Title
Accept Transit Funds for Transportation Projects with Regional Public Transportation Authority (Ordinance S-45921)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with the Regional Public Transportation Authority (RPTA) for receipt and use of $1,017,000 in transit funds under the Achieving Transit Accessibility Now (ATAN) grant program. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Street Transportation Department (Streets) applied for and was awarded a total of $1,017,000 in ATAN funding through three rounds of Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) grant funding availability opportunities between March 2018 through April 2019. Streets submitted three separate grant applications totaling $3,446,870. One of the grant requirements for reimbursement of these funds was to enter into an agreement with the RPTA. The ATAN grant funds are focused on improving accessibility at transit stops within the MAG region.
The City's use of these ATAN funding opportunities will leverage local dollars and increase the number of City transportation projects that enhance the community.
Financial Impact
The local City match for the agreement with RPTA for all three awarded applications will not exceed $2.5 million. Funding is available in the Street Transportation Department's Capital Improvement Program using Arizona Highway User Revenue (AHUR) and Transportation 2050 (T2050) funding.
Previous Council Action
City Council granted approval to submit for the three rounds of MAG ATAN program funding on March 18, 2018 (S-44394), Oct. 17, 2018 (S-45070), and April 3, 2019 (S-45533).
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation Department.