Department: Housing and Community Development
Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): US DOT Federal Transit Administration
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval to accept from the U.S. Department of Transportation grant funds in the amount of $2,530,000, with a required non-cash match of $506,000, for the FY 2022 RIDES Elderly & Disabled Transportation Program.
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Background and Discussion:
As prescribed in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) was named the designated recipient for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program for the Houston Urbanized Area. METRO has consequently apportioned and notified the FTA that Harris County as an existing FTA direct recipient of 5310 funds, will be responsible for accepting and obligating directly to the FTA the allocated funds for the Section 5310 program. The above funds are allocated to Harris County to provide continuation of mobility management, purchase of service and operating costs for non-emergency transportation serving the elderly and disabled community. The FTA allocation for FY 2022 is a total of $2,530,000 federal dollars and using $506,000 Transportation Development Credits (TDCs) as match.
Expected Impact:
These 5310 funds are for Transit contractor purchase of service, staff salaries and other operating costs within the service areas. Once Harris County obligates these funds, they are available until totally expended.
Alternative Options:
County General funds will be needed in lieu of 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program funds for purchase of service, staff salaries and other operating costs.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
X Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
X Public Health
X Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Transit Services RIDES Program |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Grant |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Grant |
$1,318,790 |
$1,211,210 |
$2,530,000 |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Request |
$1,318,790 |
$1,211,210 |
$2,530,000 |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
- |
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- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
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Anticipated Court Date: July 15, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): July 22, 2024
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Thien Cao, Grants and Planning Manager, HCD
Attachments (if applicable): FTA Split Letter, Executive Summary