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Committee moves consent agenda; adds micro-transit feasibility study for Leesburg pilot
Summary
The Finance Committee approved the consent agenda 4-0-1 and added an item to study micro-transit feasibility in Loudoun, recommending a single pilot (Leesburg) for initial data collection. Cost estimates discussed favored Leesburg as a lower-cost proof of concept.
The committee moved and approved the consent agenda on Feb. 11 with a 4-0-1 vote, and during the consent discussion staff requested to add an item to study a Loudoun County micro-transit feasibility pilot.
Chair Randall made the motion to move the consent agenda; Supervisor Umstead seconded. The recorded result was 4 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 absent (Supervisor LeTourneau).
Consent agenda items listed during the meeting included: a contract renewal for consultant services in transportation planning and preliminary engineering; a contract renewal for engineering services supporting the county stormwater management program; a contract award for design-build of a compressed natural gas fueling station and modifications to the county transit maintenance facility; community development block grant funding recommendations; and the added item, a Loudoun County micro-transit feasibility study.
During discussion staff described analysis of three micro-transit scenarios and said Leesburg and Sterling were the most favorable study areas to capture proof-of-concept data. Staff said the consultant recommended piloting one area in the current fiscal year to gather sufficient, cost-effective data; Leesburg was recommended because it could provide similar data at a lower cost. Staff discussed an estimated cost differential of roughly $300,000 between the two primary options (Sterling’s option about $2.44 million, Leesburg about $1.8–$2.0 million, according to figures cited during the discussion). The staff recommendation was to proceed with one pilot this fiscal year and consider a second area in a subsequent year only if the Board directs additional study.
The consent motion passed, with the committee recording the vote as 4-0-1 (Supervisor LeTourneau absent). The consent vote moves the listed items forward under the committee’s consent procedures; substantive votes or final contract awards would be subject to further approvals per the county’s procurement and Board processes where applicable.
