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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-009-01/21/1997-CAPITAL PROJECTS CASTA COLORADO ASSOCIATION IGA TRANSIT AGENCIES RESOLUTION 97-9 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF TRANSIT AGENCIES AND OTHER TRANSIT AGENCIES TO OBTAIN CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR TRANSIT WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins operates a fixed route bus system ("Transfort") offering citizens a safe, dependable alternative mode of transportation to various locations throughout the City; and WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration administers a grant program, called the Section 5309 program, intended to fund capital improvements for transit agencies such as Transfort; and WHEREAS,City staff has determined that a joint effort to request and lobby for such Section 5309 capital projects funds among Colorado transit agencies would enhance the prospects for obtaining such federal funds; and WHEREAS, the Colorado Association of Transit Agencies ("CASTA") has agreed to coordinate and manage the process of seeking such a statewide Section 5309 allocation, and the ten Colorado transit agencies desirous of obtaining such funds have reached a proposed agreement regarding the means for proceeding with such a joint statewide request (the"Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the Agreement calls for the proportional sharing of the costs of hiring a consultant to work with Congress to advance the statewide funding request among the ten participating transit agencies; and WHEREAS,the Agreement further provides for the proportional sharing of the resulting total allocation of Section 5309 funds among the participating agencies, with some exceptions to provide for maximum utilization of such allocated funds; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins' request for Section 5309 funds totals $1,632,800, and seeks federal funds for three replacement buses, eight replacement minibuses, and four replacement vans, as well as technology improvements for vehicle tracking and passenger counting, and the design and construction of two bus pullouts; and WHEREAS, the funds required to pay the City's share of the costs to be incurred under the Agreement are budgeted and have been appropriated for such use in the Transit Fund; and WHEREAS, the City's request comprises approximately 11.5 Percent of the total joint request, and the City's share of the expenses of the joint effort would be $9,557, or 11.5 Percent of the total anticipated expenses; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that seeking Section 5309 funds for the City through the proposed statewide request would be in the best interests of the City, and has further determined that the Agreement establishes an appropriate and effective means for advancing those interests; and WHEREAS, Article II, Section 16 of the City Charter provides that the Council may enter into agreements with other governmental bodies for the performance of cooperative or joint activities. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Manager be, and hereby is, authorized to execute, on behalf of the City, an agreement with the Colorado Association of Transit Agencies ("CASTA"), Northeastern Colorado Transportation Authority aka/County Express(Logan County),Development Opportunities aka/Ride Transit (Canon City), Durango Lift (City of Durango), Special Transit (City and County of Boulder), Mountain Express (Town of Crested Butte), Eagle County Regional Transportation Authority (Eagle County), Summit Stage (Summit County), Town of Telluride (Telluride), and Roaring Fork Transit Agency (City of Aspen)for the sharing of administrative and congressional lobbying services for a statewide Section 5309 funds request, which agreement shall include the following terms, and such other terms not inconsistent with the following as the City Manager may deem necessary to protect the interests of the City: a. The participating transit agencies, including the City of Fort Collins (Transfort) will provide to CASTA their requests for capital funds through the Section 5309 program, including supporting information as needed, which individual requests will be combined and presented to Congress as a statewide request for Section 5309 capital funds. b. CASTA will retain a lobbyist experienced in transit funding issues and familiar with the congressional process for determining Section 5309 allocations, and will provide for lobbying in support of the statewide request in exchange for payment of$75,000 for such services. C. CASTA will receive payment in the amount of$7,500 as payment for its services in administering and coordinating the statewide request for funds. d. The parties shall pay a proportional share of the total cost of$82,500, based on the capital requests submitted by each. e. The parties shall agree to proportional sharing of the resulting total allocation of Section 5309 funds among the participating agencies, with some exceptions to provide for maximum utilization of such allocated funds. f. The term of the agreement shall be through the end of federal fiscal year 1998, with a provision allowing any participating transit agency to terminate its participation in the agreement with thirty days' written notice. Section 2. That the City Manager may, if he deems it to be in the best interests of the City, extend the Agreement for up to four(4) additional years (through federal fiscal year 2002) and make such modifications to the Agreement, or any extension thereof, as he may, after consultation with the City Attorney, consider necessary to protect the City's interest and advance the City's request for federal funds for capital transit projects. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council e City of Fort held this 21 st day of January, A.D. 1997. c Mayor ATTEST: TT �"y.. P- City Clerk