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JULY 22, 2014 14-338 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION’S APPLICATION FOR LADDERS OF
OPPORTUNITY FEDERAL PROGRAM FUNDING FOR BUS
REPLACEMENTS
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 Wisc. 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 Ladders
of Opportunity discretionary funding program, and
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is preparing an application
for Ladders of Opportunity program funds on behalf of recipients of 85.20 funding, and
WHEREAS the GO Transit has a bus replacement project which is eligible for
funding according to the objectives of the Ladders for Opportunity program, 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
Ladders for Opportunity 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 Ladders of Opportunity funding on behalf of GO Transit.
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 and that the Common Council will
specifically authorize the required 20% local matching funds upon notification of the receipt
of the award of the grant.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Jim Collins, Director of Transportation
DATE: July 10, 2014
RE: Approve Supporting Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Application for
Ladders of Opportunity Program Funding for a Bus Replacement Project
Back ,round
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
Ladders of Opportunity program funds. The discretionary funding program is administered by the
Federal 'Transit Administration, with the intent of providing effective and reliable transportation
options that increase access to jobs, recreation, health and social services, and entertainment
opportunities.
An. alysts
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
discretionary grant programs like Ladders for Opportunity, making it necessary for the City to
pursue these opportunities in order to offset the local costs of these capital investments.
After reviewing our system's needs and researching projects which are eligible for funding
through the Ladders of Opportunity program, transit staff have identified bus replacements as a
good candidate based on the criteria listed. t30 Transit has included the replacement of two
diesel buses in WisDOT's application,
Fiscal Impact
If the FTA approves some or all of these projects, the City will need to provide a 20 percent local
match. If all projects are approved through this program, this would be a maximum match
requirement of $180,000. The resolution includes language whereby the Council authorizes this
funding, Based on the timing of the grant, we plan on including this match requirement in the
2015 Capital Improvement Program.
City ofOshkosh — Transportation Department
Resolution to Suppoi# Wisconsin Department of Transpoilation's Application for
Ladders for Oppm-tunity Program Funding for Bus Replacements / July 10, 2014
Rceotnntendation
As programs like Ladders for Opportunity currently represent the best opportunity for the GO
Transit to leverage local funding toward capital improvements that can benefit transit operations,
I recoinmend approval of this resolution.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Collins
Director of Transportation
Approved.
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Mark A. Rohloff (((
City Manager
City of Oshkosh — Transportation Department 2