Fiscal Note
Fiscal note pending
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Authorizing the Transit General Manager to file an application for a Section 5307, 5337 & 5339 Super Grant, public transit capital, capital maintenance, and capital planning grant with U.S. Department of Transportation and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the associated grant agreement with USDOT and the associated 13 (c) agreement with Teamsters Local No. 120.
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PREAMBLE
Under the Urbanized Area Formula program of 49 United States Code 5307, funds are made available for capital and operating assistance and transportation-related planning projects. As an urbanized area, the City of Madison receives from the U.S. Congress an apportionment for use by Madison Metro. Metro will use its funds for preventative maintenance costs and capital costs for replacement buses and related equipment projects as included in the Transit Division capital and operating budgets.
Under Sections 5337 and 5339 (formerly known as Section 3 of the Federal Transit Act, as amended), capital funds are available for transit system capital improvements. Metro will use these funds for replacement buses and related equipment projects. The local share is funded in the Metro Capital budget.
WHEREAS, FTA has been delegated authority to award Federal financial assistance for a transportation project; and
WHEREAS, grants for financial assistance will impose certain obligations upon the City of Madison,
including the provision of the local share of the project costs; and
WHEREAS, as a condition of the assistance, the City of Madison must provide all annual certifications and assurances required by FTA and negotiate an agreement relating to the protection of mass transit
employees under the provisions of Section 5333(b), formerly Section 13 (c) of the Federal Transit Act, as amended; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADISON:
1. That the Transit General Manager is authorized to execute and file applications for capital and
planning assistance on behalf of the City of Madison with FTA for Federal assistance authorized by
Title 23 and Chapter 53 of Title 49, United States Code, or other Federal Statutes authorizing the
above-mentioned projects set forth in the preamble and administered by FTA.
2. That the Transit General Manager is authorized to execute and file with such applications the annual
certifications and assurances and other documents FTA requires before awarding a financial
assistance grant.
3. That, in accordance with 39.02 of the MGO, the Transit General Manager, in conjunction with the
Affirmative Action Director, is authorized to set forth and execute affirmative disadvantaged business
policies in connection with the procurement needs of the grant's projects.
4. That the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute grant agreements for the aforementioned
applications.
5. That the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute agreements pursuant to Section 5333 (b)
under the Federal Transit Act, as amended, between the City of Madison, Wisconsin and Drivers,
Salesmen, Warehousemen, Milk Processors, Cannery, Dairy Employees and Helpers Union Local
120, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and
Helpers of America, with reference to this grant application.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION TOTAL COST FTA SHARE LOCAL SHARE
Preventive Maintenance $14,642,116. $11,713,693. $ 2,928,423.
Fixed Route Transit buses (5337) $ 1,818,605. $ 1,454,884. $ 363,721.
Fixed Route Transit buses (5339) $ 822,590. $ 658,072. $ 164,518.
Fixed Route Transit buses (5339) $ 1,173,631. $ 938,905. $ 234,726.
$18,456,942. $14,765,554. $ 3,691,388.