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County Administrator's Report 12. 5.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	05/15/2014
Issue: Memorandum of Agreement Regarding the Administration of Federal Transit Administration 5307 Funds
From:	Joy D. Blackmon, P.E.
Department:	Public Works
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the Memorandum of Agreement Regarding the Administration of Federal Transit Administration 5307 Funds for the Pensacola, Florida-Alabama Urbanized Area - Joy D. Blackmon, P.E., Public Works Department Director

That the Board take the following action concerning the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Escambia County, Baldwin County, and the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization regarding the Administration of Federal Transit Administration 5307 Funds for the Pensacola, Florida-Alabama Urbanized Area:

A. Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Memorandum of Agreement Regarding the Administration of Federal Transit Administration 5307 Funds for the Pensacola, Florida-Alabama Urbanized Area;

B. Authorize the disbursement of funds to Baldwin County, based upon invoicing, without further action of the Board; and

C. Authorize staff to sign all documents associated with this MOA.

BACKGROUND:

On April 29, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners approved the Grant Application for 5307 funds and authorized the Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) General Manager to file the grant application and grant award. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) apportionment specifies that $55,828 of the grant amount is for Alabama (Baldwin County).

Escambia County is the direct recipient and manager of all Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 funds for the Pensacola Urbanized Area (UZA), which includes portions of Baldwin County, Alabama. Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) apportions the Pensacola UZA 5307 funds between the Pensacola UZA in Florida and the Pensacola UZA in Alabama.

The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) states that Escambia County, by and through ECAT, will continue to receive and manage the Pensacola UZA's entire apportionment of 5307 funds, and will keep an accounting of those 5307 funds specifically apportioned by MAP-21 to the Pensacola UZA in Alabama. Baldwin County will submit project(s) to ECAT for programming 5307 funds and to the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) for inclusion in the TPO's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Baldwin County will invoice ECAT to receive reimbursement for project costs from Baldwin County's portion of the 5307 funds.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

N/A

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

Kristin Hual has reviewed and signed off on the Memorandum of Agreement.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

Escambia County Area Transit will coordinate with Baldwin County and the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO).

Attachments
MOA