HomeMy WebLinkAboutE-06 Staff Report - Funding Agreement Section 5310CONSENT ITEM
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: DANIEL BOBADILLA, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER
DATE: JULY 16, 2018
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AZUSA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR SECTION 5310
ENHANCED MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
PROGRAM
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Public Works operates a transit program that consists of a Dial-A-Ride service and
shuttle service to and from the Metro Gold Line stations in the City of Azusa. Of the Transit Division’s
six buses, four were purchased in 2007 and are almost at the end of their useful lifecycle. Repair costs
continue to mount and time out of service for repairs impacts service levels. To address this issue, staff
applied for and received a grant in the amount of $317,917 from the Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) utilizing the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) as a pass
through entity. This grant, along with a required $35,324 in local match funding, will purchase four (4)
Class B transit buses and dispatch software.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council take the following actions:
1)Accept a grant from the Federal Transit Administration utilizing the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority as the pass through entity; and
2)Authorize the City Manager to execute the Funding Agreement for Section 5310 Enhanced
Mobility of Senior and Individuals with Disabilities Program.
ANALYSIS:
The Department of Public Works operates Azusa Dial-A-Ride, a sub-regional paratransit transportation
service for seniors over 55 years of age and persons of any age with disabilities. Elderly and disabled
residents in the City of Azusa and the unincorporated Los Angeles County within the City can utilize the
service for travel.
APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
7/16/2018
Section 5310 Funding Agreement
July 16, 2018
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Currently, the City operates six vehicles in the Dial-A-Ride fleet. Four of those six vehicles were
purchased through Section 5310 funding in 2007 and have over 180,000 miles on each of them. The
vehicles are almost at the end of their useful life and the cost of keeping them in service is escalating.
LACMTA makes the FTA Section 5310 Program grant available to local transit agencies and nonprofits
that provide service to the senior and disabled population, therefore, Staff applied for one of these
grants.
On June 26, 2018, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority awarded the City of
Azusa $317,917 in Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities
(Section 5310) funds to purchase four new Class B Transit buses and dispatch software. Although the
grant is from LACMTA, the Section 5310 funds are from the Federal Transit Administration. The City
of Azusa is not authorized to receive FTA grant funds directly and must use an authorized agency as a
pass-through. LACMTA is acting as the authorized agency.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total estimated costs for replacement of four buses and dispatch software is $353,241. Of this
amount, $317,917 will be FTA Section 5310 funds and $35,324 will be funded by local Prop A funds.
Upon execution of the Funding Agreement, Staff will prepare a budget amendment to allocate this
funding as receipt of award notification precluded including the funds in the FY 2018-19 budget.
Prepared by: Reviewed and Approved:
Daniel Bobadilla, P.E. Sergio Gonzalez
Director of Public Works/City Engineer City Manager
Attachments:
1) Section 5310 Funding Award Letter
2) Funding Agreement
Attachment 1
Attachment 2