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Resolution responding to the proposed U.S. Department of Transportation
regulations guiding transportation services for the handicapped pertaining to
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
WHEREAS, there is a recognized need to provide transportation services that
are accessible to the elderly and handicapped; and,
WHEREAS, joint Urban Mass Transportation Administration-Federal Highway
Administration guidelines issued April 30, 1976 for the planning and
implementation of transportation services for the elderly and
handicapped, as called for in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
required local governments to complete a plan outlining the trans-
portation services to be considered for implementation for the
elderly and handicapped, based upon the desires of the local
elderly and handicapped community and the study efforts; and,
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council is the single policy group for
multimodal transportation planning in the North Central Texas
region, and the designated policy body for the Metropolitan Plan- I
ning Organization for the Fort Worth-Dallas area, with responsibili-
ties for planning and implementation of the transportation system in
the region; and,
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council, in conjunction with the Cities
of Fort Worth and Dallas , did direct such a study and response to
the April 30, 1976, regulations and its own desires to provide
public transportation services to the elderly and handicapped,
culminating in the production of the report Transportation Options
for the Elderly and the Handicapped, which included recommenda-
tions for public transportation services for this group; and,
WHEREAS, the study effort recommended special transportation service for the
elderly and handicapped, reflecting the desires of local govern-
ments, the local elderly and handicapped community, the Fort Worth
Public Transportation Advisory Committee, and local social service
agencies, and was approved by the Regional. Transportation Council
on September 21 , 1976; and,
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth City Council approved the transportation plan for
elderly and handicapped on May 17 , 1977 in M&C TE-163; and,
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WHEREAS, grant applications for federal funds making possible the Mobility
Impaired Transportation Service (MITS) project: specifically related
to the elderly and handicapped plan have been submitted by the
City of Fort Worth and approved by the Urban Mass Transportation
Administration, and other local grant approvals by UMTA have
specifically mentioned the necessity to implement program projects
for use by the elderly and handicapped; and,
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary,
issued proposed regulations in the Federal Register of June 8, 1978,
titled "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap" in relation to
federally assisted programs and activities of the Federal Aviation
Administration, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Federal
Railroad Administration, and the Federal Highway Administration in
response to the April 28, 1976 Presidential Executive Order No.
11914; and,
WHEREAS, the June 8, 1978 regulations appear to be inconsistent with the
previous directives issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation
and mandate a response that allows no options for the local
determination of service by local governments and the local elderly
and handicapped population which may be more functionally valid
and economically feasible; and,
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council and the City of Fort Worth wish
to meet the desires of the local elderly and handicapped persons
and thereby provide the most effective and efficient service which
can be offered through programs unique to the Fort Worth-Dallas
urbanized areas while fulfilling the intent of Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Presidential Executive Order No.
11914;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL:
1. That the Fort Worth City Council does reaffirm its commitment to the
support of adequate transportation services to the elderly and
handicapped provided by local government and consistent with the
expressed mobility requirements of the local handicapped com-
munity ;
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2. That the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary,
be requested to consider modification of the proposed regulations to
i permit local governments to make decisions for all transportation
services used by the elderly and handicapped while fulfilling the
intent of the federal statutes and the Presidential Executive Order
concerning such services;
3. That ffe U.S. Department of Transportation , Office of the Secretary,
be urged to conduct additional regional public hearings to obtain a
representative, nationwide review and comment on the proposed
regulation;
4. That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Transportation, members of the Fort Worth-Dallas
Congressional delegation, other appropriate Congressional members ,
and the Governor of the State of Texas;
5• That this resolution be in full force and effect on its adoption by
City Council.
APPROVED BY THE FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST,2.al_, 1978.
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