 Good morning everyone. Welcome to this webinar for how to access state funding for bike share and micro mobility We're going to take a minute here. I'm in order to wait for folks to join on Please keep your sound and and In microphones mute And I think we have the ability to control that on our end as well. So we'll get started in a few minutes here All right, let's go ahead and get started. Hi everyone. My name is Linda commision I'm with the California Bicycle Coalition. I'm the senior policy advocate here based in Sacramento and today we have the ability to talk about a really exciting opportunity for communities across California to bring bike share and micro mobility to their Neighborhoods and we have with us margarita para with great alternatives who will be speaking more about What the eligibility is for that and what is the the program and what does it look like and how you can take next steps? To to look at how you can apply for that for this funding We have a great Amount of attendees here. So we are recording this and we'll make sure to have this posted and get the information to you if you've registered then you'll you'll be on that list to get the information and and we'll Also talk about, you know, how you can send in questions and then and also use your chat box and We're gonna go ahead and Get started here. Great. So The next slide here is Here so our agenda is to do a quick introduction background on the clean mobility options Program and some of the advocacy efforts that we've been involved with to make sure that this program is also including bikes and bike share for Communities and then we'll move into the presentation with margarita and then we'll be hosting the Q&A session at the end. So you can send in your questions at throughout the the webinar but we'll be looking at them and working through them at the end of the The presentation so just as a quick background the clean mobility options and Is a program of the low carbon transportation investments. This is funding from the cap and trade Surplus that has come through What it's created is a suite of equity incentive and voucher programs to help make sure that there are options for clean clean alternatives, but also clean mobility across California So this particular program started in the fiscal year 1415 With a small part of funding that was really for designed to help get individuals in disadvantaged communities Get the mobility benefit of the automobile. So access to cars without necessarily the cost burden of car ownership And this was you know, we know that car cars are often a very costly part of people's household you know costs of and not always have access to being able to have your own car or there's other barriers and so This was a way to make sure that clean cars. So plug-ins hybrids zero mission vehicles are accessible to many communities across California and What this has transitioned to or transformed into is a program that's also looking at all kinds of mobility options So van pools and now bike share and e-bike share and scooter share and so it's really looking at what does the community need and at what scale what level and With the help of our advocacy as well as our partners We were able to really push the air resources board to adopt within this program the ability for communities to Apply for bike and e-bike share Projects and so we'll be focusing primarily this webinar on how to really push that forward but the entire program really does include all types of You know both car share van pool bike share scooter share So, you know, it depends on what your community needs and what the project is what we do hope to see is is You know in places where bike share has not been able to expand into with the through the private sector That this could be an option for communities to look at to bring in Small-scale projects that can help to fill that gap So as far as the webinar goes like I mentioned will well you can you know put your You know put into the chat box or ask questions Will hold responding to those questions till the end the webinar is being recorded and we'll be posting it to the website and we'll send that information to all those who've registered and questions can also be submitted after the webinar through that web page will be collecting them and sending them along to the administrators as well as you know supporting the administrators that with other outreach events as well and and being Make making sure that the there's plenty of technical assistance to access these funds With that I'm going to switch it over to Margarita and Margarita is the clean mobility equity project lead at great alternatives She's with the the four different administrator the administrative team for this project this program and She's also a board member of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition so she has quite a bit of insight on how this could work for nonprofits and also what it means to bring Accessibility for biking and bike share to the community So with that I will Hand it over to Margarita Hi, everybody. Can you hear me? I can hear you. Yes Excellent I'm so great. This is such a great opportunity and a great way to start our day Thank you, Linda. And thank you to call bike to Invite us today. I'm just going to share my screen of my presentation Here hopefully you all see it I'm going to hide this I'm going to go to full presentation So just delighted to be here as part of the administrator team. I work for great alternatives as I'm Lean dimension but I'm here representing four organizations that are helping the state Implement this project and this program and I will talk about in soon And also, I'm happy to be with you guys because I'm a bicycle advocate as Linda mentioned And I'm really hoping that these upcoming opportunities use to bring bike sharing and also scooter sharing another Alternative transportation to our state to fulfill our time at the goals So maybe one thing to remember from this presentation is that we have 20 million dollars at an early dimension But that's the amount that we have from this program 20 million dollars in this window That will be available for clean mobility options and here today Going to learn how to access that a state funding As Linda mentioned this estate funding comes from the California climate investment is our cap and trade dollars And this is money that comes through the California Air Resources for This is the administrator team so the main administrator is CalSTAR Together with Sharers Mobility Center and local government commission and grid alternatives are supporting them We're about a team of 10 people helping in this project and and working to ensure we have lots of applicants and good quality of applications So I'm going to go today to lots of beautiful pictures of bicycles as you will see I'm a bit biased We're going to go through the program overview a little bit about the process About outreach events where you can learn more and then we jump into a Q&A So this is the program is called clean mobility of options for disadvantaged communities and as Linda said which is very good This is not a fresh round of funding. Thanks to you and other efforts from cow bike This program now is in the third round and is really specifically designed to streamline access for funds for underserved communities It was loud and clear how throughout the previous rounds. There was a Need for really concentrate on disadvantaged communities and to support small-scale projects projects like bicycle sharing So this this trench of money really has that objective and also build capacity to support All the recipients of the money to achieve their goals and to ensure the longevity of the program. I think the state really wants to ensure we Fulfill the climate goals that we have but we also advance on mobility equity and also clean air and of course help speed up the deployment of zero emission vehicles in the state All right What are clean mobility? I think options. I think that's one question you may have And while we're talking about Linda mentioned a little bit about this It includes our favorites bike sharing and it's good. They're sharing all the active transportation options But it also includes traditional malls like car sharing and car pulling bound pulling on demand transit and some innovative transit services that are out there I think we want to see some innovations in the field The DS to really have zero mission and share options available to your communities And as Linda mentioned too, it is important that this options really answer the needs of the communities that I want to serve And yes, you heard right it includes bikes hooray And bike sharing with e-bikes or and push bikes and normal bikes All right, so now in tomorrow the details of the program It is a voucher program and I want to make emphasis on this because it's a bit different to Grand programs vouchers are some is a contract mechanism that serves as a promise of payment vouchers are redeemed and pay when their project milestones achieved So they're they're really a reimbursement basis payment And I want to make emphasis on this because I know some people may confuse this with a grant program And and it is a voucher reimbursement program We understand that some of the communities that may apply for this funding may not have the cash flow to Access and acquire some of the vehicles or bicycles beforehand so the administrator team is working hard to ensure that Invoices from dealers or from manufacturers of bicycles for example could actually invoice directly the administrator team Because yes, this is a voucher program and we we can talk more about in the Q&A And the 20 million dollars that is available statewide has that different components One is that there's one million dollars for tribal communities. This is the first time this Source of funding is going to include tribal communities. There's also really good and is based on also advocacy done by Organizations that care about equity in the state and we're very happy There's going to be one million for transportation needs assessments And I want to make a pause here to Explain a little bit about that because that also comes from the feedback and Linda mentioned it that many of the advocate Organizations have asked which is we want solutions that really answer the needs of the communities We want to ensure that there is demand for them that it really Serves the gaps of communities And so there will be a requirement and there will be a separate amount of money There's one million to do those assessments and basically they're they're like two three components of them one component is to Gather data that could be available through studies or through agencies who already have Community patterns of transportation or we also could do surveys for the communities to get that data So get that data from how people move to and what are the most common destinations at the community For a grocery for a community and for school for health get that information Then engage the community Manifully to see what are the gaps and how people move around what are the main needs is a is it affordability? Is it reliability is accessibility? What are the main needs and then a third component after engaging the community which is to arrive at the project Why is this project going to really help with those needs of this particular population and area? So that transportation is assessment is going to be a separate study We believe this is really important and we're thankful that advocates have made emphasis on that And one thing to mention is that up to one million is the couple per project It doesn't mean every project has to be one million, but that's the cap, which is good. It's a substantial amount For a small community. So we think this it is a good cup So where are we in the timeline of this wonderful project it is start maybe around a probe Really when it was a finally awarded or launched and we start working through June and September in Engaging stakeholders in the project design Linda For example represented a cowboy cat older working group meetings and other advocates in the state really providing good input To how this program should be designed Now we're in October and at the end of this month the program will be officially launched And we will be busy doing application outreach and capacity building We are we really want to ensure that all the state eligible applicants know about this and really use this opportunity and access this funding We're going to be conducted nine regional forums and I'll mention the locations later Five webinars or maybe more and this is the first one. So you guys are the lucky ones who hear this for first time and We are going to be engaging in technical assistance, which we know is one of the barriers for the smaller communities to access funding We really want to help them so all the questions on the application So the requirements to make sure that we have good applicants from those communities In February 2020 we have the first funding the first window funding available opens This is tentative we still don't know exactly when but we expect something around February 2020 and the way this will work is as other programs at the state in a first come first serve and There will be other subsequent Windows of funding that we know maybe there will be one after six or nine months So to be determined we are going to learn soon and we're going to pass that information But we're here in the October, which is the October January friend, which is we're trying to do most outreach possible about this program Alright, so who can participate and excuse us. This is the most difficult slide with the most information, but I'm going to try to Share it and what it is. So this program as we said it was designed for disadvantaged communities And the indicator that we use is the cal and virus screen 3.0 and Disadvantaged communities are defined as the 75 percentile of Those communities on the environment screen Those are communities who suffer the highest burden of pollution in the state Which is really good because we know they really need Alternative transportation options that are no based on gasoline and diesel and those this is why they are the main target of this funding You can see those in the pink colors in the map on your right We also have another eligible Applicants who are solar in multi-family affordable housing soma. These are affordable housing properties that are within the AB 50 low-income communities and that is a legislation that defines low-income communities and I believe is about 80 percent or below the statewide median income We also include tribal lands as we said this is the new and just before the the soma ones are the little blue Circles and you can see we have a lot of those throughout the state And the last component of the eligible areas are the tribal lands also within AB 1550 and Disadvantaged communities and those are the red little squares that you can see throughout I know this may be done team to see and to just look at now Maybe you're really getting very close to the to the screen to see if your community is eligible We want to say that as administrators. We're going to help figure in that out We may create some a list or a tool just to make sure that you know where your community is so we can answer questions through email All right, and today at the Q&A also we can answer questions All right, so who can apply for funding the question we were waiting for Allegable applicants are public agencies and nonprofit organizations So I know some of you most of you represent nonprofit organizations. So you are eligible applicants And we really want to promote partnerships. I know this is an area where maybe some of the bicycle coalitions are really Known for working with the public agencies with their city government with the county government and we want to actually We want to really encourage that At the same time, we really want to encourage partnerships with cbo's community-based organizations with mobility providers for example Companies like uber jump or lift Provide that service and also partnerships with the infrastructure providers This is in the case of electric equipment that is needed for charging Vehicles in the case of vehicles, but also in the case of bicycles Whatever is necessary for you know for the bike chair to work They may be companies who specialize in that and we want to make sure that their partnerships Their form partnerships to to to apply Public agencies can apply once except in the case where there is an unincorporated area And and then that county can actually represent more up to three communities But non-profit organizations can only be submitting one application The sub applicants like the operators and cbo's they can be their sub applicants. They can be in multiple applications Because they're they're not the main applicants All right, what are the eligible costs? What can you put in that one million dollars? so It is included the capital equipment So the the cost of the vehicles the bicycles the scooters and everything to do with the charging charging infrastructure of those vehicles In this case, for example for bicycles or the bicycle parking infrastructure that we need will be included there Also operation costs and this is very important because in the model that maybe companies like uber jump And lift already have bicycles We know what we need is the operation in our community So we are not really requiring them to buy the bicycles because they have them and in that case This funding can be available for covering this operation costs And outreach costs, which is really important We want to ensure that communities engaged that the community was consulted through the transportation assessment of their needs um And we want to make sure that they continue to be engaged throughout the the implementation of the other project and be users of this project So that's why those costs like marketing outreach all of that will be covered in the voucher All right, so now that if you have a look of what this is like what you will see in the um Application requirements and I wanted to show you today because I think it's important that you have a sense of what is on this application And if you have questions and then there will be of course materials being published at car websites And now our upcoming website, but at least you have yeah an idea what How difficult will be which we've hoping not too difficult because we're making it a stream line So it will be a project narrative The transportation needs assessment The project area profile the site infrastructure needs profile What is the area where we need to put our bicycle share parking? For example, what is required there? We want to have a financial sustainability plan The voucher is supposed to be for two years Um, I think that's the the funding that is available for two years of operations But we want to make sure that the service lasts at least for four years So in this financial sustainability plan will be showing how The income from the state and the income like the different contributions that we can expect We'll make sure that this service will continue to pray for four years There will be a team profile All the estimated cost of course the community outreach plan And letters of commitment This is important because we know that what we want to do is that In the case that there is a public agency as an applicant We want to ensure that they have a letter of commitment of cbo's and NGOs in that area To ensure that there really is buying from the community and likewise if on the other hand if There's a community that is applying for this a cbo or an NGO We want to make sure that they have the the support of the city and the local government To ensure that they have the permits that this will require that they really have Really the backing of the of the local government. So those letters of commitment are going to be very important So as you see there's some some requirements, but we think those are Really something that NGOs like yourselves are able to put together for an application or in a partnership with a local A public agency and finally outreach events Which is the fun thing we're doing. So the first Of the enrichment that we're doing and you guys are very lucky because we took the the bicycle and the bicyclist first I'm going to go to the cow bike summit next week Which is great. I can't wait for seeing all those bicycle advocates And I'll be together in october 16. We have the opportunity to present to the main plenary Again, this program may be going into some other details And we have as I mentioned nine outreach forums in different communities We have one in los angeles and cindiego riverside city and these are the dates We're also going to fresno bakersfield stockton For the central valley We're going to go to oakland And then we're having two forums at two tribal Places one is in blueplec rancheria and the other one is in pechanga And we're really hoping there to bring eligible applicants and to explain more in detail how to fulfill and how to fill all the Application requirements how to solve all the questions about the different components of this program and also maybe even being on the same page about Opportunities for partnerships for example how to make a good partnership with a mobility provider How to make sure we assess well the needs for infrastructure? What permits are required like we want to ensure those forums really get into the details to help the the applicants to further the application And we also have more webinars We're going to be Trying to reach different audiences like yourselves. We're going to talk to the affordable housing sector Through a webinar that will be specifically how we make this real there We are also talking to other funders in the state other foundations that may be interested on supporting Some of the ngos, you know foundations such as the one I used to work Like the healers foundation to chime in in here because I think this is an effort that is Really important and then should be You know should be leveraged to really get to the state goals and the social goals that we have Well, that's it and here I wanted to mention The the our contact details us now. We're working on a website. Uh, there will be upcoming but for now we have this phone line and they our generic email info at clean mobility options.org and I put my email in parra at grid alternatives.org and my colleague who I help is also listening and has been a great help Especially getting those maps of eligibility for everybody low and rare and email is there at grid alternatives.org But also the whole team. I'm sure is able to answer questions. This is the two of us As a starting point So thank you and I'm happy to answer any questions Great. Thank you. Margarita. That was a great overview and really this this webinar was intended to Just get people introduced to this program What are some of the main eligibility areas so that they can go? You know, you can go back and and start to either brainstorm or if there's already projects you already have in mind That would be eligible So it's really just to introduce this concept in this project this program so that we can You know get the information out there and start working with communities to develop their application. So We can just jump right in we have some questions already And since we have enough time left over If you want to talk if you want to speak up We you can raise your hand and then we can open up your Your mic so you can jump in and we can talk live. So We'll just jump in with the questions we have. So if If we have an existing bike share program, would we be eligible to participate in this program? That's a good question. Yes expansions are allowed. So you'll be able to Make an expansion to a new area Maybe the question will be if you receive funding from the state from the same program Which maybe I'm assuming now because we didn't have any other programs with that That may be More tricky, but since you didn't receive any funding from the state I think any expansion is actually acceptable and eligible Great and then more on eligibility What if you are a nonprofit that organizes in two geographically different areas such as northern and southern california? Yes, that was a race in In in a previous meeting and I think in that case if it's two different communities I think the criteria that we have For local governments like a county that can oversee different unincorporated areas That will also apply for this nonprofit if it's really serving to different communities I think those they will be able to apply as well twice And I I just wanted to mention I have some colleagues on the line from my team I don't know if in case they also want to chime in i'm happy for them to as well in case I don't have all the answers Yeah, that's a great point if anyone wants to add anything to the information They can maybe raise their hand to or send me a text Someone actually is asking who receives emails that are sent to info at clean mobility options dot work Is that margarita? Is that a a good place for people to send? Yes, as well. Absolutely Absolutely. That's the best place. We are going to be reading this constantly that email is going to be our main Way of contacting and hearing from you. So we're happy I think we have a team of people dedicated cal star, which is the main prime as I mentioned Is our gate but those emails and phone calls as well. We put the phone call are going to be distributed to the whole team Okay, because camon gray Has mentioned he's sent some messages, but you know, it's probably They've just wrapped up with the workshop. So I think there's more information now So cameron will they hope to get back to you as soon as possible If you wanted to add anything cameron to the questions here feel free to do that So we'll move on What does it mean by it being a voucher program? Uh, yes, and this is what I took some time to explain That um, this is a different type of programs that that grants program The state given their fiscal responsibility with our tax pay money in this case the cap and trade money Can only provide funding via reimbursement So in this case a voucher is a promise of payment Once the project and the and the application is approved There will be issue a voucher and that voucher will be redeemed Uh, I think the period is about nine months and this is our tentative until the program is finalized And there is those nine months The organization should be able to invoice either as I mentioned this the administrator directly to um All through their dealers or or or their um intermediaries that may be providing this vehicles That could invoice the administrator team cal star directly to receive their funding So it's a different mechanism, but this is the way the the money from the state works and and the idea being that this is a way to manage the the stream the streamlining aspect of the program right so So that there's and then also projects are going to be on different timelines, you know So it's just to get that funding Moved through more quickly Exactly. That's a good point. If it was reimbursed through the state, it will take forever So we're lucky that we have the administrator I think as some Gregor said in the last working group meeting the funding is already with cal star So a really much faster way to get the funding right I have one one other answer for the previous question that I got from my colleague For the expansion of existing services, as I say, they actually are eligible But they have a cap that is actually less than the 1 million and we believe it's 600 000 But the good news is that expansions of existing services are eligible Is only that maybe the the dollar amount will be lower And again this question so we can give you Defended answers at the end of the month when we have the the finalization and the launching of the program Great, thank you And I mean Picking back off the voucher question. Does the fund did the funds? Does the program allow for advances? Advanced funds No, I I don't believe so because it only works on a reimbursement basis Um, so I don't think they could be advances be made, right? Um, but one thing that I'm working on which is uh, because I used to work at a foundation in particular This is what I'm going to do a webinar with foundations in about In less than two weeks and the idea is that philanthropic resources can help in the case of non-profit applications Because we know that the foundations do provide General operating support or sometimes program support to NGOs and that is always in the money that they can have in advance So we're trying to find ways that that we can go over that barrier Yeah, and as you mentioned, uh The administrators are working to make sure that You know the administrators are invoiced directly. So from from the Benders so they're just you know, there's this opportunity where the either the nonprofit or the public entity or they're not paying directly It's just being invoiced. Is that correct? Yeah, it's correct. And yeah, my friend Ryan just mentioned to me that The invoices that call start will receive has to be for amounts of over $10,000 So capital equipment, you know vehicles bicycles or all those big Big costs that organizations cannot bear. They can send the invoice directly to Call start and it may be that a manufacturer Provider invoices directly on behalf of the organization so that the organization doesn't have to put any money on those big costs And uh, also with that there's another question. Do operation costs include not just the bike share operator, but staff costs Correct. Yes. The voucher can reimburse operation cost, which is Personal time, you know all the indirect costs that run in such a services will require Great. Can councils of government cogs submit an application for a program that applies to multiple cities and or unincorporated communities? That's a good question. And so they can yes apply, but I think up to three sites per local government or County government on this case the council of governments. Um, I think they're allowed to have three different projects as maximum Right and that's so that unincorporated communities have an opportunity to have a applicant support their That's right Exactly and this is to allow that there are multiple applications throughout the state as we saw the big map There are a lot of communities who are eligible. So we want to make sure that there is a diversity Of of applications from all the regions in the state And then our churches uh With no alternative transportation available. Can they apply as well as a non-profit? I suppose Yes, absolutely. In fact, I think one of our um forums is going to be at a church in San Diego if I'm not mistaken I think we heard yesterday a confirmation. So absolutely and we think that um, you know Places and community groups and and cvo's who really are close to their communities are great because they're going to be able to bring people and you know To use this to to have more information. I think it's great that churches are involved great, so Let's see. Let's talk a little bit about the outreach. Um Someone asked if this will if there's going to be anything at the ATP symposium at the end of this month my great, I don't know if you've been involved with that but That's a question I cannot answer up. We just uh, I don't have the information I think I heard about this symposium, but I'm not sure if one of my colleagues may be planning to go So maybe Maybe I get back to the person who answered the question if you can let me know who it is or maybe sure Uh, and also, um, I can help with making sure There's some available information there. That's a great form. So thanks for um to robert moser for that suggestion Yes, and and um, this is actually a good point If you have any suggestions of where else should be Included in this information. We're happy to we just started and I think it's great to hear suggestions about other Fanyas conferences and other webinars that we can make to reach out to most people You also the locations of our of our forums Once we have We're going to start sending the invitations and you should be You are included in the main list now But if you should be to forward the invitation to the people you think will benefit to attend in those webinars on those locations And there's another one since we know those are only nine geographic locations. We're also going to host a webinar um That it will go through all the contents that the forums do And it will be available for everybody who wants to participate who couldn't attend the in person forums Yes, we're getting some suggestions from some of the attendees already. So we'll definitely Get those to you margarita Uh, let's see here So someone did ask about the fresno forum. Is that scheduled? And is there a location for that or you guys will have that available? Oh, well, that's a great question. And I know my colleague grace may be on the line too We would love to be in fresno. And so we're actually just going through the research of of venues So if the person who suggests that has a venue in mind, we would like to hear it because we've been I think contacting different venues I think we're in this process. So it's on the right time. Um to give us a suggestion of where to go in fresno excellent So if an existing transit agency is set up as a gpa serving two municipalities, would they be eligible? jpa, I'm sorry So Yes, there will be eligible. It will be the same criteria that we mentioned originally that one Public agency can support up to three applications. So in that case that transit agency can submit the two counties that it serve If a city has disadvantaged communities, but is not entirely considered a disadvantaged community Do they need to restrict the project scope just to the the DAC or is there some threshold like a majority? Or the project area No, that's also a good question. So The funding is intended for disadvantaged communities But there is of course an understanding that people in in an area go to another area, right for shopping for school So we're allowing other states aligned up to 20 of the infrastructure of a of one project to be located outside The DAC outside the disadvantaged area But that city that has both disadvantaged and not disadvantaged area can apply for that funding Providing most of the of the project funding the 80 percent goes to the disadvantaged area And and all that will be in addition to the sort of the maps the interactive maps will be Listed out so that it's very clear Correct and we we're learning. Yes as you guys saw that the the Map is quite Comprehensive and it has a lot of little dots for the summer for example summer properties So we really want to make sure that we find a tool And maybe we're thinking maybe it's just as as as simple as a list Of all the communities that we were actually discussing yesterday that with the team Or we can maybe find another way to show the map is it is available right now But it has to be of course accurate with all the information that is needed But as we develop this if people have questions feel free to send us an email and we can answer that Right so the map is available, but someone had asked if there's an interactive version which is Yeah Well, and my colleague Logan is the one who's been developing the map with gis So the map exists is actually online and I learned yesterday that you don't need to have a GIS account it's free. So the map exists on on the web However, it may not be completely accurate because there is a still fine tuning to do So well, maybe that's one resource that we can pass on It is better to double check to ensure that, you know, all the pixels are actually accurate Great. So is there an ideal size geographically and financially and Maybe this means also that the project size or the scope If there's an ideal project size Yeah, it just says is there any ideal size geographically and financially. So Do people want to go for the one million dollars? Do we want, you know, what's the sort of? intended scope That is good. And we know that through our interactions with people of course when we see a one million We want the whole one million Because it's really Feeling but the truth is I think the ideal project that the right question the right answer is The ideal project is the one that really serves the needs of that community So it could be a small project that really serves The needs for for the residents and just to to give you an example We have in the previous round in runs of funding and also from other agencies funding We have projects that are very small Maybe you all heard about green right thereos, which is a project in central vial in the city of Huron Who only had two initially two vans and it was just a van pulling In Spanish right thereo is the word that comes from get arrived Right is the it became the Spanish right thereos and green right thereos because it of course works on on zero emission vehicles It was a small project a small-scale project But you really have solved the needs for going to access health care to many residents of that city. So The ideal project really is what serves the community needs for that I think that's a great answer because in your project application you'll have to demonstrate need and in whether that's Meetings that have happened with the community or some format if it's in a plan if the bike You know if it's been somehow it's been vetted by the community, right? Yes, exactly that and in that in the previous rounds of funding The the needs assessment wasn't required by the smaller projects actually were really More in tune to be closer to their communities and that's what going forward We really want to make sure that the transportation needs assistants have this meaningful community engagement Okay, great and on that sort of one million dollar Is that a cap per project for one year or for two years if only if for one year Can you apply receive another one million for the second year? Oh, well, there will be more rounds of funding But once you get an application and that is approved it will be for that amount So if you apply for the one million that will be the one million for I think Up to three years what I hear from my colleague Ryan I think it's two three year funding that you can use that voucher You should redeem it before but that should be Should be last for at least up to two or three years But then there will be others Windows of funding But I will believe that people who receive the funding and through this windows may know may have to Give space for new applications or new and new projects For other applicants Yeah, and I think that's a good question just to clarify to What does the sustainability of your project look like? You do have to demonstrate Sort of And I got a reminder as well from my colleague Ryan was this to me that I think this is a One thing that I haven't maybe I said that I want to emphasize Before I talked about the sustainability Is that it's an a first Comfort serve. I don't know if I didn't mention it before but the state throughout window and through the window that we are going to open in February we receive all the applications and it will be that timestamp, which is the the way those applications are You know assess currently There of course pros and cons about different ways to assess applications I think but this we want to ensure equity and I think this timestamp is one that has worked in the past and we hope You continue to work And we want to make sure everybody has the same elements to be ready when the time comes Now in terms of of the sustainability and this is a very good point because we know The money that is available from this voucher Of course, it's not all the cost that this project will have Of course, we try to cover all the capital costs operation costs But it will require some contributions from maybe existing projects or Some of the angios budgets or some of the other as I was mentioning philanthropic organizations that can be chime in or other government funding that is not from the clean transportation funding Because that cannot count as contribution So what we want to see is that the The applicant has done the exercise to really look at How this project will continue to operate after the funding from this voucher will aspire like A combination through the maybe the the income that receives through the through the service Other sources of funding how it can continue to operate and be For for longer years in service not the longevity that we were talking initially So that's what the sustainability plan will look like and we're hoping to give some Some more resources and that will be part of the administrator teams toolkit for technical assistance We will be providing You know templates or guidelines of how to produce that sustainability plan Great, thank you. So we have that number of Questions still left, but we have some time. So we'll just keep going on So can any of the funds be used to develop plans or research vendors and types of programs? Or does that kind of research need to be funded in the needs assessment? Yes, so the research that you will need will be part of the needs assessment The transportation needs assessment and there's a great case that was actually developed by transform here in the Bay Area where I live And maybe they have some materials online. We just learned about their experience last week Where they actually did some service to the community We're not talking about academic research, right? We're talking really about we want to learn what are the community And the commute Patterns where people go what distances what do they use what do they use public transit? Do they use a card like all that research about how people move around that community? To find out what their main gaps are That's something that can be done. Definitely with the transportation needs assessment voucher And I should mention that that one has a cap on $50,000 You guys remember at the beginning I said there's a total pot of one million for those assessments And think per project the cap is $50,000 for the applicants to do that at it Okay, great And by first come first served Do you mean that the first project submitted which meet the minimum requirements will be awarded funding if demand is high? Will projects be awarded partial funding? Oh, this is one of the difficult questions to answer. So the first part is yes. It's the first come first serve Is a timestamp? Of course granted the all the projects are Fulfill the eligible criteria We're hopping if we are over the mount we're hoping that there will be more Windows of funding that could be awarded later But I don't think we kind of award partial funding. I don't think that's been considered. What would be considered is having that Having those projects who are not being able to get more funding this time Get maybe in the line to get to the second window that we hear is going to be open and subsequent windows that we hope The board of car continues to approve for this program That's right. And and that's why this is very important for cal bike to make sure that You know folks in our network city governments who That have been wanting to bring bike share, but haven't been that attractive for private investment private private bike share and scooter share for whatever reason Have the opportunity to look at what projects can be brought to their To their community. So it's it's pretty critical to make sure that You know you you meet the eligibility requirements and you get the project Application in as soon as possible because as marita mentioned, it's time stamped correct Okay, so with with also that what is the timeline for processing the application? Oh, that's a good question. And I'm sure This is on us the administrator team, but we're hoping to do really a fast turn around I think we as an administrator team Because we're going to be involved in technical assistance We're going to be sensing on having a view of how many projects are in the pipeline who is interested You know through our communications with with the stakeholders and through our forums and through all of that We're going to know we're hoping that yeah Once that the window is open, which is going to be open for a month We will turn this applications quickly and review them quickly and provide of course this information to car Who makes the ultimate decision? But we will process them as soon as we can Great and uh, we quite a few more questions here. I will try and get through as much as we can uh Let's see Would funded projects in the ab 1550 low income areas need to be physically located in the soma property? Or do they just need to serve soma eligible residents in these ab 1550 low income areas? Um, so that the answer to that question will be similar to a previous one about what people need to be I think The intent will be for a soma property within the ab 1550 to have the majority of the benefit That's the 80 percent of the of the infrastructure should be there, but 20 could be outside that soma property Of course provided is between the ab in 1550 We understand people need to have for example, especially on bike sharing We need different bike stations to put our bikes, right? So we know that maybe we have to locate some of the bike sharing stations outside Uh, that's my property outside the area So it is understand isn't that it's understood that that could happen But again, I think we had to ensure that that really benefits the the communities of that soma facility and no other residents maybe from no disadvantage area great, and uh What about local bus systems and schools and maybe the chamber of commerce or police force are these Elig are these eligible entities Uh, so one important, um Criteria is that we're not this program doesn't include buses as sash like zero emission buses. There are other programs to buy and to Put in service as zero emission buses here. This program only includes Medium-sized vehicles like van pools and and of course car sharing And now for us bike sharing But a school district could apply if they want to do a smaller scale project if they want to maybe put some bicycles In their schools, that would be so good. Uh, so yeah, so the school districts and chambers of commerce all this Can apply but I think the caveat is that this funding is only for um certain types of vehicles and it doesn't include buses right So, uh, as when it comes to minimum operating experience, is there anything required for the mobility operator or the city agency? I think that was discussed. Um at the first working group meeting and I believe is one year of experience and maybe waiting I'm mistaken in this if ryan is there because I think it's one year of experience that uh Um Will be in register that the mobility providers Um should operate and and while I get confirmation of that one year. I wanted to mention that um the administrator team Provide did something called the mobility providers directory Um, which is a compile list of all the mobility providers who uh fulfill some requirements There's a minimal eligible criteria for them to to be part of that directory And is to ensure that they are going to be good providers of those services That information is public. Uh, and so you you can see through the information who are the best mobility providers who can be Good for your area or which ones have good experience who have been longer in those areas serving disadvantaged communities Or have more experience doing so But I do believe there is a Maybe for about a year and I can maybe double check if I'm mistaken That that's right. I that's what I believe was discussed in the workshops. So uh But definitely something you'll know when you're going to coordinate your team of operators and applicants Uh, so when you say sites, I think uh, this was in reference to when you showed the map that corresponds to the blue and red polygons on that map. So I believe that's that's right. It's the those are areas where The disadvantaged communities and we'll go to that screen Yes, this one Yes So the question is when you say sites does that correspond to the blue and red polygons on the map Yeah, so the sites could be uh, it will be the intersection of all of those So it could be um, and maybe I don't know if you guys see my For example, this is a tribal area this red dot. So the site could be this tribal area because it's within an ap 1550 tribal land Oh, for example, all these areas here who are Pink and disadvantaged communities. That is also another site areas The blue dots as I mentioned are the soma the solar Immotive affordable housing and there's so many of them Of course, because we have many of those in the state and they so if they're within the ap 50 and x of course they can apply And I actually have some information a colleague Logan said that we could Send this map to people who are interested the gis map that is available now with the caveat that I mentioned but we're If there is somebody we can send somebody who is interested. We can send that interactive map by request okay, great and If city's jurisdictions require permits does the voucher cover permit costs for mobility operators I believe so and one of the things that um that is important is when you're sending your application You as preparing your application you have to know all the permits that you need because as we all know and we work in This area permits can take a long time and and we want to ensure that in the planning We know The authorities that we need to reach and and you know the the procedures to get those permits We've been hitting the working groups that you know, sometimes charging infrastructure could go from six to nine months. So It's important that that we know how much time but I think I just get the confirmation that absolutely Yes, the the permits costs are included in the voucher Macarita, when do you think the grant guidelines the application guidelines will be available For people to view online No, I knew this question will come Yes, so we're hoping that um so at the end of the month the first part of the because we're going to launch the program The program will be launched by car Some of these materials will be online in our website I think the final publication of the final documents will be upcoming in november You know the implementation manual is like a huge book But I think what we're going to do and this is part of our administration His role is to provide those templates and those kind of guidelines who are more easily Available and easily to read and those I think after the end of the month You will see those online and we can just keep you posted About when this is going to be launched But we're hoping just at the end of the month in november early november You will have access to the minimum information and that is required And that website is the clean mobility options.org. Is that correct? That's correct. Yes. Okay, great. Well, we are at time and we have a number of questions still pending but We'll go ahead and and reach out to those folks directly We have your question and we have your contact And I want to thank margarita for being available and to the whole administrator team cal star chair to use mobility center and local government Commission for their work and bringing this together. It is a short time line in from now to When the application window opens and making sure you get your Your application in but we want to make sure that you have all the tools you need to help Help move it forward and get this funding out to your community. So we'll definitely be following up with the recording as well as the slides and A list of the questions and answers so that you guys have That available. So thank you so much for your attention and your time and thank you again margarita for your Great information and and for those who've been helping you on the other is ryan and grace and logan Thank you so much darling. There's a pleasure and yes thanks to my colleagues for being with me online Thank you everyone. Thanks. Bye