Metro - File #: 2019-0807

• File #: 2019-0807
• Type: Program
• Status: Consent Calendar
• File created: 11/1/2019
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 1/23/2020
• Title: CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the federal Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program ("Program") recommended funding awards totaling up to $9,926,791 for Traditional Capital and Other Capital Projects, as shown in Attachments A and B; B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or his designee to (1) negotiate and execute pass-through agreements with the agencies approved for funding, and (2) apply $194,400 of unused funds from past awards to the recommended funding awards; C. DELEGATING to the CEO or his designee the authority to administratively approve minor changes to the scope of previously-approved Section 5310 funding awards; D. CERTIFYING that the Section 5310 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 E. CERTIFYING that the projects proposed for Section 5310 funding are included in the locally-d...
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Americans With Disabilities Act, Budgeting, Capital Project, Coordinated Transportation Services, Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, Federal Transit Administration, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Grant Aid, Guidelines, Lancaster, Long Beach, North Los Angeles County subregion, Palmdale, Paratransit services, Persons with disabilities, Plan, Program, Safety, San Fernando Valley subregion, Santa Clarita, Section 5307, Seniors And Persons With Disabilities Grant Program (Fta Section 5310) (Project), Technical Advisory Committee

Date	Action By	Action	Result
1/23/2020	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
1/15/2020	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JANUARY 15, 2020

Subject
SUBJECT: FUNDING AWARD RECOMMENDATION FOR FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION SECTION 5310 GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. APPROVING the federal Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program ("Program") recommended funding awards totaling up to $9,926,791 for Traditional Capital and Other Capital Projects, as shown in Attachments A and B;

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or his designee to (1) negotiate and execute pass-through agreements with the agencies approved for funding, and (2) apply $194,400 of unused funds from past awards to the recommended funding awards;

C. DELEGATING to the CEO or his designee the authority to administratively approve minor changes to the scope of previously-approved Section 5310 funding awards;

D. CERTIFYING that the Section 5310 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

E. CERTIFYING that the projects proposed for Section 5310 funding are included in the locally-developed 2016-2019 Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan for Los Angeles County ("Coordinated Plan") that was developed and approved through a process that included participation by seniors and individuals with disabilities, as well as by representatives of public, private and nonprofit transportation and human service providers and other members of the public.



Issue
ISSUE

In April 2019, the Board approved the competitive FY 2019 solicitation process and allocation of funds for Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2018, 2019, and 2020 Section 5310. Applications were due on July 31, 2019. This report presents the resulting funding recommendations for Board review and approval and summarizes the evaluation proce...