City Council

16. AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT APPLICATION FOR ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ENHANCED MOBILITY FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED GRANT PROGRAM Request for authorization to submit an application for the Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Disabled grant to expand current transportation services at the Tustin Area Senior Center. Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: Adopt Resolution No. 26-46 which finds that there is no non-profit organization readily available to provide transportation services to senior citizens and individuals with disabilities in the Tustin area, and authorizes staff to submit an application for the Orange County Transportation Authority Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Disabled Grant Program, and commits the required local matching funds. RESOLUTION NO. 26-46 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, FINDING THERE ARE NO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS READILY AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO SENIOR CITIZENS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF GRANT APPLICATION FOR ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ENHANCED MOBILITY FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED GRANT PROGRAM, AND COMMITTING THE REQUIRED LOCAL MATCH Fiscal Impact: If the grant is awarded, the City would receive $371,760 in Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Disabled Grant Program funding, consisting of $248,400 for capital expenditures and $123,360 for operating expenditures. The grant requires a City match of $58,440 from the General Fund, consisting of a onetime capital match of $27,600 and an operating match of $30,840 over the three-year grant period. Including the required City match, the total program budget would be $430,200. The funding would support the purchase of three Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible minivans and one extended part-time position for a period of three years. If the grant is awarded, grant revenue and program appropriations will be incorporated in the future annual budget for Council consideration.