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Mass Transit Memorandum <br /> No. 030510-2 <br /> March 5, 2010 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and Cit Council Members <br /> FROM: Ryan McCrady, City Manager <br /> Paul McChancy, Mass Transit Administratory��� <br /> SUBJECT: FTA Operating Assistance Grant for FFY-2010 <br /> SUMMARY Staff recommends that Council approve a Resolution to authorize <br /> RECOMMENDATION: the filing of an application for federal operating assistance for <br /> FFY-2010 in the amount of$591,826. <br /> BACKGROUND: Every year the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) apportions <br /> grant funds for each metropolitan transit system. At this time <br /> Congess has approved only partial funding for the fiscal year, <br /> limited to about 5/12 of the total proposed apportionment. The <br /> amount available to Decatur now is $591,826. Staff recommends <br /> that a grant application be submitted to FTA requesting that the <br /> available funding be awarded to help offset the operating deficit <br /> of the Transit System. <br /> A second grant application will be required later when the <br /> remainder of the federal apportionment is approved by Congress. <br /> POTENTIAL A public hearing was held to discuss this grant application. No <br /> OBJECTION: negative comments were received. There are no known or <br /> expected objections to this grant application. <br /> INPUT FROM Richard Foiles, General Manager, DPTS <br /> OTHER SOURCES: <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Paul McChancy, Mass Transit Administrator <br /> BUDGET/TIME The requested FTA operating assistance grant funds require a <br /> IMPLICATIONS: 50/50 match. The local match would be made up of farebox <br /> revenues and state operating funds already awarded to Decatur. <br />