Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

A. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-272 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, authorizing the filing of an application for federal assistance for Fiscal Year 2018 with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) pursuant to 49 U.S.C., Section 5307, Urbanized Area Formula Grants, in the amount of $26,186,334 under the Federal Transit Act as amended; authorizing the Director of the Transportation Department to furnish FTA with additional information which may be required; and providing for an effective date. This increases the existing capital budget of $21,272,730 by $4,913,604.

ACTION:  (T-10:33 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  9-0.

B. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-273 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, authorizing the filing of an application for federal assistance for Fiscal Year 2018 with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) pursuant to 49 U.S.C., Section 5339, Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants, in the amount of $3,640,422 under the Federal Transit Act as amended; authorizing the Director of the Transportation Department to furnish FTA with additional information which may be required and providing for an effective date.

ACTION:  (T-10:33 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  9-0.

C. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution  No. 2019-274 within the Fiscal Year 2018 Transit Capital Grant Fund for the Transit Division, in the amount of $4,913,604.

ACTION:  (T-10:33 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  9-0.

D. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2019-275 within the Fiscal Year 2018 Transit Capital Grant Fund for the Transit Division, in the amount of $3,640,422.

ACTION:  (T-10:33 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  9-0.

A & B. Broward County, FL, as the grant applicant and recipient of federal financial assistance, is required by the U.S. Department of Transportation to take official action to authorize the Director of the Transportation Department and the County Attorney, or designated personnel, to execute and file necessary grant applications and all FTA-required documents for Federal assistance on the FTA’s Internet-based grant system.

C & D. Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 129.06(2)(d), revenue requires Board action by Resolution to accept and allocate the funds.

Increases capital funding to the Transit Division for Fiscal Year 2018 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) capital assistance projects by a total of $8,554,026 above previously budgeted amount.

None.

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND TRANSIT DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.

This item supports the Board’s Vision and Goals for "Cooperatively Creating an Efficient and Accessible Regional Intermodal Transportation Network" by providing additional capital funding to improve and enhance the transit system.

As part of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) are distributed by formula to the “Miami Urbanized Area,” (Miami UZA) consisting of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Grant programs identified within this agenda item include: 5307 Urbanized Area Formula and 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities.

FTA 5307 programs fund eligible costs associated with: purchasing buses, preventative maintenance, maintenance and rehabilitation of transit and passenger facilities, construction, communications, security, and  transit enhancements (e.g., bus stop infrastructure, computer hardware and software). The 5339 program funds eligible costs associated with replacing or rehabilitating transit facilities and the purchasing of buses and related equipment. The formula allocations are based on a combination of factors including: bus revenue vehicle miles, bus passenger miles, fixed guideway revenue vehicle miles, fixed guideway route miles, high-intensity bus systems using high-occupancy vehicle lanes, population growth and density and number of low-income individuals. 

The letters sent to the FTA Region 4 Administrator signed by the four county transit agencies, PalmTran, Broward County Transit (BCT), Miami-Dade Transit and the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), outline the total allocation for the Miami UZA and the allocation to each sub-recipient based on FTA's formula for the grants (Exhibit 4). Broward County, FL, through the Transportation Department (BCT) is the grant applicant and recipient of federal financial assistance of these formula grant funds. The 2018 FTA 5307 apportionment to Broward is $26,186,334 and increases BCT’s adopted Fiscal Year 2018 capital budget of $21,272,730 by $4,913,604. The 2018 FTA 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities apportionment for Broward is $3,640,422.

Chris Walton, Director, Transportation Department, (954) 357-8361