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-c, <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown; County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Phillip J. Matson, AICP; Community Development Director <br />Brian Freeman, AICP; MPO Staff Director <br />FROM: Jon Howard; Senior Transportation Planner <br />DATE: November 18, 2022 <br />SUBJECT: Approval of a Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) with the Florida <br />Department of Transportation (FDOT) for a Public Transportation Block 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 December 6, 2022. <br />DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS <br />Each year, Indian River County receives public transportation operating assistance through the <br />Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Public Transportation Block Grant program. The <br />FDOT Block Grant funds are combined with local funds as a match towards federal transit <br />operating assistance received under 49 USC Ch. 53, Section 5307 (also known as the Urbanized <br />Area Formula Grant program) and Section 5311 (also known as the Rural Area Formula Grant <br />program). These state and federal grant funds are passed through to the Senior Resource <br />Association (SRA), Indian River County's designated transit service provider. SRA operates the <br />GoLine (fixed -route) and the Community Coach (demand response) transit services. <br />For FY 2022/23, $610,368 has been allocated through the state Block Grant program to the <br />county. Because the Block Grant has a 50% match requirement, the county is required to provide <br />a local match of $610,368. As was the case in previous years, matching funds will come from the <br />County's normal transit allocation. Together, the Block Grant funds and local funds ($1,220,736) <br />will be applied as a local/state match towards federal operating assistance through the Section <br />5307 program. <br />ANALYSIS <br />As with the FTA Section 5307 grant program, only public agencies may be designated recipients <br />of Block Grant funds pursuant to state regulations. Also, activities funded with Block Grant funds <br />C:\Granicus\Legistar5\LS\Temp\852865b0-c923-4x28-b906-e8e5ac9c5a51.docx 72 <br />