The City of Lee's Summit - File #: BILL NO. 21-259

• File #: BILL NO. 21-259
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/14/2021
• In control: City Council - Regular Session
• On agenda: 12/21/2021
• Final action: 12/21/2021
• Title: An Ordinance approving an intergovernmental agreement for transit services between the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), for a period from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, with a one-year option to renew, and commitment of Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Formula Funds and CARES Act Funds to KCATA for eligible operating and capital expenses, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the same. (PWC 12/13/21)
• Sponsors: Public Works Admin & Engineering
• Related files: BILL NO. 21-260, 2022-5260

Date	Action By	Action	Result
12/21/2021	City Council - Regular Session	for second reading	Pass
12/21/2021	City Council - Regular Session	adopted and numbered	Pass
12/13/2021	Public Works Committee	recommended for approval	Pass

...Title
An Ordinance approving an intergovernmental agreement for transit services between the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), for a period from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, with a one-year option to renew, and commitment of Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Formula Funds and CARES Act Funds to KCATA for eligible operating and capital expenses, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the same. (PWC 12/13/21)

Body

Issue/Request:
An Ordinance approving an intergovernmental agreement for transit services between the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), for a period from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, with a one-year option to renew, and commitment of Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Formula Funds and CARES Act Funds to KCATA for eligible operating and capital expenses, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the same.


Key Issues:

· The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (hereinafter "KCATA") is a public agency authorized by law to plan, own, operate, have and generally deal with public transportation systems and facilities in the KCATA district.

· Since 1999, the City of Lee’s Summit has contracted with KCATA for a commuter bus service, currently named Lee’s Summit Express, for service between Lee’s Summit and downtown Kansas City.

· The City regularly reviews and renews transit contracts with KCATA to provide the appropriate level of service based on user demand while keeping costs for services within the City’s budget.

· For 2022, KCATA recommends to resume ridership to pre-COVID levels of 6 trips per day.

· The City desires to enter into an intergovernmental contract with KCATA for a period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, with a one-year option to renew, for said transit services and administration thereof, to coincide with the Oats transit service agreement contract perio...