ORDINANCE NO. 221058
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Sponsor: Director of the Public Works Department
Authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement Amendment with the Kansas City Streetcar Authority ("KCSA") and Herzog Transit Services, Inc. ("HTSI") for streetcar operations and maintenance services necessary to support funded streetcar expansion efforts; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, the City owns and the KCSA operates an approximately 2.2-mile modern streetcar line running generally along Main Street from River Market to Union Station ("Initial Phase"); and
WHEREAS, the Initial Phase is currently being extended south along Main Street, from Union Station to the general vicinity of the University of Missouri - Kansas City's Volker campus ("Main Street Extension") and north from the River Market to Berkley Riverfront Park ("Riverfront Extension") to nearly triple of the size of the overall system; and
WHEREAS, an existing Operations and Maintenance Agreement exists with HTSI to provide operations and maintenance support for the streetcar system through April 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, additional project testing, start-up, and operations and maintenance activities will be required to support the expanded system during the current contract term and fulfill federal project requirements; and
WHEREAS, an Operations and Maintenance Task Force was convened with representatives from KCSA, the Main Street Rail Transportation Development District ("MSRTDD"), and City Public Works, Legal, and Finance Departments to review alternatives and recommend a preferred alternative for meeting system-wide operations and maintenance needs during the existing contract term; and
WHEREAS, the Operations and Maintenance Task Force recommended amending the existing contract, within the existing April 30, 2026 term, to meet operations and maintenance needs; and
WHEREAS, KCSA and City repre...
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