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MOTION 2013-048
I move to approve the letter to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors regarding Fixed
Route Bus Service
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Town of
Kristen C. Umstattd Council Members
Mayor Kevin D. t Thomas artinez S. Dunn,II
C Katie Sheldon Hammier Kelly Burk
Virginia David S.Butler Fernando"Marty" M
Vice Mayor Wrigh
25 West Market Street, Leesburg,VA 20175 • (703)771-2733/(703)771-2727 fax • council@leesburgva.gov - www.leesburgva.gov
November 26, 2013
The Honorable Scott York, Chair
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors
1 Harrison Street, SE
Leesburg, VA 20175
RE: FY 2015 Transit Procurement
Dear Chai` r :_,
On Monday, November 25, 2013 the Leesburg Town Council was presented with the Kimley-
Horn analysis of local fixed route bus service for FY 2015 and beyond. Included in the
presentation were the consultant's recommendations for the implementation of proposed service
modifications to be included in a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the County in January
2014. On behalf of the Town,we are requesting that the Board of Supervisors implement the
following alternatives and input to the consultant's recommendations:
• That a single RFP be issued that would allow for both County and Town services to be
part of one contract and a single procurement.
• That the County and the Town enter into a broader discussion of overall financing and
administration of the transit system.
• The Town would like to provide specific input to route design before the RFP is issued.
The Council will discuss this issue at their December 9 work session and take a formal
vote on December 10.
Understanding that the resolution of these issues is urgent and time sensitive, the Town Council
is requesting that the Board of Supervisors direct staff to begin negotiations on a Memorandum
of Agreement between the County and the Town that incorporates our recommendations and
formalizes the relationship between the County and the Town on Transit Services.
Sincerely,
- �C. Umstattd
Mayor
Hometown of the 2191 Century