SOCIAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL

                                    MINUTES                   October 5, 2016

Present              Voting Attendees:

Michael L. Hack                       Consumer

Rosie Blakenship                      Area Agency on Aging

Heddy McNeer                         Consumer

Rosyo Ramirez                         Imperial County Public Authority/IHSS

Angie Pena                               Work Training Center

Michelle Soto                           California Children’s Services

Mitzi Perez                               ARC – Imperial Valley

Kathi Williams                         CTSA – ICTC

David Aguirre                          CTSA – ICTC

Lorena Arambula                     San Diego Regional Center (SDRC)

Dr. Kathleen Lang                    California Health & Wellness

Non-Voting Attendees:

                        Vicky Hernandez                      ICTC

                        Guillermo Gonzalez                  ICTC

Ted Ceasar                               Consumer

Sofia Gonzalez                         Area Agency on Aging

Eduardo Mantinez-Inzunza       Imperial Valley College

Orlando Johnson                      211

Raul Martinez                          Imperial County Health Dept.

Kitty Gay                                 Imperial County Health Dept.

Cesar Sanchez                          IVT/IVT Access/IVT Ride

                        Narcisa Montemayor                IVT/IVT Access/IVT Ride

                        Karla Pacheco                          IVT/IVT Access/IVT Ride

                        Helio Sanchez                          IVT/IVT Access/IVT Ride

                        Maria Cordova                         ARC – Imperial Valley

1.       Mike Hack called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.  A quorum was present. Introductions were made.

2.       Minutes adopted for September 2, 2015. (Lang/Hack) Motion Carried. Pending Kathleen Lang being added to attendants list.

3.       CTSA Reports:

Ms. Williams and Mr. Gonzalez had the following announcements:

-          Sought comments and a recommendation to proceed for Commission approval for the draft “Do Not Leave Alone Policy”. Policy was tabled to next meeting pending revisions suggested by Rosyo Ramirez, Kathleen Lang and Kitty Gay.

-          Everardo Martinez-Inzunza addressed an issue on reported bullying of disabled students on the IVT buses, monthly passes, night class increase in service and a code of conduct for IVC students.

4.       Do Not Leave Alone Policy

5.       Transit 101

Ms. Williams and Mr. Gonzalez introduced and co-presented the Transit 101 presentation describing transportation services. Operations Supervisors for all of the IVT branded services provided the actual presentation for their respective service.

            Imperial Valley Transit (IVT) - Cesar Sanchez, Operations Supervisor:

·         FIXED ROUTE services operate along specific routes and fixed time schedules

·         353 days of operation, including Sundays

·         Average Monthly Passenger Trips are 66,788

·         The current operations contract is between ICTC and First Transit Inc.

·         The FY 2015-16 cost was approximately $3.39 million for 34,697 annual service hours

·         Dedicated website www.IVTRANSIT.com  

·         Fleet Make-up

o   All vehicles are ADA and CARB Compliant

o   16 - 40 Foot Low-Floor Gillig Transit Buses (Clean Diesel)

o   Wheel Chair Ramp and 2 Wheelchair Tie Down Positions

o   40 seated, 70+ is the Total Capacity

o   6 - 25 Foot Cutaway Buses

o   Wheelchair Lift Equipped

·         IVT Blue Line Circulator

o   Fixed Route Service to serve Southern El Centro

o   The FY2015-16 cost was $318,276 for 3,209 service hours

o   70 Minute Headways with timed transfers at 7th and State St.

o   Approximately 20 stops including ICSO, AAA, Public Admin., Imperial County Social Services (4th St.), WTC, IRS, County Admin./Court House, ECRMC

o   3 Cutaway vehicles shared between Blue and Green Lines

o   1 Blue Line, 1 Green Line, 1 Spare Bus

o   20 passenger vehicle with 2 wheel chair tie down positions

·         IVT Green Line Circulator Route

o   Fixed Route Service to serve Northern El Centro

o   The FY2015-16 cost was $322,955 for 3,209 service hours

o   70 Minute Headways with timed transfers at the 7th and State St.

o   Approximately 25 stops including ECRMC, El Centro Library, Wal-Mart, Food-For-Less, Costco, and limited service in Southern Imperial

o   3 Cutaway vehicles shared between IVT Circulator Routes

o   1 Blue Line, 1 Green Line, 1 Spare Bus

o   20 passenger vehicle with 2 wheel chair tie down positions

·         IVT Gold Line Circulator Route

o   Fixed Route Service in Brawley

o   The FY2015-16 cost of $256,457 for 3,326 hours

o   70 Minute Headways with timed transfers at the Brawley Transit Transfer Terminal (5th and Plaza)

o   Approximately 28 stops including Imperial County Admin, PMH, Wal-Mart, Senior Center, City Library, Cattle Call Park, Social Services, Lions Center

o   2 Cutaway vehicles in operation

o   1 for Daily Operations and 1 Spare

o   20 passenger vehicles with 2 wheel chair tie down positions

·         ALL FARE PRICES ARE ONE WAY PER TRIP

                        Local Zone Fare …….…………….. $1.00

                        Senior/Disabled Local Zone Fare…. $0.50

                        Regional Zone Fare ………………. $1.25

                        Senior/Disabled Regional Zone……$0.60

                        The following fares are “convenience” priced

                        Direct Routes……………………... $2.50

                        Fast Trip …….………………….…$2.25

                        The following are discounted trips for IVC students

                        IVC Express Students….……….…$1.25

                        NON-IVC Students……………… $1.75

ADA Paratransit – IVT ACCESS Karla Pacheco, Operations Supervisor:

·         Curb to Curb intercity service for disabled persons who cannot access regular fixed route transit service

·         Window and Corridor Window is the time frame the fixed route is in vicinity of pick-up Corridor is ¾ of a mile within the fixed route alignment

·         30 minute pick up window (15 minutes before and after schedule time)

·         Eligibility/Certification Process

·         Requires a completed application with the Physician Disability Verification form (6 pages)

·         ICTC is Allowed 21 days to process

·         Upon completion a personal identification number is issued to use when scheduling trips

·         All trips must be scheduled in advance

·         Dispatch and Drivers use remote tablets for schedules and updates

·         Fleet of 8 active and 3 spares – 25 Foot Cutaway vehicles with 4 wheel chair positions each

o   Up to 16 passengers seated without wheelchairs

o   The FY15-16 Cost is $1,500,562 for 13,547 service hours

o   Fare is 2x’s the fixed route fare ($2 to $2.50)

o   FY2015-16 – 32,291 Passengers

o   FY2015-16 – 9,675 Wheelchairs (30%)

o   The IVT ACCESS service has a dedicated website www.IVTACCESS.com

            IVT RIDE - Narcie Montemayor, Operations Supervisor:

·         Service operations began Fall 2014; El Centro Summer 2016

·         Intracity Dial-A-Ride Consolidation:

Brawley – Calexico –El Centro –Imperial –West Shores

·         Curb to Curb Demand Response Paratransit Service

·         Seniors age 60 and over OR Disabled (ADA Riders)

·         Riders must schedule their trips in advance (ALL TRIPS)

·         Dispatch and Drivers use remote tablets for schedules and updates

·         Intake form with ID card provided

·         FY2015-16 Contract Cost $832,858 for 13,548 Hours

·         Fleet of 11 plus three spares New -Floor Cutaway Buses

o   Complete ADA and CARB compliance

o   Hi-Capacity Roof Mount AC

o   19 passengers w/o wheelchairs

o   13 passengers plus 3 wheelchair spaces

o   Dedicated website www.IVTRIDE.com

            IVT MedTrans - Helio Sanchez, Operations Supervisor:

·         Nonemergency transportation services started July 2016

·         Same Day Round Trip service for Medical Trip Purposes Only

·         Services all major San Diego Health Care facilities in the I-8 corridor with service to South Bay once a month

·         Riders must schedule their trips in advance (ALL TRIPS)

·         Dispatch and Drivers use remote tablets for schedules and updates

·         Children's Hospital, UCSD Med Center, Scripps, VA Hospital, Sharps, Shiley Eye Center, and many others

·         Service Operates 4 days a week (Rotates Monday and Friday off)

·         $15 round trip for passenger + $7 for Personal Care Attendant (PCA)

YCAT/QUECHAN/ICTC BLUE ROUTE 5 AND TURQUOISE ROUTE 10:

·         Turquoise Route 10 – YCAT provides Monday and Wednesday twice daily roundtrip service. Effective July 1, 2016. Saturday services are no longer available.

·         Blue Route 5 – YCAT provides 12 circulator trips daily between Winterhaven and Reservation areas, to Yuma, AZ.

Specialized Services:

·         Emilio Nares Foundation: More information about the service provided by the Emilio Nares Foundation can be found at the following link:  http://enfhope.org/our-programs/ride-with-emilio/ride-with-emilio-imperial-county/

·         ARC – Imperial County

o   ARC Paratransit Services

o   ARC Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

·         Valley Medical Transport

Ms. Williams also provided some role playing scenarios for the IVT services using the schedule. For the next meeting, Ms. Williams requested that each Social Service agency a 5 minute presentation describing their agencies’ missions and clientele, agency transportation, and if they have any perceived transportation gaps.

6.       General Discussion

This item was tabled until the meeting of November 2, 2016.

7.       Adjournment

-          The next meeting of the SSTAC will be on November 2, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.

-          Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Hack and seconded by Williams, Motion was carried. Meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m.

-          SSTAC attendees were invited to tour the transit buses staged in a display in the parking lot ( IVT ACCESS, IVT RIDE, IVT MEDTRANS, MV1)