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RESOLUTION NO. 2224 - INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS IN THE LONGVIEW-KELSO-RAINIER PLANNING AREA
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Code of Federal Regulations section 23 CFR 450.314(a) requires Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), the State, and providers of public transportation services to execute agreements identifying their responsibilities to carry out the metropolitan transportation planning processes. The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG) is the MPO for this region.
As the designated recipient of Federal Transit Administration grants, the City of Longview must execute an agreement to comply with the CFR. The proposed interlocal agreement was originally drafted by state Office of the Attorney General staff. City staff has been working with CWCOG staff to modify the draft agreement to meet the needs of our region. This agreement is a four-party agreement between the City, CWCOG, Cowlitz Transit Authority, and Washington Department of Transportation, and it covers work already performed by City staff as participants in the MPO planning processes.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
No additional staff costs will be incurred. Longview’s proportionate share of the required local match for federal transportation planning funding received by the CWCOG to conduct MPO planning is already included in the City’s Arterial Street Fund, Non-Departmental, and Public Transit budgets.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Motion to approve Resolution No. 2224.
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