HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 133-24 - Resolution - Seventh Amendment to the Agreement with First Transit Inc
RESOLUTION
Approving Seventh Amendment to the Agreement with First Transit, Inc.
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester, Minnesota (“City”), and First Transit, Inc. of 720 E.
Butterfield Road, Suite 300, Lombard, IL 60148 and its local offices located in Rochester
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(“Contractor”) entered into an agreement dated the 9 of January, 2017, and extended
the terms (the “Agreement”) for operation and maintenance of the City’s public transit and
paratransit service; and
WHEREAS, the Contractor provides operations for fixed route services and maintenance
and paratransit services and maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the City is preparing for construction and operations of a new bus rapid transit
service (“BRT”), expected to open in 2026; and
WHEREAS, Paragraph 12 of the Agreement permits the City to establish new routes,
schedules, and service areas and the BRT is such a new route; and
WHEREAS, Paragraph 14 of the Agreement requires Contractor to make a reasonable
effort to adjust its operations to incorporate such changes; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to recognize that future BRT
operations are part of the Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester
that the City amend the Agreement to include BRT operations.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2024.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2024.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)