City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 16, 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 to Support Grant Applications to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) for FY 2020 State Aid Grant Programs. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of a Resolution (Attachment 1) to Support Grant Applications to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) for the FY 2020 State Aid Grant Programs.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council:
1. Receive and approve the submission of up to $85,000,000 in grant applications by February 1, 2019; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to apply for State Aid Grants through the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and enter into any necessary agreements with the Commonwealth of Virginia and or NVTC to accept any of these grants.
BACKGROUND: In 2018, there were numerous changes related to mass transit in the Commonwealth as well as administrative changes for revenues associated with mass transit.
The 2018 General Assembly passed HB 1539, which requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) to allocate state aid for operating assistance solely based on performance metrics beginning in FY 2020. Also, DRPT, in conjunction with the Transit Capital Project Revenue Advisory Board, developed a prioritization framework to state aid for capital assistance based on three categories: State of Good Repair, Minor Enhancement and Major Expansion.
DRPT's intent was to implement a statewide prioritization process, similar to SMART SCALE, for the use of funds allocated pursuant to ? 33.2-365 of the State Code, or allocated to the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund established pursuant to subdivision A 4 of ? 58.1- 638. The new proposal was adopted for FY 2020 Capital and Ope...
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