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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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R2023-12-08 - Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute Grant Agreements for Specified Projects
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Resolution
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve resolution R2023-12-08 authorizing grant execution by the Executive Director and/or his Designee of grants shown in Exhibit A.
BACKGROUND:
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 two grants from the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) for 5339(c) Low or No Emission Vehicle Program and Small Starts Pre-Award funds. UTA also has been selected to receive 13 grants from the Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds and Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) funds from the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) and Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG). These MPO funds are transferred from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to FTA. A detail list of the grant awards is attached as Exhibit A to the resolution.
ALTERNATIVES:
If the grants are not executed in a timely manner, reimbursement of project costs may be delayed.
FISCAL IMPACT:
All Projects in Exhibit A are accounted for in an approved 2023 Operating or 2023-2027 Approved Capital Plan Budgets.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution R2023-12-08