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Department of Planning & Growth Management
Annual VanGO
Transportation Plan
March 5, 2019
Presenters:
Steve Kaii-Ziegler, Director
Jeffry Barnett, Chief of Transit
Annual Transportation Plan –
What is it?• Consolidated grant application to Maryland
Department of Transportation/Maryland Transit
Administration for transit operating and capital
assistance.
• Includes numerous “standard assurances”.
• Operating assistance can cover approximately
50% of net costs.
• Capital assistance covers 90% of costs with
combined State and Federal funds.
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Current Status
• December 12, 2018- Public notice appeared
allowing request for a public hearing.
• January 14, 2019 deadline to request a public hearing
passed with no requests.
• Notices sent to all transportation providers and
municipalities inviting written comments.
• No comments have been received at this time.
• March 22, 2019 - Application package deadline
for submission.
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Application Highlights
• $6,765,598 – net operating costs / requested
amount for transit operations. Federal and State
share requested is $3,625,513.
– FY-2020 includes request for a new route serving
the senior/recreation facility but assumes a flat
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
transportation demand.
– Includes funding for full time security at both
VanGO transfer points.
– County share is $3,140,085 per application.
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Application Highlights
• Discussions with Maryland Transit
Administration indicate operational
formula grants will be flat, tied to
FY2018 awards.
• County share for operations could be
$3,807,451.
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Application Highlights – cont’d.
• $889,287 - requested amount for Capital Assistance
– Capitalized Preventive Maintenance.
– Two small paratransit buses.
– Passenger counters.
– Facility design and engineering.
– Drive train replacements.
– County share is $88,929.
– Match does not include title and tags on vehicles
which are not grant funded.
– Some capital requests are not anticipated to be
approved so County share could be $154,029.
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Completion of Application
• Standard Assurances will be processed
during March.
• Opinion of Counsel has been generated.
• Program compliance is complete.
• Approval and execution of an Authorizing
Resolution is required to be included in the
application.
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New Grant Funding
• Recently announced funding availability
through Jobs Access Reverse Commute
program, up to 75% of net cost.
• Staff plans to submit an application to fund
the proposed new route.
• If successful, we could be awarded up to
$201,312.
• Will require a separate Authorizing
Resolution.
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Presented By:
Charles County Government
Department of Planning & Growth Management 301-934-0102 • [email protected]
P.O. Box 2150
La Plata, MD 20646
MD Relay Service: 7-1-1
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