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Council asked to pursue $680,000 ARC TIP modification to fund right-of-way for Chamblee rail trail
Summary
City staff asked council to approve pursuing an Atlanta Regional Commission TIP administrative modification for an additional $680,000 in federal funds, with a required 20% local match ($170,000 SPLOST), to cover an $850,000 right-of-way shortfall for downtown Chamblee rail trail sections 7–12; staff said ARC will publish results on March 27.
Chris, the city’s budget and strategy manager, briefed the council on the Chamblee rail trail right-of-way funding gap and the process to request additional federal funds via an administrative modification to the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Staff said the application would request $680,000 in additional federal funds and that the necessary 20% local match ($170,000) would come from the city’s SPLOST fund, for a total request of $850,000 to close the right-of-way shortfall for sections 7–12 downtown.
Staff explained the project is already in the TIP and therefore eligible for an administrative modification; ARC is expected to process and publish results on March 27. Staff said approval to pursue the funding would allow the city to move into the right-of-way acquisition phase more quickly. Council members asked about the timeline and staff replied that, because the project is already in the TIP, administrative modifications are processed quarterly and should allow the city to proceed promptly if funds are awarded.
The transcript records staff’s request and council questions; no final appropriation or formal vote appears in the record.
