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HomeMy WebLinkAbout158601 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 0 0 183 NO. 15,860 AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO CHARTER THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS TRANSIT AUTHORITY (°CATA ®); TO GRANT CATA A FRANCHISE TO USE THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, by Resolution 7567, entered into an interlocal agreement for the formation of CATA; and WHEREAS, that agreement will expire pursuant to its own terms and the extensions previously granted by the various entities, in May, 1990, and WHEREAS, in adopting amendments to the initial agreement the cities have concluded that it is appropriate to also formally grant CATA a franchise to use the streets of the City of Little Rock for public transportation, and there is some statutory authority for concluding that public transportation is a public utility, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. The Mayor is authorized to execute the First Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement Charter of the Central Arkansas Transit Authority in substantially the same form as that attached in Exhibit A to this Ordinance; SECTION 2. CATA is hereby granted a franchise to use the streets of the City of Little Rock for the purpose of providing public transportation service to persons within the City of Little Rock, and persons entering or exiting the City of Little Rock via CATA bus routes and bus service. SECTION 3. This Ordinance will not become fully effective until the amendments to the agreement have been formally approved by the Attorney General of the State of Arkansas, and until the public inspection period for public utility franchises of one week from the date of passage of this ordinance has expired. PASSED: May 1, 1990 . 0-N3 � -5 �r w� r r r �w �r w �w r w r w r ■r y 1 ATTEST: APPROVED: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 •:_ APPROVED TO MARK STODOIA, CITY ATTORNEY 91133 v.I •• /•'• . . EXHIBIT A • FIRST AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CHARTERING THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS TRANSIT AUTHORITY This FIRST AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CHARTERING THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS TRANSIT AUTHORITY is made and entered into by and among the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas; the County of Pulaski, Arkansas; the City of Maumelle, Arkansas; the City of Sherwood, Arkansas; and the City of Cammack, Arkansas. All of the above mentioned cities and county being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Parties ". • WHEREAS, pursuant to Act 424 of 1981 (previously codified as Ark. Stat. Ann. §20 -2201, et. seq. and now codified as Ark. Code Ann. §14- 334 -101, et. seg.), the Parties hereto and the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, acting by and through proper resolution and authorization of the respective governing bodies, did make and enter • into an Interlocal Agreement Creating and Chartering the Central Arkansas Transit Authority (hereinafter referred to as the "Chartering Agreement "), dated July 26, 1986, wherein the Central Arkansas Transit Authority was created and chartered as an Arkansas public transit corporation; perpetual in its existence and empowered according to the terms of the Chartering Agreement and the provisions of Act 424 of 1981; and, -1- 185 b- 43 4 -7 • FIRST AMENDMENT WHEREAS, the Central Arkansas Transit Authority (hereinafter referred to as "CATA ") has from and since the date of its creation and chartering aforesaid taken title to and ownership and possession of all of the rolling stock, buses, vehicles, tools, equipment and other tangible and intangible property previously held by Metroplan, as Trustee, and has provided mass transportation services to the general public in the Pulaski County, Arkansas area; and, WHEREAS, the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, voluntarily and by agreement of the Board of Directors of the CATA, did terminate its participation in and contractual obligations under the Chartering • Agreement on February 20, 1987 and no longer has any interest or rights in CATA; and, WHEREAS, the Parties hereto desire to amend and restate the terms and provision of the Chartering Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, WITNESSETH: That for and in consideration of the mutual benefits derived by -2- U y FIRST AMENDMENT 1 8 7 0 the Parties hereto, the Parties hereto covenant and agree as follows: Section 1. Article I, Section 1.03 of the Chartering Agreement, entitled "Membership ", is hereby amended by adding the following language thereto: "The current membership of the Board of Directors of CATA is hereby increased such that the Board of Directors of CATA shall hereafter be composed of a total of thirteen (13) members, at least one of whom shall be a citizen representative who holds no public office. The two (2) new members of the Board of Directors of CATA and the one (1) • member of the Board of Directors of CATA previously selected by the City of Jacksonville shall be selected as follows: (a) The two (2) new members of the Board of Directors of CATA shall be selected by the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas to serve in that capacity for the term hereinafter set forth; (b) The one (1) member of the Board of Directors previously selected by the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas shall now be selected by the Mayor of the -3- is FIRST AMENDMENT • City of North Little Rock, Arkansas to serve in that capacity for the term hereinafter set forth, After the three (3) members of the Board of Directors of CATA are selected as set forth above, then the thirteen (13) members of the Board of Directors shall hereafter be selected as each respective board member's term of office expires as follows: (a) The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas shall select a total of five (5) members of the Board of Directors; i (b) The Mayor of the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas shall select a total of three (3) members of the Board of Directors; (c) The County Judge of the County of Pulaski, Arkansas shall select a total of two (Z) members of the Board of Directors; (d) The Mayor of the City of Cammack shall select a total of one (1) member of the Board of Directors; -4- • .. • FIRST AMENDMENT 18 9 (e) The Mayor of the City of Sherwood shall select a total of one (1) member of the Board of Directors; (f) The Board of Directors of the City of Maumelle, Arkansas shall select a total of one (1) member of the Board of Directors." Section 2. Article I, Section 1.04 (d) of the Chartering Agreement is hereby amended by substituting the following language therefor: • "1.04 (d) The two new members of the Board of Directors to be selected by the City of Little Rock, Arkansas and the one member previously selected by the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, now to be selected by the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas shall upon such selection serve for an initial term of three (3) years and thereafter each such member's successor shall serve for a term of four (4) years. Section 3. Article I, Section 1.04 (e) of the Chartering Agreement is hereby amended by substituting the following language therefor: -5- L_J • • FIRST AMENDMENT "1.04 (e) Upon the expiration of the term of office of each member of the Board of Directors or upon the resignation, death or disqualification of any member of the Board of Directors, the Secretary of CATA shall promptly notify the governmental entity whose board member's term of has expired or whose board member has resigned, died or become disqualified, and request that the County Judge, City Board of Directors or Mayor of the applicable governmental entity promptly select and appoint a successor to said board member." • Section 4. Article I, Section 1.04 of the Chartering Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following language thereto: "1.04 (f) Members of the Board of Directors, unless they resign, die or become disqualified, shall continue to serve on the Board as voting members until a successor has been selected and appointed by the County Judge, City Board of Directors or Mayor of the applicable governmental entity." Section 5. Article I, Section 1.07 of the Chartering Agreement, entitled "Qualifications ", is hereby amended by substituting the following language therefor: • -6- 190 FIRST AMENDMENT 0 "1.07 Oualifications. A member of the Board shall be qualified if that member is an elector within the jurisdictional boundaries of CATA. A member does not have to be a bona fide resident of the governmental entity the member is selected to represent unless such a requirement is imposed by statute, ordinance, resolution, or custom, policy or practice of that governmental entity. No member of the Board shall hold any elected public office." Section 6. Article II of the Chartering Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following language thereto: 112.04 Grant of Franchise. All governmental entitles entering into this agreement do hereby grant a franchise to CATA, at no cost, to use the streets and rights of way of the respective governmental entity for the purpose of providing public transportation services to the public. This franchise shall remain in full force and effect as long as CATA continues in existence, regardless of whether a particular governmental entity continues to participate financially, or otherwise, in the operation of CATA, or appoints members to serve on the CATA Board of Directors." -7- • 191 • FIRST AMENDMENT Section 7. Article III, Section 3.01 of the Chartering Agreement is hereby amended by substituting the following language therefor: "3.01 Term. This agreement shall be effective from the date that the Mayor, City Manager or County Judge of the participating governmental entities execute this agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect until the agreement is terminated as set forth below." Section 8. Article III, Section 3.02 of the Chartering Agreement is hereby amended by substituting the following language therefor: • "3.02 Termination of the Agreement. (a) This agreement is voluntarily terminated when two- thirds (2/3) of the participating members of the Board, in accordance with the proper resolution or instruction from the participating governmental entities, vote to terminate the agreement. (b) This agreement is involuntarily terminated when: (i) As a result of a change in legislation, constitutional amendment, or decision from a court of last -a- 192 FIRST AMENDMENT • resort it is determined that the participating governmental entities no longer possess the authority to participate in such agreements; or (ii) An action is filed by the Board seeking protection in the bankruptcy courts of the United States." Section 9. Article III, Section 3.03 of the Chartering Agreement is hereby amended by substituting the following language therefor: "3.03 Individual Withdrawal from the Agreement. Any participating governmental entity may withdraw from participation in the agreement upon the passage of an • ordinance by the governing body of the entity. Any entity exercising its right to an individual withdrawal from the agreement forfeits any claim to share in the assets of CATA upon dissolution, and further forfeits any right to the creation, termination, continuation or alteration of any particular route within its corporate boundaries." Section 10. Article V, Section 5.01(a) of the Chartering Agreement is hereby amended by substituting the following language therefor: -9- is 193 ice... �. � .. .. .. .. .. .. � � .. .. ..' FIRST AMENDMENT 194 • Section 11. The Parties hereto, in furtherance of the purposes and premises of this Agreement, confirm and acknowledge that the recitals first above mentioned are true and correct, that the appointment of all members of the Board of Directors heretofore made be and hereby are confirmed and ratified as having been properly and -10- E 115.01 Remedies. (a) Failure of a governmental entity to pay its proportionate appropriation within thirty (30) days of the date it is due: (i) may, upon the majority vote of the Board of Directors, result in a loss of bus service, or in a proportionate cancellation of any bus routes operated within the defaulting entities jurisdiction as established by the Board of Directors; and, (ii) upon the affirmative vote of a 2 /3rds majority of the Board of Directors, shall immediately forfeit all of its members on the Board, thereafter the total membership of the • Board of Directors shall be deceased by the number of Board members entitled to be selected by the defaulting governmental entity and shall remain so decreased in number unless and until the defaulting entity is reinstated pursuant to Section 5.01 (b)." Section 11. The Parties hereto, in furtherance of the purposes and premises of this Agreement, confirm and acknowledge that the recitals first above mentioned are true and correct, that the appointment of all members of the Board of Directors heretofore made be and hereby are confirmed and ratified as having been properly and -10- E 195 FIRST AMENDMENT • lawfull made and confirm, approve and ratify all acts and actions heretofore taken by the Board of Directors of CATA from and since the date of CATA's creation and chartering as having been done and taken with the full authorization and approval of each governmental entity. • Section 12. All terms and provisions of the Chartering Agreement shall be and remain in full force and effect, save and except to the extent same are specifically amended or modified hereby. WHEREUPON, the below listed parties set their hands and seals on this day of 14 MAYOR, LITTLE ROCK BY THE AUTHORITY OF RESOLUTION NO. COUNTY JUDGE, PULASKI COUNTY BY THE AUTHORITY OF RESOLUTION NO. _ MAYOR, NORTH LITTLE ROCK BY THE AUTHORITY OF RESOLUTION NO. MAYOR, CAMMACK VILLAGE BY THE AUTHORITY OF RESOLUTION NO. MAYOR, SHERWOOD MAYOR, MAUMELLE BY THE AUTHORITY OF BY THE AUTHORITY OF RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION NO. _ 0198A/033090 • -11-