*Accept and appropriate grant for $187,500 from Metro and authorize Intergovernmental Agreement for Portland DOT Commute Program Strategy Development Project
The City of Portland ordains:
Section 1. The Council finds:
- The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) applied to Metro for a Regional Travel Options (RTO) grant in the amount of $187,500 for the Portland DOT Commute Program Strategy Development Project on March 31, 2023.
- Metro has notified the City of Portland that it will award a grant for the Portland DOT Commute Program Strategy Development Project to PBOT in the amount of $187,500. Local match of 10.27% is required ($21,460). This will come from PBOT’s GTR.
- The project number for this is TR03650001. The grant number is TR000365.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:
- The Commissioner-in-Charge is hereby authorized to accept on behalf of the City of Portland a grant from the Metro for the Portland DOT Commute Program Strategy Development Project in the amount of $187,500.
- The Commissioner-in-charge to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement in the amount of $187,500 in a form similar to the contract attached as Exhibit A.
- The Commissioner-in-Charge is authorized to execute amendments, approved as to form by the City Attorney, to the scope of the services or the terms and conditions of this Agreement, provided the changes do not increase the total project cost by twenty-five percent (25%) or greater.
- The FY 2023-2024 budget is hereby amended as follows:
GRANTS FUND
Fund: 217
Business Area – TR00
Bureau Program Expenses – $187,500
- The OMF Grants Office is authorized to perform all administrative matters in relation to the grant application, grant agreement or amendments, requests for reimbursement from the grantor, and to submit required online grant documents on the Commissioner-in-Charge’s behalf.
Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists because a delay would unnecessarily delay the City’s ability to perform the activities authorized by the grant; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.
Official Record (Efiles)
An ordinance when passed by the Council shall be signed by the Auditor. It shall be carefully filed and preserved in the custody of the Auditor (City Charter Chapter 2 Article 1 Section 2-122)
Passed by Council
Auditor of the City of Portland
Simone Rede
Impact Statement
Purpose of Proposed Legislation and Background Information
- Accept grant from Metro Regional Travel Options (RTO) Program in the amount of $187,500 to provide Portland DOT Commute Program Strategy Development Project.
Financial and Budgetary Impacts
- The proposed three-year project will cost $208,960. PBOT will receive $187,500 from Metro and will supplement with a 10.27% local non-federal match of $21,460.
- The project number for this is TR03650001. The grant number is TR000365.
- This contract formalizes PBOT as the grant awardee from Metro’s Regional Travel Options grant program. PBOT will receive $187,500 from Metro, this budget was determined from the items identified in the scope of work.
- The project number for this is TR03650001. The grant number is TR000365.
- A 10.27% local non-federal match of $21,460 is required. This match will come from GTR.
- There is no additional work outside of the scope of this grant agreement and no additional funds requested with this ordinance.
- The FY 2023-2024 budget is hereby amended as follows:
GRANTS FUND
Fund: 217
Business Area – TR00
Bureau Program Expenses – 187,500
Community Impacts and Community Involvement
- This project supports the development of Employer Commute Programs, a strategic priority area identified in PBOT’s The Way to Go Plan: Moving People in Portland. This plan was developed through internal and external stakeholder meetings, including conversations with community-based organizations.
100% Renewable Goal
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