Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Chris Walton
Department: Transportation Division: Transit
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2020-274 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, authorizing the Director of the Transportation Department to submit a Grant Application to the Federal Transit Administration for Federal Grant Program funds pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Section 5339(B), for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Federal Grant Program funds in the amount of $17,275,000, to rehabilitate and reconstruct the Transit Division's Copans Road operations and maintenance facility, and authorize the County Administrator to take any necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the grant.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board approval is required to accept $17,275,000 in grant funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
What Action Accomplishes
Provides grant funding towards the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Transit Division's Copans Road Operations and Maintenance Facility in Pompano Beach utilizing sustainable design practices for the construction of new operations and training buildings, new parking facilities and adding infrastructure to accommodate electric buses and support vehicles.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND TRANSIT DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION
This item supports the Board's Values and Goals of "Cooperatively delivering an efficient and accessible regional intermodal transportation network".
On May 15, 2019, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of $423,350,240 in competitive grant funding under its Fiscal Year 2019 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program (5339(b)). On The Transit Division (BCT) submitted an application requesting $20.5M in ...
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