Title
Consider a memorandum/resolution to approve the Interlocal Agreement with Hill Country Transit District for increased service routes.
Summary
DATE: July 19, 2022
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Jonathan Locke, Executive Director of Finance
SUBJECT: Hill Country Transit District (HOP) Interlocal Agreement
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
Texas Government Code, Chapter 791, authorizes local governments to contract for governmental functions and services to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Hill Country Transit District is a political subdivision of the State of Texas that operates the HOP. The City contracts with Hill Country Transit District to provide transit services to residents. In recent years, the number of routes provided by the HOP have been reduced due to budget constraints.
During the FY 2022 Budget process, City Council provided direction on the allocation of the $29.1 million received from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). City Council authorized $1.1 million in funding for transit services with the HOP to provide transportation services for some of the City's most vulnerable residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this agreement is to add two routes, including the Route 550 Silver Flex Route and the Fixed Route 5, which also has complimentary American with Disabilities Act services.
Route 550 Silver Flex Route will run four hours a day, Monday through Friday, from 8:10 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. and 1:55 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. The loop route will run from Lions Club Park to Lowes BLVD. at Walmart, to the Killeen Community Center, and back to Lions Club Park.
Fixed Route 5 runs twelve hours a day, Monday through Friday, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Inbound Route will run from Stan Schlueter Loop at HEB to Jasper Drive at Workforce Solutions, to the Killeen Transfer Station. The Outbound Route will run from the Killeen Transfer Station to the intersection of Elms Road and Round Rock Drive, to Stan Schlueter Loop at H...
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