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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Iowa Department of Transportation Consolidated Funding Application for
Fiscal Year 2014
DATE: February 28, 2013
Director of Transit Operations Barbara Morck is recommending City Council approval
and signature on the Authorizing Resolution for The Jule's FY 2014 Consolidated
Funding.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Jennifer Larson, Budget Director
Dave Heiar, Economic Development Director
Barbara Morck, Director of Transit Operations
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TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Barbara Morck, Director of Transit Operations
CC: David Heiar, Economic Development Director
Jenny Larson, Budget Director
Ken Tekippe, Finance Director
Kelley Deutmeyer, Executive Director of ECIA
SUBJECT: IA DOT Consolidated Funding Application for FY 2014
DATE: February 21, 2013
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PURPOSE
The intent of this memo is to obtain City Council approval and signature on the
Authorizing Resolution for The Jule's FY 2014 Consolidated Funding.
BACKGROUND
In order to receive the consolidated funding for the following year The Jule is required to
annually submit a Consolidated Funding application which includes an Authorizing
Resolution. The Authorizing Resolution, upon approval and signature by City Council,
must be submitted with the completed application to the Iowa Department of
Transportation (IA DOT) /Office of Public Transit (OPT). The Jule, as the public transit
service operated by the City of Dubuque, receives a portion of its annual operating
funds from the IA DOT /OPT.
DISCUSSION
On October 1, 2012 MAP -21, the new federal transportation bill, came on -line. In MAP -
21 programs or "sections" were consolidated, eliminated and /or otherwise modified. As
present these changes have had a minimal impact to The Jule's amount of annual
funding. The MAP_21 sections that pertain to the operation and funding of The Jule are
as follows:
• Transit Asset Management Provision, Section 5326 = defines "state of good
repair" of federally funded vehicles, equipment and facilities, and requires the
development of asset management plans that includes performance measures
and goals;
• Safety Program, Section 5329 = sets new safety requirements for all recipients
that include development of Safety Plan and a Security Plan, and the assignment
of a "safety officer ";
• Urbanized Area Formula Grants, Section 5307 (State Transit Assistance or
"STA ") = funds capital, planning and Job Access Reserve Commute (JARC)-
eligible activities (JARC as a stand -alone program was eliminated under MAP -
21);
• Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities, Section 5310 =
consolidated (old) 5310 and New Freedom program eligibilities; and
• Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program, Section 5339 (replaced Section 5309)
= replaces section 5309 funding and are consolidated and distributed the PTMS
(bus replacement) process
Section 5307 (STA) funding is determined by combining annual fixed route and
paratransit service ridership, revenue miles and operating expenses, which is weighted
against the locally determined income. The total population of each city or region is
portioned as a percentage of Iowa's total population, which is weighted to percentage of
formula funding. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, the IA DOT/ Office of Public Transit (OPT)
has projected that The Jule's Section 5307 (STA) fund allocation will be $209,296 or
1.86 %, and the Section 5310 formula allocation will be $42,744 or 5.16 %, for a
projected total of $252,040 in FY 2014 funding.
RECOMMENDATION /ACTION STEP
I recommend that the City Council approve the Consolidated Funding application as
submitted and signed the Authorizing Resolution.
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Form 020120wd (11 -12)
Iowa Department of Transportation
Authorizing Resolution
We, hereby, authorize, Barbara Morck, Director of Transit Operations
(Name of Authorized Signatory)
on behalf of City of Dubuque d.b.a. The Jule
(Legal Name of Applicant)
to apply for financial assistance as noted below and to enter into related contract(s) with the Iowa
Department of Transportation.
From the State Transit Assistance Program:
1.864881 % of formula funds;
$110,052 $ of Special Project funds
From federal funds for transit in non - urbanized areas and/or for transit serving primarily elderly
persons and person with disabilities:
$ 42,744
From state -wide federal capital assistance for transit:
$ 0
We understand acceptance of federal transit assistance involves an agreement to comply with certain
labor protection provisions.
We certify that City of Dubuque, Iowa has sufficient non - federal
(Legal Name of Applicant)
funds to provide required local match for capital projects and at time of delivery will have the funds to
operate and maintain vehicles and equipment purchased under this project.
We request that State Transit Assistance formula funding be advanced as allowed by law, to improve
transit system cash flow.
Adopted the 4th day of March
Name: City of Dubuque, Iowa
By:
, 2013
Title: Mayor Pro TPm
(Applicant's Governing Body)
Kevin J. Lynch
(Signature of Chief Executive Officer
Address: 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Telephone: (563) 589 -4100