PLACEMENT: Requests and Presentations
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TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED PROGRAM AND FUNDING UPDATE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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At the June 18, 2024, BOCC meeting, Senior Resource Association (SRA) will present an update on current funding, performance, and grants for the Transportation Disadvantaged Program in Martin County in FY 24/25.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Lucine Martens
Title: MPO Planner
REQUESTED BY: Senior Resource Association (SRA)
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BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The Transportation Disadvantaged (TD) are defined as “those persons who because of physical or mental disability, income status, or age are unable to transport themselves or purchase transportation and are, therefore, dependent on others to obtain access to health care, employment, education, shopping, social activities, or other life-sustaining activities or children who are handicapped or high-risk or at-risk as defined in s. 411.202, Florida Statutes.”
The Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (CTD) acts as a policy development and implementation agency for Florida’s TD Program. The CTD enters into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Martin County Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC), who coordinates the County’s TD Service which is funded by a Trip & Equipment (T&E) Grant and the competitive Innovative Service Development (ISD) Grant.
Senior Resource Association (SRA) who is the CTC for Martin County has the primary responsibility for arrangement of transportation services to the Martin County transportation disadvantaged. This door-to-door transportation service for eligible riders is marketed as Martin Community Coach, (MCC). Eligibility is based on age, disability, or income.
Formula funding for this coordinated system is based on ridership numbers from previous years and the previous fiscal year county/municipality local match.
In FY23/24, Martin County provided the minimum required 10% local match and approved an overmatch in the amount of $58,282 for the TD T&E Grant. In addition, the City of Stuart and the Village of Indiantown approved overmatch for the T & E Grant in their respective FY23/24 budgets, in the amount of $12,500 each.
At the June 18, 2024, BOCC meeting, SRA will present a report on MCC funding and performance.
A supplemental memo will be attached with a PowerPoint presentation.
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LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Hear the presentation.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
☐Budget Transfer / Amendment ☐ Chair Letter ☐Contract / Agreement
☐Grant / Application ☐Notice ☐Ordinance ☐Resolution
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