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...
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