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Joint resolution authorizing the Lake County Division of Transportation to pay Pace for the ride coupons it collects from users of the Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project, who are not able to physically handle cash and to bill the four cooperating townships for the cost of said coupons. This resolution also appropriates $4,000 of Sales Tax funds to provide this financial function of this grant demonstration project and designated as Section 09-00280-01-ES.
Staff Summary
· Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project: Accommodating Coupon Users
· The Lake County Board initiated the LCDOT’s participation, as the project administrator and financial agent, for the multi-agency, federal grant funded, paratransit demonstration project in northwest Lake County in November of 2009.
· The Lake County Coordinated Transportation Services Committee (LCCTSC) is serving as the steering committee advisor for operational issues.
· An unanticipated operational issue is how to handle the user fee payment for rides by a small number of potential customers who are not able to physically handle cash. This needs to be solved immediately as service is starting approximately January 11, 2010.
· The financial agreement in place is only between Pace and Lake County with Pace billing Lake County for the local share of the federal grant. Pace does not have the capability to bill the townships directly under the grant.
· The solution, developed amongst the parties, is to use special ride coupons, sold by the participating townships, collected by Pace, with Pace billing LCDOT for the collected coupons and, in turn, LCDOT billing the participating townships for the coupons used.
· The number of persons using coupons is expected to be small and the Lake County/participating Township “agreement” is by Letter of Concurrence.
· This resolution endorses this financial solution and provides the pass thru funding for the LCDOT financial obligation.
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