HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-313JULY 13, 2011
11 -313 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR AN OSHKOSH TRANSIT SYSTEM
APPLICATION FOR FUNDING FOR NEW BUSES THROUGH U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S STATE OF GOOD
REPAIR (SGR) PROGRAM
INITIATED BY: TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Oshkosh is a designated recipient of both federal assistance
for mass transportation, as defined by 49 U.S.C. § 5307(a)(2), and state mass transit
operating assistance program funds, as defined by Wis. Stats. 85.20, and
WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has been delegated authority
to award Federal financial assistance for capital investments to support mass
transportation, and
WHEREAS, FTA is responsible for administering capital grants through the State of
Good Repair (SGR) Bus Initiative discretionary funding program, and
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is preparing an application
for SGR program funds on behalf of recipients of Wis. Stats. 85.20 funding, to go toward
replacement of existing buses, and
WHEREAS the Oshkosh Transit System has vehicles in its fleet which are eligible
for replacement according to the objectives of the SGR program, and
WHEREAS the City of Oshkosh's approved 2011 Capital Improvement Program
allocates local funding toward the purchase of two replacement buses, and
WHEREAS, the City has or will provide all required annual certifications and
assurances to the Federal Transit Administration to receive grant funding through the SGR
program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the Common Council for the City of
Oshkosh that the proper City officials are hereby authorized and directed to submit
information to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transit, Local
Roads, Railroads and Harbors, Bureau of Transportation Safety for its completion of an
application for SGR funding on behalf of the Oshkosh Transit System.
JULY 13, 2011 11 -313 RESOLUTION
CONT'D
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proper City officials are hereby authorized
and directed to execute any and all documents required by the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation, Bureau of Transit, Local Roads, Railroads and Harbors, for purposes of the
same, and are further authorized and directed, if said grant is awarded, to accept such
funds, pursuant to the terms of the grant application.
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City of Oshkosh - Transportation Department ON THE WATER
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
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FROM: Christopher Strong, P.E., Director of Transportation `. =T
DATE: July 8, 2011
RE: Resolution to Support Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Application for
State of Good Repair (SGR) Program Funding for New Buses
This resolution will serve as a letter of support for a Wisconsin Department of Transportation
(WisDOT) application, which it is submitting on behalf of Wisconsin urban transit systems, for
State of Good Repair (SGR) program funds. The SGR discretionary funding program is
administered by the Federal Transit Administration, with the intent of improving the condition of
existing transit assets, including vehicles and facilities.
In the past, Federal funding has been available to cover 80 percent of the capital costs for transit
vehicles and infrastructure projects. Increasingly, this Federal funding is being allocated through
grant programs like SGR, making it necessary for the City to pursue these opportunities in order
to offset the local costs of these capital investments.
Through this program, the Federal share remains 80 percent, although if the funding is used to
purchase a hybrid bus, this match percentage can be increased to 83 percent. The local share for
purchasing two hybrid buses was included in the City's approved 2011 Capital Improvement
Program, so approving this resolution will require no additional City funding.
The City's bus fleet consists of four (4) 2010 hybrid diesel - electric buses, eleven (11) 2003 diesel
buses, and two (2) 1997 diesel buses. The 1997 buses are at the end of their service life, so this
grant funding is very timely in reducing the cost of vehicle replacement.
City of Oshkosh — Transportation Department