Title
Metropolitan Planning Program Grant Municipal Agreement
Action
Action:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a municipal agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to support transit planning activities for the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization,
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute interlocal agreements with Iredell County Area Transportation System, Union County Transportation System, and Mecklenburg County Transportation System to support transit planning activities for the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization, and
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Interlocal Agreements with Centralina Regional Council, the Town of Cornelius, the Town of Huntersville, and the City of Statesville to support transportation planning projects.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
David Hittle, Planning, Design, and Development
Robert Cook, Planning, Design, and Development
Temekia Dae, Planning, Design, and Development
Explanation
The CRTPO is the federally designated metropolitan planning organization for the Charlotte urbanized area. It provides long-range transportation planning services to Mecklenburg, Union, and Iredell counties.
The city is CRTPO’s lead planning agency, and its staff is housed in the Planning, Design, and Development department.
Actions A and B
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Fiscal Year 2027 Metropolitan Planning Grant to the City of Charlotte in July 2026.
The city receives the grant annually as the lead planning agency for the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) and as the major fixed-route transit operator for the urban area.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) requires grant recipients to enter into a new municipal agreement to receive the annual allocation.
The city is responsible for the deliverables ou...
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