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CONSENT <br /> AGENDA <br /> ® INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA Q F <br /> MEMORANDUM U <br /> TO: Joseph A. Baird; County Administrator <br /> D.WaITMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br /> op-1/-1 Z, .01 <br /> o ert M. Keati g, AI ; Comm Development Director <br /> THROUGH: Phil Matson, AICP; MPO Staff Director ap) <br /> FROM: Brian Freeman, AICP; Senior Transportation Planner <br /> DATE: May 10, 2013 <br /> SUBJECT: Request for Approval to Enter into a Public Transportation Supplemental Joint <br /> Participation Agreement(SJPA)with the Florida Department of Transportation <br /> (FDOT) for Service to the Indian River State College Main Campus (Fort <br /> Pierce) <br /> It is requested that the information herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of <br /> County Commissioners at its regular meeting of May 21, 2013. <br /> DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS <br /> For the past several years,the county has applied for and received transit operating assistance under <br /> the Florida Department of Transportation(FDOT)Corridor Grant program.These grant funds have <br /> been passed through to the Senior Resource Association(SRA),Indian River County's transit service <br /> provider. <br /> FDOT Corridor Grant funds may be used for improving transit operations,such as realigning routes <br /> or increasing coverage areas. In 2009,the county was approved for a Corridor Grant to establish a <br /> new transit route between Indian River County and the Indian River State College (IRSC) Main <br /> Campus in St. Lucie County. Besides serving IRSC, the new transit route established with the <br /> corridor grant funds also serves the SR 60 corridor between the Indian River Mall and the Vero <br /> Fashion Outlets. <br /> Through this grant,intercounty transit service to St.Lucie County is 100%funded by FDOT with no <br /> local contribution. At this time, FDOT is allocating an additional $31,086 to the county. With this <br /> amount,a total of$629,798 has been allocated to the county through this grant.In addition,FDOT is <br /> FACommunity Development\Users\MPO\Transit\Grants\Corridor\Graduate\SJPA#4\bcc staff report.doc 1 <br /> .17 <br />