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TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD (TAB) COMPOSITION • The Transportation Advisory Board must include representatives from the elderly, minority, LEP, disabled and /or low income populations in the service area or include individuals that represent these consumer groups that will challenge the transit system to be more sensitive to their needs or to discuss unmet needs of their consumer group. Census data should be consulted to determine which groups should be represented and the size of the representation needed. • If the applicant serves as an "umbrella" agency for programs in addition to transportation services, then the Executive or Governing Board may not serve as the Transportation Advisory Board. There may be overlapping of members from the Executive or Governing Board, but there must be a separate Transportation Advisory Board that meets the requirements. • If the applicant is a transportation authority or a non - profit organization that only provides transportation, the Executive or Governing Board may serve as the Transportation Advisory Board. In this case, the composition of the Executive or Governing Board will have to meet the 5311 Program requirements to serve as the TAB or consider creating a separate TAB that does meet the requirements. • PTD expects, at a minimum, quarterly TAB meetings for the community transportation system to maintain ongoing communications as one means of seeking public involvement, and ongoing administrative oversight. TAB meetings must be open to the public and the public must be notified of the scheduled meetings through such means as posting notices on agency Web sites; local news media; flyers; etc. Additionally, meeting minutes must be published and distributed to PTD regional mobility development specialists, with original file copies maintained by the transportation system for a minimum of five (5) vears. 6 Attachment number 1 G -1 Page 57 GOVERNMENT TRANSIT PUBLIC AND PUBLIC HUMAN TRANSPORTATIO AND USER CATEGORIES BUSINESS SERVICE AGENCY N PROVIDERS GOVERNMENTAL SECTORS AFFILIATES Suggested number of representatives 3 -5 1 -2 4 -5 3 -5 1 -3 per category ■ Senior Services ■ Private ■ Chamber of ■ MPO Passenger(s) that NOTE TAB ■ DSS transportation Commerce ■ RPO currently utilize members should ■ Vocational providers ■ Major ■ Economic the transit system be individuals Rehabilitation ■ Intercity bus employers Development that know about ■ Head Start providers ■ DBE's ■ Employment the transit needs Shelter ■ Ambulance ■ Hospital /bialy Security of the general Workshop Service sis Ctr. Staff Commission public including Health Dept. ■ Regional ■ Non - profit ■ Job Link and /or the elderly, ■ Veterans Admin Authority organizations Career Centers minorities, Smart Start ■ Urban System ■ Employment ■ Elected Officials disabled, LEP, or ■ Mental Health ■ Faith based Transit Users ■ County low income populations ■ Housing services ■ General Public Government staff Authority ■ Volunteers Transit Users ■ Community living in the ■ Human Service ■ Public Citizens College service area. Transit Users • The Transportation Advisory Board must include representatives from the elderly, minority, LEP, disabled and /or low income populations in the service area or include individuals that represent these consumer groups that will challenge the transit system to be more sensitive to their needs or to discuss unmet needs of their consumer group. Census data should be consulted to determine which groups should be represented and the size of the representation needed. • If the applicant serves as an "umbrella" agency for programs in addition to transportation services, then the Executive or Governing Board may not serve as the Transportation Advisory Board. There may be overlapping of members from the Executive or Governing Board, but there must be a separate Transportation Advisory Board that meets the requirements. • If the applicant is a transportation authority or a non - profit organization that only provides transportation, the Executive or Governing Board may serve as the Transportation Advisory Board. In this case, the composition of the Executive or Governing Board will have to meet the 5311 Program requirements to serve as the TAB or consider creating a separate TAB that does meet the requirements. • PTD expects, at a minimum, quarterly TAB meetings for the community transportation system to maintain ongoing communications as one means of seeking public involvement, and ongoing administrative oversight. TAB meetings must be open to the public and the public must be notified of the scheduled meetings through such means as posting notices on agency Web sites; local news media; flyers; etc. Additionally, meeting minutes must be published and distributed to PTD regional mobility development specialists, with original file copies maintained by the transportation system for a minimum of five (5) vears. 6 Attachment number 1 G -1 Page 57