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BOOK�,. F'A,E 6w" The County's proposed FY 1999/00 Section 5307 grant application is provided in Attachment 1. As required by Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations, the attached grant application was prepared using its Transportation Electronic Award and Management (TEAM) software. FTA now requires grantees to utilize its TEAM software in the development, submittal, modification, and management of Section 5307 grants. The attached grant application contains all information required by FTA. As indicated in the grant application and the attached budget forms (Attachment 2), the total proposed grant amount is $1,060,997. This amount includes $152,725 in capital expenditures and $908,272 in operating expenditures. The nonfederal share ofcapiW expenditures ($38,181) will be met through the use of toll revenue credits as soft match and is not included in the project total. The nonfederal share of operating expenditures (50%) will be provided in equal amounts of 5227.068 by a Florida Public Transit Block Grant (PTBG) which is discussed in a separate staff report and by Indian River County with previously approved general fund monies budgeted specifically for this purpose. 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 1999/00-2003/04 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), a necessary prerequisite for submittal of a Section 5307 application. It is also important to note that the proposed grant application is consistent with the MPO's recently adopted five year Transit Development Plan and 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan. To apply for Section 5307 funds, the Board of County Commissioners must adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 2) authorizing staff to submit the attached grant application. The resolution has been reviewed and approved by the County Attorney's Office. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the attached resolution authorizing the filing of the attached FY 1999/00 Section 5307 grant application. The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard regarding this matter. There being none, the Chairman closed the public hearing. ON MOTION by Commissioner Ginn, SECONDED by Commissioner Tippin, the Board, by a 4-0 vote (Commissioner Adams absent) unanimously adopted Resolution 99-137 authorizing the filing of an FY 1999/00 Grant Application for 49 USC Ch. 53, Section 5307, Mass Transit Capital and Operating Assistance. DECEMBER 14, 1999 -46-