Title
Capital Programming Update - Federal Transit Administration Savings
Overview
Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority uses federal, state, and local funding sources to implement planning efforts, construct capital projects, and deliver transit service. Project costs can vary from the original programmed amount due to changing circumstances, which may require revisions to the project funding. Board of Directors’ authorization is requested to provide funding for the Tactile Tile Replacement Project at Metrolink station platforms and the Laguna Niguel-Mission Viejo Station Parking Improvements and Expansion Project as described herein.
Recommendation(s)
Recommendations
A. Authorize the use of $264,702 in Federal Transit Administration Section 5337 State of Good Repair funds for the Tactile Tile Project at Metrolink station platforms from savings on the Fullerton Transportation Center Stair Rehabilitation Project.
B. Authorize the use of $403,519 in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement funds for the Laguna Niguel-Mission Viejo Station Parking Improvements and Expansion (Americans with Disabilities Act ramps) project from savings on the Laguna Niguel Passing Siding Project.
C. Authorize staff to process all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation Improvement Program and execute or amend all necessary agreements to facilitate the above actions.