Submitted By: Tye Chighizola
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Presentation By: Tammi Haslam
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-131 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to accept and appropriate funding from the Federal Transit Administration in the amount of $6,664,524
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Operational Excellence, Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
The Ocala City Council held a public hearing on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, to review and receive comments on SunTran’s Fiscal Years’ 2019-2021 budgets (5307 FTA Consolidated Capital Grant) in the amount of $6,664,524. The funding includes three FTA budgets combined into one consolidated grant/budget to address only capital items. The proposed consolidated budget includes matching funds of $1,666,131 in toll revenue credits from the State of Florida. The proposed capital grant requires no City/County match.
The grant includes funding for one trolley, one 35-foot diesel bus, and two small cutaway buses. The grant includes funding for other large capital items including bus shelters, a covered parking area for the buses, and a kiosk/bathroom facility at Union Station.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
Annually, FTA Section 5307 funds are allocated to communities to operate a fixed-route public transit system. The City of Ocala is the policy board for SunTran and oversees RATP DEV, the company that manages SunTran.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The FTA 5307 grant ($6,664,524) is awarded to the City to support capital items for SunTran. The 5307 funds will be received in account 494-331-000-000-09-33480 and expended via multiple accounts in 494-060-454-544*.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW: N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: N/A
ALTERNATIVE:
• Adopt with changes
• Table
• Deny
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BUDGET RESOLUTION 2024-131
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 BUDGET TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,664,524
WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration has awarded the City of Ocala Section 5307 Urban Area Formula Grant funds in the amount of $6,664,524 over three fiscal years (2019-2021 Consolidated Grant) for capital projects; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida is providing $1,166,131 in Toll Revenue Credits as the 20% match to the
FTA capital grant; and
WHEREAS, the capital grant requires no local match from the City and Marion County; and
WHEREAS, the funding will be used for only capital expenses in support of SunTran.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OCALA, FLORIDA, duly assembled in regular session, that the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget be amended as outlined below to appropriate funding as follows:
SOURCE:
494-331-000-000-09-33480 FTA Mass Transit Bus $6,664,524
USE:
494-060-454-544-54-31010 FTA 5307 Consol CAP22 - Professional Services $ 60,000
494-060-454-544-54-34010 FTA 5307 Consol CAP22 - Other Services $1,753,424
494-060-454-544-54-46010 FTA 5307 Consol CAP22 - Repair & Maintenance $ 40,000
494-060-454-544-54-52010 FTA 5307 Consol CAP22 - Operating Supplies $ 70,000
494-060-454-544-66-64010 FTA 5307 Consol CAP22 - Equipment $5,000+ $1,941,500
494-060-454-544-69-65010 FTA 5307 Consol CAP22 - Construction in Progress $2,799,600
TOTAL $6,664,524
This resolution adopted this ______ day of ______________________, 2024.
ATTEST: CITY OF OCALA
By: By:
Angel B. Jacobs Barry Mansfield
City Clerk President, Ocala City Council
Approved as to form and legality:
By: _________________________________
William E. Sexton
City Attorney
Reviewed for accounting accuracy & completeness:
By: _________________________________
Peter A. Lee
City Manager