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TPO approves UPWP amendment and draft FY26–28, and authorizes negotiations with two planning firms
Summary
Board approved Amendment #6 to deobligate $1,096,073 into the FY26–28 UPWP (leaving $1.4M for the remainder of the fiscal year), approved the draft FY26–28 UPWP and reapproved the priority projects list. The board also authorized staff to negotiate contracts with Kimberly Horne & Associates and Atkins (top two proposers), with a $300,000 cap per complete‑streets study noted.
The Gainesville–Alachua County TPO board approved three related planning actions and a consultant negotiation authorization in one meeting.
Staff described Amendment #6 to the current Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP): the amendment deobligates $1,096,073 from the current UPWP and moves it into the next UPWP cycle (FY26–28), leaving approximately $1,400,000 available for the remainder of the current fiscal year. The funds are described in staff slides as roughly $1,365,000 in PL (planning) funds and $35,000 in PL complete‑streets funds plus a $24,000 local match. The board approved the amendment and authorized the chair to execute the associated MTPO agreement with DOT.
Staff also presented the draft FY26–28 UPWP, noting edits to chapters and task tables, an assumed two‑year total of about $2,779,597 (combined obligated funds and anticipated funding), and a schedule to upload the draft by March 15, receive agency comments by April 15, and adopt by May 4 to align with federal authorization timelines. The board approved the draft as presented.
On priority projects, staff recommended reapproving the current List Of Priority Projects (LOPP) with date changes only; reapproval preserves eligibility for the University Aligned project to be expedited to construction. Commissioners moved and unanimously approved reapproval.
Separately, staff reported five proposals for general planning consultant services. The selection committee ranked Kimberly Horne & Associates and Atkins as the top two. The board authorized staff to negotiate contracts with those two firms and requested that staff check local references and bring final scopes and negotiated rates back to the board. Staff explained Amendment #6 had budgeted $600,000 for two complete‑streets projects ($300,000 each). The motion to authorize negotiations passed unanimously.
Next steps: staff to finalize negotiations, return scopes and budgets to the board, and follow the UPWP adoption timeline to secure federal authorizations.
