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Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the FY24-25 Section 5303 Planning Grant
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LEGISLATIVE INTENT/PURPOSE:
WHEREAS, the City of Wilmington serves as the lead planning agency (“LPA”) for the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (“WMPO”); and,
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (“NCDOT”) receives funds from the Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”), which includes funds made available to the WMPO to support a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive (“3-C”) transportation planning process; and,
WHEREAS, for FY24-25, the WMPO is eligible to receive Section 5303 funding in the amount of $92,412 (federal) and $11,551 (state) from the FTA and NCDOT, with a required local match of 10% for this funding in the amount of $11,553, for a total Section 5303 award of $115,516; and,
WHEREAS, these funds are programmed in WMPO’s adopted FY25 administration budget (1TRMP25) for the City of Wilmington; and,
WHEREAS, an agreement between the LPA and NCDOT is required for the expenditure of these funds.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
THAT, the Wilmington City Council authorizes the City Manager (on behalf of the WMPO) to enter into an agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the FY24-25 Section 5303 planning grant.