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Coborrus County Transportation Services (CCTS) Finol Report — September 2015 per trips as more full trips are the ultimate goal. The increase in frequency to Charlotte and the recommended change in the out -of- county travel policy to include `other than' medical trips is estimated to create an estimated 11,888 new work and other business trips over the five year period. These "seats available" trips will be booked using RGP or 5310 funds as appropriate. Even after including the added service cost of $23,000, the strategy #1 is still expected to save the County $91,000 over the five year period. 2) Begin to establish some semblance of a routine service that hooks riders without transportation up to the CK Rider Transit network and to encourage transfer from paratransit to fixed route service for those who can ride the full size bus. New Procurement strategy focuses on the Section 5310 program 1) CK Rider Transit urban call for 5310 projects, which will bean ideal funding source for most of the CCTS market that already move between urban origin and urban destinations. One vehicle is proposed for funding each year using the current 31%/59% split of 5311 Capital to facilitate use of the vehicle in both urban and rural settings. 2) Agencies would apply for 5310 non -urban funds to take advantage of the Purchase of Services clause thereby funding operations at 80/20 split rather than CCTS applying for these funds at 50/50, as they have in the past. CCTS could apply for a mobility manager salary in order to capture the `invisible' rural elderly and disabled ridership. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN — RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVES AND SPECIFIC ACTION STEPS In order to prevent a fleet /driver reduction, all of the strategies for improvement should begin in the first year of the plan. The Four County Coordinated Out -of- County Transportation would begin immediately and the benefits would contribute to all 5 years of the program. The feeder routes to mini hubs would come on line a few at a time, two the first year, two the second year and one the third year. This requires funding for: two deviation routes in year one, four deviations routes in year two, and five deviation routes in years 3, year 4 and year 5. Frequent stop location Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Kannapolis Lunch Plus Site x Cabarrus Vocational - Work Site x McLeod Center - Concord x Coltrane Life Center x Harrisburg Lunch Plus Site x The financial model has ADA contract service running through 2016, but assumes the Attachment number 1 \n F -3 Page 201