Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tim Garling (Deputy General Manager)
Department: Transportation
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, adopting the Broward County Transit Development Plan 2023-2032 (TDP) Annual Update, and providing for an effective date.
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Why Action is Necessary
Section 341.052, Florida Statutes, and Section 14-73.001, Florida Administrative Code, require the Board of County Commissioners (Board), as the transit system's governing body, to develop and adopt a Transit Development Plan (TDP) and provide annual updates to receive state public transit block grant funds.
What Action Accomplishes
Approves the Broward County (2023-2032) Transit Development Plan (TDP) Annual Update, which upon final approval by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), continues the Broward County Transportation Department's (BCT) participation in state public transit block grant funding for operating and maintenance expenses, for an estimated $11,274,821 in state funding to be awarded for State Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024).
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
December 11, 2018, Item No. 20
Summary Explanation/Background
THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL
This item supports the Board's Vision and Goals for an "Efficient and Accessible Regional Intermodal Transportation Network".
In 1990, the Florida Legislature enacted Section 341.052, F.S., which established a State Public Transit Block Grant Program to be administered by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The program provides Broward County funding assistance on an annual basis for fixed-route bus service operating costs. Each transit agency in Florida that receives Block Grant funding is required by FDOT to prepare a Transit Development Plan (TDP) Major Update every five years. The TDP is a short-range (te...
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