Public and Specialized Transit Planning Services

The vendor required to provide public and specialized transit planning services for include:
- Assisting county staff with the administration of the federal transit administration (FTA) section 5310 seniors and persons with disabilities grant program, including but limited to:
•    Public outreach and information distribution to current and potential agencies; 
•    Providing technical assistance and training to eligible agencies on their grant application(s), submission, reporting, and compliance; 
•    Working with agency and advocating for program improvements that will benefit riverside county; and 
•    Participating on the local review panel to review and recommend applications for riverside county.
- Assisting county staff with the administration of the measure a specialized transit program, including but limited to:
•    Reviewing and providing recommendations to improve program guidelines and overall efficiency and effectiveness; 
•    Supporting the evaluation committee in reviewing and scoring applications; 
•    Conducting at least one site visit for each of the awarded measure a recipient each award cycle and completing a report of each site visit with findings and recommendations for county and recipient visited; and
•    Providing a comprehensive report of all site visits with program findings and recommendations for future measure a specialized transit program improvement.
- Updating the coordinated plan in accordance with FTA circular 9070.1h and any subsequent federal guidance, including but not limited to:
•    Existing conditions assessment, including:
o    An assessment of available services that identifies current transportation providers (public, private, and nonprofit); and 
o    An assessment of transportation needs for individuals with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs, and older adults, and gaps in services.
•    Stakeholder engagement, including:
o    Focus groups and interviews with public and human service agencies 
o    Developing and analyzing online surveys for the general public and public and human service agencies; and 
o    Organizing and facilitating workshops to develop and prioritize goals and strategies.
•    Assisting in the development of services and programs recommended in the coordinated plan, including the review of competitively sought proposals for the recommended services and programs;
•    Providing general technical assistance to county and public and specialized transit operators as requested by county for coordinated plan implementation strategies;
•    Soliciting feedback from stakeholders on the draft coordinated plan; and
•    Completing and presenting the final coordinated plan to the commission approval.