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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2010-03-25 | 1 | Social Service Human Relations Board Minutes of the Regular Meeting, Thursday, March 25, 2010 1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL President Wasko called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. Present were: Vice President Villareal, Nielsen, Soglin, and Biggs. Absent were: James and Dailey Staff: Franz (Member James arrived shortly after the beginning of the meeting) 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of Regular meeting February 25, 2010 were approved as corrected M/S Biggs/Villareal Unanimous 3 3-A. A PRESENTATION BY YIU-KEI LOUIE - ALAMEDA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ON THE CITY OF ALAMEDA'S PARATRANSIT PROGRAM AND UPCOMING PARATRANSIT SHUTTLE SERVICE - Action-20 minutes Mr. Louie explained that the City's Paratransit program is funded by the Sales Tax passed by Measure B. Alameda County receives the funds from the State and distributes them to fund city programs. Alameda uses its funds to provide transportation programs for seniors and disabled residents. (Mr. Louie passed out a pamphlet describing the programs). The programs now in place include a taxi service that provides return trips from medical appointments. Most participants use East Bay Paratransit to provide their trip to the appointment, but these need to be scheduled in advance. Because it's hard to determine exactly how long the visit will be, the taxi service allows them to receive a ride home shortly after the visit is finished. The other major taxi program is the Premium Taxi Service which allows eligible participants to purchase $5.00 taxi script for $2.50. A Supplementary Paratransit Program complements the East Bay Paratransit (EBP) Program by providing service during hours when EBT is not operating. Mr. Louie then explained the new Paratransit Shuttle Service, which will begin on April 6th, is like A.C. Transit service, with a route that makes regularly scheduled stops at designated locations throughout Alameda. This program will also serve Alameda seniors (62+) and disabled residents. (He passed schedules out for the new program) Stops include Mastick Senior Center, Alameda Hospital, Kaiser, and Towne Center. While some residents wanted the route to include Oakland, they are keeping it in Alameda for now. In response to questions from the Board, Mr. Louie informed us that: Mastick, Cardinal Point, and Anne Diment were some of the locations they conducted meetings to help determine the best routes for the program. They also took into account the recent A.C. Transit route changes. The service will be available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 to 4, making 1hour loops. The vehicle they are using can accommodate 16 passengers, but larger vehicles can be brought in if rider-ship demonstrates a need for them. Nine companies responded to the RFP and the carrier chosen was also recommended by San Leandro, who is using their services. They will use rider feed-back and input from Jackie Krause at Mastick to measure the success of the program. Press releases, flyers, and banners will be used to advertise the program, and there will be a kick off celebration at Mastick at 9:30 on April 6th. President Wasko thanked Mr. Louie for his presentation, adding that this will be a great benefit for seniors that have difficulty getting around. 3-B. PRESENTATION BY PRESIDENT WASKO REGARDING 100 BEST COMMUNITIES | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2010-03-25.pdf |