CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Adopt the resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Technical Services Agreement with the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) to receive and administer a Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities grant award for the Ride DuPage to Work Program
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Louden, Deputy Director of TED
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The Ride DuPage to Work program began in March 2008 as a sub-program of the Ride DuPage program. Ride DuPage to Work is specifically designed to provide a reduced fare for seniors and people with disabilities to travel to and from work. The City of Naperville partners with Pace Suburban Bus and the Ride DuPage to Work Partners to implement the program. The partnership includes the City of Naperville, Lisle Township, Naperville Township, and Wheatland Township (known as the Lisle/Naperville Transportation Partners) and the City of Wheaton, the Village of Glen Ellyn, and Milton Township (known as the Milton Transportation Partners).
The City of Naperville functions as the grant administrator of the program, and, on behalf of all Ride DuPage to Work partners, has applied for and received several rounds of federal funding that funds 50% of the program cost.
In April 2021, the City applied for continued Section 5310 grant funding. The City and our partners were awarded $600,000 of funding.
DISCUSSION:
Although the continued grant funding was awarded in April 2021, the City and its partners have not yet needed to access the funds due to ongoing reimbursements from prior Section 5310 awards. Those previous grant funds have been expended and the new agreement must be executed to continue to receive grant funds.
It is anticipated that this current grant will cover 50% of the Ride DuPage to Work costs from April 2024 through December 2025. The Ride DuPage to Work Partn...
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