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AGENDA ITEM L11 k STATUS REPORT ON COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICE TRANSPORTATION DELIVERY IN ORANGE COUNTY E This report is intended to inform the members of the Board on the status of coordinatingclient transportation among the primary human service transpor- tation providers as well as to more clearly define certain aspects of coordina- tion so that th's office and the Board can approach the system's design and future county-agency negotiations with a common perspective. As a result of our two meetings in June of this ,year, the Transportation Office has been lapproaching the coordination question under four guidelines the Board determined at that time. These guidelines included: 1 . Use of� current agency vehicles to make up any consolidated agencyfleet. These vehicles should be leased at a token fee (ii.e. , $1 a year) and a depreciation factor should be included. 2. OperatIing funds for any proposed system should be drawn from fundsicurrently in use by the agencies. There should be no increase in County funding beyong levels currently established. 3 3 3. That �n,y such system should be cost effective. 4. We should investigate an expanded role for priEvate-for-profit operaiors in any provision for public ridership, especially along the Hillsborough-Chapel Hill corridor. In terms of the first guideline on vehicle use, the three agencies in question--COA, !OPCMH and JOCCA, have agreed in principle to the consolidated use of vehicles and the establishment of leasing arrangements and a depreciation formula. I need to establish if it is the Board' s wish that I enter into nego- tiations with the agencies using a $1 a year leasing arrangement and a $.073 per vehicle mile depreciation formula (for miles covered beyond established agency use) . Alterations in these figures might be necessary as a result of negotiations , but it would be our intent to stay within the overall expenditure guidelines laid down by the Board. I The information that was outlined in June on funding sources for a proposed consolidated human services transportation system is accurate for the periods covered. JOCCA is currently deciding if they want to maintain their own driver/ aides or switch the funding and the driver function to the proposed systems, COAls new status as a county agency should tend to Facilitate bringing them into the system. As for thl system being cost effective, per passenger trip casts can be lowered from the $1 .13-$1 .18 range to 93t-98t, along with less quantifiable benefits such as regular vehicle maintenance, reduced fuel costs , and a reliable pool of drivers. Ridavehg and timesharing tshould allow us to reduce overall fleet mileage by 10% and c use from I E