Consideration of Ratifying Approval of Agreement Amendment:    Joint Project Agreement 11-085 between the State of Arizona and the City of Flagstaff acting for and on behalf of the Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization, Amendment 3 for Fiscal Year 2015

This ratifies the Mayor's approval of JPA 11-085 Amendment 3 with the Arizona Department of Transportation.  The City benefits from its current relationship with the FMPO and, through the FMPO, the Arizona Department of Transportation.  FMPO provides resources for regional planning, participation in state transportation plans, support for traffic impact analysis and access to federal transportation construction funding.  Regional planning, and more specifically transportation planning, is an on-going function in which the City participates to meet other state and federal mandates.  This JPA establishes the relationship with ADOT to permit the pass-through of federal funds.  The JPA is amended annually to reflect changes in federal or state mandates, rules or expectations, and to create the new completion date, June 30, 2015.

Subsidiary Decisions Points: This Amendment has been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney's office and the City Grants Management office.

Annually, FMPO brings in about $260,000 in planning funds, $500,000 in general construction funds, and $600,000 in safety project funds. Failure to approve the amendment will de-fund the FMPO and essential services in transportation modeling, trails planning and more will fall to City staff.  Loss of the FMPO will result in the City's eligibility for federal transportation construction funds.

1. Repair Replace maintain infrastructure (streets & utilities)
5. Retain, expand, and diversify economic base
11. Effective governance

Yes, the original JPA was considered by Council on June 7, 2011.  Amendment 2 on June 18, 2013.

Approve as written:  This is the most expeditious path.
Approve with conditions:  This will result in delays due to state and local reviews.
Reject the amendment: The FMPO will not be funded.

The FMPO has been in place since 1996.  It started with an intergovernmental agreement between the City, County and State.  More recently, an IGA between the City and County establishes the FMPO and this JPA 11-085 establishes the FMPO relation to the state.

The FMPO Executive Board approved the FY 2015 Work Program referenced by this Amendment 3.

Ensure continuation of important transportation planning and support functions.

Consult - a 30-day comment period on the work program was provided.  The work program seeks to advance the regional transportation plan that enjoyed considerable public involvement