PLACEMENT: Consent
TITLE:
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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLAN
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) released a final rule outlining Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) requirements on July 19, 2019. The final rule requires all transit agencies that receives funds under 49 U.S.C. Section 5307 to adopt a PTASP no later than July 20, 2020, and to certify this plan each year thereafter. PTASPs commit transit agencies to designate a Chief Safety Officer and to develop and implement a safety program.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Ashman Beecher
Title: Transit Administrator
REQUESTED BY: Ashman Beecher
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) outlines the activities and processes on how Martin County will meet the requirements of its PTASP. The required components of the PTASP includes the following:
* Safety Performance Targets
* Safety Management Policy
* Safety Risk Assurance
* Safety Promotion
Under the PTASP rule, all transit agencies are required to set safety performance targets based on the safety performance measures in the National Public Transportation Safety Plan (NSP). The NSP safety performance measures are: Fatalities, Injuries, Major Events, System Reliability, Assault on Transit Workers, Vehicular collisions, and pedestrian collisions.
ISSUES:
A Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) final rule has been enacted outlining specific requirements that Martin County must adhere to. As a result, staff has developed a PTASP in compliance with the regulations set forth by Code of Federal Regulations Title 49 Part 673, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure LAW 49 U.S.C. ? 5329(d).
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
None
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
Move that the Board approve the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
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