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RESOLUTION NO. 1 2014
(Approving the Scope of Work for a Citywide Transit Master Plan and authorizing funding for the Citywide Transit Master Plan)
WHEREAS, Salt Lake City (the “City”) has a commitment to continually improve transportation for the benefit of the community; and
WHEREAS, the City’s current Transportation Master Plan emphasizes providing choices in travel, and reducing dependence on the single occupant vehicle; and
WHEREAS, Mayor’s Livability Agenda states that transportation should “further develop connections between the City’s activity centers with a safe, clean and green travel network that will help us 1) use resources and time efficiently and wisely to get around town and 2) connect with our fellow residents through personal interactions 3) foster stronger relationships with our local business entertainment, and arts organizations, share and enjoy our parks and natural spaces; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted a philosophy statement that directly addresses transit and it states, “Salt Lake City residents should have choices in modes of transportation which are safe, reliable, affordable, and sustainable. Residents should reap the value of well-designed transportation systems that connect residents to neighborhoods and the rest of the region. The City encourages alternatives to motorized-vehicular transportation and making those options more appealing and accessible to visitors and residents”; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to establish a Citywide transit master plan (“Citywide Transit Master Plan”) to update the City’s objectives and goals of providing Citywide transit options, and to address the Mayor’s Livability Agenda and the City Council’s philosophy statement for transit within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Division of Transportation has created a proposed scope of work (“Scope of Work”) for the Citywide Transit Master Plan, attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the Scope of Work includes a proposed cost of $400,000 to create the Citywide Transit Master Plan, which includes City budgeted funds of $250,000 and approximately $150,000 in matching funds from the Utah Transit Authority; and
WHEREAS, in the Capital Improvement Program for FY 2013-2014, the City Council allocated $250,000 for the Citywide Transit Master Plan, subject to the City Council’s approval of the Scope of Work; and
WHEREAS, City Council has reviewed and agrees with the proposed Scope of Work for the Citywide Transit Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this Resolution is in the best interest of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, as follows:
1. The City Council hereby approves the Scope of Work for the Citywide Transit Master Plan.
2. In connection with the City Council’s approval of the Scope of Work, the City Council hereby approves the Division of Transportation’s use of $250,000, which was previously allocated in the Capital Improvement Program, for the Citywide Transit Master Plan.
3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 4th day of February, 2014.