Agenda Item Wording:
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Agreement for College of the Sequoias Student Transit Pass Program - Authorize the City Manager to sign the renewal Agreement between the City of Visalia and the Tulare County Association of Governments to participate in the COS Student Transit Pass Program for the Spring 2025 through Fall 2034 semesters.
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Deadline for Action: 6/16/2025
Submitting Department: Administration - Transit Division
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Angelina DeRossett, Transit Manager, (559)713-4591, Angelina.DeRossett@Visalia.City John Lollis, Assistant City Manager, (559)713-4323, John.Lollis@Visalia.City
Department Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to sign the renewal Agreement between the City of Visalia and the Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) to participate in the COS Student Transit Pass Program for the Spring 2025 through Fall 2034 semesters.
Summary:
Beginning in January 2011, the College of the Sequoias (COS) and the Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) entered into an agreement, and the City entered into a separate agreement with TCAG, to participate in the COS Student Transit Pass Program. The agreement between COS and TCAG is to facilitate the contract for services with each participating Transit agency, which in turn enters into agreements with the individual Transit agencies. The prior agreements between COS and TCAG and the City and TCAG expired on December 31, 2020. COS and TCAG have renewed their agreement for ten (10) years effective December 1, 2024 through December 31, 2034, and TCAG has requested that the City of Visalia, the City of Porterville and the Tulare County Regional Transit Agency (TCRTA) approve the same.
Background Discussion:
Beginning in 2010, City staff worked with the Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) and the College of the Sequoias (COS) to establish the formation of a transit pass program specifically for COS students. This was a collaborative effort ...
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