Sully District Council of Citizens Associations

P.O. Box 230042
Sully Station, VA 20120-0042

25 January 2017 Sully District Council Meeting Minutes
by Jeff Parnes, 1st Vice President

1. ATTENDANCE:

2. CALL TO ORDER:

The meeting was called to order by Council President Mark McConn at 7:00 PM.

3. PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES:

The minutes for the December 2016 Sully District Council are available online.

4. MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Refer to the January 2017 agenda for meeting announcements.

5. SULLY DISTRICT COUNCIL TWEETS!
• Follow us at @SullyDistrict!
• For transportation and related issues, follow the Sully District Transportation Advisory Commissioner at @SullyTAC
6. MEMBERSHIP TOPIC
• Transform 66 (PDF) (PPTX) :
• Outside the Beltway
• Project Scope
• Multimodal improvements to 22.5 miles of the I-66 Corridor
• 2 express lanes in each direction from I-495 (Capital Beltway) to Gainesville (University Boulevard)
• 3 general purpose lanes in each direction
• New transit service and park-and-ride lots
• Safety and operational improvements at key interchanges
• Key Policy Considerations
• Funding for transit is a requirement
• Developer retains the risks for:
• Excessive HOV use
• Limited relief for alternative facilities
• Alternative Technical Concepts (ATC) desired
• Emphasis on innovation and increasing value
• Reduced scope or cheaper quality not acceptable
• Minimize negative impact of construction activities
• Expedited construction schedule with Liquidated Damages (LDs) for late Project completion
• Liquidated damages for lane closures
• No Notice to Proceed (NTP) for construction until the necessary permits are obtained
• Key Business Terms
• Concession Term: 50 years
• Financing:
• Developer to finance the Project at its own cost and risk
• VDOT to provide up to $600 million public contribution
• Permits:
• VDOT to obtain required NEPA approvals, CTB approvals, and approvals by FHWA of the Comprehensive Agreement and Project Management Plan, as necessary
• Developer to be responsible for obtaining all other permits and government approvals, and to reobtain any required reevaluation of NEPA approvals as a result of Developer’s ATCs
• Design and Construction
• Fixed priced contract
• Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
• Developer to be responsible for O&M of the express lanes, except for snow and ice removal, which will be done by VDOT
• VDOT to be responsible for operation and maintenance of the general purpose lanes
• Preferred Proposer
• Best value proposal
• Express Mobility Partners
• Equity Investors
• Cintra Global LTD, Meridiam Infrastructure North American Fund II
• Design-Build Contractors
• Ferrovial Agroman US Corp, Allan Myers VA, Inc.
• $2.3 billion construction project
• Provides required transit payments and support of corridor improvements
• Will make concession fee payment ($500M) to Commonwealth
• Construction design provides innovative solutions to improve the physical quality and operations of the project
• Other Benefits to the Commonwealth
• $300M will return to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority for other key regional projects
• $300M will return to the High Priority Project Program in SMART SCALE for statewide competition
• $500M now available for additional improvements to the I-66 Corridor subject to VA Code requirements (§33.2-1528)
• Future Milestones

Milestone	Dates and Schedule
Begin Final Design	January 2017
Design Public Hearing	January 2017
Begin Construction	Fall 2017
Right of Way Acquisition – Offers, etc.	October 2017 -December 2018
Park and Ride Milestone Date (960 Parking Spaces near Gainesville)	March 2019 - Subject to NTP for Construction
Route 28 Signalization Date (Remove 4 Traffic Signals from Route 28)	February 2020 - Subject to NTP for Construction
Begin Tolling (Service Commencement Date)	July 2022 - Subject to Liquidated Damages
Project Completion Date	August 2022 - Subject to Liquidated Damages

• Route 28 Interchange
• 2015 Traffic Volumes
• Total Traffic Utilizing the interchange
• Route 28 Through Traffic Northbound and Southbound
• Ramps from I-66 to Route 28
• Ramps from Route 28 to I-66
• AM Peak Hour = 8,450 vehicles per hour
• PM Peak Hour = 9,500 vehicles per hour
• Improvements
• Retains existing movements between Route 28 and I-66 general purpose lanes
• Adds critical access points between Route 28 and new express lanes on I-66
• Removes all four existing traffic signals between Westfields and I-66 along Route 28
• Relocates access to EC Lawrence Park from Route 28 to Stonecroft Boulevard
• Inside the Beltway Program Scope
• Tolling during weekdays, peak hours, peak directions
• Eastbound: 5:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
• Westbound: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• HOV2+ toll free in 2017, HOV3+ toll free when Express Lanes open on I-66 outside the Beltway
• All vehicles using the lanes during tolling periods must have an E-ZPass or E-ZPass Flex, if they are HOV, mounted in vehicle
• Multimodal improvements benefiting the I-66 Corridor funded by toll revenue
• Widening of I-66 eastbound between the Dulles Connector Road and Fairfax Drive-Exit 71 (approximately 4 miles)
• Preparing an Environmental Assessment
• Conducting a Noise Analysis to determine locations of noise walls
• Tolling will continue through construction
• Multimodal Components Update
• Commonwealth Transportation Board approved 10 projects totaling $9.8 million in July 2016
• Projects are expected to be operational by the time tolling begins in 2017
• Eastbound Widening Project Schedule

  Activities	Dates
  Revised Environmental Assessment and Federal Highway Administration Decision	Early 2017
  Begin Tolling and Implement Initial Multimodal Projects	Mid 2017
  Award Design-Build Contract	Late 2017
  Begin Construction	Mid 2018
  Open New Eastbound Lane	Mid 2020

7. NEW BUSINESS
• Resolution on Metro funding:
• Last month the Mount Vernon Council of Citizens Associations (MVCCA) considered a draft resolution designed to request the Commonwealth to secure a permanent funding source in support of Metro. In their discussion they came to the conclusion that the Fairfax Federation would be in a better position to influence the Virginia legislature than the MVCCA.
• Their thoughts on the matter are posted on the Federation's transportation page along with the Federation's transportation committee's comments on the MVCCA proposal.
• Committee members, including several from Sully District, suggested the idea of having multiple civic organizations across the region each submit separate statements on this topic.
• Lewis Grimm, our 2d VP and a member of the Federation's transportation committee, suggested that we discuss this at January meeting.
• A draft of the Federation's resolution is available for consideration and modification
.
• It was decided to defer consideration of the resolution to the February meeting of the Joint Sully Land Use and Transportation Committee.
8. February Meetings:
• Membership meeting is 22 February - topic is Development and Redevelopment in Westfields Corporate Park
Speakers
• David Gill, McGuire Woods, Westfields Business Owners Association Board Member
• Lori R. Greenlief, Akridge Westfields Development
• Susan Yantis, Regency Centers @ Commonwealth Centre (Wegmans)
• The SDCCA Land Use and Transportation Committee meets jointly with the WFCCA Land Use Committee. The next joint meeting is scheduled for 7 February 2017 at the Sully Government Facility:
On the agenda are:
1. 7:00 -- T-Mobile Cellular facility
2. 7:40 -- Resolution on Metro funding
3. 8:10 -- Commercial Vehicles in Residential Districts ZOA
4. 8:40 -- Draft resolution on Metro Funding

Respectively submitted by

Jeff Parnes
1st VP
Sully District Council