TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Strickland, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Tyffany Neal, Transit Director
DATE: August 11, 2025
RE:
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Approve and Authorize the Execution of a Revised Subrecipient Agreement with Mid-Carolina Council of Governments to Provide Pass Through Federal Transit Administration Grant Funding
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal VI: The City of Fayetteville will continue to have a collaborative citizen and business engagement base.
Objective 6.1: To ensure collaborative relationships with the business community, local governments, military and stakeholders.
Executive Summary:
City Council is asked to approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a revised subrecipient grant agreement with Mid-Carolina Council of Governments (MCCOG). The agreement provides pass through Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 grant funding ($386,351) for Cumberland County's Community Transportation Program. The required local match ($102,607) will be provided by Cumberland County.
Background:
On March 13, 2025, City Council adopted Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2025-17 to appropriate FTA Grant NC-2025-017-00 and approved a related subrecipient agreement with MCCOG for Cumberland County's Community Transportation Program. The FTA grant included $386,351 of federal funds and required $102,607 local match. The local match will be provided by Cumberland County.
The revised agreement changes the original period of performance end date from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Due to timing issues related to grant award notification and the contract routing process, the original period of performance did not permit for the execution of the previously approved agreement. MCCOG's requested reimbursement would have only included expenses incurred during fiscal year 2025 (the original period of performance), however the contract would have been exe...
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