December 8, 2020Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil adds $520 in federal transit money for seniors and people with disabilities.
This federal grant comes each year. It pays for rides for seniors and people with disabilities. In 2019, the City and other area transit providers applied for $332,174 from the 2018 grant. Now $520 more is available. It is split evenly among the City, Buncombe County and Henderson County. That brings the total to $332,694.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “In March 2019, the City and other regional transit providers applied for a total of $332,174 in FY 2018 Section 5310 Federal Transit grant funds from the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (FBRMPO).”
What that means
- Consent agenda:
- Routine items Council approves together in one vote, without discussion. Any member can pull an item out for its own vote.
Official title: Budget amendment to increase the Fiscal Year 2018 Section 5310 grant funds for pass-through transit programs and to ratify applicable agreements
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: The amended motion made by Councilwoman Turner and seconded by Councilwoman Mosley carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Read the motion as recorded
“ORDINANCE NO. 4787 - BUDGET AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE FISCAL YEAR 2018 SECTION 5310 GRANT FUNDS FOR PASS-THROUGH TRANSIT PROGRAMS AND TO RATIFY APPLICABLE AGREEMENTS”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item T