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Exhibit A <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: . Joseph A. Baird; County Administrator <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br />Stan Boling, P; Community Development Director <br />THROUGH: Phil Matson, AICP; MPO Staff Directorp(h <br />FROM: Brian Freeman, AICP; Senior Transportation Planner Q� <br />DATE: April 24, 2015 <br />10i <br />SUBJECT: Request for Authorization to Submit an FY 2015 Grant Application for 49 USC <br />Ch. 53, Section 5307 Mass Transit Capital and Operating Assistance <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 5, 2015. <br />DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS <br />For the past several years, Indian River County has applied for and received grant funds under 49 <br />USC Ch. 53, Section 5307. Those funds have been passed through to the Senior Resource <br />Association (SRA), Indian River County's designated transit service provider. SRA operates the <br />GoI.ine (fixed route) and the Community Coach (demand response) transit services. <br />According to federal regulations, Section 5307 program grants may be used for the planning, <br />acquisition, construction, improvement, and operating costs of facilities, equipment, and associated <br />capital maintenance items used in mass transportation service. While operating expenses require a <br />50% nonfederal match, capital expenses require only a 20% nonfederal soft match (which effectively <br />provides for 100% federal funding of capital expenses). <br />In Indian River County, state toll revenue credits are utilized as a soft match to provide the required <br />nonfederal share for the capital expenses portion of the Section 5307 grant. The use of a soft match <br />eliminates the need for the County to provide a cash outlay for capital expenses. According to <br />applicable regulations, toll revenue credits may be used as soft match only for the capital portion of a <br />Section 5307 grant. For operating expenses, however, the nonfederal share is provided through a <br />combination of local funds and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) public transportation <br />grant funds. <br />17ACommunity Development\Users\MPO\TransitlGrants\5307\2015\bco staffrepo .dotx <br />$8$ 35 <br />Page 40 P105 <br />