City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
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 a Competitive Grant Application to the Virginia Department of Transportation for Revenue Sharing Program Funding in FY 2028 and FY 2029. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Should the City seek State grant funding to supplement the City's local contributions to its bridge repair and street resurfacing programs in City FY 2028 and FY 2029?
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution (Attachment) to apply for a Revenue Sharing Program funding allocation for $5 million over a two-year period for bridge repairs and street resurfacing; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to submit the application and enter into any agreements with the State that may be required to receive these funds should the requested allocation be approved.
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's FY 2027 and FY 2028 program but the City's FY 2028 and FY 2029. The docket memo will subsequently refer to City fiscal years.
In 2020, the Commonwealth of Transportation Board (CTB) and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) faced significant financial impacts of the COVID-19 health pandemic. VDOT took steps to maintain fiscal sovereignty by reducing the total amount of available funding for the FY 2022 and FY 2023 revenue sharing programs. As a result of the reduction, the City's November 2019 application for $5 mill...
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