TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
Eve Kelso, Recreation Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Adopt Title VI Plan for the City of Manhattan Beach in Order to Receive $462,600 in Grant Funds to Purchase Four Dial-A-Ride Buses and $540,000 for the Aviation Boulevard Sidewalk Installation Project (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman and Public Works Director Katsouleas).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council adopt the Title VI Plan for the City of Manhattan Beach in order to receive $462,200 in grant funds to purchase four Dial-A-Ride buses and $540,000 for the Aviation Boulevard Sidewalk Installation Project.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) requires that the City adopt the Title VI Plan in order to receive the grant funds. If awarded, the grant funds will require a 10% ($111,555) match from the City. Staff will return to the City Council for project review and appropriation of funds when the buses are purchased. Funds have already been appropriated for the Aviation Boulevard Sidewalk Installation Project, 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.
Public Works will receive an award of $540,000 for the Aviation Boulevard Sidewalk Installation Project. This project will improve accessibility to the fixed route busing system by installing a new sidewalk segment and five Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compli...
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