Vote — approved

Clint Hickman	yes
Jack Sellers	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Bill Gates	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

Ayes: Clint Hickman, Jack Sellers, Thomas Galvin, Bill Gates, Steve Gallardo

Item Text

28. AGREEMENT WITH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR THE TRAVEL REDUCTION PROGRAM Approve agreement to a Government Services Contract (GSC) (EV23-0020) between the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) in the not-to-exceed amount of $872,692.00. The purpose of this agreeme nt is to fund the continued implementation of the Maricopa County Travel Reduction Program (TRP). This agreement is effective July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. An amount of up to $175,000.00 will be passed through to the Regional Public Transportation Auth ority as an external service provider upon separate agenda and approval for services provided between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. This item has been budgeted and approved by the Board of Supervisors with the adoption of the FY2024 MCAQD budget. Gran t revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. The grant award is reoccurring and has been awarded to MCAQD in previous ye ars. The cash or in-kind match is not applicable. Indirect cost is fully recoverable. MCAQD's FY2024 indirect cost rate is 35.34%. All indirect costs are allowable and fully recoverable. Indirect costs will be applied to the MCAQD retained amount of $697,6 92.00. The total direct costs are $515,510.00 and recoverable indirect costs are $182,182.00. Future ongoing cash contributions are not required after the grant period. Per Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) §49-581 et seq., the TRP is a mandated function of MCAQD. The grant award is non-competitive - not applicable. There are no costs that will need to be absorbed by the department’s operating budget. (C-85-23-056-X-00)