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Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or his designee, to finalize and execute an interlocal agreement with Austin Community College for a bus stop at ACC’s Cypress Creek Campus on Capital Metro’s Route 214 (or its successor route) through September 30, 2026.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
This action reimburses Capital Metro for expenses incurred.
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: Through this Interlocal Agreement (ILA) and extension, Capital Metro continues the regional partnership with ACC to connect the Cypress Creek campus in Cedar Park to the Capital Metro network via Route 214, Northwest Feeder.
BUSINESS CASE: Approval of this extension ensures continuation of connectivity by providing one stop in Cedar Park at the ACC Cypress Creek campus, which is outside the service area. Through ongoing coordination, ACC has sponsored this stop since 2012. ACC will reimburse Capital Metro for service on Route 214 at this stop.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: This item was presented and recommended for approval by the Operations, Planning and Safety Committee on September 15, 2021.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Northwest Feeder route provides connectivity between the communities of Lago Vista, Jonestown and Lakeline Station. Since January 2012, ACC has sponsored a stop on the Northwest Feeder in order to provide students, staff and faculty transit access to the ACC Cypress Creek campus. Capital Metro and ACC currently are parties to an ILA under which ACC reimburses Capital Metro for service to the stop. That ILA expires on September 30, 2021. Under this new agreement, ACC will continue to reimburse Capital Metro for servicing the bus stop at the ACC Cypress Creek campus. Payment by ACC is based on ACC’s 3.8 percent of the estimated annual hours and costs required to operate Route 214 to the ACC Cypress Creek Campus for each fiscal year during this Agreement. Estimated annual payments for the three-year base term (FY2022-2024) total $84,330. The annual payments for the two one-year extension periods are $29,402 (FY2025) and $30,073. (FY2026). A true-up of hours and costs will be conducted by Capital Metro at the end of each fiscal year. The ACC Board of Trustees approved this ILA on August 9, 2021.
DBE/SBE PARTICIPATION: Does not apply.
PROCUREMENT: Chapter 791 of the State of Texas Government Code encourages governmental entities to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of local governments by authorizing them to contract, to the greatest possible extent, with one another. In doing so, local governments are permitted to forego the requirements of full and open competition and contract directly with one another.
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Strategic Planning and Development
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RESOLUTION
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CAPITAL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TRAVIS
AI-2021-172
WHEREAS, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors and Capital Metro management endeavor to be a valued community partner;
WHEREAS, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors and Capital Metro management recognize the need to partner with local jurisdictions seeking transit services;
WHEREAS, Capital Metro provides the ACC Cypress Creek Campus with access to Capital Metro transit system via a bus stop at ACC’s Cypress Creek Campus on Capital Metro’s Route 214 (or its successor route); and
WHEREAS, Capital Metro and Austin Community College wish to continue its partnership with Capital Metro that sets forth the terms and conditions for providing the Route 214 service at the ACC Cypress Creek Campus bus stop, including ACC’s contribution to the costs of providing such service.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors that the President & CEO, or his designee, is authorized to finalize and execute the interlocal agreement with Austin Community College for a bus stop at ACC’s Cypress Creek Campus on Capital Metro’s Route 214 (or its successor route) through September 30, 2026.
____________________ Date: ____________________
Secretary of the Board
Eric Stratton