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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Application from HIRTA to participate in ASSET process RESOLUTION NO. 12-462 RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION FROM THE HEART OF IOWA REGIONAL TRANSIT AGENCY (HIRTA) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ASSET PROCESS FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency(HIRTA) is a seven-county organization that provides regional transportation coordination and service,and this transportation coordination is required under Iowa Code and is overseen by the Iowa Department of Transportation; and, WHEREAS, until July 2012, HIRTA had contracted with Heartland Senior Services to provide regional transit services in Story County, and these services include transportation in unincorporated Story County and in the City of Ames, as well as a route from Ames to University Hospitals in Iowa City; and, WHEREAS,Heartland had received ASSET funds to assist in covering costs for these services;and, WHEREAS, Heartland and HIRTA mutually agreed to return the service to HIRTA's control beginning July 1,2012,and it has expressed a desire to be considered for funds in the ASSET process;and, WHEREAS,the ASSET Policies and Procedures require than an agency participating in the ASSET process must be a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and HIRTA is incorporated under a 28E intergovernmental agreement,which makes it ineligible for participation in ASSET under the Policies and Procedures; and, WHEREAS, in order to allow HIRTA to participate in ASSET, a majority of the ASSET Funders must approve an exception; and, WHEREAS, it should be noted that, by approving this request for HIRTA, the Council is merely approving eligibility to participate in the ASSET process, and this designation does not guarantee that an agency will receive funding through the ASSET process; and, WHEREAS, the ASSET volunteers met on August 16, 2012, and is recommending HIRTA as an ASSET agency. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the application from the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency(HIRTA)to participate in the ASSET process is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 28`h day of August, 2012. Av ea. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Orazem Voting aye: Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: Davis Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28`h day of August, 2012.