Title
Authorization to Apply for and Accept Federal Transit Administration Grant Funds and Enter Into Grant Agreement (Ordinance S-45567)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to: (1) submit applications for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant assistance; (2) enter into agreements with the FTA for the purpose of accepting awarded grants; and (3) enter into agreements with other agencies receiving a share of the FTA grant funds as pass-through monies from the City of Phoenix; and, authorizing the City Treasurer to receive and the City Controller to disburse grant funds in accordance with the terms of the aforementioned grants and agreements.
Report
Summary
The City of Phoenix is the designated recipient of FTA grant funds for the Phoenix-Mesa Urbanized Area (UZA). As such, the City of Phoenix submits FTA grant applications on behalf of all local governments and agencies in the region. All projects are in the MAG-approved Transportation Improvement Program and in the ADOT-approved State Transportation Improvement Program. The funds will be provided to Valley Metro Rail, Inc. for the Gilbert Road Light Rail Extension.
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact to the City as the funds will be passed through to Valley Metro Rail, Inc. The total grant funds in the application is $51,007,760, and the total federal amount by fund type is:
- Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) transferred from the Federal Highway Administration to FTA for capital projects: $9.5 million.
- Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP) funds transferred from the Federal Highway Administration to FTA for capital projects: $41,507,760.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.