Title
A Resolution Rescinding Resolution No. 47-18 and Approving a New Memorandum of Agreement for Transportation Planning of Programming Between the Colorado Department of Transportation, the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments and the City of Colorado Springs
Presenter:
Lan Rao, Transit Division Manager
Body
Summary:
This Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG), the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), and the City of Colorado Springs Mountain Metropolitan Transit (MMT) defines transportation planning and programming responsibilities within the Pikes Peak Transportation Management Area. This MOA will replace an existing MOA between the same three parties that was last approved by City Council in 2018.
Background:
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are required to cooperate with states and operators of publicly owned transportation services regarding transportation planning and programming. In the Pikes Peak region, PPACG is the MPO responsible for the metropolitan transportation planning and programming process within its boundaries and cooperates with CDOT and MMT. The transportation planning and programming process includes preparing and adopting, in a manner consistent with this MOA, all required Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs), Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs), Unified Planning Work Programs (UPWPs) and documents of the metropolitan transportation planning and programming process.
With this MOA, PPACG, CDOT, and MMT agree to continue to participate in the cooperative and comprehensive, performance-based multimodal metropolitan transportation planning and programming process in accordance with applicable federal and state law and regulations. The parties to this MOA also agree to cooperate to establish effective mechanisms to meet the needs of the metropolitan transportation planning and programming process and to fulfill commitments established pursuant to this MOA. While it is recognized that the parties are ultimately bound by the actions of their respective agencies, they commit to present within their organizations the recommendations resulting from the metropolitan transportation planning and programming process.
PPACG and CDOT support the proposed MOA. This MOA will replace the MOA last updated and approved by City Council in 2018.
Previous Council Action:
This MOA will replace the MOA, between the same parties, last approved by City Council on May 22, 2018.
Financial Implications:
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City Council Appointed Board/Commission/Committee Recommendation:
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Stakeholder Process:
MMT staff coordinated with PPACG and CDOT staff to negotiate an agreement that specifies the responsibilities for cooperatively carrying out transportation planning and programming in the Pikes Peak Transportation Management Area, per federal and state planning regulations.
Alternatives:
City Council may request modifications, approve with conditions, or deny the Resolution. Denial of the Resolution will disallow MMT to be a party to the MOA, which could result in the potential loss of federal and state transportation grant funding opportunities.
Recommended Action
Proposed Motion:
Move to approve the Resolution Rescinding Resolution No. 47-18 and Approving a Memorandum of Agreement for Transportation Planning of Programming Between the Colorado Department of Transportation, the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments and the City of Colorado Springs
Summary of Ordinance Language
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