Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Thursday, February 21st, 2019 @ - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Technical Advisory Committee Meeting

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

Thursday, February 21st, 2019 @ 1:00 PM SEIRPC Transit Training Room 211 N Gear Avenue, Suite 100 West Burlington, IA 52655

• 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.

TIP Revision Types

Sponsor: Louisa County Co-Sponsor: City of Columbus Junction Project: Shoulder Paving for Recreational Trail

• Reasons for request:
• During preliminary engineering, it was

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

$185,600 to $203,024, as all driveways along the shoulder will need to be paved

• An amendment must be approved ASAP, in
• rder for the project to remain on track

for a June 2019 letting date

• Awarded funding for FFY2019, as scored by

SEIRPC and TAC in 2015

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

• f 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

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Fort Madison Louisa County West Burlington

Original Tap Project Scores

Louisa County TAP Amendment

Fort Madison was awarded a $125,000 REAP Grant in 2016; the project was completed in 2017. West Burlington just recently signed a contract for Preliminary Engineering Services to begin for this project, in 2019

38 – Highest possible score for

Louisa County, if every TAC member gave it the maximum 30 points (perfect score)

SEIRPC - 15 SEIRPC - 8 SEIRPC - 8 TAP – 21.6 TAP – 18.7 TAP – 17.6 Total – 36.6 Total – 26.7 Total – 25.6