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| Date: | 08/30/2022 |
| Title: | 2023 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) - PCC |
| Presented by: | Scott Walker |
| Department: | Planning & Community Services |
| Presentation: | No |
Information
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Policy Coordinating Committe review the Draft 2023 UPWP and take action at this meeting.
BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)
The City-County Planning Division is presenting the 2023 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for the Billings Policy Coordinating Committee (PCC). At this meeting, the Board is scheduled to review the document and take action on the UPWP.
The UPWP is primarily for the purpose of programming the federal dollars that Billings receives from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for transportation planning and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for transit (MET) planning. These funds are passed through the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT). All transportation planning activities are included in the UPWP so that it represents a comprehensive document for the urban transportation planning program. This UPWP proposes planning activities for Federal Fiscal Year 2023, which runs from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. This UPWP corresponds directly with the Planning Division's annual work plan. The significant changes in this year's program include completion of the 2023 Long Range Transportation Plan, Phase II of the Safe Routes to School Plan, beginning the update to the Bikeway and Pedestrian Master Plan, and transportation specific analysis and updates to two neighborhood plans. The Transit section is Chapter II of the UPWP. The document is consistent with past programs in its content and format.
The UPWP is primarily for the purpose of programming the federal dollars that Billings receives from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for transportation planning and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for transit (MET) planning. These funds are passed through the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT). All transportation planning activities are included in the UPWP so that it represents a comprehensive document for the urban transportation planning program. This UPWP proposes planning activities for Federal Fiscal Year 2023, which runs from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. This UPWP corresponds directly with the Planning Division's annual work plan. The significant changes in this year's program include completion of the 2023 Long Range Transportation Plan, Phase II of the Safe Routes to School Plan, beginning the update to the Bikeway and Pedestrian Master Plan, and transportation specific analysis and updates to two neighborhood plans. The Transit section is Chapter II of the UPWP. The document is consistent with past programs in its content and format.
STAKEHOLDERS
The Technical Advisory Committee, Yellowstone County Board of Planning, City Council, and the Board of County Commissioners have all voted to recommend approval of the 2023 Unified Planning Work Program.
ALTERNATIVES
The Policy Coordinating Committee may
- Approve the 2023 UPWP
- Recommend amendments to the 2023 UPWP to the PCC; or,
- Not recommend approval of 2023 UPWP. If the UPWP is not approved, there would be a significant loss of resources for community planning and the community's ability to manage transportation planning projects and programs would be severely limited.
FISCAL EFFECTS
Approval of the 2023 UPWP allows the City to access Federal funds for transportation planning in the community. Federal and local funds are combined to provide most of the planning work done by the Planning Division for the City and the County. If the UPWP is not approved, there would be a significant loss of resources for community planning and the community's ability to manage transportation planning projects and programs would be severely limited. The breakdown of funding sources for the FY 2023 UPWP is estimated below:
- $300,000 Planning Dept. Fee Revenue (City of Billings)
- $160,000 Planning Dept. Fee Revenue (Yellowstone County)
- $525,000 Yellowstone County Planning Levy
- $2,007,135 Federal Planning (PL) Allocation
- $2,992,135 Total Local and Federal Program Funding (UPWP)