AGENDA DATE: 5/21/2025
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Sugar Hollow Reservoir Trailhead Project Administration Agreement (PAA)
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Request authorization to enter a Project Administration Agreement for the Sugar Hollow Reservoir Trailhead Project
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Wall, Herrick, Tevendale, Dumars, Abplanalp
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Albemarle County has been awarded a Federal Land Access Program (FLAP) Grant to provide parking and road improvements at Sugar Hollow Reservoir (Reservoir) near Crozet. The FLAP Grant is administered through the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The FLAP Grant requires a Project Administration Agreement (PAA) with VDOT. The currently proposed PAA is attached as Attachment A.
Staff is finalizing an operational agreement with the City of Charlottesville, who owns the Reservoir property, to perform this project. VDOT indicates that executing the PAA will reduce the risk of the FLAP Grant being rescinded.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality of Life - Encourage a vibrant community with economic and recreational opportunities that serve all community members.
DISCUSSION: Located in the White Hall Magisterial District, this project will provide enhanced parking to reduce traffic and congestion at the Reservoir. The traffic and congestion causes emergency vehicles difficulty when navigating to citizens in need of assistance. This project is fully grant-funded and will create a safer, enhanced, and more accessible gateway to the Shenandoah National Park . The operational agreement with the City is still in process but is expected to be finalized soon. An executed PAA will lessen the possibility of the FLAP Grant being rescinded.
BUDGET IMPACT: Because this item will be fully grant-funded, there is no budget impact to the County associated with this item.
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