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Subject: Communication from the Transit and Parking System Manager requesting approval to apply for a USDOT Ladders of Opportunity Grant to fund replacement paratransit vehicles that were originally scheduled to be replaced by a USDOT Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) grant that was not awarded. (Res. No. 14-0330)
Recommendation of Transit and Parking Commission on 07-16-14: That a "Ladders of Opportunity" Grant replace the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) grant program as the potential source of 80% funding for replacement of DART(Dial-A-Ride) paratransit vehicles.
Fiscal Notes: Funding for the 20% local share is included in the City's Capital Improvements Program.