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o ° 10. 11. The City of Concord should be the Contract Administrator for the operations contract. The initial "fleet" of busses should be 22 to 25 _oa~seneer. lift ea_uim~.d buses. This will more effectively meet the level of needs and more easily access the neighborhoods that will probably yield a majority of the initial system riders. There should Ice a two-year minimum commitment bv funding participants (public and private sector). It takes that long to convince people that it is a real transit service and that they can depend on its being around for them. Also, it will provide an opportunity to fine-tune and modify the routes to attract as many riders as possible. Operational support should be sought from NCDOT for the near and longer-terms. Remaining costs should be divided among the municipalities served by the routes according to a prorated fommla. This formula can be based on vehicle miles or hours or some combination of those or other indicators. Private sector funding should be sought to reduce the local share commitment. One opportunity may be the Concord Mills Mall to meet their need for employees that is projected to number in the thousands. Only a nominal fare sh991d I?e char~,ed to encnnra~e ridershio. A fare of $ 0.50 is appropriate and well below the goim, rate of about $ 1.25 or more throughout the c_ountl~. An oversight board of local elected officials should be appointed from the participating municipalities. The responsibilites of the board would include establishment of operational policies for the system, establish fares, review and modify route structures, review system performance, approve equipment purchases and report, at least annually, on the health of the system to all funding agencies. As part of its plan to expand transit service throughout Mecklenburg County and ultimately to the region, the City of Charlotte will be requesting proposals from consulting firms to prepare a Phase 1 Environmental Impact Statement for the University Corridor. The University Corridor is comprised of NC 49, US 29 and 1-85 extending from downtown Charlotte to northeast Mecklenburg County. Given the tremendous development proposed at the 1-85 / Speedway Blvd. / Concord Mills Blvd. interchange, it would be prudent for Concord and Charlotte to discuss the possibility of extending portions of the study to the Mills area. Serviq:~: should be imolemented as soon as funding is in olace, hut no later than Inly 2000.