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Alameda CTC Paratransit Program Implementation Guidelines <br />2) Direct staff and consultant costs to provide customer service and <br />outreach for paratransit projects and programs <br />3) Direct staff and consultant costs that support eligible activities, <br />including the end -of -year compliance report <br />4) Direct staff training costs directly related to implementation of <br />projects or programs implemented with the Paratransit Funds <br />C. Ineligible Uses: The following is a list of ineligible uses of Measure B <br />Paratransit pass - through funds: <br />1) Non - transportation projects or services such as fees charged to <br />capital construction projects for services or amenities not related to <br />transportation <br />2) Capital projects, programs, maintenance, or operations that do not <br />directly improve paratransit services <br />3) Projects or programs that exclusively serve city /county staff <br />4) Indirect costs, unless the RECIPIENT submits an independently <br />audited /approved Indirect Cost Allocation Plan. <br />2. Measure B Paratransit Gap Grant Program Funds <br />a. The Measure B Expenditure Plan dedicates 1.43 percent of the funds for <br />gaps in services to be recommended by PAPCO to reduce differences that <br />might occur based on the geographic residence of any individual needing <br />services. The Alameda CTC will administer a Measure B Paratransit Gap <br />Grant discretionary grant program. <br />b. The Alameda CTC will adopt Grant Program Guidelines before each grant <br />cycle that will establish the guiding policies for that grant cycle, and will <br />widely publicize each grant funding cycle. <br />Gap funds provide Alameda County with the opportunity to be innovative <br />and explore alternative service delivery mechanisms in the face of a senior <br />and disability population expected to grow substantially over the next <br />20 years. The population of people likely to need paratransit service is <br />expected to outpace the growth in sales tax revenues that fund paratransit <br />programs in Alameda County, including city -based programs and ADA- <br />mandated services. Gap funds provide an opportunity to minimize the <br />differences in service experienced by consumers based on their geographic <br />location. <br />Section 6. Advancement of Pass - through Funds <br />A. The Alameda CTC may consider advancing future year pass - through funds, with the goal <br />of seeing improvements made in the near term. If a jurisdiction is interested in this option, <br />a written request to the Alameda CTC Director of Finance and a copy to the Deputy <br />Director of Projects and Programs, indicating the amount of funds requested and the <br />