Subject:
Title
Approval, Re: Authorizing Resolution, Grant Application and Execution of Follow-up Grant Agreement for SFY 2023 Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged Trip & Equipment Grant
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Fiscal Impact:
FY2022
$392,019 from Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (4135/303196)
$43,557 from Fares and General Funds (4130/R30373)
FY2023
$1,176,057 from Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (4135/303196)
$130,673 from Fares and General Funds (4130/R30373)
Dept/Office:
Transit Services
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners approve the following actions for the Trip and Equipment Grant from the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged in the amount of $1,568,076:
* the Chair to sign the Authorizing Resolution,
* the Chair to sign the Grant Application,
* the Chair to execute the Grant Agreement, contingent upon County Attorney, Central Services and Risk Management approval,
* the Transit Director to execute any additional follow-up documentation, resolutions and amendments necessary to secure these funds,
* the County Manager to execute necessary Budget Change Requests.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
This grant will enable Brevard County to provide curb-to-curb transportation services to residents who are Transportation Disadvantaged (TD) as defined in Florida Statute 427, Part 1. Funds in the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund are allocated, on a formula basis, to each county according to the Florida Administrative Code 41-2. The formula is based on a comparative ranking of eligible recipients that includes the following categories: Transportation Disadvantaged eligible population of the county; total centerline miles of public roads in the county; Transportation Disadvantaged trips provided; and the state's total allocated funding from the previous year.
Brevard County has been allocated $1,568,076 in State Fiscal Year 2022-2...
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