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County Administrator's Report 11. 17.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	01/05/2012
Issue: Public Transportation Supplemental JPA No. 1 for FY 2011-2012 Urban Corridor Project Funding to Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT)
From:	Marilyn D. Wesley, Department Director
Department:	Community Affairs
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning Public Transportation Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement Number 1, Providing Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Davis Highway Urban Corridor Project Funding to Escambia County Area Transit - Marilyn D. Wesley, Community Affairs Department Director

That the Board take the following action concerning Public Transportation Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) Number 1 for Project Number 422260184, providing Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Urban Corridor Project Funding to Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT):

A. Approve the Public Transportation Supplemental JPA Number 1 for Project Number 422260184, providing for Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) participation, in the amount of $475,000, of Fiscal Year 2011-2012 funding, to Escambia County Area Transit for the Davis Highway Urban Corridor Project;

B. Adopt the Resolution authorizing the application and acceptance of these funds; and

C. Ratify the Chairman's signature on the Supplemental JPA and authorize the Chairman to execute the Resolution, and all other required documents pertaining to this JPA, including notifications of funding, without further action of the Board.

[Funding Source: Fund 104, Mass Transit - no additional cost to the County]

BACKGROUND:

The original agreement was approved by the Board at the November 17, 2011 BCC meeting. The original agreement provided for $350,000 in funding, and this supplemental agreement amends the amount of funding to $475,000, representing an additional $125,000 in FTA funding secured by ECAT.

With the Davis Highway north/south corridor considered as one of the most traffic congested in the Pensacola area, the Florida Department of Transportation has agreed to continue funding for the urban area corridor project to increase mass transit service in an effort to alleviate the current traffic congestion. The JPA will provide mass transit operations funding for ECAT in FY 2012. Funds are allocated to mass transit systems by FDOT annually and must be accepted by the receiving agency.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

No additional cost to the County results from this action. Projects funded by this JPA are included in the FY12 budget.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

The Resolution and Supplemental JPA have been reviewed and approved as to form and legal sufficiency by the County Attorney Office.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

Funds cannot be utilized until the Resolution and Supplemental JPA have been approved and executed by the Board.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

The Department of Community Affairs and ECAT staff will continue to coordinate with the Florida Department of Transportation staff to complete all implementation requirements.

Attachments
Resolution for Davis Highway Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement FY2012
Davis Highway Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement FY2012