City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 8, 2014
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Approval of the City's Proposed FY 2015 and FY 2016 Transportation Project List Request for Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) 70 Percent Funds.
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ISSUE: Consideration of the City of Alexandria's proposed program of projects for submission to NVTA for 70 percent funding in FY 2015 and FY 2016.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council: (1) Approve the FY 2015 and FY 2016 proposed transportation project request as listed in Table 2, and authorize the City Manager to submit the projects to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) for consideration, and (2) Endorse in concept the proposed transportation project funding plan for FY 2017 through FY2024 NVTA funds as listed in Attachment 1.
BACKGROUND: In April 2013, House Bill 2313 was signed into law, levying additional taxes and a fee in Planning Districts that meet population, motor vehicle registration, and transit ridership criteria. As of July 1, 2013, only the Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads Planning Districts currently meet these criteria. The additional revenues generated in Northern Virginia through these new taxes and fees are deposited into a fund managed by NVTA. Thirty percent of the funds will distributed directly to member localities for use on transportation projects; the remaining 70 percent of the funds will be distributed by NVTA and used for regional transportation projects.
NVTA under the authorizing legislation may distribute the regional funds to (1) mass transit capital projects that increase capacity or (2) projects that are included in TransAction 2040 or the Constrained Long Range Plan and have been evaluated for congestion relief and emergency evacuation by VDOT. V...
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