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Discuss and consider action to approve an Interlocal Agreement with Capital Metropolitan Transit Authority (CMTA) and authorizing the City Manager to execute said agreement.
Summary
The City of Pflugerville FY21 budget allocated $391,000 for public transportation services. This funding was allocated for the implementation of a transit pilot program. Staff has been working with CMTA representatives to design a pilot that could reasonably gauge the viability of continued transit investment in Pflugerville in the future. The local contribution rate required to fund these operations is 60%. The remaining 40% federal share is available through the use of 5307 funds through the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) which are attributed to Pflugerville's proportional share of the urbanized area population.
The City and CMTA have agreed that the pilot cover a 3.3 square mile service area, which is generally located along the Pecan Street corridor. Please refer to the attached map. The estimated budget for this pilot would cost a total of $500,392. This estimate includes the required local match of $300,235 with the balance coming from federal 5307 funds in the amount of $200,157. An additional $10,000 is committed for marketing and promotion efforts with support from CMTA. Included in the estimate is the cost to run the pilot for 12 months with two vehicles and an option for a third, should it be needed for peak hour demands within the 3.3. sq. mi. service area provided in the agreement.
As a supplement to the proposed ILA, a series of Pickup Pilot Metrics have been developed that correlate to the Pflugerville Transit Development Plan (TDP) Goals. The metrics will be adopted administratively via a memorandum of understanding between Capital Metro and the City. During implementation of the pilot, reports on these metrics are anticipated monthly and a mid term report/presentation to the Council.
This ILA was approved by the Capital Metro Board on September 28,...
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