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County Administrator's Report 11. 16.

BCC Regular Meeting

Technical/Public Service Consent

Meeting Date:	03/17/2016
Issue: Federal Transit Administration (FTA) FY2016 Annual Certifications and Assurances for Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT)
From:	Joy D. Blackmon, P.E.
Department:	Public Works
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the Federal Transit Administration Fiscal Year Annual Certifications and Assurances for Escambia County Area Transit - Joy D. Blackmon, P.E., Public Works Department Director

That the Board take the following action concerning the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Certifications and Assurances for Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT):

A. Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the FTA Fiscal Year 2016 Certifications and Assurances for the Federal Transit Administration Assistance Programs; and

B. Ratify the Assistant County Attorney's signature, dated March 8, 2016, and the Affirmation of Applicant's Attorney on the FTA Fiscal Year 2016 Certifications and Assurances for the Federal Transit Administration Assistance Programs.

BACKGROUND:

In 1998, the FTA instituted the requirement that all Grant Applications and Grant Management Reports be submitted electronically via the Transportation Electronic Award and Management (TEAM) System; additionally, since 1996, the list of Certifications and Assurances must be filed electronically prior to the filing of the Grant Application. These Certifications and Assurances provide a basis for all financial, administrative, and accounting Agreements between the FTA and the grantee. Under the current FTA Authorization Act, entitled Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST), Escambia County will receive an approximate $3,000,000 apportionment in Fiscal Year 2016 Federal Funding for mass transit. The Chairman and the County Attorney must obtain passwords and PIN codes through the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS), the new FTA Electronic Award System which was released in February 2016.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

N/A

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

Kristin Hual, Assistant County Attorney, reviewed and signed off on the Certifications and Assurances.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

ECAT will continue to coordinate with the FDOT on all matters regarding these Certifications and Assurances. ECAT staff will coordinate with the Chairman and the County Attorney in setting up PINS in TrAMS.

Attachments
Certs and Assurances
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