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AGENDA ITEM: SMART Transportation Agreement with Veterans Services
DEPARTMENT: Economic Development - Veterans Services
MEETING: Board of Commissioners
DATE: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 6:00 PM - Click to View Agenda
ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD
Resolution #2024-4029
Motion to approve the attached Interlocal Agreement between Oakland County and Suburban
Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) to provide a pilot veteran's transportation
program for the period June 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024; further, the Chair of the Board of
Commissioners is authorized to sign the Agreement.
ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY
Interlocal Agreement Yolanda Smith Charles
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Oakland County has received a FY24 MVAA County Veterans Service Fund grant in the amount of
$505,019 and $28,000.00 of the MVAA County Veterans Service Fund Grant has been allocated
towards a veterans’ transportation program. The trips will be paid for with the MVAA FY 24 CVSF
Grant which was previously approved and accepted by the Board of Commissioners.
The veterans transportation program will provide veterans and dependents free origin to destination
transportation throughout Oakland County. The transportation services shall be provided five days
per week. Oakland County wishes to enter into an interlocal agreement with Suburban Mobility
Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) to provide these services. SMART may partner with
other transportation service providers. SMART shall provide ADA compliant vehicles when
requested or needed. The cost per ride paid by Oakland County from the grant funds will be $2.00.
The program will run until September 30, 2024.
POLICY ANALYSIS
This is a request to approve an interlocal agreement between the Suburban Mobility Authority for
Regional Transportation (SMART) and Oakland County Veterans Services. The purpose of the
agreement is to provide a pilot program of origin to destination transportation for veterans (and
widows of veterans) and a needed PCA (personal care assistant); other riders must pay their
applicable fare. The services shall be available throughout all of Oakland County. SMART may
partner with other transportation service providers as needed in order to achieve full geographic
coverage of Oakland County. SMART and its partners will utilize a shared ride system to provide the
origin to destination transportation.
The cost per ride to be paid by Oakland County from the grant funds shall be the applicable fare per
provider. The negotiated rate is $2 per one-way trip. Transfer trips will be charged as individual trips
to the grant. Each trip will be charged independently. The program is funded for $28,000 from the
MVAA County Veterans Service Fund Grant which will result in approximately 7,000 round trip rides.
Duration of the pilot program shall be from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 with services
ending at the end of August and/or until the grant funds are exhausted, whichever comes first.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: No
Committee members can contact Michael Andrews, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at
248.425.5572 or andrewsmb@oakgov.com or the department contact persons listed for additional
information.
CONTACT
Tyrone Jordan, Digital Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Eli Cooper, Manager Transit
Jeanne Broad, Director Economic Development
ITEM REVIEW TRACKING
Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 4/24/2024
AGENDA DEADLINE: 04/24/2024 6:00 PM
ATTACHMENTS
1. Veterans' Transportation Agreement
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2024-04-17 Economic Development & Infrastructure - Recommend to Board
2024-04-24 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by: Commissioner Angela Powell
Seconded by: Commissioner Robert Hoffman
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Penny Luebs, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Christine
Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia Gershenson,
Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ann Erickson Gault, Linnie Taylor (15)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: Ajay Raman, Michael Gingell, Yolanda Smith Charles, William Miller III (4)
Passed
Veteran’s Transportation Agreement: Scope of Services
The Scope of Services to be provided by the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional
Transportation (SMART) to Oakland County pursuant to an Interlocal Agreement for the
utilization of grant funds by Oakland County received from the Michigan Veteran’s Affairs
Agency County Veteran’s Service Fund (CVSF) for the purpose of providing origin to destination
transportation for veterans (and widows of veterans) and a needed PCA (other riders must pay
their applicable fare) is set forth as follows:
1. Subject to availability, origin to destination transportation services shall be provided (5)
days per week, Monday through Friday, to any location in Oakland County.
2. Subject to availability, the hours of service to be provided shall accommodate arrivals by
8:00 a.m. and departures up to 6:30 p.m. Provider SMART shall facilitate all scheduling.
3. The services shall be available throughout all of Oakland County. SMART may partner
with other transportation service providers as needed in order to achieve full geographic
coverage of Oakland County. SMART and its partners will utilize a shared ride system to
provide the origin to destination transportation.
4. The cost per ride to be paid by Oakland County from the grant funds shall be the applicable
fare per provider. Transfer trips will be charged as individual trips to the grant. Each trip
will be charged independently.
5. SMART shall provide ADA compliant vehicles when needed or requested.
6. SMART shall provide a dedicated program phone number and email address to allow all
customers full access to the program.
7. SMART shall provide to Oakland County an itemized, per ride invoice every 30 days;
Oakland County shall reimburse SMART from program funds within 30 days of receiving
the invoice. SMART will reimburse partner transportation service providers within 30 days
of receiving program funds from Oakland County.
8. Duration of the pilot program shall be from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 with
services ending at the end of August and/or until the grant funds are exhausted,
whichever comes first.
9. This Scope of Services may be amended in writing by mutual consent of the parties. Any
such amendments shall be incorporated by reference into the Interlocal Agreement, and
shall be subject to the terms of the Interlocal Agreement.
_______________________________ ________________________________
For: SMART For: Oakland County
Dated: _______________