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RESOLUTION TO APPROVE TRANSPRO PHASE 2-DESIGN SCOPE OF WORK DETAILS PROPOSAL SUBMITTEDTO CITY OF MEMPHIS
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WHEREAS, TransPro Consulting in partnership with M3 Advisory Partners, LP submitted the draft "Modernization of MATA: For its Customers, the Community and for City Hall-An Operation Assessment of the Memphis Area Transit Authority" on or about October 11, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the TransPro Phase 2 Proposal was submitted to the City of Memphis and was reviewed by the MATA Board; and
WHEREAS, the TransPro Phase 2 Proposal submitted to the City of Memphis outlines TransPro's comprehensive plan for oversight of MATA to ensure accountability, service quality, safety, and operational efficiency. The oversight will focus on Customer Satisfaction, Community Trust, and Optimization of City Investment in MATA; and
WHEREAS, the TransPro Phase 2 Proposal has a term of approximately eight (8) months; identifies John Lewis (Interim CEO), Steve Hamelin (Interim COO) and Aaron Headley (Interim CFO) as TransPro's and M3 Advisory Partners, LP's interim executive team; and its total cost would be paid entirely by the City of Memphis; and
WHEREAS, the TransPro Phase 2-Design Scope of Work Details, which are attached to this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) has matters, obligations and challenges which require crisis management services, urgent attention and priority action; and
WHEREAS, upon receipt of notice from the City of Memphis of the execution of the contract between the City of Memphis and TransPro Consulting, under which MATA is a third party beneficiary, the TransPro Consulting interim executive team, with John Lewis serving as interim CEO and having the duties, authority and responsibility of the position, shall lead the operations and management of MATA for a term of eight (8) months. Provided however, that nothing in this Resolution shall be deemed or construed to alter, waive, diminish or modify the power and respon...
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