HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005 Resolution No. 087• RESOLUT ION NO . Ef1_
SERIES OF 2005
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A RESOLUT ION AUTHOR IZING THE EXTENSION OF TRANSIT SHUTTLE SERVICES
OPERAT IONS CON TRA CT BETWEEN LAIDLAW TRANSIT SERVI CES, INC . AND THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD FOR THE OPERATION OF THE ENGLEWOOD CIR CU LATOR
SHUTTLE FOR 2006 .
WHEREAS , the Eng lewood City Counc il approved an Intergovernmental Agreement between
th e Cit y and th e Reg ional Transportation District for funding of the Eng lewood Circu lator Sh uttl e
for 2004-2007 by the passage of Ordinance No. 50, Series of2004; and
WHEREAS , the passage of this proposed Reso luti on approves th e extension of the Tran si t
Shuttl e Services Operations Contract and will provide for all vehicles and opera ti onal
compone nts of the projec t; and
WHEREAS , th e Extension rep rese nts a slight increase due 10 the higher labor and commodity
costs ; and
WHEREAS, the source of fund s for this Contract comes from a gra nt from the federal
government th rougi, th e Co nges ti on Mitigation and Ai r Quality Impro veme nt (CMAQ) program
whic h is jointly administered by the Federa l Hi ghw ay Administration (FHWA) and th e Federal
Transit Administration (FTA ) whi ch funds project s to red uce ai r pollutant s from trunsportation-
rclated sources;
NOW , THEREcORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CIT Y OF
ENGLEWOO D, COLORADO, THAT :
Sect ion I. The Extensio n of Transi t Shuttl e Services Operations Contra.::t between Laidlaw
Tran sit Servi ces, Inc and th e City of Englewood, pertaining to the Englewood Circu lato r Shutt le
fo r 2006, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby accepted and approved by the Englewood Cit y
Co uncil.
Sec ti on 2. The Mayor and City Clerk arc au th orized to execu te and att est sa id Ex.ten sion Of
Transit Shun le Services Operations Co ntra ct for and on beha lf of the Cit y of Englewood.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 2 1st day of November, 2005 .
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{ Loucri shia A. Elli s, Cit y Clerk
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I, Loucris hi n A. Elli s, City Cle rk for the City ofEngle woo d,
above is n true copy of Reso lution No . ,e:L, Seri es f 7(l0 .
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EXTENSION OF TRANSIT SHUTTLE SERVICES OPERATIONS CONTRACT
This Co ntract is made and entered into as of the __ day of
-,----,--,--,--,c~ 2005, by and between the City of Englewood , a Colorado
Municipal Corporation (City) and Laidlaw Transit ervices, Inc ., a Delaware
Corporation (Laidlaw).
WHEREAS , Ordinance No. 50 , Series of 2004, provided for funding for a
shuttle se rvice within the downtown area of th e City of Englewood, Colorado;
WHEREAS, the purpose of the project was to implement v~,ious
transportation services and improvements to reduce dependence on the single
occupant automobile, facilitate movement of traffic to and within the commercial
areas of the City of Englewood and to minimize traffic congestion in 1he shuttle
area;
WHEREAS , the Contract for transit shuttle services operations from
September 2004 to September 2005 was granted to Laidlaw Transit Services , Inc.;
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 50, Series of2004 and the original Contract
dated August 2, 2004 provides for an extension for the Contract for two
consecutive one year periods subject to the same terms Jnd conditions;
WHEREAS , in the original Contra ·ct the costs of the shuttle operations for
2004 -2005 was $207,53~;
WHEREAS, the parties wish t(I extend this Contract for the period of
September 2005 -2006; however, due to increased operating expenses the
compensation due to Laidlaw for 2005-2006 year period will be $213 ,772;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
stipulations provided in the original Contract and hereinafter, the parties agree to
extend the Tran sit Shuttle Services Operations Contract of August 2, 2004 for the
2005-2006 period ending on September 6, 2006.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly execu ted this Agreement,
effective the day and date first above written .
LAIDLAW TRANSIT SERVICES , INC .
STATE OF COLORADO
COUNTY 0F-Jdfo:&0n
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The foregoing instrument was acknowledied before me this 12__ day of 'No':lero'OCV , 2005 , by»" Spr ~ as Vice President of Laidlaw Transit
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CITY J F ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO
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Gary Sears, City Manager ATTEST :
Loucrishia A. Ellis, City Clerk
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• COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Dal e: I Agenda Item: I Subj eel:
Nove mb er 2 1, 2005 11 c i Co nlra cl Ex l ensio n fo r Transi l Shullle Se rvices
Initiate d B)': I Sl aff Source :
Cumm unily De velopm ent Deparlm enl Harold J. Sli ll, Comm un ity D eve lo pm ent Manager
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Co un ci l approve d by Ordinance 50 , Ser ies of 2004, an Intergove rnm enta l Ag ree ment (IG A)
between th e City and lhe Regiona l Transpo rt ation Distric l (RTD) fo r funding of the
Engl ewood Circul ator Shut1 le fo r 2004-2007.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff ·e comm ends Coun ci l ado pl a Reso luti on aulhori zi ng an ag ree ment b etwee n th e Ci ly
o f En glewoo d and Laid law Tra nsi t Serv ices, Inc. for the 2005-2006 o perat ion of tne
CircutaIor Sh ut1l e in 1h e am ount of $2 13,722.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Thi s co ntra cl ex tension will prov ide fo r all ve h icl s and ope ra tio nal co mp o nents of th e
p roj ec t. Fu el w ill be suppli ed by th e City, wi th reimbursement to th e appropri ate fund, l o
elim inate sl ate and federal gaso lin e tax es, redu ci ng fu el costs by app rox imately $.SO /ga ll on.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Fo r 2006, th e La idlaw co nt ra ct is $2 13,772 w hi ch represe nt s a slight in crease above th e
o rigin al propose d am ount. Th e increase is du e to hi gher labo r and co mm odi ty cos ts . Th e
so urce o f fu nds for th is contra ct co mes fr om a gra nt fr o m the Fed eral Gove rnm ent thr ough
th e Conges tion Mitiga tion an d Ai r Quality Improve ment (CM AQ) pmgram . Th e CMAQ
prog ram, j oi ntly ad mini st ered by th e Federa l Highway Administra tio n (FHWA) and th e
Fe dera l Tran sit Ad mini strati o n (FTA), fund s projec l s th at redu ce cril er ia air p oll utant s
regul ated fr om transportati o n-r elated source s.
The lhree yea r Fed eral grant prov,des a tolal of $662,27 8 ($212,160 fo r 2005; $22 0,646 for
2006; and $22 9,4 72 for 2007.) Th e Federal grant require~ a 20% loc al match w hi ch is sp lit
equally betwe en RTD and th e Ci ty. En glewood's required 10% malch is $2 1,2 16 fe r 2005;
$22,065 for 2006; and $22,9 47 for 1007 . The required ma tc h for 2006 is includ ed in the •
approved Communi ty Development budget.
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