Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All Districts
Request approval of a Memorandum of Agreement for the Development of a Transit Master Plan between the Atlanta Regional Commission and DeKalb County, Georgia.
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Information Contact: Board of Commissioners
Phone Number: 404-371-2886
PURPOSE:
The Governing Authority approved a $250.000.00 allocation for the development of an Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Transit Study in the 2018 Budget. This Item requests approval of a Memorandum of Agreement to formalize the agreement between ARC and DeKalb County related to the development of the transit study. Pursuant to the Agreement, $1,000,000.00 of funding will be provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Georgia Department of Transportation and DeKalb County will provide $250,000.00 off funding as its 20% local match.
NEED/IMPACT:
This Memorandum of Agreement is needed to move forward with the development of a Transit Master Plan for DeKalb County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No additional fiscal impact. $250,000.00 was previously approved as part of Planning and Sustainability's FY18 Budget for development of this Transit Master Plan.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the attached Memorandum of Agreement in a form acceptable to the County Attorney and authorize the chief executive officer to execute all necessary documents.