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Measure B Paratransit Application FY 2007-08 2 June 5, 2007 BACKGROUND Analvsis Description of Service Funded with Measure B Paratransit funds, FLEX provides several different types of service. The shuttle bus service is available to residents who are at least 60 years old and allows passengers to access the shuttle from shuttle stops throughout the city. The Curb-to-Curb service is available to residents who are at least 75 years old and allows riders to make a reservation for Curb-to- Curb service within the City limits. Both services are available to disabled riders. In July 2004, FLEX was expanded to operate 5 days per week and out-of-town trips were added for medical purposes. In 2006, one hour of service was added starting the Curb-to-Curb service at 8:00 a.m. allowing riders to make early morning doctors appointments. Measure B funds also provide Group Trips for seniors and people with disabilities and interim transportation for people that have not yet received approval for East Bay Paratransit. Last year, the City also participated in a joint Central and South County Gap funded project to provide/ medical discharge transportation and paratransit waiting areas at area hospitals. Through this program, emergency transportation is provided for patients discharged from Eden Medical Center, San Leandro Campus. FLEX Shuttle Performance Ridership on the FLEX Service continues to grow. FLEX was designed to provide 15,000 rides per year. We anticipate providing over 15,000 rides this year and project over 16,000 rides in FY 2007-08. The cost per trip has dropped dramatically from $40.71 to $13.58. Following is a comparison of performance measures by year: Paratransit Services Performance Measures FY 2003-04 First Year of Service FY 2004-05 Second Year of Service FY 2005-06 Third Year of Service FY 2006-07 Year End Pro'ection FLEX: # Shuttle Stop Rides Provided (Shuttle) # Curb-to-Curb Rides Provided (CTC) Out-of-Town Medical Trips (OTMT) Group Trips 1,011 4,365 6,306 7,900 1,197 3,728 4,586 4,334 0 759 890 1,110 $40.71 $16.89 $13.58 $13.58 85% 91% 96% 95% 1,208 1,929 1,124 1,200 Average Cost Per Trip On Time Performance TOTAL NUMBER OF RIDES 3,416 10781 12,906 14,544 Note: When the service started, the average cost per trip for the FLEX Shuttle service was $65/trip. Trip costs in other aratransit ro rams ran e from $10 to $35 er tri . Grant Allocation - Small Increase The estimated grant allocation for FY 2007-08 is $278,488, a 5% increase over the current year grant. The grant is based on a formula which takes into account projected sales tax revenue and the City's population of disabled, 85 and over, 65-84 and SSI recipients. We have also applied for a Minimum Service Level grant in the amount of $75,000 to fund the Out-of-Town Medical