Item C: Programming of Surface Transportation Program-Urban Funds

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Programming of Surface Transportation Program-Urban Funds Meeting Date: October 23, 2006 Agenda Item Number: C Department: Public Works-Engineering Staff Contact: Mark Schoening www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5243 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council is requested to approve the attached list of pavement preservation projects (Attachment A) for the development of applications for federal Surface Transportation Program-Urban (STP-U) funds for FY07-FY09 to be programmed by the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC). BACKGROUND At its July 13, 2006, meeting the MPC directed MPO staff to move forward with the process to program the remaining FY07 – FY09 STP-U funds. The process that was approved allocated 65% of available STP-U funds to a category comprised of modernization, project development and preservation activities. The intent was to set aside a larger share of the STP-U funds into a combined category and allow individual jurisdictions to determine their own priorities with respect to modernization, project development and preservation. The MPC was provided with a timeline (Attachment B) for the programming of STP-U funds. The timeline includes both a calendar schedule and the duration in months to complete each step of the process. Due to numerous other MPO activities the schedule for the allocation of STP-U funds has slipped significantly. The discussion of regional priorities was anticipated to occur in September 2006 and will now occur in November 2006. It is anticipated that the project application period will occur in December 2006 or January 2007. The following amounts are available to be programmed in the combined modernization, project development and preservation category: FY07 FY08 FY09 STP-U Funds $1,027,840 $1,820,000 $1,820,000 Consistent with the council’s priority placed on pavement preservation, City staff has developed a list of pavement preservation projects. If approved by the City Council, City staff will select projects from this list that best meet the adopted criteria and then submit project applications for STP-U funding during the application period. The list of pavement preservation projects was derived from the City’s pavement management system and are the projects the City has planned over the next three to five years. Initial coordination with public and private utilities has taken place to allow utilities to budget and plan the necessary utility work L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M061023\S061023C.doc