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Request Authorization to Submit Annual Federal Transit Administration Grant Applications and Enter into Grant Agreements (Ordinance S-46486)
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Request Authorization to Submit Annual Federal Transit Administration Grant Applications and Enter into Grant Agreements (Ordinance S-46486)
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 FTA for the purpose of accepting awarded grants; and (3) enter into agreements with other agencies receiving a share of FTA grant funds as pass-through from the City of Phoenix. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to receive and the City Controller to disburse grant funds in accordance with the terms of the aforementioned grants and agreements. The total of all grant funds in the applications is $120,868,541.
Report
Summary
Phoenix is the designated recipient of FTA grant funds for the Phoenix-Mesa Urbanized Area (UZA) and the direct recipient for the Avondale-Goodyear UZA. As recipient, Phoenix submits FTA grant applications on behalf of all local governments and agencies in the region. All projects are in the Maricopa Association of Governments' (MAG) approved Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the Arizona Department of Transportation's (ADOT) approved State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Projects included for Phoenix are:
40 replacement standard 40-foot buses
25 replacement Dial-a-Ride vans
Three replacement circulators
Fare collection system
Preventive maintenance
Support services
Operating assistance and program administration
Financial Impact
The total of all grant funds in the applications is $120,868,541. The total federal funding allocated to Phoenix projects is $31,968,096, for which the required matching funds of $6,875,149 are available from Transit 2050 sales taxes and the Proposition 400 Public Transportation Fund (PTF), as reflected in the Public Transit Department’s 2020-2021 Operating Budget and 2020-2024 Capital Improvement Program. The applications and total federal amounts by fund type are:
FTA Section 5307 Phoenix-Mesa UZA Formula Funds for capital, planning and operating assistance projects to benefit the entire Phoenix-Mesa UZA: $58,985,734;
FTA Section 5307 Avondale-Goodyear UZA Formula Funds apportioned to the Avondale-Goodyear UZA: $3,321,087;
Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) Funds and Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP) Funds transferred from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to FTA for capital projects: $3,387,710 and $33,423,335, respectively;
FTA Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Funds for capital projects to benefit the entire Phoenix-Mesa UZA: $6,717,621;
FTA Section 5337 State of Good Repair - High Intensity Motorbus Program Funds for capital projects to benefit the entire Avondale-Goodyear UZA: $73,816;
FTA Section 5337 State of Good Repair - High Intensity Fixed Guideway Program Funds for capital projects to benefit the entire Phoenix-Mesa UZA: $3,697,392;
FTA Section 5337 State of Good Repair - High Intensity Motorbus Program Funds for capital projects to benefit the entire Phoenix-Mesa UZA: $3,828,981;
FTA Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Funds for capital projects and operating assistance to benefit the entire Phoenix-Mesa UZA: $3,432,865; and
The State’s Section 5307 and Section 5339 Funds (by ADOT Competitive Process) for transit capital and operating assistance in UZAs: up to $4 million.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.