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AGENDA ITEM: Interlocal Agreement between SMART and Oakland County for FY 2025 Veterans
Transportation
DEPARTMENT: Economic Development - Veterans Services
MEETING: Board of Commissioners
DATE: Thursday, December 12, 2024 11:11 AM - Click to View Agenda
ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD
Resolution #2024-4455
Motion to approve the attached Interlocal Agreement between Suburban Mobility Authority for
Regional Transportation (SMART) and Oakland County for the period October 1, 2024 through
September 30, 2025; further, authorize the Chair of the Board of Commissioners to execute the
Agreement.
ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY
Interlocal Agreement Yolanda Smith Charles
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Oakland County has been approved for a FY 2025 MVAA County Veterans Service Fund grant in
the amount of $530,893 and $50,000.00 of the Grant has been allocated towards a veterans’
transportation program. The veterans transportation program will provide veterans and dependents
free origin to destination transportation throughout Oakland County. 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 to ensure
coverage throughout Oakland County.
Transportation services shall be provided 5 days per week. SMART shall provide ADA compliant
vehicles when requested or needed. The cost per ride paid by Oakland County from the grant funds
will be the applicable fare per provider. The program will run from October 1, 2024 until September
30, 2025.
POLICY ANALYSIS
On April 24, 2024, the Board of Commissioners approved a pilot veteran transportation program for
the period June 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024 with SMART (Resolution #2024-4029). The
pilot was deemed a success and this is a request to continue providing transportation services for
an additional year for veterans (and widows of veterans) and a needed PCA (personal care
assistant). Funding is provided through the FY 2025 MVAA County Veterans Service Fund
grant.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: No
Committee members can contact Barbara Winter, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at
248.821.3065 or winterb@oakgov.com or the department contact persons listed for additional
information.
CONTACT
Garth Wootten, Manager
Tyrone Jordan, Digital Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Eli Cooper, Manager Transit
Jeanne Broad, Director
ITEM REVIEW TRACKING
Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 12/12/2024
AGENDA DEADLINE: 12/12/2024 7:00 PM
ATTACHMENTS
1. Veterans' Transportation Agreement 2025 with SMART (002)
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2024-12-04 Economic Development & Infrastructure - Recommend to Board
2024-12-12 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by: Commissioner Linnie Taylor
Seconded by: Commissioner Penny Luebs
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Penny Luebs, Karen Joliat, Christine Long, Robert
Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia Gershenson, William Miller III,
Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ann Erickson Gault, Linnie Taylor
(16)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: Michael Gingell, Kristen Nelson, Ajay Raman (3)
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. ADA eligible
rides will be provided based on ADA guidelines.
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., ADA eligible trips are based on the ADA
guidelines.
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 syst em to
provide the origin to destination transportation.
4. The cost per ride to be paid by Oakland County from the grant funds or county funding
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 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. The duration of the pilot program shall be from October 1, 2024, through September 30,
2025.
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: _______________