REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: Bob Stachelski, Traffic and Transportation Manager
Subject:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2024-07 approving the submittal of two applications to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for grant funding for Special Event Shuttle Services and the HB Circuit Program
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Statement of Issue:
Staff has prepared two applications to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for grant funding for alternative transportation services. The proposed services - special events shuttle services and the HB Circuit Program - are eligible for partial funding under OCTA's Community Based Transit/Circulators program. Per grant guidelines, the City Council must adopt Resolution No. 2024-07 approving the submittal of the applications and the provision of a local match. City Council has directed staff that no General Fund monies will be used to fund the Circuit program. If a non-General Fund local match is not identified by Circuit or City staff before OCTA makes its final grant funding recommendations, the City will withdraw its application.
Financial Impact:
Annual local match funds required for the Special Event Shuttle Service are $8,000-12,000 in FY24/25, $16,000-30,000 for FY25/26, escalating to $19,000-35,000 in FY 30/31. Funding is available from Air Quality Management District Subvention funds for the anticipated annual City cost share of the Special Event Shuttle. The City receives about $250,000 annually; however, those funds are also used to purchase fleet vehicles that comply with California's Clean Air Act zero and near-zero emission vehicle acquisition requirements. Allocation of funds from the AQMD Subvention funds would reduce the City's ability to fund these statutory obligations.
Annual match funds required for the HB Circuit program ...
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