City Council Minutes or Resolution
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION NO. 4615
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, TRANSIT DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLAN, AS AMENDED, AND ESTABLISHING SAFETY PERFORMANCE TARGETS FOR THE PINE BLUFF TRANSIT DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, in Resolution No. 4287, passed June 15, 2020, the city council approved and adopted the Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Transit Department's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan ("PBASP"), and established safety performance targets for the Transit Department; and
WHEREAS, safety is a core business function of all public transportation providers and should be systematically applied to every aspect of service delivery, as the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has adopted the principles and methods of Safety Management Systems (SMS) as the basis for enhancing the safety of public transportation in the United States; and
WHEREAS, on July 19, 2018, the FTA published the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Final Rule, 49 CFR Part 673, which took effect July 19, 2019, requiring all FTA Section 5307 recipient transit agencies to, within one calendar year after July 19, 2019, establish a PTASP that meets the requirements of Part 673; and
WHEREAS, the PTASP, and subsequent updates, must be signed by the Accountable Executive and approved by the agency's Board of Directors, or an Equivalent Authority; and
WHEREAS, PTASP must document the processes and activities related to Safety Management System (SMS) implementation and include performance targets based on the safety performance measures established under the National Public Transportation Safety Plan, with those targets being shared with the public; and
WHEREAS, the Transit Department's initial PTASP was approved by Resolution No. 4287, but the FTA has mandated updates be made to the Plan, which have been incorporated in Appendix 6 (frontline employee representation) and Appendix 7 (minimize exposure to infectious diseases) thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Pine Bluff Transit Department is dedicated to ensuring that the necessary processes are in place to accomplish both enhanced safety at the local level and the goals of the NSP, as the SMS helps organizations improve upon their safety performance by supporting the institutionalization of beliefs, practices, and procedures for identifying, mitigating, and monitoring safety risks; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS:
That the city council approves the attached Transit Department's Public Transit Agency Safety Plan, as amended, and the tenets of SMS including a Safety Management Policy (SMP) and the processes for Safety Risk Management (SRM), Safety Assurance (SA), and Safety Promotion (SP), per 49 U.S.C. 5329(d)(1)(A). The plan is incorporated herein by reference, as if fully set forth. As Safety has always been a primary function at the Transit Department, this PTASP lays out a process to fully implement and review an SMS on a yearly and ongoing basis in order to continue compliance with the PTASP final rule.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2022.
CITY OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 4287
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, TRANSIT DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLAN AND ESTABLISHING SAFETY PERFORMANCE TARGETS FOR THE PINE BLUFF TRANSIT DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, safety is a core business function of all public transportation providers and should be systematically applied to every aspect of service delivery, as the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has adopted the principles and methods of Safety Management Systems (SMS) as the basis for enhancing the safety of public transportation in the United States; and
WHEREAS, on July 19, 2018, the FTA published the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Final Rule, 49 CFR 673, which took effect July 19, 2019, requiring all FTA Section 5307 recipient transit agencies to, within one calendar year after July 19, 2019, establish a PTASP that meets the requirements of Part 673; and
WHEREAS, the PTASP, and subsequent updates, must be signed by the Accountable Executive and approved by the agency's board of directors, or an Equivalent Authority; and
WHEREAS, PTASP must document the processes and activities related to Safety Management System (SMS) implementation and include performance targets based on the safety performance measures established under the National Public Transportation Safety Plan, with those targets being shared with the Southeast Arkansas Regional Planning agency and the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department; and
WHEREAS, the initial PTASP for the Pine Bluff Transit Department has been drafted by the department per 49 CFR 673.11(d) and will remain in effect until the Transit Department has drafted the next version; and
WHEREAS, the Pine Bluff Transit Department is dedicated to ensuring that the necessary processes are in place to accomplish both enhanced safety at the local level and the goals of the NSP, as the SMS helps organizations improve upon their safety performance by supporting the institutionalization of beliefs, practices, and procedures for identifying, mitigating, and monitoring safety risks;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS:
The City Council approves the attached PTASP for the Pine Bluff Transit Department and the tenets of SMS, including a Safety Management Policy (SMP), and the processes for Safety Risk Management (SRM), Safety Assurance (SA), and Safety Promotion (SP), per 49 U.S.C. 5329(d)(1)(A). The policy document is incorporated herein as if fully set forth. As safety has always been a primary function at the Pine Bluff Transit Department, this PTASP lays out a process to fully implement and review an SMS on a yearly and ongoing basis in order to continue compliance with the PTASP final rule.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 15TH DAY OF JUNE 2020.
