TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Application for SB1 Local Partnership Program (Formulaic)
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager or his designee to file and execute grant applications and funding agreements, and certifications and assurances with the State of California for an allocation of Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) Local Partnership Program (Formulaic) to secure funding for the re-roof of the Maintenance building at Division 2.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Safe and Secure Operations
Initiative - Infrastructure Modernization
The funds will be used to repair and replace the roof of the Maintenance Building at Division 2 that is in critical need of repair to remain within environmental regulation compliance and maintain assets.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 LPP formulaic program cycle will provide approximately $480,000 for AC Transit. These funds require a one-to-one match. The matching funds have been secured as the District applied $1 million of its State of Good Repair (SGR) formula funds towards this on-going project.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Senate Bill 1 or SB1) created the Local Partnership Program (LPP) and continuously appropriates one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) annually statewide to be allocated by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to local or regional transportation agencies. The LPP helps finance priority transportation projects only in jurisdictions that have sought and received voter approval of taxes or that have imposed fees dedicated solely for transportation improvements.
Projects funded by the Local Partnership Program will require a minimum one-to-one match with priority given to projects that have committed discretionary federal funds at the time of application. Included in the types of eligible projects is the acquisition, retro...
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