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Transit Services, Inc. (Contract No. 2006- 0242), attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 1 and incorporated as part of this Joint Powers Agreement (hereinafter "Laidlaw Contract "). A. Routes. The Ramsey Coach service will originate in the City of Ramsey, at the Ramsey Town Center Park and Ride Facility (Ramsey Municipal Parking Ramp, 7650 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, MN 55303). The Fifth Street Transit Station is the Minneapolis terminus of the Ramsey Coach Service. The afternoon outbound trips will originate at the Fifth Street Station but will also stage along Third Avenue North behind the Fourth Street Garage. The return trips will follow the route of the inbound trips and terminate at the Ramsey Town Center Park and Ride Facility. B. Trips. Inbound trips will commence at regular intervals at the Ramsey Town Center Park and Ride Facility at approximately 5:25 a.m. and will conclude at approximately 8:15 a.m. at the Fifth Street Transit Station in downtown Minneapolis. There will be four inbound trips each regular business day. Outbound trips will commence at the First Street Station in downtown Minneapolis at approximately 3:30 p.m. and will conclude at the Ramsey Town Center Park and Ride Facility at approximately 6:35 p.m. There will be four outbound trips each regular business day. C. Modifications. Modifications to the route and schedule may occur after discussions between the parties and Laidlaw, if mutually agreeable. III. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES A. NCDA 1. Exercise of Option. Upon written request of the City, the NCDA shall exercise the option for the Ramsey Coach Service in the Laidlaw Contract for services to be provided through March 31, 2009. 2. Operation of Service. The NCDA shall manage the Ramsey Coach Service pursuant to the Laidlaw Contract. 3. Farebox Recovery. The NCDA shall negotiate and enter into an Agreement for Transit Convenience Fares Reimbursements with the Metropolitan Council regarding farebox recovery for the Ramsey Coach Service. 4. Reports. The NCDA shall track ridership, farebox recovery, capital and operating costs, operating cost and subsidy per passenger on a form similar to Exhibit B of the RFP, which has been incorporated into the Laidlaw Contract. The NCDA shall make a report to the Ramsey City Manager monthly. The report shall contain the above information along with the invoice for the prior month's service. B. City 1. Ramsey Park - and - Ride Facility. The City shall provide access to and maintain, at no cost to the NCDA, a park- and -ride facility at the Ramsey Town Center, 7650 Sunwood Drive, Ramsey, Minnesota 55303. 2. Payment. The City shall pay all of the NCDA's direct costs associated with the Ramsey Coach Service in accordance with Section V of this Joint Powers Agreement. In addition to said direct costs, the City shall pay to the NCDA the sum of Eight Hundred Thirty-three dollars and 33/100ths ($833.33) per month for the services provided pursuant to Sections III.A. and III.C.3. of this Joint Powers Agreement. 2