Commission Meeting

February 7 , 2008 7:00 p.m.

TJPDC Offices (Large Conference Room)

401 East Water Street

1.      

Call to Order                                                                                       7:00 – 7:05

2.      

Introduce new Commissioners                                                          7:05 – 7:10

3.      

Matters from the Public                                                                     7:10 – 7:15

4.      

* Consent Agenda Click here for minutes, IGRs(none yet received)  7:15 – 7:35

5.      

Commissioner Roundtable                  (Commissioners)                    7:35 – 8:00

Each locality will have 2 minutes to share on affordable housing.

6.      

Chapter 527 Presentation                   (Melissa Barlow)                   8:00 – 8:35

Chapter 527 directs localities to submit development proposals that would significantly impact the state transportation system to VDOT for review and comment. VDOT’s involvement is advisory only, but may contribute to the analysis of impacts for cash proffers. Click here for Brief memo and materials.

7.      

Mayor & Chairs                                   (Billie Campbell)                   8:35 – 8:50

The Mayor and Chairs met Friday, January 25. Staff will report on the meeting.

8.      

CDBG Program Regional Priorities       (Billie Campbell)               8:50 – 9:00

TJPDC needs to submit a prioritized list of Project Types and Activity Categories and a list of CDBG proposals originating in the PDC in March. Action will take place at the March meeting. Clic here for Memo.

9.      

Regional Housing Conference            (Billie Campbell)                   9:00 – 9:15

The Regional Housing Conference “Finding Common Ground” will be held on Thursday, March 13. Click here for Media Advisory. Click here for Conference Schedule.

10.  

Other Business                                                                                     9:15– 9:30

Commission, Staff

11.  

RTA City/ County Worksession

On February 11, from noon to 2:00 p.m., both City and County elected officials will attend a joint work session to discuss the Regional Transit Authority.

12.  

Mobility Management: 

JAUNT has submitted a federal grant application to fund a Mobility Manager for an initial one year position. This is one of the objectives included in the Coordinated Human Service Mobility Plan. If funded, the grant would allow JAUNT to hire a planner to serve as a consultant to area agencies to help them use transportation resources more effectively, whether those resources are the agency’s own vehicles/drivers, JAUNT services, or other transportation options.  In addition to working very closely with agencies on existing resources, the Mobility Manager would be charged with identifying gaps in services that prevent clients from accessing services that they need.   Identifying these specific gaps is the first step in addressing them with service changes and new options.

13.  

Fluvanna Intra-county Service:

JAUNT has applied for a State Demonstration Grant to test out the feasibility of providing after school and Saturday transportation for Fluvanna youth.   The primary target for this grant will be those young people who are participating in activities with the County’s Parks and Recreation Department, but can also be used for those kids who have jobs after school, as well as adults who want to travel within the County.  The Board of Supervisors has approved funding the local match for this project that would provide two vehicles on weekdays that would circulate to each corner of the county; Saturday one vehicle would circulate.