DATE: October 30, 2024
TO: PPACG Community Advisory Committee
FROM: Danelle Miller, Senior Transportation Planner
SUBJECT: Federal Fiscal Year 2024 and Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Unified Planning Work Program Amendment 1 Adoption
ACTION REQUESTED: Review & Recommend
SUMMARY
Federal transportation planning regulations require the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments to develop a Unified Planning Work Program to specify transportation planning activities that will occur within the Metropolitan Planning Area. At a minimum, the Unified Planning Work Program includes a description of the planning work and resulting products, who will perform the work, timeframes for completing the work, the cost of the work, and the source(s) of funds.
Per federal regulations, the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments develops a new Unified Planning Work Program every two years and updates it in the year in between new Unified Planning Work Programs. This year, we are amending the federal fiscal year 2024 and federal fiscal year 2025 Unified Planning Work Program to account for changes in work tasks and budget.
Fiscal Year 2025 Unified Planning Work Program Amendment 1 was released for public comment, which ended October 13. Comments have been included in the appendix along with Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments’ responses. Additionally, changes to increase clarity have been made to address comments from the Federal Highway Administration.
The Transportation Advisory Committee recommended adoption on October 17.
PROPOSED MOTION
Recommend the Board of Directors approve the Unified Planning Work Program.
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STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
☐ Advocacy: Serve as an effective advocacy voice for common ground issues.
☐ Information Sharing: Serve as a significant resource for PPACG members to collect and share information with regional partners.
☐ Aging: Expand and extend senior access, awareness, education, and connectivity to support age-friendly communities and empower individual seniors.
☒ Transportation: Maintain and improve a coordinated, validated plan for transportation needs across the PPACG region.
☒ Program Excellence: Continue to excel in the key fundamental areas of PPACG: Military support, Environmental programs, Transportation, Area Agency on Aging, and regional communication and collaboration.