Transit Project Manager (TPM) Survey - Minnesota Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)

TPM Survey

Section 1

Please rate the following elements of Transit Project Managers role from 0 (not important to you) to 5 (very important to you)

Contract Management

Assist in contract initiation*

Review and comment on draft operating budgets*

Tracking system budgets, revenues and expenditures throughout the contract*

Conduct contract closeouts*

Conduct audit certificate review and approval and administrative decisions*

Review and approve Federal Requests for Funds (RFFs) and state payments*

Review and approve required ridership reports*

Comprehensive review of system compliance (the checklist)*

Oversight/Compliance

Conduct site visit on a regular basis*

Assist in/Assure compliance for all contract requirements (e.g. Title VI, Certifications and Assurances, Insurance, Drug and Alcohol, Title II, Title VII (including EEO), etc.)*

Assist in the procurement process (including DBE requirements)*

Conduct (5311) or assist (5307) with Safety Plan Development*

Asset Management

Initiate and approve vehicle disposals and transfers*

Assist in vehicle orders and RFF initial review*

Assist in facilities project identification and coordination*

Technical Support

Assist Transit systems in application submittal*

Assist with BlackCat data management*

Assist with required state and federal reporting requirements (e.g. ridership, trip denials, etc.)*

Interpret policies and regulations*

Onboarding of new transit managers/staff*

Support the development of the Transit Improvement Plan (TIP) /Statewide Transit Improvement Plan (STIP)*

Planning Support

Support the update of Transit Development Plans/5 Year Transit System Plans*

Support service design/redesign; conduct service analysis*

Support the development of Local Human Service Transit Coordination Plan*

Advocacy

Participation at transit board/commission meetings*

Participation at AREA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING (ATP) OR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO) MEETINGS*

Be primary point of contact for all state and federal agency functional areas (troubleshooting)*

Represent the perspective of transit agencies in MnDOT (OTAT) business process discussions (E.g. work with Programming Unit in development of applications)*

Section 2

Which three areas are the most important to you?

Which three areas are the least important to you?

Section 3

As OTAT considers the future role of TPMS, what would you like them to know?