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Department of Transportation recommending the Board discuss the Grant Funding and Local Serving Share of Non-Residential Employment component of the 2020 Major Update to the Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Program and provide staff and their consultants with input and direction. (Est. Time: 1 Hr.)
FUNDING: Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Program.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On September 17, 2019 (Item 32), the Board of Supervisors (Board) directed Department of Transportation (Transportation) to accelerate the 2020 Major Update to the Traffic Impact Mitigation (TIM) Fee Program. This is the fourth workshop to discuss policy items related to the TIM Fee Program.
Grant Funding.
Transportation had made multiple presentations to the Board regarding the TIM Fee Program last year. On April 22, 2019 (Item 5), Transportation gave the Board a presentation on the background of the TIM Fee Program and how the fees evolved into the current program. On May 14, 2019 (Item 40), the Board adopted Resolution 072-2019 for the 2019 TIM Fee Schedule Annual Update, additionally; the Board heard Item 41 on funding and directed staff to move forward with the major update to the TIM Fee Program.
Grant funding for road capacity projects have significantly diminished. On August 6, 2019 (Item 21) and August 12, 2019 (Item 18), the Board considered adopting an interim update to the TIM Fee Program to address the projected loss of grant funding. However, in September the Board directed staff to accelerate the 2020 Major Update and to address the lessened grant funding during the update process.
The El Dorado County Transportation Commission (EDCTC) Executive Director, Woodrow Deloria has addressed the Board on the amount of grant funding that can be expected for road capacity projects and provided a letter (August 6, 2019, Item 21, Attachment 2A) regarding the funding projections. Additionally, EDCTC staff provided Transportation with the grant funding projections for the ne...
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