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INTRODUCED AS A BILL BY COUNCILMAN BROWN
BY AUTHORITY
.ORDINANCE NO. i' , SERIES OF 1974
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REGIONAL TRANS-
PORTATION DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD RELATING TO FIXED
MONTHLY PAYMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE OPERATION OF DENVER METRO
TRANSIT WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, .COLORADO.
WHEREAS, the City and County of Denver operates a
public mass transportation system (Denver Metro Transit),
which presently provides bu~ service by routes operating in
and through the City of Englewood; and
WHEREAS, the costs providing such bus service in and
through Englewood exceed the revenue generated by said syste~
within the City of Englewood; and
WHEREAS, as an inducement to maintain such service,
Englewood has previously entered into an agreement with Denver,
whereby Denver continues to provide such bus routes in and
. __ .through the City in consideration of Englewood paying Denver
the amount of deficit incurred in providing such service; and
WHEREAS, the amount of such deficit for the calendar
year 1973 incurred by the City of Englewood to provide such
bus service is not less than $27,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportativn District desires
to be of substantial assistance to the City of Englewood in
assuming the burden of maintaining the existing level of
service provided through Denver Metro Transit commencing Jan-
uary 1, 1974 and continuing until such time as the assets of
the operation of Denver Metro Transit are acquired by the
Regional Transportation District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, as follows:
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Section 1.
Tilat the City of Englewood, Colorado shall enter into
an agreement with the Regional Transportation District according
to the provisions of that certain written instrument captioned
"Agreement' between the Regional Transportation District, a Body
Politic of the State of Colorado, and the City of Englewood,
a Municipal corporation, which is attached hereto consisting
of four (4) typewritten pages, and is hereby incorporated by
this reference. Said instrument provides generally as follows:
(a) That connnencing with the month of January, 1974
and continuing through June, 1974, the RTD will tender
on or before the first day of each month a fixed
monthly payment iu support of the services in the
sum of One Thousand Three Hundred Fifty ($1,350.00)
Dollars.
(b) In consideration of the payment the City during
the period of the Agreement shall consult with and
involve the RTD in all policy decisions involving
mass transit, including, but not limited to, decisions
involving fares, routes, scheduling, and marketing.
The RTD will have exclusive authority to determine
the deployment and implementation of newly acquired
items of capital equipment for which RTD has paid
the local share of the purchase price.
(c) RTD is not to be rendered liable for the operation
or mainte,ance of any mass transit operations conducted,
or supported by the City, nor for any negligence arising
out of the operation of any mass transit system insofar
as the same relate to Denver Metro Transit by Denver
or the City of Englewood.
(d) Englewood understands and agrees that if during
the term of the Agreement the support presently pro-
vided through agreement with Denver should be materially
decreased by actions of Englewood as distinguished
from a lessening of support because of increased rider-
ship, or more efficient operation, r~ute selection, etc.,
the RTD may, without notice, c:incc 1 ~~his Agre~r.!ent,
and no further payment shall be due under said Agreement .
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Section 2.
That the City Council of the City of Englewood,
Colorado, hereby authorizes the Mayor of the City of Englewood
to subscribe her name to said Agreement, on and in behalf of
the City Council and the City of Englewood, Colorado.
Introduced, read in full and passed on first reading
on the 21st day of January, 1974.
Published as a Bill for ··n Ordinance on the 24th day
of January, 1974.
Read by title and pass e
4th day of February, 1974.
_t final reading on the
Published by title as O·· .inance No.
of 1974, on the 7th day of February, 1974 .
ATTEST:
ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer
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I, Karl F. Nollenberger, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true, accurate and complete copy
of the Ordinance, passed on final reading and published
by title as Ordinance No. ~ , Series of 1974.
ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer
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