Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution supports and approves the City of Madison’s submission of an application to the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the FY 2023-2024 Advanced Transportation Technologies and Innovative Mobility Deployment (ATTIMD) Program (also known as the ATTAIN Program) discretionary grant, the acceptance of the grant if awarded, and authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to enter a grant agreement with USDOT or its designee if awarded the grant. The requested grant amount is up to $7 million* and maybe lower for better competitiveness. The project is in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and project cost related to the local match will be split (tentatively 90 percent by WisDOT, 10 percent by City of Madison) based on historic projects. The 2025 Traffic Engineering Division budget request would include the required matching funds should the proposed grant be awarded to the City of Madison.
*A previous fiscal note listed the requested amount up to $5 million. Fiscal note updated 1/18/24 to reflect updated project cost information.
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SUBSTITUTE - Supporting and approving the City of Madison’s application to the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) towards FY 2023-2024 ATTAIN grant program, the acceptance of the grant, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a grant agreement with USDOT or its designee, if awarded the grant.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division recommends pursuing federal funding for leveraging existing Smart City investments such as those made along the Smart Park Street Corridor to expand the safety, mobility and equity benefits in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison, Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), University of Wisconsin in Madison (UW-Madison), and other partners have identified FY 2023-2024 Advanced Transportation Technologies and Innovative Mobility Deployment (ATTIMD) Program (also known as the ATTAIN Program) discretionary grant as a potential source for deployment of advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, mobility and equity, such as red light running warning and piloting next generation emergency vehicle traffic signal preemption and snowplow traffic signal priority; and
WHEREAS, the ATTAIN Grant Program will support deploying, installing, and operating advanced transportation technologies; and
WHEREAS, up to $120 million are available through the ATTAIN Grant Program in FY 2023-2024 to improve safety, mobility, efficiency, system performance, intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure return on investment; and
WHEREAS, the UDSDOT Selection Criteria for ATTAIN Grant Program include #1 Technical Merit, #2 Staffing, and #3 Cost, which are of equal importance; and
WHEREAS, the USDOT may prioritize projects that address Biden Administration’s Priorities (Safety, Climate Change and Sustainability, Equity, Workforce Development, Job Quality, and Wealth Creation) and DOT Focus Areas (State of Good Repair, Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems with the Smart Grid and other energy distribution and charging systems, Advanced Public Transportation Systems, Efficiency of Freight Movement, ROUTES Initiative, Complete Trip Program, and Data Availability);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council supports the application to the USDOT/FHWA FY 2023-2024 ATTAIN grant program for funding of deployment of advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, mobility and equity, such as red light running warning and piloting next generation emergency vehicle traffic signal preemption and snowplow traffic signal priority;.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Madison commits to funding the required local match, up to $200,000 in the 2025 and beyond Capital Budget, that Traffic Engineering’s 2025 capital budget requests will include the local funding match, subject to Council review and adoption as part of the budget process, if awarded a grant through the ATTAIN Program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council authorizes the Director of Traffic Engineering to apply for the grant on behalf of the City and to accept the grant if awarded; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Common Council authorizes the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with USDOT or its designee, in a format approved by the City Attorney, for the USDOT ATTAIN Grant Program in the 2023-2024 funding opportunity.