Agenda Item Wording:
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City's Participation as the Project Lead and Primary Operator of the Regional Express Transit Service Project - Consider approval for the City to participate and serve as the project lead and primary services operator of the Regional Express Transit Service Project funded by the Tulare County Association of Governments, to include express transit service between Tulare and Kings Counties and the cities of Visalia and Tulare.
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Deadline for Action: 11/3/2025
Submitting Department: Administration
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Angelina Baker, Transit Manager, Angelina.Baker@Visalia.Gov (559)713-4591
John Lollis, Assistant City Manager, John.Lollis@Visalia.Gov, (559)713-4342
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the City's participation in and serving as the project lead and primary services operator of the Regional Express Transit Service Project, approve the draft Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Master Agreement and Program Supplement for Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program Funding (TIRCP), and authorize the City Manager in coordination with the City Attorney to draft necessary agreements with the Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG), Tulare County Regional Transit Agency (TCRTA) and Caltrans for the Council's formal approval.
Background Discussion:
Forecasts estimate that the combined population of Tulare and Kings Counties will approach 700,000 by 2030 (currently 638,460). Approximately 130,000 total daily trips are currently made along the State Route 198 corridor between the city of Farmersville and Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, and the volume of trips between destinations on this corridor could increase by almost ten percent (10%) by 2030. Today, only one-half of one percent (0.5%) of these trips are made on public transit, and an operational express transit service spanning from Lindsay t...
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