Title
Request Authorization to Submit Annual Federal Transit Administration Grant Application and Enter into Grant Agreement on behalf of City of Tempe (Ordinance S-47899)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to: submit an application to the Federal Transit Administration for grant assistance from the Small Starts Section 5309 Capital Investment Grant program on behalf of the City of Tempe and Valley Metro Rail; execute an agreement with the Federal Transit Administration for the purpose of accepting the grant, if awarded; and enter into an agreement with Valley Metro Rail for receiving its pass-through share of the awarded grant. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item in accordance with the terms of the aforementioned grant and agreements. The total of all grant funds in the application is $17,406,412.
Report
Summary
The City of Phoenix is the designated recipient of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant funds for the Phoenix-Mesa Urbanized Area. As such, Phoenix submits FTA grant applications on behalf of all local governments and agencies in the region.
The FTA allocated Small Starts Section 5309 Capital Investment Grant funds in the amount of $17,406,412, funded through the American Rescue Plan Act, to the Tempe Streetcar Project. The FTA announced this grant funding on July 1 and the Public Transit Department is requesting authorization to submit the application on behalf of Tempe and Valley Metro Rail.
Financial Impact
The funding is provided through an existing FTA formula program at 100 percent federal share, with no local match required. No Phoenix funds are included in the application.
Location
City of Tempe
Council District: Out of City
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.