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COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM D
CONSENT
INFORMATIONAL X
PUBLIC HEARING
REGULAR
June 10,2002
Meeting
/CA
REQUEST: The Community Development Department requests the City Commission receive
additional information on ADA Paratransit statistics for the City of Winter Springs.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to request the City Commission receive additional
information explaining the Paratransit service costs and trip estimates provided earlier
by LYNX.
CONSIDERATIONS:
. ADA Paratransit is a demand- or subscription-responsive program, which provides door-
to-door service to transportation disadvantaged (economically, mentally and physically,
general ridership, and human service) patrons and does not conform to the scheduled or
fixed routes of traditional mass transit.
. The American Disabilities Act requires that Paratransit service area be provided within 3/4
miles of existing bus routes.
. LYNX has historically provided door-to-door Paratransit service beyond the required area
on a needed or requested basis.
. A funding shortfall is projected for the continuation of all transit services in the County,
since contributions from funding partners have remained stable by comparison to rising
operating costs.
. County policy makers are concerned about imposing additional gas taxes to fund public
transit in the same year the public has approved additional taxes for road improvements.
. The funding shortfall has prompted LYNX to reduce Paratransit service to the required
minimum (within % miles of existing bus routes, instead of the historic door-to-door
service), effective October 1,2002.
. LYNX has requested that funding partners contribute a pro rata share of funds that would
continue Paratransit service beyond the required minimum.
. On March 25,2002, the City Commission directed staff to obtain from LYNX and/or
determine the following prior to final disposition:
a. Documentation of existing and potential ridership in the City.
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b. Identification by policy makers of a source of funding other than general funds to
finance ridership; and ideally
c. Identification of a metropolitan wide source of funds to operate a metropolitan
wide transportation system.
. LYNX has provided a updated table of projected Paratransit service costs and trip
estimates for FY 2002 to 2003 to serve 50 clients, summarized as follows:
Outside % Mile
1,909 2,403 $7,823
.Projections reflect the most recent information available as of May 23, 2002.
. On April 22, 2002, the City Commission approved an appropriation of$52,516 for one (1)
year, contingent upon an interlocal agreement between the City and Seminole County for
the imposition of a new funding source for that project year and for the repayment of the
fund expended by the City over no more than two (2) years outside the year of funding.
. On April 22, 2002, the City Commission also directed staff to challenge the Paratransit
service costs and trip estimates provided by LYNX, justify the data to the satisfaction of
the Commission and present it as additional information at a future meeting date.
. Staff requested, from LYNX, an explanation of the methodology for the study which
resulted in ADA Paratransit client counts by residence, number of actual trips taken
annually, project trips, and projected costs.
. Attachment A represents the official response provided by LYNX, following staffs
request. As stated, the above projections were reached in the following manner:
1. The list of client addresses (50) were taken from LYNX's ADA client database, which
is used to reserve client reservations.
2. The locations of these addresses with respect to the various counties were determined
by LYNX and confirmed by the applicable counties (Attachment B shows the list of
clients for the City of Winter Springs).
3. The client list was then used to determine the location of clients, both inside and
outside the % mile ADA service area (Attachment C shows the % mile service area in
relation to the City of Winter Springs).
4. To determine trip projections for FY 2002 to 2003, the current number of client trips
was increased by 10 percent based on previous growth trends and paratransit industry
estimates.
5. To determine project costs, the projected number of trips was multiplied by the current
cost to LYNX to deliver an average trip.
6. The above table shows the most recent projections by LYNX.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Commission accept the additional considerations presented and the
additional information provided by LYNX. No further action on this item is requested at this time.
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ATTACHMENTS:
A. Explanation of Para transit study, provided by LYNX
B. List of ADA Paratransit clients for the City of Winter Springs
C. Map of ADA Paratransit service area
COMMISSION ACTION:
ATTACHMENT A
Message
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Earnest McDonald
From: William Schneeman [BSchneeman@golynx.com]
Sent: Friday, May 24,2002 12:07 PM
To: Earnest McDonald
Cc: DBoyer@co.seminole.f1.us; Byron Brooks; Carol
Subject: RE: Winter Springs ADA numbers
Mr. McDonald -
I am sorry you were not in your office when I called to answer the questions you e-mailed to
Byron Brooks' office. As I indicated in my voice mail to you I am going to answer your
questions by this e-mail just in case you need the information before we can personally talk.
The actual client addresses were taken from Lynx's ADA client database that is used to
reserve clients' reservations. These addresses were then geo-coded by Lynx to determine the
specific location the respect to which county and city the client's address was located. This
geo-coded information was then shared with Seminole County's GIS Department to verify and
get a final geo-coded list of all clients. Attached are the addresses of the clients that were geo-
coded and identified for Winter Springs.
This final listing of clients location by city was then used to determine which clients were inside
and outside of the 3/4 mile ADA service area. Attached is a map showing the 3/4 mile service
area in relation to the City of Winter Springs.
To determine the number of projected trips we took the number of trips provide to the clients
and increase the trips by 10 percent. This conservative projection is based on previous growth
rates and paratransit industry estimates.
To determine the project costs we took the projected trips and multiply them by are current
cost to Lynx to deliver that trip. The original cost numbers that were provide to you earlier by
the County showed the cost to be approximately $10,700 for the trips inside the 3/4 mile
service area and $41,800 for the trips outside the 3/4 service area. For an approximate total of
$52,500. I e-mailed you a new cost projection spreadsheet to which we have applied our
available federal funds to those original projections to come a new total projected cost of
$38,037.
I hope this answers your questions but just in case I will call again on 5/28 to check.
>>> Earnest McDonald <emcdonald@winterspringsfl.org> OS/22/02 02:39PM >>>
Ms. Frahn,
In response to my recent request, you provided me with ADA Paratransit statistics for the City of
Winter Springs. I would be most appreciative if we could discuss the study which yielded the estimates
for client count by residential address, actual trips taken, projected trips, projected costs, etc. Our City
Commission is interested in knowing the method by which the study was conducted and the specific
locations of the estimated 50 ADA Paratransit clients who are actually using the service in the City.
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
Earnest McDonald, AICP
Advance Planning Coordinator
5/24/2002
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Community Development Department
City of Winter Springs
1126 East State Road 434
Winter Springs, FL 32708
(407) 327-5667 Phone
(407) 327-5595 Fax
5/24/2002
ATTACHMENT B
11512 Turkey Hollow Cir Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 52
11964 Tanglewood Rd Winter Sp FL 32708 YES SEMINOLE 722
11999 San Gabriel St Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 355
22174 Moree Loop Winter Sp FL 32708 YES SEMINOLE 65
22285 Gum Tree Ct Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 46
25043 Tanner Ln N Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
28831 Gretna Ct Winter Sp FL 32708 YES SEMINOLE 8
29628 Bitterwood St Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
31921 Bonita Rd Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
33602 Gable Circle Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 305
34638 Tavestock Loop Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
35838 Riunite Cir Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 15
36631 Connors Ln Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 54
41935 Sheoah Blvd Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
42455 Forest Hills Dr Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
42543 Seneca Blvd Winter Sp FL 32708 YES SEMINOLE 160
43490 Forest Hills Dr Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
44829 Forest Cir Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 43
45230 W La Vista Dr Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 15
46270 San Gabriel St Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
48976 Arapaho Trl Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
51472 Thistle PI Winter Sp FL 32708 YES SEMINOLE 0
51696 Laurel Ct Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
52163 Winding Waters Circle Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 24
52283 Apache Trl Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 26
53216 David St Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
53984 Turkey Hollow Cir Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 58
54605 Coral Wy Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 11
56125 Avila Ct Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 40
57671 N Devon Av Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
59458 San Gabriel Ct Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 64
60026 Lori Anne Ln Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
61217 Ermine Av Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 9
62700 Andover Cir Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 19
63103 Coral Way Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
65578 Lombardy Rd Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 94
65612 Pheasant Cir Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
66223 Burgos Rd Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
67747 Boxwood Cir Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
68848 Shadow Brook Trl Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
69713 Chevy Lee Cir Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
71303 Freedom Ln Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
73061 Endeavour Dr Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
73143 San Rafeal Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
73299 Silver Sea Rd Winter Sp FL 32708 YES SEMINOLE 0
73539 Ermine Av Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
73587 Ponce de Leon Dr Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
75906 Costa Cir Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
76004 Boxwood Cir Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
76121 Elk Ct S Winter Sp FL 32708 NO SEMINOLE 0
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ATTACHMENT C
!\ILYNX Routes
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CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
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1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434
WINTER SPRINGS. FLORIDA 32708-2799
Telephone: (407) 327-1800
Fax: (407) 327-4753
E-mail: contactus@winterspringsfl.org
June 14,2002
LYNX Board of Directors
c/o Mr. Byron W. Brooks, Executive Director
Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority
445 W. Amelia Street
Orlando, FL 32801
Dear Mr. Brooks:
On behalf of the Winter Springs City Commission, thank you for your recent presentation
on ADA paratransit issues that impact the citizens of our City.
To better assist us in reaching a decision regarding paratransit contributions, we
respectfully request an explanation of the FY 02-03 ADA Cost Analysis provided by your
offices. Specifically, we are interested in receiving a clear statement of how these
projections were reached, as well as how costs are distributed throughout the County to
participating jurisdictions.
The City of Winter Springs recognizes the importance of the ADA paratransit service and
would like to work alongside LYNX and other funding partners across the County toward
a long-term funding solution.
Your assistance would be greatly appreciated in this matter, and I look forward to hearing
from ou soon.