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M approved the submittal' of an, application for Federal Transit Administration Section 9 Grant;funds. Grants under the Section 9 program are available for the plannihg acquisition, construction, improvement, and operating costs 07""facilities,, equipment, and associated capital and maintenance items used in mass transportation service. The total amount of federal grant funding provided to the county through the Section 9 program is $476,072, of which $252,560 is for capital expenditures, and $223,512 is allocated to operations. To maximize the amount of grant funds available for transit funding, matching funds are provided by Indian River County, the City of Vero Beach, and the Florida Department of Transportation. While only public agencies may be designated recipients and apply for Section 9 funds, a private nonprofit provider may receive Section 9 funds through a designated recipient. In such cases, a designated recipient applies for funds on behalf of the private provider. Consistent with this allowance, the Indian River County Council on Aging prepared a Section 9 Grant application for submittal by -the Board of County Commissioners. In addition to the Section 9 grant funds, the state of Florida is providing match money through a Public Transit Block Grant. The County will pass through the grant funds to the Indian River County Council on Aging, Inc. for continuation and expansion of public transportation services. ANALYSIS To accomplish the transfer of grant funds from Indian River County to the Council on Aging, staff is presenting for the Board's approval two draft transit agreements between the County and the Council. Attachment 1 is an agreement to transfer transit grant funding from the County to the Council on Aging. Attachment 2 is an agreement to ensure that the Council on Aging meets specific transit capital grant requirements. Agreement for Transfer of Transit Grant Funding In order to pass through transit grant funding to the Council on Aging, an agreement is necessary. The attached agreement for transfer of transit grant funding is similar to a 1994 agreement. which was executed for the FY 1994/95 Section 9 grant. This agreement provides for the County to bill grant funding providers and reimburse expenses to the Council on Aging. As part of the agreement, the Council on Aging -is required to continue transit services, increase service routes and availability of service, and begin a pilot project for seasonal Saturday variable fixed route service. In addition, the agreement makes the Council on Aging responsible for all applicable transit grant requirements, and provides that the Council on Aging will adhere to federal, state, and local regulations that affect transit grant funds. Agreement for Transit Development Block Grant Capital JPA One of the sources of matching funds for the Section 9 grant is a state Transit Development Block Grant. The state Block Grant requires that the County be a signatory to a Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) for Public Transportation Funding; the County has already approved a JPA for operations funding, and is considering a JPA for the capital portion of, rthe Transit Development Block Grant at the January 23, 1994 Board meeting. 31 January 23, 1996 Bou 9 7Fa F 148