Fiscal Note
Resolution ID 02569, adopted by the Madison Common Council on January 17, 2006, authorized initiation of a Preliminary Engineering (PE)/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) study.
Adoption of the Resolution will not commit the Council to additional expenditures at this time, but represents the next step toward ultimately significant potential impacts on future City capital and operating expenses. The recommendations of the Transport 2020 Implementation Task Force include improvements to local bus services and establishment of new regional bus services, park-and-ride lots, and commuter rail services. The report estimates that implementation of the initial Start-Up System (a 13-mile commuter rail line between Middleton and near Sun Prairie) will require capital expenditures of approximately $240 million. In addition, annual operating costs of the system are estimated to be $10 million. Costs will be borne by a mix of Federal, State and Local dollars. Future extensions of the initial Start-Up System may have additional impacts to City finances.
This Resolution authorizes continuation of a Preliminary Engineering/NEPA study, acceptance of the federal funds and authorizes Madison Metro to continue to administer the funding. City planning staff estimate that the PE/NEPA process will require one more year to complete - at an estimated total cost of $4.25 million. Funding sources for the PE/NEPA study are a combination of Federal and State funds.
Planning staff resources will be reallocated to provide support for the Task Force without the need for additional expenditure. Any future expenditures associated with the project will require further Council approval.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION FTA SHARE WisDOT SHARE TOTAL COST
Transport 2020 PE/NEPA Document $2.25 Million $2.0 Million $4.25 Million
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Authorizing the Madison Metro Transit General Manager to amend a public transit capital grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation and matching funds from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) for continuing work on the Transport 2020 project, and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the associated amended grant agreements with USDOT.
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WHEREAS, on January 17, 2006, the Madison Common Council adopted Resolution ID 02569, which authorized the Transport 2020 project and the hiring of the consultant team of HNTB, et al., and entering into an intergovernmental agreement with WisDOT and Dane County; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Madison, in partnership with Dane County and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, entered into a contract with HTNB Corporation for Preliminary Engineering (PE)/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental documentation services in 2005; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Madison, Dane County and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation have entered into an agreement stipulating the financial and administrative responsibilities of participating agencies; and,
WHEREAS, Madison's Congressional delegation has secured three separate federal appropriation bill earmarks, FTA has been delegated authority to award Federal financial assistance for the Transport 2020 project and will impose certain administrative obligations upon the City of Madison; and
WHEREAS, Madison Resolution ID 06762 (enacted by the Common Council on 9-7-07) resolved "that the City of Madison endorses the work of the Transport 2020 Implementation Task Force, including its recent selection of a phase I corridor or minimal operating segment and urges Transport 2020 to move forward into preliminary engineering, including submitting a New Starts Application for Commuter Rail to the Federal Transit Administration when the application is ready with its work"; and,
WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration has required additional work to support the New Starts Application (including the completion of an on-board survey for Metro Transit; and necessary updating and calibration of the travel demand forecasting model that supports Transport 2020 activities); and,
WHEREAS, the total cost of the contract will include the amended amount of $250,000 for additional survey work. Federal Transit Administration has awarded the City of Madison $200,000 (to be matched with $50,000 WisDOT funds, already committed to the project) to conduct this work as an amendment to the existing Transport 2020 contract; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADISON:
1. That the Transit General Manager is authorized to file the appropriate documentation with FTA and accept the FTA and WisDOT funds on behalf of the City of Madison for Federal assistance authorized by Title 23 and Chapter 53 of Title 49, United States Code, or other Federal Statutes authorizing the above-mentioned projects set forth in the preamble and administered by FTA.
2. That the Transit General Manager is authorized to execute and file the annual certifications and assurances and other documents FTA requires associated with the financial assistance grant.
3. That the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute grant agreements for the aforementioned applications.
4. That the Comptroller is authorized to establish a special revenue fund for this project (SG67) and Madison Metro is authorized to administer and approve the receipt and expenditure of funds for this project according to the following budget:
SG67-54950 $4,250,000 Consulting Services
SG67-73111 $2,250,000 Federal Transportation Grant
SG67-73211 $2,000,000 State Transportation Grant