AMENDMENT 9 WITH RPTA VALLEY METRO RE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.PDF

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NINE
BETWEEN
MARICOPA COUNTY
AND
REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
CONTRACT # 215-75-2019-09-00
This Ninth Amendment, effective this 1st day of July, 2026, amends the following items of the Transit
Services Master Intergovernmental Agreement Contract #215-75-2019-00 (“Master Agreement”) entered into
between Maricopa County (“County/Member”) and the Regional Public Transportation Authority (“RPTA”)
effective October 1, 2019, as amended by Amendment One, effective February 5, 2020, Amendment Two,
effective July 1, 2020, Amendment Three, effective July 1, 2021, Amendment Four, effective July 1, 2022,
Amendment Five effective December 7, 2022, Amendment Six effective July 1, 2023, Amendment Seven
effective July 1, 2024, and Amendment 8 effective July 1, 2025. The RPTA and County collectively are referred
to as the “Parties.”
I. The following replaces and supersedes Section 3 (Term of Agreements) of the Master Agreement,
as was amended by Amendments One and Two:
This Master Agreement shall be effective until June 30, 2027 (‘Term”). The Annual
Service Agreement may be amended on an annual basis to accommodate changes in service
levels, costs, and revenues. The Parties do not intend that the term of this Agreement shall
exceed any limitation imposed by law, including, without limitation, the laws of the State
of Arizona, and agree to comply with any applicable requirements of such laws in
connection with any renewal of the term of this Agreement.
II. The following replaces and supersedes the first paragraph of Attachment A (Annual Service
Agreement) at page 16 of the Master Agreement, as amended by Amendments One, Two, Three, Four,
Five, Six, Seven, and Eight:
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The Annual Service Agreement outlines the specific obligations of both Parties for Fiscal
Year 2025-2026, beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, and Fiscal Year 2026-
27, beginning on July 1, 2026, and ending on June 30, 2027. The specific obligations will
be identified in Section 1: RPTA Obligations, Section 2: Member Obligations, Section 3:
Invoicing, Payments, and Reconciliation, and Section 4: Program Schedules that
summarize the Programs that RPTA provides for County.
III. The following replaces and supersedes Attachment A (Annual Service Agreement) Section 3,
Invoicing, Payments, and Reconciliation, at page 18, of the Master Agreement, and all amendments
thereto that were made by Amendments One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, and Eight.
SECTION 3. INVOICING, PAYMENTS, AND RECONCILIATION
3.1 The County shall provide RPTA with $1,270,000 in Maricopa County General
Funds and $804,040 in Arizona Lottery Funds (ALF) for services and an estimate 13,932 trips
through Paratransit and services and an estimated 40,050 trips through RideChoice for the
period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The County shall pay the RPTA in quarterly
installments of $423,333.33. The first three quarterly installations will be paid for by the
County General Fund and the fourth quarter installment will be paid from the ALF. Payment
of invoices shall become due within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of an invoice from
RPTA.
3.2 If at any time the net costs of this program are projected to exceed the annual
amount of $2,074,040, the parties acknowledge and agree to work in collaboration to review
monthly expenditures and jointly manage or if required, reduce rides and services to ensure
that ride overages are not incurred. The Parties shall work jointly to review spend-downs,
coordinate services, manage estimated rides against actual ride counts and determine whether
ride adjustments need to be made programmatically by RPTA.
3.3 Within seventy-five (75) days of close of the fiscal year, RPTA shall conduct
a final reconciliation of the ADA Paratransit and RideChoice programs to determine the actual
number of trips and costs which are billable to Maricopa County. RPTA shall use this analysis
to determine if Maricopa County has overpaid or underpaid, based on the actual service
provided. In the event that Maricopa County has underpaid, RPTA will adjust Maricopa
County’s invoice in the second quarter of the following fiscal year for the full amount owed.
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If Maricopa County has overpaid, a refund will be issued within seven (7) business days of the
Reconciliation letter.
3.4 Maricopa County may request to have any FY26 balance owed be applied to
the FY27 Reconciliation.
3.5 Funding availability for County Fiscal Year 2026 General Funds expenditures
for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 timeframe shall expire on June 30, 2026. Funding
availability for County Fiscal Year 2027 General Funds expenditures for July 1, 2026, to June 30,
2027 timeframe shall expire on June 30, 2027, and (ALF) for Fiscal Years 2027 and 2028.
3.6 The RPTA shall provide performance data reports on a monthly basis. The data
will be posted electronically through RPTA’s Public dashboard or by other electronic means as
developed by RPTA. Maricopa County shall be responsible for retrieving the data from the Public
dashboard. The performance data shall include at minimum the following:
3.6.1 Total number of trips for each service option;
3.6.2 Total expenses for each service option;
3.6.3 Total fare revenue received for each service option;
3.6.4 Total Contractor transportation costs for each service option
3.6.5 RPTA salaries, fringe, and overhead for each service option;
3.6.6 RPTA shall provide Maricopa County staff annual training on the Public
dashboard or by other electronic means during the month of July. In addition, RPTA will
provide training throughout the year upon request of Maricopa County based on new hire
staff and/or needed refresher training for current staff.
3.6.7 Maricopa County shall reimburse RPTA as described in sections 3.3 and 3.4.
3.6.8 RPTA shall submit a final invoice no later than April 30 or 15 calendar days after
the IGA amendment is executed by all parties, whichever is later.
3.6.9 Maricopa County shall reimburse RPTA on a net zero payment standard.
3.6.10 RPTA shall apply ALF as described in section 3.7 to fund the cost of Paratransit
and RideChoice services.
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3.7 As it relates to ALF monies, Maricopa County Authorizes RPTA to hold their
portion of ALF and apply it to their annual IGA.
3.8 Both Parties acknowledge that Maricopa County retains ownership of its ALF
funding and is responsible for ensuring its use of ALF funds comply with the ALF program
requirements. ALF will be applied to the final quarter of the fiscal year.
3.9 Maricopa County acknowledges they will complete the ALF application
annually within the prescribed deadlines and submit the report and expenditure certification, as
described in the RPTA ALF application instruction and guidelines.
[Signatures contained on the following page]
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IN WITNESS, the Parties have each executed this Amendment Nine as of the effective date first
set forth above.
REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (RPTA)
By: _______________________________________
Jessica Mefford-Miller, Chief Executive Officer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By: _______________________________________
Michael Wawro, Chief Legal Officer
MARICOPA COUNTY
By: ________________________________________
Kate Brophy McGee, Chair, Board of Supervisors
ATTESTATION:
By: _______________________________________
Juanita Garza, Clerk, Board of Supervisors
IN ACCORDANCE WITH A.R.S. §§ 11-201, 11-251, AND 11-952, THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN
REVIEWED BY THE UNDERSIGNED ATTORNEY WHO HAS DETERMINED THIS AGREEMENT
IS PROPER IN FORM AND WITHIN THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY GRANTED TO MARICOPA
COUNTY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By: _______________________________________
Deputy County Attorney
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