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Welcome!
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East Central Regional Transportation Coordinating Council Planning Meeting
Thursday, November 8th, 2018
Meeting #3
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Karen Amundson
Community Development Planner
East Central Regional Transportation Coordinating Council Director
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4. Improving Mobility for “Transportation Disadvantaged”
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Improving Mobility for “Transportation Disadvantaged”
Who are:
older adults,
individuals with disabilities,
individuals with low incomes,
and/or military veterans.
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Time Line:
1. Define Geographic Region and Describe the Project – This has been completed.
2. Prepare an Operational Implementation Plan – between today and Feb 3rd.
3. Stakeholder Involvement Strategies for Implementation – between today and July 4th.
Public meetings…
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UPDATES:
Began involvement with Volunteer Driver Program committee,
TRY (Transportation Resources for You) ~
Addressed 2 (of 5) Countywide Township Board Meetings:
Isanti County & Pine County re: Volunteer Driving Program ~
Was asked to speak at Isanti County TRIAD meeting on
Dec. 18th - Law Enforcement and Senior Citizen partnership
Reason why Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Chisago not addressed
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MEETINGS:
Paul Smith and Courtney Whited of Isanti/Chisago Counties Heartland Express
Helen Pieper of Timber Trails Public Transit
Arrowhead RTCC’s meeting in Aitkin
Pine County Transit Advisory Committee meeting
Emma Shepard (CMCOA) and
Lisa Krahn (7Co. Sr. Fed.)
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East Central Regional Transportation Coordinating Council Organizational Structure
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Advisory Board
Area Agency on Aging
Transportation Providers
Private Transportation Providers
TRY, LYFT, Taxi Services
City Administration
County Commissioners
Human Services Agencies
Veteran Service Organizations
Health Care Systems
Centers for Independent Living
Political Representation
Senior Service Administrators
Workforce Development
Home Health Aids
Habilitation Services
Tribal Government
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10. Coordination Plans vs. Implementation Plans
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Coordination Plans vs. Implementation Plans
Coordination plans identify the needs and strategies, goals, objectives, and actions. They identify stakeholders and develop elements to deliver required actions for the implementation phase
2006, 2012, 2017
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2017 Conclusions: Volunteer Driver Program/Rural Drivers Connectivity to other modalities Simplified centralized dispatch (minding the fact that many in the region are internet disadvantaged or unable to utilize technology)
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12. Coordination Plans vs. Implementation Plans
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Implementation plans specifically outline steps required to implement the projects and incorporate the elements identified in the
coordination plans
Coordination Plans vs. Implementation Plans
Past plans done in 2006, 2012, 2017
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Continued focus on Region’s past studies, our unique rural issues, low income, population demographics, connectivity, continuity, simplicity. Each agency may have different angles to complete the goals and objectives which we must discover and thoroughly incorporate into plans.
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By-Laws
Discussion of Voting of Officers on Advisory Board
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15. Work Plan Mission Goals Objectives
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Work Plan Mission Goals Objectives
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Mission Statement:
Description of WHY activities will be undertaken. Productively focused, directs resources and communicates a unified concept of the organization. Results oriented, forward thinking, realistic & flexible enough to accommodate change.
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To make available, convenient & affordable transportation for those people in our region who do not have access to complete destination transportation when their
needs arise.
To improve mobility and expand multimodal transportation options for persons throughout the five county East Central MN Region.
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Goals:
Specific result-oriented achievements that support the
mission statement
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Greater awareness of transportation resources to public, with strong focus on those who are transportation disadvantaged.
Mobility enhancement –
Volunteer driver program, rural drivers, private transit,
delivering affordable, efficient, uncomplicated service.
Operation and Administration –
Establish an effective and continuing organizational structure that will ensure financial self-sufficiency and ongoing operation.
Conductivity throughout region which reaches out to adjacent regions.
Libraries as depots/ heated wait stations
Tracking devices on buses
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Objectives:
Specific means to accomplish goals, measurable and realistic.
Must have time frame and performance measures
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Actions:
What we do to accomplish the objectives.
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Tasks for furthering development…
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Additional thoughts…
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Conducting our program using a philosophy that incorporates continual improvement into its development of objectives will establish a more reasonable tone to the program and help maintain participant morale by recognizing incremental gains.
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Next meeting Thursday, January 10, 2019
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THANK YOU!
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