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CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM |
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Department: |
Public Transit |
Commission Meeting Date: July 18, 2017 |
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Staff Contact: |
Robert Nugent |
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Recommendations/Options/Action Requested: |
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Authorize the City Manager to sign an Agreement for Capital and Operating Assistance Funds between the State of Kansas and the City of Lawrence. |
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Executive Summary: |
Under K.S.A 75-5032 et seq., the Coordinated Public Transportation Act provides, in part, for capital grants to transit authority grantees for the specific purpose of assisting them in providing transportation services meeting the special needs of elderly and persons with disabilities for whom mass transportation services are unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate.
This contract, and the funding it represents, is the result of a formal request provided to the Kansas Department of Transportation on May 19, 2017. In this request, the City of Lawrence asked to utilize FY 2017 state grant funds in the amount of $1,199,138 that would be available from the Comprehensive Transportation Program on July 1, 2017. These funds are awarded annually based on performance data provided jointly by Lawrence Transit and KU on Wheels. All of these funds were expected and have been included in budgeting for transit. The funds will be used towards the following:
Capital expenses related to bus acquisition, vehicle maintenance, and other equipment necessary to support transit operations.
Miscellaneous operating expenses related to the provision of fixed route and ADA complementary paratransit service such as lease of operating and maintenance facility, Night Line demand-response service, systems and equipment maintenance, printed materials, communications, office supplies, and related professional training and memberships.
This document is necessary for the City of Lawrence Department of Transit to receive funding for the FY2018 Comprehensive Transportation Program.
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Strategic Goal Area: |
Non-motorized Transportation/Transit |
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Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source): |
The fiscal impact to the City is $1,199,138 in expected revenue. This item was in the 2018 Transit budget and 2018 CIP. |
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Reviewed By: (for CMO use only) |
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