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Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority Special Transportation for Seniors and People with Disabilities 1. Please explain how input from your local community has impacted your ability to meet/not meet minimum service levels? The Flex Shuttle Service was designed based on extensive public input gathered through a master planning process and continuing public outreach such as workshops and surveys. The base service, including days of operation, service area and types of service is based on public input. Out-of- Town Medical Trips was added in 2005 based on input gathered through surveys, workshops and focus group meetings which identified the need for riders to travel outside the City limits to meet their medical needs. 2. Does your program provide ADA equivalent service to those outside the ADA service corridor in your jurisdiction? East Bay Paratransit provides service to all parts of San Leandro. 3. If MSL gap funding were to not become available in future years, what other funding sources would you use? We would continue to look for funding opportunities and the service would have to be discontinued until funding was secured. 4. To what extent have you explored and documented other transportation options for seniors and people with disabilities provided by non-profit organizations in your community that might also close this service gap? Staff routinely assists residents with their transportation needs, providing information about the variety of transportation services available. Transportation options include: family, friends, taxi, AC Transit/Bart, East Bay Paratransit, residential facilities that provide transportation and hospitals that offer shuttle services. Local non-profit resources are very limited. The Senior Services Foundation offers limited transportation services through volunteers in the Friendly Visiting Program. Alzheimer's Services of the East Bay offers some transportation, as well as, Stepping Stones an organziation that works with the developmentally disabled. The variety of services is limited and does not meet the medical transportation needs of our riders. Many of our riders do not have the resource of family or friends for their transportation needs and cannot afford the expense of a taxi. Although some facilities provide shuttle transportation, the majority do not. Many of our riders cannot drive and do not qualify for EBP. AC Transit or Bart are not always viable options due to distance to bus stops and lack of rider mobility. By providing Out-of- Town Medical Trips, we are meeting a critical life need which was identified through public input. Date Annual Program Compliance report submitted to ACTIA: 12/19/05 29. APPROVALS AND ASSURANCES Attach: . A copy of a governing body resolution authorizing submittal of the plan, or a statement that the governing body has such an item on a forthcoming agenda. . Resolution or comments from the relevant local consumer advisory group. . Copies of agreements or memoranda of understanding for coordination. G:\Oliver\Paratransit\FY 2006-07\Cover Annual Submittal FY 2006-07.doc Page 18 of 18