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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: February 5, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Elliot Kampert
SUBJECT: Public Hearing Federal Transit Administration FY 2013 Application and
POP
DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Growth Management Department requests the Board to
receive public comment and to approve the Program of Projects for the FY 2013 Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) Section 5307 grant application. The Department also requests the Board
to approve electronic submission of the application for project funding to FTA including
authorizing the Chairman’s signature on all future grant documents as well as approve the
subsequent Task Order for contract transportation services with Okaloosa County Transit (C03-
0927-GM).
BACKGROUND: Okaloosa County's Section 5307 Florida Governor’s apportionment for FY
2013 is $1,168,777. The attached Program of Projects describes how the allocation will be
distributed. General funds are not required to obtain the grant, match will be derived from transit
system expenditures.
The Program of Projects and supporting data will be submitted electronically to FTA for
approval and subsequent grant award. With Board approval, the Growth Management
Department will electronically enter the application, and the Contract and Grant Manager’s
Office will certify the Chairman’s signature on the application and award documents.
The attached Programs of Projects will become Final if no public comments are received.
RECOMMENDATION: The Department requests the Board to receive public comment on
the Programs of Projects and to approve electronic submission of the FY 2013 Section 5307
application and staff’s use of an electronic PIN number certifying the Chairman’s signature on
the application and all future grant documents including award documents and to sign the
subsequent Task Order for contract transportation services with Okaloosa County Transit (C03-
0927-GM).
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
James D. Curry, County Administrator