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Approve the Measure B Paratransit Application in the Amount of $521,000 for FY15-16.
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Recreation and Park Commission
From: Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director
Re: Approve the Measure B Paratransit Application in the Amount of $521,000 for FY15-16.
BACKGROUND
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires transit agencies to offer transportation services (paratransit) for persons certified as unable to use regular fixed route transit. Paratransit services must be made available to eligible users within 3/4 mile of the existing fixed transit routes during normal operating hours. The mandated paratransit service in Alameda is provided by East Bay Paratransit (EBP). Measure B/BB, the Alameda County one-cent sales tax for transportation, provides a dedicated funding source to local jurisdictions for non-mandated, locally-based paratransit services for individuals with disabilities and seniors, which is not required under ADA. In November 2014, voters passed Measure BB, which increased the transportation sales tax from one-half cent to one cent. Information about the various City of Alameda Paratransit Program services is available at http://alamedaca.gov/public-works/city-alameda-paratransit-services. The Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC), which administers Measure B/BB funds, requires each jurisdiction to annually submit a City Council resolution to apply and receive these funds.
DISCUSSION
The City's Fiscal Year 2015-16 Alameda CTC paratransit funding application for $521,000, is over double last year's application due to the passage of Measure BB in November 2014. The application is being developed with input from the Recreation and Parks Commission, the Transportation Commission, the Social Services Human Relations Board, key stakeholders and program participants. The section below describes the City's proposed paratransit program, the results of its a...
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