Action 14.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Community Development
- Meeting Date:
- 07/10/2012
- Title:
- Long-Range Plan PARA Grant Application
- Submitted By:
- Frances Marinez, Community Development
- Department:
- Community Development
- Division:
- Highway
Presentation:
PowerPoint
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
1
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Karen Lamberton
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Transportation Planner
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Federal or State Mandate
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
23 U.S.C 134 Section 3303(a)(2) & A.R.S. ยง 11-251 (4) & Ordinance 013-94
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Adopt Resolution 12-25 authorizing staff to apply for a Planning Assistance for Rural Areas (PARA) grant, through the Arizona Department of Transportation, for technical assistance to complete the Cochise County Long-Range Transportation Plan.
Background:
Staff have been developing a long-range transportation plan for Cochise County to identify a set of potential multi-modal projects, polices and strategies to help move people and goods in and through Cochise County now and into the year 2040. This plan has is now about eighty-five percent complete. Preliminary mapping has been done; however, to fully complete the work effort on this plan consultant services for modeling specific corridor options, mapping the existing and potential 2040 plans in both an accurate and graphically pleasing manner and verifying staff assumptions made for existing and future costs would be desired.
PARA grants are offered by the Arizona Department of Transportation to offer specialized technical services to rural areas that might otherwise be beyond in-house capability or resources. In addition, this grant provides for a public outreach component that would assist in obtaining valued input into identified solutions for the County’s future transportation needs. The combined efforts of County staff, with the technical assistance of the selected consultant, would result in completion of the long-range transportation plan early in the year 2014.
PARA grants are offered by the Arizona Department of Transportation to offer specialized technical services to rural areas that might otherwise be beyond in-house capability or resources. In addition, this grant provides for a public outreach component that would assist in obtaining valued input into identified solutions for the County’s future transportation needs. The combined efforts of County staff, with the technical assistance of the selected consultant, would result in completion of the long-range transportation plan early in the year 2014.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Staff will complete and submit a PARA grant application for consideration in the next fiscal year funding cycle. If awarded, the work would likely begin next calendar year and be completed within 9 to 12 months.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
Staff will not submit a grant application for this proposed technical assistance this year.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Please return a copy of the signed documents to H&F, attn: Karen L. Lamberton.