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CVTA TAC recommends full authority accept Fall Line Trail long‑term management resource packet
Summary
TAC reviewed a compiled resource packet with MOAs, a General Assembly 2019 report, PlanRVA white paper and VDOT mileage mapping and voted to recommend the full authority accept the Fall Line Trail long‑term management report; members also discussed wayfinding reimbursement and staff will amend existing SPAs to support $1.5M in wayfinding.
Chet summarized a Fall Line Trail long‑term management compilation to the CVTA TAC on Nov. 4, describing the packet as a reference resource that bundles existing memoranda of agreement, the 2019 General Assembly summary report for the Virginia Capitol Trail, a PlanRVA white paper comparing management models, and appendices with full documents and maps.
Chet told members that the packet consolidates guidance and noted VDOT reported approximately 31 miles of the trail will be VDOT‑maintained and 12 miles locality‑maintained. He said the material is intended to help localities identify appropriate management agreements rather than to create a new CBTA management role, noting plainly that "CBTA was not created, to be a trail manager." The packet also includes a 2017 MOA for the Virginia Capital Trail and other example agreements for local jurisdictions.
TAC member Sharon Smidler moved that the TAC recommend the full authority accept the report as complete; Amy seconded. The motion carried on a voice vote.
The TAC also discussed implementation items tied to the Fall Line Trail: staff reported the authority has set aside $1.5 million for wayfinding implementation and proposed processing reimbursements by amending existing SPAs for Fall Line projects rather than creating new agreements. Henrico representatives indicated that approach would work operationally.
Next steps: The TAC will forward its recommendation to the full authority for acceptance and will continue to track funding and maintenance questions; staff will circulate more detailed GIS and maintenance responsibility mapping once available.
