Submitted By: Tye Chighizola
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Presentation By: Tye Chighizola
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-162 to amend the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to accept and appropriate funding from the Federal Transit Administration 2023 5307 Grant in the amount of $2,945,359
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place, Fiscally Sustainable
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND: The Ocala City Council held a public hearing on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, to review and receive comments on SunTran’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget (5307 FTA Grant - Capital and Operating Funds). The budget includes Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Block Grant funding, toll revenue credits, and local City/County matches. In August, the City and FTA executed the grant.
The total budget is $4,522,364 with $2,945,359 being the 5307 FTA Grant. The remaining $1,577,005 is split between the state toll revenue credits ($456,118), FDOT Block Grant operating dollars ($557,556), and City/County local match ($563,331).
The proposed budget includes capital and operating dollars to support SunTran. Operating expenses include fuel, utilities, staff salaries, and operating supplies. The capital items include rebuilding transmissions/engines for four buses, software/hardware maintenance updates, new shop equipment, security upgrades, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) transportation funding.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Annually, FTA Section 5307 funds are allocated to communities for the operation of fixed-route public transit systems. 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 ($2,945,359) is awarded to the City to operate SunTran. The 5307 funds will be received in account 494-331-000-000-09-33726 and expended via multiple accounts in 494-060-490-544* and 494-060-491-544*.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW: N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: N/A
ALTERNATIVE:
• Adopt with changes
• Table
• Deny
BUDGET RESOLUTION 2024-162
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 BUDGET TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION TO SUPPORT THE OCALA MARION COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM, SUNTRAN, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,945,359
WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration has awarded the City of Ocala Section 5307 Urban Area Formula Grant funds in the amount of $2,945,359; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida is providing $456,118 in Toll Revenue Credits as the 20% match to the capital portion of the FTA grant and $557,556 toward the operating match through the Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA); and
WHEREAS, the City of Ocala and Marion County’s local matches to this grant will be appropriated along with State Block Grant Funding (PTGA) in September and October 2024; and
WHEREAS, the funding will be used for operating and 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 2023-2024 budget be amended as outlined below to appropriate funding as follows:
SOURCE:
494-331-000-000-09-33726 FTA Mass Transit Grant $2,945,359
USE:
494-060-490-544-54-31010 SunTran CAP - Professional Services $ 66,226
494-060-490-544-54-34010 SunTran CAP - Other Services $1,270,863
494-060-490-544-54-46010 SunTran CAP - Repair & Maintenance $ 479,382
494-060-490-544-54-52010 SunTran CAP - Operating Supplies $ 8,000
Capital Total $1,824,471
494-060-491-544-54-12020 SunTran OP - Salaries $ 215,015
494-060-491-544-54-21010 SunTran OP - FICA Taxes $ 16,295
494-060-491-544-54-15050 SunTran OP - Exec Life Insurance $ 120
494-060-491-544-54-22012 SunTran OP - DC Retirement $ 17,040
494-060-491-544-54-23010 SunTran OP - Life & Health Insurance $ 28,473
494-060-491-544-54-31020 SunTran OP - Legal Services $ 500
494-060-491-544-54-34010 SunTran OP - Other Services $ 600,000
494-060-491-544-54-31099 SunTran OP - Information Technology Allocation $ 6,750
494-060-491-544-54-40010 SunTran OP - Training, Travel & Per Diem $ 5,775
494-060-491-544-54-41010 SunTran OP - Telephone (external services) $ 4,000
494-060-491-544-54-41099 SunTran OP - Ocala Fiber Network Allocation $ 2,100
494-060-491-544-54-43010 SunTran OP - Utilities $ 16,000
494-060-491-544-54-45099 SunTran OP - Insurance Service Allocation $ 11,000
494-060-491-544-54-46011 SunTran OP - Fleet Maintenance $ 2,000
494-060-491-544-54-46012 SunTran OP - Facilities Maintenance $ 5,000
494-060-491-544-54-47000 SunTran OP - Printing $ 5,000
494-060-491-544-54-47099 SunTran OP - Copier Contract Allocation $ 2,000
494-060-491-544-54-48010 SunTran OP - Promotional Advertising $ 15,000
494-060-491-544-54-52010 SunTran OP - Operating Supplies $ 5,650
494-060-491-544-54-52020 SunTran OP - Fuel $ 125,000
494-060-491-544-54-52045 SunTran OP - Software - Subscription Based $ 30,500
494-060-491-544-54-52060 SunTran OP - Equipment ($1,000 - $4,999) $ 5,500
494-060-491-544-54-54010 SunTran OP - Dues, Subscriptions, Books $ 2,170
Operating Total $1,120,888
GRAND TOTAL $2,945,359
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