The board approved the extension of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between C-TRAN and the Washington State Department of Transportation to reimburse C-TRAN for staff time dedicated to the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) program. The agreement allocates approximately $323,000 to cover the costs of C-TRAN employees providing planning, design review, and operational input for the project over the next year. This interagency collaboration also involves conducting real-time transit ridership surveys to improve the accuracy of federal ridership forecasting models.
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C-TRAN Board of Directors Meeting · Jun 09, 2026 · 41:10–41:25 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: intergovernmental
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40:07 there was some more substantive changes to the language. And so we just wanted to make sure the board is aware of it in addition to the fact that we have a number of new board members on here as well. But we are asking and seeking for the board's adoption of this proposed IGA that would extend and continue to reimburse those staff costs for another year. And I think I'll pause there and see if there are any questions or not. - Thank you, Chair. Thanks, Scott. Question on in terms of the timing and the cost, you might give a quick review over what was the impetus of this agreement? What's the timelines and the monies that are outlined? But can you kind of tie a bow on it, bring it together a little bit? - Oh, I just turned my microphone off. Yes, I will start as Steve walks up because I know
41:06 he's been more directly involved, but what happens when we first went into this intergovernmental agreement, C-TRAN staff in coordination with IBR will have a series of meetings and we'll talk about what the scope of the work is in any given year. There's some general work that they typically know that's coming in advance, whether it's planning, whether it's C-TRAN's background bus network, some of the financial work that needs to be done over the course of the year, and with that, we kind of provide the IBR with an estimate in terms of the staff involved, what we think the estimated number of hours could or should be, and from there, we come up with an annual amount. And so that's kind of very high level. I don't know, Steve, if I said anything wrong, feel free to correct or supplement.
42:03 Uh-oh, there we go. - I have trouble with my left and right. Scott, you accurately described it. We took a look at the year's work ahead. This year's work ahead will really be starting to dig into the design, the design of the bridge, the design of other transit elements, and this allows us,
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outlined? But can you kind of tie a bow on it, bring it together a little bit? - Oh, I just turned my microphone off. Yes, I will start as Steve walks up because I know he's been more directly involved, but what happens when we first went into this intergovernmental agreement, C-TRAN staff in coordination with IBR will have a series of meetings and we'll talk about what the scope of the work is in any given year. There's some general work that they typically know that's coming in advance, wheth