File #: LM-2021-0380    Version: Name:
Type: Order Status: Passed
File created: 9/8/2021 In control: City Clerk
On agenda: Final action: 11/15/2021
Title: ORDER OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS APPROVING: (1) A THIRTY-FIVE (35) YEAR PARTNERSHIP LEASE OPERATING AND FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NEW HAVEN UNION STATION AND STATE STREET STATION CAMPUS; (2) THE INITIAL CAPITAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF THE CAMPUS; AND (3) APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW HAVEN PARKING AUTHORITY TO MANAGE DAY TO DAY OPERATION OF THE NEW HAVEN UNION STATION AND STATE STREET STATION CAMPUS
Attachments: 1. 1-Checklist Union Station Sept 5 2021, 2. 2-Cover Letter Union Station Sept 5 2021, 3. 3-Order Union Station Sept 5 2021 word, 4. 3(a)-Lease and Funding Agreement Sept 5 2021, 5. 3(b)-Capital Partnership Agreement Sept 5 2021, 6. 3(c)-Parking Authority Subcontract (Term Sheet) Sept 5 2021 v2, 7. 4-Fiscal Impact Statement Union Station Sept 5 2021 word, 8. 5-Supplemental Information Union Station Sept. 5 2021, 9. LM-2021-0380
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ORDER OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS APPROVING: (1) A THIRTY-FIVE (35) YEAR PARTNERSHIP LEASE OPERATING AND FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NEW HAVEN UNION STATION AND STATE STREET STATION CAMPUS; (2) THE INITIAL CAPITAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF THE CAMPUS; AND (3) APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW HAVEN PARKING AUTHORITY TO MANAGE DAY TO DAY OPERATION OF THE NEW HAVEN UNION STATION AND STATE STREET STATION CAMPUS
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WHEREAS: New Haven's Union Station ("Union Station") is an historic landmark which serves as a major transportation entry into the City of New Haven ("City") and provides the City with vital economic links west to Bridgeport, Stamford, and New York City; east to Providence and Boston; and north to Hartford and Springfield; and

WHEREAS: the City , the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and the New Haven Parking Authority ("Parking Authority") are signatories to a certain existing lease and operating agreement for the operation of Union Station, the Union Station Garage, and associated surface parking lots located to the west of Union Station and east of the Union Station garage respectively; and

WHEREAS: under the terms of the existing lease the City has leased Union Station and the Parking Authority has managed the day-to-day operations of Union Station, the Union Station Garage, and the adjacent surface parking lots since 1982; and

WHEREAS: the current Union Station lease expires by its terms on June 30, 2022; and

WHEREAS: the City and CTDOT have been working to expand economic opportunities and customer amenities within Union Station; develop additional appropriately sized parking facilities for the Campus; and to more fully develop transit-oriented development around Union Station all in a manner consistent with the Hill to Downtown Community Plan and various state level transportation plans; and

WHEREAS: on Septembe...

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