Common use of Overall Responsibilities Clause in Contracts

Overall Responsibilities. A. Subject to paragraph C of this Article, the MPO shall be responsible for and shall be considered the lead agency in conducting the following transportation planning and programming activities pursuant to 23 CFR Part 450, as amended: 1. Formulating, approving, and periodically updating a multimodal metropolitan transportation plan (MTP) for the Planning Area, which shall conform to all applicable federal requirements and work program content and schedules. 2. Reviewing and implementing the MPO MTP in a timely manner for use as a guide in local transit planning and programming activities. 3. Coordinating of long-range (6-20 years) transit planning and programming with other transportation planning and programming agencies, with cooperation and assistance from DART. Cooperating with and assisting DART in short-and mid-range (up to six (6) years) transit planning and programming. 4. Generating and annually formulating and approving the transportation improvement program (TIP) for the Planning Area, which shall cover a period of not less than four (4) years and may include projects outside the Planning Area for information only. DART will formulate the transit portion of the TIP for consideration and inclusion in the TIP. 5. Assessing the conformity of the Planning Area transportation planMTP and TIP with the State Implementation Plan for Air Quality Management. 6. Conducting such additional air quality related transportation planning and analyses as shall be determined by agreement between MPO and the Iowa DOT. 7. Generating and annually formulating and approving the unified Unified Pplanning Wwork Pprogram (UPWP), which shall identify all transportation-related planning activities to be funded with state and federal financial aids and technical assistance in accordance with applicable law and regulations and the time schedule adopted by the Iowa DOT. The MPO will coordinate with DART to formulate the transit portion of the UPWP for consideration and inclusion in the UPWP. 8. Providing one of the necessary forums for cooperative transportation planning and decision-making, and establishing a public involvement process that ensures opportunities for early and continuing involvement of local governmental units, DART, the general public, and others in the review and evaluation of all transportation plans and programs. 9. Considering and implementing planning guidance received from the Iowa DOT to the fullest extent consistent with local goals. 10. Making data, assumptions, criteria, methodology, and analyses available to the Iowa DOT and other participants in a timely manner. 11. Providing the Iowa DOT with copies of all transportation plans and program initiatives and all resolutions concerning their adoption or endorsement. 12. Providing the Iowa DOT with an annual self-certification and a quadrennial review that the MPO's transportation planning process conforms with all applicable federal requirements pursuant to 23 CFR PART 450. 13. Complying with planning and corresponding certification procedures regarding Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, both as amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated under either. 14. Formulating, approving, and periodically updating a coordinated human service/public transportation plan, also known as a Passenger Transportation Plan, which shall conform to all applicable federal and state requirements. 15. Providing support, via the MPO’s Regional Travel Demand Model, to assist ▇▇▇▇’s operational planning efforts, as necessary. 16. Coordinating efforts among the Iowa DOT and ▇▇▇▇ to comply with 23 CFR 450.314(h) which states that MPOs, states, and transit providers shall jointly agree upon and develop specific written provisions for cooperatively development and sharing information related to transportation performance data, the selection of performance targets, the reporting of performance targets, and the reporting of performance to be used in tracking progress toward attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the MPO, as described in Article III. 17. Informing DART of traffic impact studies, corridor studies, comprehensive planning efforts, or other transportation planning efforts by local communities or the Iowa DOT that are on existing transit routes, planned transit routes, or otherwise may affect DART’s operations. B. DART shall be responsible for and shall be considered the lead agency in conducting the following transportation planning and programming activities: 1. Preparing and updating a short-and mid-range (up to six (6) years) transit system development program, which shall include, but not be limited to, transit system policies and service demands, transit service modifications and extensions, transit fares, and transit system capital facilities needs dictated by federal policies and local needs. 2. Providing information relative to the proposed programming of federal, state, and local funds for metropolitan transit system improvements and services, which fall under DART jurisdiction. 3. Preparing and submitting applications for state and federal mass transportation capital and planning assistance grants and administering approved grants not inconsistent with the UPWP. 4. Conducting preliminary engineering and final design studies relating to mass transportation capital facilities including, but not limited to, transit stations, shelters, bus stop signs, garages, maintenance buildings, operator buildings, and rolling stock. 5. Conducting detailed operational planning necessary to establish or modify transit routes, schedules, fares, stop locations, transfer points, vehicle assignments, and other operating procedures, with support from the MPO’s Regional Travel Demand Model, as necessary, in accord with the proposals contained in the five-year transit system development program and in keeping with the current TIP, UPWP, and MTP. 6. Preparing and updating paratransit service plans and making corresponding certifications regarding compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, both as amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated under either. 7. Reviewing and incorporating the MPO MTP in a timely manner for use as a guide in local transit planning and programming activities. 8. Conducting transit marketing planning including, but not limited to, the conduct of market surveys, the design of user information materials, and the development of transit promotion programs. 9. Conducting transit management planning including, but not limited to, activities related to personnel procedures and training programs, maintenance policies, fare collection and handling procedures, and accounting practices. 10. Collecting data to meet the requirements of the National Transit Data Base of the Federal Transit Act as amended. 11. Collecting data to meet any applicable requirements of Iowa DOT Administrative Rules.

Overall Responsibilities. A. Subject to paragraph C of this Article, the MPO shall be responsible for and shall be considered the lead agency in conducting the following transportation planning and programming activities pursuant to 23 CFR Part 450, as amended450 and FTA Circular 4702.1B: 1. Formulating, approving, adopting and periodically reviewing, updating and amending a long-range multimodal metropolitan transportation plan (MTP) for the Metropolitan Planning Area, which shall conform to all applicable federal requirements and work program content and schedules.Federal requirements; 2. Reviewing Formulating and implementing the MPO MTP in approving a timely manner for use as a guide in local transit planning and programming activities. 3. Coordinating of longshort-range (6-20 years) transit planning and programming with other transportation planning and programming agencies, with cooperation and assistance from DART. Cooperating with and assisting DART in short-and mid-range (up to six (6) years) transit planning and programming. 4. Generating and annually formulating and approving the transportation improvement program Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Metropolitan Planning Area, Area which shall cover a period of not less than four (4) 4 years and must have 4 years of projects and may include projects outside the Planning Area for information only. DART The TIP will formulate the transit portion of the TIP for consideration and inclusion in the TIP. 5. Assessing the conformity of the Planning Area transportation planMTP and TIP with the State Implementation Plan for Air Quality Management. 6. Conducting such additional air quality related transportation planning and analyses as shall be determined by agreement between MPO and the Iowa DOT. 7. Generating and annually formulating and approving the unified Unified Pplanning Wwork Pprogram (UPWP), which shall identify all transportation-related planning activities to be funded with state and federal financial aids and technical assistance in accordance with applicable law and regulations and the time schedule adopted by the Iowa DOT. The MPO will coordinate with DART to formulate the transit portion of the UPWP for consideration and inclusion in the UPWP. 8. Providing one of the necessary forums for cooperative transportation planning and decision-making, and establishing provide a public involvement process that ensures opportunities for early and continuing involvement of local governmental units, DART, the general public, and others in the review and evaluation of all transportation plans and programs. 9. Considering and implementing planning guidance received from the Iowa DOT notice to the fullest extent consistent with local goals. 10. Making data, assumptions, criteria, methodology, and analyses available to the Iowa DOT and other participants in a timely manner. 11. Providing the Iowa DOT with copies of all transportation plans and program initiatives and all resolutions concerning their adoption or endorsement. 12. Providing the Iowa DOT with an annual self-certification and a quadrennial review public that the MPO's transportation planning public participation process conforms with all applicable federal used for its development meets the public participation requirements pursuant to 23 CFR PART 450. 13. Complying with planning and corresponding certification procedures regarding Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, both as amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated under either. 14. Formulating, approving, and periodically updating a coordinated human service/public transportation plan, also known as a Passenger Transportation Plan, which shall conform to all applicable federal and state requirements. 15. Providing support, via the MPO’s Regional Travel Demand Model, to assist ▇▇▇▇’s operational planning efforts, as necessary. 16. Coordinating efforts among the Iowa DOT and ▇▇▇▇ to comply with 23 CFR 450.314(h) which states that MPOs, states, and transit providers shall jointly agree upon and develop specific written provisions for cooperatively development and sharing information related to transportation performance data, the selection of performance targets, the reporting of performance targets, and the reporting of performance to be used in tracking progress toward attainment of critical outcomes for the region program of the MPO, as described in Article III.projects prepared by transit operators under 49 U.S.C. 5307; 17. Informing DART of traffic impact studies, corridor studies, comprehensive planning efforts, or other transportation planning efforts by local communities or the Iowa DOT that are on existing transit routes, planned transit routes, or otherwise may affect DART’s operations. B. DART shall be responsible for and shall be considered the lead agency in conducting the following transportation planning and programming activities: 13. Preparing and updating a short-and mid-range 5-year Passenger Transportation plan (up to six (6PTP) years) transit system development program, which in cooperation with TRANSIT OPERATOR. This plan shall include, but not be limited to, transit system policies and service demands, transit service modifications reductions and extensions, transit fares, and transit system capital facilities needs dictated by federal policies and local facility needs. 2. Providing information relative to the proposed programming of federal, state, and local funds for metropolitan transit system improvements and services, which fall under DART jurisdiction. 3. Preparing and submitting applications for state and federal mass transportation capital and planning assistance grants and administering approved grants not inconsistent with the UPWP.; 4. Conducting preliminary engineering Coordinating short-range (e.g, TIP), mid-range (3-5 year) and final design studies relating to mass transportation capital facilities including, but not limited to, transit stations, shelters, bus stop signs, garages, maintenance buildings, operator buildings, and rolling stock. 5. Conducting detailed operational planning necessary to establish or modify transit routes, schedules, fares, stop locations, transfer points, vehicle assignments, and other operating procedures, with support from the MPO’s Regional Travel Demand Model, as necessary, in accord with the proposals contained in the fivelong-year transit system development program and in keeping with the current TIP, UPWP, and MTP. 6. Preparing and updating paratransit service plans and making corresponding certifications regarding compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, both as amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated under either. 7. Reviewing and incorporating the MPO MTP in a timely manner for use as a guide in local range transit planning and programming activities.with other transportation planning and programming, with cooperation and assistance from TRANSIT OPERATOR; 5. Providing a forum for cooperative transportation planning and decision-making, and establishing a public participation process that ensures reasonable opportunities for early and continuing involvement of local governmental units, transit operators, and the general public in the review and evaluation of all transportation plans and programs, the latter to include special outreach efforts to those traditionally underserved by existing transportation systems; 6. Considering and implementing IADOT transportation plans and planning guidance to the fullest extent consistent within local and regional goals; 7. Making data, assumptions, criteria, methodology, and analyses available to IADOT and other participants in a timely manner; 8. Conducting transit marketing planning includingProviding IADOT with copies of all transportation plans and programs and all resolutions concerning their adoption, but not limited toendorsement, the conduct of market surveys, the design of user information materials, and the development of transit promotion programs.or amendment; 9. Conducting transit management Providing IADOT with an annual self-certification that the MPO’s transportation planning includingprocess conforms to all applicable Federal requirements pursuant to ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, but not limited to, activities related to personnel ▇▇. Complying with American Disabilities Act of 1990 plan certification procedures and training programs, maintenance policies, fare collection and handling procedures, and accounting practices. 10as required in 49 CFR 37. Collecting data to meet the requirements of the National Transit Data Base of the Federal Transit Act as amended. 11. Collecting data to meet any applicable requirements of Iowa DOT Administrative Rules.139;

Overall Responsibilities. A. Subject to paragraph C of this Article, the SIMPCO MPO shall be responsible for and shall be considered the lead agency in conducting the following transportation planning and programming activities pursuant to 23 CFR Part 450, as amended: 1. Formulating, approving, and periodically updating a multimodal metropolitan transportation plan (MTP) for the Planning Areametropolitan area, which shall conform to all applicable federal requirements and work program content and schedules. 2. Reviewing and implementing the MPO MTP in a timely manner for use as a guide in local transit planning and programming activities. 3. Coordinating of mid-range (3-5 year) and long-range (6-20 years) transit planning and programming with other transportation planning and programming agenciesprogramming, with cooperation and assistance from DART. Cooperating with and assisting DART in short-and mid-range (up to six (6) years) transit planning and programmingthe Transit Operator. 43. Generating Formulating and annually formulating and approving the transportation improvement program (TIP) for the Planning Areametropolitan planning area, which shall cover a period of not less than four (4) years and may include projects outside the Planning Area metropolitan area for information only. DART will formulate the transit portion of the TIP for consideration and inclusion in the TIP. 54. Assessing the conformity of the Planning Area metropolitan area transportation planMTP plan and TIP with the State Implementation Plan for Air Quality Management. 65. Conducting such additional air quality related transportation planning and analyses as shall be determined by agreement a separate Agreement or Memorandum of Understanding between SIMPCO MPO and the Iowa DOTDepartments. 76. Generating Formulating and annually formulating and approving the unified Unified Pplanning Wwork Pprogram (UPWP), metropolitan transportation planning work program which shall identify all transportation-related planning activities to be funded with state and federal financial aids and technical assistance in accordance with applicable law and regulations the provisions of this Agreement and the time schedule adopted by the Iowa DOT. The MPO will coordinate with DART to formulate the transit portion of the UPWP for consideration and inclusion in the UPWPDepartments. 87. Providing one of the necessary forums a forum for cooperative transportation planning and decision-making, making and establishing a public involvement process that ensures opportunities for early and continuing involvement of local governmental units, DARTtransit operators, and the general public, and others public in the review and evaluation of all transportation plans and programs. 98. Considering and implementing Departments planning guidance received from the Iowa DOT to the fullest extent consistent with local goals. 109. Making data, assumptions, criteria, methodology, methodology and analyses available to the Iowa DOT Departments and other participants in a timely manner. 1110. Providing the Iowa DOT Departments with copies of all transportation plans and program initiatives and all resolutions concerning their adoption or endorsement. 1211. Providing the Iowa DOT Departments with an annual self-certification and a quadrennial review that the SIMPCO MPO's ’s transportation planning process conforms with all applicable federal requirements pursuant to 23 CFR PART 450. 1312. Complying Comply with planning and corresponding ADA plan certification procedures regarding Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, both as amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated under either. 14. Formulating, approving, and periodically updating a coordinated human service/public transportation plan, also known as a Passenger Transportation Plan, which shall conform to all applicable federal and state requirements. 15. Providing support, via the MPO’s Regional Travel Demand Model, to assist ▇▇▇▇’s operational planning efforts, as necessary. 16. Coordinating efforts among the Iowa DOT and ▇▇▇▇ to comply with 23 required in 49 CFR 450.314(h) which states that MPOs, states, and transit providers shall jointly agree upon and develop specific written provisions for cooperatively development and sharing information related to transportation performance data, the selection of performance targets, the reporting of performance targets, and the reporting of performance to be used in tracking progress toward attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the MPO, as described in Article III. 17. Informing DART of traffic impact studies, corridor studies, comprehensive planning efforts, or other transportation planning efforts by local communities or the Iowa DOT that are on existing transit routes, planned transit routes, or otherwise may affect DART’s operationsSection 37.139. B. DART Departments shall be responsible for and shall be considered the lead agency in conducting the following transportation planning and programming activities: 1. Informing SIMPCO MPO relative to the availability, or anticipated availability, of state and federal financial aids and technical assistance for metropolitan transportation planning activities. 2. Providing information relative to the availability, or anticipated availability, of state and federal financial aids and technical assistance for metropolitan transportation planning activities. 3. Providing information relative to the proposed programming of state and federal financial aids for metropolitan transportation improvements and services, which fall under state jurisdiction. 4. Informing SIMPCO MPO about federal or state statutes, policies, regulations and guidelines, which bear upon metropolitan transportation planning and programming activities and contractual arrangements. 5. Developing strategies/overall plan concepts for plan and work program scoping to reflect federal and state planning requirements and goals. 6. Coordinating the development of the schedule and procedures for annual submittal and interagency review and approval for the metropolitan transportation planning work program. 7. Developing and issuing statewide guidance for the preparation of the metropolitan transportation system plans and improvement programs. 8. Providing technical support and data and information collected or maintained by Departments that is pertinent to the transportation planning work to be performed by SIMPCO MPO under this Agreement. 9. Developing, establishing and implementing the management and monitoring systems required by 23 U.S.C. 303. 10. Endorsing the SIMPCO MPO transportation plan in a timely manner for use as a guide in statewide planning and programming activities. 11. Approving the annual SIMPCO MPO TIP on behalf of the Governor. 12. Developing the required statewide transportation plan and transportation improvement program outside of metropolitan planning areas. 13. Formulating and updating the statewide transportation plan and transportation improvement program including the metropolitan planning areas, pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C 135. 14. Coordinating and reconciling SIMPCO MPO transportation plans and programs with statewide plans and programs as necessary to ensure connectivity within transportation system in consultation with the SIMPCO MPO. 15. Monitoring SIMPCO MPO’s transportation planning process to ensure compatibility with state and USDOT programs and objectives and to certify compliance with applicable federal requirements. C. Transit Operator shall be responsible for and shall be considered the lead agency in conducting the following transportation planning an programming activities: 1. Preparing and updating a short-and mid-range (up to six (6) years3 – 5 year) transit system development program, which shall include, but not be limited to, transit system policies and service demands, transit service modifications and extensions, transit fares, and transit system capital facilities needs dictated by federal policies and local needs. 2. Providing information relative to the proposed programming of federal, state, and local funds for metropolitan transit system improvements and services, which fall under DART Transit Operator jurisdiction. 3. Preparing and submitting applications for state and federal mass transportation capital and planning operating assistance grants and administering approved grants not inconsistent with the UPWPgrants. 4. Conducting preliminary engineering and final design studies relating to mass transportation capital facilities including, but not limited to, to transit stations, shelters, bus stop signs, garages, maintenance buildings, operator buildings, and rolling stock. 5. Conducting detailed operational planning necessary to establish or modify transit routes, schedules, fares, stop locations, transfer points, vehicle assignments, and other operating procedures, with support from the MPO’s Regional Travel Demand Model, as necessary, procedures in accord with the proposals contained in the five-five year transit system development program and in keeping with the current TIP, UPWP, and MTPprogram. 6. Preparing and updating paratransit service plans and making corresponding certifications regarding compliance in conformance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, both as amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated under either. 7. Reviewing and incorporating Endorsing the SIMPCO MPO MTP transportation plan in a timely manner for use as a guide in local transit planning and programming activities. 8. Conducting transit marketing planning including, but not limited toto , the conduct of market surveys, the design of user information materials, and the development of transit promotion programs. 9. Conducting transit management planning including, but not limited to, activities related to personnel procedures and training programs, maintenance policies, fare collection and handling procedures, and accounting practices. 10. Collecting data to meet the requirements of the National Transit Data Base Section 15 of the Federal Transit Act as amended. 11. Collecting data to meet any applicable the requirements of Iowa DOT Departments Administrative Rules.