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Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Selecting the North Central Texas Council of Governments as the Designated Recipient for the Federal Transit Administration Grant Funds and Confirming the North Central Texas Council of Governments, In Conjunction with the Regional Transportation Council, to Continue as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the City of McKinney and the McKinney-Frisco Urbanized Area
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Goal #5D: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney - Develop Sustainable Quality of Life Improvements Within the City of McKinney
MEETING DATE: July 18, 2023
DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Development
CONTACT: Janay Tieken, Director of Housing and Community Development
ITEM SUMMARY:
* On March 8, 2023, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) notified the City of McKinney of upcoming changes to the FTA's allocation of formula funds beginning October 1, 2023 (FY 24) as a result of changes to urban area boundaries published on December 29, 2022, by the Census Bureau based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 Census)
* As a result of these changes the McKinney Urbanized Area (UZA) expanded to include a portion of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington UZA and is now located in the renamed McKinney-Frisco, which has over 200,000 in population; and
* The McKinney-Frisco UZA, must select a Designated Recipient for FTA formula funds (i.e., Section 5307 transit formula funds; Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, Section 5337 State of Good Repair Program, and/or Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Program) and re-affirm the continuation of the NCTCOG as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the McKinney-Frisco UZA
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* Since 2005, the NCTCOG has served as an FTA Designated Recipient for FTA funds for portions of the Dallas-Fort Worth region outside the service area boundaries of the Dallas Resolution - FTA Designated Recipient Dallas Area R...
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