CalACT Conference 2009

1. CalACT Conference 2009 Presented by: Max Calder, Executive Director, FACT

2. FACT Founding Members and Origins • Alane Haynes –ADA Administrator, North County Transit District, NCTD • Floyd Willis – Executive Assistant to the Director, Aging and Independent Services, San Diego County • Rob Carley – Executive Director, Area Board XIII, Office of State Council on Developmental Disabilities • Lloyd Davis - Counselor, San Diego Center for the Blind

3. FACT Board Members • Teresa Barth –Encinitas (North San Diego Coastal) • Bob Campbell– Vista (North San Diego Inland) • Susan Hafner– La Jolla (Mid San Diego Coastal) • Lori Holt-Pfeiler- Escondido (North San Diego Coastal) • Phil Monroe – Coronado (South San Diego Coastal) • Dave Roberts – Solana Beach (North San Diego Coastal) (six of nine seats currently filled)

4. FACT Vision and Mission • Vision– All people living and visiting San Diego will have full mobility within their community by an accessible transportation system that meets their individual needs. • Mission – Creation of a transportation system that will provide access and mobility to the people of San Diego County: • Creating Partnerships and eliminating barriers • Coordinating existing resources • Augmenting existing resources • Accessing additional sources of funding • Developing alternative models of transportation

5. Current Conditions in San Diego County • San Diego County covers more than 5,000 square miles. • Population just under 3 Million. • Two Transit Districts & a multitude of disaggregated services provided by agencies, non-profits, faith based organizations, volunteers, social services and others. • Like all communities the demographics and needs of Senior Citizens, Individuals with Disabilities and those falling into the category of “Economically Disadvantaged” are growing.

6. FACT as a Nonprofit Organization • FACT formed a Board of Directors, created a non-profit organization and hired staff in 2006. • Became the regional CTSA in September 2006. • Active community campaign to galvanize efforts at service coordination. • Manages two websites that provide regional information. www.factsd.org and www.stridesd.org • Vision toward maintaining core-CTSA functions and building upon that foundation.

7. FACT as the CTSA • FACT is under contract with the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to improve, consolidate and coordinated transportation services. • FACT is obligated to maintain the STRIDE website, manage the inventory of service providers, oversee the Council for Access and Mobility (CAM) and provide many other core services. • The longer term structure and organizational development of “FACT” is being defined.

8. FACT’s Long Term Development & Service Provision • Mobility Management (Defining the critical elements to be addressed by FACT). • Independently performing each function at a high level would be of great value to the region, while coordinating all collectively is the ultimate vision. • Information • Training • Maintenance • Vehicle Acquisition and Loan • Travel Training • Involvement with Transit Agencies • Service Provision (Contracted Directly or Brokered)

9. New Freedom Funding and other Grants • FACT has just under $1 million in NF 2006 and 2007 awards to develop a regional mobility management center. • Supervisor Bill Horn has generously contributed $64,000 to be used as match against NF 2007 implementation. • CTSA annual operating revenues are just over $100,000. • FACT has also been awarded a Senior Mini Grant 2009 – 2011 for approximately $125,000 to provide trips for Senior Citizens.

10. Immediate Next Steps • Host our annual Board Retreat to determine FACT’s regional role. • Develop a strategic business plan. • Implement SMG and NF 2007 programs. • Enhance core-CTSA functionality and performance. • Work with the region to develop modular coordinated programs that rest on the foundation of community demand & support.

11. Thank You for Visiting San Diego! Max Calder Executive Director