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in April, 2012. This change from rural to small urbanized area status will result in direct federal funding to support public transit and other activities. It is important that the City of San Marcos begin the process of becoming the "designated recipient" and FTA grantee for the new urbanized area. The existence of the Texas State University -San Marcos ( "TSU ") transit shuttle and interurban services, which is funded largely through student contributions, and carries over three (3) million annual trips, provides an excellent base to create a new and expanded transit network covering both San Marcos and Kyle, which can maximize significant local support through the leverage of federal funding distributed annually, to support transit. The Scope of Services which will support the legal, legislative, and procedural steps necessary to achieve a future consolidated public transit system for the new urbanized area as follows: Task 1 FTA Designated Recipient Status - Guide the City and Kyle through the process of becoming a new FTA "designated recipient" of small urbanized area federal formula transit funding, with CAMPO and TxDOT approval. Note, that it is possible that the U.S. Bureau of the Census (the "Census ") urbanized area boundaries results may not reclassify the San Marcos /Kyle area as a new small urbanized area. If this is the case, then the Consultant will assist the City in challenging the ruling and prepare the necessary mapping, data and other information to appeal small urbanized area designation status to the Census. Deliverable: Technical Memorandum regarding Small Urbanized Area Designated Recipient Status /Appeal to Achieve Objective Task 2 FTA Grantee Status: Legal, Technical, Financial and Compliance Documentation - Create the necessary legal, technical, and financial documentation necessary for the City to become a new FTA grantee. Assist in drafting the City Council Resolution, legal opinion, certifications and assurances, etc. Deliverable: FTA Grantee Submittal Documentation Task 3 Urban/Rural Transit District Creation - Identify and, if necessary, develop documentation and other data necessary to create a new and separate transit entity (Urban Transit District, County -wide Transit District, Municipal Transit District, etc.), to serve as the future coordinating body for a combined San Marcos, Kyle, and TSU public transit system for the area. Guide and document the public participation and input process to support this objective. Task 4 Create a Five (5) year consolidated transit operating plan — Utilize the latest census, demographic, and travel demand information along with data from the TSU and Capital Area Rural Transportation System ( "CARTS ") transit operations to create an initial five (5) year transit operating plan (routes, schedules, etc.), through the expansion of the existing TSU shuttle and interurban transit program, for a new San Marcos /Kyle consolidated transit program.