DATE:
| 2/22/2022 | TO:
| HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL | FROM:
| MARILOU AYUPAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR | SUBJECT:
| ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY STAFF TO FILE ANNUAL FUNDING APPLICATIONS WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF UNION CITY TRANSIT AND PARATRANSIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 |
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution to authorize City staff to file annual funding applications with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for allocation of funds the operation of Union City Transit and Union City Paratransit for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
The action is not an identified strategy in the Strategic Plan.
BACKGROUND
The State’s Transportation Development Act (TDA), through the Local Transportation Fund (LTF), and State Transit Assistance (STA) provide the two (2) main sources of funding for public transportation. The LTF funds are derived from ¼-cent of the 7.25-cent retail sales tax collected statewide. STA funds are derived from the statewide sales tax on gasoline and diesel fuel. TDA and STA funds are apportioned through MTC.
DISCUSSION
Union City may claim these funds on an annual basis to meet operating, planning and capital requirements. Unclaimed and/or unused funds are rolled over for future transit operating needs and are set aside to fund large upcoming transit capital projects. TDA and STA funds will be claimed to operate the City’s local fixed-route transit system and ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) complementary paratransit service. The estimated total application amounts for these funds are as follows (fixed-route and paratransit combined) based on current allocation estimates:
TDA $4,224,156
TDA Capital $100,000
STA $808,234
Total $5,132,390
FISCAL IMPACT
The TDA and STA funding sources along with anticipated passenger fares and other revenues (including Alameda County Transportation Commission Measures B/BB) will fully fund Union City Transit and Union City Paratransit services for FY 2021-2022. There will be no impact on the General Fund.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution to authorize City staff to file annual funding applications with MTC for allocation of funds the operation of Union City Transit and Union City Paratransit for FY 2021-2022.
Prepared by:
Steve Adams, Transit Manager
Submitted by:
Marilou Ayupan, Public Works Director |