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 Resolution 2023-18 to accept Public Transportation Grant Agreement #442455-1-84-01 between the Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Ocala for operational funding for the Ocala/Marion County public transit system, SunTran, in the amount of $552,000
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Operational Excellence, Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) annually provides grant funding to communities that will pay operating assistance up to 50% for fixed route public transit systems. In order to be awarded the funding, the City has to enter into a Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) with FDOT. The City has been awarded $552,000, pending approval of the PTGA, which requires a $552,000 local match.
The Agreement will begin once it is fully executed and will expire on June 28, 2024. The funding must be expended by June 28, 2024.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
The funding will be used toward the daily operation of SunTran. This includes, but is not limited to paying RATP Dev to run the daily operations of SunTran, staff salaries for working on the federal and state grants that fund SunTran, fuel for the buses, utilities for the SunTran Administration & Maintenance Facility, operating supplies, etc.
On July 1, 2019, the City of Ocala and Marion County entered into an Interlocal Agreement to establish their respective funding commitments (City of Ocala - 75% / Marion County - 25%) of necessary local funds to operate SunTran. The local commitments for this PTGA Grant have been allocated by both the City and Marion County in the current budget year. The FDOT PTGA funds are necessary to operate SunTran.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City budgeted $414,000 as its local match in account 494-381-000-000-19-38091 this fisc...
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