[tabi] Re: major change proposed for TDC coordinator
- From: "Elizabeth S. Bowden" <ebowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:04:16 -0400
I was just providing some feedback since some people may be new to the process.
The other company was called something like star transit? I can't remember,
but they supposedly had experience, and could never be reached after hours,
were unsafe when transporting people, and had to be shut down.
----- Original Message -----
From: Allison and Chip Orange
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:46 PM
Subject: [tabi] Re: major change proposed for TDC coordinator
Liz,
maybe you were really replying to Carl and not me, but if you meant to reply
to me, you should realize that I did not advocate the switch, just wanted some
more info.
Who was the private company that did so poorly? were they experienced with
para-transit before they took this on (as Big Bend is)?
Chip
----- Original Message -----
From: Elizabeth S. Bowden
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:21 PM
Subject: [tabi] Re: major change proposed for TDC coordinator
Please remember back when this was done by a private company about 3 years
ago, and the service was really poor!
----- Original Message -----
From: Chip Orange
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:51 PM
Subject: [tabi] Re: major change proposed for TDC coordinator
Thanks Carl for letting us know about this!
If a private contractor could really do it for about half, then I don't
understand why you might think StarMetro wouldn't want to renew their contract?
This would seem to be quite a money-maker for them, so is there some other
reason why they wouldn't want to do it (that you could at least guess at)?
Also, can you tell me who Coleen Roland works for?
thanks.
Chip
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From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of carl mccoy
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:44 AM
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tabi] major change proposed for TDC coordinator
At the meeting of the transportation disadvantaged coordinating board
this afternoon
Coleen Roland proposed we vote on canceling our contract with Star
Metro as our
administrative agency in January 201. The rational was that it would
save money
that could be used for rides.
Currently the administrative cost with Star Metro is approximately 280
Thousand,
out of a budget of 1.3 Million. She estimated by going to a private
contractor we
could save half of that.
Anyway this was so unexpected and in fact it was not even on the
agenda, a couple
of us objected, and insisted that we have more time to study the issue,
it was delayed
until next Wednesday for a special meeting of the board at 4 o'clock.
This may be a good plan particularly if it increases the rides
available, but we
need to think this through carefully.
Next Wednesday will not be a public meeting, but in the mean time I
welcome any ideas
or input from all of you. Simply post it to TABI.
I should add if the contract is terminated in January, they propose Big
Bend as the
coordinator or administrator until an RFP can be developed for bids
from private
providers, that would be implemented in July of 2010
I am sure is confusing to you as it is to me, but apparently it has
already been
discussed with city officials and Star Metro, and it is probably a done
deal, since
Star Metro is under no obligation to renew their contract.
Now time for your input. Carl
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