City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2018 01 09

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L Louisville COLORADO • S1NC N ; CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA ITEM 11 SUBJECT: DISCUSSION — 2018 TRANSPORTATION FUNDING ISSUES UPDATE DATE: JANUARY 9, 2018 PRESENTED BY: BOB MUCKLE, MAYOR ASHLEY STOLZMANN, CITY COUNCIL MEGAN DAVIS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR SUMMARY: There are currently several proposed changes to state and federal funding distribution under consideration in Colorado, as well as the consideration of new sources of transportation funding. Mayor Bob Muckle, Mayors and Commissioners Coalition (MCC) Member, Councilor Stolzmann, City of Louisville DRCOG Director, and staff would like to provide updates on some of these issues. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Funding Distribution Changes: The TIP identifies all federally funded surface transportation projects anticipated for funding in the Denver metropolitan area for the fiscal years included. The program includes highway, high -occupancy vehicle, transit, travel demand management, and non -motorized facilities, and services. The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), the region's Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), is responsible for preparing the TIP in cooperation with local governments, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), and the Regional Transportation District (RTD). In the spring of 2018, DRCOG will open up the call for projects for the 2020-2023 TIP, to identify federally funded transportation projects to be implemented in the Denver region in these fiscal years. The DRCOG Board must approve the regional priorities that will be included in the TIP. There is approximately $280 million that will be allocated in the 2020-2023 cycle. In preparation for the upcoming TIP funding cycle, the DRCOG Board has provided direction for a new funding allocation structure that would include a Regional Share and a Subregional Share (Attachment 1). The inclusion of a subregional allocation of funds is a new element, and the concept is that the subregion would get a set allocation for projects that would be identified at the local (county) level and then advanced to the Board for approval. To determine the details of the new allocation method and process, the Board has convened a TIP working group to make recommendations regarding project eligibility, identification and funding distribution methodologies. DRCOG also agreed to three focus areas for the 2021-23 TIP cycle, which will serve as guiding principles and not specific criteria. Improve mobility (infrastructure & services) for vulnerable populations CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION 2