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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Programming of Surface Transportation Program-Urban Funds Meeting Date: June 8, 2005 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Mark Schoening www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-5243 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council is requested to approve the attached list of preservation and modernization projects (Attachment A) for submittal of applications for federal Surface Transportation Program-Urban (STP-U) funds to be programmed by the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC). BACKGROUND In October 2003, the MPC programmed STP-U funds within the Central Lane Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (MPa) for the first time. The MPC conservatively programmed 85 percent of the anticipated funding over three federal fiscal years. Earlier this year, the MPa staff recommended programming 100 percent of FY04 funds and 98 percent of FY05 and FY06 funds. This represents approximately $1,986,000 in additional STP-U funds. At its April 14, 2005, meeting, the MPC programmed $686,000 of the $1,986,000 for FY06 for Planning and Project Development. There is now approximately $1,300,000 remaining to be programmed. At its May 12, 2005, meeting, the MPC approved programming the remaining $1.3 million in three categories - Preservation (60 percent or $780,000), Modernization and Planning and Project Development (30 percent or $390,000) and Transportation Demand Management (10 percent or $130,000). The programming of funds is a competitive process with individual projects being scored and ranked using a set of predetermined criteria. Below is the timeline and process that will be followed to program the $1,300,000: · The Transportation Planning Committee (TPC) opened the application process on May 19, 2005 · Applications will be accepted through June 10, 2005 · The Technical Advisory Subcommittee (TASC) will review ranked applications on June 16, 2005 · The TPC will review ranked applications and make recommendations to MPC on June 23, 2005 · The MPC will consider the TPC recommendations and take action to program funds in the MTIP on July 14, 2005. The list of street preservation projects represent projects that meet the available STP-U funding and that are programmed to occur over the next two years as part of the City's pavement preservation program. The Transportation Utility Fund would be used to provide a 50 percent match to the STP-U funds and thereby achieve the maximum number of points allocated for matching funds. The list of off-street bike path preservation projects represents projects that meet the available STP-U L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050608\S050608B.doc