Transmittal - 5/23/2024ERIN MENDENHALL DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY
Mayor and NEIGHBORHOODS
Blake Thomas
Director
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CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
________________________ Date Received: _________________
Jill Love, Chief Administrative Officer Date sent to Council: _________________
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TO:Salt Lake City Council DATE: 05/23/2024
Victoria Petro, Chair
FROM: Blake Thomas, Director, Department of Community & Neighborhoods
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SUBJECT:Transit Master Plan Implementation Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with the Utah
Transit Authority (UTA), Addendum No. 8 – Continuation of FTN Routes 1, 2, 9, and 21
STAFF CONTACT:Julianne Sabula, Deputy Director of Transportation,
julianne.sabula@slcogov.com, 801-535-6678
DOCUMENT TYPE: Resolution
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve a resolution (Exhibit 1) authorizing the
Mayor to enter into the proposed Addendum 8 (Exhibit 3) to the Interlocal Agreement with UTA
(Exhibit 2) to implement 2024-25 Frequent Transit Network (FTN) service.
BUDGET IMPACT:The budget impact of Addendum No. 8 is $6,310,853.09 for the FTN
service to be provided during FY 24-25 along Routes 1, 2, 9, and 21, which is currently funded
to run until August Change Day 2024. The funds associated with this addendum are included in
the Mayor’s Recommended Budget, and cost details appear in Exhibit 4.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: The Transit Master Plan Implementation ILA with UTA is a
twenty-year agreement that has a goal of full implementation of the FTN as described in Salt
Lake City’s Transit Master Plan. Council adopted the Plan in 2017 with the intent that six
corridors would be included in Phase One of implementation. These corridors are 200 South, 900
South, 2100 South, 1000 North, 600 North, and 400 South.
Council has since approved Addendum No. 1, along with a corresponding budget appropriation,
to mobilize (referring to the recruitment, hiring, and training of operators, mechanics, and
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supervisors, as well as the initial vehicle lease payments for training and testing along the new
routes) for service on Routes 2, 9, and 21, which began operations in August 2019. Addendum
No. 2 and the corresponding budget sponsored continuation of the increased frequency and hours
of operation (span) on these routes. UTA conducts periodic “true-ups” to determine whether
actual costs came in at, above, or below projections, for instance, due to fuel costs. This yielded
an amendment to Addendum No. 2, which was approved in January 2021 and resulted in a credit
to Salt Lake City. Addenda Nos. 3 and 4 have continued operation of additional span and
frequency on these routes for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 service years until Council approved and
funded Addendum 5 to mobilize for Route 1. Addendum No. 6 was approved in 2022 for the
launch of service on Route 1, in addition to continued service on the 2, 9, and 21. Council also
approved an amendment to Addendum No. 3 in 2022 for a credit to the City as a result of Covid-
related service reductions. Addendum No. 7 was approved in 2023 for the continuation of service
on Routes 1, 2, 9, and 21.
This Addendum No. 8 mimics Addendum No. 7 for continuation of the sponsored routes, with
adjustments made according to the terms of the main agreement. These include inflation, fuel
costs, and UTA’s “baseline” which refers to the level of service UTA would provide absent City
sponsorship based on the service guidelines articulated in the Five-Year Service Plan. It should
be noted that the City and UTA decided to use an annual inflation rate of 2.2% in the cost
calculator with the idea that over the course of the 20-year agreement, fluctuations year-to-year
would balance. Variations in fuel have not been significant enough to warrant a true-up, as actual
costs must deviate at least 30% from projected costs to do so. Additionally, ridership on Routes
1, 2, and 21 now meets UTA’s Service Design Standards for Tier 1 Service on weekdays and
Sunday, which are now included in the baseline at no additional cost to Salt Lake City.
Implementation of the FTN has been a highly collaborative effort between the City and UTA
over the past six years. Many of the corridors in the Transit Master Plan are included and
budgeted for in UTA’s Five-Year Service Plan. Some have already been implemented at UTA’s
expense, such as the 900 East and Avenues corridors (Route 209), State Street (Route 200), 600
North (extension of Route 205, proposed for restoration of frequent service as labor supply
rebounds), and Redwood Road (Route 217).
PUBLIC PROCESS: The Transit Master Plan public process was very robust and included 16
stakeholder interviews, 18 mobile events, and over 2000 unique online comments. The
Transportation Advisory Board and Bicycle Advisory Committee provided guidance on both the
Master Plan and the guiding principles for the ILA. Specific to the ILA, addenda, and
corresponding City budget appropriations, the process included City-hosted public hearings on
the ILA and prior addenda. This year’s budget process, including public hearings, will provide
for additional public comment on the transit service line item. In addition, UTA conducts public
hearing processes for the Five-Year Service Plan, as well as for each Change Day.
EXHIBITS AND ATTACHMENTS:
1)Resolution
2)Salt Lake City Corporation and Utah Transit Authority Transit Master Plan Implementation
Interlocal Agreement
3)Addendum No. 8
a)Description of the 2024-25 FTN Routes
b)2024-25 Baseline Services
c)2022 National Transit Database (NTD) Profile
d)Cost Per Mile
e) Paratransit Costs
f)Cost Worksheet for the Total Annual Cost for City-sponsored 2024-2025 FTN Routes