TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
Michelle Ami, Recreation Supervisor
Marzena Laskowska, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving the Updated 2023 Title VI Program for the City of Manhattan Beach Pursuant to the Federal Transit Administration Circular 4702.1B for Federal Transit Administration Grant Recipients in Order to Remain Eligible to Receive Grant Program Funds (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman and Public Works Director Lee).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 24-0009
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council adopt Resolution No. 24-0009 approving the updated 2023 Title VI Program for the City of Manhattan Beach to maintain eligibility for awarded federal grants per the Federal Transit Administration Circular 4702.1B.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires that the City adopt the Title VI Program in order to maintain eligibility to receive federal grant funds. Submission of the program is done through the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on a triennial cycle. Funds have already been appropriated for all applicable projects, and thus no additional appropriation is needed.
BACKGROUND:
Both the City of Manhattan Beach Public Works and Parks and Recreation Departments applied for grant money through the MTA's Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Solicitation for Proposals for the Federal Section 5310 Program, "Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities." Both projects received preliminary approval from MTA in November 2019 for funding. MTA approved funding January 15, 2020 for the Aviation Boulevard Sidewalk Gap Project and the Dial-A-Ride buses.
Public Works received an award of $540,000 for the Aviation Boulevard Sidewalk Gap Project. In...
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