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Public Hearings 10.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
5:33 p.m. Public Hearing for Consideration of the Fiscal Year 2020 Proposed Grant Application for Mass Transit Projects.
Recommendation: That the Board take the following action concerning the Fiscal Year 2020 Grant Application for Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Section 5339 Funds, for capital expenses:
A. Conduct a Public Hearing for the purpose of receiving comments from the general public on the Grant Application by the Mass Transit Department, for $1,612,050 in Federal Assistance, for Capital expenses;
B. Approve, or amend and approve, the Grant Application after receiving comments at the Public Hearing;
C. Adopt the Resolution authorizing the Chairman to execute all appropriate documents for the processing and receipt of federal funds from the Federal Transit Administration; and
D. Authorize the Mass Transit Department Director to file the Grant Application via the Federal Transportation Award Management System (TrAMS)
Mass Transit staff recommends that Escambia County Board of County Commissioners apply for the apportionment by approving an Application for the below program of projects:
| BUDGET CATEGORY |
DEFINITION |
PROJECT COST |
| Shop Equipment |
Bus Vacuum Cleaner |
$300,000 |
| Shop Equipment |
Parts Washer, Hydraulic Press, Drill Press, Exhaust Fans for Shop |
$82,050 |
| Software |
Operations Dispatching / Route Software |
$980,000 |
| Software |
Passenger Information Software |
$250,000 |
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TOTAL |
$1,612,050 |
[Funding: The Grant Application is for a total of $1,612,050. Capital assistance requires a 20% local match of $403,013. The local match is covered by Federal Highway Toll Revenue Credits.] |
| BACKGROUND: |
FTA guidelines require that all Applications for financial assistance from FTA be submitted after a public hearing is held for the purpose of receiving comments from the public concerning the Grant Program of Projects. Effective January 1, 2016, Grant Applications, Execution, and Grant Administration Progress Reports must be submitted electronically via the Transportation Award Management System (TrAMS).
The Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities program (49 U.S.C. 5339) makes Federal resources available to States and designated recipients to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus related facilities including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities. Funding is provided through formula allocations and competitive Grants. The funding provided in this application were allocated through formula allocations.
FTA publishes the apportionment annually. The funding in this Application covers Financial Year 2017 through Financial Year 2020. The Mass Transit department has prepared previous projects for these funds. However, due to various changes in priorities, these Applications were not finalized. This Application applies for all allocations of section 5339 funding currently available to Escambia County.
Mass Transit staff recommend that Escambia County Board of County Commissioners apply for the apportionment by approving an Application for the below program of projects:
| BUDGET CATEGORY |
DEFINITION |
PROJECT COST |
| Shop Equipment |
Bus Vacuum Cleaner |
$300,000 |
| Shop Equipment |
Parts Washer, Hydraulic Press, Drill Press, Exhaust Fans for Shop |
$82,050 |
| Software |
Operations Dispatching / Route Software |
$980,000 |
| Software |
Passenger Information Software |
$250,000 |
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TOTAL |
$1,612,050 |
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| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
| The Grant Application is for a total of $1,612,050. Capital assistance requires a 20% local match of $403,013. The local match is covered by Federal Highway Toll Revenue Credits. |
| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
| Kristin Hual, Senior Assistant County Attorney has reviewed as to form and legal sufficiency. |
| PERSONNEL: |
| N/A |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| This Recommendation is in compliance with the Competitive Grant Application Policy, Section II; A.6. |
| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
| Upon Board approval, Mass Transit will coordinate with the FTA to process the Application. |
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