AGENDA DATE: 6/1/2022
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Smart Scale Applications
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Approve a Resolution in support of the Smart Scale Project Applications within Albemarle County
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Hudson, Herrick, Filardo, Rapp, Perkins, McDermott, Hersh-Ballering
PRESENTER (S): Jessica Hersh-Ballering, Kevin McDermott
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: The Smart Scale grant program is the primary method for funding large-scale transportation projects in Virginia. The program provides state funds for the design/engineering, right-of-way, and construction of transportation projects. Localities, Planning District Commissions, and Metropolitan Planning Organizations can apply for Smart Scale funding every two years.
Albemarle County can submit up to four Smart Scale applications each funding cycle, and the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) and the Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (C-A MPO) are each allowed to submit up to four applications. Because no other jurisdictions in the planning district exceeded their four-application limit, the TJPDC is able to submit four applications on behalf of Albemarle County.
The C-A MPO Policy Board voted at its July 2021 meeting to pursue four projects; all four project locations are partially or entirely within Albemarle County. The C-A MPO Policy Board is expected to provide a resolution for these four projects at its May 2022 meeting.
The Board previously reviewed a list of potential Smart Scale projects as part of the Transportation Planning Quarterly Report, which was included in the consent agenda of the April 6, 2022 meeting.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Infrastructure Investment: Prioritize, plan, and invest in critical infrastructure that responds to past and future changes and improves the capacity to serve community needs.
DISCUSSION: The Smart Scale program requires a Re...
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