HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2006-R0360 - Resolution Authorizing Federal Transit Administration Job Access Program Grant - 07_25_2006Resolution No. 2006-RO360
July 25, 2006
Item No. 5.4
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the Citibus General Manager of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby
authorized and directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock, a Federal
Transit Administration Job Access and Reverse Commute Program Grant, TX-37-X044-
CO. Said Grant Application is attached hereto and incorporated in this resolution as if
fully set forth herein and shall be included in the minutes of the Council.
Passed by the City Council this 25th day of July 2006.
DAVID A. NAILLER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Reb cca Garza, City Secretary
AS TO
n
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M. Knight, A'ssidant CiV(Attorney
mUccdocs/Res-Fed Transit Admin Grant TX37XO44CO
7/7/06
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Resolution No. 2006-RO360
DOT a FTA
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration
Application for Federal Assistance
Recipient ID:
1993
Recipient Name:
CITY OF LUBBOCK
Project ID:
TX-37-XO44-00
Budget Number:
1 - Budget Approved
Project Information:
FY 2006 JARC Program
Part 1: Recipient Information
Project Number:
TX-37-XO44-00
Recipient ID:
1993
Recipient Name:
CITY OF LUBBOCK
Address:
P. O. BOX 2000, LUBBOCK, TX 79408 0000
Telephone:
(806) 712-2003
Facsimile:
(806) 712-2012
Union Information
Recipient ID:
1993
Union Name:
NONE
Address 1:
Address 2:
City:
, 00000 0000
Contact Name:
Telephone:
() -
Facsimile:
() 0-0000
E-mail:
Website:
Part 2: Project Information
Project Type: Grant Gross Project $286,284
Cost:
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Project Number:
TX-37-XO44-00
Adjustment Amt:
$0
Project Description:
FY 2006 JARC Program
Total Eligible Cost:
$286,284
Recipient Type:
City
Total FTA Amt:
$143,142
FTA Project Mgr:
Total State Amt:
$0
Recipient Contact:
Melinda Harvey
Total Local Amt:
$143,142
New/Amendment:
None Specked
Other Federal
Amt:
$0
Amend Reason:
Initial Application
Special Cond Amt:
$0
Fed Dom Asst. #:
20516
Special Condition:
None Specked
Sec. of Statute:
5316
S.C. Tgt. Date:
None Specified
State Appl, ID:
None Specified
S.C. Eff. Date:
None Specified
Start/End Date:
_
Est. Oblig Date:
None Specified
Recvd. By State:
Jul. 03, 2006
Pre -Award
Authority?:
No
EO 12372 Rev:
Not Applicable
pp
Review Date:
None Specified
Fed. Debt
Authority?:
No
Planning Grant?:
NO
Program Date
(STIP/UPWP/FTA
Prm Plan):
Apr. 11, 2006
Final Budget?:
No
Program Page:
None Specified
Application Type:
Electronic
Supp. Agreement?:
No
Debt. Delinq. Details:
Urbanized Areas
UZA ID UZA Name
481350 LUBBOCK, TX
Congressional Districts
State ID
District Code
District Official
48
19
Randy Nuegebauer
Project Details
This grant application will be funded, using FY 2006 JARC Section 5316 Formula funds.
This project will fund Citibus' Jobs Access Reverse Commute program for FY 2006. The costs of this service will
be in excess of the JARC funds that Citibus receives; the additional costs will be funded by a combination of
State operating assistance funds, City of Lubbock funds, and farebox revenues.
This grant will fund projects to help Lubbock residents access jobs in areas of town not service or that are
underserved by public transportation. These funds will also be used to fund Saturday service.
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Project Information — JARC Funding
Proposal Summary
Citibus proposes to continue to use JARC funds for service on Route 25 — Crosstown Express.
Planning partners include Texas Department of Human Services, Women's Protective Service, Lubbock
Metropolitan Planning Organization, Women's Empowerment Program/Catholic Family Service Inc., and Texas
Department of Transportation. All of these agencies have been involved with and supportive of Citibus' JARC
program since our first program was funded; most of the same agencies are involved in local regional
coordination efforts.
The gaps in service that are addressed are (1) an inner-city area that is otherwise without transit service; (2) an
area of the city that provides many low-income/entry level positions but that is remote from affordable housing;
and (3) an area of the city that has numerous affordable housing units.
The proposed service provides service to education facilities: Texas Tech University, Lubbock Christian
University, Wayland Baptist University, Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center, Coronado High School,
Bowie Elementary School, Nat Williams Elementary School, and the YWCA. Service to major employers (in
addition to educational institutions listed above): Covergys, Covenant Medical Center, South Plains Mall, United
Supermarkets, and WalMart. Service to other employers includes thrift stores (American Council for the Blind,
Goodwill, Catholic Family Services, etc.), small locally -owned retail establishments, apartment complexes, food
service establishments. In addition, these routes serve approximately 20 child care centers and the social
security office.
All Citibus vehicles are equipped with wheelchair lifts or ramps.
Project Coordination/Competition
When Citibus first applied for JARC funding, in 1999, we had gone through a process of identifying local
transportation needs and had worked with the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Texas
Department of Human Services, Women's Protective Services, South Plains Community Action Association,
Housing Authority of the City of Lubbock, Catholic Family Services, and the South Plains Regional Workforce
Development Board. All of these agencies supported Citibus' efforts, and continue to do so.
Citibus has a strong working relationship with local rural transportation providers and works closely with them to
provide transportation services to their clients who are transported into the city. Citibus, the Texas Department of
Transportation, and the rural providers meet regularly to review services, discuss ways to improve them, and
ways that available funding may be optimized.
Citibus' partners in the community — primarily through the South Plains Regional Workforce Development Board
— regularly refer their clients to our service.
Since April 2005, Citibus has been the lead agency and has headed the regional transportation coordination
efforts for the Lubbock region. While most of the coordination effort to date has focused on TxDOT's regional
Medicaid contract (which is set to be awarded to Citibus), the regional coordination group has begun to look at
other ways our service may be re -worked in order to more effectively use available funding.
In examining possible competitive award of our JARC-funded route to other providers, the following factors were
noted:
1) The route carried 73,386 passengers in FY 2005, a 20% increase from FY 2004. This is too high a
passenger count for a shift to taxi or limo service to be feasible.
2) The two rural providers (SPARTAN and CapTrans) have vehicles in Lubbock on a daily basis. In most cases,
these vehicles have some amount of down time in Lubbock. However
a) These vehicles are not available on a schedule that is regular enough to permit these vehicles being shifted
onto Citibus' fixed route service
b) Current regulations prohibit rural providers from making point-to-point trips within an urban service area. (The
local coordination team has established this rule as a significant barrier to coordination; this will be noted in our
final report in December 2006.)
3) The local cab and limo companies do not operate accessible vehicles.
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Based on the above factors, as well as the fact the Citibus is the sole provider of public transportation within the
City of Lubbock, the planning partners etermined that there are no other providers who are willing and able to
provide service for Citibus' JARC-funded route.
Project Justification
Route 25 is a loop that runs both clockwise and counterclockwise; the route runs on 15th/19th Streets, Frankford
Avenue, 34th Street, and Texas Avenue/Buddy Holly Avenue. For our purposes, we consider the service area of
the route to be within three blocks on either side of the street. The total route is approximately 16.5 miles long.
Weekday service is every 30 minutes during morning and evening peaks and hourly during mid -day. Saturday
service is hourly. There is no Sunday service.
Route 25, the newest route in Citibus' system, serves 34th Street, which has the highest densest of businesses
anywhere in Lubbock; while few of these businesses could be considered "major" employers when considered
individually, there is no doubt that when they are considered as a whole, they represent a significant percentage
of businesses in the city. There are almost 500 businesses located along the route and many of these
businesses represent the types of businesses that typically employ large percentages of entry-level positions.
Major employmentleducational opportunities along the route include:
Texas Tech University
Lubbock Christian University
Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center
Coronado High School
Bowie Elementary School
YWCA
Major employment opportunities along the route include:
Convergys
Other employment opportunities:
As previously mentioned, the entire 34th Street portion of the route has the highest concentration of businesses
in Lubbock, making it a significant employment opportunity, though comprised of many smaller businesses. For
the most part, these businesses are stable and have been located along 34th Street of many years.
Until the implementation of Route 25, there was no transit service along 34th Street. The western end of the
route is in an area with many apartment complexes — within a few blocks there are approximately 1,200 housing
units. One complex is run by the Lubbock Housing Authority and several others also target low-income residents.
Without JARC funding, this route will most likely have to be eliminated, once again leaving significant needy
portions of Lubbock without transit service.
In FY 2004, there were a total of 73,386 passengers who used Route 25, for an average of just over 6,115 per
month. This route represents approximately 10.1 % of Citibus' total fixed route ridership.
Part 3: Budget
-roiect Budget
uanti
FTA Amount
Tot. Elig. Cost
SCOPE
300-00 OPERATING ASSISTANCE
1
1 $143,142.00
$286,284,00
ACTIVITY
30.09.01 UP TO 50% FEDERAL SHARE
1
$143,142.00
$286,284.00
Estimated Total Eligible Cost:
$286,284.00
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Federal Share: $143,142.00
Local Share: $143,142.00
OTHER (Scopes and Activities not included in Project Budget Totals)
None
SOURCES OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
UZA ID
Accounting
Classification
FPC
FY
SEC
Previously
Approved
Amendment
Amount
Total
481350
2006.25.37.JL.2
04
2006
37
$0.00
$143,142.00
$143,142.00
Total Previously Approved:
$0.00
Total Amendment Amount:
$143,142.00
Total from all Funding Sources:
$143,142.00
Alternative Fuel Codes
Extended Budget Descriptions
Changes since the Prior Budget
Unable to find change amount information.
Part 4. Milestones
30.09.01 UP TO 50% FEDERAL SHARE 1 $143,142 $286,284
Milestone Description
Est. Comp. Date
1.
Final Expenditure
Sep. 30, 2006
Part 5. Environmental Findings
300901 UP TO 50% FEDERAL SHARE 1 $143,142 $286,284
Finding No. 1 - Class 11(c)
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C16 - Program Admin. & Operating Assistance
Program administration, technical assistance activities, and operating assistance to transit authorities to
continue existing service or increase service to meet routine changes in demand.
Part 6: Fleet Status
Fixed Route
Before
Change
After
1.
Active Fleet
A. Peak Requirement
58
0
58
B. Spares
4
0
4
C. Total (A+B)
62
0
62
D. Spare Ratio (BIA)
6.90%
0.00%
6.90%
II.
Inactive Fleet
A. Other
0
0
0
B. Pending Disposal
0
0
0
C. Total (A+B)
0
0
0
III.
Total (I.0 and II.C)
62
01
62
Paratransit
Before
Change
After
I.
Active Fleet
A. Peak Requirement
22
0
22
B. Spares
2
0
2
C. Total (A+B)
24
0
24
D. Spare Ratio (BIA)
9.09%
0.00%
9.09%
II.
Inactive Fleet
A. Other
0
0
0
B. Pending Disposal
0
0
0
C. Total (A+B)
0
0
0
ril,Total
(I.0 and II.C)
241
01
24
Part 7. FTA Comments
General Review
I Comment Title: I New Comment I
I Comment By: I William Jones
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Date Created: Apr. 27, 2006
Date Updated: None Specified
Ref Section: Unknown
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Comment: I
I have reviewed the Civil Rights requiremetns and concur with this portion of the project
application
Comment Title:
Review Comment
Comment By:
Pearlie Tiggs
Date Created:
Apr. 26, 2006
Date Updated:
None Specified
Ref Section:
Project Overview
Comment:
This grant application is now under review.
If there are review comments, all comments must be addressed before a project number s
assign.
Conditions of Award
Comment Title:
DOL Certification
Comment By:
Eldridge Onco
Date Created:
Jul. 06, 2006
Date Updated:
None Specified
Ref Section:
Unknown
Comment:
This award of Federal financial assistance is subject to the terms and conditions set forth
in the U.S. Department of Labor's certification letter, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Section 5333
(b), dated July 5, 2006, to the Federal Transit Administration regarding this numbered
grant, and any attachments to the letter, which are fully incorporated herein by reference.
Comments to DOL
Comment Title:
Comment to DOL
Comment By:
Pearlie Tiggs
Date Created:
Apr. 26, 2006
Date Updated:
Apr. 26, 2006
Ref Section:
Project Overview
Comment:
The FTA share, in the amount of $143,142 is for operating assistance.
Based on the time deadlines in the December 7, 1995 guidelines, please advise the FTA
of the 49 U.S.C. Section 5333(b) terms and conditions for inclusion in the grant contract.
- FTA Contact Person: Pearlie Tiggs, (817) 978-0567
*Grantee contact: Melinda Harvey, 806,712.2003.... Fax: 806.712.2012.... Email Address:
mharvey@citibus.com
*Union Info.: This transit agency is non -union affiliated.
Part S: Results of Reviews
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The reviewer did not find any errors
Part 9: Agreement
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
GRANT AGREEMENT
(FTA G-12, October 1, 2005)
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On the date the authorized U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) official's
electronic signature is entered for this Grant Agreement, FTA has Awarded Federal assistance in support of the
Project described below. Upon Execution of this Grant Agreement by the Grantee named below, the Grantee
affirms this FTA Award, and enters into this Grant Agreement with FTA. The following documents are
incorporated by reference and made part of this Grant Agreement:
(1) \"Federal Transit Administration Master Agreement,\" FTA MA(12), October 1, 2005,
http://www.fta.dot.gov/1 6874-16882—ENG_HTM L. ht m
(2) Any Award notification containing special conditions or requirements, if issued.
FTA OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY WITHDRAW ITS OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE IF THE GRANTEE DOES NOT EXECUTE THIS GRANT AGREEMENT WITHIN 90 DAYS
FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THIS FTA AWARD SET FORTH HEREIN.
FTA AWARD
FTA hereby awards a Federal grant as follows:
Project No: TX-37-XO44-00
Grantee: CITY OF LUBBOCK
Citation of Statute(s) Authorizing Project: 49 USC 5316 - Job Access and Reverse Commute/TEA-21 3037
Estimated Total Eligible Cost (in U.S. Dollars): $286,284
Maximum FTA Amount Awarded [Including All Amendments] in U.S. Dollars\ $143,142
Amount of This FTA Award (in U.S. Dollars): $143,142
Maximum Percentage(s) of FTA Participation:
Percentages of Federal participation are based on amounts included in the Approved Project Budget, modified as
set forth in the text following the Project Description.
Date of U.S. Department of Labor Certification of Public Transportation Employee Protective Arrangements:
Original Project Certification Date:
Project Description:
FY 2006 JARC Program
The Project Description includes information describing the Project within the Project Application submitted to
FTA, and the Approved Project Budget, modified by any additional statements displayed in this Grant Agreement,
and, to the extent FTA concurs, statements in other documents including Attachments entered into TEAM -Web.
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This award of Federal financial assistance is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the U.S. Department
of Labor's certification letter, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Section 5333(b), dated July 5, 2006, to the Federal Transit
Administration regarding this numbered grant, and any attachments to the letter, which are fully incorporated
herein by reference.
Awarded By:
Mr. Blas M Uribe, IV
Deputy Regional Administrator
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
07/06/2006
TX-37-XO44-00 Quarterly Narrative Report
Apr. 01, 2006 through Jun. 30, 2006
As Of Jul. 07, 2006
(DRAFT)
No MS/P Report, No FSR
Part 1: Recipient Information
Project Number:
TX-37-XO44-00
Recipient ID:
1993
Recipient Name:
CITY OF LUBBOCK
Address:
P. O. BOX 2000, LUBBOCK, TX 79408 0000
Telephone:
(806) 712-2003
Facsimile:
(806) 712-2012
Part 2: Project Information
Project No:
TX-37-XO44-00
Brief Desc:
FY 2006 JARC Program
FTA Project Mgr:
Start/End Date:
-
Gross Project Cost:
$286,284
Adjustment Amt:
$0
Total Eligible Cost:
$286,284
Total FTA Amt:
$143,142
Total State Amt:
$0
Total Local Amt:
$143,142
Other Federal Amt: Iso
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Part 3: Financial Status Report
Financial Status
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Previous
This Period
Cumulative
A. Total Outlays
$0
$0
$0
B. Recipient Share of Outlays
$0
$0
$0
C. Federal Share of Outlays
$0
$0
$0
D. Total Unliquidated Obligations
$0
E. Recipient Share of Unliq. Obligations
$0
F. Federal Share of Unliq. Obligations
$0
G. Total Federal Share (C + F)
$0
H. Total Federal Funds
$0
I. Unobl. Bal. of Fed. Funds ( H - G)
$0
Cost Plan
Type of Rate
NIA
Rate
0.00%
Base
$0
Total Amount
$0
Federal Amount
$0
Part 4, Milestone/Progress Report
No Milestone Report