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Mass Transit Memorandum <br /> No. 031301-3 <br /> March 13, 2001 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Howley and City Council <br /> FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager I <br /> Paul McChancy, Mass Transit Administrator�� <br /> SUBJECT: FTA Operating and Capital Assistance Grant for FY-2001 <br /> SUMMARY Staff recommends that Council approve a Resolution to authorize <br /> RECOMMENDATION: the filing of an application for federal funding for FY-2001, <br /> including $700,000 in operating assistance and $256,957 in <br /> capital assistance. <br /> BACKGROUND: Every year the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) sets aside <br /> grant funds for each metropolitan transit system. For FY-2001 the <br /> amount allocated to Decatur is $956,957. Staff recommends that a <br /> grant application be submitted to FTA requesting $956,957 in <br /> funding, divided as follows: $700,000 of this amount to be used to <br /> help offset the operating deficit of the Transit System; $132,730 to <br /> be added to the state and federal grants already obtained to complete <br /> the funding necessary to construct the multi-modal transportation <br /> facility; and the remaining $124,227 to be used for a variety of <br /> capital projects, as shown on the attached sheet. <br /> POTENTIAL A public hearing was held to discuss this grant application. No <br /> OBJECTION: negative comments were received. No known or expected <br /> objection to this grant application. <br /> INPUT FROM William Giordanengo, Interim General Manager, DPTS <br /> OTHER SOURCES: James Gillum, Maintenance Superintendent, DPTS <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Paul McChancy, Mass Transit Administrator <br /> BUDGET/TIME FTA grant funds require a local or state match, as follows: <br /> IMPLICATIONS: 80% federal funds; and 20% state and/or local funds. The proposed <br /> $700,000 of FTA operating funds would be matched by state <br /> operating funds already awarded to Decatur. The $132,730 of FTA <br /> capital funds proposed to be used for the multi-modal facility would <br /> be matched by$33,183 of local funds; the remaining $124,227 to be <br /> used for other capital projects would be matched by$31,057 of state <br /> capital funds to be awarded following approval by FTA. <br />