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Ordinance in the Amount of $119,280 Establishing FY2017 FTA Section 5307 Security and Routine Capital Assistance Program
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Department: Transportation
Council District: Citywide
Public Hearing: NA
Advertising Date/By: NA
Contact 1 and Phone: Adam Fischer 373-2861
Contact 2 and Phone: Bruce Adams 412-6237
PURPOSE:
The City of Greensboro has received grant funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to support eligible expenses for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017 FTA Section 5307 Transit Security and Routine Capital Assistance Program. A budget ordinance must be approved to allow the expenditure of funds.
BACKGROUND:
FTA's Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula program funds transit capital and operating assistance in urbanized areas and transportation related planning. These funds will support one (1) project under the category of routine capital assistance and one (1) project under the category of transit security enhancements.
Routine Capital Assistance: Funds in the amount of $65,000 will be used to purchase a scissor lift and forklift for preventative maintenance activities at the City's two transit facilities.
Transit Security Enhancements: Funds in the amount of $54,280 will be used to support the purchase of a third party real time tracking software program that will be integrated with the mobile data units on paratransit vehicles to enhance dispatching, vehicle location monitoring and other related functions.
At their June 21, 2017 meeting, the Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (GUAMPO) approved the projects.
BUDGET IMPACT:
The City has been awarded federal funds in the amount of $95,424. The City will be required to provide local matching funds in the amount of $23,856. These local matching funds are budgeted in the Transit Operations Account 564-4531-01.6567. The total project funding is as follows:
$95,424 Federal (80%)
$23,856 Local (20%)
$119,280 Total
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