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7t <br />1 <br />CONSENT <br />AGENDA <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown; County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Stan Boling, AICP; Community Development Director <br />Phillip J. Matson, AICP; MPO Staff Director <br />FROM: Brian Freeman, AICP; Senior Transportation Planner <br />DATE: April 6, 2017 <br />SUBJECT: Approval of a Public Transportation Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement <br />(SJPA) with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for Section 5339 <br />Public Transportation Capital Funds <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 April 18, 2017. <br />DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS <br />Funding for most of the capital costs associated with Indian River County's public transportation <br />system comes from the federal Section 5307 grantprogram. MAP -21, the federal transportation bill <br />enacted by Congress in 2012, created an additional program to provide funding for public <br />transportation capital expenses. That new program is known as Section 5339, or the Bus and Bus <br />Facilities Program. <br />According to federal regulations, Section 5339 program grants may be used for the purchase of <br />capital items such as buses, shelters, and other equipment. As with capital expenses in the Section <br />5307 program, the required 20% nonfederal share can be provided through a soft match (which <br />effectively provides for 100% federal funding of capital expenses). In Florida, state toll revenue <br />credits are utilized as a soft match to provide the required nonfederal share. The use of a soft match <br />eliminates the need for the county to provide a cash outlay for capital expenses. <br />At this time, $196,717 in Section 5339 funds is being allocated to the county. Those federal funds <br />were originally allocated during FY 2015. While Section 5339 funds are federal grant funds, the <br />Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has administered the Section 5339 program within the <br />state of Florida through FY 2015. In order to receive these funds; the BCC must enter into a Joint <br />Participation Agreement (JPA) with FDOT, a copy of which is attached to this staff report <br />(Attachment #2). <br />C:\Users\GRANIC—I\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 7\@BCL@8005E77A\@BCL@8005E77A.docx <br />P56 <br />