City of Madison - File #: 43726

• File #: 43726
• Version: 3
• Name: AMENDED SUBSTITUTE Establishing Goals for Regional Transit Authority Legislation.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/26/2016
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 2/28/2017
• Final action: 2/28/2017
• Enactment date: 3/2/2017
• Enactment #: RES-17-00170
• Title: AMENDED SUBSTITUTE - Establishing Goals for Regional Transit Authority Legislation.
• Sponsors: Paul R. Soglin, Michael E. Verveer, Larry Palm, Ledell Zellers

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/28/2017	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt Substitute As Amended	Pass
2/8/2017	1	TRANSIT AND PARKING COMMISSION (ended 06/2018)	Return to Lead with the Following Recommendation(s)	Pass
2/7/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
1/26/2017	1	LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COMMITTEE (ended 6/2018)
1/17/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
1/17/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Add Referral(s)	Pass
1/3/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)	Refer
1/3/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
12/26/2016	1	Mayor's Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
No appropriation required.
Title
AMENDED SUBSTITUTE - Establishing Goals for Regional Transit Authority Legislation.
Body
WHEREAS, south central Wisconsin is becoming an integrated urban economy that is larger, more private-sector driven, and more geographically dispersed; and in this era of change, the Madison region needs a modern, efficient, regional, transportation system that is focused on connecting more people to jobs.

WHEREAS Madison’s transit ridership is near all-time highs, and per-capita ridership is in the top 15 in the nation, outperforming cities with far larger population such as Miami, FL(5.5 million), San Diego, CA (2.9 million), and the Twin Cities (2.6 million); and

WHEREAS, transit services in Wisconsin are regional in their service area, yet each is owned by a single municipality (Milwaukee’s transit system is owned by a county, although by a legal definition might also be considered a municipality); and

WHEREAS, to be effective and efficient transit systems should have regional governance, budgeting, operations, and planning; and

WHEREAS, regional transportation authorities (RTA) could provide a regional focus, create predictable and stable funding, and relieve pressure on property taxpayers, and

WHEREAS, state law must authorize a process and establish standards for the creation of an RTA, but the decision whether to actually form an RTA and how much funding it would need would be made by the local residents; and

WHEREAS, though enacting RTA legislation in Wisconsin is politically challenging, it is imperative that the city continue to push forward.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the details of RTA legislation should be flexible enough to adapt to local needs; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that given the history and criticisms of RTAs, the authorizing legislation should have following basic parameters
· A representative RTA could be formed by two or more municipal governing bodies passing resolutions in support
· A re...