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The Division of Planning, Community Development and Environmental Management is committed to funding the design and engineering of capital projects along the O&W Rail Trail. The Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program, (ATIIP) through the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration provides funding to support these activities. This resolution authorizes submission of an application as well as execution of documents necessary to accept the award if the application is successful. The application would request $1,680,000 to fund necessary design and engineering of the trail road crossings, with a $420,000 match required.
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If Resolution requires expenditure of County Funds, provide the following information:
Amount to be authorized by Resolution: $420,000
Are funds already budgeted? No
Specify Compliance with Procurement Procedures: to be addressed in the 2025 operating budget
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY THE PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO AUTHORIZE AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S FY2024 ATIIP GRANT PROGRAM TO ADVANCE BUILDOUT OF THE SULLIVAN O&W RAIL TRAIL
WHEREAS, a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $44.55 Million has been issued to solicit applications for projects to be funded under the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program, (ATIIP) through the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration; and
WHEREAS, ATIIP is one of the few DOT discretionary programs for which regional and local governments can directly compete for multimodal transportation funding, supporting projects such as rail trails; and
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Division of Planning, Community Development & Environmental Management is pursuing implementation of the Sullivan O&W Rail Trail Feasibility study which details plans for connecting the existing, locally-oriented sections of developed rail trail in Sullivan County into a regionally-scaled facility, eventually linking 11 hamlet and village centers on the main line, and a spur that would connect the trail with the Metro-North commuter rail line in Port Jervis; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Planning and Community Development, working in conjunction with trail municipalities and organization partners, has identified an immediate need for FY2024 ATIIP grant funding to support and build the inter-municipal trail connections through the design and engineering of trail road intersections.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Sullivan County Legislature hereby authorizes the County Manager, Chairman of the County Legislature, and/or their authorized representative (as required by the funding source) to execute any and all necessary documents to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for an ATIIP Program planning grant of up to $1,680,000 with a required match of $420,000 to fund necessary design and engineering of the trail road crossings; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Sullivan County Legislature hereby authorizes the County Manager to execute any and all necessary documents to accept the grant award, should one be secured, in such form as the County Attorney shall approve; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that should the funding be terminated, the County shall not be obligated to continue any action undertaken or contemplated to be undertaken for the use of this funding.
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