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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Joseph Hopp, Superintendent of Maintenance Services
DATE: September 15, 2016
SUBJECT:
Resolution Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with Pace and Intersection Media LLC for the installation, maintenance and revenue sharing for the proposed advertising passenger shelters at the bus staging area at the Route 59 Commuter Train Station.
PURPOSE:
To obtain authorization to enter an agreement with Pace and Intersection Media LLC for installation, maintenance and revenue sharing on the passenger shelters at Route 59 Commuter Train Station.
BACKGROUND:
The Route 59 Commuter Train Station is located north of Meridian Lake Drive and West of Route 59. Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) partially owns the underlying lands on which the commuter station/parking lot is located on (including the bus staging area), as shown on exhibit "B"- Location Map.
On July 17, 1989, the City and BNSF entered into a lease agreement for operation of the commuter parking facility. The terms of the lease agreement allow the City to make certain improvements and to collect revenue for the City's expenses for the operation and maintenance of the commuter station and parking lots.
In April of 2016, the City begun work to improve the parking facility, as shown on Exhibit "C"- Spring of 2016 Improvement Plan. These improvements consisted of; extension of Station Blvd, installation of traffic signal, construction of Pace staging area, reconfiguration and expansion of paved parking areas, and installation of new parking lot lighting and security cameras. Construction is currently in progress and substantial completion is scheduled for October 2016.
The newly designed Pace staging area has been completed and being used by Pace buses. There are no passenger shelters at the bus staging area. Pace and Intersection Media have entered into a separate agreement for the acquisition, installation and maintenance of shelters plac...
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