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RTA & City of New Orleans 2022 Cooperative Endeavor Agreement
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DESCRIPTION: 2022 Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between RTA and City of New Orleans |
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ACTION REQUEST: ☒ Approval ☐ Review Comment ☐ Information Only ☐ Other |
RECOMMENDATION:
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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) between the City of New Orleans (Sanitation Department and Police Department) and the Regional Transit Authority to provide transit services.
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ISSUE/BACKGROUND:
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The Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City of New Orleans (Sanitation Department and Police Department) authorizes the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, also known as the “contractor”, to provide contractual services to the City of New Orleans. The CEA involves providing transit services to New Orleans Police Department “employees” and the New Orleans Sanitation department “employees” for special events, including but not limited to the 2022 Mardi Gras Parade Season and other events in which the City will require additional transportation services.
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DISCUSSION:
To support the City of New Orleans initiative to maintain the City’s infrastructure and improvements to the City’s immovable property, the CEA will give RTA authorization to provide transportation (passenger buses) as well as experienced equipment operators to render resource transportation during 2022 Mardi Gras Parade season and other special events.
The New Orleans Sanitation Department is required to remove post-parade trash and debris that significantly impact the fixed guideway routes of the St. Charles Streetcar, Canal Streetcar, Loyola Avenue Streetcar, Rampart St. Claude Streetcar, and many other bus routes in New Orleans. The RTA shall assist the City of New Orleans by transporting “trash and debris” removal personnel to restore pre-parade services as quickly as possible.
In addition to providing transit services to the New Orleans Sanitation Department during the 2022 Mardi Gras Season, the RTA shall provide transit services to the New Orleans Police Department, which is another key business unit (KBU) within the City of New Orleans. The services provided by RTA to the New Orleans Police Department will aid in providing security and safety resources and measures for employees, citizens, and the traveling public.
In accordance with the provisions of the contract, the City must provide the following (in advance):
• Schedule
• Equipment needs
• Work-site locations
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The City of New Orleans will compensate RTA for an amount not to exceed $60,000.00.
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ATTACHMENTS:
2022 Cooperative Endeavor Agreement
Resolution
Prepared By: Dacia Johnson
Title: Administrative Analyst
Reviewed By: Mark A. Major
Title: Deputy CEO Administration & Finance
Reviewed By: Gizelle Banks
Title: Chief Financial Officer
1/21/2022
Alex Z. Wiggins Date
Chief Executive Officer