Title
Approval for Mayor and/or City Administrator to sign an amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with MARTA for the MARTA Offset Funds Bus Stop Amenities project.
Transportation
Body
Item Summary:
The original IGA was approved and signed on July 26, 2010. Recently, MARTA initiated a request to amend the IGA for the Bus Stop Amenities project. The reason for the amendment is MARTA would like to better define the responsibilities for the design, construction, implementation and payment of future costs for the bus stop shelters. Prior to the MARTA Offset Funds being available, no local agency had installed and maintained non-MARTA bus shelters.
In summary, the amendment states:
1) City is responsible for obtaining all permits
2) Design must be ADA compliant
3) City is responsible for maintenance, including trash pickup
4) Place sign in shelter stating City maintains
5) City must remove shelter if no longer serviced by a bus route
6) MARTA has no responsibilities for shelter, including law enforcement
The bus stop amentities project includes improvements at 25 existing bus stop locations. Ten (10) locations are proposed to have bus shelters and fifteen (15) locations are proposed to have Semmi-Seats.
Committee or Staff Recommendation:
On January 26, 2011 the Community Development and Transportation Committee recommended placing this Item on the February 14, 2011 Mayor and Council Agenda.
Financial Impact:
Minimal cost of regular maintenance.
Presented by:
Steven D. Acenbrak, PE, LEED AP, Director of Transportation