2024-2196 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-2196
A resolution authorizing the City to submit a grant application to the Wisconsin
Department of Administration Transit Capital Assistance Grant Program.
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 that
serve the public; and
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration, recently announced a
competitive grant program to assist in the replacement of eligible public transit buses
with any new diesel or alternate fueled or all-electric vehicle; and
WHEREAS, the City has one transit bus meeting the eligibility criteria; and
WHEREAS, the grant program administered by the State of Wisconsin Department of
Administration (DOA) has completed two rounds of competitive grant cycles, of which
Janesville was successful in obtaining three replacement buses in April 2019; and
WHEREAS, this will likely be the final competitive grant cycle for this grant program,
and the DOA expects to allocate approximately $16 million to fund the replacement of
eligible public transit vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville's share under this grant program is twenty percent
(20%) of project cost, and the State of Wisconsin'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 one hundred
and sixteen and 00/100 Dollars ($116,000), of the total project costs ($580,000) through
a reduction in shared revenue; and
WHEREAS, the total shared revenue reduction will be twenty percent (20%) of the total
payments received under the program and will be taken in ten equal amounts
commencing in the fiscal year following each grant payment; 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 Wisconsin
Department of Administration; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council hereby finds 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 a grant application
and request funding and assistance available from the Wisconsin Department of
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 State 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 one hundred and sixteen thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($116,000), of the
total project costs, through a reduction in shared revenue. This declaration of official
intent is consistent with the budgetary and financial circumstances of the City; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager and/or 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: February 12, 2024 Motion by: Consent
Second by:Consent
APPROVED:
Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
Benson X
�1 Burdick X
Kevin M. Lahner, City Manager Jackson X
Marshick X
ATTEST: Miller X
�� �� Neeno X
Williams X
Lorena Rae Stottler, City Clerk-Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney, Wald Klimczyk
Proposed by: Transit Director
Prepared by: Transit Director