Miami-Dade Legislative Item
File Number: 200840
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File Number: 200840 File Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Version: 0 Reference: R-494-20 Control: County Commission
File Name: DISADVANTAGED SERVICE AGREEMENTS Introduced: 4/29/2020
Requester: Transportation and Public Works Cost: Final Action: 5/19/2020
Agenda Date: 5/19/2020 Agenda Item Number: 8N2
Notes: late item Title: RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENTS FOR THE COORDINATION OF TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED SERVICES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WITH CERTAIN AGENCIES; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE SAME FOR AND ON BEHALF OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, TO EXECUTE ANY ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS FOR 2020-2021 PROGRAM TERM WITH ENTITIES MEETING PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED SERVICES, AND TO EXERCISE ALL PROVISIONS CONTAINED THEREIN
Indexes: NONE
Sponsors: NONE
Sunset Provision: No Effective Date: Expiration Date:
Registered Lobbyist: None Listed


Legislative History

Acting Body Date Agenda Item Action Sent To Due Date Returned Pass/Fail

Board of County Commissioners 5/19/2020 8N2 Adopted P

Chairwomans Policy Council 5/7/2020 3BB Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation P

County Attorney 4/29/2020 Assigned Bruce Libhaber

Office of Agenda Coordination 4/29/2020 Assigned County Attorney 6/2/2020
REPORT: TPW - No Sponsor - Pending May Cmte - County Attorney: Bruce Libhaber - Attachments: Agreement - Page Numbers: 28

Jennifer Moon 4/29/2020 Assigned Office of Agenda Coordination 4/29/2020 4/29/2020

Legislative Text


TITLE
RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENTS FOR THE COORDINATION OF TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED SERVICES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WITH CERTAIN AGENCIES; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE SAME FOR AND ON BEHALF OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, TO EXECUTE ANY ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS FOR 2020-2021 PROGRAM TERM WITH ENTITIES MEETING PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED SERVICES, AND TO EXERCISE ALL PROVISIONS CONTAINED THEREIN

BODY
WHEREAS, this Board desires to accomplish the purposes outlined in the accompanying memorandum, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board (a) approves agreements between Miami-Dade County and the following agencies in substantially the form attached hereto and incorporated herein: Allapattah Community Action, Inc.; Association for Retarded Citizens, South Florida, Inc.; Better Way of Miami, Inc.; Borinquen Health Care Center; Camillus House, Inc.; Chapman Partnership; Citrus Health Network; CMB Visions; Community Habilitation Center; Community Health South Florida (CHI); Concept Health Systems; Easter Seals; Empowering Youth, Inc.; Family Resource Center; Fellowship House; Florida Pace, Inc.; Friendship Circle of Miami; Fresh Start; Goodwill Industries of South Florida; Hebrew Homes Health Network; City of Hialeah Gardens; Hialeah Housing Authority;

Hialeah Miami-Springs; Jessie Trice Community Health Center; Jewish Community Services of South Florida; Learning Experience School, Inc.; Little Havana Activities and Nutritional Centers, Inc.; Mactown, Inc.; Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services, Inc.; Miami Cerebral Palsy Residential Services, Inc.; Miami Jewish Health System; Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired; North Miami Foundation for Senior Citizens; Sundari Foundation, Inc.; Sunrise Community, Inc.; Southwest Social Services, Inc.; United Cerebral Palsy Association of Miami, Inc.; University of Miami Mailman Center for Child Development; University of Miami Perinatal Care Program; Village South, Inc.; and (b) authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to execute any additional agreements in substantially the form attached for the 2020-2021 program year with entities meeting program eligibility requirements for transportation disadvantaged services, and to exercise any provisions contained in such agreements.

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Date:

To: Honorable Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson
and Members, Board of County Commissioners

From: Carlos A. Gimenez
Mayor

Subject: Resolution Authorizing the Approval and Execution of Agreements for the
Coordination of Transportation Disadvantaged Services in Miami-Dade County
and Authorizing the County Mayor to Execute Any Additional Agreements with
Entities Meeting Program Eligibility Requirements for Transportation
Disadvantaged Services

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners (Board) approve the Coordination and Fare Agreements (Agreements) between Miami-Dade County (County), as the Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC), and the following not-for-profit agencies for the provision of safe, cost-effective and coordinated transportation for the transportation disadvantaged in Miami-Dade County: Allapattah Community Action, Inc.; Association for Retarded Citizens, South Florida, Inc.; Better Way of Miami, Inc.; Borinquen Health Care Center; Camillus House, Inc.; Chapman Partnership; Citrus Health Network; CMB Visions; Community Habilitation Center; Community Health South Florida; Concept Health Systems; Easter Seals; Empowering Youth, Inc.; Family Resource Center; Fellowship House; Florida Pace, Inc.; Friendship Circle of Miami; Fresh Start; Goodwill Industries of South Florida; Hebrew Homes Health Network; City of Hialeah Gardens; Hialeah Housing Authority; Hialeah Miami-Springs; Jessie Trice Community Health Center; Jewish Community Services of South Florida; Learning Experience School, Inc.; Little Havana Activities and Nutritional Centers, Inc.; Mactown, Inc.; Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services, Inc.; Miami Cerebral Palsy Residential Services, Inc.; Miami Jewish Health System; Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired; North Miami Foundation for Senior Citizens; Sundari Foundation, Inc.; Sunrise Community, Inc.; Southwest Social Services, Inc.; United Cerebral Palsy Association of Miami, Inc.; University of Miami Mailman Center for Child Development; University of Miami Perinatal Care Program; and Village South, Inc.

This matter has been reviewed and recommended by the Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board (LCB).

Scope
The impact of the services provided by these agencies/entities is countywide in nature.

Fiscal Impact/Funding Source
There is a minimal fiscal impact for the County. Estimated staff time of two months is required to coordinate with the social service agencies in processing the signed agreements and collecting the required agency operating data.


Track Record/Monitor
The Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW), as the Board-designated department appointed to fulfill the CTC requirements, has entered into these Agreements with not-for-profit agencies to comply with state requirements for more than 30 years. DTPW Project Manager, Ed Carson, will work with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 6 and the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) Project Managers to oversee the agencies� compliance with their respective agreements.

Background
Through Chapter 427, Florida Statutes, and Rule 41-2, Florida Administrative Code, the Miami-Dade TPO, designates the Board as the CTC for Miami-Dade County for a five-year period. The Board has assigned DTPW to carry out the requirements of the CTC for the County�s Transportation Disadvantaged Program, which services the elderly, disabled, children-at-risk and economically disadvantaged residents.

The LCB is the advisory body to the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (CTD), the state agency that implements Chapter 427 of the Florida Statutes and Rule 41-2. The Agreements have been submitted and reviewed by the LCB, which advises and evaluates the CTC.

The CTC is required to enter into Agreements with other agencies that transport the disadvantaged. In addition, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 49 U.S.C. 5310 Grant Program requires that recipients of vehicles administered by FDOT, through the Section 5310 Grant program, be part of a coordinated transportation system by entering into an Agreement with the CTC. In Miami-Dade County, private not-for-profit agencies receiving these vehicles transport their clients at no cost to the County. This service reduces the need for the County to provide paratransit trips for the transportation disadvantaged population.

The Agreements include the cost per trip, as well as service requirements and standards that must be adhered to by all transportation service providers who transport disadvantaged individuals as part of a coordinated transportation system. Ultimately, the agencies work together to coordinate, utilize, and maximize the use of existing transportation resources to provide transportation to disadvantaged populations in a cost-effective manner.

As an example of the Agreements, attached is the current Agreement between the County and Allapattah Community Action, Inc. These Agreements are all similar in format, and contain standard language detailing the service provider�s business hours, insurance requirements and transportation service provided. The effective dates of these Agreements are July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 and must be approved by the Board no later than June 30, 2020.




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Jennifer Moon
Deputy Mayor



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