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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Joseph A. Baird; County Administrator <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br />Stan Boling, AICP,;; ommunity Development Director <br />THROUGH: Phil Matson, AICP; MPO Staff Director <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />SUBJECT: <br />Brian Freeman, AICP; Senior Transportation Planner <br />PUBLIC HEARING <br />March 7, 2014 <br />Request for Authorization to Submit an FY 2014 Grant Application for 49 USC <br />Ch. 53, Section 5307 Mass Transit Capital and Operating Assistance <br />It is requested that the information herein presented be given formal l consideration by the Board of <br />County Commissioners at its regular meeting of March 18, 2014. <br />DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS <br />For the past several years, Indian River County has applied for and received grant funds under 49 <br />USC Ch. 53, Section 5307. Those funds have been <br />passed <br />through <br />oe provodere SRA opSenior eates the <br />Association (SRA), Indian River County's designated transitse <br />GoLine (fixed route) and the Community Coach (demand response) transit services. <br />the <br />According to federal regulations, Section 5307 programgrants <br />ants may <br />be equipment, for and associated <br />aing, <br />acquisition, construction, improvement, and operating costs <br />capital maintenance items used in mass transportation 2operatingice. While require <br />50% nonfederal match, capital expenses require y�%nonfederaloft match (which effectively <br />provides for 100% federal funding of capital expenses). <br />In Indian River County, state toll revenue credits are utilized as a soft to The provide <br />thuse of a soft e aired <br />nonfederal share for the capital expenses portion of the Sectiongrant. <br />eliminates the need for the County to provide a cash outlay for capital expenses. According to <br />as soft match only for the capital portion of a <br />applicable regulations, toll revenue credits may be used <br />Section 5307 grant. For operating expenses, however, <br />the nonfederal share is provided through a <br />combination of local funds and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) public transportation <br />grant funds. <br />1 <br />F:\Community Development\Users \MPO\Transit\Grants\5307\2014\bcc staff report.doc <br />150 <br />