Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority

This Is an Ffy 2021 Section 5307 Cares Act Application in the Amount of $6713377. Per the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act the Grant Requests 100% Federal Share. This Application Utilizes Arp Funding to Prevent Prepare for and Respond to Coronavirus. 1) Purpose: the Purpose of This Award Is to Provide Funding for Numerous Tulsa Transit Activities Such as Capital Purchases Preventive Maintenance Operating Planning Ada Paratransit During the Period of 07/01/2022 to 5/31/2025.2) Activities to Be Performed:-capital Projects: This Project Will Fund Allowable Capital Costs. Costs Included Are a New Cad/avl System Installation With Hardware and Software Admin Software Computer Replacements and Other It Misc. Multifactor Authentication and Other Security Upgrades Automated Passenger Counters for Revenue Service Vehicles and Misc. Equipment. Project Budget of $2761438.47.-OPERATIONS: This Project Will Fund Allowable Operations Costs. Costs Include Bus Driver Salaries Administrative Leave for Operations Employees Supplies Which Include Ppe Fuel Professional and Technical Fees and Security Services; Project Budget of $1397107.88.-PREVENTIVE Maintenance: This Project Will Fund All Allowable Preventive Maintenance Costs. Costs Include Facility Repairs Oil and Lube Maintenance Supplies Including Ppe Tools Shop Equipment and Repair Parts; Project Budget of $1399492.95.-PLANNING: This Project Will Fund All Allowable Planning Costs. Costs Include Program Support Administration Long-term and Short-term Planning Data Collection and Project Implementation; Project Budget of $483963.-ADA Paratransit: the Project Will Augment the Costs of Mttas Paratransit Service. Currently Mtta Outsources Their Paratransit Service to First Transit. First Transit Fees Average $240K/MONTH. Project Budget of $671337.703) Expected Outcomes: the New Cad/avl System Will Improve System Management Reliability Customer Service by Providing Decision Support Tools So They Can Proactively Prioritize and Manage Delays Service Disruptions. Ultimately Maintaining Service With Minimal Disturbances. the New Apcs Will Improve Route and Service Planning With More Accurate Boarding/alighting Data. It and Safety Upgrades Will Ensure Agency Is Proactively Addressing Modern Security Concerns in Terms of Both Cyber Threats and Safety on Mtta Facilities. 4) Intended Beneficiaries: Tulsa Transit Agency and the Riders That Rely on Its Service Will Benefit From Continued Services Permitting Workers to Get to Work and Other DESTINATIONS.5) Subrecipient Activities: None Per Arp Guidance the Project(s) in This Application Is/are Not Required to Be Programmed in the Long-range Transportation Plan Statewide Transportation Plan or Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Pre-award: Requesting $2938574 in Pre-award Authority Expenses From Dates 06/01/2022 to 08/31/2022. Please See the Following Attachment for Expense Details: Arp Grant Pre-award Authority Expenses.pdf Safety Security Requirements: Both the Required Minimum of 0.75% ($104268.27) for Large Urban Recipients (see Notice of Fta Transit Program Changes Authorized Funding Levels and Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and Fta Fiscal Year 2022 Apportionments Allocations Program Information and Interim Guidance) and the Uza 1% Requirement for Security-related Projects Satisfies the Safety Requirement Are Satisfied by the Arp Projects in This Application. Projects Contributing to This Are Facility Security Upgrades (ALI11.32.07 $100000) Fleet Replacement of On-board Bus Security Cameras (ali 11.22.09 $400000) Cyber Security Training for Employees (ali 11.7K04 $15000) Multifactor Authorization for Admin Computers (ALI11.32.07 $15000) and Operations Costs Which Includes Safety and Security Employee Salaries and Driver Safety Trainings. This Grant Application for Operating Assistance Preventive Maintenance or Project/state/program Administration Overlaps With a Corresponding Time Period for FY20 Section 5307 Cares Act Operating Preventive Maintenance and Capital (fain: OK-2020-022-00) Fy 2020-2021 Section 5307 Operations Preventive Maintenance and Planning (fain: 1527-2022-2) and Fy 2019 Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program 5307 Funds (fain: OK-2019-024-00). However These Funds Are Alone Insufficient to Cover Eligible Expenses Within the Period. Arp Funds Fill This Gap and Support the Mttas Public Transportation Systems as It Continues to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Restoration of Services as the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Concludes. Mandatory Fema Certification Per Fta Guidance: Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority the Recipient Agrees That If It Receives Federal Funding From the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or Through a Pass-through Entity Through the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act a Different Federal Agency or Insurance Proceeds for Any Portion of a Project Activity Approved for Fta Funding Under This Grant Agreement It Will Provide Written Notification to Fta and Reimburse Fta for Any Federal Share That Duplicates Funding Provided by Fema Another Federal Agency or an Insurance Company. Mandatory Furlough Certification Per Fta Section 1.5 of the Ffy 2021 Certifications and Assurances Faq CA50: Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority the Recipient Certifies That It and Its Subrecipients and Contractors That Are Providers of Public Transportation Have Not Furloughed Any Employees Since March 27 2020 (the Enactment Date of the Cares Act).