Section 5307 cares act FY 2020 funds in the amount of $$931853 are requested for operations and maintenance of the juncos transit system during the covid 19 emergency

The Gobierno Municipal De Juncos received a $1,863,706 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 7, 2022. The grant will fund operational support for the Juncos Transit System through December 31, 2029 to maintain transit service levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the funding will support salaries and payroll costs for transit personnel, personal protective equipment, vehicle fuel and maintenance, staff training on safety measures, radio communications equipment, laptop computers for remote work, two paratransit vans to expand service, two pickup trucks for maintenance, and a water tank for vehicle cleaning. The grant aims to reimburse costs incurred by the municipality to keep transit employees working while implementing safety protocols to protect riders and operators from COVID-19. No sub-recipients are involved.

Purpose

The purpose of this grant is to provide operational support to maintain the level of transit service through the covid 19 pandemic.

Activities

The activities to be performed are:1. Operational assistance for payment of salaries and other payroll costs for all transit personnel; personal protection equipment (PPE) fuel for transit vehicles from february 1 2020 to december 31 2021 in the amount of $398020;2. Preventive maintenance of transit vehicles including replacement parts filters lubricants materials and supplies for protection and disinfection of vehicles and daily disinfection in the amount of $97350.3. Training of transit staff regarding safety measures in the amount of $23500;4. Purchase of radio communication equipment for transit vehicles in the amount of $20545;5. Purchase 7 laptop computers and peripheral equipment and cables for remote work in the amount of $13351.6.purchase two 12 passenger paratransit vans to expand transit in the amount of $190000.7. Purchase two support pickup trucks to provide maintenance of bus shelters and sidewalks and transit system supervision of in the amount $115000.8. Purchase one 300 gallon water tank with pressure washer and skid in the amount of $58995.9. Project administration in the amount of $15092.

Expected outcomes

This grant will reimburse the municipality the substantial SUM invested in keeping transit employees on the payroll providing transit service through the covid 19 emergency by adding safety measures and keeping social distancing for riders and operators. IT will also help expand paratransit service due to increasing demand and improve maintenance of transit facilities.

Intended beneficiaries

The beneficiaries of the activities in this grant will be transit passengers and operators as well as the general public by minimizing covid 19 propagation.there are no subrecipients. The split letter dated 5/15/2020 is attached in the application documents section of this application in trams. The municipality of juncos herein requests the full amount assigned in the attached split letter. Nonetheless may request additional cares act funds from prhta to cover additional operating costs to implement covid 19 safety measures recommended by the CDC and FTA which would be requested as an amendment to this award application. The municipality of juncos agrees that if IT receives federal funding from the federal emergency management agency (FEMA) or through a pass-through entity through the robert t. Stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act a different federal agency or insurance proceeds for any portion of a project activity approved for FTA funding under this grant agreement IT will provide written notification to FTA and reimburse FTA for any federal share that duplicates funding provided by FEMA another federal agency or an insurance company.since none of the projects in the application lead to a functional location or capacity change per the cares act the projects in this application are not required to be programmed in the long-range transportation plan or statewide transportation improvement program. The PR highway and transportation authority (prhta) has allocated these section 5307 funds to the municipality of juncos and have attached the designated recipient sub-allocation letter split letter or state / governor distribution letter in the recipient documents. The operational expenses requested in this application were determined by the municipality of juncos are based on current salaries and payroll costs of the transit staff quotations obtained from PPE suppliers and electronic equipment stores. The municipality of juncos understands that the expenses requested in this application are subject to review for their reasonableness as part of the agencys next triennial/state management review.insurance is non-applicable for this project as pandemics have never been included in the municipal insurance cover. The municipality of juncos will follow all 3RD party procurement policies as defined in C4220.1F (third party contracting guidance).the municipality of juncos will ensure contractors procured will not be on the FTA suspension and debarment list. This project only includes operating expenses and/or capital expenses that do not include substantial functional location or capacity changes to the asset or system. Therefore no additional tip/stip documentation is needed. The municipality of juncos confirms that we do not have any furloughed employees. If that situation changes the municipality of juncos will notify FTA immediately. Further the implications of furloughing employees and use of capital expenses for crrsaa and any unobligated cares funding as specified in the FY2021 and FY 2022 certifications and assurances is understood. The municipality of juncos certifies that IT and its sub-recipients and contractors that are providers of public transportation have not furloughed any employees since march 27 2020 (the date of the cares act).