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County Administrator's Report 15. 13.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
Budget & Finance Consent |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization Transportation Alternatives Program Project Applications for Escambia County, Florida - Joy D. Blackmon, P.E., Public Works Department Director
That the Board take the following action regarding the proposed State of Florida, Department of Transportation, District 3 Applications for multi-modal facilities:
A. Approve submittal of Applications for Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funds to design and construct the multi-modal facilities at the following locations:
1. Pensacola Beach Ferry Service Landing Site at Quietwater Beach;
2. Sidewalks along Dog Track Road (CR 297), from Blue Angel Parkway (SR 173) to US 98 (SR 30);
3. Sidewalks along Saufley Field Road (CR 296), from Mobile Highway (SR 10A) to Saufley Field Gate;
4. Sidewalks along Olive Road (CR 290), from Palafox Street (CR 95A) to Cody Lane;
5. Sidewalks along Olive Road (CR 290), from Cody Lane to Davis Highway (SR 291);
6. Multi-Use Path along Perdido Key Drive (SR 292), from the State Park Entrance to Theo Baars Bridge;
7. Sidewalks along South Chemstrand Road, from Johnson Avenue to Nine Mile Road (SR 10); and
8. Sidewalks along Nine and 1/2 Mile Road, from Pine Forest Road (SR 297) to Stefani Road (CR 489), and along Stefani Road from Nine Mile Road (SR 10) to the Escambia County Extension Office;
B. Adopt a Resolution in support of the Applications for the Transportation Alternatives Program Projects; and
C. Authorize the Chairman or Vice Chairman to sign the Transportation Alternatives Program Projects Applications and the Resolution.
[Funding: No local funding match is required] |
| BACKGROUND: |
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act, signed into law in July 2012, was a long-term highway improvement authorization that funded surface transportation programs. Map-21 was replaced with The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, signed into law in December 2015. Both legislative acts funded what is known as the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), which provides funding for programs and projects defined as transportation alternatives, including on- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure projects to improve non-driver access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, community improvement activities, environmental mitigation, recreational trail program projects, safe routes to schools projects, and projects for planning, designing, or constructing boulevards and other roadways largely in the right of way of former Interstate System routes or other divided highways.
Public Works staff selected specific projects from the FL-AL TPO Bicycle - Pedestrian Projects List and from other sources based on need, connectivity and feasibility. The proposed projects would allow for design and construction of new multi-modal facilities throughout the county. TAP submittals must include a Resolution supporting the projects adopted in conjunction with the approval to submit. All complete TAP applications must be submitted to TPO staff by March 1, 2017. Staff is still preparing the applications, and will receive the appropriate signatures prior to submitting, upon Board approval.
Federal and State funds are available for the higher-priority projects, as ranked by the TPO.
The Grant Applications are currently being generated and staff fully expects to have them complete and submitted prior to the March 1, 2017 deadline. |
| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
No local funding match is required.
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| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
| Kristin Hual, Assistant County Attorney, reviewed and approved the Resolution and the applications as to form and legal sufficiency. |
| PERSONNEL: |
| N/A |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| N/A |
| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
| Upon Board approval of the TAP project applications, Public Works staff will transmit the applications to TPO staff prior to the submittal deadline date of March 1, 2017. TPO staff will review all the applications upon receipt. It is anticipated that the TPO will be requested to approve a prioritized list of projects during April 2017. If certain projects are selected for TAP funding, those projects will be scheduled for design and construction in the order of their priority. |
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