TC 02-01-16 Meeting MinutesCOUNTY of FREDERICK
Department of Planning and Development
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TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: John A. Bishop, AICP, Deputy Director - Transportation
RE: Transportation Committee Report for Meeting of February 1, 2016
DATE: February 5, 2016
The Transportation Committee meeting scheduled for January 25, 2016 was delayed due
to weather and met on February 1, 2016 at 8:30 a.m.
Members Present Members Absent
Gary Lofton (voting) Mark Davis (liaison Middletown)
Barry Schnoor (voting) Gene Fisher (voting)
Judith McCann-Slaughter (voting) James Racey (voting)
Gary Oates (liaison PC) Lewis Boyer (liaison Stephens City)
***Items Requiring Action***
None
***Items Not Requiring Action***
1. Comprehensive Plan Transportation Section Update
The Committee reviewed the attached updates to the Transportation Section of the
comprehensive plan in which staff implemented the previously discussed changes
and agreed to forward to the CPPS via consensus.
MEMORANDUM
2. House Bill 2 Update
Staff updated the Committee on the status of the County’s HB2 applications and
noted that Projects 1, 4, and 5 from the list below are currently being
recommended funding.
1. Route 11 North at Exit 317
2. Construction of Route 37 from Exit 310 to Route 522
3. Restoration of Route 277 Improvements to the Plan
4. Route 11 South Intersection with Apple Valley Road – Intersection
Improvements
5. Fox Drive at Route 522 – Turn Lane Improvements
Staff noted that while our larger projects were not successful given the extreme
competition within the state, our strategy of applying for smaller projects in
addition to the larger projects was very successful. Frederick County was the
only locality in the Staunton district north of Harrisonburg to receive any funding
recommendations.
Staff discussed that looking ahead to next year the County will need to develop
more small and mid-range project applications in addition to working to
strengthen the applications for and strategize difference scenarios on the larger
projects.
Finally, it was noted that, due to the fact that significant scoring is gained on
Economic Development categories, that the County must coordinate with the
EDA on the creation or modification of EDA strategic planning documents that
highlight key transportation projects that meet EDA goals.
3. Other
Staff updated the Committee on the status of several of our revenue sharing
projects and noted that the notice to proceed on Snowden Bridge Boulevard
should be going out later this month.