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INTRODUCED AS A BILL BY COUNCILMAN BROWN
BY AUTIIORITY
ORDINANCE NO. .S-, SERIES OF 1974
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REGIONAL TRANS-
PORTATION DISTRICT AND THE CITIES OF LITTLETON AND ENGLEWOOD,
COLORAOO, RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF A PUBLIC MASS TRANSIT
SYSTEM KNOWN AS THE ENGLEWOOD, LITTIBTON, FORT LOGAN BUS LINE,
AND THE ASSUMPTION BY1 THE RTD OF COSTS OF OPERATION THEREOF.
WHEREAS, Englewood and Littleton presently jointly
operate a public mass transit system known as Englewood,
Littleton, Fort Logan Bus Line, providing bus service within
a portion of the geographical area encompassed by the Regional
Transportation District; and
WH ERE AS, the costs of operating the transit system by
Englewood and Littleton exceed the revenues provided by said
system; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation District intends
to acquire the assets and assume the operation of various transit
. ---properties within the District, including the mass transit assets
.--of the Cities of Englewood and Littieton; and
WHEREAS, Englewood and Littleton mutually desire to
have the RTD assume certain other obligations of the Cities
relating to costs of operation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORAIX>, as follows:
Section 1.
That the City of Englewood, Colorado shall enter into
an agreement with the Regional Transportation District and the
City of Littleton, Colorado according to the provisions of that
certain written instrument captioned "Agreement" by and between
the Regional Transportation District, a Body Politic of the
State of Colorado, and the Cities of En~lewnod and Littleton,
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Colorado, which is attached hereto consisting of four (4) type-
written pages, and is hereby incorporated by this reference.
Said instrument provides generally as follows:
(a) Commencing with the month of January, 1974
and continuing through June, 1974, or until the
operatiornor assets relating to t~e Cities mass
transit operations are acquired or assumed by
RTD, RTD will tender on or before the last day
of each month a fixed monthly payment for
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services
of Two Thousand Four Hundreq ($2,400.00) Dollars
per month.
(b) In return for. the aforementioned payments,
the Cities of Englewood and Littleton during the
period of the Agreement shall consult and involve
the RTD in all policy decisions involving the
mass transit equipment or service of the Cities.
RTD will have exclusive authority to determine
the deployment and utilization of newly acquired
items of capital equipment for which RTD has paid the
local share of the purchase price, or which the RTD
is leasing or purchasing at its own expense.
(c) RTD will provide full compensation to the Cities
of Englewood and Littleton, in addition to the afore-
mentioned service and capital payments, for any incre-
mental operating deficits which may result from RTD
decisions regarding the deployment and utilization
of newly ~cquired capital issue.
(d) That RTD is not to be construed or rendered liable
for the operation and maintenance of the mass transit
system operated by the Cities of Englewood and Littleton,
nor for any negligence arising out of the continued
operation of such system during the period of the
Agreement. The Cities agree to hold harmless and
defend the RTD from any and all claims asserted against
RTD by virtue of the Agreement
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(e) With regard to the deployment and operation
of items of capital equipment leased or owned by
RTD, Englewood and Littleton shall be liable for
that negligence arising out of the maintenance
and operation of such equipment by the Cities.
Sect i on 2.
That the City Council of the City of Englewood
here by authorizes the Mayor 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 an Ordinance on the 24th day
of January, 1974.
Read by title and passed on final reading on the
4th day of February, 1974 .
Published by title as Ordinance No.
of 1974, on the 7th day of February, 1974.
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ATTEST:
ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer
I, Karl 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. 5 , Series of 1971~ .
ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer