| Item Title: | Public Works - Contract No. 2018-0562 Amendment No. 1 FY2018 Federal Transit Admin. | | Submitted By: | Norma R. Palacios, Director, Public Works Department (915) 546-2015 | | Subject: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the FY2018 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5311 – Rural Areas Public Transportation Project Grant Agreement Amendment #1, accepting the additional Vehicle Miles funding award of $1,274,352. The original grant award amount accepted was $309,543 and the new total grant award with additional funds is $1,583,895. There is no County match required. Funds will be deposited in RURAL TRANSPORTATION STATE 2018 grant. (Contract No. 2018-0562) | | Background: | On August 15th, 2018, the El Paso County Transit in the Public Works department received information from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) of additional funding of Vehicle Miles being added to the original FY2018 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5311 – Rural Areas Public Transportation Project Grant Agreement (PGA).
The FY2018 FTA Section 5311 – Rural Areas Public Transportation PGA provides continued commuter bus service for the towns of Anthony and Clint, the Village of Vinton, the cities of Socorro and Horizon and the unincorporated areas of Westway, Canutillo, Montana Vista, Agua Dulce, Sparks, Fabens and Tornillo to the City of El Paso. | | Fiscal Impact: | Additional Grant Funds: $1,274,352; Account: No: GRURALS18-430100-430103. No County match required.
| | Recommendation: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the FY2018 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5311 – Rural Areas Public Transportation Project Grant Agreement Amendment #1, accepting the additional Vehicle Miles funding award of $1,274,352. The original grant award amount accepted was $309,543 and the new total grant award with additional funds is $1,583,895. There is no County match required. Funds will be deposited in RURAL TRANSPORTATION STATE 2018 grant. (Contract No. 2018-0562) | | Prior Action: | May 21st, 2018; Item 11 – The Commissioners Court approved the TxDOT FY2018 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5311 – Rural Areas Public Transportation Project Grant Agreement (PGA) in the amount of $309,543.
February 26th, 2018; Item 15 – The Commissioners Court approved the Public Works Department to apply for the TxDOT FY2018 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5311 - Rural Areas Public Transportation Grant.
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