AGENDA DATE: 5/19/2021
TITLE:
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VDOT/Albemarle County FY 22 - 27 Secondary Six-Year Plan
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Conduct a public hearing on the proposed Secondary Six-Year Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 through 2027 in Albemarle County and on the Secondary System Construction Budget for Fiscal Year 2022
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Kamptner, Herrick, Filardo, Rapp, McDermott, Butch
PRESENTER (S): Daniel Butch
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: This public hearing is to receive input on the County’s proposed Secondary Six-Year Plan (SSYP), FY 22-27 (Attachment A).
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 supported the proposed SSYP, priorities, and recommendations on the March 17, 2021 consent agenda, with no changes requested. Attachment B is that Executive Summary and Attachment C is the Report on the Secondary Six-Year Plan Priorities and Recommendations from March 17, 2021. The FY 22 Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads, is included as Attachment D.
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: No updates have been made to the proposed SSYP since it was presented to the Board on March 17, 2021. The line item “Future Unpaved Account” represents funds projected for FY 26 and FY 27 that are not currently assigned to any project identified in the Proposed SSYP (Attachment A). As these fiscal years approach, staff will identify paving projects for the Board to consider as options for this funding. All future Telefee funding through FY 23 is committed to the Berkmar Extension Revenue Sharing project.
Approximately 170 miles of unpaved roads within Albemarle County are maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). 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 public comment both in favor of and opposed to the proposed paving of certain roads, regarding general opposition to the paving of unpaved roads in the County’s Rural Area, as they are seen and used as rural greenways, especially by cyclists; opposition by property owners on White Mountain Road (Route 736) for its inclusion in FY 26 of the proposed SSYP for paving; support by property owners on Hammocks Gap Road (Route 612) for its inclusion as a fully funded project in FY 22 of the proposed SSYP; and concern by property owners on Harris Creek Road regarding traffic dust.
BUDGET IMPACT: The SSYP outlines the proposed expenditure of State/VDOT secondary road construction funds allocated to the County. The SSYP does not require the expenditure of County funds unless the Board directs the appropriation of additional funding from the County general fund to a project, such as through the use of the revenue sharing program.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
After the public hearing, staff recommends that the Board adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment F) approving the FY 22-27 Secondary Six-Year Plan and authorizing the County Executive to sign the Plan.
ATTACHMENTS:
A - Proposed Albemarle County FY 22-27 SSYP
B - March 17, 2021 Consent Executive Summary
C - March 17, 2021 SSYP Report
D - FY22 Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads
E - Map of Albemarle 2021 Unpaved Roads Paving Priorities
F - Resolution SSYP FY22