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APR ® Z 1992 Roos 85 r'.,A J55 To partially subsidize the County's transportation disadvantaged planning activities, the state Transportation Disadvantaged Commission awarded the county a, planning grant on November 27, 1990. This grant will expire on March 31, 1992. As part of its planning grant responsibilities, the county was charged with development of a Coordinated Transportation Disadvantaged Development Plan for a five year planning horizon. In preparing this plan, the county assessed the existing transportation disadvantaged services provided in the County and determined the existing and projected unmet transportation disadvantaged service needs. This was accomplished by analyzing the county's past and present demographic characteristics as well as reviewing financial and operational data from agencies providing transportation disadvantaged services. A copy of the plan has been put on file in the Board of County Commissioners office. On March 19, ' 1992, the Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board (TDLCB) reviewed and approved the Coordinated Transportation Disadvantaged Development Plan. In order to meet the March 31, plan submittal deadline, the TDLCB authorized staff to transmit the plan to the Transportation Disadvantaged Commission for their review. While planning grant provisions only require that the coordinated development plan be approved by the TDLCB, the local coordinating board recommended that the Board of County Commissioners, in its capacity as the Designated Official Planning Agency (DOPA), officially approve the plan and its transmittal to the TDC. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS The Coordinated Transportation Disadvantaged Development Plan addresses a five year planning period, from 1991 to 1995. Not only does the plan address needs, it also establishes objectives and identifies annual actions for each of the next five years. Most of these actions relate to the County's Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC) and the Local Coordinating Board. As indicated in the plan, the need for transportation disadvantaged services substantially exceeds the supply. Because of limited resources, the coordinator and providers are unable to meet demand. The plan proposes to address unmet need through several means. Foremost among these is to reduce the cost of trips by increasing efficiency. This will involve more ridesharing, coordination among providers, and adherence to operating procedures. Also proposed is a service charge for non -transportation disadvantaged trips. The plan, as proposed, does not require an increase in funding by the Board of County Commissioners. The HCC/DOPA has several alternatives with respect to the draft plan. The Board can either approve the transmittal of the plan as submitted, approve transmittal of the plan with revisions, or deny the transmittal of the plan to the State of Florida Transportation Disadvantaged Commission (TDC). Staff feels that the plan adequately identifies and addresses the County's transportation disadvantaged service needs and should be transmitted. RECOMMENDATION The TDLCB and staff recommend that the Board of County Commissioners, acting as the Designated Official Planning Agency, approve the coordinated transportation disadvantaged development plan, authorize the chairman to execute the attached resolution transmitting the plan to the State of Florida Transportation Disadvantaged Commission, and direct the staff to transmit the plan.