HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-056-07/17/2012-AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF T RESOLUTION 2012-056
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
THE CITIES OF FORT COLLINS AND LOVELAND, THE TOWN OF BERTHOUD,
AND LARIMER COUNTY FOR THE FUNDING OF THE REGIONAL STUDY
KNOWN AS THE NORTH FRONT RANGE TRANSIT VISION
WHEREAS, in 2011, the City was awarded funding from a Colorado Department of
Transportation(CDOT) 5304_Grant to fund a portion of the regional study known as the North Front
Range Transit Vision(the"Project")which is a project examining the feasibility of consolidation of
existing transit services in Colorado's North Front Range service area; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Project is to provide cost effective and efficient transit services
in a broader North Front Range service area which is currently served by Transfort, the City of
Loveland Transit and the Berthoud Area Transportation System in addition to various van pooling
services operated by the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization; and
WHEREAS, the potential benefits of consolidation would include economies of scale,
equalization of resources and knowledge, standardized regional service, increased level of service,
increased ridership and reduced competition for federal funding; and
WHEREAS,the total Project cost is$175,000,of which$110,000 is to be funded by Federal
Transit Administration 5307 funding from CDOT, $30,000 is to be funded by Federal Transit
Administration 5304 funding, $16,500 is to be funded by the City's matching funds, $7,500 is to be
funded by the City of Loveland's matching funds, $1,000 is to be funded by the Town of Berthoud's
matching funds and $10,000 is to be funded by the County of Larimer's matching funds; and
'WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City that
an intergovernmental agreement between CDOT,the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland,the Town
of Berthoud, and Larimer County be executed for the purpose of providing funding for the Project,
and a copy of that agreement is on file with the office of the City Clerk (the "Agreement").
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement with such additional terms
and conditions as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, determines to be
necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the City or effectuate the purpose of this
Ordinance, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 17th
day of July, A.D. 2012.
Mayor
ATTEST: OF FORTcO
SEAL :
City Clerk
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