HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Joint Agreement Resolution for 2020 Census Metropolitan and Regional Population Adjustment JOINT AGREEMENT RESOLUTION
FOR 2020 CENSUS METROPOLITAN AND REGIONAL POPULATION ADJUSTMENT
WHEREAS, metropolitan planning organizations are established per federal regulations for urban areas with a
population greater than 50,000 and serve as a forum for local officials to carry out the metropolitan transportation
planning process within its metropolitan planning area boundary(hereinafter MPA);and
WHEREAS,the Iowa Department of Transportation (hereinafter Iowa DOT) has elected to share certain multimodal
transportation planning and programming responsibilities with local officials acting through regional planning
affiliations;and
WHEREAS,the Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization(hereinafter MPO)has been designated by its member
agencies and the Iowa Governor to serve as the metropolitan planning organization for the Ames urban area;and
WHEREAS,the Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance (hereinafter RPA) has been designated by its
members agencies to serve as the regional planning affiliation within Region 11;and
WHEREAS, Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG), Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TAP), and Carbon
Reduction Program(CRP)funding is apportioned by the Federal Highway Administration(hereinafter FHWA)to states
for projects that preserve and improve the condition and performance on federal-aid highways, bridges,bicycle and
pedestrian infrastructure,and transit capital projects;and
WHEREAS, the Iowa DOT allocates STBG, TAP, and CRP funding to metropolitan planning organizations based on
population and to regional planning affiliations based partially on population that is initially delineated by the census-
defined urban area boundary;and
WHEREAS,the U.S.Census Bureau designated an Urban Area(UA)for Ames,and the MPO approved an updated MPA
boundary,which was reviewed and approved by the RPA, Iowa DOT and the FHWA.
NOW, THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED THAT THE MPO AND RPA HAVE agreed that the Iowa DOT shall proceed with
allocating STBG, TAP, and CRP funding, subject to all terms, conditions, and obligations connected with the federal
programs,based on the resulting population adjustment utilizing the MPO MPA boundary as described below:
Ames Census UA Population:66,342
MPO MPA Population: 70,322
Resulting Population Adjustment from RPA to MPO:3,980
THIS AGREEMENT TO BE IN EFFECT until the next decennial Census unless a special Census, approved boundary
change,or decision to utilize a different boundary for population adjustment require an updated agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties hereunto have caused this AGREEMENT to be executed by their proper officials
thereunto duly authorized as of the dates below indicated, in consideration so the mutual covenants, promises,and
representations contained herein.
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John Haila Anthony Brown
Chair,A P Chair,CIRTPA
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