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For FY 2012/13, FDOT has allocated an additional $375,000 to the county through the Service ,*MM_ Development grant program.As a result of those allocations,FDOT will have provided$1,275,000 in funding during FY 2011/12 and 2012/13 to support the continuation and expansion of transit operations within Indian River County through the Service Development grant program. While the grant covers a three-year period, it may be extended, with FDOT approval, to five years. Because the Service Development grant has a 50% match requirement, the county is required to provide a local match equal to the grant amount.As was the case in previous years,matching funds will come from the County's normal transit allocation.Over the multiple years covered by the grant, the$1,275,000 in Service Development grant funds and$1,275,000 in local matching funds will be used as a combined local/state match towards$2,550,000 in federal operating assistance.As a result, the $1,275,000 in local funds will leverage $3,825,000 in combined federal and state transit operating assistance over multiple years. ANALYSIS As with the FTA Section 5307 grant program,only public agencies may be designated recipients of Service Development grant funds,although the funds may be passed through to a nonprofit provider. Under those restrictions, SRA has requested that the Board of County Commissioners apply for state Service Development grant funds on its behalf. The attached Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement(SJPA)is an agreement between FDOT and Indian River County specifying the requirements which the County must meet in order to receive ... Service Development grant funds. The attached resolution (Attachment #1) authorizes the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners to execute the SJPA for Service Development grant funds. Upon the Board's adoption of the resolution and the Chairman's execution of the SJPA,County staff will transmit the SJPA to FDOT. Once the SJPA has been executed by FDOT, the funds will be transmitted to the County and passed along to the Senior Resource Association (SRA), the County's public transportation provider, so that the SRA can continue providing fixed route and demand-response transit service. The provision of such service is consistent with the findings of the MPO's adopted 10-year Transit Development Plan and 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan. FUNDING Funding in the amount of$375,000 is budgeted and available in the General Fund / Community Transportation Coordinator account(Account Number 00111041-088230).Those funds are part of the allocation given to the Senior Resource Association to provide transit service in the county. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached Public Transportation Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement and adopt the attached resolution authorizing the Chairman to sign the agreement. FACommunity Development\Users\MPO\Transit\Grants\Service Development\Saturday Expansion\SJPA#1\bcc staff report.doc 2 21