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7 <br />REPORT <br />: STATEMENT TO VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br />RE: COUNCIL PRIORITIES <br /> <br /> Ms. Richard said that this is the first time that the pre - allocation statement has <br />appeared on the consent agenda. She said the statement prepared is based on the <br />th <br />resolution Council approved on November 4 . She said she thinks the Commonwealth <br />Transportatio n Board will be confused by the co - mingling of approved projects and <br />future proposed projects. She said she thinks the statement requires updating and the <br />emphasis needs to be changed in some places, for instance reflecting Council's recent <br />action regardi ng the Route 29 intersections and referencing that Council wants the study <br />to be fully funded. She said the intelligent transportation system needs to be explicated. <br />She said she feels it would be better not to read the list, but suggested that the Novem ber <br />4 resolution be attached instead to the statement and that a narrative statement be read. <br />Ms. Richard passed out a second draft statement and said that Council has until <br />Wednesday to finalize it. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said that he will agree to allowing a narrati ve to be developed and <br />circulated to Council if Ms. Richards is willing to represent Council. <br /> <br /> Ms. Richards said that the CTB needs to hear why County projects are in <br />Council's priority list. She said the status of the bike and pedestrian plan also needs to be <br />updated. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said he thinks it is a good idea to distinguish between City and County <br />projects. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said that the point about having a narrative statement is well taken, and <br />said the fact that some of the County's projects are high on t he City's priority list should <br />be referenced and it should be emphasized that this is not a secondary list. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said Mr. Lynch makes a good point. He said he would like to keep the <br />original list and to keep the language regarding County projects a s shown in yellow on <br />the draft handed out by Ms. Richards. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said he would prefer to keep the list intact and to keep the language <br />shown in yellow intact. He said he is comfortable with Ms. Richards reworking the <br />statement. <br /> <br /> Mr. Caravati said he trusts the City's two Metropolitan Planning Organization <br />representative to work on the statement. <br /> <br /> Ms. Richards said that there were issues about the way the rankings were <br />averaged when Council approved its transportation priority list, and asked if we ar e really <br />prepared to go to the CTB if they view the statement as a shifting of funding priorities. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said he is comfortable with this list and feels it is as close to a Council <br />consensus as we will find. Mr. Lynch said the CTB will make its deci sion based on other <br />factors. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said that until we find a better process for developing priorities, this is <br />the list that has been approved. Mr. Cox asked that Ms. Richards and Mr. Lynch get <br />together and put together a narrative statement to be cir culated to Council prior to the <br />hearing. <br /> <br />PUBLIC <br /> <br /> <br />There were no matters by the public. <br /> <br />OTHER BUSINESS <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Cox reminded Councilors to get budget questions to staff by Friday. <br /> <br /> The meeting was adjourned. <br />