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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: Jason E. Brown; County Administrator THROUGH: Roland DeBlois,AICP; Community Development Director Phillip J. Matson,AICP; MPO Staff Director FROM: Brian Freeman,AICP;Senior Transportation Planner DATE: November 1, 2019 SUBJECT: Approval of a Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)for a Public Transportation Block Grant It is requested that the information herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of November 12, 2019. DESCRIPTION &CONDITIONS Each year, Indian River County receives public transportation operating assistance through the Florida Department of Transportation(FDOT) Public Transportation Block Grant program.The FDOT Block.Grant funds are combined with local funds as a match towards federal transit operating assistance received under 49 USC Ch. 53,Section 5307(also known as the Urbanized Area Formula Grant program) and Section 5311 (also known as the Rural Area Formula Grant program). These state and federal grant funds are passed through to the Senior Resource Association(SRA), Indian River County's designated transit service provider.SRA operates the GoLine(fixed-route)and the Community Coach (demand response)transit services. For FY 2019/20,$580,817 has been allocated through the state Block Grant program to the county. Because the Block Grant has a 50% match requirement, the county is required to provide a local match of$580,817.As was the case in previous years, matching funds will come from the County's normal transit allocation. Together, the Block Grant funds and local funds will be applied as a local/state match towards $1,161,634 in federal operating assistance through the Section 5307 program ($1,085,456)and the Section 5311 program($76,178).As a result,the county will receive $1,742,451 in combined federal and state transit operating assistance. 52