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TC 09-27-21 Meeting MinutesTRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT to the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Monday, September 27, 2021 8:30 a.m. 107 NORTH KENT STREET, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA ATTENDEES: Committee Members Present: Judith McCann-Slaughter, Chairman (Voting), Gary Oates (Voting), James Racey (Voting), Charles DeHaven, Jr. (Voting), Shawn Graber (Voting) and Lewis Boyer (Liaison Stephens City). Committee Members Absent: Cordell Watt (Voting) Staff Present: Assistant Director-Transportation John Bishop, and Kathy Smith, Secretary. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION ONLY: 1-Transportation Funding in Virginia: Staff provided an overview of the Transportation funding tools and was seeking guidance on the next steps in the analysis. Staff started by giving an outline of the Smartscale program an area that has not been very successful partly due to the fact that the district grant allocation for the Staunton District has been among the lowest in the state. If Frederick County were to provide a local contribution as part of SmartScale applications this would potentially make a big difference in the score of the County’s applications. Staff coordinated with VDOT to review the round 4 SmartScale applications that were submitted by the County, and it was clear that local contributions would have made a greater rate of success. Staff spoke of other ways of raising funding for Transportation projects such as the Revenue Sharing program with the local match for participation in the program. The Transportation Alternatives program was discussed this program will reimburse up to a maximum 80% and requires a 20% local match and is federal funding but through the State and focuses on pedestrian, bike paths and community improvements. Also, Access Road and Rail access programs have been successful through the years. Public and Private partnerships, Safety programs, special taxing agreements, are available as well. The Committee supported setting aside funds each budget cycle for projects. The Committee requested that staff continue compiling information for future discussion. 2- County Project Updates: Crossover Boulevard aka Tevis Street Extension/Airport Road/I-81 Bridge: Crossover Boulevard was opened to traffic on September 10, 2021, and aside from some final minor adjustments is complete. Renaissance Drive: Easement and right-of-way paperwork has been submitted to CSX for consideration and staff is in discussions with property owners for right-of-way. 3-Other: The Committee discussed the Transportation Forum and decided on the 26th of October to hold the forum for 2021.