RES-2012-008 Resolution authorizing the submission of grant application for the Community Transportation Program for FY 2013

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State Fiscal Year 2013 Public Transportation Programs Federal and State Assistance Certifications and Assurances As used in this assurance, the term Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) project is defined to include any project that in whole or in part finances the acquisition of technologies or systems of technologies that provide or significantly contribute to the provision of one or more ITS user services as defined in the "National ITS Architecture." The Applicant assures that: 1. As provided in subsection 53Q7(c) of SAFETEA-LU, 23 U.S.C. 512 note: a. "Intelligent transportation system projects carried out using funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund, including funds made available under this subtitle to deploy intelligent transportation system technologies, [will] conform to the national architecture, applicable standards or provisional standards, and protocols developed under subsection (a) [of section 5307 of SAFETEA-LU]." b. ITS standards will not apply if it obtains an exception to subsection 5307(c) of SAFETEA-LU, 23 U.S.C. 512 note. 2. It will use its best efforts to assure that any ITS project it undertakes will not preclude interface with other intelligent transportation systems in the Region, if supported with Federal funding not derived from: a. Title 49, United States Code, or b. Title 23, United States Code. 3. To facilitate compliance with subsection 5307(c) of 23 U.S.C. 512 note, except as the Federal Government determines otherwise in writing, the Applicant assures that it will comply with: a. FTA Notice, "FTA National ITS Architecture Policy on Transit Projects," 66 FR 1455, January 8, 2001, specifically: (1) Applicable provisions of Section V (Regional ITS Architecture, and (2) Section VI (Project Implementation), and b. Other FTA policies that may be issued in connection with any ITS project it undertakes financed with funds authorized under Title 49 or Title 23, United States Code, 14. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA PROGRAM Each Applicant for Urbanized Area Formula Program assistance authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5307 is required to provide the following certifications on behalf of itself and arty stcbrecipients participating in its projects. Unless FTA determines otherwise in writing, the Applicant is ultimately responsible for compliance with its certifications and assurances even though a subrecipient, lessee, third party contractor, or other participant may participate in that project. Consequently, in providing certifications and assurances that involve the compliance of its prospective subrecipients, the Applicant is strongly encouraged to take appropriate measures, including bzct not limited to obtaining sufficient documentation from each sz~brecipient, to assure the validity of all certifications and assurances the Applicant has made to FTA. If, however a "Designated Recipient" as defined at 49 U.S.C. 5307(a)(2)(A) enters into a Stcpplemental Agreement with FTA and a Pc•ospective Grantee, that Grantee is recognized as the Applicant for Urbanized Area Formula Pt•ogrmzz assistance and must provide the following certifications and assurances. Each Applicant is required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(I)(J) to expend at least one (1) percent of its UrbanizedArea Formula Program assistance for public tc•anspor•tation security projects, unless the Applicant has certified that such expenditures are not necessary. Information about the Applicant's intentions will be recorded in the "Security" tab page of the TEAM-Web "Project Information "window when the Applicant enters its Urbanized Area Formula Program application in TEAM-Web. FTA may not award Urbanized Area Formula Program assistance to any Applicant that is required by 49 U. S C. 5307(d)(I)(K) to expend one (I) percent of its Urbanized Area Formula Program assistance for eligible transit enhancements unless that Applicant's quarterly report for the fourth quarter of the preceding Federal fiscal year has been submitted to FTA and includes the requisite list or the Applicant attaches. in TEAM-Web or incltdes in its quarterly report information sz ff cient to demonstrate that the Designated Recipients in its area together have expended one (1) percent of the amount of Urbanized Area Program assistance made available to them for transit enhancement projects. FTA may not award Federal assistance for the Urbanized Area Formula Program to the Applicant until the Applicant provides these certiftcations and assurances by selecting Category "14. " 14