R2003-72 AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION

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Mass Transit Memorandum No. 050603-2 May 6,2003 TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager Paul McChancy, Mass Transit Administrato��; SUBJECT: FTA Operating and Capital Assistance Grant for FY-2003 SUMMARY Staff recommends that Council approve a Resolution to authorize RECOMMENDATION: the filing of an application for federal funding for FY-2003 in the , total amount of$1,006,905. The application would request ' $944,905 in operating assistance and $62,000 in capital assistance. BACKGROUND: Every year the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) sets aside grant funds for each metropolitan transit system. For FY-2003 the amount available to Decatur is $1,006,905. Staff recommends that a grant application be submitted to F'TA requesting that the available funding be divided as follows: $944,905 of this amount to be used to help offset the operating deficit of the Transit System; and $62,000 to be used for the following purchases: • $52,000 for a service truck • $2,000 for a medium duty trailer • $8,000 for miscellaneous shop equipment. POTENTIAL A public hearing was held to discuss this grant application. No OBJECTION: negative comments were received. There are no known or expected objections to this grant application. INPUT FROM Richard Foiles, General Manager, DPTS OTHER SOURCES: James Gillum, Maintenance Superintendent, DPTS STAFF REFERENCE: Paul McChancy, Mass Transit Administrator BUDGET/TIME FTA grant funds require a local match, as follows: 80% federal IMPLICATIONS: funds; and 20% state and/or City funds. The proposed $944,905 of FTA operating funds would be matched by state operating funds already awarded to Decatur. The proposed $62,000 of FTA capital funds would be matched by $15,500 of state capital funds to be requested following approval by FTA.