Title
Approval of Use of Federal Funds for Orange County Transportation Authority Projects Related to the Federal Fiscal Year 2018-19 Obligation Authority Plan
Overview
The federal government requires states to obligate federal funds by September 30 of each year. To ensure the timely commitment of all available federal funding by September 2019, the Orange County Transportation Authority prepares an annual obligation plan and requests corresponding Board of Directors authorization to use federal funds.
Recommendation(s)
A. Approve the use of $134.670 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds for 201 40-foot replacement buses.
B. Approve the use of $5.500 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds for the project approval and environmental document phase for the Interstate 5 Improvement Project from Avenida Pico to San Diego County Line Project.
C. Approve the use of $0.750 million in Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funds for the South County Multi-Modal Study.
D. Approve the use of $7.921 million in Highway Infrastructure Program funds for the Interstate 5 Improvement Project from Oso Parkway to Alicia Parkway to replace Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funds.
E. Authorize staff to process all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation Improvement Program and execute any necessary amendments and/or agreements to facilitate associated programming actions.