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From: Marlys Sittner
To: Ann Turnquist; Beth Sowder; Dean Klingner; Diane Jones; Helen Migchelbrink; Joe
Frank; Joe Olson; Kathleen Bracke; Kelly DiMartino; Larry Schneider; Mark Jackson; Marty Heffernan;
Peter Barnes; Polly Bennett; Randy Hensley; Steve Dush; Ted Shepard; Wanda Krajicek
Date: 5/21/2010 11:03:05 AM
Subject: Re: Community Services Followup: May 20, 2010
2. Transfort Expansion -Major Amendment/Ted Shepard and Marlys Sittner--what is the Transfort
Expansion that is referred to in a notice for a Neighborhood Meeting for May 24, 2010? Please provide
some details: what is the expansion, the purpose, the source of funds to pay for the expansion, etc.
Please send information to Darin and Diane.
May 24 is the second neighborhood meeting for the expansion of the Transfort maintenance facility
located at 6570 Portner Road. The facility expansion project enlarges the vehicle storage area, provides
an expanded Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling system, and increases the surface area used for
behind -the -wheel training.
The expansion is necessary for the Bus Rapid Transit buses that will be used for MAX; as the BRT buses
are larger than our current buses and will be CNG-powered vehicles.
The facility expansion design work is funded out of the Small Starts grant for Mason; however,
construction will not begin until we have the full funding agreement from the Federal Transit
Administration.
The CNG fueling system will allow for expanded fueling capacity, which will serve additional Transfort
needs. As we replace older, diesel -powered buses, we are purchasing CNG-powered vehicles. The
current CNG fueling system is inadequate to fuel the 6 additional buses that were purchased with the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. ARRA did not require a local match.
5. FTA Audit/Marlys Sittner—please send copies of the recent audit to Darin and Diane. Also, if you have
any comments about the audit, please feel free to send them along.
The City of Fort Collins, as a Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 (large urban) grant recipient has
undergone several reviews in the last 1-2 years. The most recent review was a Procurement System
Review. On -site interviews and contract file reviews were conducted from April 19 - 23, 2010. Jim O'Neill,
CFC Purchasing Director, was the City's lead contact for the Procurement System Review.
The attached report is the preliminary findings, which were reviewed during the Exit Interview. FTA allows
grantees 90 days after the on -site visit to make corrections. All corrections submitted within this 90 days
will be omitted from the initial report.
Within the initial report, grantees receive guidance on how to correct any remaining deficiencies. The
grantee is required to submit quarterly progress reports until the deficiencies are corrected and approved
by FTA. At that time, FTA will send a close-out letter, indicating that all required actions have been
completed.
Currently, the CFC has only received the attached Exit Interview list of deficiencies.
>>> Diane Jones 5/20/2010 4:40 PM >>>
These are items from my meetings and conversations w/Darin.