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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown; County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Phillip J. Matson, AICP; Community Development Director <br />FROM: Brian Freeman, AICP; MPO Staff Director <br />DATE: May 22, 2020 <br />SUBJECT: Approval of a Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) with the Florida <br />Department of Transportation (FDOT) for a CARES Act Section 5311 Grant <br />It is requested that the information herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board <br />of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of June 2, 2020. <br />DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS <br />Each year, Indian River County receives transit operating assistance under 49 USC Ch. 53, Section <br />5311 (also known as the Formula Grants for Rural Areas program) through the Florida Department <br />of Transportation (FDOT). These grant funds have been passed through to the Senior Resource <br />Association (SRA), Indian River County's designated transit service provider. <br />As a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was recently <br />passed by Congress and signed by President Trump, Indian River County is receiving $246,951 in <br />transit operating assistance through the Section 5311 (Rural Areas) program. No local match is <br />required to receive the CARES Act funds. <br />While Section 5311 funds are federal grant funds, FDOT administers the Section 5311 program <br />within the state of Florida. In order to receive these funds, the BCC must enter into a Public <br />Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) with FDOT, a copy of which is attached to this staff report <br />(Attachment 2). <br />In addition to the CARES Act Section 5311 funds, Indian River County has also been awarded $6.3 <br />million in CARES Act funds through the Section 5307 (Urban Areas) program. The Section 5307 <br />funds will be presented to the BCC for approval at the June 16, 2020 meeting. <br />52 <br />