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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-30 IGA with CDOT for Intermountain Transportation Planning CommissionRESOLUTION NO. 30 Series of 2017 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO AND THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING THE INTERMOUNTAIN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COMMISSION; AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN REGARD THERETO. WHEREAS, the Town of Vail (the "Town"), in the County of Eagle and State of Colorado is a home rule municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Colorado and the Town Charter (the "Charter"); and WHEREAS, the members of the Town Council of the Town (the "Council") have been duly elected and qualified; and WHEREAS, the Town and the Colorado Department of Transportation ("CDOT") wish to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement ("IGA") in order to designate rules and responsibilities of the Intermountain Transportation Planning Commission; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO THAT: Section 1. The Council hereby approves and authorizes the Town Manager to enter into the IGA with CDOT, in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit A and in a form approved by the Town Attorney, in order to designate rules and responsibilities of the Intermountain Transportation Planning Commission. Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. INTRODUCED, PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town counc of the Town of Vail held this 19`h day of September, 2017. ATTEST: ave Chapi Town Mayo TOWN OF VAIL Memorandum To: Town Council From: Public Works Department Date: September 19, 2017 Subject: Resolution No. 30, Series 2017; CDOT Intermountain Transportation Planning Commission IGA I. SUMMARY CDOT works closely with many planning partners throughout the state, including local officials in ten rural Transportation Planning Regions (TPRs) and the five Metropolitan Planning Areas. The Town of Vail is a part of the Intermountain TPR (IMTPR). Town engineering staff meets quarterly with CDOT and the IMTPR to participate in the planning of regional and statewide multimodal transportation plans. This on-going transportation planning process periodically culminates in the development or update of several required planning products including the St:<: Transportation Pian (SWP), I ccrora 1-1•�111s....,or:..t (RTPs), and the Stac! trtRnsport..`.ilion Irnprovernit E qr� (STIP). These products include: • Performance objectives with both short-term and long-term goals for the multimodal transportation system, • Strategies to achieve these performance objectives, and • Priorities for investment in transportation programs and projects. CDOT is in the process of updating the outdated IGA's for these TPR's. Attached is a copy of the updated IGA that is required to be signed by all participating agencies. II. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Town Council approve Resolution No. 30, Series 2017, an IGA for the Intermountain Transportation Planning Commission. AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE INTERMOUNTAIN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COMMISSION THIS AGREEMENT, effective as of , by and among the following: 1. Eagle County 2. Garfield County 3. Lake County 4. Pitkin County 5. Summit County 6. Town of Avon 7. Town of Basalt 8. Town of Eagle 9. Town of Gypsum 10. Town of Minturn 11. Town of Red Cliff 12. Town of Vail 13. Town of Carbondale 14. City of Glenwood Springs 15. Town of New Castle 16. Town of Parachute 17. City of Rifle 18. Town of Silt 19. City of Leadville 20. City of Aspen 21. Town of Snowmass Village 22. Town of Blue River 23. Town of Breckenridge 24. Town of Dillon 25. Town of Frisco 26. Town of Silverthorne 27. Town of Montezuma 28. Roaring Fork Transportation Authority WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement which are political subdivisions of the State of Colorado have the authority pursuant to Article XIV, section 18 of the Colorado Constitution and Section 29-1-201 et.seq.,Colorado Revised Statutes, to enter into intergovernmental agreements for the purpose of providing any service or performing any function which they can perform individually, and; WHEREAS, the Rules and Regulations for the Statewide Transportation Planning Process and Transportation Planning Regions, Section IV, Transportation Planning Regions, Item F, specify that the long-range transportation plans for (name of political subdivision) shall be integrated and consolidated into the Regional Transportation Plan for the Intermountain Transportation Planning Region, and; WHEREAS, Section 43-1-1101 C.R.S. recognizes Regional Planning Commissions as the proper forum for required transportation planning, and; WHEREAS, Section 43-1-1102 C.R.S. requires that Regional Planning commissions formed for the purpose of transportation planning must be formed pursuant to Section 30-28-105 C.R.S., and; WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement desire to cooperate with the Colorado Department of Transportation in the transportation planning activities to determine the mobility needs of the Intermountain Transportation Planning Region, and incorporate the needs and recommendations of the Intermountain Transportation Planning Region into the Statewide Transportation Plan, and; WHEREAS, the Intermountain Planning Region consisting of the areas within the counties of Eagle, Garfield, Lake, Pitkin and Summit was designated in the Rules for the Statewide Transportation Planning process as adopted by the Transportation Commission of Colorado and effective October 30, 1992, and; WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement are governing bodies or officials having charge of public improvements within their jurisdictions in the Intermountain Planning Region, and; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section IV -B of the Rules, the parties to this Agreement represent units of general purpose local governments representing at least 75% of the population and 50% of the land area of the Intermountain Transportation Planning Region. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby mutually agree as follows: 1. Designation of Regional Transportation Planning Commission. The parties to this Agreement shall have one representative each on the Regional Planning Commission for the Intermountain Transportation Planning Region. 2. Responsibilities of the Regional Transportation Planning Commission. The Regional Transportation Planning Commission shall be responsible for reviewing the progress and product of the Colorado Department of Transportation or their designee related to transportation planning and analysis activities to incorporate the needs and recommendations of the Intermountain Transportation Planning Region, suggesting updates and amendments as necessary to the State Transportation Plan pursuant to all applicable federal and state laws and rules or regulations including public participation provisions, selecting a representative to the Transportation Advisory Committee, and participating in the State Transportation Improvement Program development process. 3. Contracting. The Regional Planning Commission may, with the consent of the parties to this Agreement, contract the services of other eligible individuals or entities to carry out all or any portions of the responsibilities assumed by the Regional Transportation Planning Commission under this Agreement. 4. Distribution of state or federal funds. The Regional Transportation Planning Commission may, through contracts or Memoranda of Agreement, receive and expend state or federal funds designated for regional transportation planning. 5. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for so long as the parties to this Agreement consider necessary to review completion by the Colorado Department of Transportation of a Regional Transportation Plan for the Intermountain Transportation Planning Region or for periodic updates or amendments as may be required. Any party to this Agreement may, however, terminate its participation in this Agreement six months after providing written notice of such termination to the other parties of this Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by agreement of all parties to this Agreement unless a grant contract is in effect with the State. In this case, the State must approve such termination and arrangements for completing the project. 6. Modifications and Changes. The terms of this Agreement may be modified at any time by agreement of all parties to this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, Exhibit A, on the day first written above as evidenced by the attached certification designating the local jurisdiction's representative to the Intermountain Transportation Planning Commission and certified by the appropriate authorized official.