12-6 - Information Item - Memorandum - SPOT 5.0 Local Input Point Process

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1/2/2018 Draft Prioritization 5.0 Local Point Methodology for Triangle Area RPO – Page 2 It should be noted that projects from higher categories are able to “cascade down” for eligibility in lower categories as well, should they be unsuccessful in getting selected for funding at the higher category. Thus all Statewide projects are also eligible in the Regional and Division competitions, and all Regional projects are also eligible in the Division competition. TARPO has 1400 local input points to assign in both the Regional Impact and Division Needs categories. This document describes the method for selecting projects to which to assign these points. The local prioritization process consists of three parts: (1) ranking of projects at the countywide level; (2) quantitative scoring of projects; and (3) ranking of scored projects for assignment of points. Each of these is discussed in more detail below. Description of Criteria and Weights Countywide Ranking of Projects Within each TARPO county, all the local jurisdictions (including the county and any municipalities within the county) must work together to develop a single ranked list of projects in all modes to submit to TARPO for use in the prioritization process. This list must be based on the list of projects that have been previously submitted to NCDOT—new projects cannot be added at this point in the process. These projects should be ranked in order from highest priority (#1) to lowest (#10). If there are more than ten projects within a county, then only the top ten should be ranked. It is up to the local jurisdictions, working together, to determine the best method for achieving this within each county; however, the following general rules apply: • All jurisdictions should be given an opportunity to participate in the development of their county’s ranked project list if they choose • The process must include at least one meeting open to the public that allows for public comment • There must be written documentation stating the reasoning behind the selected project ranking (this must be submitted to TARPO and will be posted online along with the project list) These local ranked priority lists should be developed and submitted to TARPO by May 15, 2018, after NCDOT releases its draft quantitative scores for projects. Once submitted to TARPO, the local priority lists will be posted online and made available for additional public comment prior to the TARPO RTAC’s approval of local input points on projects. All projects will receive 50% of their total TARPO score based on the ranking assigned to that project by local officials in the above-described countywide rankings. This applies to all modes. These points will be assigned as follows: # 1 Priority in County 50 points # 6 Priority in County 25 points # 2 Priority in County 45 points # 7 Priority in County 20 points # 3 Priority in County 40 points # 8 Priority in County 15 points # 4 Priority in County 35 points # 9 Priority in County 10 points # 5 Priority in County 30 points #10 Priority in County 5 points * All other projects (ranked lower or unranked) receive 0 points for this item. 6