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Council signals caution on Valley Transit interlocal: staff should require indemnity or project‑by‑project agreements
Summary
Council members advised staff to protect the city’s liability and staffing availability when partnering with Valley Transit on bus‑stop and capital work; staff and Valley Transit have discussed mutual indemnification and project‑specific requirements.
City attorney and staff briefed the council on a proposed interlocal agreement with Valley Transit that would let the transit agency ask the city to implement bus‑stop/capital improvements as part of road projects. The agreement now under review would allow Valley Transit to seek the city’s public‑works assistance on identified projects to achieve cost savings and co‑benefits.
City counsel explained the core issue: if Valley Transit brings design documents or a third‑party engineer’s product to the city and then asks City crews to implement the work, the engineer’s indemnity…
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