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Consider approving a resolution authorizing the filing and execution of a grant for federal assistance under Section 5339 Federal Transit Administration for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 appropriated funding, approving the application, and authorizing the Chairman and Secretary to execute the same.
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INITIATOR: Christine James, Planning Director
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Ryan Landers, LATS General Manager
BACKGROUND: LATS has prepared a grant application in the amount of $173,926 for the construction of the LATS downtown transfer Center using Federal Fiscal Year 2022 appropriated funding. The local share for this grant is $43,527, which is projected to be in the City of Lawton's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) in FY 2026. The application will be filed and reviewed electronically.
The Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program (49 U.S.C. 5339(b)) makes federal resources available to states and direct recipients to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities, including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities. Funding is provided through formula allocations and competitive grants.
Eligible applicants for the Buses and Bus Facilities Program include designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed-route bus operators, states (including territories and Washington D.C.) or local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service, and Indian tribes. Eligible subrecipients include all otherwise eligible applicants and also private nonprofit organizations engaged in public transportation.
The federal share of eligible capital costs is 80 percent of the net capital project cost, unless the grant recipient requests a lower percentage.
EXHIBIT: Resolution 25-_____
KEY ISSUES: Execution of this grant does not commit the City of Lawton to spending the funds outlined in this agenda. FTA only requires you to have the...
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