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File #: 2024-RT-14    Version: 1
Type: Laredo Mass Transit Board Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/15/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/6/2024 Final action:
Title: Authorizing the City Manager to accept and execute the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) FY2022 Section 5339 (c) Low or No Emission Grant Program in the amount of $8,761,630.00. Funding will be used to purchase fourteen (14) CNG buses. The required local match is for $1,331,245.00 and FTA share is for $7,430,385.00. Funding is available in the Transit Capital Grants Fund.
Attachments: 1. RESOLUTION NO. 2024-RT-14, 2. View Print Application - TX-2024-034-00 (1)
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SUBJECT

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Authorizing the City Manager to accept and execute the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) FY2022 Section 5339 (c) Low or No Emission Grant Program in the amount of $8,761,630.00. Funding will be used to purchase fourteen (14) CNG buses. The required local match is for $1,331,245.00 and FTA share is for $7,430,385.00. Funding is available in the Transit Capital Grants Fund. 

 

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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION

On 06/06/2022, Council approved to submit Section 5339 (c) Low or No Emission Grant Program grant application.

 

BACKGROUND

On March 7, 2022, FTA announced approximately $1.1 billion available for Fiscal Year 2022 grants to help modernize bus fleets and bus facilities across the country, including the help transit agencies purchase or lease low-or no-emission vehicles that use advanced technologies to help improve air quality and combat change.

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

N/A

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

recommendation

Staff recommends approval of resolution.

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Fiscal Impact

 

Fiscal Year:                                                                                                          2024

Budgeted Y/N?:                                                                                    Y

Source of Funds:                                                                                     Transit Capital Grant Fund

Account #:                                                                                                          518-5180-584-9000

Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N:                      N

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Funding is available in Transit Capital Grant Fund.