Title
Charlotte Gateway Station Project Phase 1a and 1b Agreements
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Grant Agreement and supporting documents as Recipient of Fiscal Year 2015 TIGER Discretionary Funding from the Federal Railroad Administration in an amount up to $30 million for the Charlotte Gateway Station project,
B. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a revised Municipal Agreement between the City and the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the Charlotte Gateway Station project, and
C. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Framework Agreement between the City, Norfolk Southern Railroad, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the Charlotte Gateway Station project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
John Lewis, CATS
John Muth, CATS
Tina Votaw, CATS
Explanation
* The Charlotte Gateway Station (CGS) Project is the future multi-modal transportation center in Uptown Charlotte and is anticipated to include:
* Inter-city Passenger Rail (Amtrak/NCDOT),
* Inter-city Bus (Greyhound and other inter-city carriers),
* Commuter Rail Services,
* Modern Streetcar (CityLYNX Gold Line), and
* Regional, Express, and Local Bus (CATS).
* The CGS will be completed in phases, using federal and state grant funding when available.
* The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has selected the City to receive $30 million in grant funding for Phases 1a and 1b of the Charlotte Gateway Station (CGS) project.
* The current phases of the project include:
* Phase 1a: The Track, Structures and Signals, and
* Phase 1b: The Intercity Passenger Rail Platform and supporting Improvements.
* Future phases of the project include:
* Phase 2a: The future multi-modal Passenger Station in Uptown Charlotte and commencement of Amtrak passenger service at the new station,
* Phase 2b: The future removal/decommissioning of certain improvements at t...
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