R2002-36 AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION

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Mass Transit Memorandum No. 022702-1 February 27,2002 TO: Honorable Mayor Howley and City Council FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager Paul McChancy, Mass Transit Administrator-�� SUBJECT: FTA Operating and Capital Assistance Grant for FY-2002 SUMMARY Staff recommends that Council approve a Resolution to authorize RECOMMENDATION: the filing of an application for federal funding for FY-2002 in the total amount of$992,226. The application would request $830,626 in operating assistance and $161,600 in capital assistance. BACKGROUND: Every year the Federal Transit Administration(FTA) sets aside grant funds for each metropolitan transit system. For FY-2002 the amount available to Decatur is $992,226. Staff recommends that a . grant application be submitted to FTA requesting that the available funding be divided as follows: $830,626 of this amount to be used to help offset the operating deficit of the Transit System; $77,600 to be added to the state and federal grants already obtained to complete the funding necessary to construct the multi-modal transportation facility; $56,000 to be used to replace the 8 overhead doors and motors in the bus barn; and the remaining $28,000 to be used to purchase and install an in-ground bus lift in the maintenance shop, as shown on the attached sheet. 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 or state match, as follows: IMPLICATIONS: 80% federal funds; and 20% state and/ar local funds. The proposed $830,626 of FTA operating funds would be matched by state operating funds already awarded to Decatur. The$77,600 of FTA capital funds proposed to be used for the multi-modal facility would be matched by$19,400 of local funds; the remaining $84,000 to be used for other capital projects would be matched by$21,000 of state capital funds to be awarded following approval by FTA.