Title
Metropolitan Planning Program Grant Municipal Agreement
Action
Action:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a municipal agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to support transit-planning activities for the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Liz Babson, Transportation
John Lewis, CATS
Taiwo Jaiyeoba, Planning, Design and Development
Bob Cook, Planning, Design and Development
Explanation
§ The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Fiscal Year 2019 Metropolitan Planning Grant to the City in July 2018.
§ The North Carolina Department of Transportation requires grant recipients to enter into a new Municipal Agreement to receive the annual allocation. Municipal agreements require City Council approval.
§ The City receives this grant annually as the lead planning agency for the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) and as the major fixed-route transit operator for the urban area.
§ The Charlotte Department of Transportation and CATS are responsible for the deliverables outlined in this grant, including:
- The federally compliant travel demand model required for transportation planning and air quality conformity, and
- Updating the Transit Element of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, developing transit travel demand forecasts, conducting ridership surveys, and monitoring and updating the Transportation Improvement Program, as necessary, to advance projects and ensure compliance with federal regulations.
§ The total FTA planning budget for the City is $556,000, of which $444,800 (80 percent) consists of federal funds, $55,600 (10 percent) of state funds, and $55,600 (10 percent) of CRTPO local funds.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Grants Fund
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Attachment(s)
Resolution