HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2010-R0018 - FY 2010 New Freedom Mobility Management Grant Application - 01/14/2010Resolution No. 2010-R0018
January 14, 2010
Item No. 5.28
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT a New Freedom Mobility Management Grant Application with the Federal
Transit Administration to fund a Mobility Manager position (Director of Paratransit
Services) at Citibus and to provide paratransit trips outside of the ADA 34 mile service
area, and all related documents are hereby approved. Said New Freedom Mobility
Management Grant Application is attached hereto and incorporated in this Resolution as
if fully set forth herein and shall be included in the minutes of the Council.
Passed by the City Council this 14th day of January , 2010.
ATTEST:
TOM MARTIN, MAYOR
Rebec a Garza, City Secretary
V ED AS TO CONTENT:
P
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& Public Works
APPR - VED S TO FORM:
Chad Weaver, Assistant City Attorney
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Resolution No. 2010—R0018
FTA
Federal Transit Administration
Recipient ID:
1993
Recipient Name:
CITY OF LUBBOCK
Project ID:
FY 2010 5317
Budget Number:
1 - Budget Pending Approval
Project Information:
New Freedom Mobility Management
Part 1: Recipient Information
Project Number:
FY 2010 5317
Recipient ID:
1993
Recipient Name:
CITY OF LUBBOCK
Address:
P. O. BOX 2000, LUBBOCK, TX 79408 2000
Telephone:
(806) 712-2003
Facsimile:
(806) 712-2012
Union Information
Recipient ID:
1993
Union Name:
NONE
Address 1:
Address 2:
City:
'000000000
Contact Name:
Telephone:
() -
Facsimile:
() 0-0000
E-mail:
Website:
Part 2: Project Information
Project Type:
Grant
Gross Protect
Cost:
$93,750
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Project Number:
FY 2010 5317
Adjustment Amt
$0
Project Description:
New Freedom Mobility
Management
Total Eligible Cost:
$93,750
Total FTA Amt:
$75,000
Recipient Type:
City
Total State Amt:
$0
FTA Project Mgr:
Tony Ogboli 817-978-0566
Total Local Amt:
$18,750
Recipient Contact:
Chris Mandreii
Other Federal
Amt:
$0
New/Amendment:
Amendment
Amend Reason:
Increase Award
Special Cond Amt:
$0
Fed Dom Asst. #:
20521
Special Condition:
None Specified
Sec. of Statute:
5317
S.C. Tgt. Date:
None Specified
State Appl. ID:
None Specified
S.C. Eff. Date:
None Specified
Start/End Date:
-
Est. Obllg Date:
Norte Specified
Recvd. By State:
Pre -Award
Authority?:
No
EO 12372 Rev:
Not Applicable
Fed. Debt
Authority?:
No
Review Date:
None Specified
Planning Grant?:
NO
Final Budget?:
INo
Program Date
(STIP/UPWP/FTA
Prm Plan) :
Oct. 01, 2009
Program Page:
None Specified
Application Type:
Electronic
Supp. Agreement?:
Yes
Debt. Delinq. Details:
Urbanized Areas
UZA ID LIZA Name
481350 LUBBOCK, TX
Congressional Districts
State ID
District Code
District Official
48
1.19
Randy Nuegebauer
Project Details
The Project
Citibus is proposing that the FY2010 New Freedom funds be used to fund a Mobility Manager position at Cftibus
as well as fund the trips that are outside the ADA 3/4 mile by our paratransit service for all the included fiscal
years.
As Identified during the regional coordination process, educating passengers and potential passengers on how to
access transit services is a valuable component to providing a complete package of transportation options.
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Unfortunately, funding considerations often mean that this component is not fully utilized. Who knows how many
more passengers Citibus could carry if more people knew how to ride, if the fear of using transit could be
diminished through education? Citibus believes that a coordinated, community -wide approach to educating
potential passengers will reap rewards.
Citibus intends to use New Freedom funds to assist members of our community in learning how the use of transit
can impact their lives by giving them additional mobility options and freedom of travel. Citibus' program will focus
on awareness, knowledge, and skills — each of these building upon the other. Key components will include travel
instruction and travel training.
The position of Mobility Manager reflect the South Plains Region's Regional Coordination Pian finding that travel
training and/or bus familiarization was an unmet need in the region.
The proposed project was identified in the coordinated plan as follows:
Unmet Need: Need for travel training
Remediation Strategy: Develop region -wide Mobility Manager
position, who will be responsible for travel training, including curriculum
development and direct training.
Citibus and its regional partners began work on a regionally coordinated transportation plan in April 2005. From
the very beginning of the process, the planning group discussed the various problems associated with getting
information about transportation services to consumers, or potential consumers, of the services. This gap in
Information was identified as an unmet need.
Organizations represented during the regional coordination process include:
• Adult Day Care and Health Center
• Caprock Community Action Association
• Citibus
• Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Lubbock Regional MHMR
• Panhandle Transit
• Sexton EnterprisesNellow Cab
• South Plains Association of Governments/Area Association on Aging
• South Plains Community Action Association
• Texas Department of Transportation
• West Texas Opportunities
• Work Source
In developing the regional pian, all agencies and transportation providers agreed that getting Information and
Instruction to transit users — and potential users — was an area where a great deal of improvement was needed.
One of the earliest concerns the South Plains group had was how to teach consumers to know which vehicle
they were supposed to board in the event that coordination of transportation services meant that more than one
provider would have vehicles in specific areas.
Additionally, given the fact that large numbers of our current passengers have various disabilities that makes
learning a transit system a challenge, K has become increasingly obvious that a targeted approach to mobility
instruction would be benefit in our area.
The groups listed above have all been active participants in the development of the South Plains Region's
Regional Transportation Plan. As the process continues, more agencies and employers are becoming aware of
the effort and are joining in the process. Because of the broad community reach represented by the participants
in the regional process, Citibus feels strongly that the members of the public who can benefit from a Mobility
Manager at Citibus have been represented during the process.
During the development of the initial regional plan, Citibus and its rural transportation partners hosted three
public forums — one each In Lubbock, Levelland, and Crosbyton. No members of the public attended.
Earmarks
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No information found.
Security
No information found.
Part 3: Budget
Drnior-f rb Anof
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OTHER (Scopes and Activities not included in Project Budget Totals)
None
No Amendment Funding Source Information Is available for the selected project
Altemative Fuel Codes
Extended Budget Descriptions
Changes since the Prior Budget
Unable to find change amount information.
Part 4. Milestones
11.7L.00 MOBILITY MANAGEMENT (5302(A)(1)(L))
0 $75,000 $93,750
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FTA Amount
Tot. Elia. Cost
SCOPE
117-00 OTHER CAPITAL ITEMS (BUS)
0 $75,000.00
$93,750.00
ACTIVITY
11.7L.00 MOBILITY MANAGEMENT
(5302(A)(1)(L))
0
$75,000.00
$93,750.00
Estimated Total Eligible Cost:
$93,750.00
Federal Share:
$75,000.00
Local Share:
$18,750.00
OTHER (Scopes and Activities not included in Project Budget Totals)
None
No Amendment Funding Source Information Is available for the selected project
Altemative Fuel Codes
Extended Budget Descriptions
Changes since the Prior Budget
Unable to find change amount information.
Part 4. Milestones
11.7L.00 MOBILITY MANAGEMENT (5302(A)(1)(L))
0 $75,000 $93,750
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Part 5. Environmental Findings
117L00 MOBILITY MANAGEMENT (5302(A) 0 $75,000 $93,750
(1)(L))
Finding No. 1 - Class II(c)
C16 - Program Admin. & Operating Assistance
Program administration, technical assistance activities, and operating assistance to transit authorities to
continue existing service or increase service to meet routine changes in demand.
Part 6: Fleet Status
No information found.
Part 7. FTA Comments
No information found.
Part 8: Results of Reviews
The reviewer did not find any errors
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Milestone Description
Est. Comm Date
1.
Mobility Management
Sep. 30, 2010
To fund Citibus' mobility management program.
Part 5. Environmental Findings
117L00 MOBILITY MANAGEMENT (5302(A) 0 $75,000 $93,750
(1)(L))
Finding No. 1 - Class II(c)
C16 - Program Admin. & Operating Assistance
Program administration, technical assistance activities, and operating assistance to transit authorities to
continue existing service or increase service to meet routine changes in demand.
Part 6: Fleet Status
No information found.
Part 7. FTA Comments
No information found.
Part 8: Results of Reviews
The reviewer did not find any errors
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CITY OF LUBBOCK
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
II. CONSENT AGENDA
ITEM #/SUBJECT:
# Consider approval of a FY 2010 New Freedom Mobility Management Grant application.
(Citibus).
BACKGROUND DISCUSSION:
Citibus has filed a grant application in the amount of $75,000 with the Federal Transit
Administration for a FY 2010 New Freedom Section 5317 Grant. The funds will be used to fund
a Mobility Manager position (Director of Paratransit Services) at Citibus, and to provide
paratransit trips outside of the ADA % mile service area. Citibus intends to use New Freedom
funds to assist members of our community in learning how the use of transit can impact their
daily lives by giving them additional mobility options and freedom of travel. The position of
Mobility Manager reflects the South Plains Region's Regional Coordination Plan finding that
travel training and/or bus familiarization was an unmet need in the region.
It may be two to three months before Citibus has an approved contract and the final amount
awarded could change between the application and approval dates. Citibus has pre -award
authority on the Section 5317 grant. The FTA Section 5317 grant requires a local match of
twenty percent.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The match required for this grant has already been included in the FY 2010 Citibus budget.
Acceptance of this grant application will result in no additional cost to the City of Lubbock.
SUMMARY/RECOMMENDATION:
Citibus recommends the approval of the Federal Transit Administration FY 10 New Freedom
Grant application.