Title
CATS Transit Governance Interlocal Agreement Amendment
Action
Action:
Adopt a resolution to:
- Approve a Second Amended and Restated Transit Governance Interlocal Agreement, providing for coordinated transit operations on a county-wide basis through the Charlotte Area Transit System, and
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the Second Amended and Restated Transit Governance Interlocal Agreement, subject to the conditions set forth herein.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Brent Cagle, CATS
Explanation
§ In February 1999, the original Transit Governance Interlocal Agreement was approved by the “Parties,” which include the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and the six Mecklenburg County towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill, and Pineville.
§ In November 2005, an Amended Transit Governance Interlocal Agreement was approved by the Parties.
§ The proposed Second Amended and Restated Transit Governance Interlocal Agreement (the “Amended Agreement”) includes the following changes:
- New annual discretionary fund of $500,000, which the Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) may use to fund studies or commission reports related to the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS);
- Expanded role for MTC in developing CATS budgets;
- Enhanced process for selecting and recommending the CATS Chief Executive Officer (CEO);
- Increased reporting requirements for CATS and CATS’s CEO to MTC;
- Revision of the term of the Amended Agreement to continue through the end of Fiscal Year 2034; and
- Various other technical and administrative updates.
§ Pursuant to Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the NC General Statutes, the city may perform jointly any function that it has the power to perform alone via a contract or agreement with other local governments and may enter into contracts and agreements to specify the details of these joint undertakings.
§ The Amended Agreement, as a joint undertaking under Article 20 of Chapter 160A, must be approved by resolution of the City Council.
§ The attached resolution would approve the Amended Agreement. In addition, it would authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement if the following conditions are met: (a) the agreement is consistent with the terms presented to City Council and the purpose for which it was approved, (b) the MTC has voted to approve such agreement, and (c) the County and at least three-quarters of the six Mecklenburg towns have approved the agreement.
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Resolution
Proposed Second Amended and Restated Transit Governance Interlocal Agreement
Chart of Proposed Changes to MTC Interlocal Agreement