Vote: approved

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46. FEDERAL AID FUNDING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MARICOPA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Authorize the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) to apply for, accept $1,904,520 in federal-aid highway funding reimbursements and expend grant funds up to the total project cost amount, for the following project awards: TIP Project award Intelligent Transportation System (INTL) Project, Sub-Project TT352, along MC 85, from Agua Fria Bridge West Terminal to 75th Avenue; Install fiber optic communications to improve flow of traffic on MC 85. Non-TIP Project award Intelligent Transportation System (INTL) Project, Sub-Project TE240, Upgrade Regional Archive Data System Center equipment and systems to enhance archiving capacity and the utility of real time traffic data, furnish and installation. Total Cost Estimate = $2,019,640; Federal Funds = $1,904,520 Approve increases in the appropriated budget for the Department of Transportation (641) Grant Fund (223) Non-Recurring, Non-Project (0001) in the amount of $47,987 in revenues and expenditures, with a local match in Transportation Operating Fund (232) in the amount of $10,513, or 5.7%. The Transportation Department's FY 2014-2015 indirect cost rate is 9.1%. The total grant amount for TIP and other anticipated projects will be used for design and/or construction-related expenditures; therefore, they are not subject to indirect cost recovery. The MAG Regional Council, by consent on January 29, 2014, approved the list of Fiscal year (FY) 2015 congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funded projects to be added to the FY 2014 – 2018 MAG TIP. This appropriation adjustment brings the Department of Transportation’s existing grant budget for grant TE40, Upgrade Regional Archived Data Server, from $125,937 to $173,924, an increase of $47,987. The appropriation adjustment is necessary because the award amounts of new grants differ from the amount approved in the FY 2014-15 budget appropriation. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, therefore, expenditures of theses revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. The approval of this budget adjustment does not alter the budget containing the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. 42-17105. This action impacts Supervisory Districts No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (C-64-15-013-M-00)

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