Title
State Transit Assistance Fund and Senate Bill 1 State of Good Repair Claims for Fiscal Year 2019-20
Overview
The Orange County Transit District is eligible to receive funding from the State Transit Assistance Fund for providing public transportation services throughout Orange County. In order to receive these funds, the Orange County Transit District, as the public transit and community transit services operator, must file claims with the Orange County Transportation Authority, the transportation planning agency for Orange County.
The Orange County Transportation Authority is eligible to receive funding from the Senate Bill 1 State of Good Repair Program that is funded by the Transportation Improvement Fee on vehicle registrations. Funding recommendations for fiscal year 2019-20 were presented to the Board of Directors on August 12, 2019. Upon approval of the statewide list of fiscal year 2019-20 projects by the California Department of Transportation, the Orange County Transportation Authority must file claims on a quarterly basis to receive the funding.
Recommendation(s)
A. Adopt Resolution No. 2019-079 to authorize the filing of State Transit Assistance Fund claims, in the amount of revised estimate of $38,396,928, or up to the actual allocation published by the State Controller’s Office, to support public transportation.
B. Authorize the filing of Senate Bill 1 State of Good Repair claims, in the amount of the revised estimate of $5,933,032, or up to the actual allocation published by the State Controller’s Office, to help sustain and upgrade the Orange County Transportation Authority’s bus system.