LCOG 2010-00217 Unified Planning Work Program FY10

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Page 10 of 93 Development of the UPWP The UPWP is developed by assembling local, state, and federal transportation planning needs using U.S. Department of Transportation rules for Metropolitan Transportation Planning. It is a coordinated effort of staff from the state DOT and all of the local transportation planning agencies, including Lane Council of Governments, Lane County, the Cities of Coburg, Eugene, and Springfield, and Lane Transit District. A public comment period of approximately 30 days is provided for citizen input which includes review by the Central Lane MPO Citizens Advisory Committee. The draft is reviewed and - approved by the Transportation Planning Committee (TPC), which recommends adoption to the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC), the MPO Policy Board. Finally it is adopted by the MPC and forwarded to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Roles and Responsibilities Lane Council of Governments (LCOG), ODOT, the Cities of Springfield, Eugene, and Coburg, Lane County, Lane Transit District (LTD), and Point-2-Point each have specific responsibilities in performing the activities of this UPWP, LCOG is the lead transportation planning agency for regional metropolitan issues. ODOT assists with the planning process by assigning staff to the MPO's projects, committees, and by providing the match for federal planning funds awarded to LCOG. Lane County, LTD, and the cities assign staff to coordinate and participate on UPWP tasks. Point-2-Point is the Transportation Options arm of the Central Lane MPO. Point-2- Point promotes and offers transportation options programs to employees and/or staff of the Lane County region's businesses, organizations, and educational institutions. It is supported by STP-U funding through the MPO, STP funding by ODOT Region 2, local funds from. LTD, Lane County, and Cities of Eugene and Springfield. It is housed at Lane Transit District. Included with the UPWP is a Memorandum of Understanding concerning Agency Responsibilities for Transportation-related Air Quality Planning in the Central Lane Transportation Management Area that describes the responsibilities concerning air quality planning for each partner agency in the designated air quality management area. Also included is an intergovernmental agreement titled ODOT/MPO/Transit Operator Agreement for Central Lane Transportation Management Area that defines the roles and responsibilities for transportation planning between ODOT, the MPO and LTD as required by federal regulation. By adopting this UPWP, LCOG reaffirms its commitment to the continuing,, cooperative and comprehensive transportation planning process as described in and required. by SAFETEA-LU. Funding Sources " The work described in this UPWP is funded by a variety of federal, state and local sources. Local funding sources include direct funds as well as in-kind services. Funding sources include: • Federal. Highway Administration Planning (PL) Funds; • ODOT Match for FHWA PL funds; • Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Funds--Section 5303, Section 5307, Section 5309, Section 53 I6, Section 5317, and Section 5339; • LTD Match for FTA funds; Central Lane MPO Unified Planning Work Program FY 2010 and 2011