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ru <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator <br />PREPARED BY: Mark Vietze, MPO GIS Planner <br />DATE: May 8, 2024 <br />SUBJECT: Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) with the Florida <br />Department of Transportation (FDOT) for a Section 5311 Grant <br />It is requested that the information presented herein be given formal consideration by the Board of <br />County Commissioners at its regular meeting of May 21 St, 2024. <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 />According to federal regulations, Formula Grants for Rural Areas funds may be used to provide <br />transit service to rural or small urban areas. Such transit service includes fixed route service <br />(GoLine) and demand -response service (Community Coach). <br />At this time, FDOT has allocated $180,000 in leftover FY 2022/23 Section 5311 funds to the <br />county. In this case, the grant has a 50% nonfederal match requirement for operating assistance. <br />Matching funds will consist of $90,000 from the state Public Transportation Block Grant and <br />$90,000 from the County's normal 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. 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 <br />report (Attachment 1). <br />ANALYSIS <br />The County receives most of its transit funding through the federal Section 5307 (Urban Area) <br />grant program. Because a portion of Indian River County is designated as rural, the County is also <br />eligible to receive transit funding through the Section 5311 (Rural Area) grant program. <br />C:\Granicus\Legistar5\L5\Temp\cabb5bdf-8ecb-42ef-a7c5-c9f95417flc5.docx <br />26 <br />