Subject:
Title
Approval, Re: Resolution, re: Transfer of Vehicles from Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Program to Florida Department of Transportation Section 5310 Program
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Fiscal Impact:
This action does not result in any fiscal impact.
Dept/Office:
Transit Services
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners approve the following actions for the transfer of vehicles from the Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Program to Florida Department of Transportation Section 5310 Program:
* the chair to sign the Authorizing Resolution,
* the InterimTransit Director to execute any follow-up documentation necessary to complete the transfer.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, under Space Coast Area Transit, has operated a vanpool program for over 35 years. The vanpool program leases vans to both Human Service Agencies providing Transportation Disadvantaged service and to Commuters. The Transit Services Department uses Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding for the vans while the Agencies and Commuters pay for the operating costs of their vehicles. Currently, the Transit Services Departments contracts with Commute with Enterprise who provides the management and maintenance of the program. Under the contract, Transit Services pays Enterprise $162,000per year subsidy.
The Human Services vans fulfill a need in the community for additional paratransit services beyond what Space Coast Area Transit provides with its own vehicles. The last non-COVID year 17 Human Services Agencies operated 33 vans, providing 131,427 passenger trips for 1,044,728 passenger miles. If Space Coast Area Transit could provide these trips, it would cost approximately $2,570,031 per year.
All vanpool passenger trips and financial data are reported to the FTA, as required, through the National Transit Database (NTD). In 2019, the program managers of the NTD program de...
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