Grant CA-2022-139

Description

This Application Is to Request Fhwa Surface Transportation Program (Stp) Transferred to Section 5310 Seniors Individuals with Disabilities Funds in the Amount of $73000000. Purpose:the Purpose of This Award Is to Submit This Application in Support of the Following Capital Projects Below. This Grant Will Assist in Funds to Procure Contractor Services for the Provision of Ada Complementary Paratransit Service in the Six (6) Different Service Areas Access Services Operates Within Los Angeles County. This Project Will Fund Contracted Service for the Period Between July 1 2022 Through June 30 2023. Federal Funding for the Project Included in This Grant Application Is Provided by the Following:surface Transportation Program (Stp) Flexible Funds Transferred to 5310 from the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Uza #60020: $73000000.TOTAL Section Fhwa Transfer to 5310 Ffy 2022 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Uza: $73000000OVERALL Grant Funding: Total Federal Funds (88.53%): $73000000TOTAL Local Match (11.47%): $9457924TOTAL Project Cost: $82457924ACCESS Services Is Hereby Submitting This Grant Application in Support of the Following Capital Projects:this Grant Applies $73000000 of STP Funds (Fhwa Transfer to 5310) to Procure Contractor Services for the Provision of Ada Complementary Paratransit Service in the Six (6) Different Service Areas Access Services Operates Within Los Angeles County. This Project Will Fund Contracted Service for the Period Between July 1 2022 Through June 30 2023.IN the Future Access Services Will Flex Fhwa Surface Transportation Program (Stp) Dollars Into Section 5307 Urbanized Formula Funds. Activities to Be Performed:funds Will Cover and Be Used to Procure Contractor Services for the Provision of Ada Complementary Paratransit Service in the Six (6) Different Service Areas Access Operates Within Los Angeles County. This Project Will Fund Contracted Service for the Period Between July 1 2022 Through June 30 2023. Access Services Is a Public Transit Agency That Provides American with Disabilities Act (Ada) Complementary Paratransit Service Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Plan. Access Services Is Also the Designated Los Angeles County Consolidated Transportation Service Agency (Ctsa) Pursuant to Government Code 15975. The Core Purpose of the Ctsa Designation Is to Foster and Promote Coordination of Transit Services in the County. This Activity Was Derived from the Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Plan in That IT Meets the Needs of Seniors and Persons with Disabilities as Identified in the Plan. The Activity Will Also Be Consistent as Access Provides Ada Complementary Paratransit Service to Customers in the Los Angeles Basin Including Santa Clarita and Antelope Valley. Access Services Is a Not-For-Profit Public Agency That Operates Ada Complementary Paratransit Service on Behalf of Forty-Five Public Fixed Route Operators Including L.a. Metro and Local and Municipal Public Transit Agencies. A Listing of Access Services Member Agencies Has Been Uploaded to Trams Under Recipient Documents. Los Angeles County Spans Over 4700 Square Miles of Which 1950 Squares Miles Is Access Service Area. This Vast Service Area Prompted Access in 1994 to Assess the Best Method in Delivering an Efficient and Effective Coordinated Ada Complementary Paratransit Service Model. Due to the Size of the Service Area Including Taking Into Consideration Aspects of Implementing a Coordinated Ada Complementary System Six (6) Service Areas Were Established. The Inception of the Six (6) Service Regions Prompted Six (6) Different Contractors with Each Service Region Competitively Bid and Procured. This Service Model Has Been Proven Effective in Over 20 Years That Access Has Operated as IT Allows Access Services to Efficiently Manage Ada Complementary Paratransit Services in Los Angeles County. IN Addition the Coordinated Efforts Including Service Design Encouraged by the Original Ada Paratransit Regulations Provides Convenience and Ease for Paratransit Customers in the Los Angeles County Basin Who Are Able to Enjoy Transfer-Free Paratransit Service for Their Trips. Expected Outcomes: Funding Will Allow the Continued Operation of Ada Complementary Paratransit Services on Behalf of Los Angeles Countys 45 Fixed Transit Operators. The Annual Contract Cost to Provide Ada Complementary Paratransit Services Throughout Los Angeles County Is Budgeted at $176512083 and Is Provided by Access Service Provider Contractors. Access Services Provides Service Throughout Los Angeles County in the Following 6 Service AREAS:1.SOUTHERN REGION2.NORTHERN REGION3.EASTERN REGION4.WEST- Central REGION5.SANTA Clarita REGION6.ANTELOPE Valley Regionintended Beneficiaries:the Intended Beneficiares Are the Paratransit Customers in Access Service Regions. Access Services Contracts with Six Paratransit Providers in the: Northern Eastern Southern and West-Central Regions of Los Angeles County Including Santa Clarita and Antelope Valley. Subrecipient Activities:none.