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JUL 21 1982 The Transportation while fullfilling discussions at the were developed. ALTERNATIVE 1: a ?FuC 680 Provider may act in a number of capacities the provision of Chapter 427, Rule 41. After July 8, 1982, workshop, two (2) alternatives The Commission appoints the Council on Aging as the Transpor- '--tation Provider. At the July 8, 1982, workshop, the Executive Director for the Council on Aging indicated that if the Council were to act as the Provider, they would need to hire one additional employee. It is probable the Council on Aging will request financial assistance of $12,000 to $15,000 from the County in order to ini-tiate activities of the Transporta- tion Provider. A possible 10% to 16% reduction of the County's contribution may be anticipated in the second year of the program. This reduction would be based on savings from the coordinating efforts of the program. Because of the manner in which the Council on Aging receives its funding, they are unable to absorb the initial cost of beginning this program. ALTERNATIVE 2: The Commission designates itself as the Provider. This alter- native would require either an additional employee responsible to the''Couhty Administration, or allocation of tim&;from the existing staff. The County has administrative experience and resources, however, the assumption of departmental or County responsibility will still require hiring additional staff. Both alternatives are dependant on funding from the County Commission. Because of the method by which the participating social service agencies receive their funding, they are unable to absorb the "front-end" cost of the coordination and admin- istrative activities of the Program. The social service agencies are funded primarily through State and Federal grants. The funding is for the year following the application. In addition, each of these grant applications has a set percentage of cost for transportation and administrative activities. Therefore, the agencies cannot adjust .their funding for this fiscal year. RECOMMENDATION: In order to meet its contractual obligation as the Local Plan- ning Organization (LPO) and to fulfill the requirement of Chapter 427, staff recommends the following actions: 1) An additional workshop to include Commissioner Bird, a representative from the Florida Department of Trans- portation and those agencies involved in the Trans- portation for the Disadvantaged Program be scheduled for July 27, 1982. At that time, a more detailed proposal and recommendation for designation of a Transportation Provider will be drafted. 2) The Board of County Commissioners approve the Coordin- ated.Transportation Development Plan and appoint a Transportation Provider at a regular Commission meeting on August 4, 1982. - =4