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AGENDA RECOMMENDATION |
Consent Calendar 6.M.
City Council Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 01/12/2026
Agenda Item:
Resolution approving the 2026 Transit Asset Management Plan.
Recommendation/Action(s):
Adoption of the attached resolution.
Summary:
The Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Transit Asset Management (TAM) Program is a strategic and systemic approach to monitoring, maintaining, and replacing transit assets effectively throughout their entire life cycle. The goal is to reduce the state of good repair backlog, improving the safety, reliability, and effectiveness of public transportation for America’s communities.
49 CFR § Part 625 requires Transit Asset Management plan updates at least once every four years. Agencies are also required to set performance targets for state of good repair and submit a report to the National Transit Database (NTD) by April for the next fiscal year. The NTD report describes conditions in the prior year that led to target attainment status, as well as decision tools and prioritization methods to assist in setting and attaining future performance measures. The accountable executive (City Manager) must approve each annual performance target. There is no penalty for missing a target and there is no reward for attaining a target.
The plan integrates elements of the Annual Budget, Community Investment Plan, and Mankato/North Mankato Area Planning Organization’s (MAPO) Transportation Improvement Program into one document. The staff’s goal is to update this plan annually to ensure agreement with all inputs and outputs.
The 2026 Transit Asset Management Plan Update includes the following:
49 CFR § Part 625 requires Transit Asset Management plan updates at least once every four years. Agencies are also required to set performance targets for state of good repair and submit a report to the National Transit Database (NTD) by April for the next fiscal year. The NTD report describes conditions in the prior year that led to target attainment status, as well as decision tools and prioritization methods to assist in setting and attaining future performance measures. The accountable executive (City Manager) must approve each annual performance target. There is no penalty for missing a target and there is no reward for attaining a target.
The plan integrates elements of the Annual Budget, Community Investment Plan, and Mankato/North Mankato Area Planning Organization’s (MAPO) Transportation Improvement Program into one document. The staff’s goal is to update this plan annually to ensure agreement with all inputs and outputs.
The 2026 Transit Asset Management Plan Update includes the following:
- Updated numbers of revenue vehicles to account for disposition of replaced vehicles.
- Table 1: Update summaries of assets and performance measure targets.
- Updated the calendar year estimated vehicle replacement target for MnDOT.
- Facility Asset Inventory and Condition — Updated
- Revenue Vehicle Asset Inventory and Condition — Updated, deleted sold vehicles, and added new vehicles.
- Acquisition (Fleet Replacement) — Updated.
- Proposed Investment (Community Investment Plan) — Updated.