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TransportationCommission | 2016-01-27 | 4 | route that was duplicative of the shuttle. So, he wanted to know the funding plan and if staff conducts the coordination of the shuttle and AC Transit route. He requested that staff report on that issue. 5.C. Approve City of Alameda Paratransit Program Plan for Fiscal Year 2015/2016 (Rochelle Wheeler, Public Works) Rochelle Wheeler, Alameda Public Works Transportation Planner, presented the report. Commissioner Bellows asked Rochelle Wheeler about the $217,000 balance and whether there was a use or lose it provision stated in Measure BB. Rochelle Wheeler replied there are requirements for not having more than 50 percent of your funds in reserves and 10 percent in unallocated reserves. She went on to say that this program has been established to make sure they stay within those requirements. So, ultimately they could keep the money that was not spent. Commissioner Bellows asked for the timeline of hiring a transportation expert. Rochelle Wheeler replied they expect this position to be advertised in the next month and then they would conduct interviews and hire someone. Overall, she said it should be a fairly quick process. Commissioner Schatmeier asked Rochelle Wheeler if there were one or two stops that dominate the use of the shuttle, meaning were there places that people board on and off board consistently. Rochelle Wheeler replied she cannot speak to the data on the top of her head. Yet, she explained that the contractor provides ridership on people who are boarding at every stop for each shuttle run and they will look at this closely. Commissioner Schatmeier asked Rochelle Wheeler if there was specific data or survey information to make Fruitvale BART the right place to extend this service. Rochelle Wheeler replied she works with the staff at the Mastick Senior Center and they interface quite a bit, so there is a high demand for that location. Commissioner Vargas stated that he was glad to see the graphs and data. He asked Rochelle Wheeler if there was new data beyond January 2015 to get an idea of what occurred in the last year. He also, inquired about the volunteer driver program, Mobility Matters, especially regarding the insurance covered. Rochelle Wheeler replied data was available and she could compile the information for a future meeting. She stated that the information reported for this meeting was using data for the fiscal year of June 2015. Regarding insurance, she explained that this was an ongoing issue which they Page 4 of 16 | TransportationCommission/2016-01-27.pdf |