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ATTACHMENT "A" SUPPLEMENTAL JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT The above budget is based upon Contract APT70 for Indian River County Block grant funds. A new contract is submitted to the block grant funding every 5 years. 2014 will be the last year of funding under APT70. Deliverables shall include: 1. Submit a copy of the National Transit Data Base (Section 5335) report submitted to FTA each year by: a. August 29 for agencies with fiscal years ending in the months of January through June. b. January 30 for fiscal years ending July through September. c. April 30 for fiscal years ending October through December. 2. Submit for approval the performance measures indentified in Table A-1 Required Performance Measures for Newspaper Publication of FDOT Procedure 725-030-030 by September 15 of each year, as indentified below: a. Passenger Trips b. Revenue Miles c. Total Operating Expense d. Operating Revenue e. Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service f. Base Fare g. Revenue Miles Between Vehicle System Failures h. Days/Hours Service is Available i. Operating Expense per Passenger Trip 3. Submit the publisher's affidavit from a newspaper covering the transit service area that the performance measures indentified in Table A-1 Required Performance Measures for Newspaper Publication of FDOT Procedure 725-030-030 were published by November 1 of each year. 4. Submit a copy of the Transit Development Plan (TDP) annual progress report or plan update by September 1 of each year. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS BY DEPARTMENT: The Agency must submit quarterly progress reports via TransCIP, the web -based state grant management software, by logging onto www.transcip.com, and clicking on the "quarterly update" tab. Please submit an invoice on the project every three (3) months, please include three (3) hard copies of the back-up and (three) 3 original Invoice Summary Sheets. Please refer to your JPA, Sections 6.0 and 7.0, for correct payment provisions through the Department of Transportation. Supporting documentation for each amount for which reimbursement is being claimed must indicate that the item has been paid. All invoices must be accompanied by appropriate back-up, and check and/or check numbers that paid the invoice. Please contact your Florida Department of Transportation Project Manager for any additional questions before invoicing. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS BY AGENCY The audit report(s) required in paragraph 7.60 of the Agreement shall include a schedule of project assistance that will reflect the Department's contract number, Financial Project Number and the Federal Identification number, where applicable, and the amount of state funding action (receipt and disbursement of funds) and any federal or local funding action and the funding action from any other source with respect to the project. The Public Transit Block Grant Program was enacted by the Florida Legislature to provide a stable source of funding for public transit. The block grant funds may be used for eligible operating costs of public transit providers including the total costs of administration, management, and operations directly incident to, the provision of public bus transit services, but excluding the depreciation or amortization of capital assets. Up to 50% of eligible operating costs can be paid with program funds, or an amount equal to the total revenue, excluding farebox, charter, advertising revenue and federal funds, received by the provider for operating costs, whichever amount is less. The Agency shall allow public access to all documents, papers, letters, or other material subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and made or received by the Agency in conjunction with this Agreement. Specifically, w.. if the Agency is acting on behalf of a public agency the Agency shall: (1) Keep and maintain public records that ordinarily and necessarily would be required by the Department in order to perform the services being performed by the Agency. (2) Provide the public with access to public records on the same terms and conditions that the Department Page 2 of 4 40