Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes an application for an Areas of Persistent Poverty grant with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant award of $258,480 and local match of $28,720 are included in the 2024 Executive capital budget within Transportation's North-South Bus Rapid Transit program.
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Authorizing the Transit General Manager to file an application for an Areas of Persistent Poverty (AoPP) Program Discretionary 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 13(c) agreement with Teamsters Local No. 695.
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The Areas of Persistent Poverty Discretionary program provides funding to state and local governmental authorities for planning, engineering, or development of technical or financing plans for projects that assist areas of persistent poverty. Under Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code and FY21 & FY22 Consolidated Appropriations Acts, $20.04 million in funds were made available for this program. The City of Madison was awarded $258,480 for planning work for Madison’s North-South “B” Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line, bringing a much higher quality of transit service to low income neighborhoods on Madison’s north and south sides.
WHEREAS, The United States Department of Transportation recently awarded the City of Madison’s Metro Transit Division a highly competitive Areas of Persistent Poverty Discretionary grant to support the planning work for Madison’s North-South “B” Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line, bringing a much higher quality of transit service to low income neighborhoods on Madison’s north and south sides; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 76342 passed on March 21, 2023 Supporting Madison Metro's FY23 Areas of Persistent Poverty Grant Application to Federal Transit Administration indicated that “if the Federal Transit Administration awards the City of Madison a grant of up to $1,125,000 for planning work for Madison’s North-South “B” BRT Line, bringing a much higher quality of transit service to low income neighborhoods on Madison’s north and south sides, the City of Madison would provide the match funds required, up to $125,000”; 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 the Areas of Persistent Poverty Discretionary Grant program on behalf of the City of Madison with FTA for Federal assistance authorized by 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 Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute grant agreements for the aforementioned applications.
3. 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
695, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and
Helpers of America, with reference to this grant application.