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MAY 11 1982 _ TO: The Honorable Board of DATE: May 11, 1982 FILE: County Commissioners SUBJECT: TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED, INVENTORY, ANALYSIS AND ALTERNATIVES, FROM: David L. Greene REFERENCES: Assistant County Administrator DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: At the September 30, 1981, County Commission meeting, the Board authorized a Joint Participation Agreement with Florida Department of Transpor-Cation (FDOT) to provide Transportation for the Disadvantaged under the provisions of Chapter 427. At that meeting, Kimley--Horn and Associates, Inc. was retained to develop that study. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. has sent the attached draft of the preliminary section of the study. It includes: 1. An inventory of existing services. 2. An analysis of those services. 3. A group of alternative actions. Chapter 41-1 (Appendix A) of the Florida Statutes requires each County to designate a Coordinated Community Transporta- tion Provider to serve the transportation needs of the trans- portation disadvantaged and to reduce the fragmentation and duplication among all State -funded and Federally -funded programs that provide services to transportation disadvantaged individuals. Rule 41 clarifies this requirement by adding that the Provider, in addition to setting policy and providng coordination, may also act as a dispatcher, broker, operator or in a combination of those functions. The Provider may also enter into a contract with public or private entities to provide these services. Rule 41 further states that the Local Planning Organization (Indian River County) has to prepare a Coordinated Transportation Development Plan for the County and designate the Coordinated Community Transporta- tion Provider (Provider). ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS: The Preliminary Inventory, Analysis and Alternatives indicates that existing agency transportation services meet the basic needs of those served, however,.there•are additional.'persons who need transportation services. As 'the County continues to grow the demand for those services will expand. The preliminary findings of the study present three organiza- tional alternatives and two service alternatives (pages 17-21). The organizational alternatives for Indian River County are: (1) County staff (or department) designated as Coordinated Community Transportation Provider. (2) Private, non-profit agency or public human service agency designated as Coordinated Community Transporta- tionProvider.