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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	January 6, 2015

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Costa

County

Subject:

Metropolitan Transportation Commission finding for the Taxi Referral Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/06/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Elaine Burres, 313-1717

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 6, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to pay County an amount not to exceed $109,948 for the CalWORKs participants Taxi Referral Program for the period October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Federal Lifeline Transportation Program grant funding from Metropolitan Transportation Commission
(Match $109,948: 58% California Work Opportunity and Responsibility for Kids(CalWORKs) Single Allocation, 42% In-kind). CFDA Number 20.516.

BACKGROUND:

Although Board authorization to apply for accept Metropolitan Transportation Commission grant funding was obtained in April 2012, that funding was recently made available for the Lifeline Transportation Program, CalWORKs participants Taxi Referral Program.

The Taxi Referral Program provides taxi vouchers to CalWORKs participants as a way to make transportation available to and from public transit in order to reach jobs and job training. The program is intended to supplement existing transportation services by expending the number of transportation providers available and the number of passengers receiving transportation services. The program will provide taxi vouchers to an estimated 550 participants per month to employment, training, and childcare facilities. Employment and Human Services will administer, track, and monitor the program.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without funding, the Taxi Referral Program, formerly known as Rides-To-Success, could not be implemented.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The funding supports two of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card, 3) "Families that are Economically Self Sufficient" and 4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing" by providing a method of transportation for CalWORKs clients to attend work or work-related activities.