SUBJECT:
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Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee, to finalize and execute a Rail Right of Way License to Use agreement with Travis County for the installation and maintenance of a multi-use trail beneath CapMetro rail right of way adjacent to Gilleland Creek between Milepost 43.3 and Mile Post 43.5 for an initial term of fifty (50) years which will automatically renew for additional terms of 50 years each, unless terminated, waiving any and all annual license fees for the term of the agreement.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Refer to executive summary for clarification.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Strategic Goal Alignment:
☐ 1. Customer ☒ 2. Community
☐ 3. Workforce ☐ 4. Organizational Effectiveness
EXPLANATION OF STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: CapMetro’s mission is to empower, enhance, and serve the region and its communities through the responsible delivery of quality public transportation. This agreement supports CapMetro’s goal to improve mobility in the region and its communities by allowing the installation of a multi-use trail beneath a CapMetro rail bridge in support of the Travis County Gilleland Creek Greenway project.
BUSINESS CASE: The agency supports the Travis County Gilleland Creek Greenway project in and near Manor, Texas. By providing approval to install and maintain a multi-use trail below CapMetro rail right of way and by waiving associated annual license fees, the agency is providing a key public benefit in support of this multi-modal project.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: This item will be presented to the Board of Directors at the Board meeting on November 17, 2025.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: CapMetro is partnering with Travis County in support of this multi-use trail project in and around Manor, Texas, in eastern Travis County that will directly benefit Central Texas residents. For this agreement, CapMetro will waive annual license fees because the project provides a direct benefit for alternative transportation modes.
SBE PARTICIPATION: Does not apply.
PROCUREMENT: Does not apply.
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Capital Construction Engineering and Design (CCED)
RESOLUTION
OF THE
CAPITAL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TRAVIS
AI-2025-1659
WHEREAS, CapMetro is partnering with Travis County on the Gilleland Creek Greenway project in support of regional multi-modal transportation; and
WHEREAS, this partnership project provides for alternative transportation for the entire region; and
WHEREAS, CapMetro intends to grant a License Agreement to Use Rail Right of Way for the purpose of installing and maintaining a multi-modal trail underneath a CapMetro rail bridge.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors that the CapMetro President and CEO, or her designee, is authorized to finalize and execute a Rail Right of Way License to Use agreement with Travis County for the installation and maintenance of a multi-use trail beneath CapMetro rail right of way adjacent to Gilleland Creek between Milepost 43.3 and Mile Post 43.5 for an initial term of fifty (50) years which will automatically renew for additional terms of 50 years each, unless terminated, waiving any and all annual license fees for the term of the agreement.
____________________ Date: ____________________
Secretary of the Board
Becki Ross