R2011-08 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AMENDED CAPITAL ASSISTANCE GRANT AGREEMENT

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� Mass Transit Memorandum No. 010711-1 January 7, 2011 TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and City Council Members FROM: Ryan McCrady, City Manager Paul McChancy, Mass Transit Administrator SUBJECT: Amendment to an IDOT Capital Assistance Grant Agreement SUMMARY Staff recommends that Council approve a Resolution to authorize RECOMMENDATION: the execution of an amended grant agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for capital assistance for the purchase of one(1)medium-duty wheelchair lift van equipped �, with a hybrid gas-electric propulsion system, and one (1)hybrid II diagnostic testing kit. � BACKGROUND: In August, 2010, the Illinois Department of Transportation(IDOT) executed a grant agreement with the City of Decatur for the purchase of one (1)medium-duty wheelchair lift van equipped with a hybrid gas-electric propulsion system. The total cost of the van($113,729.03) would be paid from the FY-2009 FTA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds allocated to the state. IDOT has now determined that each recipient of a hybrid van should also receive a hybrid diagnostic testing kit, to ensure that maintenance can be properly performed on these new hybrid vehicles. The$2,486 cost of the testing kit would also be paid with FTA funds. No local match will be required for the purchase of the van or the testing kit. The attached Resolution would authorize the execution of an amended grant agreement that adds the $2,486 cost of the hybrid diagnostic testing kit. POTENTIAL There are no known or expected objections to this amended grant OBJECTION: agreement. INPUT FROM Richard Foiles, General Manager, DPTS OTI3ER SOURCES: STAFF REFERENCE: Paul McChancy, Mass Transit Administratar BUDGET/TIME The requested capital assistance gant funds do not require a IMPLICATIONS: local match. This grant does not have any effect on Decatur's other operating or capital grants.