1	RTC Sustainable Development Funding Program Call for Projects Council Transportation and Environment Committee Prepared by Public Works and Transportation Transportation Programs – Planning January 9, 2006
2	Purpose of Briefing Review the RTC Sustainable Development Program call for projects Review City selection process identify projects recommended for submission to NCTCOG Review project selection schedule Request Committee endorsement of recommended projects
3	Sustainable Development Projects and Programs The Sustainable Development Program is intended to promote development types that reduce the overall demand for transportation infrastructure The RTC allocated $40.61 million for the 2005 Sustainable Development Call for Projects -- $28.02 available in the Eastern Subregion that includes Dallas
4	Sustainable Development Projects and Programs Funding goals: Rail: walking distance to current or potential future station location Infill: developed area with a concentration of unemployed persons, high emitting vehicles, or low income households Infill: historic downtowns with multiple contiguous street block frontage of pedestrian-oriented developments Projects located in “Areas of Interest”
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6	Sustainable Development Projects and Programs Funding provided for: Transportation Infrastructure Planning Programs Land Banking Funding Each public agency limited to $28.02 million in total project sponsorships 80% RTC and 20% local
7	Transportation Infrastructure Rules for Sustainable Development Call for Projects No individual infrastructure project can exceed $7 million Zoning must be in place by 1/20/06 Letter of support from active private-sector partner is required Public agency support is required Improvements must be related to mobility Council resolution endorsing selected projects is due within 90 days of RTC decision
8	Planning Programs Rules for Sustainable Development Call for Projects No individual planning project can exceed $300,000 Planning effort must develop a foundation necessary for a future project to be eligible for a Sustainable Development call for projects No private sector partner is required
9	Land Banking Rules for Sustainable Development Call for Projects Land banking is intended to provide a mechanism to acquire/assemble property for a sustainable type development in the future especially near transit No more than 20% of available funding will be allocated to land banking projects No individual land banking project can exceed $8.1 million Individual meetings will be required with land banking applicants after 1/20/06 No private sector partner is required Council resolution endorsing selected projects is due within 90 days of RTC decision
10	Project Development Process Interdepartmental committee set up to guide project development process RFPs developed for each funding category to solicit proposals from the private sector Proposals reviewed and ranked according to established criteria to facilitate selection of recommended projects Committee recommendations completed and applicants notified of results
11	Project Development Schedule TEC briefed on S.D. Program 9/26/05 NCTCOG issued call for projects 10/17/05 City Request for Proposals released 11/16/05 City Pre-Proposal conference 11/29/05 Proposals due to City 12/12/05 Recommended selections released 1/5/06 TEC briefing on recommendations 1/9/06 Nominations due to NCTCOG 1/20/06
12	Interdepartmental Committee The interdepartmental committee included representatives from the following departments: Public Works and Transportation Economic Development Development Services (Planning) Housing Park and Recreation Trinity Project Office
13	Results of RFP Process City received a total of 26 proposals: Infrastructure: 11 proposals received and 8 recommended Planning: 10 proposals received and 7 recommended Land Banking: 5 proposals received and 2 recommended Committee coordinated with DART on their project review Committee developed five additional planning studies for submission
14	Committee Recommendations Transportation Infrastructure – See Attachment 1 Cityville at Southwestern Medical (FirstWorthing) Fiji-Compton (Sphinx Development Corp.) Hall Street Plaza (Central Dallas CDC) Midtown Central (Prescott) Cityville at Carlisle (FirstWorthing) Mockingbird Plaza (FirstWorthing) Design District (Trinity Association) Woodall Rodgers Pedestrian Deck (WR Park Foundation and Real Estate Council Note: Projects are listed from first to last within this category according to the Interdepartmental Committee’s evaluation
15	Committee Recommendations Planning Programs – See Attachment 1 West Dallas (West Dallas Chamber) Deep Ellum (Deep Ellum Foundation) Corinth Corridor (Sphinx Development Corp.) Main Street District (Downtown Partnership) Illinois Station (TOD Urban) Midtown/Central/University (Prescott) Forest Heights (Forest Heights CDC) Note: Projects are listed from first to last within this category according to the Interdepartmental Committee’s evaluation
16	Committee Recommendations Planning Programs – See Attachment 1 Lancaster-Kiest Corridor (City) University of North Texas Campus Area (City) Westmoreland Transit Center Station (City) Hatcher Corridor (City) Southport Intermodal Industrial Area (City) Note: Projects were not ranked by the Interdepartmental Committee
17	Committee Recommendations Land Banking – See Attachment 1 Fiji-Compton (Sphinx Development Corp.) Frazier Area (Foundation for Community Empowerment) Note: Projects are listed from first to last within this category according to the Interdepartmental Committee’s evaluation
18	Recommendations Summary
19	DART Recommendations DART staff has indicated that they will recommend the following projects: Park Lane Transit Station Connections (Harvest Partners) – Infrastructure Improvement Design District Transit Connection (Lawson) – Infrastructure Improvement Lake Highlands Transit Station – Land Banking (Overhead Door site)
20	Project Selection Schedule Nominations due to NCTCOG 1/20/06 NCTCOG Public Meetings 1/25-26/06 STTC (Technical Committee) reviews draft NCTCOG recommendations 2/24/06 RTC action on final project recommendations 4/13/06 Council resolution supporting selections 6/28/06