Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Coree Cuff Lonergan
Department: Transportation
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution authorizing the Director of the Transportation Department to file an application for federal assistance for Fiscal Year 2023 with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) pursuant to 49 U.S.C., Section 5307, Urbanized Area Formula Grants, in the amount of $35,973,163, under the Federal Transit Act as amended; authorizing the Director of the Transportation Department to furnish FTA with additional information which may be required; and authorizing the County Administrator to take any necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the grant awards.
ACTION: (T-10:54 AM) Approved Resolution No. 2023-247.
VOTE: 9-0.
B. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution authorizing the Director of the Transportation Department to file an application for federal assistance for Fiscal Year 2023 with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) pursuant to 49 U.S.C., Section 5339, Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants, in the amount of $3,215,218, under the Federal Transit Act as amended; authorizing the Director of the Transportation Department to furnish FTA with additional information which may be required; and authorizing the County Administrator to take any necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the grant awards.
ACTION: (T-10:54 AM) Approved Resolution No. 2023-248.
VOTE: 9-0.
C. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution within the Fiscal Year 2023 Transit Capital Grant Fund for the Transit Division, in the amount of $8,385,083.
ACTION: (T-10:54 AM) Approved Resolution No. 2023-249.
VOTE: 9-0.
D. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution within the Fiscal Year 2023 Transit Capital Grant Fund for the Transit Division, in the amount of $443,168.
ACTION: (T-10:54 AM) Approved Resolution No. 2023-250.
VOTE: 9-0.
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Why Action is Necessary
A & B. Broward County, FL, as the grant applicant and recipient of federal financial assistance, is required by the U.S. Department of Transportation to take official action to authorize the Director of the Transportation Department and the County Attorney, or designated personnel, to execute and file necessary grant applications and all FTA-required documents for Federal assistance on the FTA’s Internet-based grant system.
C & D. Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 129.06(2)(d), revenue requires Board action by Resolution to accept and allocate the funds.
What Action Accomplishes
Increases capital funding allocated to the Transit Division for Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) capital assistance projects by a total of $8,828,251.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.
This item supports the Board’s Connected Community Goal of "Cooperatively Creating an Efficient and Accessible Regional Intermodal Transportation Network" by providing additional capital funding to improve and enhance the transit system.
As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, public transportation assistance funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) are distributed by formula to the “Miami Urbanized Area,” (Miami UZA) consisting of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Grant programs identified within this agenda item include: 5307 Urbanized Area Formula and 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities.
FTA 5307 programs fund eligible costs associated with: purchasing buses to support the electrification of Broward County Transit’s bus fleet, preventative maintenance, maintenance and rehabilitation of transit and passenger facilities, construction, communications, security, and transit enhancements (e.g., bus stop infrastructure, computer hardware and software). The 5339 program funds replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment, as well as construct bus-related facilities. The formula allocation is based on a combination of factors including: bus revenue vehicle miles, bus passenger miles, fixed guideway revenue vehicle miles, fixed guideway route miles, high-intensity bus systems using high-occupancy vehicle lanes, population and population density and number of low-income individuals.
The letters sent to the FTA Region 4 Administrator signed by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) and the three county transit agencies: PalmTran, Broward County Transit (BCT), and Miami-Dade Transit, outline the total allocation for the Miami UZA and the allocation to each entity based on FTA's formula for the grants (Exhibit 3). The 2023 FTA 5307 and 5339 apportionments to Broward County totals $39,188,381 and increases BCT’s adopted Fiscal Year 2023 capital budget by a total of $8,828,251.
Source of Additional Information
Coree Cuff Lonergan, Director, Transportation Department (954) 357-8361.
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
Increases the Transit Capital Grant Fund for Fiscal Year 2023 by $8,828,251 for a total of $39,188,381 including FTA 5307 Grant funds of $8,385,083 and FTA 5339 funds of $443,168.