1. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 1 General Description General Description Past Effort Past Effort Current Effort Current Effort Next Steps Next Steps

2. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 2 General Description SupplyDemand Suppliers Suppliers Type Type Geography Geography Time Time Cost Cost Clients Clients Type Type Geography Geography Time Time Finances / WTP Finances / WTP Inventory Need Bridge Gap

3. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 3 General Description Questions with Bridging the Gap Roles / Responsibilities? Technology? Logistics? Accounting? Financing? Planning for Efficiency & Equity Other?

4. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 4 General Description Strategy for bridging gap Strategy for bridging gap - Issue identification / description - Issue identification / description - Recommendations - Recommendations - Supporting documents (i.e SOPs, contracts, RFPs, org. structures, contracts, RFPs, org. structures, implementation documents…) implementation documents…) Supply/Demand (inventory/need) Supply/Demand (inventory/need) - Need Gap description - Need Gap description

5. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 5 Past Efforts “Cattaraugus County Rural Public Transportation Coordinated Service Plan” December, 1995

6. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 6 Past Efforts Rural Public Transportation Coordination Assistance Program (RPTCAP) “RPTCAP … is intended to foster the integration of existing public and human service transportation funds, services and resources into a unified service under the management and control of a single operator of passenger transportation in selected counties”

7. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 7 Past Efforts RPTCAP Goals & Objectives 1.Improve rural county mobility for disadvantaged and public 2.Provide new / expanded service through marketing 3.Provide ‘single focus’ for planning & operation at county level 4.Provide continuing process for local decision making RPTCAP Funds could not be used by transit services that did not provide service to general public

8. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 8 Past Efforts - RPTCS Plan in Brief SupplyDemand Section II (B&C) – Section II (B&C) – Description Description Section IV – Section IV – Analysis Analysis Section III – Current Section III – Current demand, demand demand, demand forecast,unmet need forecast,unmet need Looked at financials!!! Methods – survey, Methods – survey, interview, mapping interview, mapping Methods – census, Methods – census, interviews, models interviews, models Supply ≈ Demand

9. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 9 Questions with Bridging the Gap Roles / Responsibilities? Technology? Logistics? Accounting? Financing? Other? Past Efforts

10. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 10 Bridging the Gap with the RPTCP Established participating agencies Limited use Created sample RFPS, org. structures, technical specks Common unit of purchase Cost-allocation procedures Limited public access RPTCSP Components Option 2 – Include Public Past Efforts

11. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 11 How did we do?

12. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 12 Current Effort Locally Developed Public Transit Human Service Coordinated Transportation Plan “Executive Order 13330 … directs Federal agencies funding human services transportation services to undertake efforts to reduce transportation service duplication, increase efficient transportation service delivery, and expand transportation access for seniors, persons with disabilities, children, low-income persons and others who cannot afford or readily use automobile transportation.” United We Ride, Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access And Mobility Vehicle Resource Sharing- Final Policy Statement – Attachment 1 (LDPTHSCTP) – Note Longer Acronym

13. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 13 Current Effort Plan required under SAFETEA-LU for Federal Transit Funding Programs Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) - 5316 Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) - 5316 New Freedom - 5317 New Freedom - 5317 Elderly Individuals and With Disabilities - 5310 Elderly Individuals and With Disabilities - 5310 In addition, In addition, 5307 and 5311 must be plan participants

14. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 14 Current Effort Required Elements: 1. Services Assessment – suppliers (providers / operators) 2. Needs Assessment – elderly, disabled, low income 3. Strategies, actions, projects – increase efficiency, cover gap increase efficiency, cover gap 4. Implementation priorities / feasibilities - specifics

15. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 15 Current Effort State Template: I.Introduction II.Partnering Agencies III.Demographic Analysis IV.Services & Resources Inventory V.Needs Gap Analysis VI.Proposed New Mobility Program Structure VII.Implementation Program

16. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 16 SupplyDemand Current Effort Element #1 Element #1 Template II & IV Template II & IV Element #2 Element #2 Template III Template III Element #3 Element #3 Template V Template V Gap Determination

17. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 17 Questions with Bridging the Gap Roles / Responsibilities? Technology? Logistics? Accounting? Financing? Other? Elements #3 & #4 Elements #3 & #4 Template V, VI, VII Template V, VI, VII Strategy Development Current Effort

18. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism Current Effort Initial stakeholder meeting on April 24th with 13 in attendance Follow-up meeting on May 22nd with 38 in attendance! 18

19. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 19 Current Effort Next Steps – Getting Organized 1.Selection of a Lead Agency Cattaraugus County Administration with Economic Development, Planning and Tourism Support Four Action Items

20. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 20 Current Effort Next Steps – Getting Organized 2. Selection of a Coordination Steering Committee The Coordination Steering Committee will meet to discuss plan development, develop policy, and prepare timelines for implementation. All other members of this task force need not attend meetings, but would receive minutes, asked for input as required, and be kept apprised of plan development.

21. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism Steering Committee – possible candidates Steering Committee – possible candidates Cattaraugus County: Cattaraugus County: _Aging _Aging _Social Services _Social Services _Community Services _Community Services _Youth Bureau _Youth Bureau The ReHabilitation Center The ReHabilitation Center Cattaraugus and Wyoming Counties Project Head Start Cattaraugus and Wyoming Counties Project Head Start Cattaraugus Community Action Cattaraugus Community Action CAEW BOCES CAEW BOCES Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Dev. Board Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Dev. Board Willing school districts Willing school districts Current Effort Next Steps – Getting Organized 21

22. Economic Development, Planning & Tourism 22 Current Effort Next Steps – Getting Organized 4. Steering Committee meeting – date? 3.Begin compilation of survey results and demographic data collection and demographic data collection