2019-1666 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-1666
A resolution authorizing the City to submit a competitive discretionary grant application
to the Federal Transit Administration.
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Janesville recognizes the importance of
maintaining the City's infrastructure, including the reliability of its fleet of vehicles which serve
the public; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, recently
announced a competitive discretionary grant program to assist in the replacement of transit
buses meeting federal replacement criteria; and
WHEREAS, all 17 (100%) of Transit fleet vehicles meet the federal replacement criteria; and
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville has secured grant funding for the replacement of 15 of those
vehicles, leaving two (2) vehicles needing replacement with no secured funding source; and
WHEREAS, the grant program administered by the Federal Transit Administration offers
$423.35 million nationally to improve Transit Bus infrastructure by funding the replacement and
rehabilitation of buses and related facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville share under this grant program is twenty percent (20%) of
project cost, and the Federal Transit Administration's share is eighty percent (80%) of project
cost; and
WHEREAS, by applying for this grant, the City of Janesville agrees to pay the local share of this
bus replacement project, currently estimated in the amount of two hundred thousand and
00/100 Dollars ($200,000), of the total project costs from future City borrowing proceeds; and
WHEREAS, by adopting this resolution, the Common Council declares its support for the City
Administration to prepare and submit a grant application to the Federal Transit Administration;
and
WHEREAS, the Common Council hereby find that this grant application, grant, and program are
each in the best interest and of benefit to the City of Janesville.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Janesville that:
1. The City Administration is authorized to prepare and submit applications for and request
funding and assistance available from the Federal Transit Administration for this particular
project as described and set forth above;
2. The City of Janesville shall take any and all necessary actions to undertake, direct, and
complete approved grant activities, and to comply with Federal rules for the program(s); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Janesville that they
hereby approve and authorize the City Administration to take actions necessary to provide the
local share "matching" funding for this project, currently estimated in the amount of two hundred
thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($200,000), of the total project costs, to come from future City
borrowing proceeds; and that no funds from sources other than future borrowing on promissory
notes or bonds are expected to be used, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise
set aside by the City for the project, except as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended. This declaration of official intent is consistent with the budgetary and financial
circumstances of the City. The purpose of this Resolution is to satisfy the "official intent
requirement" of Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager and his designee(s), on behalf of the City
of Janesville, is/are hereby jointly and severally authorized and empowered to negotiate, draft,
review, revise, modify, amend, execute, enter into, file and/or record additional applications,
agreements, amendments, documents, reports, and letters of understanding concerning this
matter, and to take whatever additional other actions that the City Manager may determine from
time to time and at any time, necessary and/or desirable in the public interest to effectuate the
intent of this Resolution.
ADOPTED: June 10, 2019 Motion by: Consent
Second by: Consent
APPROVED: Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
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Conley ley X
Mark A. F eitag, City Manager Farrell x
Gruber X
Marklein X
ATTES . Williams X
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D.vid T. Godek, City Clerk-Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wald Klimc y , City Attorney
Proposed by:Transit Director
Prepared by: Transit Director