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# Project Description Contacts Comments/Actions 2 Utah Transit Station: The land withdrawal and land lease agreement with Utah Regional Business Development Office. The 2.21 acre plot is on the southeast corner of SR162 & SR262 in Montezuma Creek. Veronica Laughter, Utah RBDO valaughter@frontier.net Antony Perry, Division of Economic Development The land lease agreement pending. The legal land survey
- completed. Meet with Division of Economic Development
RBDO to continue negotiation on land lease agreement. 4 Utah transit bus shelter: Installation of 10 Bus Shelters along the Utah State Highway and BIA Highways that are Navajo Transit routes. Utah Department of Transportation City of Blanding, Utah Bureau of Indian Affairs Harold Riley Harold.riley@bia.gov State DOT and BIA need to be contacted for the Right-of-Way
- Encroachment. Work with City of Blanding to Bus Stop shelters
installation of city of Blanding. 6 Flagstaff Mall Bus Stop: Navajo Transit will use the Flagstaff Mall bus stop I conjunction with the Flagstaff Mountain Line transit Jeff Meilbeck, General Manager jmeilbeck@naipta.az.gov (928)679-8909 The Intergovernmental Agreement reviewed by NDOJ. Now it is submitted back to NAIPTA for their legal review. 8 New Mexico bus shelter: Installation of 21 bus Shelters along New Mexico State Highway and BIA highways that are Navajo Transit routes. Robert Lopez (505)827-5349 Bureau of Indian Affair Harold Riley Harold.riley@bia.gov The bus shelter location need to be identified along the state highways and BIA highways. Business site areas need to be included as well for bus shelter installation. Encroachment Permit needs to be executed between the Navajo Transit and the state and BIA. Met with State DOT. 11 Route Extension: Route #2 to be extend to White Cone, Arizona. Navajo Nation Transit Donna M. Boyd, Coordinator White Cone Chapter (928)654-3900 White Cone Chapter requesting for the route extension. 12 Dilkon Transit Station: Facility include a one bay garage, office space and living quarter for relief drivers. Navajo Nation Transit Dilkon Chapter Met with the Chapter and Dilkon Police Safety Department regarding land west of the public safety building along Navajo Route 15. 13 Crownpoint Transit Station: Facility include a One bay garage, office space and living quarter for relief drivers. Crownpoint Chapter Need to identify land. Needs Environmental Assessment and Archaeological survey for the land, Facility design and construction of the facility.
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14 Shiprock Transit System: Facility include a one bay garage, office space and living quarter for relief drivers. Shiprock Chapter Need to identify land. Needs Environmental Assessment and Archaeological survey for the land, Facility Design and construction of the facility. 15 Chinle Transit Station: Navajo Economic Development will lease the old Chinle Wool Warehouse to Navajo Nation Transit. Facility will consist of one bay garage, office spaces and living Quarter for relief drivers. Sharlene Begay-Platero srbp@navajoadvantage.com Marco Tulley, Department Manager marcotulley@navajo.org We have the keys to the facility. Work with RBDO office on the lease agreement. The facility needs renovation. The parking area needs to be elevated to the state highway level. Submit work to facility maintenance. Facility utilities added to fix cost and maintenance of the facility. NTUA connected the utility. 16 Tuba City Transit Station: Facility include a
- ne bay garage, office space and living quarter
for relief drivers. Tuba City Chapter Met with the chapter officials and identified the available land for the transit facility. Needs Environmental Assessment and Archaeological survey for the land, Facility design and construction of the facility. 17 Kayenta Transit Station: Facility include a one bay garage, office space and living quarter for relief drivers. Kayenta Chapter or Kayenta Township Have not started the process. 19 Rock Point Chapter: Requesting for public Transportation service to the community of Rock Point. Charlene Kirk, Coordinator Rock Point Chapter (928)659-4350 Schedule a meeting with the chapter 20 Arizona Bus Shelter: Installation of bus shelter along Arizona State Highway and Navajo BIA Highways. Harold Riley, Regional Engineer Bureau of Indian Affairs haroldriley@bia.gov Warren Sutphen (928)774-1491 Arizona Department of Transportation Submit Right of Way Encroachment Permits to the two agencies. Bus stops needs to be identified and submit to both agencies. 21 Five Year Plan: Proposal to Complete Comprehensive Five Year Plan for Navajo Nation
- Transit. Inclusive of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.
Amy Ostrander aostranderconsulting@msn.com NTS has the Arizona five year plan completed and plans are to use the Arizona document to include New Mexico and Utah five year plan so the NTS will have a complete Navajo Nation Transit Five Year Plan. 22 Page Transit Plan: Page Transit is Planning to connect with Navajo Transit in Tuba City and extend their route to Kaibeto, Arizona. Cynthia Kokasko Cynthia@helpinghandsagency.com The Page Transit proposal is submitted as Report before the TCDC committee. 23 Southwest Colorado Connectivity: Transit Connectivity with Cortez, Colorado from Aneth, Utah and Shiprock, New Mexico. LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. (719)633-2868 Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado conducted and regional Transit feasibility study. Navajo Transit was part of the study.
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27 Dine’ College bus stop & shelter: Installation of bus shelter on the north parking lot. Delbert Maintenance Section (928)724-6600 x 3571 Bus stop shelter to be installed in front of the Dineh College Cultural Center. Bus shelters delivered to Dineh College 28 Navajo and Hopi Transit Connectivity: Route Connectivity is very important for customer in Hopi and Navajo area. Judy Polingyumptewa, Transit Manager Hopi5311@yahoo.com Schedule a meeting to review both transit routes and recommend the possible connectivity in Hopi Reservation. Other coordination should be Considered as well. 29 Crownpoint Transit Sub-Station: Request for Funding for a transit facility. Senator John Pinto Submit a proposal to New Mexico Legislators During Spring Session. 32 Navajo Transit Drivers Manual Navajo Nation Transit Finalize the Manual and will be distribution to transit drivers during their training session. 34 Bus Pullouts: Establish pullouts along State and Navajo Routes Lee Bigwater, Department Manager lbigwater@navajotransit.com (928) 729-4113 Navajo Bureau of Indian Affair New Mexico Department of Transportation Arizona Department of Transportation Utah Department of Transportation Draft listing of Arizona pullouts submitted to ADOT. ADOT will submit the proposal for ARRA grant. No work yet for New Mexico, Utah and Navajo Routes. 40 Mass Electric Bus Project ($2,000,000) Project area between Fort Defiance and Gallup Electricore Inc. eBus will be delivered May 2014 41 Mass Electric Bus and Hybrid bus project ($5,000,000) Project area between Chinle and Ganado Submit application in TEAM Need match fund RFP needed for bidders submittal. 42 Forest Lake-Pinon-Chlnle Transit Route Forest Lake and Pinon Chapters Feasibility ridership survey completed. 43 Possible transit route to Twin Arrow Casino Michelle Dotson Started dialogue with Casino Management. 47 FTA-Tribal Transit Program Fund $ 166,500 Bigwater, Willie & Florinda Fund need to be drawn down from TEAM after authorized in federal register. Funding available now. 48 FTA- Tribal Transit Program Fund $1,150,0000 Bigwater, Willie & Florinda Fund need to be drawn down from TEAM after authorized in
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federal register. Funding will be available October 2014 49 Window Rock Bus Terminal Bigwater and Willie Met with Navajo Nation Shopping Center representatives and interested agencies 50 Burnside Park & Ride facility Bigwater & Willie Met with Ganado Chapter officials and interested agencies 51 Kinlichee Park & Ride Facility Bigwater & Willie Met with Kinlichee Chapter officials and interested agencies 52 Acquisition of additional 4.4 acres north of NTS property for future solar project. Bigwater & Willie Resubmitted Letter of Interest to Navajo Division of Economic Development. 53 Purchase one new bus for New Mexico Harrison & Florinda Need Navajo Motor Vehicle Review Board approval and submit RFP 54 Construct electric charging station Bigwater, Willie & Harrison RFP needed 55 Navajo Nation Fuel Excise Tax Bigwater & Willie Tracey Meet with HEHS committee to secure 10% funding for supplement fund Transit Operation Additional NTS building construction, Bus Terminal, Chinle substation renovation, Bigwater & Willie Grant application submitted in grants.gov.
