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Alameda CTC Paratransit Program Implementation Guidelines Alameda County Transportation Commission Implementation Guidelines for the Paratransit Program Funded through Measure B and Measure BB Section 1.Purpose A. To delineate eligible uses of Paratransit funds authorized under Alameda County Transportation Commission Master Programs Funding Agreements,these implementation guidelines have been developed to specify the requirements that local jurisdictions must follow in their use of Measure B and Measure BB Direct Local Distributions funds and discretionary funds.These guidelines are incorporated by reference in the Master Programs Funding Agreements.All other terms and conditions for programs are contained in the agreements themselves.The intent of the implementation guidelines is to: 1. Provide guidance on Paratransit funds eligible uses and expenditures. 2. Define the terms in the Master Programs Funding Agreements. 3. Guide Paratransit Program implementation. Section 2.Authority A. These Implementation Guidelines have been adopted by the Alameda County Transportation Commission and set forth eligible uses and expenditures for the Paratransit funds.The Alameda CTC may update these guidelines on an as-needed basis and will do so with involvement of its technical and community advisory committees (as applicable). Exceptions to these guidelines must be requested in writing and be approved by the Alameda CTC Commission. Section 3.Background A. Alameda CTC developed Implementation Guidelines for the Paratransit funds to clarify eligible fund uses and expenditures in association Master Programs Funding Agreements for the November 2000 voter-approved Measure B Direct Local Distribution(formally known as"pass-through funds").In November 2014,voters approved the 2014 Transportation Expenditure Plan,Measure BB,and new Master Programs Funding Agreements were subsequently developed to incorporate Measure BB funds.The expenditure plans allocates 10.45 percent of Measure B funds and 10 percent of Measure BB funds for special transportation for seniors and people with disabilities (paratransit)programs and projects. Section 4.Definition of Terms A. Alameda CTC:The Alameda County Transportation Commission is a Joint Powers Authority created by the merger of the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency,which performed long-range planning and funding for countywide transportation projects and programs,and the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority,which administered the voter-approved,half-cent transportation sales taxes in Alameda County(the Measure B sales tax programs approved in 1986 and 2000). B. Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA):According to the U.S.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,originally passed in 1990 and revised in 2008,a law that prohibits private employers,state and local governments,employment agencies and labor unions from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures,hiring,firing,advancement,compensation, job training,and other terms,conditions,and privileges of employment.The ADA also requires reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and has resulted in the removal of many barriers to transportation and in better access for seniors and people with disabilities. Paratransit-1