Title
Ordinance in the Amount of $637,871 Establishing FY2019 FTA Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Grant
Body
Council Priority: Maintain Infrastructure and Provide Sustainable Growth Opportunities
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 funds in the amount of $539,665 from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to support eligible expenses for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2019 FTA Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Grant. A budget ordinance must be approved to allow the expenditure of funds.
BACKGROUND:
Section 5339 funds can be used to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses, vans, and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities. The City of Greensboro will utilize the funding to purchase eight (8) paratransit vehicles as replacements for eight (8) paratransit vehicles that have met their useful life in miles. The useful life standards for less than 30 foot paratransit vehicles are 5 years or 200,000 miles. The replacement vehicles will be fully equipped with ADA compliant equipment.
Under a Transit Allocation Plan, adopted by the Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization on March 22, 2017, Guilford County is allocated up to 7% of the total allocation yearly. In fiscal year 2019, Guilford County received $40,403 in FTA Section 5339 funding as a sub-recipient under the City of Greensboro. Guilford County will purchase two (2) expansion staff support vehicles. The City will manage the grant and disburse this funding to Guilford County on a reimbursement basis once the vehicles have been purchased. Guilford County is required to provide the 20% required local match, in the amount of $10,101.
At their May 8, 2019 meeting, the Greensboro Urban Area MPO Technical Advisory Committee approved the project.
BUDGET IMPACT:
The City has been awarded federal funds in the amount of $499,262 and will be required to provide local matching funds in the amount of $88,105. These funds are budgeted in the Transportation Bond account 481-4531-01.6567. The total project funding is as follows:
City of Greensboro Capital Project
$499,262 Federal (85%)
$ 88,105 Local (15%)
$587,367
Guilford County will provide local matching funds in the form of in-kind services for the Transportation and Mobility Services (TAMS) program. The total project funding is as follows:
Guilford County Operations Project
$40,403 Federal (80%)
$10,101 Local (20%)
$50,504
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
The Department of Transportation recommends and requests that the City Council approve the attached budget ordinance establishing the FY2019 FTA Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Grant.