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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Open a public hearing to review and receive comments concerning SunTran's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2022 Section 5339(a) Bus and Bus Facilities grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration in the amount of $289,188
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Economic Hub, Operational Excellence
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
Ocala Gazette on June 6, 2025
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BACKGROUND:
The Ocala City Council is required to hold a public hearing before receiving federal funding. The City will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, to review and receive comments on SunTran's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2022, Section 5339(a) Bus and Bus Facilities grant funding. The proposed budget includes Transportation Revenue Credits (TRC) in lieu of local matching funds.
The proposed budget includes $289,188 from FTA and $72,297 in toll revenue credits from the Florida Department of Transportation.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
Annually, FTA Section 5339(a) funds are allocated to communities to operate fixed-route public transit systems, based on formulas that consider factors such as population, public transportation service levels, and other transit-related data. The City of Ocala is the SunTran policy board and oversees RATP DEV, which manages SunTran. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. ? 5339(a) Bus and Bus Facilities, the City is seeking public input on the proposed budget before submitting for FTA Section 5339(a) funds to the Federal Transit Administration.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The grant requires a match of $72,297 that is being provided by the Florida Department of Transportation in the form of transportation revenue credits. The City does not have to provide any further match. Funding will be received in revenue account 494-331-000-000-09-33126 and expended in accounts 494-060-492-544*.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
N/A
LEGAL REVIEW:
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