For City Council Meeting July 25, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Arron Brown, Acting City Manager
FROM: Cynthia Alvarado, Parks, Recreation & Community Services Director
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Request City Council to: (1) Approve a grant application for Window 1 Mobility Project Voucher (MPV) under the Clean Mobility Options (CMO) Program; (2) Authorize the Acting City Manager to sign all necessary documents to complete the grant submission
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BACKGROUND
On October 20, 2020, the city of Rialto applied for $1 million to support the bike share program. There is no minimum dollar amount or match requirements for projects proposed through the CMO Pilot Program. On February 12, 2021, the city of Rialto received notice from CMO that the City was conditionally approved for funding, and on April 16, 2021, the city of Rialto received a Notice of Proposed Award from CMO in the amount of $1 million.
On March 29, 2023, CMO announced additional funding for the MPV under the CMO Program. Awardees who have less than $1 million in the voucher funding in their current voucher agreement can apply for additional funding. The additional grant funds may be used to cover insurance costs, capital acquisition, planning and operations, administration, outreach and marketing, and participation in Clean Mobility Equity Alliance (CMEA) meetings. The deadline for applications is August 8, 2023.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department has already spent $462,351.78 of the $1 million dollar grant money awarded by CMO to cover the cost of the infrastructure (bikes, software, tools and supplies, and operations team). The next four years are funded by the original $1 million dollar grant; however, inflation and insurance costs will increase the bottom-line cost for the city of Rialto and the managing company of the bikes, Drop Mobility.
The city of Rialto budgeted $50,000 in cost for one Accounting Technician, one Assistant Engineer, and one int...
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