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Community Development � <br /> Memorandum <br /> 97-31 � <br /> March 10, 1997 II <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br /> From: James L. Williams, Jr., City Manager <br /> Debora L. Bean, Director of Department of Community Development�,�%� <br /> Robert S. Reed, Mass Transit Administrator��� <br /> o� <br /> Subject: FTA Operating and Capital Grant Application for FY'97 <br /> Upon City Council approval, the attached resolution will authorize the filing of a grant <br /> application with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration. Some <br /> $475,151 in operating assistance for the Decatur Public Transit System is being requested for <br /> FY'97. Total eligible operating expenses are estimated at $2,106,383 with the State contributing <br /> $990,000 and the remaining $641,232 coming from passenger fares and local revenues. <br /> In addition, the City is requesting $508,000 in capital fiznds for the purchase of 2 <br /> paratransit vans and additional funding for the multi-modal transportation center. Federal <br /> approval of the grant application is expected in August, 1997. <br /> RSR/jj <br /> Enc. <br />