Submitted By: Tom Duncan
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Presentation By: Tom Duncan
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Adopt Budget Resolution 2025-172 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget to accept and appropriate funding from the Federal Transit Administration in support of the Ocala Marion County public transit system, SunTran, in the amount of $3,938,144
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Fiscally Sustainable, Operational Excellence
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) annually provides the City of Ocala Section 5307 Urban Area Formula Grants to support Ocala’s fixed-route bus service, SunTran. The Ocala City Council held a public hearing on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, to review and receive comments on the Fiscal Year 2024 Section 5307 budget in the amount of $3,938,144. The proposed budget includes matching funds of $900,193 in Toll Revenue Credits from the State of Florida, $168,690 in FDOT operating funds, and $168,690 in local matches and revenue.
The grant includes funding for one 35-foot diesel bus; rebuilding the engine and transmission for three buses; operating expenses, shop equipment; bus stop enhancements, the engineering and design of bus shelters; updating the Transit Development Plan; a Comprehensive Operations Analysis; a required ADA Compliance Services Project; ADA paratransit services; and the capital cost for contracting operating services.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
The Section 5307 FTA funds are necessary to maintain and improve SunTran. The City of Ocala serves as the policy board for SunTran and oversees RATP DEV, the company that manages SunTran's operations.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The FTA 5307 grant ($3,938,144) is awarded to the City to support capital and operating items for SunTran. The 5307 funds will be received in account 494-331-000-000-09-33142 and expended via multiple accounts in 494-050-450/451-544*.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
N/A
LEGAL REVIEW:
N/A
ALTERNATIVE:
• Adopt with Changes
• Table
• Deny
BUDGET RESOLUTION 2025-172
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 BUDGET TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION IN SUPPORT OF THE OCALA~MARION COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM, SUNTRAN, IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,938,144
WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration has awarded the City of Ocala Section 5307 Urban Area Formula Grant funds in the amount of $3,938,144; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida is providing $900,193 in Toll Revenue Credits as the 20% match to the capital portion of the FTA grant and $168,690 toward the operating match through Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) G3940; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ocala and Marion County’s local matches to this grant were appropriated along with State Block Grant Funding (PTGA G3940) via Budget Resolution 2025-104; 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 2024-25 budget be amended as outlined below to appropriate funding as follows:
Source:
494-331-000-000-09-33142 FTA Mass Transit Bus $3,938,144
Use:
494-050-450-544-54-31010 FTA 5307 CAP Professional Services $ 726,000
494-050-450-544-54-34010 FTA 5307 CAP Other Services $1,795,750
494-050-450-544-54-46010 FTA 5307 CAP Repair & Maintenance $ 289,015
494-050-450-544-54-52010 FTA 5307 CAP Operating Supplies $ 20,000
494-050-450-544-54-52060 FTA 5307 CAP Equipment $1,000 - $4,999 $ 20,000
494-050-450-544-66-64010 FTA 5307 CAP Equipment $5,000+ $ 750,000
494-050-451-544-54-12020 FTA 5307 OP Salaries $ 152,250
494-050-451-544-54-15050 FTA 5307 OP Exec Life Insurance $ 78
494-050-451-544-54-21010 FTA 5307 OP FICA Taxes $ 11,647
494-050-451-544-54-22012 FTA 5307 OP DC Retirement $ 12,180
494-050-451-544-54-23010 FTA 5307 OP Life & Health Insurance $ 23,542
494-050-451-544-54-24010 FTA 5307 OP Workers’ Compensation $ 182
494-050-451-544-54-34010 FTA 5307 OP Other Services $ 137,500
Total $3,938,144
This resolution adopted this ______ day of ______________________, 2025.
ATTEST: CITY OF OCALA
By: By:
Angel B. Jacobs Kristen M. Dreyer
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