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Prior Lake,
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor and City Council
FROM:
Dan Rogness, Community & Economic Development Director
Casey McCabe, Community Development Specialist
DATE:
April 25, 2014
RE: APRIL 28 TH WORK SESSION – MVTA MERGER
Casey McCabe has completed a PowerPoint presentation that will be shown at the City
Council Work Session on April 28 at 5:00 p.m.The slides will provide a summary of discus-
sions that have taken place within the Technical and Elected Work Groups that were formed
by MVTA to address merger issues. The Technical Work Group includes staff representing
Prior Lake, Shakopee, Scott County and the MVTA. The Elected Work Group includes offi-
cials representing Prior Lake (Mike McGuire), Shakopee (Mike Luce), Scott County (Jon Ul-
rich), and the MVTA Board.
Staff will review the five merger directives previously identified by the City Council, including:
1. What is the timeline for the implementation?
2. What should become of the existing transit reserves?
3. How do we ensure service remains at the existing levels, and that MVTA incorporates
the existing Service and Operations Plan, which illustrates how BlueXpress will expand
in the future, into MVTA’s existing and long range plans?
4. How do we ensure the two existing CMAQ grants for new buses awarded to BlueX-
press are used to expand this service?
5. What are the implications on the existing operational and maintenance contracts?
Sarah Schwarzhoff and Jane Kansier will be in attendance to answer any questions related to
legal or MVTA matters. Transit staff from Shakopee has also been invited. The City Coun-
cil’s input will be valuable as the Technical Work Group continues to meet next on May 1 and
May 15, followed by a joint Technical and Elected Work Group meeting on May 22.