DEPARTMENT: Social Services-Aging & Disability Services
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of South St. Paul for Transportation Project
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of joint powers agreement (JPA) with the City of South St. Paul to fund the Let's Go Places program, including transportation provided by DARTS.
SUMMARY
By Resolution No. 24-572 (December 3, 2024), the County Board authorized Dakota County to accept Workforce Shortage grant funding through the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide funding for its Communities for All initiative. Communities for All issued a Letter of Interest (LOI) and selected the Let's Go Places program through the City of South St. Paul (Attachment: Solicitation Summary). Through its Communities for All initiative, grant funding will be provided to the City of South St. Paul to implement the Let's Go Places program. The Let's Go Places funding will be utilized for coordination and transportation through DARTS.
Let's Go Places will gather a group of South St. Paul residents with disabilities to develop a community calendar of inclusive events and activities. A key component of this program is to remove barriers and provide accessible transportation to ensure that all residents can participate in programming and foster a sense of community belonging and inclusion.
DARTS, under a contract with the City of South St. Paul, will provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant round-trip transportation to residents identified as needing this service. This service is wheelchair accessible and has customized pick-up times. The inclusive transportation service is estimated at $125 per hour.
Staff is requesting authorization to execute a JPA with the City of South St. Paul from the date of execution through August 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $10,000 (Attachment: Joint Powers Agreement).
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