To

Mayor and Council

Subject

FY2017 Grant Application for Capital and Planning Assistance

Initiator

Department of Transportation/METRA

Recommendation

Approval to authorize the Department of Transportation/METRA to apply to the \n \n Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Georgia Department of \n \n Transportation (GDOT) for capital, planning and operating grants in the amount \n \n of $1,877,685.20 or otherwise awarded. Approval is also requested to authorize \n \n the City Manager or Mayor to accept grant funds if approved and execute \n \n contracts with FTA and GDOT.

Approval

Pending

Background

The city has been applying for capital, planning and operating grants to the

Federal Transit Administration and the Georgia Department of Transportation

since 1972. The Federal Transit Administration Grants are funded in the

following manner.



CAPITAL PLANNING OPERATING

Federal 5307 80% 80% 0%

State 5307 10% 10% 0%

Local 5307 10% 10% 100%

State 5303 0% 90% 0%

Local 5303 0% 10% 0%



The Georgia Department of Transportation provides capital and planning

assistance in the amount of 10% of the total capital and planning grants to the

Federal Transit Administration. The city government has provided the required

match on grants to FTA and GDOT since 1972. Funding from GDOT may be curtailed

based on State Budget

issues.

Analysis

Title 49 U.S.C. Section 5307

(Formerly Section 9)



CITY GDOT FTA TOTAL

CAPITAL $172,466 $172,465 $1,379,724 $1,724,655

OPERATING $3,225,486 $ 0 $ 0 $3,225,486

PLANNING $24,176 $24,176 $193,412 $ 241,764

TOTAL $ 3,422,128 $196,641 $1,573,136 $5,191,905





Title 49 U.S.C. Section 5303

(Formerly Section 8)





GRANT CATEGORY CITY GDOT FTA TOTAL

PLANNING 5303 $ 11,989.80 $107,908.20 $ 0 $ 119,898

Financial Considerations

If the City does not apply for the grants, Columbus would be turning down

$1,573,136 in federal and $304,549.20 in state funds to support public

transportation in our local community

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

The provision of over a million passenger transit trips annually and the

purchase of capital equipment (e.g., transit buses) needed to support the safe

transport of citizens within the urbanized area of Columbus.

Legal Considerations

The intent to apply for a Federal Transit Grant listing the program of projects

must be advertised in the local paper. A resolution must be submitted with the

application from the City Council authorizing application for a grant,

authorizing the City Manager or Mayor to accept the grant and enter into a

contract with the Federal Transit Administration and the Georgia Department of

Transportation.

Recommendations/ Actions

Authorize a resolution to approve the City to submit an application for

capital, planning and operating grants from the Federal Transit Administration

and the Georgia Department of Transportation in the total amount of

$1,877,685.20 and further authorizing the City Manager or Mayor to accept the

grant, if approved, and enter into a contract with the Federal Transit

Administration and the Georgia Department of Transportation.

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