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Agenda 06/11/2024 Item #16B 7 (Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Transportation Coordination Agreement with Hope Hospice & Community Services, Inc.06/11/2024 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Transportation Coordination Agreement with Hope Hospice & Community Services, Inc. OBJECTIVE: To assist in the transportation services for those individuals receiving service from Hope Hospice & Community Services, Inc. CONSIDERATIONS: Collier County is the Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC) responsible for coordinating transportation services within the County. Hope Hospice & Community Services, Inc. has requested that Collier County, as the CTC, enter into a Coordination Agreement to support their use of Federal Transit Administration Section 5310 grant funds. As established in the CTC agreement (Contract#TD2303), it is Collier County’s responsibility to execute or negotiate contracts for transportation services with Transportation Operators and Coordination Contractors and assure that the conditions of such contracts are maintained. The grant funds awarded to Hope Hospice & Community Services, Inc. are to be utilized to purchase a vehicle that will transport individuals who attend their programs. The agreement formalizes the information required by Hope Hospice & Community Services, Inc. on an annual basis. Information to be provided includes the annual operating report which the CTC is required to submit to the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged, and Federal Transit Administration required drug and alcohol testing verification. The County had approved a Transportation Coordination Agreement with Hope Hospice & Community Services, Inc. on February 24, 2015 - Item 16.D.1. After over seven years operating within the agreement, on October 12, 2022, the agency cancelled the agreement due to lack of grant funds received for Collier County. Hope Hospice & Community Services, Inc. reached out to the CTC on March 19, 2024, to reestablish the Transportation Coordination Agreement. Entering into this agreement will aid Collier County by reducing the number of trips directly handled by the CTC and allow Collier’s resources to be focused on providing trips to others. This item is consistent with the Collier County strategic plan objective to design and maintain an effective transportation system to reduce traffic congestion and improve the mobility of our residents and visitors. Additionally, the item is consistent with the objective to support access to health, wellness, and human services. FISCAL IMPACT: Approval of the Coordinated agreement ensures compliance with Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (CTD) Memorandum of Agreement (Contract# TD2303) to receive CTD Trip and Equipment funding. GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This recommendation is consistent with Objective 12 of the Transportation Element of the Growth Management Plan. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote for Board approval. - CJS RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners approves the execution of the Transportation Coordination Agreement with Hope Hospice & Community Services, Inc. Prepared By: Alexander Showalter, Planner II, PTNE ATTACHMENT(S) 1. Hope Hospice Coordination Agreement 2024 Signed (PDF) 16.B.7 Packet Pg. 810 06/11/2024 COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Item Number: 16.B.7 Doc ID: 28724 Item Summary: Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Transportation Coordination Agreement with Hope Hospice & Community Services, Inc. Meeting Date: 06/11/2024 Prepared by: Title: – Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement Name: Alexander Showalter 05/16/2024 10:07 AM Submitted by: Title: – Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement Name: Brian Wells 05/16/2024 10:07 AM Approved By: Review: Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement Brian Wells Director Review Completed 05/16/2024 10:28 AM Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement Yousi Cardeso TMSD Reviewer Completed 05/16/2024 1:30 PM Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement Omar Deleon TMSD Reviewer Completed 05/16/2024 1:47 PM Transportation Management Services Department Jeanne Marcella Transportation Management Services Department Completed 05/17/2024 10:36 AM Transportation Management Operations Support Brandy Otero TMSD Reviewer Completed 05/17/2024 3:39 PM Transportation Management Operations Support Tara Castillo TMSD Reviewer Completed 05/20/2024 10:10 AM Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement Caroline Soto TMSD Reviewer Completed 05/20/2024 4:24 PM Road Maintenance Ellen Sheffey TMSD Reviewer Completed 05/21/2024 4:42 PM County Attorney's Office Carly Sanseverino Level 2 Attorney Review Completed 05/21/2024 4:45 PM Transportation Management Services Department Trinity Scott Transportation Completed 05/23/2024 1:57 PM Office of Management and Budget Debra Windsor Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 05/23/2024 2:00 PM Office of Management and Budget Agnieszka Chudy GMCDD Reviewer Completed 05/23/2024 2:55 PM County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 05/28/2024 3:25 PM Grants Therese Stanley OMB Reviewer Completed 06/01/2024 3:15 PM County Manager's Office Amy Patterson Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 06/04/2024 10:36 AM 16.B.7 Packet Pg. 811 06/11/2024 Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 06/11/2024 9:00 AM 16.B.7 Packet Pg. 812 16.B.7.a Packet Pg. 813 Attachment: Hope Hospice Coordination Agreement 2024 Signed (28724 : Hope Hospice Transportation Coordination Agreement) 16.B.7.a Packet Pg. 814 Attachment: Hope Hospice Coordination Agreement 2024 Signed (28724 : Hope Hospice Transportation Coordination Agreement) 16.B.7.a Packet Pg. 815 Attachment: Hope Hospice Coordination Agreement 2024 Signed (28724 : Hope Hospice Transportation Coordination Agreement) 16.B.7.a Packet Pg. 816 Attachment: Hope Hospice Coordination Agreement 2024 Signed (28724 : Hope Hospice Transportation Coordination Agreement)