Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Master Grant Agreement (MGA) Between the City of McKinney and the Texas Department of Transportation Allowing the City of McKinney to Apply for Grant Funds for Transit Service Provision
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
MEETING DATE: January 17, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Development Department
CONTACT: Chandler Merritt, Director of Strategic Services
Janay Tieken, Housing and Community Development
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approve Resolution
ITEM SUMMARY:
• Execution of the Master Grant Agreement (MGA) gives the City of McKinney the ability to apply for transit grant funds from the Texas Department of Transportation - Public Transit Division (PTN).
• The MGA covers period from date of execution through August 31, 2021.
• A Project Grant Agreement (PGA), outlining services to be provided, recommended service provider, and budget will be brought back to City Council for approval, after a recommendation is made by the McKinney Urban Transit District.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• Texoma Area Paratransit Services (TAPS) suspended transit service to the City of McKinney in November 2015.
• On June 7, 2016, City Council approved the creation of the McKinney Urban Transit District (MUTD) to allow the City of McKinney to access TxDOT transit grant funding.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The City of McKinney is eligible to access $312,000 of TxDOT grant funding for the provision of transit services.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A