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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: March 9, 2018 <br />SUBJECT: Approval of a Public Transportation Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement <br />(SJPA) with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) ,to Continue Bus <br />Service to the Indian River State College Main Campus (Fort 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 March 20, 2018. <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. On May 22, 2014, the county was approved for an FDOT Corridor <br />Grant which provided funding for hourly intercounty transit service to the Indian River State College <br />(IRSC) Main Campus in Fort Pierce. This service is provided through GoLine Route 15, which <br />connects with three other GoLine routes (Routes 4, 6, and 7) at the Intergenerational Center. With a <br />simple transfer, riders coming from the IRSC Mueller Campus, the Main Transit Hub, the Indian <br />River Mall, Vero Beach Highlands, and other locations may travel to the IRSC Main Campus in Fort <br />Pierce. <br />Through this grant, intercounty transit service to St. Lucie County is 100% funded by FDOT with no <br />local contribution. The grant covers a five year period that lasts until April 30, 2019. Through the <br />first four years of this grant, FDOT has provided $401,549 in funding for the intercounty transit <br />service. At this time, FDOT is allocating an additional $99,750 to the county for the fifth year of the <br />grant. In order to receive these funds, the BCC must enter into a Supplemental Joint Participation <br />Agreement (SJPA) with FDOT, a copy of which is attached to this staff report (Attachment #2). <br />C:\Users\legistar\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@D80D6D7A\@BCL@D80D6D7A.docx 81 <br />