Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Proceed with RAISE Grant Application to Support "Mobility for All"
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Submitted By: Kate Parmelee, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Innovation
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Executive Summary (General Business): Staff is requesting permission to submit a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The project will support cutting-edge transportation infrastructure improvements that will spur economic development and regional job opportunities on Florida's Treasure Coast, provide connectivity, create innovative mobility options, promote environmental sustainability, and enhance quality of life.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the request to apply for the RAISE grant application totaling approximately $9.8 million with the City match of $3.1 million.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the request to apply for the RAISE grant application totaling approximately $9.8 million with the City match of $3.1 million.
2. Move that the Council provide staff direction.
Background: The RAISE Discretionary Grant program provides a unique opportunity for the DOT to invest in road, rail, transit and port projects that promise to achieve national objectives. The eligibility requirements of RAISE allow project sponsors at the State and local levels to obtain funding for multi-modal, multi-jurisdictional projects that are more difficult to support through traditional DOT programs.
The proposed RAISE grant application The proposed project will: (1) extend a separated 13-mile trail for autonomous vehicles in the Tradition community; (2) build critical road infrastructure in the adjacent Southern Grove Jobs Corridor to create new, local employment opport...
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