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Consider approving Resolution No. 2024-____, which authorizes the filing of a grant application under Section 5339 of the Federal Transit Administration to capture the appropriated funds for Federal Fiscal Year 2021 that will be used for the design and/or construction of the downtown transfer center and associated operations and maintenance facility, and authorize the Chairman and Secretary to execute the documentation.
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INITIATOR: Christine James, Planning Director
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Ryan Landers, LATS General Manager
BACKGROUND: LATS has prepared a grant application for the $165,458 Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 appropriations. The grant application is the process used to capture the previously allocated or appropriated grant funds. The FFY 2021 grant funds were appropriated back in 2022, but with the CARES ACT funds available, the normal appropriated Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant funds were not needed at that time. LATS has three years to apply for or capture the FTA grant funds, which for the FFY 2021 funds, the deadline is September 30, 2024. LATS has an additional five years to drawdown or spend the funds. The local match for this grant is $41,365. The application will be submitted and reviewed electronically. Again, it is crucial to have the grant funds captured or executed by September 30 to avoid forfeiting the funds. Amendments to the grant application can be made in the future, if it is decided that the funds are needed for a different project.
Currently, the funds are earmarked for the design, architecture and engineering, and construction of the transfer center and associated operations and maintenance facility. Wendel Architects has been hired for the preliminary design, or 30% design, but additional design work is needed to complete the design within budget. After the design has been approved by the City Council, construction plans will be developed and then the project can move on to the ...
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