Title
Transportation Funding for Transportation Projects in Fiscal Year 2020 (Ordinance S-45533)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept and if awarded, enter into agreements for disbursement of up to $595,017 in transit funding through a grant application to the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) under the Achieving Transit Accessibility Now (ATAN) program. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) is soliciting applications for the ATAN Program-Round 5. The MAG Regional Council made available $850,025 of transit funds within the MAG Region to improve accessibility at transit stops, with a limitation that no single agency be awarded more than 70 percent of the total available funding. The ATAN grant funds are also limited to a maximum of $40,000 per location. Applications from local jurisdictions are evaluated on a rolling application cycle every six months. This is the fifth application cycle. The Street Transportation Department plans to request up to the maximum amount allowed ($595,017) in ATAN funds as part of a comprehensive grant application. The City would contribute the required minimum 20 percent match, or $10,000, for each project, as well as any additional funds needed to fully fund awarded projects.
This funding opportunity would leverage local dollars and increase the number of City transportation projects that enhance the community. The program funding has its own competitive review and ranking process that will happen under the MAG purview. In preparing the grant application, staff will refine the grant submittal, cost and scope to be competitive with local and regional submittals.
Financial Impact
ATAN requires local jurisdictions to contribute a minimum 20 percent funding match toward eligible project costs. The project match will be funded through Arizona Highway User Revenue (AHUR) and Transportation 2050 (T2050) funds. If awarded the full amount of ATAN funds under this opportunity, it would free up to $595,017 of AHUR and/or T2050 funds to be reprogrammed for other Street Transportation projects.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was recommended for approval by the Aviation and Transportation Subcommittee on March 26, 2019 by a vote of 3-0.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation Department.