HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0588supplying the transportation,. Garrison said a resolution needed to be adopted by
enc Mr. Garrison suggested that this occur at the
the board of commissioners that would dissolve the Vocational Workshop"
responsibilities as the lead agency. ested that at the same
commissioner's meeting scheduled the yeaz 200on 3 Aber 20 Application
Program
Community Transportation
time, a public hearing
Program (CTP) services occur.
County Manager Mashburn said the county had traditionally supplied the local
match for the state transportation funding. Mashburn said he recently talked with Charles
Glover in the Raleigh Department of Transportation Office about the services. Glover
gave the following three options for the county.
i. Select another nonprofit to be designated the lead agency.
2. Bring the transportation services under the county as an individual department.
3. Recruit a private agency to administer the program.
Commissioner Williams asked why the Vocational Workshop wanted to be relieved
of the lead agency's responsibilities.
ith the ion coordinators,
e said
Garrison said there
d eeedifunnovindi iduals had held tthe position. He also said
that in the past four y mens from other nonprofits.
it was difficult for one nonprofit to seek transportation pay
Garrison said there was an Iredell Transportation Committee already established, that
could be used in an advisory capacity.
Lundy said the Workshop assumed the lead agency responsibilities to try to hold
said the Workshop Board of Directors had decided that providing
down costs. He said, however, the demand and the number of clients/riders had grown.
Mr. Lundy p goal or mission. He said the
physically handicapped so they could be
transportation services was not the Workshop's key
Workshop's goal was to train the mentally and e Y rowth, and there were a number
gainfully employed. Lundy said the basic problem was 8
of companies in the private sector that could provide the service.
Garrison then shared the following transition plan.
F
ell County Community TransportationProgram
nsition Plan
ober 11, 2001
Brief History: the County Commissioners
In February 1998, the Iredell Vocational Workshop was appointed by
to serve as the lead agency in the county for transportation services and to serve as the single
provider of the ices. PTD to hie Transportation Coordinator to begin the process op recved In March 1998, the iredell Vocational Workshlofom the
ounty and
NCD
erasion on July 1, 1998. Initially, the goal was to provide human
consolidated system began op
developing a consolidated transportation system. This Process was accomplished and t e
service transportation. Over the last four years there has been an ever-increasing interest an
growth in funding for the provision of seryices to the general public
p.
The Board of Directors of the Iredell Vocational Workshop met on May 15. 2001, at a called
meeting, to discuss transportation issues and problems. [t was the consensus of the Workshop
act Mr. JO I
tBoodis discuss the concerns land look ataotheWorkshop
a temativesl o provide tthe serviced The Workshop BoarCounty d Manager,
wished to assist Mr. Mashburn with this process.
met
possible
The Iredell Vocational Workshop Director, Ben Garrison. and Board member Jetty Lundy
with Mr. Mashburn and have had other discussions with Mr. Mashburn regarding
sited NCDOT1PTD and
scteking information
related oe system, r hat plan is best . Mashburn has tfor Iredell County how t contacted
p other
hworkingnes
plan,
October a the,
o meet lan with Mr.be tCharles Glover, NCDOT PTDr, Mashburn and Ben �Direct r of Planningn traveled to .
Aigh
c :Hary nlan was developed as follows: