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Revised eff. 5-12-2016
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 6, 2016
TO: APO Executive Board
FROM: Dorothy Sweet, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Amendment to the 2016 – 2021 APO Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP): Metro Bus project: TRS-0048-16, TRF-0048-16J, TRF-0048-16K
This 2016 amendment is requested by Metro Bus due to a change in federal funding source as
well as additional funding through MNDOT to use federal funds for the expansion and
replacement of their paratransit fleet. The following three changes to the 2016 STIP are
requested:
1. Project TRS-0048-16 shown in year 2016 of the TIP is being amended to add one
additional replacement bus to the project description. The new description should read,
“ST CLOUD METRO BUS PURCHASE 3 SMALL CNG BUSES.” The new estimated
cost for the project is $600,000. MnDOT Office of Transit has agreed to provide
additional federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) in the amount of $212,400 to
supplement the $267,600 currently programmed so the project can be eligible for 80%
federal funds. Metro Bus will provide 20% local match in the amount of $120,000.
Metro Bus’s need for an additional replacement bus is due to its aging paratransit fleet.
Attached is a letter from the MnDOT Office of Transit demonstrating its commitment to
the additional federal STP funding and the purchase of the vehicles.”
2. A new 2016 TIP Project, TRF-0048-16J, is for two (2) expansion paratransit buses, for a
total of $400,000. This request was originally intended to be funded through state funds.
MNDOT Office of Transit has informed Metro Bus that it is their intention to use
$320,000 in federal Section 5310 funds for this purchase, thus it needs to be added to the
2016 STIP request.
Requested Action:
Motion to approve the 2016 TIP amendment requested by Metro Bus.
Attachment: MnDOT Office of Transit Endorsement
Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
April 29, 2016
Ryan Daniel, Executive Director
St. Cloud Metro Bus
665 Franklin Ave NE
St. Cloud, MN 56304
Dear Mr. Daniel,
MnDOT Office of Transit has decided to allocate a portion of District C STP funds, reference SP# TRS-
9100-16T ($1,000,000) to St. Cloud Metro Bus for 2016 the amount of $212,400 to complete the full
funding of Project SP# TRS-0048-16 and add third replacement bus.
The 2016 TIP/STIP will need to be amended as follows:
Seq # 413 TRS-0048-16 TO Seq # 413 TRS-0048-16, as amended
Total: $400,000 Total: $600,000
FHWA: $267,600 FHWA: $267,600 (ATP, STP)
Other: $132,400 FHWA: $212,400 (OT, STP)
FHWA: $480,000 (FHWA Total)
Other: $120,000 (Local)
There is a change to the Project Description, should be revised to “ST CLOUD METRO BUS PURCHASE
3 SMALL CNG BUSES”. The STIP is fiscally constraint as the additional $212,400 of District C STP
funds covers this change. These funds are only available to St. Cloud Metro Bus after the TIP/STIP
amendment is completed, please work with APO and MnDOT District 3 to process the TIP amendment
and PPMS update. Once the TIP/STIP amendment is approved (FHWA and FTA), then St. Cloud Metro
Bus may submit a FTA Capital Grant request for processing to flex the total of $480,000 of STP funds for
this project. The TIP/STIP amendment submittal and federal approval and FTA Grant Request will need
to be done before June 30th, to meet the federal requirements. FTA can advise you more specifically on
their preferred time line.
If you have any questions, please contact me or your Project Manager Darrell Washington.
Sincerely,
Tom Gottfried
Transit Program Section Director
MnDOT Office of Transit
Cc: Marisol Simon, 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606
Reggie Arkell, 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606
John Lindemer, MnDOT Investment Management, MS 440
Brian Gage, MnDOT Investment Management, MS 440
Mike Schadauer, MnDOT Transit, MS 430
Darrell Washington, MnDOT Transit, MS 430
Deborah Ellis, MnDOT Transit, MS 430
Steve Voss, MnDOT District 3
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