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Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or his designee, to finalize and execute an Interlocal Agreement with the Texas Transportation Institute for a period of five years for provision of research in a variety of areas to facilitate Capital Metro's delivery of transit services on an as needed basis in an amount no to exceed $2,500,000.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this action is available in the FY2022 Operating Budget
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Strategic Goal Alignment:
? 1. Internal/External Customer Service Excellence ? 2. Stakeholder Engagement
? 3. Financial and Environmental Sustainability ? 4. Staff Development ? 5. Agency Growth Management
Strategic Objectives:
? 1.1 Safety & Risk ?1.2 Continuous improvement ? 1.3 Dynamic Change
?1.4 Culture of Innovation ?2.1 Be an Employer of Choice ?2.2 Organization Development
?2.3 Organization Culture ?3.1 Resource optimization ?3.2 Safety Culture
?3.3 Environmental Leadership ?4.1 Educate & Call to Action ?4.2 Build Partnerships
?4.3 Value of Transit ?4.4 Project Connect
EXPLANATION OF STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: Having access to research capacity at one of the leading transportation institutes in the country helps Capital Metro make better decisions and provide improved services to the community.
BUSINESS CASE: Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) can augment Capital Metro staff with specific research topics and associated work in a cost-effective manner. As a public entity with access to talented graduate researchers, they offer the agency the ability to access resources that would otherwise be difficult to obtain for comparable costs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: This item was presented and recommended for approval by the Operations, Planning and Safety Committee on August 18, 2021.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Capit...
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