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Unmet Needs Recommendation - Senior Transportation Planner Fox
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Requested Action(s)
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In accordance with the Transportation Development Act, the SSTAC will recommend one of the three findings to the Tehama County Transit Agency Board:
i. There are no unmet transit needs.
ii. There are no unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet.
iii. There are unmet transit needs, including needs that are reasonable to meet.
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Financial Impact:
Budget impacts to Local Transportation Fund (LTF) transfers.
Background Information:
a. Overview of the Unmet Needs Process.
b. Review of Tehama County Transit Agency Board "Unmet Transit Needs"and "Reasonable to Meet" definitions.
c. Interactive Review of Unmet Transit Needs process identified unmet needs and suitability as "reasonable to meet."
d. Council Action - In accordance with the Transportation Development Act, the SSTAC will recommend one of the three findings to the Tehama County Transit Agency Board:
i. There are no unmet transit needs.
ii. There are no unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet.
iii. There are unmet transit needs, including needs that are reasonable to meet.
The annual unmet needs process and public hearing are requirements of the Transportation Development Act (TDA). This process consists of the following steps:
1. The Transit Agency Board holds a public hearing to receive comments.
2. The Transit Agency Board of Directors refer the public comments to the Social Services Transportation Advisory Council (SSTAC) for review.
3. Identify "unmet transit need" and "reasonable to meet" in order to develop a recommendation for SSTAC who compares the comments to the attached adopted definition of for the Commission.
4. The Transit Agency Board of Directors consider the recommendation and then adopt a finding by resolution.
5. Transit needs that are "determined to be reasonable to meet" are funded prior to allocating Local Transportation Fund...
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