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FY2025 Quarter 2 Wake Transit Work Plan Amendment Request
Steven Mott, MPO Staff
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Five amendments to the fiscal year (FY) 2025 or a prior year Wake Transit Work Plan have been requested by CAMPO, GoTriangle, the Town of Morrisville, the Town of Wake Forest, and Wake County for consideration by the TPAC in the 2nd quarter of FY 2025. The amendments were reviewed by CAMPO staff to determine the appropriate amendment type classifications (major versus minor) as outlined in the Wake Transit Work Plan Amendment Policy. Four amendment requests were categorized as Major Amendments for the two following reasons:
1) Amendment request involves a significant change in scope;
2) Amendment request involves a project requested to be removed from a Work Plan;
3) Amendment request involves a project requested to be added to the Work Plan;
4) Amendment request involves a financial impact requiring a change in budgeted reserves or fund balance.
The other one (1) amendment request falls into the ‘Minor Amendment’ category.
The amendment requests were released for public comment between September 3, 2024, and October 4, 2024. Three (3) public comments relevant to the amendment requests were received in response to the amendment requests.
Attached to this memorandum are the following:
• Proposed FY 2025 Q2 Amendment List (released for public comment) and Completed Amendment Request Forms
• Financial Scope and Disposition (Revised)
• Program Development Subcommittee Disposition Memo and Voting Record
• Engagement Summary for FY2025 Q2 Amendments
A scope and financial disposition for the amendment requests was developed by the Program Development Subcommittee and unanimously recommended to the TPAC at its meeting held on September 24th, with the following findings:
• The proposed expanded Saturday service for the Morrisville Smart Shuttle is appropriate;
• The proposed consolidation of Vehicle Rental Tax mediation funds from separate CAMPO and GoTriangle projects to be allocated into a single operating project under Wake County for expenses totaling $50,000 ($25,000 from each respective project) to reduce administrative burden is appropriate;
• The removal of three quarters of funding allocation for the Wake Forest Loop: Reverse Circulator, which ceased operation at the end of September 2024, is appropriate;
• The proposed change in budget to add $50,000 in Wake Transit funding is appropriate to support the collaboration of regional partners in the participation of a regional rail implementation study. The CAMPO share of the study cost will be covered by Wake Transit;
• The proposed change in budget to add $218,750 in Wake Transit funding is appropriate to allow for the purchasing of 16 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) for GoTriangle’s Operations, Operations Supervision, and Maintenance. This is a non-federal match where the cost split is as follows: GoTriangle/Federal - 76%, Wake 17%, Durham & Orange 7%.
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CAMPO decided to withdraw their proposed amendment to add $50,000 in Wake Transit funding for the Regional Rail Implementation Study and will instead fund the Study with MPO funds. This has resulted in a revision to the net financial impact of the amendments to Wake Transit Financial Plan, changing the net decrease in FY25 funding from $50,135 to a net decrease of $100,135.
Requested Action: Action Approve the FY 2025 Q2 Wake Transit Work Plan amendment requests.