HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-07-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - MOU SCV CMTE ON AGING (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by:
DATE: July 13, 1999
SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY COMMITTEE
ON AGING
DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Engineering Services
City Council approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the Santa Clarita Valley Committee
on Aging, authorize the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding, and approve
a check in the amount of $50,000, which has been budgeted in the Fiscal Year 1999/2000 budget,
Account Number 4100/8110, subject to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clarita has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Santa
Clarita Valley Committee on Aging for the past six years. The Senior Center in turn provides
services and support to the Santa Clarita Transit program to better serve the needs of senior and
disabled customers. The Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging receives $50,000 from the City
in exchange for these services performed by the Senior Center. Below are the types of specific
services included:
• Administer the "Reduced Fare Program" for eligible low-income Dial -a -Ride customers.
• Sell Santa Clarita Transit monthly passes at the Senior Center and other locations within the
Santa Clarita Valley where the Senior Center conducts activities.
• Provide backup service to Dial -a -Ride customers who cannot be accommodated on Dial -a -Ride
through the use of taxi vouchers. This service can include providing urgently needed service
when Dial -a -Ride is not in operation.
• Coordinate services available to locations outside the Dial -a -Ride service area for Dial -a -Ride
customers.
APPROWED A,qenda item:
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARTTA AND THE SANTA CLARTTA VALLEY
COMMITTEE ON AGING
July 13, 1999 - Page 2
• Provide updated emergency information cards that contain the emergency family contacts of
Senior Center transit users.
• Provide referrals and information on transit programs to Senior Center clients, and distribute
transit schedules, flyers, and user handbooks.
• Network with healthcare providers and Senior Center participants to improve Dial -a -Ride service
provided for medical appointment trips.
• Network with seniors in person at the Senior Center, by phone, and by mail to increase
knowledge of the fixed -route local bus network.
• Participate in regular meetings with City staff to discuss transit services and senior citizen needs.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
No alternative actions identified by staff.
FISCAL IMPACT
Budgeted expenditure in the Fiscal Year 1999/2000 budget in the amount of $50,000.
ATTACHMENT
Memorandum of Understanding
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