Capital District
Transportation Committee
REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION COMMITTEE
RECORD OF MEETING
DATE/TIME:
ATTENDANCE:
STUDY DISCUSSION SUMMARY: After introductions, the
agenda items were discussed in sequence:
RTCC Activities:
a. JARC
Funding Application —CDTC staff solicited
for JARC projects using Legal Notices in the four area newspapers. Project applications were due on September 5th. CDTA was the only organization that submitted
an application. CDTA requested funding
for trip planners and for the Safety Net Brokerage program. Representatives from CDRPC, Catholic
Charities and CDTC reviewed and evaluated CDTA’s
application. The reviewers gave CDTA an
average score of 94 (out of 100) on their application. The reviewers liked CDTA’s
plan to add an additional trip planner in
b.
Next Steps—CDTA
must wait for NYSDOT to officially designate the authority as the “designated
recipient” before CDTA can submit to FTA for the release of the JARC funds. The RTCC asked about the status of the
designated recipient issue. NYSDOT
responded that the governor needs to write a letter to FTA appointing the
NYSDOT commissioner as the designee. The
RTCC recommended that a letter be drafted to the governor expressing concern
that there might be a funding gap if the designated recipient issue does not
get resolved.
Access to Jobs:
a. CST
Funding Update—$1.9 M in CST funds have been approved for 2007/08 for the entire
state. Gloria Hessell’s
office received 39 applications; 35 projects were funded. Letters announcing award amounts will be
distributed later this week. CDTA will
receive monies to continue the pass program for
United We Ride/Albany
a. Working Group Activities—Elizabeth
Martin left her position at the Albany County Department of Social
; no further work on this initiative has occurred since her departure.
New Freedom Program:
a.
Draft
Solicitation—The RTCC was emailed a copy of the draft solicitation for the
New Freedom program prior to this meeting. The RTCC suggested that the application be
modified to stress the reporting requirements of a sub-recipient. Clarification regarding the 10%
administrative line item was also requested.
b. Next
Steps--CDTC staff will modify the application based on the comments
received from the RTCC. Once the draft
application is finalized, the funding solicitation will be advertised using
Legal Notices. A one page informational
sheet with a cover letter will also be drafted for distribution to area human
service agencies. NYSDOT will provide
contact names and mailing addresses for human service agencies that have
received Section 5310 funds over the past few years. The funding solicitation
will also be posted on CDTC’s
The next meeting of the Regional Transportation
Coordination Committee is scheduled for