City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 18, 2015
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of Approval of the City of Alexandria's Proposed FY2022 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) and Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) Project Funding Requests.
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ISSUE: Council Consideration of approval of the FY 2022 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) and Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) project funding requests.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Approve the FY 2022 proposed transportation projects request as listed in Attachment 1; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to apply for these grants, and enter into any necessary agreements with the Commonwealth of Virginia to accept any of these grants.
BACKGROUND: Since 1993, the Commonwealth has allocated CMAQ and RSTP funding to the Northern Virginia region. CMAQ funds are allocated to metropolitan regions that do not meet Clean Air Act regulations. These funds must be used for activities that improve air quality and cannot be used to increase the capacity of roadways. RSTP funds are very flexible funds that can be used for a wide range of regional transportation activities.
DISCUSSION: The City of Alexandria must submit its FY 2022 CMAQ and RSTP funding request to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) by December 16, 2015. In prior years, City Council has approved CMAQ and RSTP projects from FY 2017 to FY 2021. These projects which are listed in Attachment 1 are not proposed to change. The Transportation Commission reviewed these FY 2022 recommendations at its meeting of November 18, 2015. After a brief discussion, the Transportation Commission unanimously approved the recommendation for the...
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