Title
Master Agreement between Charlotte Area Transit System and Centralina Council of Governments
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution to approve a Master Agreement between the Charlotte Area Transit System and the Centralina Council of Governments to engage regional stakeholders and procure, manage, and administer a consultant contract for development of a Regional Transit Plan and Implementation Strategies, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to amend the agreement consistent with the purpose for which the agreement was approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
John Lewis, CATS
John Muth, CATS
Explanation
* The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) and the Centralina Council of Governments (CCOG) have collaborated for two years on a Regional Transit Engagement Series throughout the 12-county region.
* The next step is the preparation of a regional transit plan. Given its multi-county regional role, the CCOG is the appropriate agency to procure, manage, and administer the consultant contract and engage regional stakeholders. CATS and the city's Planning, Design and Development department will be on the consultant selection committee and will serve on the project management team.
* The CCOG is seeking a consultant team to:
* Develop a single, coordinated transit vision for the project area that includes multiple transit modes,
* Identify rapid transit corridors as extensions to the CATS 2030 Plan and in coordination with other regional and local transportation plans,
* Develop action-oriented strategies to support improved mobility and access, effective and coordinated transit investments, and coordinated transit operations, and
* Identify key topics and methods for regional coordination.
* CCOG in collaboration with CATS, Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization, North Carolina Department of Transportation, and adjacent Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) have assembled funding for the development of a Regional Transit Plan and Implementa...
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