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Mass Transit <br /> DATE: 5/20/2016 <br /> MEMO: Council Memo#2016-13 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and Council <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason,City Manager <br /> Jerry Bauer,Assistant City Manager <br /> John Williams,Mass Transit Administrator <br /> SUBJECT: Designation as a Section 5310 Public Body <br /> SUMMARY RECOMNIENDATION: Decatur Public Transit System recorrnnends that City Council approve the attached <br /> resolution,allowing for application as a Section 5310 Public Body. This designation will permit the Transit System to apply for <br /> para-transit vehicle grants through the Illinois Department of Transportation. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Application for a 5310 designation,if approved,will allow the Decatur Public Transit System to apply for grants through the <br /> Consolidated Vehicle Program(CVP)of the Illinois Depamnent of Transportation,for Paratransit vehicles that will serve the <br /> elderly and disabled. <br /> It will also allow for capital and operation expenses for traditional and non-traditional projects such as,transit related infom�ation <br /> technology,building accessible pathways to bus stops,and mobility management programs. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: None <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: None <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Jotui Williams,Mass Transit Administrator;E-mail:jwilliams@decaturil.gov;Phone:424-2820. Jerome <br /> Parker,Resident Manager,MV Corporation;E-mail:jparker@decaturil.gov;Phone:424-2820. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: This application will have no impact on the budget.The item requires Council approval, <br /> within 30 days after application deadline,for consideration. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type , <br /> Resolution Rrs��lulion Lettcr � <br />