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15 1 • Projects on staff-suggested priority list ranked to optimize scoring output and funding 2 probability, but list was also sensitive to local desires for those projects that are only 3 eligible for the Division funding tier. 4 • Staff carried forward projects submitted in last iteration of project prioritization as 5 starting point for considering projects in this iteration. 6 • Staff used the following strategy to rank suggested projects: 7 ➢ 1 st - Added capacity/mobility projects of local significance; 8 ➢ 2nd- Added capacity/mobility projects of statewide/regional significance; 9 ➢ 3rd - Transit/rail projects; 10 ➢ 4th — Bike/ped projects of local significance that require a 20% local match and 11 for projects to be locally administered. 12 13 Optimize Final Scores to Get Projects Funded While Also Addressing County's Most 14 Profound Transportation Needs 15 16 Recommended Board Approach Moving Forward: 17 Action to take tonight: 18 Consider and endorse transit priority list by approving the resolution for transit-specific projects 19 for both TARPO and DCHS MPO (Refer to handouts). 20 Action for November 19th: 21 Consider and endorse TARPO and DCHC MPO priority lists by approving resolution for all 22 projects (including highway, bike/ped, transit). 23 24 Brett Martin said the local MPO has a set number of input points that can be assigned to 25 projects on their list. 26 Bret Martin referred to the slides on how the Strategic Mobility Formula will work. He 27 said three tiers have now been established, and all of the money for transportation projects in 28 NC is divided into these three tiers over a ten year period (2016-2025). 29 He said the first tier is statewide mobility, which addresses projects of statewide 30 significance; and 40 percent of the money ($6 billion) would go to this tier. He said these 31 projects will not be selected based on any local input. He said these projects will be based 100 32 percent on quantitative data. 33 Bret Martin said the only potential projects in Orange County that fall under this category 34 are 1-85, 1-40, and US 15-501. 35 He said the second tier is the regional tier, which receives 30 percent of the funds ($4.5 36 billion). He noted that the selection of these projects is based 70 percent on quantitative data, 37 using the state's scoring process. The other 30 percent is based on local input. He said 38 everything eligible at the statewide tier is also available at the regional tier, as there is a 39 cascading effect of projects down through the tiers. This means that Interstate 85, Interstate 40 40, and US 15-501 are eligible, along with the other US and NC routes. 41 The last tier is for division needs, and it also receives 30 percent of the funds ($4.5 42 billion). He said this tier is based 50 percent on quantitative data and 50 percent on local input. 43 This tier can include any of the projects from the previous tiers, as well as any other secondary 44 highways or road routes. 45 Brett Martin reviewed the regions and divisions on the map. He said Orange County is 46 matched up with the Triad, and this is who the County is competing with at the regional level. 47 He reviewed the Scoring Methodology charts from the PowerPoint, with a focus on the 48 changes. He noted the increased emphasis on quantitative data. He said there were 49 previously a highway mobility category and a highway modernization category, both with 50 different scoring factors. He said the modernization projects would favor rural areas, and the