AGENDA ITEM
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REVIEW/APPROVE MINOR UPDATE TO POLK TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED SERVICE PLAN (TDSP) WITH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES, FOR FY 2025-26 AND UPDATED APPENDICES
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PRESENTER
TPO Staff
SUMMARY
TPO staff will cover the following items:
In Attachment A (TDSP) and Attachment B (Appendices)
Staff will quickly mention where the previously three agenda items from today’s meeting, are now “Added to/Inserted” into this TDSP Update. These include:
a. Annual Evaluation Report - from Agenda Item # 7, added at [pp 121-126]. No changes to “Performance Measures” Table 27 [pg 130].
b. LCB’s Grievance Procedures - from Agenda Item # 8. Mentioned at pages 104 and 116. Goes into the TDSP’s Appendix #15 in the Appendix packet.
c. Rate Model - from Agenda Item #9, (depending on TD LCB action today) the “Published Rates for Service” - Table 28 of the TDSP. [pg 133], and TDSP’s Appendix # 16 in Appendix Packet.
Attachment A (TDSP)
Staff made changes in words/phrases for clarity, or to correct typos. Most are non-substantive in nature. This category of changes also includes information provided to the TPO by outside sources. They are shown in strike-through & underline throughout the TDSP package and the TDSP Appendix package. These include:
• Cover page, LCB roll call vote and certification pages, table of contents.
• Table 1- Polk coordinated trips by funding source (2024 Annual Performance Report), [Pg 12.]
• Updated Table 24 - Poverty Table, “Florida Food Stamping Income Limit Table” from Citrus Connection, [Pg 77].
• Consistency review of other plans, pp 15 to 17, covering the Polk TPO Long Range Transportation Plan Envision 2050; the coinciding major update to Citrus Connection’s Transportation Development Plan (for 2037); and the Polk County Comprehensive Plan, update - all happening this calendar year.
• Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) section updated with FY 2025-26 allocations for TD Planning Grant and the TD Trust Fund Trip Equipment/Voluntary Dollar grants, from the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged, now with information on how to find the TIP in the Polk TPO’s website. [Pg 18-19].
• Table 25 provides a list of the agencies with whom the CTC has Coordination Agreements and is updated on page 82.
Then, there’s Items like this:
• Throughout the TDSP: Made mention that the Riders Guide which was contained in Appendix 10, is no longer being distributed. We provided Citrus Connection’s website, instead. The Appendix number will be reserved so we don’t have to renumber 11-16.
• In place of the Rider’s Guide, we have added images of the Citrus Connection Fixed Route System. West Routes on page 55, and East routes on page 56.
• At page 97, TPO staff would like the Polk TD LCB to consider whether to amend this: “Except at a designated place, smoking or carrying a lighted or smoldering pipe, cigar, or cigarette; vaping or E-cigarette” to the list of prohibited conduct in Citrus Connection’s Rider Rights and Responsibility and Code of Conduct.
ATTACHMENT B: Appendix Packet - these were updated:
• Appendix 4 - Citrus Connection’s Organizational chart
• Appendix 10 - this item # is reserved
• Appendix 12 - 4 parts - Applications for TD service in English and Spanish, and, Applications for the ADA service, in English and Spanish.
• Appendix 13 - Vehicle Inventory-
• Appendix 14 - System Safety Performance Plan certification
• Appendix 15- Updated Grievance Procedures
• Appendix 16 - The Rate Model for 2025-26 (if available.)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the Polk TDSP Annual Update and direct the LCB Chairperson to sign it.
This item requires a roll call vote.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Proposed Polk TDSP Minor Update for FY 2025-26.
B. Proposed updates to the Polk TDSP Appendix Package for FY 2025-26.