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TO: |
Board of Trustees |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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FROM: |
Cherryl Beveridge, Acting Chief Operating Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Tracy Young, Coordinated Mobility Manager |
TITLE:
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R2022-07-05 - Resolution Authorizing the Execution of Federal Transit Administration 5310 Grant Agreements for Specified Projects
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Resolution
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Resolution R2022-07-05 and authorize the Executive Director and appropriate staff with signature limit authority to sign designated 2020-2022 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5310 Subrecipient Grant Agreements
BACKGROUND:
• The Coordinated Mobility (CM) Department manages the Federal Transit Administration Section 5310 Formula Grant program for the Salt Lake/West Valley, Ogden/Layton and Provo/Orem urbanized areas.
• UTA was designated to administer and manage the program funds by the Governor in 2014.
• The 5310 Grant program is to provide funding to enhance the mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities.
• The CM department oversees the application cycle every two years.
• UTA receives approximately 20 grant applications from eligible community partners for every bi-ennial grant cycle.
• Utah’s Public Transit District Act and UTA Board Policy 2.2 require all contracts of $200,000 or greater to be approved by the Board in a public meeting.
• Due to the differences in subrecipients process timelines for approving of contracts, historically we have had to present to the board multiple times for individual subrecipient contract approvals.
• By receiving approval to sign contracts with awarded subrecipients upon execution of the grant this will assist us in presenting all proposed awards to the Board of Trustees once per grant cycle; and greatly improve our response time to our customers.
DISCUSSION:
This resolution will allow the CM Department to present to the board a comprehensive list of awards for subrecipients in all urbanized areas. The lists will include awards over $200K. The lists will be comprised of new grants and amendments.
ALTERNATIVES:
The alternative is to bring contracts individually to the Board of Trustees for approval. This would add time to our schedule and therefore reduce our ability to assist our community partners with their projects in a timely manner.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Proof of 5310 grant matching funds for 5310 grant awards are provided as part of the subrecipient application process. UTA projects awarded must provide 20% in match. The Travel Trainer match is included in a current budget for the FFY 19-20 grant amendment and in the 2023 proposed UTA budget for the FFY 2022 award. The electric vehicles and charging stations match has been identified in a current budget. The Rail Safety Campaign project match will be provided through in-kind staff time. The Promotion of United Way 211 Service project match will be provided through in-kind staff time.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Resolution R2022-07-05 which includes Exhibit A - Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 Subrecipient Awards by Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) and Urbanized Area (UZA)