HomeMy WebLinkAbout23. 17-408 AUGUST 8, 2017 17-408 RESOLUTION
(CARRIED 6-0 LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN )
PURPOSE: SUPPORT GO TRANSIT'S APPLICATION FOR SECTION 5339(b)
FEDERAL PROGRAM FUNDING FOR SUS 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 Section
5339(b) discretionary funding program; and
WHEREAS, GO Transit has a bus replacement project which is eligible for funding
according to the objectives of the Section 5339(b) 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
Section 5339(b) 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 Federal Transit Administration required to apply for Section 5339(b)
funding.
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.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Jim Collins, Director of Transportation
DATE: July 28, 2017
RE: Resolution to Support GO Transit's Application for Section 5339(b) Grant
Program Funding for a Bus Replacement Project
BACKGROUND
This resolution will serve as a letter of support for a GO Transit capital grant application
for the Bus and Bus Facilities Program funds (Section 5339(b)). This discretionary
funding program is administered by the Federal Transit Administration.
ANALYSIS
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 making it necessary for the City
to pursue these opportunities in order to offset the local costs of capital investments.
After reviewing our system's needs and researching projects which are eligible for
funding through this grant program, transit staff have identified bus replacements as a
good candidate based on the criteria listed. GO Transit has included the replacement of
three diesel buses in the 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 $300,000. 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 2018 Capital Improvement Program.
City of Oshkosh — Transportation Department
RECOMMENDATION
This federal grant currently represents the best opportunity for the GO Transit to
leverage local funding toward capital improvements that can benefit transit operations,
I recommend approval of this resolution.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Collins
Director of Transportation
Approved:
Mark A. Rohloff
City Manager