01-04-2001 CASTA AgreementMemo
To: The Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Harry N. Taylor, Director of Tr risportation
Thru: Bill Elting, Town Manager
Date: January 4, 2001
Re: CASTA Agreement for fiscal year 2002 FTA funding request
Summary:
Attached is a copy of the Agreement between the Colorado Association of Transit
Agencies (CASTA) and the Colorado Transit Coalition. The Town of Avon is one of
twenty-three members of the Colorado Transit Coalition banded together for the purpose
of submitting a joint request to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) seeking FTA
5309 funding for capital equipment. This joint request is for FY 2002 and represents the
fourth request attempted by CASTA to secure earmarked funds for the coalition through
the use of a lobbyist.
Discussion:
CASTA will enter into an agreement with a Washington D.C. based public affairs and
governmental relations consulting firm, to provide transportation funding consulting
services on behalf of the Colorado Transit Coalition for the FY 2002 funding cycle. The
total cost to the Colorado Transit Coalition for their representation is $140,000 of which
the Town of Avon's allocated share is approximately $2,937.54. The town's cost
($2,937.54) is budgeted in the 2001 Transportation Budget.
All section 5309 FTA funds are awarded on an 80/20 basis. Eighty percent funded by
FTA and twenty percent funded locally. The town's total request is for $715,000 of
which FTA would fund $572,000 and $143,000 would be funded locally. The total
amount requested by the Colorado Transit Coalition is $37,243,280 (EXHIBIT A) which
includes the town's request of $572,000. Attached is a copy of the town's submittal to
CASTA listing the equipment requested in'the FY 2002 application,
Recommendation:
The recommendation is to approve the request by the Town of Avon, Department of
Transportation for FTA 5309 funding of $572,000 in FY 2002.
Town Manager Comments:
All capital requests (as listed on Exhibit A) must be supported by accurate, current
planning documents. The member must verify that matching funds are available to
support a grant in the fiscal year it is available. The Colorado Department of
Transportation and/or the Federal Transit Administration, as appropriate, will review the
planning documents for each member to assure that projects are "do -able" within Fiscal
Year 2002, prior to submittal of the request to Congress in January of 2001.
b. If a member requests an addition or reduction to a capital request, the impact
on other members will be considered prior to any changes being approved by the
coalition members. A member will not be required to decrease a request that would place
that member in the position of lacking sufficient funds to obtain usable units of
equipment. For purposes of this agreement a usable unit of equipment will be as defined
in the individual applicant's request. (See Exhibit A)
c. If the final U.S.C. 49, Section 5309 bus allocation is less than requested in the
statewide request, twenty percent of the final allocation will be distributed in equal
portions to each agency. No agency shall receive more than their original federal request.
The remaining eighty percent will then be distributed based on a calculated rate based on
each member's capital request. No agency shall receive more than their original federal
request. The bus and bus related allocation amounts will then be adjusted, as appropriate,
to assure that each coalition member receives no more than the agency request, but an
amount sufficient to obtain usable units of equipment by consensus of the Coalition
members.
d. Each coalition member agrees to pay to CASTA, an equal amount of twenty
percent of the $140,000 administrative and consultant fees (that is 1/24 of $28,000) plus
a calculated rate on the remaining eighty percent of fees ($112,000) based on the
percentage of the total Statewide Request attributable to that member's capital request as
set forth in Exhibit A. The payments shall be made to CASTA in no more than four equal
installments, upon execution of this Agreement and on or before April I'`, July I" and
October 15`
4. Services of CASTA. During the term of this agreement, CASTA will provide
the following services:
a. Act as the representative of the Coalition as it seeks U.S.C. 49, Section
5309 funding. The Executive Director of CASTA will serve as coordinator of the project
for the Statewide Request.
b. Retain a Washington D.C. based consultant familiar with the congressional
process of determining Federal Transit Administration allocations for the total cost of
$104,000, including expenses.
c. Provide monthly written reports to each Coalition member.
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Organization: Tn ov n o t A -m n
Name: Judy Yoder
Title: Mayor
Date: January 4, 2001
Signature:
Dec 29 00 12:39p CRSTR 303-832-3053 p.5
14 Pueblo Transit
$
1,000,000
2.685% $
4,224.65
350 S. Grand Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81003
15 Grand Valley Transit
$
2,000,000
5.370% $
7,231.90
518 28 -Rd, #A101
Grand Junction, CO 81501
16 Town of Telluride
$
2,000,000
5.370% $
7,231.90
P.O. Box 397
Telluride, CO 81435
17 Regional Transportation District
$
3,000,000
8.055% $
10,239.15
1600 Blake Street
Denver, CO 80202
18 TransFort'Fort Collins
$
3,087,680
8.291% $
10,502.83
6570 Portner Road
Fort Collins, CO 80525
19 Roaring Fork Transportation Authorit
$
3,936,000
10.568% $
13,053.94
51 Service Center Drive
Aspen, CO 8161 i
20 Town of Mountain Village
$
3,997,600
10.734% $
13,239.19
P.O. Box 11064
Telluride, CO 81435
21 Steamboat Springs Transit
$
4,000,000
10.740% $
13,246.41
P.O. Box 775088
Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
22 Summit Stage
4,000,000
10.740% $
13,248.41
P.O. Box 68
Breckenridge CO 80424
23 Town of Vail
$
5,00000
13.425% $
16,253.66
75 S. Frontage Road
Vail, CO 81657
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Revised 1 NMN
Continued FY2002
Facility:
Description: Bus Shelters
Number: Two (2)
Unit Cost: 2 @ $10,000.00 each
Replacement: Expansion: X
Estimated Cost by Funding Source:
Federal: 80% $572,000.00 Local: 20% $143,000.00
Source of Local Funds: Town of Avon General Fund
FY 2003 Transit Capital Request: (Federal and Local Dollars) $2,170,000.00
Vehicles: (Attach a sheet listing description, age and mileage of vehicles to be replaced.)
Description:
24 ft. People Mover
Number:
Two (2) People Movers
Unit Cost:
2 @ $75,000.00 each
Replacement:
Expansion: X
Equipment:
Facility:
Description:
Number:
Unit Cost:
Replacement:
Expansion:
Description: Transit Center, and Bus Shelters
Number: One (1) Transit Center and Two (2) Bus Shelters
Unit Cost: $2,000,000.00 and 2 @ $10,000.00 each
Replacement: Expansion: X
Estimated Cost by Funding Source:
Federal: 80% $1,736,000.00 Local: 20% $434,000.00
Source of Local Funds: Town of Avon General Fund
FY 2004 Transit Capital Request: (Federal and Local Dollars) $395,000.00
Vehicles: (Attach a sheet listing description, age and mileage of vehicles to be replaced.)
Description: 24 ft. People Mover
Number: Five (5) People Mover
Unit Cost: 5 @ $75,000.00
Replacement: 2 Expansion: 3