TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Barbara Hill, Interim Assistant City Manager
FROM: Randy Hume, Transit Director
Tracey Broyles, Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: November 26, 2018
RE:
Title
Adoption of Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2019-7 and Capital Project Ordinance 2019-21 to Appropriate Transit Grant NC-2018-069 for Fayetteville Urban Area Elderly and Disabled Projects
end
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
b
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:
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded a $522,725 grant to the City under its Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program. This grant funds a $72,725 project for the City and $450,000 for two projects for the Town of Spring Lake and Cumberland County (passed through to the Mid-Carolina Council of Governments (MCCOG)) as sub-recipients.
Capital Project Ordinance (CPO) 2019-21 will establish a $72,725 project budget for the installation of approximately 600 linear feet of sidewalk, curb and gutter along Plymouth Avenue. That infrastructure will improve access for riders and allow for the future installation of shelters and benches at higher volume stops on FAST Route 3. The FTA grant provides $58,180 for the project, and the City's $14,545 local share will be funded from sidewalk project funding in the City's Transportation Capital Project Fund.
Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance (SRO) 2019-7 will appropriate only the $360,000 of federal grant funds for the projects for the Town of Spring Lake and the MCCOG. The required $90,000 local match is to be funded by the sub-recipients.
Background:
The City is the designated recipient for FTA funds apportioned to the Fayetteville Urbanized Area. In addition to Cumberla...
Click here for full text