Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to sign the Federal Transit Administration FY 2023 Annual Certification and Assurances.

City staff recommends approval.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), as part of receiving FTA funding, requires the City to certify that it will comply with the federal requirements outlined in the Certifications and Assurances.  This would authorize the City Manager to sign the FY 2023 C&As with affirmation by the City Attorney. 

Awards of FTA funding are subject to certain mandatory certifications on the part of the recipient.  These certifications are required by statutes, regulations, and/or FTA or U.S. DOT policies.  For the convenience of FTA’s recipients, FTA consolidates all required certifications into a single document called the Certifications and Assurances that each applicant must submit once annually in any fiscal year in which it will apply for a new award or an amendment to an existing award.

The Certifications and Assurances are grouped into several categories that broadly correspond with FTA’s funding programs or the activities to be undertaken in an award.  For the applicant’s convenience, FTA’s Certifications and Assurances provide an option for the applicant to make all certifications at once, instead of selecting specific certifications.  Not every provision of every certification will apply to every applicant or award.  If a provision of a certification does not apply to the applicant or its award, FTA will not enforce that provision.