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TO: |
Board of Trustees |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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FROM: |
Viola Miller, Chief Financial Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Tracy Young, Grants Director |
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Gregg Larsen, Manager of Grant Services |
TITLE:
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R2025-04-02 - Resolution Authorizing the Execution of Grant Agreements for Specified Projects
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Resolution
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve resolution R2025-04-02 authorizing the Executive Director to execue grant agreements shown in Exhibit A.
BACKGROUND:
The Utah Public Transit District Act requires the Board of Trustees to approve contracts and expenses with a value of $200,000 or more. Board Policy 2.2 - Contract Authority, Procurement and Grants requires agency staff to present discretionary grant awards of $200,000 or more to the Board of Trustees for approval at the time of award. Such awards must be approved in the agency budget prior to the Board’s approval of the grant agreement.
DISCUSSION:
UTA has been selected to receive seven grants for four projects from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) including FFY2024 Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program (CMAQ), Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG), and Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) funds for Midvalley Express (MVX) Operations ($2,300,000), Davis - SL Connector Design ($1,500,000), Rideshare Van Purchases ($395,000), and Rideshare-Vanpool Management ($488,059). A detailed list of the grant awards is attached as Exhibit A to the resolution.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board may request to review the grant agreements and approve them individually when the agreement documents are complete, which may delay the reimbursement of project costs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
All Projects in Exhibit A are included in the approved 2025-2029 Capital Plan or operating budget.
The combined total grant funds awarded is $4,683,059 for 7 grants. The total required local match for the 7 grants is $340,067.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution R2025-04-02
Grant Summary