SUBJECT
An Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a Transportation Planning Consolidated Grant Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization expenses, in the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The attached ordinance authorizes the execution of a grant agreement on behalf of the Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization (SEMPO) is a federally mandated and funded policy-making organization that oversees transportation planning for the Cape Girardeau-Jackson urbanized area. As authorized in the Memorandum of Understanding, the City of Cape Girardeau provides administrative services and staff support for SEMPO. Each fiscal year, SEMPO receives grant funds from the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration to cover eligible expenses. The grant is administered by the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission. As the administrative body for SEMPO, the City of Cape Girardeau receives the funds and therefore is required to execute a Transportation Planning Consolidated Grant Agreement. The agreement for FY 2025 is attached. The agreement period is from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The agreement authorizes the City of Cape Girardeau to receive funds up to $296,998 for reimbursement of eligible expenses incurred by SEMPO during the agreement period. A 20% local match is required. Per the Memorandum of Understanding, the local match is to be divided among the voting member organizations, with the City of Cape Girardeau paying 28.6%; City of Jackson paying 28.6%; Transit Agencies (Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority and Southeast Missouri State University) paying equal portions of 14.3%; Cape Girardeau County and Special Road District paying equal portions of 14.3%; and the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission paying 14.2%.
SUSTAINABILITY: ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS
Execution of the agreement is necessary for SEMPO to fulfill its duties as the metropolitan planning organization for the Cape Girardeau-Jackson urbanized area, as mandated by federal law.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the ordinance authorizing execution of the Transportation Planning Consolidated Grant Agreement.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
PUBLIC OUTREACH
A Public Hearing was held by the SEMPO Board of Directors on April 17, 2024 in consideration of the FY 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), which details the planning projects to be conducted and funded through the Consolidated Planning Grant for the upcoming fiscal year. The SEMPO Board of Directors unanimously voted to approve the FY 2025 UPWP.
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