AGENDA DATE: 5/15/2024
TITLE:
Title
VDOT/Albemarle County FY 25-30 Secondary Six-Year Plan Public Hearing
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Conduct a public hearing to adopt a Secondary Six-Year Plan for Fiscal Years 2025 through 2030 and a Secondary System Construction Budget for Fiscal Year 2025.
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Wall, Rosenberg, Herrick, Filardo, Barnes, McDermott, Swartzendruber, Karina-Plun
PRESENTER (S): Alberic Karina-Plun
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this public hearing is to adopt the County’s Secondary Six-Year Plan. The attached updated report provides details on each project to be considered (Attachment A). Also attached is the proposed Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Secondary Six-Year Plan (SSYP) for Fiscal Years (FY) 25-30 (Attachment B). For reference, the Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process is provided as Attachment C.
The SSYP allocates funding for construction, maintenance, and improvement of roads in the state secondary system (roads with a route number of 600 or higher). The funds allocated to Albemarle County through the SSYP include state and federal funds for a variety of road improvements. The SSYP for Albemarle County is updated and approved annually and identifies the specific funding source, use, and levels allocated for the immediate fiscal year. The SSYP also identifies projected funding allocations for the next five fiscal years.
The Board reviewed the proposed SSYP, priorities, and recommendations at its April 3, 2024 meeting. The FY 25 Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads, is included as (Attachment D). Last year’s approved SSYP is provided for reference (Attachment E).
STRATEGIC PLAN: Infrastructure Investment - Invest in infrastructure and amenities that create connection, opportunity, and well-being.
DISCUSSION: The proposed Albemarle County FY 25-30 SSYP (Attachment B) has been revised by VDOT and includes an updated cost estimate for the Berkmar Drive Extended project, which increased from about $11.5 million to $19 million. This project was previously awarded Revenue Sharing (RS) funding of approximately $3.5 million, with an identical local match, sourced from the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) (for a total of $7 million). The Berkmar Extension was submitted during the latest round of RS funding applications, to help cover the additional cost. In coordination with VDOT, the project was submitted for approximately $4 million of RS funding, with an identical local match, to be sourced from the CIP (a total of $8 million). This application was successful for the full amount, bringing the total RS funding to roughly $15 million. As part of the updated SSYP, about $2.2 million of Telefee funds have been allocated to address the remaining amount of about $4 million. Once they become available, future Telefee funds will need approval to cover the remaining balance.
The SSYP allocates funding to pave public unpaved roads from the County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads (Attachment D) that have been the subject of petitions by property owners and supported by the Board. Staff has received no public comment on the FY 25 - 30 SSYP.
BUDGET IMPACT: The SSYP outlines the expenditure of the State/VDOT secondary road construction funds allocated to the County. The SSYP does not require the expenditure of County funds unless the Board directs appropriation of additional funding to a project.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
After the public hearing, staff recommends that the Board adopt the attached resolution (Attachment F) approving the FY 25-30 Secondary Six-Year Plan and authorizing the County Executive to sign it on behalf of the County.
ATTACHMENTS:
A - SSYP Report May 2024
B - Albemarle County Draft SSYP FY25
C - Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process
D - FY25 Priority List - Secondary / Unpaved Road Improvements
E - Albemarle County Approved SSYP FY24
F - Resolution SSYP FY25