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Extend Current Agreement for Durham ACCESS with GoDurham Transit
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Date of BOCC Meeting: September 14, 2020
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to authorize the Manager and staff to execute an extension of the current operational agreement/ILA with the City of Durham's GoDurham for Durham ACCESS operations. Since 1998, Durham ACCESS (County) and the City's Para-Transit (Demand Response) service have operated under a coordinated model. In 2018, the City and County, in conjunction with NCDOT's Public Transit Division, began discussions of a combined transit model in which GoDurham would assume oversight of all daily operations of Durham ACCESS. On October 1, 2019, a formal ILA for this model was signed with the City of Durham via GoDurham to assume operations of Durham ACCESS on behalf of the County for a one-year period. This included oversight of certain assets related to this program necessary to operate the program (attached). City Council has approved a time-limited extension of the current agreement (attached). At this time, the Board is requested to authorize an extension to the current operating agreement through December 31, 2020. This will allow for continuity of operations at current rates while a new ILA for this important transportation resource is under development and can be subsequently discussed with the Governing Bodies to better reflect current and anticipated operational demands.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: The proposed action aligns with Goal 1-Community and Family Prosperity; Goal 4 Environmental Stewardship & Economic Prosperity; and Goal 5 - Visionary Government
Resource Persons: Sean Egan, City Transportation Director; Drew Cummings, Chief of Staff; Jay Gibson, P.E., General Manager
County Manager's Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board authorize the Manager and staff to execute the proposed time-limited extension for Durham ACCESS operations contin...
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