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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplemental Information Received after Posting of Agenda - Item A�r Robin Roberts From: miller.sbcc @earthlink.net Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2017 12:06 PM To: Sandra Massa - Lavitt; Mike Varipapa; Ellery Deaton; Schelly Sustarsic; Thomas Moore; Robin Roberts Cc: Jill Ingram Subject: JrAgencla Item A, SENIOR MOBILITY PROGRAM, March 27, 2017, City Council Meeting Attachments: OC Non - Emergency Medical Transportation Program.pdf City Council and City Clerk, Agenda Item A, SENIOR MOBILITY PROGRAM, for the March 27, 2017, City Council Meeting package contains an error regarding limited Dial -A -Ride services on Fridays, i.e., having no service on Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. When the program was last modified by the City Council in 2010, the program has been Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. This has been reflected in every City Shoreline magazine since 2010, including the current Shoreline magazine; plus, it was so stated in Attachment E, Map and Route Schedule, in the November 14, 2016 approval package for the Keolis Transit America agreement. The Council has not directed staff to modify the scope of the Dial -A -Ride program since 2010. The Dial -A -Ride Program has always limited travel outside City limit to and from the Los Alamitos Medical Center and surrounding medical offices in Los Alamitos. In 2010 we considered adding the Long Beach Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital transportation service to the program; however, it was believed at that time the economic demands of that service would be too great for the Dial -A -Ride program. Now, I am very pleased to see based on Keolis experience, the VA Hospital can be added to the program at a negligible cost. I stronely SUDDort and encouraee the Citv Council to add the VA Hospital to the Citv's Dial -A -Ride Program. It is disappointing staff continues to not advertise to the County's program I advised them of last year that provides non - emergency medical appointment transportation Monday through Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for a $2.00 fee - donation, which the City could consider reimbursing. Another error in Agenda Item A, is that the Dial -A -Ride program provides transportation for medical visits outside the City by up to three miles within Orange County. This is not true. Again, currently the Program only provides service outside the City to and from the Los Alamitos Medical Center and surrounding medical offices in Los Alamitos. If economics of our senior programs becomes an issue, I remind you that in 2015 Mayor Massa - Lavitt added the Thursday Shopper Shuttle between Leisure World the Old Town area, including the Pier, with the understanding it would be at no cost to the City. Also, in 2016, Leisure World representatives advised the City it would no longer provide $18,000 for services the City was providing to Leisure World. At that time, I ask if there was a need to reduce the services in Leisure World. On November 14, 2016, the City Council approved the City pay $20,000 to make up the funding no longer available from Leisure World. The Dial -A -Ride service is available to the seniors of to the entire City, while a majority of the City's senior transportation costs are for the exclusive use of Leisure World. So, if there is a need to cut funding, look to the Leisure World transportation programs to cut costs. Thanks, Gary / @ 73 4 U / \ © \ ) ® ) ® ) ) a } 9§ ]) a e] E / @ 73 4 U / \ © \ ) ® ) ® ) ) / @ 73 4 ta 5 \ \ \\ = a \ o \� /� \/ \ � k \k \ K a _�� \ CL. 0 / ) }\k) _ / w - O \ @ _ \ /& z 2 ) /)/ row ® ;.e -2 22 ƒ( § C)� / d .2z »/ 3. 3 u u ± J ƒ /CA CD -) §� {) 2 . . {2 \_)�; / f / }_ {j \m °§ �_ @ t{ \2)ƒ ° °� -2- i \ �oa�_ \` \ 0 \ * :TL wEas : 3 2rr m 7 - zC :, $ )\\}\\ \ ƒ ƒ\ 4 iAI -I |,a / @ 7 ! ) \ J f \} 0 k .\ f= ,Q y §�,( \ � � \ �\ \ 1 2 / \ \ { r / ) 2 $ } 7 � V o 0 \ �§ \ \ \ ( / d 0 c En �k j)) \ j)\ cr - ° � f \ \\ { §/ I a j \ ee= ; a & e 0 ) \ \} m) / (j> k / S))) 7 } ;> \2j= - ° { ! ) J f \} 0 k .\ f= ,Q §�,( � \ �\ 1 2 \ { r 2 $ } 7 � V o 0 �§ 0 ( / ...., 0 En �k \\ \ cr - f \\ { §/ I a j ! )