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Council on Aging has prepared a Section 5307 Grant application and is now requesting that the Board of County Commissioners apply for Section 5307 funds as a designated recipient on behalf of the Council on Aging. The Council on Aging is requesting $736,880 in federal Section 5307 grant funds, and proposes to match that with $109,571 in State Transit Development Block Grant funds and with $230,429 in funds to be provided to the Council on Aging by both Indian River County and the City of Vero Beach. As proposed, the Council on Aging will use the entire $1,076,880 (grant and match) to fund its Community Coach transit and paratransit service. ANALYSIS According to Section 5307 grant application requirements, a designated recipient must hold a public hearing to obtain the views of citizens on a proposed grant application. In keeping with that requirement, staff has published a notice of this meeting and has scheduled this item as a public hearing. The MPO has included the proposed Section 5307 grant in its FY 1997/98 through 2001/02 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), a necessary prerequisite for submittal of a Section 5307 application. As proposed, this grant will allow the Council on Aging to leverage county and state funds to - provide more transportation services to the county's residents. By so doing, the Council will be meeting an identified need within the County. To apply for Section 5307 funds, the Board of County Commissioners must adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 2) and authorize the chairman to execute necessary self -certification and standard assurances. In addition, the county and the Council on Aging must enter into an agreement providing a means by which the county will transfer grant funds to the Council on Aging. Attachment 3 of this staff report is a Memorandum of Agreement between the county and the Council on Aging which provides for the transfer of these transit grant funds. The resolution in Attachment 2 and the agreement in Attachment 3 have been reviewed and approved by the County Attorney's Office. - In addition to the Section 5307 grant documents presented for approval herein, the county must enter into a Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) with FDOT for the Public Transit Development Block Grant. The JPA will be presented to the Board of County Commissioners for approval at a later date. Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the attached resolution authorizing the filing of the Section 5307 grant application. Staff also recommends that the Board authorize the chairman to execute the necessary self certifications and standard assurances required by the Section 5307 program and the Memorandum of Agreement between the county and the Council on Aging for the transfer of transit grant funds. ATTACHMENTS 1. Indian River County Council on Aging Application for 49 USC Ch. 53, Section 5307 Grant 2. Resolution Authorizing the Filing of a 49 USC Ch. 53, Section 5307 Grant for Mass Transit Capital and Operating Assistance 3. Indian River County and Indian River County Council on Aging Memorandum of Agreement (for transfer of transit grant funding) 21 December 2, 1997 BOOK 103 PAGE