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RESOLUTION R-1819-121: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF APPLICATIONS WITH THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, AN OPERATING ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED BY 49 U.S.C. CHAPTER 53; TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE, OR OTHER FEDERAL STATUTES ADMINISTERED BY THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION.
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BACKGROUND: In August, 2018, University of Oklahoma (University) officials notified City staff of its desire to transfer non-campus bus services in Norman to another operator by the end of the FYE 2019 fiscal year. Since that time, City staff has worked closely with representatives from the University, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) to determine and work through the process of transitioning these services from the University to the City. In order for the City to be eligible to receive federal grant funding in support of these services, the City must be approved by the FTA as an eligible recipient, which requires a showing that the City has legal, financial, and technical capacity to provide these services. One of the requirements for establishing legal capacity is for City Council to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to filing applications with the FTA for federal transportation assistance.
DISCUSSION: On August 28, 2018, University officials expressed in a meeting with City staff their desire to transfer non-campus bus services in Norman to another operator by the end of the FYE 2019 fiscal year. Staff relayed this message to City Council during a Study Session shortly thereafter about the concerns the University had regarding its transit service provider, Cleveland Area Rapid Transit (CART), and the short-term funding challenges and long-term operational challenges CART faced. City Council approved Contract K-1819-123 with CART on October 23, 20...
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