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Type:
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Ordinance-S
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Status:
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Adopted
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On agenda:
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5/19/2021
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Final action:
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5/19/2021
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Title:
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Request to Submit Annual Federal Transit Administration Grant Applications and Enter into Grant Agreements (Ordinance S-47586)
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Title
Request to Submit Annual Federal Transit Administration Grant Applications and Enter into Grant Agreements (Ordinance S-47586)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager or his designee to: submit applications to the Federal Transit Administration for grant assistance; enter into agreements with the Federal Transit Administration for the purpose of accepting any grants awarded; and enter into agreements with any local governments and agencies receiving a pass-through share of the awarded grant funds. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to receive, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item in accordance with the terms of the aforementioned grants and agreements. The total of all grant funds in the application is $259,875,851.
Report
Summary
The City of Phoenix is the designated recipient of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant funds for the Phoenix-Mesa Urbanized Area (UZA) and the direct recipient of FTA grant funds for the Avondale-Goodyear UZA. As such, Phoenix submits FTA grant applications on behalf of all local governments and agencies in the region. All projects are in the MAG-approved Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) and the ADOT-approved State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP). Projects included for Phoenix are:
- 40 replacement 40-foot buses;
- 25 replacement Dial-A-Ride vans;
- Three replacement neighborhood circulator vehicles;
- Design of a future park-and-ride facility;
- Construction of a future park-and-ride facility;
- Acquisition of a fare collection system;
- Preventive maintenance;
- Program administration; and
- Support services.
Financial Impact
All grant funds in the applications total $259,875,851. Phoenix’s direct allocation would total $44,024,640, for which the matching funds of $9,273,418 are available from Transportation 2050 sales taxes and the Proposition 400 Public Transportation Fund in Public Transit’s 2021-22 operating budget and five-year 2022-27 Capital Improvement Program. The applications and total federal amounts by fund type are:
- FTA Section 5307 Phoenix-Mesa UZA Formula funding for capital, planning, and operating assistance projects benefiting the entire Phoenix-Mesa region: $58,753,674;
- FTA Section 5307 Avondale-Goodyear UZA Formula funding apportioned to Avondale-Goodyear UZA: $5,325,790;
- Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvements (CMAQ) and Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP) funding transferred from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to FTA for capital projects: $27,672,602 and $3,782,710;
- FTA Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Formula funding to include capital projects benefiting the entire Phoenix-Mesa UZA: $6,162,346;
- FTA Section 5337 State of Good Repair - High Intensity Motorbus Program funding to include capital projects benefiting the Avondale-Goodyear UZA: $73,755;
- FTA Section 5337 State of Good Repair - High Intensity Motorbus Program funding to include capital projects benefiting the Phoenix-Mesa UZA: $3,818,518;
- FTA Section 5337 State of Good Repair - Fixed Guideway Program funding to include capital projects benefiting the Phoenix-Mesa UZA: $3,624,386;
- FTA Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities funding to include capital projects benefiting the Phoenix-Mesa UZA: $3,551,103;
- FTA Section 5309 Capital Investment Grant for New Starts Projects - Northwest Extension Light Rail Phase II: $49,400,000; and
- FTA Section 5309 Capital Investment Grant for New Starts Projects - South Central Extension/Downtown Hub: $97,710,967.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.
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