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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2307 |
| Bus and Paratransit Driver Training and Maintenance Training |
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| Requester: |
Michael Blaylock, Executive Di |
Organization: |
Jacksonville Transportation Authority |
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| Project Title: |
Bus and Paratransit Driver Training and Maintenance Training |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 9:06:39 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wise |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| a. Reduction in costs related to accidents statewide for Transportation Disadvantage Program and mass transit programs.
b. Reduction in legal and administrative costs due to reduced injuries and lawsuits.
c. Improved screening of candidate drivers such as reaction time for braking, steering and related vehicle operating requirements.
d. Use for route familiarization and stop locations to improve customer service.
e. Improvement in maintenance time for diagnostic process to implement requests. |
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| Recipient: |
Jacksonville Transportation Authority |
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Contact: |
Steve Arrington |
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100 North Myrtle Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 630-3108 |
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Jacksonville 32203 |
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Contact email: |
sarrington@jtafla.com |
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| Counties: |
Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Purchase of Driver Training System for Paratransit and Bus Driver Improvement and Maintenance Training for bus drive train. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improvement in driver capabilities upon hiring (less turnover and more efficient training)
Improvement in driver training and route knowledge
Reduction in cost to the state as a result of driver accidents and lowered injury rates. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$325,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$350,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$10,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$25,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Vehicle accident & injury reports & claims filed against state/operators |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Duval Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/17/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
