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Home My WebLink Aboutresolution.council.147-18 ATTACHMENT B RESOLUTION #147 (Series of 2018) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE CITY OF ASPEN AND THE ROARING FORK TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (RFTA), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID MOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO. WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the City Council a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Aspen and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA), which serves as a commitment by RFTA to provide the requested supplemental transit service during the 2019 SHIFT/Mobility Lab and the City of Aspen to pay for said transit service. A true and accurate copy of the Memorandum of Understanding is attached hereto as "Exhibit A" NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby approves the Memorandum of Understanding, between the City of Aspen and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, a copy of which is annexed hereto and incorporated herein and does hereby authorize the City Manager to execute said agreement on behalf of the City of Aspen. INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED byA9Ci Counc' of the City of Aspen on the 13th day of November 2018. Steven S ron, Mayor I, Linda Manning, duly appointed and acting City lerk do certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution ad pted by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held, November 13, 2018. 7 Linda Manning, City Clerk Memorandum of Understanding October 22,2018 Between the City of Aspen and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority During the summer of 2019, the City of Aspen desires to initiate a variety of mobility options in the upper Roaring Fork Valley and within Aspen, in order to determine which ones could have the greatest appeal as far as attracting new users. The "SHIFT"program also envisions that RFTA will provide high- frequency transit services between Aspen and the Brush Creek and Highway 82 Intercept Lot in conjunction with its normally scheduled VelociRFTA BRT service, during the morning and evening peak commuting hours on weekdays. RFTA will charge the City its fully allocated cost for the additional service using the same methodology as it does in the City of Aspen Transit Service Agreement. The following informal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is intended to set forth the mutual understandings, responsibilities, and commitments of the parties stemming from a meeting held on September 19,2019 at which these issues were discussed. Although all RFTA expenditures are subject to annual appropriation by the RFTA Board of Directors, RFTA staff will include the estimated cost of the SHI FT Intercept Lot shuttle service in RFTA's 2019 budget, which is scheduled to be presented to the RFTA Board for adoption on November 8, 2018. Specifically,the provision of additional SHIFT Intercept Lot shuttle service by RFTA is subject to the following conditions, i.e. adoption of the 2019 budget by the RFTA Board,and City of Aspen acceptance of the annual update of the City of Aspen Transit Service Agreement that will formally incorporate the terms of this MOU. Aside from the foregoing conditions, the City of Aspen and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) agree to the following regarding the SHIFT effort to be undertaken by the City of Aspen beginning in June 2019. USE OFTHE BRUSH CREEK INTERCEPT LOT - The City will operate micro transit services and carpool services at the Brush Creek Intercept Lot. - The City will host promotional events and/or install additional,temporary amenities at the Brush Creek Intercept Lot. - No services or programs will be operated from the RFTA transit platform without the permission of RFTA, or in any manner to impede the safe and timely deployment of RFTA services. The City of Aspen will be responsible for any additional services related to its use of the Intercept Lot for SHIFT including but not limited to signage,security,supervision,traffic control,lighting,dust control and additional restroom facilities. The City of Aspen will install temporary signage directing customers to the micro transit services, amenities, events, etc. - The City of Aspen will install temporary signage on the RFTA platform directing customers to SHIFT related services operated by RFTA. The City,atthe discretion of RFTA's Marketing Director,may install posters or other educational materials within the designated posting infrastructure on the RFTA platform. USE OF THE HWY 82 and MAIN STREET TRANSIT LANES During the SHIFT effort, public transit services related to the program will use the Main Street and Hwy 82 transit lanes. Examples include public micro-transit services and/on-demand services. These services may be provided by RFTA(see Supplemental RFTA Services), or by an alternate vendor under contract with the City. Regardless of vendor, services will be branded with the SHIFT logo and will feature City of Aspen and RFTA partner logos, to clearly identify the public transportation element of the service in accordance with the appropriate use of the bus lanes. - SHIFT-related supervisory, maintenance or partner vehicles not actively providing public transit will not be allowed in the bus lanes. Deadheading SHIFT transit vehicles may usethe bus lanes. USE OFTHE RUBEY PARKTRANSIT CENTER SHI FT transit services operated by contractors other than RFTA will not use the Rubey Park platform or bus berths for loading or staging. SHIFTtransit services operated by contractors otherthan RFTA may use designated spaces near Rubey Park for loading or staging. Staff of SHIFT vendors other than RFTA will not be allowed access to Rubey Park administrative, storage orgarage areas. SHIFT-related posters,brochures, signage or similar may be placed at Rubey Park in accordance with the existing lease agreement. - SHIFT related educational events may take place at Rubey Park in accordance with the existing lease agreement. USE OF EXISTING BUS STOPS During the SHIFT effort, public transit services related to the program will use existing RFTA bus stops to load or unload passengers based on their direction from the City. Examples of services that may use bus stops include public micro-transit services and/on-demand services. - These services may be provided by RFTA(see Supplemental RFTA Services),or by an alternate vendor under contract with the City. Should RFTA and the City agree that some bus stops are not appropriate for shared use,SHIFT vendors will be notified via final service plans. - Regardless of vendor, services will be branded with the SHIFT logo and will feature City of Aspen and RFTA partner logos, to clearly identify the public transportation element of the service. 2 SUPPLEMENTAL RFTA SERVICES • RFTA will,at the City's expense, operate a scheduled service between the Brush Creek Intercept Lot and the Rubey Park Transit Center. - Service will operate from June 8,2019 through September 12019 during peak morning and afternoon commute hours. • The final schedule for services will be mutually agreed upon betwee n RFTA Operations and City of Aspen Transportation staff. - Service will be scheduled in such a manner as to best complement existing services traveling the same route. - Service will be operated utilizing four full-size buses.The buses will feature bicycle racks. - Services will be included on the RFTA printed summer schedules. - Services will feature a SHIFT head sign. Services will serve all Bus Rapid Transit stops. - Services will bad and stage on the platform at the Brush Creek Intercept Lot and at a designated berth at the Rubey Park Transit Center. - The City of Aspen will provide temporary signage at Rubey Park to identify the RFTA SHIFT service. BASIC SERVICE ASSUMPTIONS: - Preliminary cost estimate of$276,000 using the fully allocated cost methodology in the existing service contract between RFTA and COA - Service assumptions(see attached that shows how the service fits in with RFTA's BRT and Va Iley service) 0 10-minute service;InterceptLot(Brush Creek)-Rubey Park 0 4 busesAM/4 buses PM 0 60 days(Summer season:6/8/19-9/1/19;M-F) c, 38,220 miles (637 miles/day) o 2,172 hours(36 hours 12 minutes/day) Estimated capacity 0 24 COA am trips BC82>RP 24 trips x 36 passengers=864 0 23 COA pm trips RP>BC82 • 23 trips x 36 passengers =828 Sul- City of Aspen Dan Blankenship-RFTA Date: Date: 10/24/18 3