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Board of Trustees |
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Mary DeLoretto, Interim Executive Director |
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FROM: |
David Hancock, Acting Chief Service Development Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Patti Garver, Manager of Environmental and Grant Services |
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TITLE:
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R2021-08-01 - Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Section 5309 Small Starts Grant Agreement with the Federal Transit Administration for the Ogden/Weber State University (WSU) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Resolution
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Resolution 2021-08-01 authorizing execution by the Executive Director of the Small Starts grant agreement that is being developed in the Federal Transit Administration Awards Management System (TrAMS) for the Ogden/WSU BRT project.
BACKGROUND:
The Ogden/WSU BRT is a 5.3-mile BRT project connecting the Ogden FrontRunner commuter rail station to Weber State University and McKay Dee Hospital. It will include 13 stations and 2.2 miles of exclusive bus lanes from 32nd Street & Harrison up to the Dee Events Center. On weekdays, the service is planned to operate every 10 minutes during peak periods and every 15 minutes during off-peak periods and evenings; operating a total of 20 hours a day. On weekends, service is planned to operate every 15 to 30 minutes. The project will include transit signal priority, uniquely branded stations and 11 electric vehicles. The project will also include a transit center on the Weber State University campus and the existing Mount Ogden Maintenance facility will be expanded. The revenue service date is 04/08/2024.
DISCUSSION:
UTA anticipates $78,322,872 in Section 5309 Small Starts funds from the Federal Transit Administration for the Ogden/WSU BRT project. This resolution is to provide the Executive Director the authority to execute the Small Starts grant for the Ogden/WSU BRT project.
ALTERNATIVES:
If this grant is not executed, sufficient funds will not be available for completing the construction of the Ogden/WSU BRT project.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This project is included in UTA’s approved 5-year Capital Plan. The total project cost is $120,496,726.
The total amount included in this Small Starts grant is $110,952,103 ($78,322,872 federal and $32,629,231 local match).
The Federal Small Starts Funding will be provided at 65% of the total project cost. Funding sources for the total project cost include:
FEDERAL SOURCES:
$78,322,872 in Section 5309 Small Starts funds (65% of the total Project cost). These funds include $64,504,151 from FFY 2019, $10,570,000 from FFY2020 and $3,248,721 from FFY2021
$8,898,450 in locally programed Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (CMAQ) and Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds.
LOCAL SOURCES:
$12,555,404 in Utah Transit Authority Local Funds
$7,500,000 in Weber County Funds
$4,570,000 in Donated right of way
$4,100,000 in Ogden City Funds
$4,050,000 in State Funds
$500,000 in Rocky Mountain Power Funds
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Resolution R2021-08-01