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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: June 11, 2018 <br />SUBJECT: Request for Authorization to Submit an Application for 49 USC CH. 53, Section <br />5311 Transit Operating Assistance Funds for FY 2018/19 <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 June 19, 2018. <br />DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS <br />For the past several years, the County has applied for and received transit operating assistance under <br />49 USC Ch. 53, Section 5311 (also known as the Formula Grants for Rural Areas program) through <br />the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). These grant funds have been passed through to <br />the Senior Resource Association (SRA), Indian River County's designated transit service provider. <br />According to federal regulations, Formula Grants for Rural Areas (Section 5311) funds may be used <br />to provide transit service to rural or small urban areas. Such transit service includes fixed route <br />service (GoLine Route #10) and demand -response service (Community Coach), both of which are <br />operated by the Senior Resource Association (SRA). <br />For FY 2018/19, $69.,776 in Section 5311 funds is allocated to the county. In this case, the grant has <br />a 50% nonfederal match requirement for operating assistance. Matching funds will consist of <br />$34,888 from the state Public Transportation Block Grant and $34,888 from the County's normal <br />transit allocation. No additional local funds are necessary. <br />While Section 5311 funds are federal grant funds, FDOT administers the Section 5311 program <br />within the state of Florida. To apply for Section 5311 funds, the Board of County Commissioners <br />must adopt the attached resolution (Attachment #1), authorizing staff to submit the attached grant <br />application to FDOT. A copy of the grant application is attached to this staff report (Attachment #2). <br />C:\Users\legistar\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@603CCEC3\@BCL@603CCEC3.doex 39 <br />