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 Competitive Grant Application(s) to the Virginia Department of Transportation for Biennial Revenue Sharing Program Funding. [ROLL-CALL VOTE].
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ISSUE: City Council consideration of a competitive grant application(s) to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for $10 million in biennial Revenue Sharing Program funds for street reconstruction, resurfacing of major roads, and bridge reconstruction.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 1) to apply for FY 2021 and FY 2022 Revenue Sharing Program funding allocation from VDOT for the Citywide street and alley reconstruction, resurfacing of major roads, and bridge reconstruction;
(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; and
(3) Commit to fund the City's local share of preliminary engineering, right-of-way and construction (as applicable) of the projects under the agreement with VDOT in accordance with the project financial documents.
BACKGROUND: The Commonwealth of Virginia's Revenue Sharing Program provides funding to construct, reconstruct, improve, or maintain roads and bridges within counties, cities or towns in the Commonwealth. Locality funds are matched, dollar for dollar, with state funds, with certain limitations on the amount of state funds authorized per locality. The applications in question are for VDOT FY 2021 and FY 2022.
Applications for revenue sharing funds must be made by resolution of the governing body of the applicant jurisdiction, and funding is allocated by resolution of the Commonwealth ...
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