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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY Memorandum | |
| | | | | | | | | To: | Technical Advisory Committee | | From: | Michael Zeller, Director of Programming & Project Delivery | | Meeting Date: | May 4, 2017 | | Subject: | Competitive Grants - Review Committee |
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | | NOMINATE up to three members of the Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee to serve on the TAMC Competitive Grant Application Review Committee. |
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| | | | | | | | | SUMMARY: | | The Transportation Agency Board approved a new cycle of competitive grants at its March 2017 meeting. The grant applications for projects proposed for funding are due June 1, 2017. Agency staff is seeking to establish an ad hoc committee to review and rank the applications, and provide funding recommendations. |
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| | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT: | | The portion of Regional Surface Transportation Program funds that has been set aside for the competitive grants program is $6.95 million. At the March 22, 2017 meeting, of the estimated three-year Regional Surface Transportation Program funds of $13.2 million, the Transportation Agency Board voted to reserve 10% for agency use. Of the remaining $10.5 million, the Board voted to program $3.6 million of this funding on a fair share basis to the jurisdictions to be distributed by population and lane miles, with the remaining balance reserved for the competitive grants program. |
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| | | | | | | | | DISCUSSION: | The Surface Transportation Program is a federal program that provides states and local jurisdictions with funding that can be used for a wide range of eligible transportation projects. A few recent examples include constructing new roundabout and signalized intersections, adding bicycle lanes to existing roads, street rehabilitation and adding sidewalks along streets. TAMC receives an annual apportionment of Regional Surface Transportation Program funding, passed through the State.
With the grant application deadline set at June 1, 2017, staff is seeking to establish an ad hoc committee made up of members of the Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee, Technical Advisory Committee, partner agencies, and Transportation Agency staff to review and rank the applications, and provide funding recommendations. The schedule for the competitive grants program is as attached. |
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