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Request Retroactive Authorization to Submit Federal Transit Administration CARES Act Funding Grant Applications (Ordinance S-46588)
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Request Retroactive Authorization to Submit Federal Transit Administration CARES Act Funding Grant Applications (Ordinance S-46588)
Description
Request to retroactively 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 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.
Report
Summary
The City of Phoenix is the designated recipient of FTA grant funds for the Phoenix-Mesa Urbanized Area (UZA) and the direct recipient of FTA grant funds for the Avondale-Goodyear Urbanized Area (UZA). As such, the City of Phoenix submits FTA grant applications on behalf of all local governments and agencies in the region. On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which included $25 billion for public transit nationally. The funding is provided through existing FTA formula programs at 100 percent federal share, with no local match required, and is available to support capital, operating, and other expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Phoenix metropolitan area, is responsible for programming FTA funds for the region and has allocated the CARES Act funding for the region to support transit operations. The City of Phoenix is expected to receive approximately $117 million as a result of these alllocations.
This request is retroactive to expedite the grant process and make FTA CARES Act funds available to Phoenix and regional transit partners as soon as possible.
Financial Impact
The total of all CARES Act grant funds in the applications is $198,036,724. The federal amounts sought by fund type are:
FTA Section 5307 Phoenix-Mesa Urbanized Area Formula Funds apportioned to the Phoenix-Mesa Urbanized Area - $188,416,721.
FTA Section 5307 Avondale-Goodyear Urbanized Area Formula Funds apportioned to the Avondale-Goodyear Urbanized Area - $9,620,003.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.