REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, M.A., Director
Department of Transportation
BY: DANIEL COLBERT, Training Officer
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION – Authorizing approval and implementation of the Public Transit Agency Safety Plan as required by the Federal Transit Administration and execution of related agent forms
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the annual update of the Department of Transportation/FAX Public Transit Agency Safety Plan (PTASP), as required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and authorize the Director of Transportation to execute and file all necessary documents on behalf of the City. This annual update is now required by the FTA annually as of the final rule for the PTASP adoption on April 30, 2024. The changes in this annual update include changes to reflect agenda/minutes management, safety committee recommendation process and updated safety targets.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The FTA published a final rule for Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans, as authorized by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). This final rule requires any operator of public transportation system that receives Federal financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 to develop a PTASP based on the Safety Management System (SMS) approach. Operators of public transportation systems are required to implement the safety plans and submit annual updates to the FTA. The development and implementation of safety plans will help ensure that public transportation systems are safe nationwide. The annual update is now required by the FTA annually as of the final rule for the PTASP adoption on April 30, 2024, and will be presented each October moving forward to City Council.
BACKGROUND
On July 19, 2018, the FTA published the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Final Rule (49 C.F.R. Part 673), which requires certain operators of public transportatio...
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