Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes a contract with Iteris, Inc. for consulting services related to the development of a Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) plan. The contract expenses will not exceed $180,000. Funding for the contract is included in the Planning Division's 2025 Adopted Operating Budget within the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) service. The MPO's budget included $183,078 for consulting services related to the development of the TSMO plan. Approximately 85% of this contract cost will be covered by federal and state funds ($153,000); the remaining 15% will be covered by a local match, the majority of which is covered by the City ($27,000). No additional City appropriation is required.
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Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk, on behalf of the Greater Madison MPO, to enter into a contract with Iteris, Inc. for consultant services to develop a Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) Plan.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison is responsible for providing professional staff services to the Greater Madison MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization), the designated metropolitan planning organization for the Madison area, as provided for in the 2007 MPO designation agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison is the administrative and fiscal agent for the MPO and is a legally constituted entity under the laws of the State of Wisconsin and able to receive the federal and state funding, which covers approximately 84% of the MPO’s budget and is part of the Planning Division’s budget; and
WHEREAS, as the designated MPO for the Madison area, the MPO has responsibilities to perform metropolitan transportation planning and programming activities, including development of a long-range multi-modal regional transportation plan and conducting or supporting special studies to assist in implementing the long-range plan; and
WHEREAS, developing a regional TSMO Plan was recommended in the 2050 Regional Transpo...
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