Seminole County's on-demand Scout van service would grow by eight vehicles under a state grant that county commissioners are scheduled to put into the budget on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
The item, on the Board of County Commissioners' consent agenda for its 9:30 a.m. meeting, would appropriate $1,427,316 from the Florida Department of Transportation's Public Transit Service Development Program. Consent items are normally approved together in a single vote unless a commissioner pulls one for discussion.
What the money covers
The grant agreement, signed by the state in September, describes the project as an eight-vehicle expansion of the Scout mobility-on-demand system for three years. FDOT agreed to cover up to 50% of the operating cost, and the agreement puts the total project cost at $2,854,632, which leaves the county responsible for the other half. The agreement runs through Dec. 31, 2029.
Commissioners already approved the grant agreement itself on Aug. 25. Tuesday's vote is the budget step that lets the county spend the state money, according to the county's agenda memo.
The agreement also lays out what the county has to report back to the state, including ridership, trip origins and destinations, fare revenue and any changes to fares or the vehicles used for the service.
