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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