Fiscal Note
The grant provides total Federal funding of $9,502,302. $517,772 of this amount will be used to purchase 4 Paratransit buses, and is authorized in the Metro 2009 Adopted Operating budget. The remainder of the funding will be used for Metro's 2010 capital projects, and to support Metro's 2010 operating budget. All of this funding is included in Metro's 2010 Adopted Capital and Operating budgets. 100% of the total project cost of $ 9,502,302 is funded by USDOT/FTA.
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Authorizing the Transit General Manager to file an amendment to the application for Urbanized area Capital Assistance formula, public transit Stimulus ARRA (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act) capital 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. 695.
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PREAMBLE
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, capital funds are made available for transit systems Capital Assistance under the Urbanized Area Formula program of 49 United States Code 5307. As an urbanized area, the City of Madison receives from the U.S. Congress an apportionment for use by Madison Metro. Metro will AMEND the original application to use its funds for capital costs of replacement of up to 4 low-floor Paratransit buses, replacement of up to 14 Hybrid Fixed-Route Buses, replacement of one accessible Van for the City of Stoughton, additional security equipment, transit enhancements purchase of additional signage and 10% Operating Assistance for 2010 as included in the Transit Division Stimulus budget.
WHEREAS, FTA has been delegated authority to award Federal financial assistance for a transportation project; 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 pr...
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