RESOLUTION Appropriating the amount of $656,000 in CARES Act Funding Received by the City from the Federal Transit Administration WHEREAS in March 2020 the City of Charlottesville, for Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) received an allocation of $5,357,686 in federal CARES Act funding from the Federal Transit Administration; and WHEREAS CAT has identified several projects that it wishes to undertake within the remaining balance of the CARES Act funding; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that, upon receipt of the sum of $656,000 from the Federal Transit Administration, that sum is hereby appropriated for expenditure by CAT within Fiscal Year 2023, for the following purposes: • Engaging a transit consultant to complete a Transit Strategic Plan required by the Commonwealth of Virginia, • Engaging a safety and security consultant to complete a tabletop safety exercise as required by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, • Engaging an outside law firm to complete an payroll audit of personnel within CAT (by authority of City Code 2-156), • Engaging AECOM to provide project management services, FTA compliance services (including satisfaction of NEPA requirements) for capital and amenities projects, • Engaging a consultant to assist with analysis and software selection required to launch micro-transit services in Albemarle County. Revenue – $656,000 $656,000.00 Fund: 245 IO: 2200039 G/L: 431130 Federal COVID Rev Expenditures - $656,000 $656,000.00 Fund: 245 IO: 2200039 G/L: 599999 Lump Sum