March 11, 2025Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Signs a contract with Jarrett Walker & Associates LLC to conduct a Comprehensive Operational Analysis of the City of asheville’s rides transit…
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- What the minutes say it will do: “The study will assess current operations, explore new service delivery methods like microtransit, consider environmental and financial sustainability, and recommend short-term (1-5 years) and long-term (6-10 years) service changes for potential implementation.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “3-11-25 Page 21 Action Requested: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Jarrett Walker & Associates, LLC in an amount not to exceed $299,877 to conduct a Comprehensive Operational Analysis of the City’s Asheville Rides Transit system.”
- Why it matters: Contracts are how the City pays companies and groups to do work.
More from the minutes
- “Funding for the project is currently budgeted in the FY25 Transit Operations Fund.”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Jarrett Walker & Associates LLC to conduct a Comprehensive Operational Analysis of the City of asheville’s rides transit system
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Ullman and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 25-55 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH JARRETT WALKER & ASSOCIATES LLC TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE’S RIDES TRANSIT SYSTEM”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item M