R2015-100 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND AMENDMENT OF FY-2016 TRANSIT OPERATING ASSISTANCE GRANT AGREEMENT

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Item Coversheet Page 1 of 1 Management Services Mass Transit#08122015-01 DATE: 8/12/2015 TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore-Wolfe and Council Members FROM: Tim Gleason,City Manager Jerry Bauer,Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: Grant Agreement for IDOT Mass Transit Operating Assistance SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that Council adopt a Resolution to execute an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for mass transit operating assistance for State Fiscal Year 2016.The preliminary indication of the maximum amount of the grant for FY 2016 is$8,307,300,but it may be subject to further action by the Governor and/or State Legislature. BACKGROUND: Under the current Downstate Public Transportation Act, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)provides grant assistance to offset up to 65%of the eligible operating costs of the Decatur Public Transit System. On May 13,2015,staff submitted an application to IDOT requesting an operating assistance grant for State fiscal year 2016. The attached agreement would award Decatur an operating assistance grant not to exceed$8,307,300. The amount of state funds actually received will be based on the amount of transit operating expenses incurred. Based on the Transit System's budget for the current City Fiscal Year, the 65% IDOT reimbursement of eligible operating expenses will be about $4,319,000. As recommended by IDOT, the Resolution also grants the Mayor authority to execute amendments to the Agreement, if necessary. The term of this grant agreement is State Fiscal Year 2016: July 1,2015 through June 30,2016. POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: No known objection to this grant agreement. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES:Illinois Department of Transportation,Division of Public and Intermodal Transportation BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: This grant will reimburse Decatur for 65%of its actual eligible transit operating expenses(unless otherwise modified by future legislative action). The remaining 35%will be paid through an operating grant from the Federal Transit Administration,fares and other revenues generated by the Transit System,and local funds. The term of this grant agreement is State Fiscal Year 2016: July 1,2015 through June 30,2016. STAFF REFERENCE: Jerry Bauer,for the Mass Transit Administrator ATTACHMENTS: Description Type • Resolution Resolution.Letter n Grant Agreement Backup Material REVIEWERS: Department Reviewer Action Date Management Services Bauer.Gerard Approved 8'10/2015-4:32 PNI City 11ti1,nager Tyus,Billy Approved 8/12/2015-8:55 AM City Manager Gleason,Tim Approved 811114/2015- 11:22 AM http://decatur.novusagenda.com/AgendaWeb/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=177 8/17/2015