R2020-184 Resolution Certifying the City of Decatur Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan

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OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER, TRANSIT DIVISION December 21, 2020 TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council Members FROM: Scot Wrighton, City Manager Jon Kindseth, Deputy City Manager John Williams, Mass Transit Administrator SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing Execution of Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan for the City of Decatur. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that this item be approved as presented. BACKGROUND: The Federal Transit Administration now requires federally funded transit agency to have an adopted safety plan approved by the Governing Board,which in Decatur is the City Council. The City and the Decatur Public Transit System has always had a safety plan,we need to have this formal adoption. Attached you will find the current safety plan that is in effect and recommended by staff. This Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan addresses all applicable requirements and standards as set forth in FTA's Public Transportation Safety Program and the National Public Transportation Safety Plan. This plan will continually be evolving and updated (minimally annually) as warranted moving forward,with significant changes likely coming back to City Council for approval. The City provides oversight and contract management and meets a minimum of once a month with contractor to review their Safety Management Systems, compliance and contractual obligations. We have identified safety performance targets in this plan, utilizing historic safety data to develop targets. This plan and targets will be shared with the Illinois Department of Transportation and Decatur Area Transportation Study (DUATS) MPO as required by FTA regulations. The City's Account Executive in this plan is our City Transit Administrator, John Williams POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: Staff is not aware of objections. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: None STAFF REFERENCE: Should the City Council have any questions,they may contact Jon Kindseth at 450-2323 or ikindseth(j�decaturil.gov; John Williams at 424-3552 or jwilliamsAdecaturil. oovv BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: No tangible financial impact.