REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 09, 2016
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: FABIOLA LOPEZ, Business Manager
Public Works Department, Administration Division
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - 51st amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2015-104 to re-allocate $813,500 in existing appropriations from the Indirect Costs Recovery Fund to Operating Funds in the Public Works Department (Requires five affirmative votes)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Adopt the 51st Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2015-104 to re-allocate $813,500 in existing appropriations from the Indirect Costs Recovery fund to Operating funds in the Public Works Department.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is recommending the Council to approve the re-allocation of $813,500 in existing appropriations from the Indirect Costs Recovery fund to Operating funds. The re-allocation of appropriations is necessary to ensure the Public Works Indirect Costs Recovery fund properly represents the allowable costs per the approved Indirect Cost Rate Proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16. Unallowable costs are to be borne by operating funds and pass through directly to applicable operating function and capital projects. The recommended action represents no overall change in the Department's total budget, but rather provides the necessary amount of appropriations for indirect and direct expenditures.
BACKGROUND
During Fiscal Year 2015-16, the City submitted its Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-14 Central Service Costs Allocation Plan (CSCAP) and Indirect Cost Rate Proposal (ICRP) to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for approval. The purpose of the submission was to allow the City to seek reimbursement of indirect costs on grant-funded projects and programs. This was the first submission by the City to the FTA. The ICRP submission p...
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