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County Administrator's Report 13. 36.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
Budget & Finance Consent |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund - Joy D. Blackmon, P.E., Public Works Department Director
That the Board take the following action regarding the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund:
A. Adopt and authorize the Chairman to sign the Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund Grant Agreement with the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged, which authorizes the County Administrator or Assistant County Administrator to be named as the Board's Registered Agents in Florida, and authorizes the County Administrator or Assistant County Administrator to execute the Grant Agreement on behalf of the Board, and to sign any and all assurances, reimbursement invoices, warranties, certifications, and any other documents which may be required in connection with the Agreement or subsequent Agreements, including but not limited to, the Subcontracted Transportation Provider (STP) Agreement and the Trip & Equipment Grant Agreement; and
B. Authorize the County Administrator or Assistant County Administrator to sign and execute all further documents which may be required in connection with the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners acting as the Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC).
[Funding: The Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged provides funding for the CTC, available in Fund 104, Mass Transit Fund]
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| BACKGROUND: |
Meeting in regular session on April 29, 2014, the BOCC approved and authorized the Chairman to sign a Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged, allowing the BOCC to become the CTC for Escambia County.
The attached Resolution states that the Board has the authority to enter into the grant agreement, and authorizes the County Administrator or Assistant County Administrator to act as the Board's Registered Agents in Florida, to sign any and all agreements or contracts which are required in connection with the grant agreement, and to sign any and all assurances, reimbursement invoices, warranties, certifications and any other documents which may be required in connection with the agreement or subsequent agreements, including but not limited to the attached Subcontracted Transportation Provider (STP) Agreement and the Trip & Equipment Grant Agreement.
The purpose of the attached Trip & Equipment Grant Agreement is to establish the Board as the CTC which will provide non-sponsored transportation trips and/or capital equipment to the non-sponsored disadvantaged in accordance with the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund in Chapter 427, Florida Statutes, Rule 41-2, Florida Administrative Code, Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged policies, the Program Manual for the Trip & Equipment Grant for non-sponsored trips and/or capital equipment as revised on April 2, 2014, and as further described in this Agreement and in Exhibits A, B, C and D attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, hereinafter called the Project.
The purpose of the Subcontracted Transportation Provider (STP) Agreement is to establish the Board/CTC as the provider of non-emergency transportation services for Escambia for the month of July and August with the current rate structure. The nature of Medicaid non-emergency transportation will change in August, so this document covers July and August. There will be a new agreement once the changes by the State are known, and by this Recommendation, the Board authorizes the County Administrator or Assistant County Administrator to sign those documents when they are presented to us. |
| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
The Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged provides funding for the CTC, available in Fund 104, "Mass Transit".
The Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged is expected to provide $657,565 towards the total expected cost of $730,801, with the remaining funds coming from Local Cash Funds, Voluntary Dollar Contributions and Monetary Value of In-Kind Match, as outlined in the Trip & Equipment Grant Agreement. |
| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
| Kristin Hual, Assistant County Attorney, has reviewed and signed the Resolution and both Agreements. |
| PERSONNEL: |
| N/A |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| N/A |
| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
| Upon approval of this Resolution, the Chairman will sign and all subsequent documents related to Escambia County Board of County Commissioners acting as Community Transportation Coordinator will be signed by the County Administrator or Assistant County Administrator. Traffic and Transportation Operations staff will act as liaison between the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged and as contact person for the BOCC and Escambia County transportation disadvantaged clients/riders. |
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