Operating Assistance to the Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation for Operation of…
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Purpose: The Purpose of This Award Is to Provide Operating Assistance to the Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation for Operation of the Bee-Line Bus System.activities to Be Performed: Funding Assistance Is Requested in the Form of Reimbursement for Operating Expenses Related to and in Conjunction with the Operation of the Westchester County Bee-Line Bus Services from January 1 2021 to December 31 2024. Expected Outcomes: The Award Will Help the Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation Recover from COVID-19 Financial Hardship. Funds Will Be Used to Cover All Eligible Operating Expenses Such as Driver and Other Operations Worker Salaries Fuel Items Having a Useful Life of Less Than One Year Preventive Maintenance Supplies Including Personal Protective Equipment and Cleaning Supplies Etc. IN Order to Continue Transit Operations. Funding Will Permit Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation to Continue to Provide Operation at Current Service Levels. Intended Beneficiaries: The Bee-Line Bus System and the Riders That Rely on Its Service Will Benefit from Continued Services Permitting Workers to Get to Work and Riders to Get to Essential Services. This Is an Ffy 2021 Section 5307 Arpa Funding Westchester County Bee-Line Bus Service Application. The Program Finance and Administration Committee (Pfac) Resolution #530 Was for $79784421. Later Resolution #531 Added an Additional $52991 to the Act Bringing the Grand Total to $79837412. Per the Arp Act the Grant Request 100% Federal Share of the Total Eligible Amount. This Application Utilizes Arpa Funding to Prevent Prepare for and Respond to Coronavirus. The Application Scope of Work Includes: Funding Assistance in the Form of Reimbursement for Operating Expenses Related to and in Conjunction with the Operation of the Westchester County Bee-Line Bus Services from January 1 2021 Through December 31 2024. The Award Will Help Provide (4) Years of Operating Assistance to the Westchester County Department of Transportation to Assist IT in Recovering from COVID-19 Financial Hardship. The Split Letter(s) Dated November 10 2021 and January 18 2022 Are Attached in Trams.the Recipient 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.per the Arpa Regulations the Project in This Application Is Not Required to Be Programmed in the Long-Range Transportation Plan Statewide Transportation Plan or Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.security Expenditures. Westchester County Expends County Funds at a Level More Than 1% of This Grant for Security Related Measures. IN Addition the Mta (Which Is in the Same Uza as Westchester) Expends Millions of Dollars on Transit Security.