HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 67-20 RTF Application Authorization MB Transit CARES 5311 Operating CostsRESOLUTION NO. 67-20
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA
AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION
TO THE RURAL TRANSIT FUND GRANT PROGRAM
AND EXECUTION OF RELATED DOCUMENTS UPON AWARD
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) began the Rural
Transit Fund (RTF) program with Resolution No 02-16 on December 5 2002 by programming FTA
Section 5311 funds to the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (RTA); and
WHEREAS, RTA has agreed to use these Federal funds for operating support and
SLOCOG has agreed to exchange a similar amount of Transportation Development Act (TDA)
funds for use in the RTF program; and
WHEREAS SLOCOG, RTA, and other rural transit operators worked together to develop a
process to exchange FTA Section 5311 formula funds with TDA funds to create the RTF, including
Policies and Procedures to govern the RTF program; and
WHEREAS, on March 27, 2020 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act was signed into law to provide emergency assistance and health care response for
individuals, families and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and provide emergency
appropriations to support Executive Branch agency operations during the COVID-19 pandemic;
and
WHEREAS, the FTA was allocated $25 billion to recipients of urbanized area (5307) and
rural area (5311) formula funds, with $22.7 billion to large and small urban areas and $2.2 billion
to rural areas; and
WHEREAS, on April 2, 2020, the FTA provided apportionment tables for the public transit
funding included in the CARES Act that included approximately $95 million to California for
distribution through the State -administered FTA 5311 Rural and Intercity Transit program, and
WHEREAS, Caltrans is disbursing CARES 5311 funds in two phases with Phase 1,
occurring now, allocating approximately 30% of the total amount available to current 5311
recipients while Phase 2 will allocate the remaining 60% to all 5311 eligible recipients much later
in the year; and
WHEREAS, there is $591,000 available for distribution with project applications for the
RTF CARES 5311 Phase 1 cycle.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
California, that the City Manager, or his duly appointed representative, is authorized to submit an
application to the Rural Transit Fund CARES 5311 Phase 1 cycle for $105,064 in eligible CARES
5311 operating and capital expenditures for Morro Bay Transit, and to execute all related
documents upon award for the project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 14th day of July 2020 on the following vote:
AYES: Headding, Addis, Davis, Heller, McPherson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
SON, City Clerk
JOHN HEADBING, Mayor