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 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, authorizing the County Administrator, or written designee, to approve and execute all documents necessary to accept grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Section 5339(C) for Low or No Emissions competitive federal grant program funds in the amount of $20,480,000; authorizing the County Administrator, or written designee, to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the grant, including the expenditure of funds to meet the local match requirement in the amount of $5,120,000; authorizing the County Administrator, or written designee, to sign any future documents or amendments modifying the grant agreement or extending the expiration date of this grant, provided such documents or amendments do not increase the County's financial obligations under the grant, subject to review and approval of such documents or amendments for legal sufficiency by the County Attorney's office.
B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution within the Transit Capital Grant Fund for the Transportation Department in the amount of $20,480,000, for the 2025 Low or No Emissions federal grant.
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Why Action is Necessary
A. Broward County, as the grant applicant and recipient of federal financial assistance, is required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to take official action providing authorization for a representative of the County to execute and file necessary grant applications and all FTA-required documents for federal assistance on the FTA's Internet-based grant system.
B. Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 129.06(2)(d), unanticipated grant revenue requires Board action by Resolution to accept and allocate the funds.
What Action Accomplishes
If approved, provides $20...
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