City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing a Competitive Grant Application Under the Virginia Department of Transportation for Transportation Projects Eligible Under the Transportation Alternatives Program.[ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of a resolution authorizing a competitive grant application to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for Transportation Projects Eligible under the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP).
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 1) to authorize the submission of a $1 million grant application for a VDOT Transportation Alternatives Program grant for a sidewalk on the north side of Seminary Road between Zabriskie Drive and Beth El Hebrew Congregation; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager to submit this resolution and enter into any agreements with the state that may be required to receive these funds should the requested allocation be approved.
BACKGROUND: The federal Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) program includes set-aside funding for the transportation alternatives program. The TAP set-aside funds include all projects and activities that were previously eligible under the Transportation Alternatives Program. VDOT and the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Origination (MPO) for the Washington Region, are each responsible for selecting projects in Northern Virginia for a portion of the funding available to Northern Virginia jurisdictions. VDOT solicits and receives applications, working with the TPB to select projects for Northern Virginia. Because this is federal funding administered through VDOT, all projects must f...
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