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• <br />7._F. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION- COUNCIL ONAGING, COMMUNITY <br />COACH- REVISED FY 1997-98 SECTION 5307 (FORMERLYSECTION & <br />GRANT AGREEMENT <br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum of September 25, 1998: <br />TO: James Chandler <br />County Administrator DATE: September 25, 1998 <br />THROUGH: Robert M. Keating, AICPA" <br />Community Development Director <br />FROM: Jacob Riger -y R. <br />MPO Staff Planner <br />SUBJECT: EXECUTION OF REVISED FY 1997/98 SECTION 5307 (FORMERLY <br />SECTION 9) GRANT AGREEMENT <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 October 6, 1998. <br />At its April 14, 1998 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners authorized the execution of an <br />FY 1997/98 Section 5307 (formerly Section 9) grant agreement in the interim amount of 5422,174 <br />in federal funds for transit capital and operating assistance. These funds are being passed through <br />to the Indian River County Council on Aging, Inc., to operate its Community Coach public <br />transportation system. <br />The original grant agreement included a contingency amount of $106,976 to be released when <br />increased federal funding became available. Recently, the Federal Transit Administration approved <br />a revised FY 1997/98 grant agreement to reflect the release of the contingency funds, which will <br />supplement the capital appropriation. The revised grant agreement is for a total of $529,150— <br />$422,174 in previously approved capital and operating fiords, and $106,976 in recently released <br />capital contingency fiords. The capital contingency funds will be used by the Council on Aging to <br />purchase replacement buses. The revised grant agreement, a copy of which is included as <br />Attachment 1 to this staff report, must now be executed by the Board Chairman. <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners authorize the Board Chairman to <br />execute the revised Section 5307 grant agreement. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Adams, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Ginn, the Board, by <br />a 3-0 vote (Chairman Tippin and Commissioner <br />Eggert being absent), unanimously authorized the <br />Vice Chairman to execute the Revised FY 1997-98 <br />Section 5307 (formerly Section 9) Grant Agreement, <br />as recommended by staff. <br />OCTOBER 6, 1998 <br />AGREEMENT IS ON FILE IN THE <br />OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br />-14- <br />BOOK 107 PALE 2p <br />