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CC - CONSENT ITEM: 1) Adoption of a Resolution Accepting a $645,750 Grant Award from the Federal Transit Administration's Route Planning Restoration Grant Program for the Culver City Comprehensive Mobility Service Analysis, and 2) FOUR-FIFTHS-VOTE REQUIREMENT: Approval of a Budget Amendment to Record the Revenue and Appropriate the Funding for this Project Upon Receipt of the Fully Executed Grant Agreements.
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Meeting Date: October 24, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: Diana Chang/Nick Szamet/Transportation Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-6566/(310) 253-6523
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/19/2022)
Department Approval: Rolando Cruz, Chief Transportation Officer (10/07/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council 1) adopt a Resolution accepting a $645,750 grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Route Planning Restoration Grant Program for the Culver City comprehensive mobility service analysis, and 2) Four-Fifths-Vote Requirement: approve a budget amendment to record the revenue and appropriate the funding for this project upon receipt of the fully executed grant agreements.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On November 30, 2021, the City Manager authorized the Transportation Department to submit a grant proposal for the FTA's Route Planning Restoration Grant Program. The competitive grant program is part of the American Rescue Plan Act and is for the planning of transit service restoration in light of the major impact experienced both locally and nationally from the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 24, 2022, Culver City was selected as one of 50 transit agencies nationwide and one of only two agencies in Los Angeles County...
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