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1990 PROGRAM SUMMARY <br /> RESULTS (continued) <br /> 4. The CAT Program arrangement for short term backup vehicle <br /> loan has reduced or eliminated the disruption of CAT <br /> agency client service. <br /> 5. Increased agency ridership has improved with timesharing <br /> and rimesharing among CAT agencies and short-term leasing <br /> to over 25 non-CAT agencies such as Economic Development, <br /> DWASA, Historic Society, Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation, <br /> the ArtsCenter, 0CIM, and Chamber of Commerce to name a <br /> few. <br /> 6. The CAT Program Plan was instrumental in securing $18,948 <br /> from the N.C. Dept. of Transportation for additional <br /> service under a Elderly and Handicapped Transportation <br /> Assistance Program. <br /> 7. The CAT Program implemented a computerized vehicle repair <br /> and maintenance program which enabled the CAT Program to <br /> keep accurate data on all vehicles necessary for yearly <br /> replacement grants. <br /> 8. The CAT Program also established a coordinated inter-city <br /> courier for county departments and the Mental Health <br /> Center resulting in cost effective delivery of daily mail <br /> and supplies. The County savings is estimated at <br /> $ 10, 000 per year if operating its own independent <br /> courier. <br /> 9.. With the installation of two way radios with dual <br /> frequencies in each vehicle, the CAT drivers have the <br /> capacity to communicate not only with the CAT dispatcher, <br /> but directly with Emergency Management Service (911 ) <br /> for assistance in life threatening situations and with <br /> the County Garage for mechanic or towing service. This <br /> has alreaddy proved to be invaluable for one heart attack <br /> situation on a CAT van. <br /> 10. CAT Administration also has negotiated with and monitored <br /> local vehicle maintenance vendors on behalf of individual <br /> CAT agencies in order to ensure the best possible service <br /> is obtained. <br /> 11 . The CAT coordination benefits have lead to additional <br /> agency requests (County Social Services and Health Depts) <br /> for CAT membership involving daily ride or timesharing <br /> arrangements for their clients. <br /> INDEXING INDENTIFIERS For example,a program in which a county contacted with a city to <br /> List 5 words or phrases that best de- provide low interest renovation housing loans to low and moderate <br /> and can be used income home owners might consist of the following identifiers: <br /> scribe your program (1)Low Interest Dousing Loans <br /> to index your program. These words (2)Housing Rehabilitation <br /> should be different than those used (3)S ubstandard/Deteriorating Housing <br /> in your program title. (4)Intergovernmental Parmershiv <br /> (5)Community Development <br /> (1) Transportation Coordination among human service agencies <br /> (2) ,AgenSy Transoortati on Coordination <br /> (3) Human Service Transportation <br /> (4) Cost effective agency transportation <br /> (3) coordinated Agency van management 5 <br />