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CONTRACT K-1920-30: AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING AUTHORITY (COTPA) D/B/A EMBARK TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF NORMAN FROM AUGUST 3, 2019, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY-THREE DOLLARS ($2,428,293.00) FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS AND ADDITIONAL PASS THROUGH COSTS; IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY-SIX DOLLARS ($1,218,646.00) FOR ADDITIONAL START UP COSTS; AND IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($35,000.00) FOR ISSUANCE OF BUS PASSES ISSUED PURSUANT TO NORMAN'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) BUS PASS PROGRAM.
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BACKGROUND: On August 28, 2018, University officials advised City staff of 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 CART's short-term funding challenges and long-term operational challenges. City Council approved Contract K-1819-123 with CART on October 23, 2018, which secured the City's contribution for the current fiscal year. City Council met again in a Study Session on October 30, 2018, to discuss the long-term operational challenges and to develop a strategy for moving forward. City Council focused on three key premises: 1) Ensure there is no interruption or break in service during the transfer; 2) Maintain or improve the current level of service provided by CART; and 3) Although the City would officially be the recipient of federal funds, the City may contract with an independent third-party agency to operate the system.
Since November, 2018, City staff and University staff worked closely with the officials from the Federal Transit Admini...
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