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® INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Joseph A. Baird; County Administrator <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br />Stan Boling, V; Community Development Director <br />THROUGH: Phil Matson, AICP; MPO Staff Directo��n <br />FROM: Brian Freeman, AICP; Senior Transportation Planner 0 P <br />DATE: February 27, 2015 <br />SUBJECT: Request for Authorization to Submit an Application for 49 USC CH. 53, Section <br />5311 Transit Operating Assistance Funds for FY 2015/16 <br />f6r, It is requested that the information herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of <br />County Commissioners at its regular meeting of March 10, 2015. <br />DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS <br />For the past several years, the County has applied for and received transit operating assistance under <br />49 USC Ch. 53, Section 5311 (also known as the Formula Grants for Rural Areas program) through <br />the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). These grant funds have been passed through to <br />the Senior Resource Association (SRA), Indian River County's designated transit service provider. <br />According to federal regulations, Formula Grants for Rural Areas (Section 5311) funds may be used <br />to provide transit service to rural or small urban areas. Such transit service includes fixed route <br />service (GoLine Route #10) and demand -response service (Community Coach), both of which are <br />operated by the Senior Resource Association (SRA). <br />For FY 2015/16, $65,214 in Section 5311 funds is allocated to the county. In this case, the grant has <br />a 50% nonfederal match requirement for operating assistance. Matching funds will consist of <br />$32,607 from the state Public Transportation Block Grant and $32,607 from the County's normal <br />transit allocation. No additional local funds are necessary. <br />While Section 5311 funds are federal grant funds, FDOT administers the Section 5311 program <br />within the state of Florida. To apply for Section 5311 funds, the Board of County Commissioners <br />FACommunity Development\Users\MPO\Transit\Grants\531 1\1516\bcc staff report application.doca 1 <br />14 <br />