Social Services Transportation Advisory Committee

April 15, 2025 1:30 pm

COG Ash Conference Room | 2035 Tulare St., Suite 201, Fresno, CA

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations
The Fresno COG offices and restrooms are ADA accessible. Representatives or individuals with disabilities should contact Fresno COG at (559) 233-4148, at least 3 days in advance, to request auxiliary aids and/or translation services necessary to participate in the public meeting / public hearing. If Fresno COG is unable to accommodate an auxiliary aid or translation request for a publichearing, after receiving proper notice, the hearing will be continued on a specified date when accommodations are available..

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations

The Fresno COG offices and restrooms are ADA accessible. Representatives or individuals with disabilities should contact Fresno COG at (559) 233-4148, at least 3 days in advance, to request auxiliary aids and/or translation services necessary to participate in the public meeting / public hearing.  If Fresno COG is unable to accommodate an auxiliary aid or translation request for a public hearing, after receiving proper notice, the hearing will be continued on a specific date when accommodations are available.

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This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the SSTAC on the items within its jurisdiction but not on this agenda.  Note: Prior to action by SSTAC on any items on this agenda, the public may comment on that item.

Summary:  The draft FY2025-26 Fresno COG (FCOG) Unmet Transit Needs (UTN) Report has been released for public review and comment on the Fresno COG website at:

https://www.fresnocog.org/unmet-transit-needs-assessment/

The public hearing will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the Fresno COG Policy Board meeting.

In addition to the public hearing coming up, Fresno COG’s public outreach process consisted of six in-person public meetings: four in the urban area, two in rural areas (Reedley and Kerman), and one virtual event. Public outreach also included flyers sent to the UTN mailing list, an online survey, and social media posts. Transit riders and stakeholders were also able to submit their comments via telephone, text, or email.

The survey ran for most of February and all of March and was primarily how most comments were received.  This year, 32 individual comments were received, 4 of which are similar, and they are being counted as a single comment, for a total of 29 consolidated comments.  Of the comments received, three were unmet transit needs, none of which were found to be reasonable to meet.

The comments received, transit agency responses, and the determination of unmet transit needs will be included in the draft FY2025-26 FCOG Unmet Transit Needs Report to be released at the link referenced above.

The remaining timeline for the FY2025 Unmet Transit Needs process is as follows:

April 24, 2025: Public hearing

May 9, 2025: Draft UTN Report to Fresno COG TTC/PAC

May 24, 2025: Draft UTN Report to the FCOG Policy Board

June 3, 2025: “Special” meeting to approve the final UTN Report

June 13, 2025: Final UTN Report to Fresno COG TTC/PAC

June 26, 2025: Final UTN Report to the FCOG Policy Board

Action: Information.  The Committee may provide additional direction at its discretion.

This is a standing item on the SSTAC agenda with FCOG staff to provide the Committee an update on developments pertaining to Measure C.

Please call Todd Sobrado at (559) 621-1532 or by email at harold.sobrado@fresno.gov for more information or to RSVP.

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