For Immediate Release: November 20, 2019
Contact:
Joe Turner
Communications and Web Manager
HRPDC/HRTPO
Tel: (757) 420-8300
Fax: (757) 523-4881
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CHESAPEAKE – Members of the
Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) and Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) will gather
Thursday, November 21, 2019,
to receive information and discuss topics of regional importance at their respective board meetings.
The
HRTPO Board meeting
will be held at
10:30am
in the
Regional Board Room at 723 Woodlake Drive in Chesapeake, Virginia.
The HRTPO has invited the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC) to meet concurrently to continue the discussion regarding the Proposed Regional Express Lanes network on I-64.
The HRTPO and HRTAC
Boards will conduct individual business items prior to a joint briefing on the proposed
I-64 Regional Express Lanes Network (see below).
The
HRPDC meeting begins at 12:30pm
in the
Regional Board Room at 723 Woodlake Drive in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Media will have an opportunity to gain comments or secure follow up interviews with the HRTPO and HRPDC boards and presenters.
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for the Full Agenda.
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T
he HRTPO will receive a briefing on the
FY2019 Audited Financial Statements.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: approval of the the statements.
The HRTPO should take action to accept the FY2019 Audited Financial Statements.
Both the HRTPO Board and HRTAC Boards will discuss and take action accordingly on the following topic during concurrent session of the November 2019 meeting:
PROPOSED I-64 REGIONAL EXPRESS LANES UPDATE
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During the Concurrent Meeting of the HRTAC & HRTPO Boards in October, the Boards received a briefing by VDOT Commissioner Stephen Brich on various improvement elements that would be related to implementation of the express lanes network, as well as preliminary cost estimates for those improvements. As a follow up, during the November meeting, Commissioner Brich will provide additional information related to the Express Lanes Network, including information on a Traffic and Revenue Analysis that has been conducted on the proposed network.
Following the VDOT presentation in October, the HRTPO Board adopted a resolution endorsing the Hampton Roads Regional Express Lanes Network as a consistent HOT-2 network beginning on I-64 at Jefferson Avenue in Newport News, proceeding along I-64 through Bowers Hill in Chesapeake and continuing along I-664 to I-64 in the vicinity of the Hampton Coliseum. Based on analyses by the HRTPO and VDOT that demonstrated that a consistent Express Lanes Network would provide an option for a dependable and reliable trip for High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV), public transit vehicles, and non-HOV users willing to pay a toll; and that motorists opting to use the Express Lanes would help ease congestion in the general purpose lanes; HRTPO staff believes that implementing a consistent Express Lanes Network along I-64 between Jefferson Avenue in Newport News and Bowers Hill in Chesapeake should be advanced based on project readiness and would maximize the congestion relief benefits of the Regional Priority Projects being constructed in that segment.
Accordingly, HRTPO staff recommends that the HRTPO Board adopt a resolution (draft version included in
Agenda packet
) endorsing the Regional Express Lanes Network as a component of the Regional Priority Projects to maximize the congestion relief benefits of those projects and requesting that the HRTAC pursue development of a funding, development, and implementation plan for the Express Lanes Network to be advanced by HRTAC based on project readiness.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Provide feedback to VDOT and HRTPO staff on any additional analysis that would be helpful to the Boards regarding the express lanes network.
Approve and adopt a resolution endorsing I-64 Regional Express Lanes as a component of the Regional Priority Projects.
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The HRPDC will discuss the following topics during its November 2019 meeting:
FY2019 Audited Financial Statements
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PBMares, LLP has completed its annual review of the FY2019 financial statements for the HRPDC/HRTPO and the independent Auditors’ Report states that the statements present fairly, in all material respects, the basic financial statements of the HRPDC/HRTPO. There were no material weaknesses, or deficiencies, identified in any of the internal controls or processes of the financial activity, and all information was free of any material misstatements.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
The HRPDC should take action to accept the FY2019 Audited Financial Statements.
REGIONAL GIS
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The HRPDC, in partnership with the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), has been developing an open GIS data portal called HRGEO (Hampton Roads Geospatial Exchange Online). HRGEO currently houses dozens of integrated regional GIS layers incorporating information related to planning, the environment, recreation, transportation, water resources, and coastal resiliency topics. Additionally, staff worked with localities to develop a process for building a regional parcels layer which is hosted at HRGEO.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
No action. Item is presented for information and discussion by Commission members.
HELP TO OTHERS (H2O) PROGRAM UPDATE
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The Hampton Roads Help to Others (H2O) program is celebrating two decades of assisting local families in need. H2O was founded in 1999 by the region’s public utilities departments and the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) and received 501(c)3 nonprofit status in 2011. The purpose of the program is to support area residents who are in a financial crisis and experiencing difficulties in paying their water and/or wastewater utility bills. HRPDC staff will provide an overview of the assistance program, the new program website (shareh2o.org), and the “$20 for 20” anniversary campaign.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
No action. Item is presented for information and discussion by Commission members.
REGIONAL BROADBAND INITIATIVE AND REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY UPDATE
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The Commission will be provided an update on these two initiatives.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
No action. Item is presented for information and discussion by Commission members.
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About the HRTPO and HRPDC:
The HRTPO and HRPDC are regional organizations established to encourage and facilitate cooperation among local, state and federal governments and agencies to address, on a regional basis, problems or issues that transcend jurisdictional boundaries. Comprised of local elected officials and administration officials, and in the case of the HRTPO, state and federal government representatives, these two organizations serve the 1.7 million residents and the 17 jurisdictions of the Hampton Roads region regarding topics such as, Transportation, Economics, Emergency Management, Housing, Planning, and Water Resources.
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KENDALL L. MILLER
Administrator, Office of Community
Affairs and Civil Rights
JOE TURNER
Communications and Web Manager
ROBERT COFIELD
Graphic and Web Designer
SHARON LAWRENCE
Program Support Specialist
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Phone: 757.420.8300
Fax: 757.523.4881
TTY: 757.390.2578
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We strive to provide reasonable accommodations and services for persons who require special assistance to participate in public involvement opportunities.For further information or questions about information contained in this update, please contact Kendall Miller, Principal, Office of Community Affairs and Civil Rights, at (757) 420-8300
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