Consent 1.N.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 05/24/2010
- TITLE
- 2010-2014 Transportation Improvement Program
- PRESENTED BY:
- Candi Beaudry
- Department:
- Planning & Community Services
Presentation:
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
Federal regulations require that Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) review and update their Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) every 2 years. Our current 2010-14 TIP falls into this category and must be updated before June 30, 2010, to maintain compliance with State and Federal requirements. The TIP is a required fiscal planning document for federally assisted highway and transit improvements in the Billings Urban Transportation Planning Area, and covers a five-year program period. The emphasis is on the first two (2) years of the program. Projects in these two years can be shifted around based on available funding.
This updated TIP is being presented to Council for review of the current projects and costs associated with them. All federally funded transportation projects are recommended to the Policy Coordinating Committee (PCC) for consideration and action. The PCC is the final, local approving authority for transportation-related documents within the Billings Urban Area. Council Member Ed Ulledalen currently serves as Council’s primary representative on the PCC. The PCC is composed of four members; the Designee of the City of Billings, the Chair of the Yellowstone County Commission, the President of the Yellowstone County Board of Planning, and the District Administrator, Billings District, of the Montana Department of Transportation.
This updated TIP is being presented to Council for review of the current projects and costs associated with them. All federally funded transportation projects are recommended to the Policy Coordinating Committee (PCC) for consideration and action. The PCC is the final, local approving authority for transportation-related documents within the Billings Urban Area. Council Member Ed Ulledalen currently serves as Council’s primary representative on the PCC. The PCC is composed of four members; the Designee of the City of Billings, the Chair of the Yellowstone County Commission, the President of the Yellowstone County Board of Planning, and the District Administrator, Billings District, of the Montana Department of Transportation.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
The Council may elect to recommend approval of the 2010-14 TIP in order to continue the implementation of federally funded transportation projects as presented. If Council chooses to recommend modifications to the proposed program, the Designee will present these recommendations to the PCC for further consideration.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
A range of federal funding sources is available to the Billings Urban Area for the purposes of funding transportation system improvements. A list of those sources available to the Billings Urban Area are shown in the TIP. Project implementation is indicated as expected to occur during the pertinent program year.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve the TIP and forward that recommendation to PCC via its representative.