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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE COUNTYWIDE DEFICIENCY PLAN 1. Q- Does the budget for the Plan represent annual or total costs over the four-year period? A- Annual costs for each of the four years. 2. Q- Is a Deficiency Plan mandatory? A- Once a deficiency is determined by C/CAG, a Deficiency Plan is necessary, to either correct the deficiency or to improve overall system mobilit)~ and air quality. The Congestion Management Agency (C/CAG) has the responsibility to determine and approve the scope and breath of the Plan. 3. Q- If a Countywide Plan is adopted will local jurisdictions still be at risk of losing Proposition 111 funds if future deficiencies are discovered? A- The proposed Countywide Plan will cover all roadway Level of Service deficiencies currently identified and any new ones discovered for the next four years for all San Mateo County jurisdictions. 4. Q- What are the benefits of doing a Countywide Plan? A- There will be immunity from any penalties for the next four years; the proposed Plan has been designed to have a measurable impact on travel within the Count)'; the proposed Plan represents a coordinated approach with related elements that create a multiplier effect: there will be a great potential for leveraging other funds; a Countywide approach allows for the pooling of funds, sharing of resources, avoidance of duplication, reduction of administrative effort, and the resulting efficiencies and cost savings: there will be one Plan instead of eight plans where individual jurisdictions may have to participate in multiple plans; the proposed Plan will provide a stable funding source for many important Countywide programs: a Countywide Plan will have an overall net impact on Countywide mobility and allow for joint decision making among all local jurisdictions. 5. Q- Is the local service going back to the wa3' it was before Samtrans? A- No. First of all we recognize that in order to achieve effective Countywide bus service, it was necessary to pull back on some of the less cost-effective local routes. However there may be alternative ways of restoring some important service through means other than the traditional fixed-route bus routes. The local service element of the Plan is an attempt to encourage local creativity and flexibility in finding ways of meeting these needs by offering a pool of matching dollars to offset the cost of these experiments. 6. Q- Are cities expected to get into the transit business by providing local service? A- No. The cities are expected to have a significant role in defining the type and quantity of local transportation service that makes sense for its communit)'. They are also expected to pla)' a si~ificant role in defining the performance measures by which the success of the service would be measured. The Transit District, the Peninsula Congestion Relief Alliance, private contractors can do the actual