Metro - File #: 2016-0501

• File #: 2016-0501
• Type: Motion / Motion Response
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/10/2016
• In control: Executive Management Committee
• On agenda: 6/16/2016
• Final action: 6/23/2016
• Title: MOTION by Kuehl, Knabe, Solis and Antonovich that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to work with Access Services to convene an annual county-wide forum to address improvements in coordination and integration of services to older adults and the disabled. The forum shall include consultant specialists in gerontology and mental health as well as local governmental and non-governmental providers of transportation and social services to older adults and the disabled. Metro shall encourage municipal operators and local jurisdictions to participate in the annual forum. Each forum should occur no later than 90 days after the release of the annual report. FURTHER MOVE that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to report back to the Metro Board in October 2016 with an action plan to better address the transportation needs of older adults and people with disabilities. The plan shall include the following elements: A. An overview of the agency-wide efforts to serve older ad...
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Access Services Inc., Accessibility, Americans With Disabilities Act, Annual reports, Hilda Solis, Michael Antonovich, Motion / Motion Response, Older Adults, Outreach, Persons with disabilities, Plan, Policy, Public service, Shared mobility, Shelia Kuehl
• Related files: 2016-0585

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2016	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
6/16/2016	Executive Management Committee

Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JUNE 16, 2016

Preamble
Motion by:

Directors Kuehl, Knabe, Solis and Antonovich

June 16, 2016

Countywide Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Metro has taken a leading role in expanding accessibility in our public transit system and has often undertaken initiatives that go beyond simply meeting the standards required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Metro Board adopted the 2016-2019 Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan for Los Angeles County (The Coordinated Plan) in order to identify and address the needs of these populations.

The Coordinated Plan includes five critical goals: 1) sustain, fund and continue to expand the rich array of public, human services and private transportation service available in Los Angeles County, 2) improve coordination between public transportation and human services to address identified mobility gaps, 3) provide necessary support services to enable access to public and human service transportation services by older adults and persons with disabilities, 4) promote, improve and expand multi-cultural information portals and mobility management tools to increase mobility options, and 5) enhance customer feedback and accountable performance monitoring systems to ensure a high quality of service.

In 2010, one out of every nine Angelenos was more than 65 years old. By 2030, this ratio is anticipated to grow to be one in five. This demographic change will be accompanied by rapid growth in the number of people with disabilities who now total more than one million individuals within LA County.

In order to serve this rapidly expanding population and to implement the Coordinated Plan, Metro must identify opportunities to enhance the mobility of older adults and people with disabilities with respect to the development and operations of both the current and future system. Metro's investments in future construction projects must not only reflect t...