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Board of Trustees |
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Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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Mary DeLoretto, Chief Service Development Officer |
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Patti Garver, Manager of Environmental & Grant Services |
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TITLE:
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R2022-05-03 - Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Agreement with the Federal Transit Administration for the TechLink Corridor Study Project
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Resolution
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Resolution R2022-05-03 authorizing execution by the Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Transportation RAISE grant agreement that is being developed in the Federal Transit Administration Awards Management System (TrAMS) for the TechLink Corridor Study.
BACKGROUND:
The U.S. Department of Transportation published a notice of funding opportunity for the RAISE Grant Program on April 13, 2021. Activities eligible for funding under RAISE planning grants are related to the planning, preparation, or design- for example environmental analysis, feasibility studies, and other preconstruction activities-of eligible surface transportation capital projects. UTA submitted a grant application on July 12, 2021 for the TechLink Corridor Study.
DISCUSSION:
The U.S. Department of Transportation selected UTA to receive an award amount of $950,000 for the TechLink Corridor Study on November 19, 2021. The match amount totals $450,000 that will be provided by UTA, Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, and the University of Utah.
The study will evaluate a downtown SLC TRAX realignment along the ballpark spur and 400 West, and east on 400 South to Research Park - this could include an alternative TRAX alignment in Salt Lake City and a significant network expansion by adding a new operational alignment from the Airport to the University of Utah. This expansion takes advantage of the existing UTA-owned Ballpark Spur to expand northward from the TRAX trunk line just north of Ballpark Station to the Granary District in Salt Lake City and lengthening the track on 400 South.
ALTERNATIVES:
If this grant is not executed, implementation of the project will be delayed.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The award amount will be $950,000. The Federal share of project costs may not exceed 80 percent.
UTA’s 5-year capital budget includes the TechLink Corridor Study.
Project Partners have agreed to contribute a total of $450,000 in Project Funds in the following shares:
a. UTA: $200,000
b. University: $200,000
c. Salt Lake City Corporation: $25,000
d. Salt Lake City RDA: $25,000
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Board Resolution 2022-05-03