TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, ICMA-CM, City Manager
FROM: Tyffany Neal, Transit Director
DATE: October 10, 2022
RE:
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Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding Among Public Transportation Providers in the Fayetteville, North Carolina Urbanized Area
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Objective D: To develop and maintain public transportation investments with high quality transit and airport services
Executive Summary:
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) apportions funding from FTA's formula grant programs to the Fayetteville urbanized area. The City/FAST has been designated by the governor as the designated recipient for FTA funding for the Fayetteville area. These funds are to be made available to other providers that provide public transportation services within the urbanized area. In 2017 FAMPO approved a methodology for allocating funds to Cumberland, Harnett and Hoke Counties.
In past years, FAST sub-allocated the funds to NCDOT who in turn was responsible for preparing and submitting grant applications to FTA on behalf of these counties. In late 2021, NCDOT notified transit systems around the state, NCDOT would no longer apply and administer grants for urban areas. Cumberland, Harnett and Hoke Counties have elected to become grant subrecipients of the City who will now apply and administer grants on their behalf as the City has done in the past for other FTA grant programs.
The attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formally establishes the grant recipient/subrecipient relationship between and the three counties. FAMPO approved the MOU in May.
Council is requested to approve the MOU by motion.
Background:
FTA provides grant funding through a variety of grant programs. Some programs award funds competitively while others are formula based. Funding from formula programs are apportio...
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