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Denver’s Subregional Forum Approach Denver Subregional Forum May 17th, 2018

Denver’s TIP Subregional Forum Process • Sets the framework • Minimum requirements DRCOG • Leaves room for local control Policy • How we conduct local process to fulfill the responsibilities for TIP • Structure & schedule Denver’s Subregional Forum Approach • An evolving document of how our process shall be carried out in detail • To be amended as DRCOG TIP Policy is adopted Denver • Fulfills a requirement for documentation Operating Procedures

Basic Requirements for a Subregional Process Establish a Subregional Forum under an extension of DRCOG governance • The Subregional Forum and any formal subcommittees shall be publicly noticed • meetings with an opportunity for public comment DRCOG will attend all meetings, RTD & CDOT must be invited as non-voting members • State and regional agencies eligible for direct receipt of federal TIP funding must be • offered a call for projects Maintain a link to the Long-Range Transportation Plan - ‘Metro Vision’ in the • Subregional Criteria

Denver’s Structure to Support a DRCOG Subregional Process Subregional Forum* Role: Recommend Projects to DRCOG Board Technical Subcommittee* Role: Work Product Review & SRF Recommending Body *Open to the Public Other regional CDOT Multi-departmental RTD partners staff

Denver’s Subregional Forum Process and Proposed Schedule

Denver SRF Outcome #1 (May 2018—TODAY!): Establish Operating Procedures & Election of Officers Review the DRCOG and Denver TIP Subregional Process • Discussion & Adoption of Operating Procedures • Election of Forum Chair and Vice Chair •

Denver SRF Outcome #2 (August 2018): Approve up to 3 Denver Regional Applications Review Types of Eligible Projects and • how they are to be Evaluated Confirm any additional evaluation criteria for Denver • applications, for example: Competitive given the DRCOG criteria o Financial support for the match requirements o Prior commitments to support regionally shared priorities o Finalize list of projects to be submitted for DRCOG Regional TIP •

Denver SRF Outcome #3 (November 2018): Approve Subregional Criteria & Issue Call for Projects DRCOG Board will approve ‘base criteria’ for Subregional forums • Existing minimum criteria requirements all Subregions: • -Association with the three TIP Focus Areas; -Alignment with Metro Vision Objectives in the Regional Share -Base Information of the Regional Share criteria The Subregional Forums can build their process based on the DRCOG • framework, recommendations for criteria will be made through the Technical Subcommittee for final approval by SRF. Initiate Call for Projects from Denver’s SRF in late 2018 to federal • funding eligible recipients in the City & County of Denver

Denver SRF Outcome #4 (March 2019): Review Scoring of Project Applications & Recommend Package of Subregional Projects to Full DRCOG Board Review, modify, and approve the scoring and ranked project list • recommended from the Technical Subcommittee The final package of projects is voted upon and approved by the SRF • The Chair of the SRF will present recommended package to the • full DRCOG Board for incorporation of projects in the 2020-2023 TIP

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