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Board of Trustees |
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Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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Nichol Bourdeaux, Chief Planning and Engagement Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Nichol Bourdeaux, Chief Planning and Engagement Officer |
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Jaron Robertson, Director of Planning |
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R2025-07-02 - Resolution Authorizing Execution of Addendum 9 to the Salt Lake City Transit Master Plan, Interlocal Agreement for 2025-2026 Frequent Transit Network Routes
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Resolution
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Resolution R2025-07-02 to authorize the execution of Addendum 9 to the Salt Lake City Transit Master Plan Interlocal Agreement for the 2025-2026 Frequent Transit Network (FTN) Routes.
BACKGROUND:
The Utah Interlocal Cooperation Act (Utah Code § 11-1101, et seq.) empowers local governmental units to cooperate via agreement in a variety of areas via an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement (“ILA”). Legal counsel for each agency must review the proposed ILA for compliance with the law (Utah Code § 11-13-202.5(3)). Further, the ILA must be approved by the governing body of the agency or political subdivision, such as the UTA Board of Trustees (Utah Code 11-13-202.5(1)). The Utah Public Transit District Act empowers the UTA Board of Trustees with the authority to approve an ILA (Utah Code § 17B-2a-808.1(2)(d)).
On March 6, 2019, Salt Lake City and UTA entered into an Interlocal Agreement to implement sponsored service for the Salt Lake City Transit Master plan. This ILA was approved by UTA’s Board of Trustees in Resolution R2019-02-02. Several addenda (8 total) have been adopted which mobilize and specify the specific costs of service for each year. Addendum 9 provides the agreement between Salt Lake City and UTA for cost of service for FTN routes 1, 2, 9, 21 and paratransit service for August 2025 - July 2026. As of August 2019, additional service on Routes 1,2, 9, and 21 have been successfully in operation and resulted in significant ridership increase.
DISCUSSION:
The Board of Trustees is being asked to consider a resolution that authorizes the Executive Director to execute the following:
Addendum 9 - The proposed addendum cost of the sponsored service for FTN routes 1, 2, 9, 21 and paratransit service for August 2025 - July 2026 is $6,277,036.60 as identified in the Cost Calculator (Attachment F).
Addendum 9 was approved by the Salt Lake City Council on June 10, 2025.
ALTERNATIVES:
If UTA chooses to not move forward with the agreement, UTA would then be required to give a 12-month notice to Salt Lake City informing them UTA will no longer be providing the service. In addition, at the foremost Change Day, the service for the 1, 2, 9, and 21 routes would be returned to UTA’s baseline service based on the Service Design Standards.
FISCAL IMPACT:
If Addendum 9 is approved, UTA will receive $6,277,036.60 in revenue from Salt Lake City which will be offset by the additional costs incurred by UTA to provide this service.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Resolution R2025-07-02, including Exhibit A: Addendum Number 9 to the SLC and UTA Transit Master Plan ILA Agreement (2025-2026 FTN Routes)
o Attachment A: 2025-2026 FTN Routes
o Attachment B: 2025-2026 Baseline Services
o Attachment C: 2025 Cost Calculator
o Attachment D: Cost Per Mile
o Attachment E: Paratransit Costs
o Attachment F: Cost Worksheet