MEETING MINUTES
MOBILITY COORDINATING COMMITTEE
July 23, 2024, 9:30 a.m.
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AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER / ESTABLISH A QUORUM / INTRODUCTIONS (Four [4] voting members)
Chair Rumsey called the meeting to order at 9:32. A quorum was present.
AGENDA ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL
Ms. Val Anders motioned to approve, Mr. Jacob Matsen seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM 3: CONSENT ITEMS
These items will be acted upon as a whole, unless they are called up for discussion by a committee member or a citizen wishing to address the committee.
- Approval of minutes from the June 25, 2024 meeting.* Mr. Jacob Matsen motioned to approve, Ms. Val Anders seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM 4: PUBLIC COMMENTS/PRESENTATIONS
- Public Comments. Public comments can be made before or during the meeting. Public comment during the meeting is limited to three minutes and can be done at the meeting location or remotely by using the posted Microsoft Teams link. Individuals are encouraged to notify the meeting organizer at ppacg@ppacg.org before the start of the meeting with the agenda item they would like to comment on. Public comments can be submitted before the meeting via email to ppacg@ppacg.org for distribution to the committee members
AGENDA ITEM 5: ACTION ITEMS
AGENDA ITEM 6: MEMBERSHIP APPOINTMENTS
AGENDA ITEM 7: COMMUNITY GUEST AND PROVIDER PRESENTATIONS
AGENDA ITEM 8: TRAINING / INFORMATION SHARING / COORDINATION OPPORTUNITIES
- Specialized Transit Plan – updates. Ms. Laura Crews noted the drat for the Specialized Transit plan is due out 7/26. Mr. Jacob Matsen noted the Regional Transit draft will be out 7/31.
- Medicaid transit changes. CASTA shares. Healthcare Policy and Finance is working to address concerns with their Medicaid rides program and CASTA is working to support this process with them in efforts to decrease fraudulent billing and rides. CASTA hosted a meeting with providers and heard concerns that included: clients were not assigned to providers in their area leading to 100+ deadhead miles and the local providers losing critical revenue, labor hours and fiscal impact have been significant on the driver background checks and vehicle inspection process as for many providers they are already doing this with CDOT. CASTA has shared the comments with HCPF. HCPF will be seeking a state-wide broker again and they are looking at waivers for CDOT providers on the background checks and vehicle inspections
- VISTA Mobility Travel Training program. Ms. Laura Crews noted that she is leaving PPACG for a position in Leadville, CO. PPACG will have a VISTA starting August 12 to develop this program. She is asking for help from the provider agencies to allow the VISTA to shadow the transit programs for a day to learn about how the system runs in Colorado Springs.
- Social gathering and Laura Crews leaving.
- Provider Updates
- Mountain Metro – Fall service changes are being discussed.
AGENDA ITEM 9: ITEMS FOR THE NEXT MEETING
AGENDA ITEM 10: ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chair Simeraro adjourned at 10:30.
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