AGENDA DATE: 10/5/2016
TITLE: Transportation - Review of Revenue Sharing Program and Other Grant Applications for FY 18
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Review of Revenue Sharing Program and Other Grant Projects Application for FY18
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Foley, Walker, Blair, Graham, Benish, McDermott
PRESENTER (S): Kevin McDermott
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Choose an item.
BACKGROUND: Staff is following the schedule below in presenting information to the Board regarding transportation priorities, transportation funding mechanisms, and prioritization strategies in advance of asking the Board to provide direction on transportation priorities:
April 6: Initial input was received from the Board regarding the County Transportation Priorities List. The Board also provided comments and direction regarding projects recommended by County staff and VDOT staff for the next round of Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) applications through Smart Scale.
August 3: The Board approved the list of projects to be submitted for funding for the FY 2017 Smart Scale application round. Attachment A is the approved list with amendments which reflect discussions by the Board and updated project information.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Goal 2.Critical Infrastructure: Prioritize, plan and invest in critical infrastructure that responds to past and future changes and improves the capacity to serve community needs.
DISCUSSION: The Board allocated $1.72 million in the CIP for FY17 and FY18 for transportation improvements that can be used to leverage funds through the VDOT Revenue Sharing Program (RS) and Transportation Alternatives Program (TA), or can be used to directly fund the design or construction of transportation projects. The County has consistently participated in the Revenue Sharing Program since the early 90's. No application for RS funding was submitted last year due to the number of outstanding RS projects, but the County was awarde...
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