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Charlotte County-Punta Gorda M.P.O.

Charlotte County Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board (LCB)

Name *(Alternate) Representing
Commissioner Tom D'Aprile (Chair) 

Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners

Elected Official
Alan Skavroneck (Vice Chair) 

Ambitrans

Private Transportation Industry

 Julia Davis

*(Richard Shine)

FDOT

Florida Department of Transportation

Yvonne Sprunger

Florida Department of Children & Families

Richard Duckworth

Charlotte County Public Schools

Public Education Community

Jim Barrett Veterans Interests
Deanna May Economically Disadvantaged
Peggy Walters Elderly Interests

V. Shirley Gilmore 

Visually Impaired Persons of Charlotte County (VIP)

Disabled Interests
Dianne Bettmann Citizen Advocate
Grace Nurse Citizen Advocate
Deborah M. Bell State Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Services

Cyndy Cooper

Michael LaDuca

Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida Inc.

Florida Department of Elder Affairs

 

Joseph Martinez Agency for Health Care Administration

Kelly Studenwalt

*(Victoria Carpenter)

Charlotte County Department of Human Services
Non-Voting Members

Richard Weingarten

Charlotte Area Transit Division

Public Transit System Designee

Rhodie Ladd

Council on Aging of Charlotte County

                    

                 * (Alternate)

 

 

PURPOSE OF THE LCB

                                  THE PURPOSE OF THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED LOCAL COORDINATING 

                                BOARD (LCB) IS TO  CONFER WITH AND ADVISE THE COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR (CTC)  

                                ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COORDINATING TRANSPORTATION IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, AND TO BE A

                                PROBLEM-SOLVING ENTITY, WHERE POSSIBLE. OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE LCB SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE 

                                NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

 

                                (A)    TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO DEVELOP THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT INTO A COST EFFECTIVE 

                                        RIDER, CONVENIENT  VIABLE AND RELIABLE METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION AND 

                                        OTHER ASSIGNED TRANSIT SERVICES;

 

                                (B)    TO PROVIDE A FOCAL POINT FOR DISADVANTAGED TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION THAT 

                                        CAN BE USED AND COORDINATED WITH OTHER PLANNING EFFORTS;

 

                                (C)    TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT, DISCUSSION AND INTERCHANGE OF NEW 

                                        TECHNIQUES, TECHNOLOGY, OR METHODS UTILIZED IN DISADVANTAGED TRANSPORTATION;

 

                                (D)    TO PROMOTE COMMUNICATION AMONG MEMBERS FOR SUCCESSFUL IDENTIFICATION AND 

                                        RESOLUTION OF COMMON PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS;

 

                                (E)    TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING LOCAL TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED 

                                        PERSONS' GRIEVANCES, WHICH ARE NOT RESOLVED BY THE CTC, AND TO RESOLVE THOSE 

                                        GRIEVANCES AS REQUIRED; AND

 

                                (F)    TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP RESPONSES TO LOCAL SERVICE NEEDS.