Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1756
Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) and GPS Technology Project
Requester:		Polk County Transit Services D			Organization:		Polk County Board of County Commissioners
Project Title:		Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) and GPS Technology Project			Date Submitted		1/15/2003 1:51:43 PM
Sponsors:		Dockery
Statewide Interest:
Dispatchers communicate with drivers by means of 800 mhz radio transmission
Recipient:		Polk County Board of County Commissioners			Contact:		Sandra Winegar
		P. O. Box 9005 Drawer HS09			Contact Phone:		(863) 534-5301
		Bartow 33831
Counties:		Polk
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
Improved corrdination of paratransit trips through AVL/GPS technology that interfaces with existing automatic scheduling/dispatch software
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
750 - 1000 additional door-to-door trips per month (up to 12,000 per year)
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$380,049
Total cost of the project:			$380,049
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					None
	Cash Amount		$
Was this project previously funded by the state?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Yes
	Agency		Transportation, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:		Annual Operating Report to the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:			Polk County BOCC & Delegation
	Hearing Meeting Date:			12/16/2002