TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsay, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Michael Rutan, Transportation Planner, Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
DATE: September 23, 2024
RE:
Title
Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to approve the revised MOU between FAMPO and all Member jurisdictions
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal VI: The City of Fayetteville will continue to have a collaborative citizen and business engagement base.
Objective 6.1: To ensure collaborative relationships with the business community, local governments, military and stakeholders.
Executive Summary:
Council is asked to approve the revised Memorandum of Understanding between the Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) and all member jurisdictions, including the City of Fayetteville.
Background:
For procedural and transparency purposes, the Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization must ask all member jurisdictions to re-approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) previously approved by your jurisdiction in June 2024. Attached, please find the redlined MOU which outlines the proposed changes/modifications to the previously approved MOU and a copy of the final MOU with accepted changes/modifications. The changes were required by the Federal Highway Administration and the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and include FAMPO board membership requirements and general language clarification.
In order to conduct better planning and data input for the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update, the FAMPO 2050 travel demand model boundary was expanded in 2023 to include all of Cumberland and Hoke Counties, a majority of Harnett County, and portions of Robeson and Moore Counties.
Issues/Analysis:
FAMPO Urban Area Boundary Assessment Requirements:
• Boundary Agreement between all agencies plus the Governor 23CFR450.310
• Must encompass the entire contiguous urbanized area plus areas expected to become urbanized within 20 years 23CFR450.312
• Boundary to be reviewed after each census 23CFR450.312
• MPA boundaries may be established to coincide with the geography of regional economic development and growth forecasting areas 23CFR450.312
• The MPA boundary descriptions shall be submitted either as a geo-spatial database or described in sufficient detail to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 23CFR450.312
Oversee the allocation of Locally Administered Projects Program (LAPP) funding.
Budget Impact:
The revisions to the MOU do not impact the City’s General Fund.
Options:
1. Approve the revised Memorandum of Understanding.
2. Do not approve the revised Memorandum of Understanding and provide additional guidance to City and FAMPO staff.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that Council move to approve the revised Memorandum of Understanding with the FAMPO and its member jurisdictions.
Attachments:
FAMPO MOU