HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-020-02/16/2021-APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF BOULDER FOR FLEX ROUTE REGIONAL TRANSITDocuSign Envelope ID: 4F2D2DA3-8826-40C4-AAD1-63DBDE9CC75A
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
FOR BUS SERVICE BETWEEN THE CI1Y OF FORT COLLINS AND
BOULDER COUNTY This Agreement is made this __ day of ___ , 2021 between the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, a municipal corporation (hereinafter "Fort Collins"), and the County of Boulder, a public body corporate and politic (hereinafter "Boulder County") (collectively the "Parties" or singularly the "Party"). RECITALS WHEREAS, the Parties desire to provide regional connector bus service between Fort Collins and Boulder County; and WHEREAS, Fort Collins has its own fixed-route bus system (hereinafter "Transfort"); andWHEREAS, FLEX is a regional connector bus service operated by Transfort (hereinafter "FLEX") in partnership with Loveland, Berthoud, Longmont, City of Boulder, Boulder County and Colorado University (hereinafter "Partners") to provide services to said communities pursuant to separate Intergovernmental Agreements; and WHEREAS, Transfort is willing and able to extend FLEX services along the U.S. Highway 287 and Highway 119 corridors between Fort Collins and Boulder with stops in Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, and Boulder; and WHEREAS, the Parties have determined that significant economic and efficiency benefits result for each Party through the provision of FLEX by T ransfort. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein and other good and valuable consideration, receipt and adequacy of which is acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: 1.Fort Collins shall provide connector bus service, FLEX, in accordance with the terms of this Agreementand as specifically identified and described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by thisreference, throughout the term of this Agreement. The services identified and described in Exhibit A aresubject to increase, modification, reduction, and termination pursuant to this Section 1 and Section 15 ofthis Agreement.a.Increased service beyond that described in Exhibit A may be provided by Fort Collins, at its solediscretion, to the extent Fort Collins determines appropriate given the demand for service andavailable resources. Prior to providing additional service at Fort Collins' expense, Fort Collins shallprovide advance written notice to the Partners. Prior to providing additional service with Partnercontribution, Fort Collins and the Partners will amend Exhibit A and the respective cost shareassociated with the change. If the Partners and Fort Collins cannot agree to amend Exhibit A forthe additional service then any such additional service that exceeds the services described in ExhibitA may be reduced or stopped by Fort Collins, at its sole discretion. Prior to reducing or stoppingPage 2 of9
EXHIBIT A