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Contract Amendment - FY2025 74X CATS Express Bus Service
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theresa Torres, Human Services Agency Transportation Director, 704-283-3598
ACTION REQUESTED:
Authorize the County Manager to approve the first Amendment to the Union County Regional Transit Services Agreement between the City of Charlotte and Union County.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
1) April 17, 2023, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 23-122 - Presentation of 74 Express Bus Service Partnership Update-Action cancel service
2) June 19, 2023, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item #23-387 - Presentation of 74 Express Bus Service Partnership Update-Action add back Indian Trail stop
3) February 5, 2024, Regular Meeting Agenda Item #24-070 - FY2024- Contract CATS Express Bus Service
BACKGROUND:
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) provides peak hour weekday express bus service from Indian Trail to uptown Charlotte based on terms set forth in a Regional Transit Services Agreement between the City of Charlotte and Union County. Prior to October 2023, the express bus included stops in both Monroe and Indian Trail. The service changed to include only stops in Indian Trail starting October 1, 2023. This contract amendment is the first of the four potential one-year renewal extensions and will cover service from July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025.
Union County is obligated by this contract to pay a portion of the operating costs, including administrative expenses, which represent 50% of the net cost of service after fare revenue is deducted. The FY25 total maximum cost to Union County is $93,677, of which $19,500 will be paid by Indian Trail, leaving $27,338 to be covered by budgeted County general funds, and the remaining 50% will be covered by Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 urban transit grant funding. Cumulatively, Union County's two-year not to exceed expense for this contract is $163,382 (FY24 (9 months only Oct 2023-June 2024): $69,705 and FY25: $93,677).
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