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RE. FILE ID: o9—C)05-Z6 13
Date: 5/11/2009 Requesting Department: Transportation Law Department
Commission Meeting Date: 5/28/2009 District Impacted: Citywide Matter ID No.
Type: ® Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item _09-1447
❑ Other
Subject: To authorize the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Miami -Dade Transit for pass-
through of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 funds which will be allocated to the City of Miami
by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Purpose of Item:
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the attached Interlocal Agreement with Miami -Dade Transit (MDT),
in substantially the attached form, for pass-through of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 funds in the
amount of $4,084,282 to be provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to the City of Miami
for purchase of rubber -tire trolley buses and ancillary capital equipment necessary to provide transit circulator services.
Background Information:
The City of Miami (City), through the Miami -Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), applied for a federal grant
as part of the federal stimulus package for transit projects. As the only designated recipient of Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) Section 5307 formula funds in Miami -Dade County, Miami -Dade Transit WT) will serve as the
pass-through agency for the federal transit funds to be provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
to the City of Miami for the approved transit project. An Interlocal Agreement with MDT will be required in order to
access the federal transit funds allocated to the City of Miami in the amount of $4,084,282. The funding will be used to
purchase rubber -tire trolleys and ancillary capital equipment, such as signage, bus benches/shelters. The trolleys will be
used by the City to operate transit circulator service in the Dowtown, Brickell, Health District, Allapattah, Overtown, and
Coral Way neighborhoods. This resolution is necessary in order to meet FTA's grant application deadline requiring an
Interlocal Agreement with NOT along with project documentation by June 1, 2009. All ensuing agreements executed
pursuant to this resolution and final award amounts will be' subsequently reported back to the City Commission by the City
Manager. Funds are to be appropriated by separate resolution(s).
Budget Impact Analysis
YES Is this item related to revenue?
NO Is this item an expenditure? If so, please identify funding source below.
General Account No:
Special Revenue Account No:
CIP Project No: B-30668
NO Is this item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds?
Start Up Capital Cost: $4,084,282
Maintenance Cost:
Total Fiscal Impact:
Final Approvals
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