Department of Planning & Growth Management

Annual VanGOTransportation Plan

February 23, 2021Presenters:Deborah Carpenter, DirectorJeffry Barnett, Chief of Transit

Annual Transportation Plan• Consolidated grant application to Maryland

Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration for transit operating and capital assistance.

• Includes numerous “standard assurances”. • Operating assistance formula grants can cover

approximately 50% of net costs.• Capital assistance covers 80% of costs with

Federal Transit Administration funds.

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Current Status

• December 18, 2020 - Public notice appeared allowing requests for a public hearing.

• January 15, 2021 deadline to request a public hearing passed with no requests

• Notices sent to all transportation providers inviting written comments.

• March 26, 2021- Application package deadline for submission.

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Application Highlights• $6,718,132 – net operating costs / requested

amount for transit operations. Federal and State share requested is $3,315,033.– Assumes a significant reduction to Americans with

Disabilities Act (ADA) transportation demand due to pandemic

– No new services are proposed– County share is $3,403,099 per application– Does not consider remaining CARES Act funds for

public transit

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Application Highlights• Discussions with Maryland Transit

Administration indicate operational formula grants will be flat, tied to FY-2021 awards

• County share for operations could be $3,822,161

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Application Highlights• $1,403,859 - requested amount for Capital

Assistance– Capitalized Preventive Maintenance– Four small fixed route replacement buses– Repower seven buses to extend useful life– 10 additional on-board camera systems– Initial facility construction– County share is $283,172– Match does not include title and tags on vehicles

which are not grant funded

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Completion of Application• Standard Assurances have already been

processed but the Federal Transit Administration FY-2022 package is not available yet.

• Opinion of Counsel has been generated• Program compliance is complete• Approval and execution of an Authorizing

Resolution is required to be included in the application.

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MDOT MTA Funding Status• Starting in FY-21 there were cuts to State

funding:- 20% for transit operations- Eliminated 10% share for capital projects

• No further cuts are anticipated • Flat funding is expected for at least the next

several years

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Department of Planning & Growth Management 301-934-0102 • barnettj@charlescountymd.gov

200 Baltimore StreetLa Plata, MD 20646

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