Sep. 3—ROCHESTER — A $2.5 million software and hardware upgrade for Rochester transit is expected to largely rely on federal funds.

The system that will replace outdated GPS and passenger counting technology is one of three projects being considered for the city's annual list of transit projects to be partially funded by the Federal Transit Administration.

The list calls for using $2 million in federal funds for the updated system that will help dispatchers track buses and passenger numbers, with an eye toward improving performance, according to Rochester Public Transit.

The current GPS system is 15 years old and the related hardware is reportedly out of date and difficult to replace.

The remaining $500,000 for the project is slated to come from local funds generated through bus operations.

The Rochester City Council will hold a public hearing on its 2023 Transit Program of Projects, which includes the new software and hardware, during its meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in council chambers. The meeting day has been shifted due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday.

In addition to the new technology, the 2023 program calls for using $2.8 million in federal funds for transit improvements near St. Marys Hospital and $96,000 for downtown transit improvements.

A combined $724,000 in local transit funds is expected to support the two projects.

Funding the three projects is expected to leave the city with $8.7 million in federal transit funds in reserve for future projects.

The federal funds have some limits related to use, and projects approved must be listed on local, state and federal transit plans, which require varying levels of approvals.

If the council adopts the proposed slate of projects Monday, it will still need to approve related contracts, designs and spending as projects move forward.

Meetings scheduled to be held during the week of Sept. 4 include:

Rochester

—Airport Commission, 2 p.m. Tuesday in the administration conference room of City Hall, 201 Fourth St. SE.

—Park Board, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in room 104 of City Hall, 201 Fourth St. SE.

—City Council study session, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in council chambers of the city-county Government Center, 151 Fourth St. SE. The meeting will livestream at

www.rochestermn.gov/meetings/council-meetings

and be available on Spectrum cable channel 180 or 188 and Metronet channel 80.

—City Council, 7 p.m. Wednesday in council chambers of the city-county Government Center, 151 Fourth St. SE. The meeting will livestream at

www.rochestermn.gov/meetings/council-meetings

and be available on Spectrum cable channel 180 or 188 and Metronet channel 80.

Olmsted County

—Administrative Committee, 8 a.m. Tuesday in conference room 2 of the city-county Government Center, 151 Fourth St. SE.

—Physical Development Committee, 8:45 a.m. Tuesday in conference room 4 of the Government Center.

—Health, Housing and Human Services Committee, 8:45 a.m. Tuesday in conference room 2 for the Government Center.

—Board of County Commissioners, 10 a.m. Tuesday in the board chambers of the Government Center.

—Parks Commission, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Root River Park, 4012 80th St. SE, Rochester.

Rochester Public Schools

—School Board, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the boardroom of the Edison Building, 615 Seventh St. SW.