Title
Resolution for 5311 Grant Application to Purchase Demand Response Trips and to Continue to Provide the Route 23 Transportation Services to the Citizens of Gainesville (B)
This item is to request for the City Commission to adopt a Resolution to allow the Regional Transit System (RTS) to apply for a 5311 Grant to purchase Demand Response trips and to continue to provide the Route 23 transportation services to the citizens of Gainesville.
Explanation
Federal funds are available through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to purchase demand response trips and to provide Route 23 that operates between the Oaks Mall and Santa Fe College. The funding is set up on a 5-year cycle and is issued either yearly or every 3 years.
RTS has obtained all of the backlogged 5311 grant money through FY2011, and now with the approval of the City Commission and the Board of County Commissioners, RTS will start the next 3 year cycle to receive funding for FY2012 through FY2015. RTS will use the funds to purchase demand response trips and provide the Route 23.
FDOT requires that a Resolution be adopted by the City Commission authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute and file applications for such grants. The Resolution must have specific verbiage, in the format approved by the FDOT attorney, and be adopted within 30 days of the application due date which is January 14, 2012. RTS is requesting that the City Commission adopt the Resolution allowing the application to go forward to apply for much needed transportation services.
Fiscal Note
The monies for Demand Response trips and Route 23 are considered operational funds and require a 50/50 match. RTS will use monies received from Alachua County for Route 75 as their local match.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) Adopt the Resolution; and 2) allow RTS to continue to provide Route 23 transportation services to the citizens of ...
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