CENTRE COUNTY METROPOLITAN
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Centre
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 | Draft #2 of FY 2008-09 UPWP dated January 31, 2008 |
A final draft FY 2008-09 UPWP will be considered for adoption by the
Coordinating Committee on February 26, 2008. The UPWP must be adopted by the
Coordinating Committee and submitted to the PennDOT Central Office in early
March 2008.
The Technical Committee should review the Draft #2 UPWP, and provide a
recommendation to the Coordinating Committee about adoption of an FY 2008-09
UPWP.
Presented by:
Action: Recommendation to the
Coordinating Committee about adoption of an FY 2008-09 UPWP.
Task
VII.A. Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan
The CCMPO's FY 2006-07 UPWP included supplemental planning funds to complete a
Coordinated Public
Transit - Human Services Transportation Plan. An Interim Coordinated Plan
was developed and adopted by the CCMPO in May 2007, using an abbreviated scope
and schedule mandated by PennDOT.
Because of the abbreviated scope and schedule, the Interim Coordinated Plan was
prepared by the CRPA, instead of using consultant services as originally
planned. As a result, a significant
balance of supplemental planning funds for this project remains in the FY
2006-07 UPWP.
In October 2007, PennDOT provided guidance for preparing Coordinated Plans that
are fully compliant with federal regulations (e.g. no longer an "Interim" Plan).
Minor revisions to the CCMPO's Coordinated Plan are required, as noted in
a previous agenda item. The
guidance also specifies that the CRPA must administer applications for funding
from the programs addressed in the Coordinated Plan, with these activities
occurring through June 2008.
The unexpended balance of funds from the FY 2006-07 UPWP can be utilized to
complete the update of the Coordinated Plan, and to administer the funding
applications. In order to maintain
access to the unexpended funds until all tasks are completed, the termination
date of this task in the FY 2006-07 UPWP must be extended. PennDOT and the Centre Regional Planning Commission will execute a letter
supplement to the FY 2006-07 Annual Agreement to extend the termination date
from March 31, 2008 to June 30, 2008, contingent upon the CCMPO's amendment of
the FY 2006-07 UPWP.
The Technical Committee should provide a recommendation to the Coordinating
Committee about amending the FY 2006-07 UPWP to extend the termination date for
the Coordinated Plan.
Presented by:
Action: Recommendation to the
Coordinating Committee about amending the CCMPO's FY 2006-07 UPWP to extend the
termination date for Task VII.A - Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services
Transportation Plan from March 31, 2008 to June 30, 2008.
The CCMPO's FY 2007-08 UPWP includes supplemental planning funds for two projects:
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Task VII.A. - Coordination of |
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Task VII.B. - Assessment of Public Transportation Services in |
These projects are underway, however, the work tasks will extend beyond the June 30, 2008 termination date of the FY 2007-08 UPWP. Thus, the termination date for both supplemental planning funds projects should be extended to maintain access to funds that remain unexpended after June 30, 2008.
PennDOT and the Centre Regional Planning Commission will execute a letter
supplement to the FY 2007-08 Annual Agreement to extend the termination date
from June 30, 2008 to June 30, 2009, contingent upon the CCMPO's amendment of
the FY 2007-08 UPWP.
The Technical Committee should provide a recommendation to the Coordinating
Committee about amending the FY 2007-08 UPWP to extend the termination date for
Tasks VII.A. and VII.B. (supplemental planning funds projects) in the UPWP.
Presented by:
Action: Recommendation to the Coordinating Committee about amending the CCMPO's FY 2007-08 UPWP to extend the termination date for Tasks
VII.A. and VII.B. from
An update of the LRTP in 2008 is necessary for two primary reasons:
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To add projects financed with additional revenue provided through
Pennsylvania Act 44 |
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To address federal Year of Expenditure (YOE) regulations (revised projections of revenue and project costs) |
Significant changes to the LRTP are anticipated. Because the projections of revenue and project costs will be revised, some projects will have to be removed from the LRTP in order to maintain fiscal constraint. Because the projects most likely to be removed are air quality significant, an air quality conformity analysis must also be performed for the 2008 Update.
The 2008 Update of the LRTP will be completed concurrent with the preparation of
the new 2009-2012 TIP. This
schedule will allow one air quality conformity analysis and one public comment
period to be completed for both the 2008 LRTP Update and the 2009-2012 TIP.
At this meeting, staff will provide a status report about the 2008 Update,
including key assumptions for the revised fiscal constraint analysis and project
cost projections relative to Act 44 revenue and federal YOE requirements.
A draft fiscal constraint analysis and project list for the 2008 Update will be
presented to the CCMPO Committees for approval in March. This step will permit the air quality analysis to be completed, and the
updated Plan to be advertised for the required 30-day public comment period in
April. Final adoption of the 2008
Update is anticipated in June 2008.
The Technical Committee should receive the presentation, and provide comments to staff to assist in the preparation of the LRTP 2008 Update.
Presented by: Trish Meek, CRPA
No action required
The earmarking of federal funds for transportation projects typically occurs
through one of two legislative actions:
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Passage of a periodic federal surface transportation authorization bill. The current federal transportation authorization legislation is the Safe, Affordable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which became law in 2005, and expires at the conclusion of federal fiscal year 2009. In recent years, authorization legislation has typically covered a five to six year period. | ||||||||||||
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Passage of the annual federal transportation appropriations bill.
Earmarks have been received for projects in
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The Technical Committee should receive the staff presentation, and provide
comments to the Coordinating Committee about whether there should be a process
for the CCMPO to coordinate earmark requests, and whether the CCMPO should
request earmarks on a regular basis.
Presented by: Tom Zilla, CRPA
Action: Provide comments to the Coordinating Committee about federal funding earmarks.
ITEM 10
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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