Housing Program 14.235 FL0294B4D061003 28,309 -
Supportive Housing Program 14.235 FL0295B4D060801 19,133 19,133
Supportive Housing Program 14.235 FL0295B4D060802 49,383 49,383
Supportive Housing Program 14.235 FL0296B4D060801 41,984 39,294
Supportive Housing Program 14.235 FL0296B4D060802 31,943 29,523
Supportive Housing Program 14.235 FL0296B4D061003 156 -
Total CFDA 236,756 137,333
Home Investment Partnerships Program 14.239 M-07-UC-12-0217 6,954 -
Home Investment Partnerships Program 14.239 M-09-UC-12-0217 139,333 138,710
Home Investment Partnerships Program 14.239 M-10-UC-12-0217 110,249 61,673
Total CFDA 256,536 200,383
ARRA Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program(HPRP) 14.257 ARRA S09-UY-12-0024 382,268 382,219
See accompanying notes to the schedule of expenditures of federal awards and state projects.
Indirect Programs:
Florida Department of Community Affairs:
Community Development Block Grants/State's Program\Non-
Entitlement Grants in Hawaii(State Administered Small Cities Program) 14.228 07DB3V092101Z01 $ (1,254) $ -
Community Development Block Grants/State's Program\Non-
Entitlement Grants in Hawaii(State Administered Small Cities Program) 14.228 08DBD3092101A03 10,088 -
Community Development Block Grants/State's Program Won-
Entitlement Grants in Hawaii(State Administered Small Cities Program) 14.228 10-DB-D4-09-21-01-K09 645,610 -
Total CFDA
654,444 -
Total Department of Housing and Urban Development 4,802,923 1,459,918
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CFDA 6/ Disbursements
Federal or State Grantor/Pass-Through Grantor Program Title CSFA# Grant/Contract Number Expenditures Subrecipients
Department of the Interior
Direct Programs:
Bureau of Land Management:
Payments in Lieu of Taxes 15126 Collier County 1,240,307 —
Fish and Wildlife Service:
Coastal Program 15.630 401815J021 50,000 —
Partners for Fish and Wildlife 15.631 4018151021 44,145 —
Total Department of the Interior 1334,452 —
Department of Justice
JAG Program Cluster:
Direct Programs:
ARRA Recovery Act-Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
(JAG)Program/Grants to Units Of Local Government 16.804 ARRA 2009-SB-B9-1969 8,107 —
Bureau of Justice Assistance:
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program 16.738 2008-DJ-BX-0340 $ 2,312 $ —
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program 16.738 2009-DJ-BX-0335 132,272 —
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program 16.738 2010-DJ-BX-0576 109,052 —
Indirect Programs:
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program 16.738 2010-JAGC-COLL-1-4X-221 12,265 —
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program 16.738 2011-JAGC-COLL-1-B2-213 157,202 —
Total CFDA 413,103 —
ARRA Recovery Act-Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
(JAG)Program/Grants to States and Territories 16.803 ARRA 2010-ARRC-COLL-I-W7 36,374 —
Total JAG Program Cluster 457,584 —
Direct Programs:
Office of Victims of Crime:
Services for Trafficking Victims 16.320 2005-VT-BX-0002 1,107 —
Services for Trafficking Victims 16.320 2010-VT-BX-0004 136,502 —
Total CFDA
137,609 —
Violence Against Women Office:
Supervised Visitation,Safe Havens for Children 16.527 2007CWAX0007 (715) —
Supervised Visitation,Safe Havens for Children 16.527 2009CWAXKO I 1 119,170 —
Total CFDA
118,455 —
Bureau of Justice Assistance:
Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 16.585 2010-DC-BX-0016 40,632 —
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program 16.606 2008-AP-BX-0859 11,900 —
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services:
Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants 16.710 2009CKWX0204 $ 2,165 $ —
Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants 16.710 201OCKWX0107 185,036 —
Total CFDA 187,201 —
Indirect Programs:
Florida Office of Attorney General:
Crime Victim Assistance 16.575 V10129 131,657 —
Florida Department of Children and Families:
Violence Against Women Formula Grants 16.588 12-8008-LE 35,795 —
Violence Against Women Formula Grants 16.588 LN916 111,911 —
ARRA Violence Against Women Formula Grants 16.588 ARRA LN947 28,164 —
Total CFDA
175,870 —
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Project Safe Neighborhoods 16.609 2008-PMAG-COLL-I-R6-005 10,041 —
Total Department of Justice 1,270,949 —
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CFDA#/ Disbursements
Federal or State Grantor/Pass-Through Grantor Program Title CSFA# Grant/Contract Number Expenditures Subrecipients
Department of Transportation
Direct Programs:
Federal Aviation Administration(FAA):
Airport Improvement Program 20.106 3-12-0142-006-2009 101,741 -
Airport Improvement Program 20.106 3-12-0142-008-2010 3,599,931 -
Total CFDA 3,701,672 -
Federal Transit Administration(PTA):
Federal Transit Cluster.
Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants 20.500 FL-03-0264-00 $ 63,636 $ -
Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants 20.500 FL-04-0047-00 107,055 -
Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants 20.500 FL-04-0117-00 26,314 -
Total CFDA 197,005 -
ARRA Federal Transit_Formula Grants 20.507 ARRA FL-96-X019-00 65,300 -
Federal Transit_Formula Grants 20.507 FL-90-X665-00 12,047 -
Federal Transit_Formula Grants 20.507 FL-90-X699-00 166,353 -
Federal Transit_Formula Grants 20.507 FL-90-X731-00 1,217,178 -
Total CFDA 1,460,878 -
Total Federal Transit Cluster 1,657,883 -
Indirect Programs:
Florida Department of Transportation:
Highway Planning and Construction 20.205 416237-1/AQ076 20,949 -
Highway Planning and Construction 20.205 420871-1/A4377 414,595 -
Highway Planning and Construction 20.205 423654-1/APD71 27,823 -
Highway Planning and Construction 20.205 423655-1/APM21 43,202 -
Highway Planning and Construction 20.205 425556-1/AQ382 76 -
Highway Planning and Construction 20.205 426836-1/AQ258 44,550 -
Highway Planning and Construction 20.205 427936-1/AQ383 8,757 -
Total CFDA 559,952 -
Metropolitan Transportation Planning 20.505 410113-1/AP031 37,964 -
Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas 20.509 410120-1/AOW89 505,749 -
ARRA Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas 20.509 ARRA 426772-1/API19 23,819 -
Total CFDA 529,568 -
Capital Assistance Program for Elderly Persons and
Persons with Disabilities 20313 FL-16-0035 $ 234,616 $ -
Total Department of Transportation 6,721,655 -
Department of Treasury
Direct Programs:
Department of Treasury:
Federal Equitable Sharing 2LUNK Collier County Sheriff 24,300 -
Total Department of Treasury 24,300 -
Department of Enerev
Direct Programs:
ARRA Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program(EECBG) 81.128 ARRA DE-EE0000783 1,628,355 -
Total Department of Energy 1,628,355 -
U.S.Election Assistance Commission
Indirect Programs:
Florida Department of State:
Help America Vote Act Requirements Payments 90401 Collier County-FY 2006-2007 2,439 -
Help America Vote Act Requirements Payments 90.401 Collier County-FY 2007-2008 756 -
Help America Vote Act Requirements Payments 90.401 Collier County-FY 2008-2009 53,534 -
Total U.S.Election Assistance Commission 56,729 -
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CFDA#/ Disbursements
Federal or State Grantor/Pass-Through Grantor Program Title CSFA# Grant/Contract Number Expenditures Snbrecipients
Department of Health and Human Seviceg
Direct Programs:
Health Resources and Services Administration:
Health Care and Other Facilities 93.887 C7611F 15996 $ 46,475 $ —
Specially Selected Health Projects 93.888 D1ARH20098 67,970 67,970
Specially Selected Health Projects 93.888 D1BIT10769 159,988 —
Total CFDA 227,958 67,970
Indirect Programs:
Florida Department of Elder Affairs-Area Agency on Aging for
Southwest Florida,Inc.:
Aging Cluster.
Special Programs for the Aging_Title III,Part B_Grants for
Supportive Services and Senior Centers 93.044 OAA 203.010 16,370 —
Special Programs for the Aging_Title RI,Part B_Grants for
Supportive Services and Senior Centers 93.044 OAA 203.2011 54,826 —
Total CFDA 71,196 —
Special Programs for the Aging_Title III,Part C_Nutrition Services 93.045 OAA 203.010 64,659 —
Special Programs for the Aging_Title III,Part C_Nutrition Services 93.045 OAA 203.2011 278,266 —
Total CFDA 342,925 —
Nutrition Services Incentive Program 93.053 NSIP 203.10 35 —
Nutrition Services Incentive Program 93,053 NSIP 203.11 30,219 —
Total CFDA 30,254 —
Total Aging Cluster 444,375 —
National Family Caregiver Support,Title III,Part E 93.052 OAA 203.010 $ 2,680 $ —
National Family Caregiver Support,Title III,Part 1 93.052 OAA 203.2011 41,904 —
Total CFDA 44,584 _
Florida Department of Revenue:
Child Support Enforcement 93.563 CD311 200,241 —
Florida Department of State:
Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities_Grants to States 93.617 2010-2011-0002 9,912 —
Florida Department of Transportation-Commission for the
Transportation Disadvantaged:
Medical Assistance Program 93.778 416043-1/BDM59 505,235 —
Total Department of Health and Human Services 1,478,780 67,970
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Cooration for National and Community Service
Direct Programs:
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program 94.002 09SRSFL017 55,341 —
Total Corporation for National and Community Service 55,341 —
J)eoartment of Homeland Security
Indirect Programs:
Florida Department of Community Affairs:
Disaster Grants-Public Assistance(Presidentially Declared
Disasters) 97.036 06-WL-&K-09-21-01-692 187,271 —
Disaster Grants-Public Assistance(Presidentially Declared
Disasters) 97.036 08-FA-B9-09-21-00-509 17,915 —
Total CFDA 205,186 —
Hazard Mitigation Grant 97.039 IOHM-88-09-21-01-008 $ 63,550 $ —
Hazard Mitigation Grant 97.039 I IHM-3E-09-21-01-005 47,082 —
Hazard Mitigation Grant 97.039 IOHM-88-09-21-01-010 85,183 —
Hazard Mitigation Grant 97.039 1IHM-3E-09-21-01-004 46,943 —
Total CFDA 242,758 —
Emergency Management Performance Grants 97.042 11-FG-7W-09-21-01-030 92,701 —
Homeland Security Grant Program 97.067 11-DS-29-09-21.01-240 16,729 —
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FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,2011
CFDA 8/ Disbursements
Federal or State Grantor/Pass-Through Grantor Program Title CSFA 8 Grant/Contract Number Expenditures Subrecipients
Florida Department of Law Enforcement,
Homeland Security Grant Program 97.067 2007-LETP-COLL-1Q4-005 200,000 -
Homeland Security Grant Program 97.067 2007-LETP-COLL-2Q4-003 200,000 -
Homeland Security Grant Program 97.067 2008-LETP-COLL-1S3-017 114,102 -
Homeland Security Grant Program 97.067 2008-SHSP-COLL-154-010 25,562 -
Total CFDA 556,393 -
Total Department of Homeland Security 1,097,038 -
TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS $ 20,861,505 $ 1,527,888
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credit(VCTC)Program 37.056 218 $ 25,790 $ -
Total Florida Department of Environmental Protection 25,790 -
Florida Department of State and Secretary of State
State Aid to Libraries 45.030 07-ST-12 107,291 -
State Aid to Libraries 45.030 08-ST-12 179,320 -
State Aid to Libraries 45.030 09-ST-10 4,750 -
Total Florida Department of State and Secretary of State 291,361 -
Florida Department of Community Affairs
Emergency Management Programs 52.008 11-BG-05-09-21-01-130 77,043 -
Emergency Management Programs 52.008 12-BG-05-09-21-01-011 43,511 -
Total CFDA 120,554 -
Emergency Management Projects 52.023 1l-CP-03-09-21-01-221 7,300 -
Total Florida Department of Community Affairs 127,854 -
Florida Housioe Finance Corporation
State Housing Initiatives Partnership(SHIP)Program 52.901 Collier County/Naples 466,690 42,701
Total Florida Housing Finance Corporation 466,690 42,701
Florida Department of Transportation
Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged(CTD)Trip and
Equipment Grant Program 55.001 20724618401/20724638401/APZ63 $ 440,451 $ -
Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged(CTD)Trip and
Equipment Grant Program 55.001 20724618401/20724638401/AQB16 156,387 -
Total CSFA 596,838 -
Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged(CTD)Planning
Grant Program 55.002 20724621401/AQB39 92 -
Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged(CTD)Planning
Grant Program 55.002 20724621401/AQ034 17,402 -
Total CSFA 17,494 -
Aviation Development Grants 55.004 206430-1/AI935 6,615 -
Aviation Development Grants 55.004 414298-1/A0V99 14,481 -
Aviation Development Grants 55.004 414299-1/AOR09 37,279 -
Aviation Development Grants 55.004 414299-1/AOR09 106,775 -
Aviation Development Grants 55,004 425515-1/AQ 122 400 -
Total CSFA 165,550 -
Public Transit Block Grant Program 55.010 410139-1/AOW93 902,706 -
Intennodal Development Program 55.014 420353-1/APF60 156,209 -
State Infmstmcture Bank 55.020 420655-2/EIF59 1,875,930 -
Transportation Regional Incentive Program(TRIP) 55.026 425477-1 2,914,908 -
Total Florida Department of Transportation 6,629,635 -
Florida Department of Children and Families
Homeless Challenge Grant 60.014 HFZ ID $ 25,887 $ 10,324
Public Safety,Mental Health,and Substance Abuse Local
Matching Grant 60.115 LHZ25 22,261 -
Total Florida Department of Children and Families 48,148 10,324
Florida Department of Health
County Grant Awards 64.005 C8011 18,936 -
County Grant Awards 64.005 C9011 16,090 -
Total Florida Department of Health 35,026 -
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CFDA 6/ Disbursements
Federal or State Grantor/Pass-Through Grantor Program Title CSFA 8 Grant/Contract Number Expenditures Subrecipients
Florida Department of Elder Affairs
Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida,Inc:
Home Care for the Elderly 65.001 HCE 203.10 2,922 -
Home Cate for the Elderly 65.001 HCE 203.11 317 -
Total CSFA 3,239 -
Alzheimer's Respite Services 65.004 ADI 203.10 101,842 -
Alzheimer's Respite Services 65.004 ADI 203.11 41,356 -
Total CSFA 143,198 -
Community Care for the Elderly(CCE) 65.010 CCE 203.11 135,644 -
Community Care for the Elderly(CCE) 65.010 CCE 203.10 544,546 -
Total CSFA 680,190 -
Total Florida Department of Elder Affairs 826,627 -
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida Boating Improvement Program 77.006 08079 $ 276,492 $ -
Florida Boating Improvement Program 77.006 10235 11,980 -
Total Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 288,472 -
TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE $ 8,739,603 $ 53,025
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Notes to the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal
Awards and State Projects
Year Ended September 30, 2011
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and State Projects (the
Schedule) includes the Federal and State grant activity for Collier County, Florida (the County)
and is presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting for expenditures accounted for in
the governmental funds and the accrual basis of accounting for expenditures in proprietary funds.
Under the modified accrual basis,revenue is recognized if it is both measurable and available for
use during the fiscal year and expenditures are recognized in the period liabilities are incurred, if
measurable. Under the accrual basis, expenditures are recognized in the period liabilities are
incurred.
The information in the schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of U.S. Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and
Non-Profit Organizations, and Section 215.97, Florida Statutes. Therefore, some amounts
presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented, or used in the preparation of, the
basic financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.
2. State Infrastructure Bank Loan
Collier County received a $12,000,000 State Infrastructure Bank Loan from the Florida
Department of Transportation in fiscal year 2008 for construction of the I-75/Immokalee Road
interchange. The Florida Department of Transportation included this project with their
concurrent widening of I-75 and retained the loan proceeds to fund the project. Accordingly, the
County's expenditures for purposes of reporting on the Schedule consist of principal loan
repayments only ($1,875,930 for fiscal year 2011) as no proceeds were received under the loan
and no project expenditures were incurred or paid directly by the County. The current balance of
the loan as of September 30, 2011 is $6,327,545.
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Awards and State Projects (continued)
2. State Infrastructure Bank Loan (continued)
The repayment schedule for this loan is as follows:
Payment Date Principal Interest Total
10/1/2008 1,957,377 82,623 2,040,000
10/1/2009 1,839,148 200,852 2,040,000
10/1/2010 1,875,930 164,070 2,040,000
10/1/2011 1,913,449 126,551 2,040,000
10/1/2012 4,414,096 88,282 4,502,378
$ 12,000,000 $ 662,378 $ 12,662,378
3. Contingency
The grant revenue amounts received are subject to audit and adjustment. If any expenditures or
expenses are disallowed by the grantor agencies as a result of such an audit, any claim for
reimbursement to the grantor agencies would become a liability of the County. In the opinion of
management, all grant expenditures are in compliance with the terms of the grant agreements and
applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
4.Negative Figures on the Schedule of Expenditures
Negative expenditures reported in the Schedules of Expenditures of Federal Awards and State
Financial Assistance are a result of corrections which reduced expenditures in one grant and
increased expenditures in another grant or funding source. Although the current expenditures on
a grant may be negative, the total of all expenditures on the grant is expected to be positive over
its total period of performance.
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Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs
For the Year Ended September 30, 2011
Part I—Summary of Auditor's Results
Financial Statements Section
Type of auditor's report issued: Unqualified
Internal control over financial reporting:
Material weakness(es) identified? Yes X No
Significant deficiency(ies) identified Yes X None reported
Noncompliance material to financial
statements noted? Yes X No
Federal Awards and State Projects Section
Internal control over major programs:
Material weakness(es) identified? X Yes No
Significant deficiency(ies) identified Yes X None reported
Type of auditor's report issued on compliance Adverse for the CDBG -Entitlement Grants
for major programs: Cluster (CFDA# 14.218 and CFDA #
ARRA -14.253) and the Summer Food
Service Program for Children (CFDA#
10.559); Qualified for the Community
Development Block Grant/State's Program
and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii
(State-Administered Small Cities Program)
(CFDA# 14.228), the ARRA: Homelessness
Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program
(CFDA# ARRA-14.257), the State Housing
Initiatives Partnership Program (CSFA#
52.901), the Florida Boating Improvement
Program (CSFA #77.006), and the
Community Care for the Elderly Program
(CSFA #65.010); and Unqualified for all
other major federal programs and state
projects
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Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs (continued)
Any audit findings disclosed that are required to
be reported in accordance with section .510(a) of
OMB Circular A-133, Section 215.97, Florida
Statutes, and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the
Auditor General, State of Florida? X Yes No
Identification of major federal programs:
Federal Programs
Federal Agency/Name of Federal
CFDA Number Program
14.218,ARRA-14.253 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development:
CDBG—Entitlement Grants Cluster
14.228 Community Development Block
Grant/State's Program and Non-
Entitlement Grants in Hawaii
(State-Administered Small Cities
Program) (DRI)
ARRA-14.257 ARRA: Homelessness Prevention and
Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP)
(Recovery Act Funded)
15.226 U.S.Department of the Interior Bureau of
Land
Management:
Payment in Lieu of Taxes
11.555 U.S. Department of Commerce:
Public Safety Interoperable
Communications Grant
Program
20.106 U.S. Department of Transportation:
Airport Improvement Program
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97.067 U.S. Department of Homeland Security:
Homeland Security Grant Program
10.559 U.S. Department of Agriculture:
Summer Food Service Program for
Children
81.128 U.S. Department of Energy
Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Block Grant
Program(EECBG) (Recovery Act
Funded)
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Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs (continued)
Identification of major state projects:
State Projects
CSFA Number State Agency/Name of State Project
52.901 Florida Housing Finance Corporation:
State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program
(SHIP)
55.001 Florida Department of Transportation:
Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged
(CTD)Trip and Equipment Grant Program
55.020 State Infrastructure Bank Loan Program
55.026 Transportation Regional Incentive Program
(TRIP)
65.010 Florida Department of Elder Affairs:
Community Care for the Elderly
77.006 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission:
Florida Boating Improvement Program
Dollar threshold used to distinguish between
Type A and Type B programs:
• Federal Programs $ 625,845
• State Projects $ 300,000
Auditee qualified as low-risk auditee? Yes X No
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Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs (continued)
Part II—Financial Statement Findings Section
This section identifies the significant deficiencies, material weaknesses, fraud, illegal acts,
violations of provisions of contracts and grant agreements, and abuse related to the financial
statements for which Government Auditing Standards require reporting.
No such matters were identified.
Part III—Federal Awards and State Projects
Findings and Questioned Costs Section
This section identifies the audit findings required to be reported by Circular A-133
section .510(a), Section 215.97, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor
General, State of Florida, such as material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, and material
instances of noncompliance, including questioned costs, as well as any abuse findings involving
federal awards or state projects that are material to a major program.
Finding 2011-1
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDBG—Entitlement Grants Cluster(CDBG)
CFDA No.'s 14.218,ARRA-14.253
Award No. B-04-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2004
Award No. B-02-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2002
Award No. B-08-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2008
Award No. B-08-UN-12-0003,Award Year—2009
Award No. B-10-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2010
Award No. B-09-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Award No.ARRA B-09-UY-12-0016,Award Year—2009
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Community Development Block Grant/State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii
(State-Administered Small Cities Program) (DRI)
CFDA No. 14.228
Award No. 08DB-D3-09-21-01-A03,Award Year—2008
Award No. 10-DB-D4-09-21-01-K09,Award Year—2010
ARRA:Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)
CFDA No.ARRA— 14.257
Award No. ARRA S09-UY-12-0024,Award Year—2009
Criteria
Allowable Costs; Cash Management: In accordance with OMB Circular A-102 Common Rule,
the County's methods and procedures for transferring funds should minimize the time elapsing
between the transfer to the County of grant funds and when the disbursement was paid by the
County. In addition, when awards are funded on a reimbursement basis, costs for which
reimbursement was requested should be paid prior to the date of the reimbursement request.
Condition/Context
For the CDBG— Entitlement Grants Cluster program and the Community Development
Block/Grant State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii (State-Administered Small
Cities Program) (DRI), we noted several instances listed below where there was a significant
time lag between when the County paid for disbursements and when the disbursement was
requested for reimbursement.
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Date of Oldest
Expenditure
Paid by
Amount of Date of Request County in
Cash for Cash Cash Difference
Grant Drawdown Drawdown Drawdown in Days
NSP (CDBG) 1,052,304.06 6/2/2011 1/31/2010 487
NSP (CDBG) 818,750.63 7/1/2011 6/24/2010 372
NSP(CDBG) 179,100.35 7/1/2011 7/8/2010 358
CDBG 233,839.26 2/24/2011 7/9/2010 230
CDBG 125,762.40 2/15/2011 9/28/2010 140
CDBG 319,009.64 2/15/2011 9/28/2010 140
CDBG 74,448.22 2/24/2011 4/24/2009 671
CDBG 55,000.00 2/15/2011 11/18/2010 89
CDBG 100,427.62 9/21/2011 4/28/2011 146
CDBG 103,474.00 9/23/2011 4/13/2011 163
DRI 40,741.48 3/3/2011 7/9/2010 237
Further for the CDBG—Entitlement Grants Cluster program, we noted items were certified to be
100% complete by contractors, were requested for full payment in signed affidavits, and
authorized for full payment by Housing, Human & Veteran Services (HHVS) staff,who certified
on the disbursement authorization form that a site inspection was conducted and the work was
100% complete, without all work having been completed for 24 homes, as observed during
physical inspections of the NSP properties by the Internal Audit Department of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court. The bid line value for incomplete work ranged from $1,038 to $12,101 across all
findings, and was not specific to one contractor.
Also, upon Internal Audit's review of new air conditioning systems installed versus the bid
specifications, it was noted that four systems did not conform to the bid requirements and one
could not be verified. The systems in question required SEER and/or heat kilowatt ratings that
were higher than the actual ratings of the systems installed by the contractors. The purpose of
using certain minimum Energy Star and SEER ratings for A/C systems used in the rehabilitation
process is to ensure the utility bills will remain affordable for the homeowner, as required by
HUD grant guidelines.
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Other substitutions were also noted, for example: a sink base cabinet was not removed and
replaced per specifications in order to save the granite counter top from being damaged. The
project manager and contractor decided to install a new tub in one of the bathrooms as a
substitute for the work not performed in the kitchen, but a change order was never completed;
therefore,the substitution was not approved.
In addition, Internal Audit noted in their investigation report that five homeowners received lawn
care services for three months after their purchase of an NSP property with a value of$1,380.
The HHVS department found the error and requested the funds be reimbursed to the county for
the services from each homeowner in letters dated February 4, 2011. To date, no funds have been
reimbursed to the County from the homeowners; however, it was further noted that the
contractor was never paid for these services by the County.
During our compliance testing over the activities allowed or unallowed/allowable costs/costs
principles attributes, we noted 10 expenditures that were for rehabilitation work for properties
that were physically inspected by Internal Audit where the work was not completed or
unapproved substitutions were made.
Also, we noted per review of the details for the cash draw downs, that part of the request for
reimbursement were for rehabilitation expenditures on properties that were investigated by
Internal Audit and determined to have questioned costs associated with them for work that was
paid for,but was not complete.
Finally, for the"ARRA: Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)", we
noted that for one drawdown request dated July 5, 2011, the drawdown request was made prior
to the check date of the initial expenditure, which was July 6, 2011. As such, the funds were not
expended prior to the drawdown request.
Questioned Costs
For the CDBG— Entitlement Grants Cluster program, we noted total questioned costs of
$158,559 Further, for the ARRA: Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing grant
program,we noted total questioned costs of$16,370.
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Cause/Effect
Drawdown or reimbursement requests were submitted to the grantor significantly past the time
that the County paid for the qualifying expenditures. There is a lack of a process to minimize the
time between disbursement and reimbursement request. In addition, drawdown or reimbursement
requests were submitted to the grantor prior to the County incurring and paying for qualifying
expenditures. This could result in reimbursement for unallowable or unsupported costs. Overall,
these resulted in non-compliance with the cash management requirements of the grant programs.
In addition, expenditures were paid by the County for rehabilitation work that was incomplete.
Internal controls over rehabilitation activities and the related approval process were not designed
or operating effectively. Signing statements saying that work is 100% complete when it is not
could result in funds being expended and requested for reimbursement for work that is not
completed.
Recommendation
The County should implement procedures that minimize the time elapsing between the request
for a cash drawdown and the time that the disbursements are paid by the County and that the
personnel administering the grant program comply with the County's established process,
whereby qualifying expenditures are incurred and paid for prior to requesting reimbursement
from the grantor. Also, the County should implement internal control procedures to inspect all
work prior to authorizing any payment requests to ensure that contractors have completed all
work according to the bid specifications.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Management concurs with the recommendation of the auditors. In light of continuing audit
findings, internal audit review and other actions management was made aware of, the County
replaced the prior Director in Housing, Human and Veteran Services (HHVS) with a top
management team member in late August 2011 to restructure the entire HHVS Department and
implement effective controls,processes and procedures.
Management concurs with the recommendation of the auditors. In light of continuing audit
findings, internal audit review and other actions management was made aware of, the County
replaced the prior Director in Housing, Human and Veteran Services (HHVS) with a top
management team member in late August 2011 to restructure the entire HHVS Department and
implement effective controls,processes and procedures.
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Realizing that this alone was not enough and wanting to effect changes throughout the entire
organization, County Manager, Leo Ochs, submitted a grants reorganization plan to the Board of
County Commissioners on January 30, 2012. In effect, all administrative grant compliance
functions were centralized at the corporate level under the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
This centralization will allow the entire organization to benefit from the substantial grants
accounting and compliance expertise that exist within that operation. While responsibilities for
grant program management and service delivery will remain with the operating units, the key
areas of grant compliance such as cash management, procurement, monitoring, reconciliation,
and reporting will be centrally managed and monitored across the agency.
OMB will implement this centralized grants management model in several phases over time. The
immediate focus is bringing obvious noncompliant activities, such as identified in this Single
Audit Report and prior years' reports back into adherence with grantor requirements.
OMB staff will become fully imbedded in the Agency's day to day administrative grant
functions and existing grants accountants serving under the Administrative Services Division
will be reassigned to the OMB. These employees will be deployed in key operating units to
implement consistent business processes and internal controls and carry out corrective actions.
With specific reference to the CDBG-NSP program, on December 14, 2011, agenda item 10A
the Board of County Commissioners approved a NSP strategy and associated implementation
action plan presented by HHVS. The purpose of this process is to extract Collier County from
the day-to-day operations of the NSP program by outsourcing the remaining homes to a local
agency for continuance of the program by a qualified agent. On February 28, 2012, revised
Action Plans will be submitted to the Board for approval and subsequent submittal to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
OMB internal controls will be developed to monitor that draws are completed on a timely basis,
no less than quarterly with a documented review of the draw amount and backup to verify that
checks have cleared prior to drawing federal funds, the draw amount reconciles to the general
ledger, work has been completed with no outstanding concerns by the Clerk, and appropriate
program income has been applied if applicable. The authorization form which verifies that work
is 100% completed will include additional backup of photos to document the work as complete
and a second attestation that the verification of work completed is true and accurate by support of
photos.
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Finding 2011-2
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDBG—Entitlement Grants Cluster(CDBG)
CFDA No.'s 14.218,ARRA-14.253
Award No. B-04-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2004
Award No. B-02-UC-12-0016, Award Year—2002
Award No.B-08-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2008
Award No. B-08-UN-12-0003,Award Year—2009
Award No. B-10-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2010
Award No. B-09-UC-12-0016, Award Year—2009
Award No. ARRA B-09-UY-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Community Development Block Grant/State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii
(State-Administered Small Cities Program) (DRI)
CFDA No. 14.228
Award No. 08DB-D3-09-21-01-A03,Award Year—2008
Award No. 10-DB-D4-09-21-01-K09,Award Year—2010
Florida Housing Finance Corporation(the Corporation)
State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program(SHIP)
CSFA No. 52.901
Award No.FY08-09,Award Year—2008
Criteria
Reporting. For the CDBG— Entitlement Grants Cluster program, per the NSP program
regulations contained in the Federal Register, each grantee must submit a quarterly performance
report, as HUD prescribes, no later than 30 days following the end of each quarter, beginning 30
days after the completion of the first full calendar quarter after grant award and continuing until
the end of the 15th month after initial receipt of grant funds. In addition to this quarterly
performance reporting, each grantee will report monthly on its NSP obligations and expenditures
beginning 30 days after the end of the 15th month following receipt of funds, and continuing
until reported total obligations are equal to or greater than the total NSP grant. After HUD has
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accepted a report from a grantee showing such obligation of funds, the monthly reporting
requirement will end and quarterly reports will continue until all NSP funds (including program
income)have been expended and those expenditures are included in a report to HUD.
The County received Federal program funds as a subgrantee of the State under the Community
Development Block/Grant State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii (State-
Administered Small Cities Program) (DRI). Per review of the State's reporting guidelines, the
subgrantee is required to submit a monthly status report.
For the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP), we noted the following reporting
requirements:
• In accordance with Section 420.9075(10), Florida Statutes, each county or eligible
municipality shall submit to the Corporation by September 15 of each year a report of its
affordable housing programs and accomplishments through June 30, immediately
preceding submittal of the report.
• Annual report for the Closeout Fiscal Year(2010/2011).
• The local SHIP administrator's tracking system and annual reports must exactly match
the information recorded in the local city or county's general ledger.
• SHIP administrators, therefore, are required to regularly reconcile their tracking system
with the local finance department's general ledger. They should meet with the director of
their finance department to create a process that will ensure compliance with the single
audit act.
Condition/Context
For the CDBG—Entitlement Grants Cluster program, we selected quarterly reports for the NSP
program to test and noted that the reports were submitted by the County and then rejected to be
modified as the amounts reported did not agree to the County's general ledger, therefore, the
reports could not be audited.
We noted that for 6 of our testing selections for the Community Development Block/Grant
State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii (State-Administered Small Cities
Program), which were for months prior to July 2011, the monthly status reports were not
reconciled to the general ledger and a reconciliation was not provided. Subsequent to July 2011
we noted that these reports were reconciled to the general ledger.
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Finally, for the SHIP grant program, the County received a letter from the Florida Housing
Finance Corporation stating that the County was not in compliance with SHIP statutory
guidelines as the Annual Report was not submitted by the deadline. Further, we obtained a copy
of the Annual Report and noted that the financial information included in the report was not
reconciled to the County's general ledger. Accordingly, we were unable to validate the amount
of expenditures reported in the Annual Report.
Questioned Costs
N/A
Cause/Effect
The reports submitted were not subjected to a thorough supervisory review to ensure accuracy
and completeness, including verification that amounts reported agreed to the accounting records
or were appropriately reconciled, if necessary. This could result in incorrect and/or inconsistent
information between the reports filed and the underlying financial records and indicates that the
County may not be in compliance with the provisions of the grant programs. Further, the SHIP
grant program Annual Report was not submitted by the deadline. Internal controls with respect to
reporting were not operating effectively.
Recommendation
The County should implement internal control procedures that require that reports be reconciled
to the general ledger and reviewed and approved prior to being filed with the grantor. In addition,
procedures should be in place to ensure that the reports are submitted by the deadline.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Management concurs with this recommendation. With specific reference to the SHIP program,
under the direction of the newly placed Director in HEWS, one of our grant accountants worked
closely with the SHIP Technical Advisor to complete, revise and re-submit annual reports for
Fiscal Years 2006/2007, 2007/2008, and 2008/2009. These reports were presented to and
approved by the Board of County Commissioners on February 14,2012. HHVS will continue the
use of the Technical Advisor as directed by HUD in conjunction with the Office of Management
and Budget.
With respect to the NSP program, all prior reports have been resubmitted and are awaiting
review by the grantor agency.
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Overall, centralization of our key areas of grant compliance, internal controls, general ledger
reconciliations and reporting will be implemented by the County through our newly revamped
Grants Management Office under the Office of Management and Budget. See Finding 2011-1 for
complete action plan.
Finding 2011-3
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDBG—Entitlement Grants Cluster(CDBG)
CFDA No.'s 14.218,ARRA-14.253
Award No. B-04-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2004
Award No. B-02-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2002
Award No. B-08-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2008
Award No. B-08-UN-12-0003,Award Year—2009
Award No. B-10-UC-12-0016, Award Year—2010
Award No. B-09-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Award No.ARRA B-09-UY-12-0016,Award Year—2009
ARRA: Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program(HPRP)
CFDA No. ARRA— 14.257
Award No.ARRA S09-UY-12-0024,Award Year—2009
Criteria
Subrecipient Monitoring: OMB Circular A-133 requires that the County maintain internal
controls over subrecipients to ensure that subrecipient activities are monitored, audit findings are
resolved, and the impact of any noncompliance on the County is evaluated. Additionally, the
County should perform procedures to provide reasonable assurance that the subrecipient
obtained required audits and takes appropriate corrective action on audit findings.
Condition/Context
Per review of two subrecipient files under CDBG, we noted that the 2009 audits that had been
obtained showed that both subrecipients had findings in their Single Audits, however,the County
did not address management responses and corrective actions related to the audit findings and
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how they may impact the funding that the County subawards them under the grant program. In
addition, we noted that other audits since the 2009 audits had either not been obtained or
disclosed findings that were not appropriately addressed.
For the HPRP grant program, the County was not obtaining and reviewing audits of
subrecipients, although, the subrecipient stated that they had audited financial statements as part
of their application for the grant subaward.
Therefore, the County did not comply with the subrecipient monitoring requirements of OMB
Circular A-133 and did not have proper internal controls in place over the process.
Questioned Costs
N/A
Cause/Effect
County personnel administering the grant program were not aware of the specific subrecipient
monitoring requirements of OMB Circular A-133. Failure to perform proper monitoring
activities can result in non-compliance with subrecipient monitoring requirements of OMB
Circular A-133 and misuse/misappropriation of grant funding.
Recommendation
We recommend that the County implement internal control policies and procedures to ensure
that proper monitoring of subrecipients occur on an on-going basis including the timely
submission of audit reports and resolution of any audit findings.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Management concurs with this recommendation. An internal control for subrecipient monitoring
will be developed and implemented by OMB. This will include a master schedule of all
subrecipients' fiscal year end dates to assess the appropriate times to request single audit reports.
Collection of reports will be monitored by OMB through an electronic file system no less than
quarterly to ensure subrecipient audit reports have been collected and reviewed. Reviews will be
documented through the development of a review form completed by HHVS staff to assess the
need for further action including any corrective actions plans and a timeline. The follow-up
timeline will become part of the master subrecipient master schedule.
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Finding 2011-4
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDBG—Entitlement Grants Cluster(CDBG)
CFDA No.'s 14.218,ARRA-14.253
Award No. B-04-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2004
Award No. B-02-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2002
Award No. B-08-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2008
Award No.B-08-UN-12-0003,Award Year—2009
Award No. B-10-UC-12-0016, Award Year—2010
Award No. B-09-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Award No. ARRA B-09-UY-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Community Development Block Grant/State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii
(State-Administered Small Cities Program) (DRI)
CFDA No. 14.228
Award No. 08DB-D3-09-21-01-A03,Award Year—2008
Award No. 10-DB-D4-09-21-01-K09,Award Year—2010
Criteria
Special Tests and Provisions: When CDBG funds or CDBG-R funds are used for rehabilitation,
the grantee must ensure that work is properly completed per 24 CFR section 570.506.
Any NSP-assisted rehabilitation of a foreclosed-upon home or residential property shall be
completed to the extent necessary to comply with applicable laws, codes and other requirements
relating to housing safety, quality, or habitability, in order to sell, rent or redevelop such homes
and properties.
Condition/Context
We noted for one of the properties in our testing, 3061 Areca Avenue,there was no evidence that
a pre-rehabilitation inspection was conducted describing the deficiencies to be corrected. Further
we noted 11 properties in our testing, 3061 Areca Avenue, 3402 Seminole Avenue, 3502
Caloosa St., 2224 50th Terrace SW, 4420 19th Avenue SW, 4471 32nd Avenue SW, 3870 4th
Avenue NE, 4814 30th Place SW, 5300 17th Place SW, 2975 4th St. NE, and 3671 18th Avenue
NE, that were certified to be 100% complete by contractors, were requested for full payment in
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signed affidavits, and authorized for full payment by Housing, Human & Veteran Services staff,
who certified on the disbursement authorization form that a site inspection was conducted and
the work was 100% complete, without all work having been completed, as observed during
physical inspections of the properties by the Internal Audit Department of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court.
Questioned Costs
N/A
Cause/Effect
County personnel did not thoroughly inspect all work prior to authorizing any payment requests,
therefore, did not have effective internal controls in place over this process Signing statements
certifying that work is 100% complete without having performed a sufficient inspection could
result in funds being dispersed and requested for reimbursement for work not performed.
Recommendation
The County should implement internal control procedures to inspect all work prior to authorizing
any payment requests to ensure that contractors completed all work according to the bid
specifications, contract specifications, and carried out the work in accordance with rehabilitation
standards per 24 CFR section 570.506.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Management concurs with this recommendation. This finding was brought to our attention
during the review by our Internal Auditors. Management took immediate action and internal
control procedures have been implemented within HHVS to address the payments to contractors.
We believe future payments pertaining to the NSP program will be in compliance with special
tests and provisions clauses.
The primary procedural change is to require photos of the components of work being invoiced.
The second signatory will utilize these photographs and proofs of inspections as evidence on
every request for payment, and also, periodically, will perform unscheduled site inspections to
further verify.
Additionally, there will be another layer of oversight due to the centralization of grant
compliance functions under the OMB. See Finding 2011-1 for full corrective action plan.
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Finding 2011-5
Federal Program Information
U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDBG—Entitlement Grants Cluster(CDBG)
CFDA No.'s 14.218,ARRA-14.253
Award No. B-04-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2004
Award No. B-02-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2002
Award No. B-08-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2008
Award No.B-08-UN-12-0003,Award Year—2009
Award No. B-10-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2010
Award No. B-09-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Award No. ARRA B-09-UY-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Criteria
Procurement, Suspension and Debarment: Verify that procurements provide full and open
competition pursuant to the requirements of OMB Circular A-102.
Condition/Context
We noted one of our testing selections was part of a group bidding process for the rehabilitation
of five homes where draft specifications were given to contractors for bidding, and then later
revised after the bids were awarded to one contractor. These were titled "pencil bids" by the
Housing Department Rehabilitation Specialist who later made revisions to bid specifications and
allowed the winning contractor to adjust its line item pricing. It was further noted that the
winning contractor increased certain line items within the bid even when the specifications on
the final bid were unchanged from the first set. The bid totals for the jobs did not increase or
decrease, only line items within the bid were changed. Further, this was also found by the
Internal Audit Department of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in their investigation over 24 NSP
properties owned by the County to rehabilitate as there were instances of invoices that were paid
for work that was not complete (see finding 2011-2).
Questioned Costs
N/A
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Cause/Effect
This process is considered to be in violation of the County's procurement policy and not in
compliance with the procurement, suspension and debarment requirements of OMB Circular
A-102 since all contractors were not given the opportunity to competitively bid on the same set
of specifications. If all interested parties were given the opportunity to re-bid on the final
specifications, the job(s) may have been awarded to a different contractor at a lower cost.
Therefore, internal controls over the procurement, suspension, and debarment requirement were
not operating effectively.
Recommendation
We recommend that the County implement proper internal controls to ensure that the bid process
is competitive and fair to all interested parties by allowing them to bid on the same specifications
as required by the County's procurement policy and OMB Circular A-102.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Management concurs with this recommendation. This finding was brought to our attention
during the review by our Internal Auditors. Management took immediate action and internal
control procedures have been implemented within HHVS to address proper procurement
procedures.
Additionally, OMB and the County Purchasing Department has begun development of a
coordination plan for all grant procurements which includes OMB review of all formal
solicitations and further rollout of the Grants Requisition process to HHVS. The Grants
Requisition process serves as an additional review by OMB staff versed in grant compliance
against grants agreements to ensure any special grantor procurement requirements have been
met.
Finding 2011-6
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDBG—Entitlement Grants Cluster(CDBG)
CFDA No.'s 14.218,ARRA-14.253
Award No. B-04-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2004
Award No. B-02-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2002
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Award No. B-08-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2008
Award No. B-08-UN-12-0003,Award Year—2009
Award No. B-10-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2010
Award No.B-09-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Award No. ARRA B-09-UY-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Criteria
Program Income and Cash Management: Revenue received by a state, unit of general local
government, or subrecipient(as defined at 24 CFR 570.500(c))that is directly generated from the
use of CDBG funds (which term includes NSP grant funds) constitutes CDBG program income.
To ensure consistency of treatment of such revenue, the definition of program income at 24 CFR
570.500(a) shall be applied to amounts received by states, units of general local government, and
subrecipients. However, Section 2301(d)(4) imposes certain limitations and requirements that
necessitate an alternative requirement to govern the use of program income generated by
activities carried out pursuant to Section 2301(c). The limitations and requirements are based on
the NSP activity that generated the program income and on the date the income is received. In
addition, Section 2301(d)(4) requires any revenue from the sale, rental, redevelopment,
rehabilitation or any other eligible use of NSP funds to be provided to and used by the state or
unit of local general government. This includes revenue received by a private individual or other
entity that is not a subrecipient. Program income received before July 30, 2013, may be retained
by the state or unit of general local government if it is treated as additional CDBG funds and
used in accordance with the requirements of Section 2301. Furthermore, as provided under 24
CFR 85.21 for entitlements, grantees and subrecipients shall disburse program income before
requesting additional cash withdrawals from the U.S. Treasury.
Condition/Context
At the end of FY 2010 there was a total of$725,320.37 of program income that had not been
considered and adjusted against future cash draws that was generated from CDBG activities.
During FY 2011, we noted there were three CDBG cash drawdowns that occurred during FY
2011. Per review of the first draw, the date of the request for reimbursement was on June 2,
2011. Based on this date and review of the program income population for CDBG, we noted
additional program income received during FY 2011 as of 6/2/11 of$259,378.63, resulting in a
total amount of program income (FY 2010 & FY 2011) prior to this cash draw of$984,699.00.
We noted per review of the cash drawdown details that the County only applied $725,315.86 of
program income to the request as oppose to the whole amount reflected in the general ledger of
$984,699.00. Further, the last two cash draws related to CDBG during FY 2011 were requested
on July 1, 2011 and did not have any program income that was drawn against.
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Questioned Costs
$259,378.63
Cause/Effect
It appears that CDBG program income not adjusted from (reduced) future cash draws. Internal
controls with respect to program income were not operating effectively.
Recommendation
We recommend that the County implement procedures to verify that program income received is
properly adjusted to future cash draw downs.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Management concurs with the recommendation. As of February 1, 2012 the Office of
Management and Budget has been expanded to oversee grants compliance countywide.
Standardized project to date tracking protocols and forms will be implemented to support
accurate general ledger reconciliations and application of program income prior to
reimbursement (draw down) requests in a manner which supports a successful audit trail
including proper backup that any grantor system failures are consistently documented and if
possible acknowledged by the grantor agency.
Finding 2011-7
State Program Information
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida Boating Improvement Program
CSFA No. 77.006
Award No. 08079,Award Year—2008
Criteria
Matching: Per Florida Boating Improvement Program guidelines, applicants must furnish some
form of non-cash match (in-kind service) to the project. Non-cash match may include the cost of
administrative/contract management, engineering/construction management, labor, materials,
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and equipment provided through in-house resources of the Applicant. Applicants may not
provide more than 5% of the total project cost for project administration and 10% of the total
project cost for project engineering/construction management.
Condition/Context
We noted that there were in-kind contributions of$20,000 and $60,000 for administration and
project management, respectively, included in the final submitted report for the FBIP grant
program. However, we were unable to obtain evidence to substantiate the valuation and
calculation of the in-kind contributions.
Questioned Costs
$80,000
Cause/Effect
The final report submitted was not adequately reviewed to ensure accuracy and completeness,
including verification that in-kind contribution amounts reported were appropriately
substantiated by accounting records. Internal controls with respect to matching were not
operating effectively.
Recommendation
The County should implement internal control procedures that require that amounts included in
final submitted reports be adequately substantiated and reconciled to the accounting records and
reviewed and approved prior to being filed with the grantor.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Management concurs with this recommendation. The Coastal Zone Management office is
preparing a revised invoice for reimbursement and assistance will be provided to staff by our
Grants Management Office to facilitate their understanding correct substantiation and
reconciliation of accounting records prior to submission of the revised invoice.
Specifically, OMB will implement the use of standard in-kind tracking forms and protocols
(consistent with the payroll calendar schedule) for staff to document staff time used as in-kind.
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OMB will meet with CZM staff to develop roles and responsibilities as well as central electronic
file location to monitor no less than quarterly that appropriate documentation is completed for
staff time,materials and supplies.
Finding 2011-8
Federal/State Program Information
Federal Agencies/Program:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDBG—Entitlement Grants Cluster(CDBG)
CFDA No.'s 14.218,ARRA-14.253
Award No. B-04-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2004
Award No. B-02-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2002
Award No. B-08-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2008
Award No. B-08-UN-12-0003,Award Year—2009
Award No. B-10-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2010
Award No. B-09-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Award No. ARRA B-09-UY-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Community Development Block Grant/State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii
(State-Administered Small Cities Program) (DRI)
CFDA No. 14.228
Award No. 08DB-D3-09-21-01-A03,Award Year—2008
Award No. 10-DB-D4-09-21-01-K09,Award Year—2010
State Agencies/Programs:
Florida Department of Elder Affairs
Community Care for the Elderly(CCE)
CSFA No. 65.010
Award No. CCE 203.11,Award Year—2011
Award No.CCE 203.10,Award Year—2010
Florida Housing Finance Corporation
State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program(SHIP)
CSFA No. 52.901
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Award No. FY08-09,Award Year—2008
Criteria
Allowable Costs: Compensation for personnel services rendered in connection with Federal
awards must be documented and supported as described in OMB Circular A-87, Cost Principles
for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments (A-87). Additionally, pursuant to the SHIP
Program Manual and the State of Florida's Part Four Compliance Supplement for the CCE
program, administrative costs for the SHIP and CCE state programs should also be in
conformance with A-87. According to A-87, the standards regarding time distribution are in
addition to the payroll documentation and require the following:
• Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages, whether treated as direct or indirect
costs, will be based on payrolls documented in accordance with the generally accepted
practice of the governmental unit and approved by responsible official(s) of the
governmental unit.
• Where employees are expected to work solely on a single Federal award or cost
objective, charges for their salaries and wages will be supported by periodic certifications
that the employees worked solely on the program for the period covered by the
certification. These certifications will be prepared at least semi-annually and will be
signed by the employee or supervisory official having first-hand knowledge of the work
performed by the employee.
• Where employees work on multiple activities or cost objectives, a distribution of their
salaries or wages will be supported by personnel activity reports or equivalent
documentation which meets the following standards (unless a statistical system or other
substitute system has been approved by the cognizant Federal agency):
a) must reflect an after-the-fact distribution of the actual activity of each employee,
b) must account for the total activity for which each employee is compensated,
c) must be prepared at least monthly and must coincide with one or more pay periods,
and
d) must be signed by the employee.
e) Budget estimates or other distribution percentages determined before the services are
performed do not qualify as support for charges to Federal awards but may be used
for interim accounting purposes.
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Condition/Context
During our testing over payroll, we could not obtain sufficient evidence that the time allocated
towards grant programs per time sheets was actual time the employee spent working on the grant
programs.
Questioned Costs
Total salaries and related costs for the FY 2011 time period are summarized as follows:
CDBG(CFDA No. 14.218) $ 577,627
DRI (CFDA No. 14.228) $ 162,652
SHIP(CSFA NO. 52.901) $ 37,822
CCE(CSFA No. 65.010) $ 251,771
Cause/Effect
Payroll allocations to grant programs were not supported by detailed time records.As such,these
payroll costs are unsupported. This could result in reimbursement for unallowable or
unsubstantiated costs.
Recommendation
We recommend that the County implement effective internal controls to ensure that actual time
worked by an employee is charged to the grant programs.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
HHVS continues to follow the procedure for charging grants staff time via biweekly timesheets,
signed by the employee and management, and reflecting actual time spent on the grants.
However, it was determined by this finding that the procedures were not working as some of the
staff were changing formulas within the spreadsheets and estimating their time. The department
has implemented one spreadsheet that will be used by all staff members and the account strings
will be verified by the accounting supervisor prior to forwarding to Human Resources for entry
into SAP. Additionally, assistance will be provided by OMB via review of the current processes
and procedures and the tools used by staff to perform their grant payroll reporting.
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Finding 2011-9
State Program Information
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida Boating Improvement Program
CSFA No. 77.006
Award No. 08079,Award Year—2008
Criteria
Reporting: Per review of the State's reporting guidelines, the subgrantee is required to submit
monthly progress reports from the award date of the grant until such time as the Contractor's
Certification of Completion is signed by the contractor and submitted to the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission. The compliance supplement requires that performance
reports are complete and accurate, which includes a requirement that amounts reported be in
agreement with accounting records that support the audited financial statements and the SEFA.
Condition/Context
We noted during our review and testing of the final invoice that the Contractor's Certification of
Completion, which was signed by the contractor, was submitted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission on November 9, 2011, however, no progress reports were submitted
after January 2011, during which month construction was completed. As such, no monthly
progress reports were submitted for approximately 10 months.
Questioned Costs
N/A
Cause/Effect
Failure to submit the required monthly progress reports resulted in non-compliance with the
reporting requirements of the grant program. Internal controls with respect to reporting were not
operating effectively.
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Recommendation
The County should establish policies and procedures necessary to ensure that all required reports
are prepared and filed in a timely manner including developing a checklist of required reports
and due dates.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Management concurs with this recommendation. A centralized electronic file system will be put
into place that will serve as a monitoring tool by OMB staff. A master report schedule will
outline all reporting requirements by grantor program and grant contract. Reminders will be sent
to CZM staff to draft required reports. Standard protocol will implement that all reports receive a
documented review by OMB staff prior to submission to the grantor agency. This internal
control will serve to ensure reports are filed timely and that the audit trail includes a copy of the
final submission and documented review.
Finding 2011-10
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Florida Department of Education
Summer Food Service Program for Children
CFDA No. 10.559
Award No. 04-0804, Award Year—2011
Criteria
Allowable Costs: Compensation for personnel services rendered in connection with Federal
awards must be documented and supported as described in OMB Circular A-87, Cost Principles
for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments(A-87).
Condition/Context
We noted upon review of payroll timecards from the Parks and Recreation Department, the
County Clerk's Finance Department identified and investigated an error noted in the computation
and data entry of overtime hours worked by Summer Food Program personnel. We note that the
fiscal technician that was inputting the time for the Summer Food Program was responsible for
entering the hours worked by each employee. The fiscal technician would enter and approve in
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the SAP general ledger system for payroll processing and payment, the data provided by the
manual time card signed by the employee and supervisor of the program. The fiscal technician,
when entering overtime hours into the system, multiplied all overtime hours by 1.5, as they were
unaware that the County's payroll system automatically calculated the increase in rate for hours
classified as overtime hours. Additionally, we noted that an overpayment for the time resulted in
additional employer taxes and Florida Retirement System contributions, as these expenditures
are calculated as a percentage of total pay.
Questioned Costs
$8,517
Cause/Effect
The cause is due to a clerical error going undetected due to the lack of effective supervisory
oversight, which resulted in an overcharge of payroll costs to the program. As such, unallowable
costs were charged to the program. In addition,permissions for both entering data and approving
time in the SAP system was granted to this employee.
Recommendation
We recommend an additional level of review, to compare the hours per the manual timecards to
the timekeeper's entry into the system, and that the timekeeper's access to the payroll module
should not also include approval of time entry. We also recommend proper training of payroll
personnel.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Management concurs with this recommendation. The Human Resource Department (HR) has
implemented additional training to staff entering payroll and supervisors. The content of the first
session included review of federal laws (Fair Labor Standards Act), Compensation CMA, Leaves
of Absence CMA, deadlines, best practices, productive vs. non-productive time, holidays,
compensatory time and overtime. In addition to the training, HR has reviewed all time entries for
the Summer Food Program and is working with the Clerk of Court to resolve the overpayments.
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Finding 2011-11
Federal Program Information
U.S.Department of Agriculture
Florida Department of Education
Summer Food Service Program for Children
CFDA No. 10.559
Award No. 04-0804,Award Year—2011
Criteria
Allowable Costs; Cash Management: In accordance with OMB Circular A-102 Common Rule, the
related expenditures should be in compliance with the applicable funding techniques as described
in the agreement and when awards are funded on a reimbursement basis, the costs for which
reimbursement was requested were paid prior to the date of the reimbursement request. In
addition, in accordance with OMB Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian
Tribal Governments(A-87), costs need to be supported by adequate documentation.
Condition/Context
We note that the meals served on a daily basis are tracked manually at each meal site, and the
manual tracking sheets are sent to the Parks & Recreation Administration Office. Personnel at
the office enter the manual data into an excel spreadsheet, which is then used to summarize the
total meals served and to prepare the cash drawdown requests. We obtained the excel tracking
spreadsheet for the month of June 2011, and while clerically testing it, we noted that the total
number of meals served,plus the total number of meals left over,was more than the total number
of meals delivered for the Naples locations. Additionally, we noted that the total number of
meals left over for both locations were not equal to the total number of meals delivered during
the period, less the number of meals served. As such, we were unable to determine whether the
excel tracking spreadsheet appropriately reflected the number of meals delivered or the number
of meals served. Further, we were unable to obtain sufficient evidence to verify the number of
meals served and reported, and therefore reimbursed,during July 2011 and August 2011.
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Questioned Costs
Unable to determine.
Cause/Effect
Drawdown or reimbursement requests were submitted to the grantor that could not be fully
substantiated with evidence that they were qualifying paid expenditures. This could result in
reimbursement for unsubstantiated meals served.
Recommendation
We recommend that the personnel administering the grant program implement procedures to
ensure that reimbursement requests are supported by actual meals served.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Management concurs with the recommendation. Deficiencies in the operation of this program
were brought to our attention during the summer of 2011. Management took immediate action
and implemented a very detailed corrective action plan. A summation of the plan is as follows:
1. Staff has been re-trained to ensure that an understanding of the requirements of the
program and delivery of these requirements to participants are carried out in accordance
with United States Department of Agriculture Summer food Service Program guidelines
without exception. Subsequent training will be held routinely.
2. As mentioned previously, staff are assigned to count the amount of food coming back to
correspond with the POS forms for left-over meals.
3. All meals will contain the required elements for lunch and breakfast and no other foods
will be substituted or added.
4. Current program manager was removed immediately and his responsibilities were
reassigned to his supervisor.
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5. The supervisor will be the contact person for all future contacts between the Parks and
Recreation Department and representatives of the Florida Department of Education and
the Director of Collier County Parks and Recreation will be added to all future
communications between the Collier County Parks and Recreation Department and the
Florida Department of Education.
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Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings
For the Year Ended September 30, 2011
The current status of findings reported for the years ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 related
to major federal programs and state projects is as follows:
Finding 2010-1
State Program Information
Florida Housing Finance Corporation(the Corporation)
State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program(SHIP)
CSFA No. 52.901
Award No. FY08-09,Award Year—2008
Compliance Requirement: Reporting
Condition/Context
The financial information included in the submitted Annual Report was not reconciled to the
County's general ledger. Accordingly, we were unable to validate the amount of expenditures
and program income reported in the Annual Report.
Recommendation
The County should implement procedures that require that the statutory reports be reconciled to
the general ledger and reviewed and approved prior to being filed with the State.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Management concurs with the recommendations of the auditors. On July 1, 2010, Collier County
entered into a contract with the Florida Housing Coalition, the technical assistance provider for
Florida Housing Finance Corporation. The purpose was to receive assistance in reconciling the
annual reports to the general ledger and establishing best practices to capture, reconcile, and
report data.
Current Status
The previously submitted Annual Reports for 06/07 07/08 and 08/09 were voided and have been
revised and resubmitted with the assistance of the Florida Housing Corporation's Technical
Advisor. The Technical Advisor determined that the historical practice of maintaining separate
projects in our accounting system created problems when attempting to reclassify expenditures to
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a previous period. She suggested we no longer attempt to reconcile to SAP, but rather use the
SHIP tracking forms as the basis for recording the date of SHIP transactions and SAP to support
that the expenditures occurred.
Consequently, HHVS staff is in the process of creating "bridge" reports to tie the information
provided in the Annual Reports to SAP. These bridge reports would be analogous with a request
for reclassifications, showing where expenditures currently reside in SAP and where they are in
the Annual Report.
SHIP funding for 11/12 will be placed in a new fund/project and maintained for the duration of
the SHIP program. Staff is reviewing various options for maintaining and tracking future SHIP
funds to ensure the integrity of the data in SAP and to make reconciliations to the SHIP tracking
forms possible and help ensure the integrity of Annual Reports.
As of February 1, 2012 the Office of Management and Budget has been expanded to oversee
grants compliance countywide and will serve to assist in proper reconciliation and tracking of
SHIP funding.
Finding 2010-2
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of the Interior
Payments in Lieu of Taxes(PILT)
CFDA No. 15.226
Compliance Requirement: Reporting
Condition/Context
The County was not aware of the requirement noted in (d) above and did not certify to the
Department that it had made an appropriate distribution of the funds within 120 days of receiving
payments.
Recommendation
The County should implement procedures to identify all types of reporting requirements
indicated in the federal regulations and to ensure all such reports or certifications are submitted
as required and on a timely basis.
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Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
The Clerk's Department of Finance and Accounting (Finance) determined that this program was
considered a Federal grant in July 2010. At that time, Finance contacted the Department of
Interior and was told that there were no reporting requirements for this program. All funds were
properly distributed. Upon reviewing CFR 44.5(d) with the auditors, it was determined that a
certification confirming the appropriate distribution of funds was required. The confirmation was
sent and this requirement had been added to the PILT procedures for future years.
Current Status
The procedures for processing the PILT receipt and subsequent distributions have been updated.
All funds were properly distributed. The certification confirming the appropriate distribution of
funds was submitted to the Department of the Interior as required.
Finding 2010-3
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance(Presidentially Declared Disasters)
CFDA No. 97.036
Award No. 08-FA-B9-09-21-00-509,Award Year—2009
Compliance Requirement: Procurement, Suspension and Debarment
Condition/Context
We selected the largest vendor included in the population which comprised the majority of the
expenditures incurred under the Federal program for testing. The expenditures were incurred
during prior years although the Federal reimbursement was sought and received in the current
year. We noted no documentation evidencing that the County had checked the EPLS, and a
certification from the vendor was not collected or clause or condition included in the contract.
We noted that the County's current policy it to document the EPLS check; however, as this
vendor contract pertained to prior years, there was no documentation of the EPLS check being
performed.
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Recommendation
The County should perform the required verification by checking the EPLS (and documenting
evidence of the verification, when it was performed and by whom), collecting a certification
from the entity, or adding a clause or condition to the contract with that entity in accordance with
the Federal requirements.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Management concurs with and has successfully implemented the procedure of performing EPLS
checks on all vendors associated with grant activities. This contract was procured in July of
2005, prior to any damage done to Naples beaches and initial submission to FEMA for
reimbursement. This contract bid process was intended for payment under non-grant revenue
sources and accordingly, our procurement procedures do not require debarment checks for non-
grant related vendors. The bid process did include the following language with regards to Public
Entity Crimes: `By its submitting a Bid, Bidder acknowledges and agrees to and represents it is
in compliance with the terms of Section 287.133(2)(a) of the Florida Statutes." Said statute
prohibits a vendor from bidding on a contract when they have been convicted of a public entity
crime.
An after-the-fact EPLS check was performed on this vendor for the period of January 1, 2005
through and including September 30, 2010 and was found to be in good standing. At the time the
County submits their second request for scope change with FEMA regarding the increased beach
costs, all vendors submitted for reimbursement will be checked after-the-fact.
Current Status
The County continues to educate staff on EPLS checks as well as other grant procurement
procedures to ensure compliance. On this particular item, EPLS checks were performed on all
vendors associated with the grant.
As of February 1, 2012 the Office of Management and Budget has been expanded to oversee
grants compliance countywide. Additional controls will be implemented during FY 2012
including a grants requisition system that will allow grants compliance staff to verify an EPLS
check has been completed prior to execution of a purchase orders against a contract funded with
federal or state funds. In addition, grants compliance staff in coordination with Purchasing will
review grant related procurements at several control points. Prior to advertisement to review
procurement packages for required grantor provisional language, at the time of Board approval
by way of the SIRE agenda system, and again at the time of purchase order execution.
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Finding 2010-4
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)
CFDA No. 97.036
Award No. 08-FA-B9-09-21-00-509,Award Year—2009
Compliance Requirement: Reporting
Condition/Context
For one of the two quarterly reports selected for testing on a large project we noted amounts
were not reported accurately for the anticipated final amount and the amount expended to date.
The accounting records reflected a total amount of $12.9 million whereas the report reflected
$3.1 million. Further, we selected the next quarterly report and noted that the amounts reported
were the same and had not been updated to reflect the actual activity based on the County's
accounting records.
Recommendation
We recommend that all reports submitted to grantor agencies be subjected to a thorough
supervisory review for accuracy and completeness prior to submission.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
The Florida Public Assistance quarterly reporting is done electronically without any intermittent
check points for review. Management will work around this by having staff create a spreadsheet
prior to quarterly reporting submission and submit to Management for approval.
Staff inquired about submitting revised quarterly reports for the periods in question and was
advised that there are no options for doing this within the system.
Current Status
Staff generates a spreadsheet from the Florida Public Assistance system quarterly and it is
reviewed and approved by Management prior to submission in the actual Florida Public
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Assistance portal. Additionally, staff monitoring each of the on-going projects is responsible for
reporting the amounts to the employees who perform the report preparation and submission.
Finding 2010-5
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance(Presidentially Declared Disasters)
CFDA No. 97.036
Award No. 08-FA-B9-09-21-00-509,Award Year—2009
Compliance Requirement: Allowable Activities/Costs
Condition/Context
The large project PW that was finalized during fiscal year 2010 and which set forth the allowable
activities and costs for the project included approximately $10.5 million for costs associated with
one vendor and $2.2 million related to various other vendor related costs. The County was
reimbursed under the Federal program for the full amount of the approved PW (approximately
$3.1 million was collected in prior years and approximately $9.7 million was collected during
fiscal year 2010). For the other vendors included in the PW totaling $2.2 million, we selected
three of the largest vendors to test covering over 60%of the other vendor total amount. We noted
that for one of the vendors selected, the amount billed by the vendor and paid by the County was
less than the amount in the PW by $27,997, which at the Federal reimbursable share per the PW
of 55%equates to $15,398.
Recommendation
We recommend that the County implement procedures to ensure that amounts reimbursed are
based upon actual expenditures incurred.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
As discussed in previous meetings, this Project Worksheet 2700 (PW) was the scope change and
Collier County was allowed a much larger reimbursement for the damages done to Collier
County Beaches. This is an on-going process and involves three Named Events (Tropical Storm
Gabrielle on 9/12/2001; Hurricane Katrina on 8/29/2005; and Hurricane Wilma on 10/24/2005).
At 9/30/2010, Collier County was half-way through this process.
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The invoice selected for testing on this project was incorrectly referenced in the written
discussion on PW 2700 by State personnel at $682,000, the PO amount. There is a spreadsheet
that FEMA, State personnel and Collier personnel are working with for the entire $33.9 million
dollar scope change. The actual invoice amount of$654,002.73 is included on the spreadsheet.
Current Status
As of February 1, 2012 the Office of Management and Budget has been expanded to oversee
grants compliance countywide. Standardized report submission forms and protocols will be
implemented to support segregation of duties as well as accurate reporting to ensure the general
ledger reconciles to any financial activity within the report prior to submission.
Finding 2010-6
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDBG—Entitlement Grants Cluster(CDBG)
CFDA No. 14.218 and CFDA No. ARRA-14.253
Award No. B-08-UN-12-0003, Award Year—2009
Award No. B-07-UC-12-0016, Award Year—2007
Award No. B-08-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2008
Award No. B-09-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Award No. B-10-UC-120016,Award Year—2010
Award No. ARRA B-09-UY-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Compliance Requirement: Program Income
Condition/Context
We noted a total of approximately $732,000 of program income generated during fiscal year
2010 under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)which is part of the CDBG program.
Per review of the general ledger expenditure detail provided, we noted that the program income
had been applied against specific program expenditures in determining the net amount of
program expenditures reported in the SEFA. From the detail of program income provided, we
selected a sample of specific program income transactions for testing and the first selection of
approximately $66,000 was recorded in May 2010. The remaining five selections included in our
sample were recorded during September 2010. There were no NSP program cash draws made
subsequent to the receipt of the program income recorded in September 2010. We attempted to
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ascertain whether the amounts received as program income in May 2010 were properly offset
against program expenditures in determining the amount of federal funds drawn for the next
draw request occurring subsequent to the date the program income was received in order to
satisfy the requirement that program income is used before requesting additional cash draws.
However, we were informed that the May 2010 program income of $66,000 had not been
deducting in subsequent cash draw requests made during fiscal year 2010.
Recommendation
We recommend that the County implement procedures to verify that program income received is
properly offset against expenditures incurred when making draw requests under the federal
program.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Collier County concurs with the recommendation. Prior to making a request to draw new funds
under NSP, County fiscal staff will submit evidence to the program administrator that all
program income received will be, or has been, offset against expenditures. This requirement will
apply regardless of what NSP activity generated the program income or what activity Collier
County seeks to draw down against available program funds.
Current Status
As determined by the auditors in Finding 2011-6, Collier County was still incorrectly drawing
program income. As of February 1, 2012 the Office of Management and Budget has been
expanded to oversee grants compliance countywide. Standardized project to date tracking
protocols and forms will be implemented to support accurate general ledger reconciliations and
application of program income prior to reimbursement (draw down) requests in a manner which
supports a successful audit trail.
Finding 2010-7
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDBG—Entitlement Grants Cluster(CDBG)
CFDA No. 14.218 and CFDA No.ARRA-14.253
Award No. B-08-UN-12-0003,Award Year—2009
Award No. B-07-UC-12-0016, Award Year—2007
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Award No. B-08-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2008
Award No. B-09-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Award No. B-10-UC-120016,Award Year—2010
Award No.ARRA B-09-UY-12-0016,Award Year—2009
Compliance Requirement: Reporting
Condition/Context
We selected two quarterly reports for the NSP program to test and noted that amounts reported
for expenditures did not agree to the County's general ledger and a reconciliation was not
provided.
Recommendation
The County should implement procedures that require that the NSP reports be reconciled to the
general ledger and reviewed and approved prior to being filed with the grantor.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Collier County concurs with the recommendation. Program staff will ensure expenditures and
program income have been reconciled to the general ledger. This item has been corrected and
appropriate controls and procedures have been implemented to reconcile to the general ledger
before submitting future Quarterly Performance Reports (QPR) to the grantor agency.
Furthermore, future reports will be approved by the program administrator and appropriate
documentation will be maintained prior to being filed with the grantor agency.
Current Status
Collier County received authorization from HUD to modify and correct past reports. To do so,
HUD rejected all previously submitted QPRs on October 25, 2011. HHVS staff has completed
modification of the six rejected QPRs from 2009 and 2010 and prepared and submitted the four
QPRs for 2011. All QPRs will be reviewed and approved by a grants accountant and supervisor
prior to the reports being submitted to the grantor. Also, see action plan submitted in finding
2011-1.
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Finding 2009-1
Federal/State Program Information
Federal Agencies/Programs:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Home Investment Partnerships Program(HOME)
CFDA No. 14.239
Award No. M-06-UC-12-0217,Award Year—2006
Award No. M-07-UC-12-0217,Award Year—2007
Award No. M-08-UC-12-0217,Award Year—2008
Award No. M-09-UC-12-0217,Award Year—2009
CDBG—Entitlement Grants Cluster(CDBG)
CFDA No. 14.218
Award No. B-08-UN-12-0003,Award Year—2009
Award No. B-02-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2002
Award No. B-04-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2004
Award No. B-05-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2005
Award No. B-06-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2006
Award No. B-07-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2007
Award No. B-08-UC-12-0016,Award Year—2008
Award No. B-09-UC-12-0016, Award Year—2009
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Aging Cluster(AC)
CFDA No.'s 93.044,93.045, 93.053,93.705,93.707
Award No.OAA 203.08,Award Year—2008
Award No.OAA 203.09,Award Year—2009
Award No.NISP 202.09,Award Year—2009
Award No.NISP 203.08,Award Year—2008
State Agencies/Programs:
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Florida Department of Elder Affairs
Community Care for the Elderly(CCE)
CSFA No. 65.010
Award No. 203.08,Award Year—2008
Award No. 203.09,Award Year—2009
Florida Housing Finance Corporation
State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program(SHIP)
CSFA No. 52.901
Award No.FY07,Award Year—2006
Award No.FY08,Award Year—2007
Award No.FY 08-09,Award Year—2008
Compliance Requirement:Allowable Costs
Condition/Context
We noted that from the beginning of the fiscal year through January 2009, the County's
documentation supporting payroll allocations for employees that work on multiple grants did not
meet federal standards as described in OMB Circular A-87 above. The County has used a
Personnel Activity Report (PAR) to allocate payroll salaries for employees who work on
multiple activities. These reports are prepared annually, at the beginning of each fiscal year,
based on an estimate of the time the employees are expected to work on a grant. The PAR does
not show the total activity for which an employee is compensated and does not require the
employee's signature.
The County's Department of Housing and Human Services initiated a timesheet process in fiscal
year 2006 whereby employees in the department indicate the projects to which their time relates
each week. These timesheets are signed by the employees and supervisors and kept in the
department for internal control purposes. For the first part of fiscal year 2009, these timesheets
were not provided to the County's payroll department to adjust the allocation of payroll costs
from the estimate as indicated in the annual PAR form to actual time spent. Thus, there is not an
"after the fact" accounting based on actual activity.
We noted that the HOME program had no payroll expenditures charged to the program during
the period noted above (although there should have been), and therefore, no question costs have
been reported for this program. The payroll charges related to the HOME program were instead
charged to other housing programs as a result of the lack of an after the fact accounting for the
period noted above.
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Recommendation
The County should ensure that an effective and consistent process is in place to record payroll
charges to grant programs throughout the entire fiscal year. The process should entail providing
the timesheets to the payroll department on a periodic basis to match the related payroll allocated
to each grant (as based on the PAR), to the actual time spent working on the federal/state grant
based on the after-the-fact timesheet, and any adjustments necessary to true-up the estimated
payroll charged to the grant (based on the PAR) to the actual amount (based on the timesheets)
should be made. Alternatively, the payroll department could charge payroll costs to the grants
based on actual timesheets submitted weekly as opposed to using the budgeted PAR percentage
as the basis for allocating costs each pay period.
PAR reports should be signed by the employee and completed at least semi-annually for those
employees who work solely on one grant.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
The finding in question occurred during the 1st quarter of FY09. The time was tracked correctly;
however, a manual step was missed. Effective January 17, 2009, the Human Resources
Department began processing bi-weekly time and effort entries for all Housing and Human
Services grant staff. Staff submits timesheets that are signed by the employee and management
to fiscal staff for review. The timesheets are forwarded to Human Resources to enter the actual
percentage of time and effort into SAP prior to payroll expenses actually posting to SAP. This
allows for "real time" charges directly to the appropriate grant in SAP, thereby eliminating the
need to process journal entries at all.
Current Status
HHVS continues to follow the procedure for charging grants staff time via biweekly timesheets,
signed by the employee and management, and reflecting actual time spent on the grants.
However, it was determined by finding 2011-8 that the procedures were not working as some of
the staff were changing formulas within the spreadsheets and estimating their time. The
department has implemented one spreadsheet that will be used by all staff members and the
account strings will be verified by the accounting supervisor prior to forwarding to Human
Resources for entry into SAP.
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Finding 2009-2
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Development Block Grant/State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii
(State-Administered Small Cities Program) (DRI)
CFDA No. 14.228
Award No. 07DB-3V-09-21-01-Z01, Award Year—2007
Award No. 08DB-D3-09-21-01-A03,Award Year—2008
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Summer Food Service Program for Children
CFDA No. 10.559
Award No. 04-0804,Award Year—2009
U.S. Department of Justice
Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants
CFDA No. 16.710
Award No. 2008CKWX0170,Award Year—2007
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Cluster
CFDA No. 97.004, 97.067
Award No. 08DS-51-09-21-01-322,Award Year—2009
Award No. 09CC-49-09-21-01-341,Award Year—2008
Award No. 09CI-49-09-21-01-350,Award Year—2008
U.S. Department of Transportation
Airport Improvement Program
CFDA No. 20.106
Award No. 3-12-0142-004-2007,Award Year—2007
Award No. 3-12-0142-002-2006,Award Year—2006
Award No. 3-12-0142-003-2006,Award Year—2006
Award No. 3-12-0142-005-2008,Award Year—2008
Award No. 3-12-0142-007-2009,Award Year—2009
Award No. 3-12-0031-005-2009,Award Year—2009
Compliance Requirement: Procurement, Suspension and Debarment
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Condition/Context
Although the County indicated that its practice is to check the EPLS system, no documentation
evidencing that it had checked the EPLS was maintained, and a certification from the entity was
not collected or clause or condition included in the agreements, as applicable, for certain sample
transactions selected for testing.
Recommendation
The County should perform the required verification by checking the EPLS (and documenting
evidence of the verification, when it was performed and by whom), collecting a certification
from the entity, or adding a clause or condition to the contract with that entity in accordance with
the Federal requirements.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Collier County will apply currently enacted controls and measures operating effectively in one
division agency-wide to ensure compliance.
The Grants Coordinator for the Collier County Sheriff's Office will be responsible for checking
EPLS and documenting the verification as recommended above for all Sheriff's grants with this
requirement.
Current Status
HHVS staff is responsible for ensuring all sub recipients, vendors and contractors are not
debarred by checking the EPLS web site and printing a copy of the screen indicating that the
party is not on file. Said screen prints proving verification and are included in the file.
The Fiscal Technician for Parks and Recreation working with the Food Grant staff checks that
EPLS documentation is present and includes it in file for corresponding purchase orders and
invoices.
The Collier County Department of Emergency Management's Sr. Administrative Assistant
checks the EPLS website,prints out the verification, and places it in the project files.
Airport Authority personnel check the EPLS web site (https://www.epls.gov/epls/search.do) and
print documentation as verification for each vendor. This documentation is initialed, scanned and
attached to the requisition electronically within the county's accounting system.
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Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings (continued)
The Grants Coordinator for the Collier County Sheriff's Office checks EPLS and documents the
verification as required for all Sheriff's grants.
Finding 2009-3
State Program Information
Florida Housing Finance Corporation(the Corporation)
State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program(SHIP)
CSFA No. 52.901
Award No. FY07,Award Year—2006
Award No. FY08,Award Year—2007
Award No. FY 08-09,Award Year—2008
Criteria: Reporting
Condition/Context
The financial information included in the submitted Annual Report was not reconciled to the
County's general ledger. Accordingly, we were unable to validate the amount of expenditures
and program income reported in the Annual Report.
Additionally, we noted approximately $192,000 of reversal entries appearing in the detail we
were provided of SHIP projects completed during fiscal year 2009 and we were informed that
these credits represented prior period corrections dating back as far as 2003.
Recommendation
The County should implement procedures that require that the statutory reports be reconciled to
the general ledger and reviewed and approved prior to being filed with the State.
Additionally, should corrections to prior period expenditures be necessary, a process should be in
place to ensure that such items are identified and captured on a timely basis.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Management concurs with the recommendations. Recognizing that internal attempts at
completing this difficult reconciliation have fallen short of the requirement, Housing and Human
Services has budgeted SHIP grant funds to receive onsite and offsite technical assistance (TA)
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from the Florida Housing Coalition (FHC). FHC is the technical advisor designated by the
grantor agency, Florida Housing Finance Corporation. The TA will consist of reviewing current
reconciliation procedures, reports and data collection and maintenance. Any suggested
improvements will be implemented. As of this writing, the contract for TA is being review by
Housing and Human Services and the County Attorney's Office for form and legal sufficiency.
Current Status
HHVS staff and one of the grants accountants have worked closely with the SHIP technical
advisor to complete and resubmit Annual Reports for Fiscal Years 2006/2007, 2007/2008, and
2008/2009. See Current Status for Finding 2010-1 above.
Finding 2009-4
State Program Information
Florida Housing Finance Corporation(the Corporation)
State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program(SHIP)
CSFA No. 52.901
Award No. FY07,Award Year—2006
Award No. FY08,Award Year—2007
Award No. FY 08-09,Award Year—2008
Criteria: Special Tests and Provisions
Condition/Context
No advertisement was made for fiscal year 2009.
Recommendation
The County should adhere to the established SHIP rules with respect to advertising SHIP funds.
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Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
The County will adhere to the established SHIP rules.
Current Status
Collier County received $431,868 in SHIP Funding for fiscal year 2009/10; however, it was not
advertised for the following reasons:
1. The funds were required to be used exclusively for loans of not more than $8,000 to
provide purchase assistance to applicants eligible to receive the federal first-time
homebuyer tax credit created through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 for the first year of funding;
2. The loans were intended to front the applicants the tax credit and were intended to be
paid back once the tax credit was received by the applicant; HHVS staff determined that
recapturing these funds would be difficult and would put the County at risk of non-
compliance if funds were not repaid;
3. SHIP guidelines allowed these funds to be used for all approved strategies once the tax
credit program expired, and assuming all loans were recaptured for the remaining two
years of the grant;
4. Since Collier County was already providing purchase assistance through SHIP in excess
of $8,000 per applicant, it was determined that another purchase assistance program
would be redundant, and coupled with the inability to guarantee recapturing the funds
from tax credit rebates, staff decided to leave the grant in the Trust Fund unused for FY
2009/10;
5. Since the funds would not be used for FY 2009/10 (no applications would be taken for
assistance), there were no new funds to advertise for this period; therefore, per the SHIP
Program Manual rules,no advertisement was published.
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Finding 2009-5
State Program Information
Florida Department of Transportation(FDOT)
State Infrastructure Bank(SIB)Loan Program
CSFA No. 55.020
Award No. 420655-2,Award Year—2009
Criteria: Reporting
Condition/Context
The State compliance supplement for this program and the loan agreement require the
submission to FDOT of semi-annual progress reports on program and financial activities that
occur each year following the award.
We noted that reports for December 2008 and June 2009 were not completed or submitted to the
FDOT until the time of our testing(September 2009).
Recommendation
The County should review agreements for reporting requirements and if questions arise as to
party responsible for completion, the County should promptly seek written clarification from the
grantor agency. Also, the County should ensure that reports are reviewed for accuracy and
completeness by someone other than the preparer.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
Originally the SIB agreement was for road construction considered to be a local Collier County
project. After the SIB agreement was executed, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
determined that the project would become a state project due to the procurement for a Design
Build Finance of I-75 (IROX). Collier's original local project became part of larger state IROX
project.
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Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings (continued)
The Grants Coordinator made a verbal inquiry to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
during calendar year 2008 regarding the reporting requirements cited in the SIB agreement and
was advised the report was not Collier's responsibility since the project was not let by Collier nor
would any portion of the project be managed by Collier as originally anticipated. Subsequently, a
report was requested by FDOT for only the most recent six month period. Collier explained to
FDOT that if the report was now required, all reports due during the fiscal year 2009 would need
to be drafted and submitted as due diligence. All reports submitted were reviewed by the
Transportation Administrator though not formally documented as such. Subsequent report
reviews by the Transportation Administrator are documented before submission.
Collier has no access to FDOT's financial activity or financial system which is needed to
complete the report, nor does Collier receive any project status reports on a routine basis. Collier
only has access to the data on the amount of loan payback which Collier disburses. This loan
payment information can be populated by FDOT as well. Collier must request financial activity
and project status information proactively. Requests for data from the grantor on prior year
single audit reporting and CAFR data such as loan amortization schedules and project statuses to
capture asset valuation has proven to be cumbersome and difficult.
Future financial activity requests will be made within 10 business days after the semi-annual
report period end to FDOT in order to verify and obtain correct data by the submission date. The
Division will prepare the report based on the information provided by FDOT. Prior to
submission,the Transportation Administrator will perform a documented review.
Current Status
The Growth Management Division (formerly Transportation Division) continues to follow the
corrective action plan as outlined above. The Acting Grants Accountant continues to draft the
SIB report on a biannual basis as required. The report is first submitted for review and approval
to the Division Administrator prior to final submission to FDOT by the required deadline.
Written procedures are in place to support any staff changes. Staff deems the internal controls
put in place have proven successful to resolve the audit concern.
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Finding 2009-6
Federal Program Information
U.S. Department of Transportation
Airport Improvement Program
CFDA No. 20.106
Award No. 3-12-0142-004-2007,Award Year—2007
Award No. 3-12-0142-002-2006,Award Year—2006
Award No. 3-12-0142-003-2006,Award Year—2006
Award No. 3-12-0142-005-2008,Award Year—2008
Award No. 3-12-0142-007-2009,Award Year—2009
Award No. 3-12-0031-005-2009,Award Year—2009
Criteria: Davis-Bacon Act
Condition/Context
We noted a project during fiscal year 2009 that was subject to the Davis-Bacon requirements.
We noted that the required prevailing wage clauses were not included in the contract and the
weekly certified payrolls had not been submitted as required. We were informed that the County
planned to obtain the certified payrolls upon project completion; however, the requirements
dictate that weekly certified payrolls are to be submitted during the course of the project.
Recommendation
The County should ensure that the required prevailing wage clauses are included in all contracts
subject to the Davis-Bacon Act and that the required weekly certified payrolls are obtained.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action
In order to rectify this deficiency Airport Authority personnel will review payroll submittals and
provide documentation to assure compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act. Additionally personnel
will work with any consultants and purchasing to include proper language in bids and contracts.
In addition our procedure manual will be updated.
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Current Status
The proper contract language regarding Davis-Bacon is included in bids and contracts. The
Airport Authority performs an examination, determination and documentation by noting on each
payroll statement that the wages paid by the contractor have been reviewed and that they are/are
not in compliance. A log is maintained for the payroll submitted each week by the vendors to
document compliance.
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Exhibit F
Federal Certifications and Assurances
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FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2012 FTA CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES SIGNATURE PAGE
(Required of all Applicants for FTA funding and all FTA Grantees with an active capital or formula
project)
AFFIRMATION OF APPLICANT
Name of Applicant:COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Name and Relationship of Authorized Representative:Norman Feder
BY SIGNING BELOW,on behalf of the Applicant, I declare that the Applicant has duly authorized me to
make these certifications and assurances and bind the Applicant's compliance.Thus,the Applicant
agrees to comply with all Federal statutes and regulations, and follow applicable Federal directives,and
comply with the certifications and assurances as indicated on the foregoing page applicable to each
application it makes to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in Federal Fiscal Year 2012.
FTA intends that the certifications and assurances the Applicant selects on the other side of this
document,as representative of the certifications and assurances,should apply,as provided,to each
project for which the Applicant seeks now,or may later seek FTA funding during Federal Fiscal Year
2012.
The Applicant affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of the certifications and assurances it has made in
the statements submitted with this document and any other submission made to FTA,and
acknowledges that the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986,31 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.,and
implementing U.S. DOT regulations, "Program Fraud Civil Remedies,"49 CFR part 31 apply to any
certification,assurance or submission made to FTA.The criminal provisions of 18 U.S.C. 1001 apply to
any certification, assurance,or submission made in connection with a Federal public transportation
program authorized in 49 U.S.C.chapter 53 or any other statute
In signing this document, I declare under penalties of perjury that the foregoing certifications and
assurances,and any other statements made by me on behalf of the Applicant are true and accurate.
Signature:Norman Feder Date:11/14/2011
Name:Norman Feder
Authorized Representative of Applicant
AFFIRMATION OF APPLICANT'S ATTORNEY
For(Name of Applicant):COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
As the undersigned Attorney for the above named Applicant, I hereby affirm to the Applicant that it has
authority under State, local,or tribal government law,as applicable,to make and comply with the
certifications and assurances as indicated on the foregoing pages. I further affirm that, in my opinion,
the certifications and assurances have been legally made and constitute legal and binding obligations on
the Applicant.
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I further affirm to the Applicant that,to the best of my knowledge,there is no legislation or litigation
pending or imminent that might adversely affect the validity of these certifications and assurances,or of
the performance of the project.
Signature:Scott R Teach Date:11/7/2011
Name:Scott R Teach
Attorney for Applicant
Each Applicant for FTA funding and each FTA Grantee with an active capital or formula project must
provide an Affirmation of Applicant's Attorney pertaining to the Applicant's legal capacity.The Applicant
may enter its signature in lieu of the Attorney's signature, provided the Applicant has on file this
Affirmation,signed by the attorney and dated this Federal fiscal year.
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EXHIBIT F
APPENDIX A
FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2012 FTA CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES SIGNATURE PAGE
(Required of all Applicants for FTA funding and all FTA Grantees with an active capital or formula project)
AFFIRMATION OF APPLICANT
Name of Applicant: COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Name and Relationship of Authorized Representative:Steve Carnell,Interim Division Administrator and Board Designee
BY SIGNING BELOW,on behalf of the Applicant,I declare that the Applicant has duly authorized me to make these certifications
and assurances and bind the Applicant's compliance.Thus,the Applicant agrees to comply with all Federal statutes and regulations,
and follow applicable Federal directives,and comply with the certifications and assurances as indicated on the foregoing page
applicable to each application it makes to the Federal Transit Administration(FTA)in Federal Fiscal Year 2012.
FTA intends that the certifications and assurances the Applicant selects on the other side of this document,as representative of the
certifications and assurances,should apply,as provided,to each project for which the Applicant seeks now,or may later seek FTA
funding during Federal Fiscal Year 2012.
The Applicant affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of the certifications and assurances it has made in the statements submitted with
this document and any other submission made to FTA,and acknowledges that the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986,31
U.S.C.3801 et seq.,and implementing U.S.DOT regulations,"Program Fraud Civil Remedies,"49 CFR part 31 apply to any
certification,assurance or submission made to FTA.The criminal provisions of 18 U.S.C. 1001 apply to any certification,
assurance,or submission made in connection with a Federal public transportation program authorized in 49 U.S.C.chapter 53 or
any other statute
In signing this document,I declare under penalties of perjury that the foregoing certifications and assurances,and any other
statements made by me on behalf of the Applicant are true and accurate.
Signature:
Date:
Name
Authorized Representative of Applicant
AFFIRMATION OF APPLICANT'S ATTORNEY
For(Name of Applicant):
As the undersigned Attorney for the above named Applicant,I hereby affirm to the Applicant that it has authority under State,local,
or tribal government law,as applicable,to make and comply with the certifications and
assurances as indicated on the foregoing pages.I further affirm that,in my opinion,the certifications and assurances have been
legally made and constitute legal and binding obligations on the Applicant.
I further affirm to the Applicant that,to the best of my knowledge,there is no legislation or litigation pending or imminent that
might adversely affect the validity of these certifications and assurances,or of the performance of the project.
Signature
Date:
Name
Attorney for Applicant
Each Applicant for FTA funding and each FTA Grantee with an active capital or formula project must provide an Affirmation of Applicant's
Attorney pertaining to the Applicant's legal capacity.The Applicant may enter its signature in lieu of the Attorney's signature,provided the
Applicant has on file this Affirmation,signed by the attorney and dated this Federal fiscal year.
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EXHIBIT I
FTA Section 5333 (b) Assurance
(Note: By signing the following assurance, the recipient of Section 5311 and/or 5311(0 assistance assures it will
comply with the labor protection provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5333(b) by one of the following actions: (1) signing the
Special Warranty for the Non-urbanized Area Program; (2) agreeing to alternative comparable arrangements
approved by the Department of Labor(DOL); or(3) obtaining a waiver from the DOL.)
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners (hereinafter referred to as the"Recipient") HEREBY ASSURES
that the "Special Section 5333 (b) Warranty for Application to the Small Urban and Rural Program" has been reviewed
and certifies to the Florida Department of Transportation that it will comply with its provisions and all its provisions
will be incorporated into any contract between the recipient and any sub-recipient which will expend funds received as a
result of an application to the Florida Department of Transportation under the FTA Section 5311 Program.
Dated 1Z`\\\\Z
Fred W. Co le Board of Coun Commiss oner Chairman
(Name and Title of Authorized Repre'.•ntative)
ignature of Authorized Rept.►enta 've)
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Note: All applicants must complete the following form and submit it with the above Assurance.
LISTING OF RECIPIENTS, OTHER ELIGIBLE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS,AND
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES OF SUCH PROVIDERS, IF ANY
(See Appendix for Example)
2 4
1 Site Project by Name, 3 Identify Unions(and
Identify Recipients of Description,and Provider Identify Other Eligible Providers)Representing
Transportation Assistance (e.g.Recipient,other Surface Transportation Employees of Providers in
Under this Grant. Agency,or Contractor) Providers(Type of Service) Columns 1,2,and 3
Collier County Application for FTA Collier Area Transit for Transport Workers Union
Section 5311 Operating urban Transit Service 122 Dixie Lane
Board of County Assistance funding for FY Coco Beach,Fla.32931
Commissioners 13/14 for Collier Area
Transit to provide
continuing public
transportation services to
residents of the non-
urbanized areas of Collier
County traveling within the
rural area and/or the
adjacent urban area and
returning to rural domicile.
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Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan
To be completed and signed by an individual authorized by the governing board of the applicant
agency and submitted with the grant application.
The Collier County Board of County Commissioners certifies and assures to the Florida Department of Transportation in
regard to its Application for Assistance under U.S.C. Section 5311 dated \ ...\\\\\Z, .
1) This grant request is derived from a coordinated plan compliant with Federal Transit Administration Circular FTA
C 9040.1F.
2) The name of this coordinated plan is provided below.
Collier County Transportation Disadvantage Service Plan(TDSP)
3) The agency that adopted this coordinated plan is provided below.
Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
4) The date the coordinated plan was adopted is provided below.
May 8, 2012—Annual Update Approved by MPO-
5) The page number of the coordinated plan that this application supports.
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Public Notice
Naples Daily News Public Notice is hereby given that Collier County will apply to the Florida
English Version Department of Transportation for a capital grant under Section 5310 of the Federal
Transit Act of 1991,as amended,for the purchase of four(4)paratransit,vehicles to
• be used for the provision of public transit services within Collier County,FL.Collier
County will also be applying to the Florida Department of Transportation for a
grant under section 5311 of the Federal Transit Act of 1991,as amended for total
operating expenses in the amount of'3591,200 to be used for the provision of
public transit services in Collier County's non-urbanized areas,
Any interested party may request a public hearing by the Collier County Board of
County Commissioners regarding the Program of Projects for these grant
applications.This hearing will be conducted if and only if a written request for the
hearing is received withinl0(ten)days of this notice.Requests for a hearing must
be sent to Florida Department of Transportation,District One Modal Development
Office/Public Transit Southwest Urban Area Office at the Fort Myers Operations
Center 7981 North East Pine Island Road,Cape Coral, Florida 33909 and copy
Michelle E.Arnold Collier Area Transit,2885 South Horseshoe Drive,Naples,Florida
34104 Any interested party may obtain more information about these grants by
visiting our vvebsite at www.colliergov.net/cat 2885 South Horseshoe Drive,Naples,
Florida 34104 in person or by contacting Ms.Michelle E.Arnold,Public Transit
Director,at(239)252-5841 between the hours of 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 pen.,Monday
through Friday. Public comment period will open Monday,October22, 2012
through Thursday,November 22,2012.
Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities
Act or persons who require translation services should contact Michelle E.Arnold at
michellearnoldcolliergov.net,Collier County Public Services Division,Alternative
Transportation Modes Department Public Transit Section 2885 South Horseshoe
Drive,Naples,FL 34104;(239)252.5841.
Collier Area Transit operates in compliance with Federal Transit Administration,
(FTA)program requirements and ensures that transit services are made available
and equitably distributed,and provides equal access and mobility to any person
without regard to race,color,or national origin,disability,gender or age.Title vi
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; ETA Circular 4702.1A, 'Title VI and Title VI
Dependent Guidelines for Federal Transit Administration Recipients.'Any person
who believes he/she has been discriminated because of race,color,religion,sex,
age,national origin,disability or family status may file a complaint with the Florida
Department of Transportation,District One,Title VI Coordinator,Robin Parrish,at
(863)5192675 or by writing her at P O.Box 1249,Bartow,Florida 33831 Collier
Area Transit has a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise(DBE)goal of 5.6%
Anuncio Pablice
El stguiente es un Anuncio publico de que el Condado de Collier aplicara en el
Departamento de Transportation de Ia Florida por una beta capital bajo Ia Seccibn
Naples Daily News 5310 del Arco Federal de Transit:,del 1991,como enmendado,pare la compra de
cuatro(4)vehiculos del paratransito pars ser usados para la provision de transporte
Spanish Version publico dentro del Condado de Collier de la Florida.El Condado de Collier tambien
estara aplicando al Departamento de Transportation de la Florida por una beta
bajo la section 5311 del Acto Federal de Transita del 1991,coma enmendado par
un total de gastos capitales de 591,200 que reran usados pare la provision de
services de transporte publico en Jas areas no-urbanas del Condado de Collier.
Todo grupo interesado puede requerir una audiencia publica par Ia Junta de
Comisionados del Condado de Collier con respecto al programa de proyecto en las
aplicaciones de betas.Esta audiencia sere conducida si y solo si una petition escrita
as recibida dentro de los 10(diez)dies de este anuncio.La petition por una
audiencia deben ser enviadas al Florida Department of Transportation,District One
Modal Development Office/Public Transit Southwest Urban Area Office at the Fort
Myers Operations Center 2981 North East Pine Island Road;Cape Coral,Florida
33909 con topic a Glama Carter Collier Area Transit,2885 South Horseshoe Drive,
Naples,Florida 34104. Todo grupo interesado puede obtener mes inforreacien
acerca de esta beta visitando nuestra of cina el 2885 South Horseshoe Drive,
Naples,Florida 34104 en persona o contactando a Ms.Michelle E.Arnold,Directora
del Transit()Publico,al(239)2524192 entre las hares de 8:00 a,m.a 5.00 p.m..de
lunes a viernes.Sus preguntas pueden ser dirigidas tarnbien par correo electronic°
a Ms.Arnold al michellearnoldocolliergov.net a a altransmodevecolllerggov.net. El
period()de comentario publico abrire el lunes,22 de octubre del 2012 haste el
jueves,22 de noviembre del 2012.
Aquellas personas que necesiten acomodo especial bajo el Ada de-Americanos con
Incapacidad(Americans with Disabilities Act-ADA)a personas que necesiten
servicio de traduccion favor de contactar a michellearnoldOcollrergov.net,Collier
County Public Services Division, Alternative Transportation Modes
Department-Section de Transportation Publica, 2885 South Horsehoe Drive,
Naples,FL 34104; (239)252-5841 antes de la reunion.
Collier Area Transit opera en conjunto con los requisites del programa de
Administration de Transita Federal,(FTA)y asegyura que los servicios de transit°
seen e9uitativamente distribuidos proporciona igualdad de acceso y movilidad a
cualquier persona sin dis tincien de raze ,color u origen national,incapacidad,
genera a edad.Titulo VI de la Ley de derechos civiles de 1964;TLC circular 4702.1A,
Titulo VI y titulo VI dependientes dlrectrices pare lot destinatarios de la
Administration Federal de Transita°. cualquier persona qua crea haber sido
discriminada por razon de raze,color, religion.sexo,edad,,origen national,
incapacidad,o situation familiar puede presenter una reclamation con:Collier Area
Transit,Michelle E.Arnold(239)252-5841 a el Departarnento de Transportacion del
estado de Florida,Distrito Uno,Coordinador del'Titulo VI,Robin Parrish at(863)
519-2675 o escribiendo al P.O.Box 1249,Bartow,Florida 33831. Colder Area
Transit tiene una meta de 5.6%pars los Empresas de negocios en desventaja
`Disadvantaged Business Enterprise'.
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Public Services Division
Alternative Transportation Modes
January 7, 2013
Nichole Gwinnett
IC& R Coordinator
1926 Victoria Avenue
Fort Myers, FL 33901
RE: Transmittal of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5310 Grant Application for Intergovernmental
Coordination and Review, (IC&R)
Dear Ms. Gwinnett:
Collier County Board of County Commissioners is submitting this draft application to the Florida
Department of Transportation for Section FTA 5310 program. Please review this grant application and
send a copy of the response letter to:
Michelle S. Peronto,Transit Projects Coordinator
Florida Department of Transportation, District I Modal Development Office/Public Transit.
801 North Broadway Avenue
Bartow, Florida 33830
This Application is submitted on this 7th day of January, 2013. Thank you for your assistance in this
matter.
All appropriate signatures on these documents will be obtained and will be forwarded to you immediately
after.
Sincerely,
Michelle E. Arnold
Director, Alternative Transportation Modes
Collier Area Transit
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Alternative Transportation Modes•3299 Tamiami Trail East,Suite 103•Naples,Florida 34112-5746.239-252-5840•FAX 239-252-6628•www.colliergov.net
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Public Services Division
Alternative Transportation Modes
January 7, 2013
Nichole Gwinnett
IC& R Coordinator
1926 Victoria Avenue
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Subject: Transmittal of Federal Transit Administration(FTA) 5311 Grant Application for
Intergovernmental Coordination and Review(IC&R)
Dear Ms. Gwinnett:
Collier County Board of County Commissioners is submitting this draft application to the
Florida Department of Transportation for Section 5311 Formula Grants for Rural Areas —
20.509. Please review this grant application and send a copy of the response letter to:
Michelle S. Peronto, Transit Projects Coordinator
Florida Department of Transportation, District I Modal Development Office/Public Transit.
801 North Broadway Avenue
Bartow, Florida 33830
This Application is submitted on this 7th day of January, 2013. Thank you for your assistance in
this matter.
All appropriate signatures on these documents will be obtained and will be forwarded to you
immediately after.
Sincerely,
Michelle E. Arnold
Director, Alternative Transportation Modes
Collier Area Transit
Alternative Transportation Modes•3299 Tamiami Trail East,Suite 103•Naples,Florida 34112-5746.239-252-5840•FAX 239-252-6628•www.colliergov.net
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