Since 2009, the City of Garden Grove has been providing transportation services for the SMP at the H. Louis Lake Senior Center.  Funding for the City’s SMP has been provided by three separate funding sources that include the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Office on Aging, and Senior Serv. The current agreement for transportation services will expire on June 30, 2019.

In March 2019, the City released a Request for Proposal (RFP) from local transportation service companies that would be interested in providing transportation services for the SMP.  The City rejected the two proposals received for this first round, as there was not sufficient response of qualified proposers for a competitive process. On April 26, 2019, the City released the RFP, and there was only one qualified proposal received and opened on May 6, 2019.  The Source Selection Committee’s (SSC) review scores were completed on May 20, 2019.  The list below indicates the proposal pricing and the SSC scores.

The SSC committee recommends California Yellow Cab, based on being the only qualified proposer to have submitted a response for this RFP, past experience with the City's program and other cities with similar programs, and their understanding of the needs of the program and its clients.

Funding for transportation services for the City's SMP will continue to be split funded among the City, OCTA and Senior Serv. OCTA will provide grant funding for the City’s SMP through June 2021, while Senior Serv will provide annual grant-funding.  Total available funding for the SMP during Fiscal Year 2019/2020 will be $210,000; OCTA will provide $185,000, and Senior Serv will provide approximately $25,000 for the twelve-month period.

The City is required to provide a twenty (20) percent match for the OCTA grant funding, which is a total of $39,391 that can be an in-kind or financial match. The City's match will consist of in-kind staff services with a value of $39,391 that is budgeted in the General Fund.

It is recommended that the City Council:

• Award a contract to California Yellow Cab for transportation services for the City’s Senior Mobility Program at the H. Louis Lake Senior Center, in the amount not to exceed $210,000, for Fiscal Year 2019-20; and

• Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract on behalf of the City, including making minor modifications as appropriate and necessary.

By: Janet Pelayo, Manager