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CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF CONTRACT K-2021-128: 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 TRANSIT SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF NORMAN FROM JULY 1, 2021, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,351,968.
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BACKGROUND: On August 28, 2018, University of Oklahoma officials advised City staff of their desire to transfer non-campus bus and paratransit services in Norman to another operator by June 30, 2019 (the end of the FYE 2019 fiscal year).
On May 22, 2019, Governor Stitt designated the City to be the direct recipient of federal transit funds effective upon the date the FTA formally approves the City eligible to receive federal transit funds. On June 20, 2019, the FTA designated the City to be the direct recipient of federal transit funds.
While the City was able to become the designated recipient of federal transit funds, the complete transition of operations and maintenance of the transit services was not able to be accomplished by July 1, 2019. Thus, on June 25, 2019 the City approved Contract K-1819-150 with the University to continue operating and maintaining the transit services from July 1 through August 2, 2019 as the City's contractor.
Throughout the transition, the City and the Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA) d/b/a EMBARK were collaborating on an agreement to provide the City's transit services as an independent contractor. This came to fruition with contract K-1920-30, an Interlocal Agreement between the City and EMBARK for EMBARK to provide transit services for the City which was approved by City Council on July 20, 2019. The Interlocal Agreement included the operation of the fixed routes, operation of paratransit services, collaborative assistance with federal and state grant administration and compliance with federal and state laws ...
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