TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Missie Barletto, Deputy Director, Public Works Department
THROUGH: Mark R. Lauzier, City Manager
DATE: February 20, 2018
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APPROVE STAFF PREPARATION AND SUBMITTAL OF THREE GRANT APPLICATIONS AS PART OF THE LOCAL INITIATIVES (LI) PROGRAM AND TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES (TA) PROGRAM FOR PROJECTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PALM BEACH TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY (TPA) FOR APPROVAL DURING FISCAL YEAR 2018.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to allow City staff to proceed with the submittal of the grant applications for Linton Boulevard (US 1 to A1A) and SW Germantown (S Congress Ave to Old Germantown Road, Orchard View Elementary School) for the Local Initiatives Program, and Carl Bolter Drive (Lindell Boulevard to Avocet Road) for the Transportation Alternatives Program.
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Background:
The Palm Beach TPA administers two competitive application processes annually for the funding of projects located within Palm Beach County. The application process commences in January, when the TPA posts online application materials. Applications are due to the TPA on March 2 of this year. Once the TPA has received applications, they are ranked and recommended for funding by the TPA staff, advisory committees and ultimately approved by the TPA Board. Scoring criteria is based on the Goals, Objectives and Values of Directions 2040, the Palm Beach TPA's Long Range Transportation Plan.
Although a maximum of two applications are allowed to be submitted for each category, only the one gaining the highest ranking can move forward in the process. Applications are limited to a minimum request of $250,000 and maximum of $5M for the LI Program grants and a minimum request of $250,000 and maximum of $1M for the TA Program.
The purpose of the TPA Local Initiative Program is to help advance lower-cost, non-regionally significant transportation projects. Projects that fall into this category include Complete Streets projects, tran...
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