TC 09-22-14 Meeting AgendaCOUNTY of FREDERICK
Department of Planning and Development
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Frederick County Transportation Committee
FROM: John A. Bishop, AICP, Deputy Director - Transportation.._
RE: September 22, 2014 Transportation Committee Meeting
DATE: September 16, 2014
The Frederick County Transportation Committee will be meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Monday,
September 22, 2014 in the first floor conference room of the Frederick County Administration
Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia.
AGENDA
1. Rail Crossing Support Request
2. Signal Programming Discussion
3. HB 2 — Implementation Update
4. Revenue Sharing Application
5. October 8, 2014 CTB Meeting
6. Other
Please contact our department if you are unable to attend this meeting.
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107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 • Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
Item 1: Rail Crossing Support Request
Winchester and Western Railroad is in need of an additional crossing at Sinking Spring Lane in
Gore, to access a maintenance shop which they will be constructing. Please see attached
graphics. They are requesting a resolution of support from the County as they go through their
VDOT approval process. Staff has had discussions with Lloyd Ingram and he has indicated that
there should not be any issues as long as site distance is satisfied and he will be providing the
County with draft resolution language. Staff is seeking a recommendation to the Board of
Supervisors.
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Item 2: Signal Programming Discussion
Mr. Grant Sanders of VDOT will be on hand to discuss traffic signal programming and
methodologies in the County. This item is for discussion only.
Item 3: HB 2 — Implementation Update
Staff will give a breakdown of the recent activities at surrounding HB 2 as well as discuss
potential concerns and opportunities as it is implemented. Legislation language is attached.
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CHAPTER 726
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1.1 of Chapter I of Title 33.1 a section numbered
33.1-23.5:5. relating to prioritization ofprojects funded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board.
[H 2]
Approved April 6, 2014
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1.1 of Chapter 1 of Title 33.1 a section numbered
33.1-23.5:5 as follows:
§33.1-23.5: Statewide prioritization process for project selection.
A. The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that a prioritization process for projects funded by
the Commonwealth Transportation Board be developed and implemented to improve the efficiency and effectiveness
of the state's transportation system, transportation safety, transportation accessibility for people and freight,
environmental quality, and economic development in the Commonwealth.
B. Subject to the limitations in subsection C, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall develop, in accordance
with federal transportation requirements, and in cooperation with metropolitan planning organizations wholly
within the Commonwealth and with the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, a statewide prioritization
process for the use offunds allocated pursuant to § 33.1-23.1 or apportioned pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 104. Such
prioritization process shall be used for the development of the Six -Year Improvement Program pursuant to § 33.1-12
and shall consider, at a minimum, highway, transit, rail, roadway, technology operational improvements, and
transportation demand management strategies.
1. The prioritization process shall be based on an objective and quantifiable analysis that considers, at a minimum,
the following factors relative to the cost of the project or strategy: congestion mitigation, economic development,
accessibility, safety, and environmental quality.
2. Prior to the analysis in subdivision 1, candidate projects and strategies shall be screened by the Commonwealth
Transportation Board to determine whether they are consistent with the assessment of capacity needs for all for
corridors of statewide significance, regional networks, and improvements to promote urban development areas
establishedpursuant to § 15.2-2223.1, undertaken in the Statewide Transportation Plan in accordance with §
33.1-23.03.
3. The Commonwealth Transportation Board shall weight the factors used in subdivision I for each of the state's
highway construction districts. The Commonwealth Transportation Board may assign different weights to the
factors, within each highway construction district, based on the unique needs and qualities of each highway
construction district.
4. The Commonwealth Transportation Board shall solicit input from localities, metropolitan planning organizations,
transit authorities, transportation authorities, and other stakeholders in its development of the prioritization process
pursuant to this section. Further, the Board shall explicitly consider input provided by an applicable metropolitan
planning organization or the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority when developing the weighting of factors
pursuant to subdivision 3 for a metropolitan planning area with a population over 200, 000 individuals.
C. The prioritization process developed under subsection B shall not apply to the following: projects or activities
undertaken pursuant to § 33.1-23.02 projects funded by the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality funds apportioned to
the state pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 104(b)(4) and state matchingfunds; projects funded by the Highway Safety
Improvement Program funds apportioned to the state pursuant to 23 US. C. § 104(6) (3) and state matching funds;
projects funded by the Transportation Alternatives funds set-aside pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 213 and state matching
funds; projects funded pursuant to subdivisions B 2 and 3 of § 33.1-23.1: projects funded by the revenue-sharing
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program pursuant to § 33.1-23.05: andprojects funded by federalprograms established by the federal government
after June 30, 2014, with specific rules that restrict the types ofprojects that may be funded, excluding restrictions
on the location ofprojects with regard to highwayfunctional classification. The Commonwealth Transportation
Board may, at its discretion, develop a prioritization process for any of the funds covered by this subsection, subject
to planning andfunding requirements offederal law. However, the Board shall defer to individual local
governments for projects funded pursuant to subdivisions B 2 and 3 of§ 33.1-23.1.
D. The Commonwealth Transportation Board shall make public, in an accessible format, the results of the screening
and analysis of candidate projects and strategies under subsection B, including the weighting offactors, in a timely
fashion.
2. That the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall select projects for funding pursuant to the provisions of this
act beginning July 1, 2016.
3. That, at the discretion of the Board, a project fully funded in the Six -Year Improvement Program that has
completed the state environmental review process or the review process required by the National Environmental
Policy Act may be exempt from the provisions of this act.
4. That the prioritization process developed pursuant to § 33.1-23.5:5 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act,
shall not apply to funds allocated to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Fund established pursuant to §
15.2-4838.01 of the Code of Virginia, the Hampton Roads Transportation Fund established pursuant to § 33.1-23.5:4
of the Code of Virginia, or federal funds subject to 23 U.S.C. 133(d)(1)(A)(i).
5. That the Commonwealth Transportation Board in implementing § 33.1-23.5:5 as created by this act shall comply
with the allocation of funds pursuant to § 33.1-23.1.
6. That, for Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads highway construction districts, the Commonwealth
Transportation Board, pursuant to subdivision B 3 of § 33.1-23.5:5 as created by this act, shall ensure that
congestion mitigation, consistent with § 33.1-13.03:1 of the Code of Virginia, is weighted highest among the factors
in the prioritization process. For metropolitan planning areas with a population over 200,000, the prioritization
process shall also include a factor based on the quantifiable and achievable goals pursuant to subsection B of §
33.1-23.03 of the Code of Virginia.
7. That notwithstanding § 33.1-23.5:5 as created by this act, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall ensure
that no project shall be undertaken primarily for economic development purposes.
8. That if any portion of this act shall be adjudged unconstitutional in any court of competent jurisdiction, the
remaining portions of this act shall remain in effect.
Legislative Information Svstem
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Item 4: Revenue Sharing Application
Staff is currently working on development of a revenue sharing application for the next phase of
Valley Mill Road realignment. Additional materials will be presented at the meeting and staff
will be seeking a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
Item 5: October 8, 2014 CTB Meeting
Discussion of the upcoming CTB public input opportunity on October 8, 2014.
Item 6: Other