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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 20, 2013 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:13-210 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.I. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Carolyn Knudtson <br />Recreation and Human Services Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept the <br />Alameda County Transportation Commission Approved Measure B Paratransit <br />Application for the Expenditure of Measure B Paratransit Funds in FY 2013-14 <br />and to Negotiate and Execute All Documents in Support of These Activities <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City <br />Manager to accept the FY 2013-14 approved Application for Measure B Paratransit funds . <br />The application provides for the following paratransit services: <br />Measure B Grant - $279,603 <br />FLEX Shuttle Service (Shuttle) - Two buses, operating on two interconnecting routes during <br />peak hours (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday). Service is free. <br />Minimum Services Level Grant - $50,000 <br />Medical Transportation Service - Door to door transportation for medical appointments within <br />Alameda County (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday). Fee is $4.00 per 10 miles. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Analysis <br />Funded with Measure B Paratransit funds, FLEX provides transportation to seniors and <br />disabled adults. The grant allocation is based on a formula which takes into account <br />projected sales tax revenue and the City’s population of disabled , 85 and over, 65-84 and SSI <br />recipients. The FLEX Shuttle and Medical Transportation provides approximately 13,500 <br />rides per year. <br />In 2010-11, significant changes were made to the service in order to reduce program costs to <br />a level sustainable within the grant allocation. The program has been operating within the <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 5/14/2013