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THE CITY OF w O °• CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT I pLEASANTON. May 6, 2014 Community Services TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR FY15 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT (TDA) ARTICLE 4.5 FUNDS AND ALAMEDA COUNTY MEASURE B FUNDS FOR THE PLEASANTON PARATRANSIT SERVICE SUMMARY The Transportation Development Act (TDA) provides for the disbursement of transportation funds through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for community transit services. Funding is allocated from TDA Article 4.5 and Alameda County Measure B (dedicated sales tax) funds. Eligible agencies are required to file annual applications for allocation with the MTC and the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC). For FY15 the City's projected allocation is $160,404 ($67,002 TDA; $93,402 Measure B). These funds will be used to offset the proposed FY 15 Paratransit Door-to-Door program cost of $548,309. The City will receive $42,772 in Alameda CTC Cycle 5 Gap Grant funding to continue operations of the Downtown Route Shuttle (DTR) for FY15. RECOMMENDATION The City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Community Services to submit an application for the FY15 TDA Article 4.5 funds from the MTC and Alameda County Measure B Funds from the Alameda CTC. FINANCIAL STATEMENT The total cost of the City's Paratransit Door-to-Door program is $548,309. Should the City receive both TDA Article 4.5 ($67,002) and Measure B ($93,402) funds for FY15, it would reduce the City's contribution from the General Fund to $359,405. The total General Fund subsidy for the Paratransit Program (Door to Door Service and Downtown Route) is estimated to be $367,272 for FY15, which includes $7,867 for the Downtown Route program.