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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute Certifications and Assurances and Authorized Agent Forms for the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) for Free Student Fares (PW)
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MEETING DATE:
May 15, 2024
PREPARED BY:
Public Works Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute Certifications and Assurances and Authorized Agent Forms for the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) for Free Student Fares.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Low Carbon Transit Operations Program ("LCTOP") is one of several State funding programs that are part of the Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program established by the California Legislature in 2014. The LCTOP was created to provide operating and capital funding for transit agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve mobility, with a priority on serving designated Disadvantaged Communities.
The LCTOP is administered by California Department of Transportation in coordination with California Air Resources Board and the State Controller's Office. Funds are distributed based on prior use of State Transit Assistance funds with 50 percent to the regional agencies, in the City's case, San Joaquin Council of Governments ("SJCOG"), and the other 50 percent to local transit operators. For the Fiscal Year 2023/24 LCTOP funding cycle, the City is eligible to receive $16,076 in a direct allocation as a transit operator. In addition, SJCOG's regional allocation of $2,082,324 will be allocated among transit providers, with Lodi receiving $126,605. This provides the City with a total LCTOP allocation of $142,681.
The Transit Division plans to apply for this year's allocation to continue the highly successful Free Student Fare program. This program provides public transit bus rides to K-12 students, allowing them to ride, free of charge, the Lodi GrapeLine's five (5) ...
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