Agenda Item # 2
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
6/05/2018
Agenda Report # 126
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: FY2019 Grant Application for Planning Assistance
INITIATED BY: Department of Transportation/METRA
Recommendation: Approval is requested to authorize the Department of
Transportation/METRA to apply to the Georgia Department of Transportation
(GDOT) for capital, planning and operating grants in the amount of $138,860 or
otherwise awarded. Approval is also requested to authorize the City Manager or
Mayor to accept grant funds if approved and execute contracts with GDOT.
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
State 5303 0% 90% 0%
Local 5303 0% 10% 0%
The Georgia Department of Transportation provides planning assistance in the
amount of 10% of the total 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 5303
(Formerly Section 8)
GRANT 5303 CITY GDOT FTA TOTAL
PLANNING $15,429 $138,860 $0 $154,289
Financial Considerations: If the City does not apply for the grants, Columbus
would be turning down $138,860 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 planning from the Georgia Department of Transportation in
the total amount of $138,860 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.
A RESOLUTION
No. ____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA TO SUBMIT AN
APPLICATION FOR, AND IF AWARDED, ACCEPT A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $138,860 OR
OTHERWISE AWARDED, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UNDER TITLE 49 U.S.C.,
SECTION 5303.
WHEREAS, the Secretary of the US Department of Transportation and the
Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation are authorized to make
grants for mass transportation projects; and,
WHEREAS, the contract for financial assistance will impose certain obligations
upon the applicant, including the provision of the City share of the project
costs, $15,429; and,
WHEREAS, the FY2019 UPWP indicates the amount of the Section 5303 funds and the
state share by the Georgia Department of Transportation as $138,860; and,
WHEREAS, it is required by the U.S. Department of Transportation in accord with
the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that in connection
with the filing of an application for assistance under Title 49 U.S.C. the
Applicant gives an assurance that it will comply with Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and other pertinent directives and the U.S. Department of
Transportation requirements there under; and,
WHEREAS, it is the goal of the Applicant that Minority Business Enterprise
(Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Women?s Business Enterprise) be utilized
to the fullest extent possible in connection with this project, and that
definitive procedures shall be established and administered to ensure that
minority business shall have the maximum feasible opportunity to compete for
contracts and purchase orders when procuring construction contracts, supplies
equipment contracts, or consultant and other services.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1)
That the City Manager or his designee, herein referred to as the
Official, are authorized to execute and file an application on behalf of the
Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia with the Georgia Department of
Transportation, to aid in the financing of a technical study grant to implement
specific items of the FY2019 Unified Planning Work Program;
(2)
That the Official is authorized to execute and file with such
application and assurance or any other document required by the U.S. Department
of Transportation and the Georgia Department of Transportation effectuating the
purposes of this grant;
(3)
That the Official is authorized to furnish such additional information
as the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Georgia Department of
Transportation may require in connection with the application or the project;
(4)
That the Official is authorized to set forth and execute Minority
Business Enterprise, DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) and WBE (Women
Business Enterprise) policies and procedures in connection with the project?s
procurement needs; and,
(5)
That the Official is authorized to execute a grant agreement on behalf
of the Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia with the Georgia Department
of Transportation to aid in the financing of a technical study grant to
implement specific items of the Columbus, Georgia Unified Planning Work Program.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held the
day of ________________ 2018, and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of ________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Baker voting __________.
Councilor Barnes voting __________.
Councilor Davis voting __________.
Councilor Garrett voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor Thomas voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Teresa Pike Tomlinson, Mayor
CERTIFICATE
The undersigned duly qualified and acting
(Title of Officer) of the Columbus Consolidated Government certifies that the
foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution, adopted at a legally
convened meeting of the Columbus Council held on , 2018.
Official Seal
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(Signature of Recording Officer)
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(Title of Recording Officer)
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(Date)
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