Agenda 01/27/2026 Item #16B10 (Resolutions (2) - Chair to execute Section 5310 Public Transit Grant Agreements with the Florida Department of Transportation)1/27/2026
Item # 16.B.10
ID# 2026-28
Executive Summary
Recommendation to approve the Resolutions authorizing the Chair to execute Section 5310 Public Transit Grant
Agreements (FPN 448810-1-94-25 and FPN 448810-2-84-23) with the Florida Department of Transportation to accept
Federal Transit Administration grant funding in the total amount of $1,032,204 for the purchase of five paratransit
cutaway vehicles, five radios, five wireless routers and five tablets, as well as paratransit operating assistance, and to
authorize the necessary Budget Amendments.
OBJECTIVE: To leverage federal and state grant funds to purchase four replacement paratransit cutaway vehicles
along with five radios, five vehicle electronic inspection systems, five wireless routers and five tablets for each vehicle.
CONSIDERATIONS: On December 10, 2024 (Item 16.B.15), the Board approved the submittal of a FY25 Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 grant application for the purchase of replacement paratransit cutaway
vehicles along with their associated equipment including radios, wireless routers, and tablets for each vehicle.
The paratransit system maintains a capital replacement schedule for vehicles recommended and scheduled for
replacement by Fleet Management. The vehicles being considered for replacement have met FTA’s vehicle end of useful
life criteria and are identified in the Vehicle Replacement Plan in the 2020 Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan
Major Update and the Transit Asset Management Plan. These paratransit vehicles will be purchased in FY26 through the
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Transit Research Inspection Procurement Services Program (TRIPS), a
State of Florida contract which assists transit agencies with technical assistance and guidelines for vehicle procurement
at the lowest possible prices using the FY25 FTA Section 5310 grant funds and local matching funds. TRIPS
procurement program is managed by FDOT and administered by the Center for Urban Transportation Research
(CUTR).
FDOT has recently submitted the attached Public Transit Grant Agreement (PTGA) providing for a total grant award of
$782,204, which is comprised of 80% Federal funds, 10% State funds, and 10% local match. The FTA Section 5310
Grant requires a ten (10%) percent local match. The attached resolution authorizes the Chairman to execute the
corresponding PTGA, as well as any required certifications and assurances related therewith.
Additionally, the Board authorized staff to submit a grant application for the funding of operating expenses associated
with paratransit services. The amount available to Collier County for FY2025/2026 is $250,000. The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) Section 5310 provides 50% Operating Assistance and requires a local match of $125,000.
This item is consistent with the Collier County strategic plan objective to design and maintain an effective transportation
system to reduce traffic congestion and improve the mobility of our residents and visitors.
FISCAL IMPACT: The total FTA 5310 award passed through FDOT totals $1,032,204 as shown below:
FPN Description Award Total Federal Award State Match Local Match
10%
448810-1-94-25 (5) Standard Cutaways /
(5) Radios / (5) Tablets
(5) Wireless Routers
$782,204 $625,764 $78,219 $78,221
448810-2-84-23 Paratransit Operating
Assistance
$250,000 $125,000 $0 $125,000
Budget Amendments are required to recognize grant revenues within the Transportation Disadvantaged Grant Fund
(4034), in the amount of $703,983 under Project No. 33935 for the Capital agreement and in the amount of $125,000
under Project No. 33978, as well as match funds in the amount of $125,000 within the Transportation Disadvantaged
Grant Match Fund (4035), Project No. 33978 for the Operating agreement. On December 10, 2024 (Item 16.B.15), the
Board also approved a budget amendment for the required local matching funds for the Capital agreement within the
Transportation Disadvantaged Grant Match Fund (4035), Project No. 33935. This was done to earmark the required
match and ensure local funding was available for this grant award. In the event funding was not awarded, the match
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would be earmarked to a future grant application. The local funds are available within the Transportation Disadvantaged
Fund (4033) operating supported by the annual General Fund (0001) operating transfer.
The purchase of the replacement vehicles will not be an increase to the overall paratransit fleet inventory. The
maintenance cost for the vehicle has been allocated within the annual budget. By adequately maintaining a replacement
plan, the overall maintenance costs are reduced by replacing the aging vehicles.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This item is consistent with Objective 12 of the Transportation Element of
the Growth Management Plan.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires a majority vote of the Board
for approval. – CLD
RECOMMENDATION(S): To approve the Resolutions authorizing the Chair to execute Section 5310 Public Transit
Grant Agreements (FPN 448810-1-94-25 and FPN 448810-2-84-23) with the Florida Department of Transportation to
accept Federal Transit Administration grant funding in the total amount of $1,032,204 for the purchase of five
paratransit cutaway vehicles, five radios, five wireless routers, and five tablets, as well as paratransit operating
assistance and to authorize the necessary Budget Amendments.
PREPARED BY: Omar De Leon, Transit Manager, Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement Division
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 448810-2-84-23
2. 448810-1-94-25
3. Resolutions for Sec. 5310 (Cap & Ops)_
4. BA for FUND 4034 (5310 Capital)
5. BA for Fund 4030 (33978)
6. BA for FUND 4034 (33978)
7. BA for FUND 4035 (33978 Match)
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