HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-018-02/18/2003-REQUESTING THAT FORT COLLINS BE NAMED THE DESIGNATED RECIPIENT FOR FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION SE RESOLUTION 2003-018
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
REQUESTING THAT FORT COLLINS BE NAMED THE DESIGNATED RECIPIENT
FOR FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION SECTION 5307
GRANT FUNDING FOR THE FORT COLLINS TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT AREA
WHEREAS, in July 2002 the Federal Highway Administration ("FHWA") and
the Federal Transit Administration ( FTA ) formally designated the Fort Collins
Urbanized Area as a Transportation Management Area("TMA"); and
WHEREAS, the boundaries of the TMA include the City of Fort Collins, City of
Loveland, Town of Berthoud, and certain adjacent unincorporated portions of Larimer
County; and
WHEREAS, the FTA allocates Section 5307 capital and operating transit
assistance to urban areas according to a formula based on population, population density,
and transit operating data, with such funds to be expended for transit service within the
TMA; and
WHEREAS, the Fort Collins TMA Section 5307 Funds will be divided among
Fort Collins, Loveland, and Berthoud according to a mutual agreement among the three
entities; and
WHEREAS, Federal regulations require that a local agency be named as the
Designated Recipient, prior to the FTA funds being granted, for the purpose of
processing the FTA funding; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins has functioned as the Designated Recipient
for FTA funds intended for Fort Collins prior to the creation of the Fort Collins TMA and
possesses the knowledge, processes, and expertise to perform the Designated Recipient
function for the TMA; and
WHEREAS, identifying the Designated Recipient of the Fort Collins TMA
requires the concurrence of the agencies within the boundaries of the TMA; and
WHEREAS, to date, the City Council of the City of Loveland has formally
endorsed Fort Collins as the Designated Recipient for the TMA and the other entities
comprising the TMA have yet to take a position with regard to the Designated Recipient.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS that the City Council hereby requests that the City of Fort Collins
be named as the Designated Recipient for the Fort Collins TMA.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council help this 18th day of
February, A.D. 2003.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk