Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution extends agreements with Van Galder Bus Company and Lamers Bus Lines, Inc. through which the companies provide contributions to the City of Madison to defray maintenance costs for the Dutch Mill Park & Ride lot. These contributions are expected to be $44,000 in 2022 and are included in Engineering's 2022 adopted operating budget.
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Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute agreements with Van Galder Bus Company and Lamers Bus Lines, Inc. to help defray maintenance costs for the Dutch Mill Park & Ride lot. These agreements shall begin January 1, 2022 and shall automatically renew each year on January 1st unless amended or terminated.
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PREAMBLE
In May 1984, the State of Wisconsin and City of Madison entered into a Lease Agreement wherein the state would build, at its expense, the Dutch Mill Park & Ride lot, providing major capital maintenance from time to time, and the City would maintain the lot by providing snow clearance, litter clearance, general upkeep, electricity for lighting the lot, signage, and connecting transit service into Madison.
WHEREAS the City of Madison has an agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation wherein the City will maintain the Dutch Mill Park & Ride lot; and,
WHEREAS similar successful agreements with other bus companies have been executed in the past, including Van Galder Bus Company and Lamers Bus Lines, Inc.; and,
WHEREAS the terms of these agreements were negotiated between the City and Van Galder Bus Company and Lamers Bus Lines, Inc. and agreed upon,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized to enter into agreements with Van Galder Bus Company and Lamers Bus Lines, Inc. to accept an annual contribution for each year of the contract term toward maintenance at Dutch Mill Park & Ride lot.