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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT N °R�'
FROM: Michael D. McCluskey, Public Works Director) iYl
Prepared by: Reinie Gwin, Transportation Technician
SUBJECT: Short Range Transit Plan Project Appropriation
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
By motion, approve a CIP project for a Short Range Transit Plan and appropriate $25,000 to
the project budget
DISCUSSION:
The City receives Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant revenue and state
Transportation Development Act (TDA) revenue for its transit operating costs and capital
outlays. To be eligible for these revenues, the City must prepare a comprehensive Short
Range Transit Plan (SRTP) every five years. The last SRTP was adopted in 1991 for the
period 1991-92 through 1996-97. Ideally, the new SRTP should be adopted before June 30,
1997, so work on it should start soon.
This new SRTP is different from the SRTP revision included in the 1995-97 Financial Plan
on page D-73, which was to focus narrowly on "1) the level of service feasible under
changing financial circumstances and 2) the need for a multi-modal transfer center." This
narrowly focused revision was to have been prepared by Public Works staffinembers, but the
new comprehensive SRTP required by FTA should be prepared with consultant services,
because of the technical expertise required, the short preparation time remaining, and the
commitment of Transit program staffinembers to other projects and objectives in 1996-97.
CONCURRENCES:
The San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG), which oversees regional
transportation planning efforts and allocates TDA revenue to local governments in San Luis
Obispo, included preparation of the new SRTP in its Federal Transportation Improvement
Program and recommended financing the SRTP with a $20,000 FTA grant and a $5,000 TDA
match.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City's latest FTA grant, approved in September 1995, includes $20,000 for 80 percent of
the estimated $25,000 cost to prepare the required SRTP. The remaining $5,000 is to be
covered by TDA revenues.