Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Thursday, February 21st, 2019 @ 1:00 PM SEIRPC Transit Training Room 211 N Gear Avenue, Suite 100 West Burlington, IA 52655 ORDER OF BUSINESS: Call to order and Introductions • Discussion and Recommendation of Louisa County TAP Amendment • Point to Accomplish: Discuss the proposed project amendment and make a recommendation to the SEIRPC Policy Board Distribution of Project Binders for FY2023 STBG and TAP Projects • Scheduling of Next Meeting • Point to Accomplish: Discuss options/preferences for scheduling the next TAC meeting, for reviewing and scoring FY2023 STBG and TAP projects Adjourn •
TIP Revision Types • There are two types of revisions – Administrative Modification and Amendment • An ADMINISTRATIVE MODIFICATION is a revision which involves a minor change to a project included in the TIP. This can include any of the following: • An administrative modification has simplified procedures which allow more flexibility in the processing of changes. • It does not require TAC review, a public comment period, proof of fiscal constraint, or a public hearing. • Although the Policy Board may be notified of an administrative modification, SEIRPC staff is allowed to process it without the Board’s formal approval.
TIP Revision Types • An AMENDMENT is a revision which involves the addition or deletion of a project, a major change in the design concept, or any change in project scope of a given project. An amendment can include any of the following:
TIP Revision Types • There are two types of amendments: • A Major Amendment requires review by the Technical Advisory Committee, a public review and comment period, proof of fiscal constraint, and a public hearing at the Policy Board Meeting.
Louisa County TAP Amendment Sponsor: Louisa County Co-Sponsor: City of Columbus Junction Project: Shoulder Paving for Recreational Trail Awarded funding for FFY2019, as scored by • SEIRPC and TAC in 2015 Reasons for request: • During preliminary engineering, it was o determined that the project could connect to existing sidewalks in Columbus Junction and Columbus City (previously ended at City limits of each) The total project cost has increased from o $185,600 to $203,024, as all driveways along the shoulder will need to be paved An amendment must be approved ASAP, in o order for the project to remain on track for a June 2019 letting date
Louisa County TAP Amendment Considerations: Change in project termini, resulting in a 27% increase in • trail length (1.3 miles to 1.7 miles) Scored second highest out of 3 TAP applications • submitted that year – awarded partial funding Total project cost will increase, but the amount of Federal • Funding will not
Louisa County TAP Amendment SEIRPC Scored Portions Transportation Alternative Relationship • Original Project: SEIRPC awarded Louisa County 3 out of 5 points – checks 3 items on the list • Amended Project: Project still checks 3 items on the list – 1) trail construction, 2) on-street bicycle • facilities (including widened shoulders, and 3) separation of pedestrians and bicycles from vehicular traffic adjacent to school facilities (now applies even more strongly to #3) Local and Regional Factors • Original Project: SEIRPC awarded Louisa County 3 out of 9 points – project identified as a local priority • Amended Project: Project still fulfills the need identified by the Comprehensive Plan (new, safer • facilities for residents of Columbus Junction/City to walk and bike on); no clear sign that regional or statewide plans (as of 2015) are newly applicable in supporting the amended project Project Status • Original Project: SEIRPC awarded Louisa County 2 out of 6 points – other funding sources have been • secured Amended Project: The applicant noted that the City of Columbus Junction will be contributing funds to • this project (as a co-sponsor); this commitment has not changed. Engineering has already been done, but this was after the project was initially awarded funding. Amended project scores the same as the original – 8 points • With SEIRPC-scored portion alone, Louisa County ties for 2nd place with Fort Madison, behind West • Burlington.
Louisa County TAP Amendment TAC Scored Portions Transportation Alternative Relationship – Relationship to other modes • Original Project: Average TAC score of 2.9 out of 5 • Amended Project: Project still fits the narrative of the original response – will provide a ‘loop’ for • bicycles and pedestrians as an exercise route from one city to the other; will separate these modes from cars, where no such separation currently exists (although it now completes the link into existing city sidewalks at either end) Facility Need • Original Project: Average TAC score of 9.8 out of 15 • Amended Project: Project still fits the narrative of the original response – the project is supported • by the Columbus Junction/City Comprehensive Plan, through its identification of existing bike/ped weaknesses in the two communities, and the opportunity of creating trails to serve the residents of both Economic Development and Tourism • Original Project: Average TAC score of 5.4 out of 10 • Amended Project: Project still fits the narrative of the original response – active bicycle clubs are • present in the area, and the new trail will provide an alternative travel location for them; also, convenient parking is already present at the school and swimming pool In 2015, with TAC-scored portion alone, Louisa County ranked second highest, 3 points behind West • Burlington, and 1 point ahead of Fort Madison
Louisa County TAP Amendment West Burlington just recently signed a contract for Preliminary Engineering Services to begin for this project, in 2019 Original Tap Project Scores SEIRPC - 15 TAP – 21.6 Total – 36.6 West Burlington SEIRPC - 8 TAP – 18.7 Louisa County Total – 26.7 Total – 25.6 Fort Madison SEIRPC - 8 TAP – 17.6 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 38 – Highest possible score for Louisa County, if every TAC Fort Madison was awarded a member gave it the maximum 30 $125,000 REAP Grant in 2016; the points (perfect score) project was completed in 2017.
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