Title
Amendment to Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization Memorandum of Understanding
Action
Action:
Authorize the Mayor to execute an amended Memorandum of Understanding for the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization to remove the Metropolitan Transit Commission and add the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority as a member.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Liz Babson, City Manager's Office
Monica Holmes, Planning, Design, and Development
Robert Cook, Planning, Design, and Development
Explanation
* The City of Charlotte is the lead planning agency for the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO), the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Charlotte urban area.
* The City of Charlotte is one of 21 municipalities, three counties, two North Carolina Board of Transportation seats, and a transit policy board- the Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC), that have representation on the CRTPO Policy Board, which is responsible for carrying out the metropolitan planning process as specified in federal statutes. Federal regulations that govern MPOs require public transit agencies to have representation on MPO Policy Boards.
* The CRTPO's Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is the governing document for the organization that guides the cooperative, comprehensive, and continuing transportation planning process for the planning area.
* Consistent with the Projects for Advancing Vehicle-Infrastructure Enhancements (PAVE) Act, which requires the termination of the Transit Governance Interlocal Agreement and the dissolution of the MTC by July 1, 2026, City Council adopted a resolution and authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute all documents necessary to complete the Termination Agreement for the Transit Governance Interlocal Agreement on April 27, 2026.
* Following the dissolution of the MTC, the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority (MPTA) will be the public transit agency and will tak...
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