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BOOK M 7 FACE 7 9 <br />TO: James Chandler <br />County Administrator , A <br />THROUGH: Robert M. Keating, AICP��` K <br />Community Development Director <br />FROM: Jacob Riger 'S <br />MPO Planner <br />DATE: December 1, 1998 <br />SUBJECT: REQUEST TO ENTER INTO A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION JOINT <br />PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT <br />OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) <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 December 8, 1998. <br />For the past several years, Indian River County has applied for and received federal mass transit <br />capital and operating assistance under 49 USC Ch. 53, Section 5307 (formerly known as Section 9 <br />of the Federal Transit Act). For FY 1998/99, Indian River County is eligible to apply for a Section <br />5307 grant in the total amount of $632,924 in federal fimds. Of this amount, $225,188 would be <br />used for capital assistance, and $407,736 would be used for operating assistance. The federal funds <br />used for operating assistance are to be matched by $407,736 in state and local fiends. Of the <br />$407,736 match amount, $203,868 is to come from a state Public Transit Block Grant (PTBG), and <br />$203,868 is to be provided by Indian River County and the City of Vero Beach. To receive the <br />PTBG fiends, the County must enter into a Joint Participation Agreement with FDOT, a copy of <br />which is attached to this staff report (Attachmnt 1). <br />Applying for Section 5307 funds includes several steps. For FY 1998/99, the first step is to apply <br />for Florida PTBG funds. Subsequent steps include applying for federal capital and operating <br />assistance and applying for Florida toll revenue credits for use as a soft match to receive federal <br />capital assistance. In requesting authorization to apply for PTBG fiords, staff is also requesting <br />authorization to apply for federal and other state funds comprising the Section 5307 program. Staff <br />will obtain separate Board authorization for each application to be submitted as part of the Section <br />5307 program. The County will pass the Section 5307 and the PTBG fiords through to the Indian <br />River County Council on Aging, Inc. for continuation and expansion of public transportation <br />services. The Council on Aging will use the Section 5307 and PTBG monies to fimd its Community <br />Coach fixed route, dial -a ride, and paratransit services. <br />A significant component of the matching fimds for the operating assistance portion of the Section <br />5307 grant comes from the state PTBG. Enacted by the Florida Legislature to provide a state -based <br />source of fimding for public transit, state PTBG fimds are awarded to those public transit providers <br />eligible to receive funding from the Federal Transit Administration's Section 530.7 and Section 18 <br />programs and to Community Transportation Coordinators. <br />According to state regulations, the PTBG funds may be used for eligible capital and operating costs <br />of public transit providers. Projects are to be consistent with applicable approved local government <br />December 8, 1998 <br />0 <br />0 41 <br />