REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: NICHOLAS D. MASCIA, PE, Assistant City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Approve First Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Fresno and the Fresno Council of Governments for Overall Work Program Planning Services to extend the term of the agreement by seven years, to December 31, 2031.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council approve the First Amendment to Agreement between the City of Fresno and the Fresno Council of Governments for Overall Work Program Planning Services to extend the term of the agreement by seven years, to December 31, 2031, and authorize the City Manager to execute the Amendment on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fresno Council of Governments (FCOG) is the designated by the United States Department of Transportation as the county's Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and as the Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) by the State of California as the designated MPO/RTPA. As such, the FCOG is responsible for conducting various transportation planning studies, analysis, and reporting on various transportation related activities within the region.
On March 22, 2017, the City of Fresno entered into a agreement with the FCOG that superseded the August 29, 1991 agreement. This agreement was updated to reflect changes to various federal codes, regulations, requirements, etc. As such, the recitals contained in the new Agreement were amended to reflect the various changes in federal law. All the other terms and conditions of the new Agreement are materially the same as those contained in the 1991 agreement. This agreement is currently active until December 31, 2024.
On November 21, 2024, the Fresno COG Policy Board unanimously approved the first amendment that is under consideration for the Fresno City Council. This amendment is only a time extension that a...
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