Metro - File #: 2015-0501

• File #: 2015-0501
• Type: Program
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/7/2015
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 6/17/2015
• Final action: 6/25/2015
• Title: APPROVED ON CONSENT CALENDAR: A. preliminary transportation modal category funding marks; and B. fund estimate of $199.4 million; and. C. release of preliminary recommendations for the 2015 Countywide Call for Projects (Call) for distribution.
• Sponsors: Planning and Development (Department)
• Indexes: Bicycling, Board approved a Motion, Budgeting, California Transportation Commission, Call For Projects, Congestion Mitigation And Air Quality Improvement Program, Debt, Funding plan, Long Range Transportation Plan, Metrolink, Pedestrians, Program, Proposition C, Regional Transportation Improvement Program, Regional Transportation Planning Agency, Repayment of Capital Project Loan Funds, Short Range Transportation Plan, Southern California Association Of Governments, State Transportation Improvement Program, Subsidies, Technical Advisory Committee, Transportation Improvement Program, Transportation modes, Vehicle miles of travel

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/25/2015	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting	APPROVED ON CONSENT CALENDAR
6/17/2015	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
REVISED
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 17, 2015

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: 2015 CALL FOR PROJECTS

ACTION: APPROVE PRELIMINARY FUNDING MARKS, AND FUND ESTIMATE
AND PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
APPROVED ON CONSENT CALENDAR:

A. preliminary transportation modal category funding marks; and
B. fund estimate of $199.4 million; and.
C. release of preliminary recommendations for the 2015 Countywide Call for Projects (Call) for distribution.

Issue
ISSUE

The Board initiated the 2015 Call for Projects to allocate transportation funds now available for regionally significant projects that public agencies may implement. Staff has identified preliminary transportation modal category funding marks and a preliminary fund estimate to assist in the development of preliminary recommendations. The preliminary review of the 2015 Call applications has been completed. These preliminary recommendations are presented in the Rainbow Report, distributed separately to the Board, and will be released to project sponsors, subject toupon Board approval of the funding marks and fund estimate. Staff will initiate the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) review and appeals process leading to the September Board approval.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

The preliminary modal category funding marks (Attachment A) are based on the regional program direction provided in the adopted 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The fund estimate of $199.4 million (Attachment B) is based on the 2015 funding availability and priorities as adopted by the Board. Evaluation criteria used to select the projects include a "Complete Streets" integrated, multimodal transportation network, consistency with Senate Bill (SB) 375 goals of reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGe), and First/Last Mile access to the transit system. The preliminary fund estimate is based on fede...