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SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN Approximate funding levels coming into the San Luis Obispo region are estimated for FY 05/06 and FY 06/7 as follows, with the anticipation that gradually increasing annual funding amounts will come to the region for the next 3 years of the SAFETEA-LU authorization. As shown in Table 7-1, the UZA-part of the funding under JARC is approximately double the funding level under New Freedom. Section 5310 funding is based upon competitively awarded grants and will vary from year to year. Table 7-1- SAFETEA-LU Approximate Funding to the SLO Region Section Funds 5316 - Committed JARC Section 5317- New Freedom Section 5310 – Capital equipment Totals FY 05/06 San Luis Obispo UZA $54,000 $22,000 $ 76,000 Atascadero/ Paso Robles UZA $26,000 $15,000 $ 41,000 Total $80,000 $37,000 $104,000 $117,000 Rural areas Unknown Unknown Unknown FY 06/07 San Luis Obispo UZA $67,000 $22,000 $89,000 Atascadero/ Paso Robles UZA $42,000 $25,000 $67,000 Total $109,000 $47,000 $154,000 $156,000 Rural areas Unknown Unknown Unknown Projects for Which Funds Were $119,000 Committed in FY 05/06 Estimated Unexpended $154,000 Balance of Known Funds (Two Years) Note UZA – Urbanized Areas with population above 50,000. The FTA grant funds, which the San Luis Obispo region has access to, fall into two categories: Small urbanized areas (population at 50,000+ residents), and rural areas. The State of California receives those two categories of funds on an annual basis. The first programming cycle (FY 05/06) was implemented by Caltrans in August 2006 with three projects funded in the region: • $81k – JARC funds to Regional Rideshare for 511 – Customer Information (combined small urban and rural funds) • $18k – New Freedom funds to RTA/Runabout for ADA – after hours operation (combined small urban and rural funds) and • $20k – New Freedom funds to Ride-On for expanded Community Interaction program (small urban funds in San Luis Obispo and North County UZA’s) These projects will begin in FY 07/08 due to the delay in Caltrans grant awards process, although those funds must be spent by September 30, 2008. Since the first cycle was completed, Caltrans released estimated “carry over” funds from the FY 05/06 cycle in the magnitudes below: • JARC (Section 5316) at $1.7 million (small UZA) and over $800k (rural) • New Freedom (Section 5317) at $1.2 million (small UZA) and close to $500k (rural). 109 OCTOBER 2007
SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN In the cases of the Section 5310 (Special Needs of Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities), Caltrans will program the combined FY 06/07 and FY 07/08 at the same time. Funding levels are higher than historical in each programming cycle. While no actual apportionments for the next three cycles (FY 06/07 to 08/09) are available until the start of each Federal fiscal year, the SAFETEA-LU estimates from November 2005 suggest upward trends in the level of funding available for competitive awards. For instance, JARC levels are expected to grow by 6 to 8 percent a year; New Freedom levels by 4 to 8 percent a year; and 5310 levels by 5 to 9 percent a year. Based on the FY 05/06 carry over funds and the anticipated year to year increases (at national level), one anticipates those programs to grow to the end of FY 08/09. With regard to Section 5310 funds, in prior years awards to region were primarily to Ride-On and ranged from $200k to $250k. This is more than double the JARC funding level for the UZA. In the rural categories for JARC and New Freedom, the region could increase its funding potential via competitive projects. For example, in August 2006, Caltrans application guidelines set a cap of $190k per project – a high target for small agencies with need for matching funds at a comparable level. The Caltrans application and project evaluation guidelines are being refined with participation of a JARC/New Freedom Small Urban Advisory Committee with release dates not known as of this writing. 7.2 OTHER POTENTIAL FUNDING FOR SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION Tracking down local funding levels for the 62 Federal programs cited in the GAO report on coordination (2004) is difficult for a number of reasons. In some cases the choice of spending such funding on transportation is made locally, as with the Title III (b) funding of the Older Americans Act, and such funds are not automatically directed to transportation. In other cases, transportation funds are not itemized as they may be absorbed in other budget categories, such as through staffing assistance to consumers on county vehicles (as with the County Dept. of Public Health and County Dept. of Social Services). In the case of the Headstart program operated by the EOC, or with the Tri Counties Regional Center, substantial transportation investment exists. However, agency policy and operating practice has traditionally offered limited opportunity for coordination around direct services to these constituencies, pre-school children and persons with developmental disabilities respectively. In the case of the Tri-Counties consumers, where Ride-On is the contracted operator, there is some indirect coordination through cost-sharing on overhead expense. State funding sources of specialized transportation under Transportation Development Act is significant in California, and therefore to the San Luis Obispo region. The California Department of Developmental Services, providing life long services to consumers with developmental disabilities has a substantial transportation budget, reportedly recently increased in the latest revisions to the California state budget. The mental health system received an infusion of funds through the Mental Health Services Act (2005) with funding transportation to consumers of mental health programs. Tobacco Revenue Settlement funding in California has been largely directed to “First Five” programs which, in some regions, have directed funds to transportation for children ages 0 to 5. 110 OCTOBER 2007
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