Metro - File #: 2017-0321

• File #: 2017-0321
• Type: Program
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/5/2017
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 7/19/2017
• Final action: 7/27/2017
• Title: CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the recommended federal Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program funding awards totaling up to $7,374,066 for Traditional Capital Projects and up to $1,818,271 for Other Capital and Operating Projects, as shown in Attachments A and B, respectively; B. APPROVING the recommended federal Section 5316 Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Program funding awards totaling up to $6,278,036 as shown in Attachment C; C. APPROVING the recommended federal Section 5317 New Freedom funding awards totaling up to $3,254,352, as shown in Attachment D; D. AMENDING the FY 2018 Budget to add $2,953,505 for the recommended Section 5310 funded projects and $3,000,000 for the recommended Section 5316 JARC Program, once the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awards the grant funds; E. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or his designee to negotiate and execute pass-through agreements with agencies as sub-recipients approved fo...
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Budget, Budgeting, Capital Project, Coordinated Transportation Services, Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, Federal Transit Administration, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Grant Aid, Jarc Program Captl & Ops (Project), Lancaster, Long Beach, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, New Freedom Captl & Operating (Project), New Freedom Program, Palmdale, Persons with disabilities, Plan, Program, Project, Public Transportation, Section 5307, Seniors And Persons With Disabilities Grant Program (Fta Section 5310) (Project), Subsidies, Technical Advisory Committee

Date	Action By	Action	Result
7/27/2017	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JULY 19, 2017

Subject
SUBJECT: FUNDING AWARD RECOMMENDATION FOR
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION (FTA)
SECTION 5310, SECTION 5316 AND SECTION 5317
GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE FUNDING AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS AND RELATED ACTIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. APPROVING the recommended federal Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program funding awards totaling up to $7,374,066 for Traditional Capital Projects and up to $1,818,271 for Other Capital and Operating Projects, as shown in Attachments A and B, respectively;

B. APPROVING the recommended federal Section 5316 Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Program funding awards totaling up to $6,278,036 as shown in Attachment C;

C. APPROVING the recommended federal Section 5317 New Freedom funding awards totaling up to $3,254,352, as shown in Attachment D;

D. AMENDING the FY 2018 Budget to add $2,953,505 for the recommended Section 5310 funded projects and $3,000,000 for the recommended Section 5316 JARC Program, once the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awards the grant funds;

E. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or his designee to negotiate and execute pass-through agreements with agencies as sub-recipients approved for funding by FTA;

F. DELEGATING to the CEO or his designee the authority to administratively approve minor changes to the scope of work of previously-approved Section 5310, Section 5316 and Section 5317 funding awards;

G. CERTIFYING that the Section 5310, Section 5316 and Section 5317 funds are fairly and equitably allocated to eligible sub-recipients and, where feasible, projects are coordinated with transportation services assisted by other federal agencies; and

H. CERTIFYING that all projects recommended for Section 5310, Section 5316 and Section 5317 funding are included in the locally-developed 2016-2019 Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services T...