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Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee, to apply for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Transportation Alternative Set-Aside (TA) Program for a local match commitment of $1,385,238, or 20% of the total project cost of the CapMetro ADA Transition Plan Bus Stop Improvement Program of $6,926,190.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this action is expected in the FY2027 Operating Budget.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Strategic Goal Alignment:
☒ 1. Customer ☐ 2. Community
☐ 3. Workforce ☐ 4. Organizational Effectiveness
Strategic Objectives:
☒ 1.1 Safe & Reliable Service ☒1.2 High Quality Customer Experience ☒ 1.3 Accessible System
☐ 2.1 Support Sustainable Regional Growth ☐ 2.2 Become a Carbon Neutral Agency
☐ 2.3 Responsive to Community and Customer Needs ☐ 2.4 Regional Leader in Transit Planning
☐ 3.1 Diversity of Staff ☐ 3.2 Employer of Choice ☐ 3.3 Expand Highly Skilled Workforce
☐ 4.1 Fiscally Responsible and Transparent ☐ 4.2 Culture of Safety ☐ 4.3 State of Good Repair
EXPLANATION OF STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: This grant application aims to help CapMetro achieve its Strategic Priority of providing a convenient, desirable, and accessible option for mobility in the region and its communities. This engagement is designed to address the requirements, challenges, and benefits of public transportation as an integral part of the overall regional transportation system, promoting the agency's role, presence, and goodwill.
CapMetro’s mission is to empower, enhance, and serve the region and its communities through the responsible delivery of high-quality public transportation. Providing reliable transit services and a positive customer experience is at the heart of fulfilling that mission.
BUSINESS CASE: The agency has completed an evaluation of all passenger, operational and administrative facilities and determined that there are ADA compliance requirements that must be achieved. This program will address these federal and state requirements.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The item will be presented to the full board on May 19, 2025.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Staff is requesting a resolution from the Board of Directors to support the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) application to the Texas Department of Transportation’s 2025 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) Call for Projects. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) issued a call for projects in January 2025 for communities to apply for funding assistance through the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) Program and TA funds may be used for developments of preliminary engineering (plans, specifications, and estimated and environmental documentation) and construction of pedestrian and/or bicycle infrastructure. The TA funds require a local match, comprised of cash or Transportation Development Credits (TDCs), if eligible. CapMetro would be responsible for all non-reimbursable costs and 100% of overruns, if any, for TA funds. CapMetro is applying through the TxDOT TA Program to seek grant funding for the implementation of bus stop construction for 87 priority transit stops identified needing to meet ADA compliance, improve rider experience and prioritize safety and accessibility for the public and individuals with mobility needs including those with sensory and cognitive disabilities based on recommendations from the Audit conducted under the CapMetro’s ADA Transit Plan.
CapMetro supports this project as described in the 2025 TA Detailed Application (including the preliminary engineering budget, if any, construction budget, the department’s direct state cost for oversight, and the required local match, if any) and is willing to commit to the project’s development, implementation, construction, maintenance, management, and financing. CapMetro is willing and able to enter into an agreement with the department by resolution or ordinance, should the project be selected for funding.
DBE/SBE PARTICIPATION: Does not apply
PROCUREMENT: Does not apply
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Capital Design and Construction
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RESOLUTION
OF THE
CAPITAL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TRAVIS
AI-2025-1483
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation issued a call for projects in January 2025 for communities to apply for funding assistance through the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) Program;
WHEREAS, the TA funds may be used for development of preliminary engineering (plans, specifications, and estimates and environmental documentation) and construction of pedestrian and/or bicycle infrastructure;
WHEREAS, the TA funds require a local match, comprised of cash or Transportation Development Credits (TDCs), if eligible, and CapMetro would be responsible for all non-reimbursable costs and 100% of overruns, if any, for TA funds; and
WHEREAS, CapMetro has identified a need to fund the CapMetro ADA Transition Plan Bus Stop Improvement Program, a project that includes implementation of bus stop construction for 87 priority transit stops identified needing to meet ADA compliance, improve rider experience and prioritize safety and accessibility for the public and individuals with mobility needs including those with sensory and cognitive disabilities based on recommendations from the Audit conducted under the CapMetro’s ADA Transit Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors that the CapMetro President and CEO, or her designee, is authorized to submit an application for the Texas Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program to seek funding for the CapMetro ADA Transition Plan Bus Stop Improvement Program, as described above, including development, implementation, construction, maintenance, management and financing of the project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the CapMetro Board, that should CapMetro’s application be awarded, CapMetro commits to providing a local match commitment of $1,385,238, or 20% of the total project cost of the CapMetro ADA Transition Plan Bus Stop Improvement Program of $6,926,190, and is willing to enter into an agreement with TxDOT regarding the award.
____________________ Date: ____________________
Secretary of the Board
Becki Ross