City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 4, 2015
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of Reprogramming of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Balance Allocation.
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ISSUE: Council consideration of reprogramming of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) balance of $930,000 in the FY 2016 budget.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council allocate the currently unallotted TIP balance of $930,000 for the following projects:
1. $200,000 for Sidewalk Capital Maintenance
2. $500,000 for the Holmes Run Greenway
3. $230,000 for DASH Technologies
BACKGROUND: In developing the FY 2016 budget, WMATA's operating and capital programs put significant pressure on City funding sources, and in particular, its transportation sources. Due to uncertainty in the level of funding that would be required for WMATA, staff initially budgeted conservatively. This resulted in a fund balance of $930,000 in the FY 2016 budget adopted by Council on May 7, 2015. At the time the budget was adopted, Council directed staff to work with the Transportation Commission to develop a list of projects to be funded with the $930,000 remaining in the TIP. The proposed reprogramming of the TIP balance was discussed by the Transportation Commission at its October meeting. A letter from the Transportation Commission in support of these three proposed projects is provided in Attachment 1.
DISCUSSION: Because this funding is available for projects with FY 2016 implementation, funding priorities were developed for consideration based on immediate FY 2016 needs. The following are the proposed priorities to be funded.
Sidewalk Capital Maintenance: The current operating budget does not provide funding sufficient to reconstruct accessible concrete or brick sidewa...
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