MCC# 99-117               GJCC#82-99

 RESOLUTION NO. 82-99

A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY OF MESA AND THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION CONCERNING ADOPTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEARS 1999-2002 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

WHEREAS, The City and County have been designated by the Governor

as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Grand

Junction/Mesa County Urbanized Area; and

WHEREAS, Part 2 of Article 1 of Title 29, Colorado Revised

Statutes authorizes the parties to contract with one

another to make the most efficient and effective use of

their powers and responsibilities; and

WHEREAS, The City and County realize the importance of both short

and long range planning in the development of an

efficient transportation system, and are both aware that

it is the responsibility of the Metropolitan Planning

Organization to perform those planning functions; and

WHEREAS, The City and County, in their performance of those

planning functions for the Urbanized Area, wish to use

Federal Highway Administration transportation planning

funds in coordination with the Colorado Department of

Transportation;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT JOINTLY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF MESA, COLORADO AND THE CITY COUNCIL

OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO:

That the Administrative Amendments to the Fiscal Years 1999-2002 Transportation Improvement Plan, hereunto attached, is adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Mesa, Colorado on July 19, 1999 and by the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado on July 21, 1999.

CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION    COUNTY OF MESA

__/s/ Gene Kinsey_____________  _/s/ Kathryn Hall______

Mayor            Chair of the Board

Grand Junction City Council    Mesa County Board of Commissioners

 _21^stday of_July______, 1999     __19th__ day of __July_____, 1999

Attest:  Attest:

__/s/ Stephanie Nye_________  __/s/ Monika Todd______________

 City Clerk        County Clerk

TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENT

FOR THE

GRAND JUNCTION/MESA COUNTY URBANIZED AREA

OCTOBER 1, 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

PREPARED BY THE

MESA COUNTY

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING OFFICE

IN COOPERATION WITH THE

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT

CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION

MESA COUNTY

AND THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

June 1999

INTRODUCTION

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a six-year capital improvement program for the urbanized area of Grand Junction and Mesa County. The Grand Junction/Mesa County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is charged with carrying out continuing, comprehensive and cooperative transportation planning by:

•  Coordinating projects in the urbanized area initiated by individual City, County, and State agencies;

•  Defining the costs of these projects and the available financial resources;

•  Prioritizing the projects to make the best use of available resources.

The TIP serves not only the need in this area for an efficient transportation system, but also satisfies regulations jointly issued by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHwA), regarding the content and purpose of the program. Amendments to an approved TIP are necessary (as per Section F, paragraphs 2a, 2b, and 2c of the Grand Junction Urbanized Area Memorandum of Agreement dated July 2, 1984) to maintain federal funding for highways and streets within the planning area, and for federal assistance on transit programs. It is developed by the Mesa County Regional Transportation Planning Office (RTPO) acting as the MPO.

CONTENTS

The TIP shall contain all federally funded transportation projects in the urbanized area initiated by Mesa County, Grand Junction or by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). It is also necessary to include operating and/or capital grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to agencies (public or private) in the urbanized area. The urbanized area (or Federal Aid Urban Boundary) is defined by the boundary of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).

In 1985 the City and the County began a two-year cycle for sharing of Small Urban Program funds. This allows the money to be used more effectively on larger projects. Annual adjustments of funds were made as required with input from the City, County and CDOT. Beginning in 1992, the City and County began to apply for these funds jointly and coordinate their planned improvements in such a way as to maximize the efficiency of the funds expended.

FORMAT

Format for the TIP is specified by federal and state requirements. Projects are broken out by:

1. Funding Source - (STP, FTA, etc.)

2.  Priority - The projects are listed by priority in the first year of the program.

Each project must identify the location, description, responsible agency, general purpose, whether the project has received or will receive federal/state funding beyond the program period, and the breakdown of funding by year and by source. This format is standardized by CDOT for all urbanized areas. The general purpose relates to whether the project either furthers the goals of the State of Colorado=s 20-year Transportation Plan.

PROCESS

The projects in the TIP are originally proposed for inclusion by the implementing agencies. Projects are then considered by members of the Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC), which is composed of representatives from all public agencies involved in construction or operation of transportation systems in the Grand Junction Urbanized area.

After review of the program, the TIP is forwarded to the Transportation Policy Advisory Committee (TPAC), composed of local representatives from the Grand Junction City Council, the Mesa County Board of Commissioners, the Federal Highway Administration (FHwA), State Air Quality Control Commission and the local Transportation Commissioner and the. The TPAC may refer the program back to the TTAC or endorse the program and place it before the Mesa County Commissioners and the Grand Junction City Council for their approval. The Council and the County Commissioners will either approve the program or refer it back to the TPAC for consideration. A copy of the final document is sent to CDOT for review and approval.

Finally, the TIP is sent to the Governor for his approval and forwarded to the Federal Highway Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency for concurrence and/or comments. The FTA Region VIII office in Denver, Colorado also receives a copy of the approved document.

Amendments to the TIP are required when there are major changes in the cost of a project or when there are additions to or deletions of projects within the TIP. These are approved in the same manner as the program. Flexibility is required to allow for construction cost changes or for the allocation of additional Federal or State funds.

TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS

FY 1999-2004

ENHANCEMENTS

Location:          Mesa County/City of Grand Junction

Project Description:    Construction of a trail on South Camp Road.

Responsible Government:  Mesa County/City of Grand Junction

Past Funding: N      Future Funding: Y    Long Range: Y  TSM: N

URBAN

Location:            Mesa County & City of Grand Junction

Project Description:      Roadway improvements on 29 Road from I-70B to Patterson Road.

Responsible Government:  Mesa County/City of Grand Junction

Past Funding: N        Future Funding: Y      Long Range: Y  TSM: N

Location:            Grand Junction

Project Description:      Roadway improvements at North-South Corridor Intersection w/ I-70B & 30 Road

Responsible Government:  Mesa County

Past Funding: N        Future Funding: Y      Long Range: Y  TSM: N

TRANSIT            

Location:            Mesa County

Project Description:      FTA 5307 Operating Assistance for transit services as outlined in the 1998-2002 Transit Development Plan.  

Responsible Government:  Mesa County

Past Funding: Y        Future Funding: Y      Long Range: Y  TSM: N

Location:            Mesa County

Project Description:      Operating Services as outlined in the 1999 FTA Access to Jobs Grant.

Responsible Government:  Mesa County

Past Funding: N        Future Funding: Y      Long Range: Y  TSM: N

Location:            Mesa County

Project Description:      FTA 5307 Capital acquisition for transit services as outlined in the 1998-2002 Transit Development Plan.  

Responsible Government:  Mesa County

Past Funding: Y        Future Funding: Y      Long Range: Y  TSM: N

Location:            Mesa County

Project Description:      Capital acquisition for transit services as outlined in the 1999 FTA Access to Jobs Grant.

Responsible Government:  Mesa County

Past Funding: N        Future Funding: Y      Long Range: Y  TSM: N

Location:            Mesa County

Project Description:      FTA 5307 Associated capital maintenance for transit services.

Responsible Government:  Mesa County

Past Funding: Y        Future Funding: Y      Long Range: Y  TSM:  N

Location:            Mesa County

Project Description:      FTA 5307 Capital Cost of Contracting for transit services.

Responsible Government:  Mesa County

Past Funding: Y        Future Funding: Y      Long Range: Y  TSM: N

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