TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jeffrey Yates, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Tyffany L. Neal, MPA, Transit Director
Kimberly Leonard, CLGBO, CLGFO, CPA, MPA
Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: June 23, 2025
RE:
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Adoption of Capital Project Ordinance, Budget Ordinance Amendment, and Special Revenue Ordinance to Appropriate Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Grant NC-2025-035 and the Required Local Match
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
The City has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in the amount of $587,978. This grant allocation includes:
* $328,000 for various transit capital projects,
* $179,978 for operating assistance, and
* $80,000 for special revenue projects.
To appropriate these funds, along with the required local match, City Council is requested to adopt the following ordinances:
* Capital Project Ordinance (CPO) 2025-45
* Budget Ordinance Amendment (BOA) 2025-15
* Special Revenue Ordinance (SRO) 2025-20
These ordinances authorize the appropriation of a total of $689,978, which includes $587,978 in federal grant funding and $102,000 in required local matching funds. The funds will be used to support capital projects, planning activities, safety-related initiatives, and contracted services within the City's transit program.
The $102,000 local match will be provided through the following transfers:
* $16,000 from the Fleet Fund,
* $22,279 from the General Fund, and
* $63,721 from unassigned sales tax refund revenues.
Background:
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides federal grant funding to support eligible public transportation projects through several programs. The Fayetteville urbanized area receives an annual apportionment under the FTA's Section 5307 Urban Formula Program. After iden...
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