Supplemental Budget Amendment #070 - 2015 FTA Grant FL90-877-00
From:
Stephan Hall, Budget Manager
Organization:
Asst County Administrator
CAO Approval:
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation Concerning Supplemental Budget Amendment #070 - Stephan Hall, Budget Manager, Management and Budget Services
That the Board adopt the Resolution approving Supplemental Budget Amendment #070, Mass Transit Fund (104) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Capital Projects Fund (320), in the amount of $1,022,884, to recognize the final apportionment for the 2015 FTA Grant FL90-877-00 received from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and to appropriate these funds to be used for ADA Paratransit service, preventive maintenance, purchase 3 replacement buses, purchase bus shelters and amenities, and other operating expenses associated with the Escambia County Area Transit System (ECAT). Funds are also to be used for a transit feasibility study for Orange Beach, Alabama. Florida toll revenue credits will be used as a soft match for the required $255,721.
BACKGROUND:
Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) was awarded the final apportionment for the 2015 FTA Grant FL90-877-00 received from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). These funds will be used for ADA Paratransit service, preventive maintenance, purchase 3 replacement buses, purchase bus shelters and amenities, and other operating expenses associated with the Escambia County Area Transit System (ECAT). Funds in the amount of $18,592 are also to be used for a transit feasibility study for Orange Beach, Alabama. Florida toll revenue credits will be used as a soft match for the required $255,721.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
This amendment will increase Fund 104 by $639,094 and Fund 320 by $383,790.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:
N/A
PERSONNEL:
N/A
POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:
Board policy requires increases and decreases in revenues to be approved by the Board.