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FF__ lin - 91993 FEDERAL FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION BOOK 1041 The Board reviewed the following memo dated 3/2/93: TO: James Chandler County Administrator FROM: Robert M. Keating, AICP#4k, Community Development Director DATE: March 2, 1993 SUBJECT: FEDERAL FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION It is requested that the information presented herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of March 9, 1993. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS: Federal functional classification is an issue being addressed primarily by the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The MPO, however, has jurisdiction only for .those areas within its boundaries. Since all land outside of the MPO's boundary consists of unincorporated area, the Board of County Commissioners has jurisdiction there. As per Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) requirements, MPO's must approve federal functional classifications within their jurisdictions, while applicable local governments must approve federal functional classifications outside of MPO areas. For Indian River County, that will require that the Board of County Commissioners adopt a resolution approving the proposed federal functional classification for non -MPO areas. The attached map depicts -the MPO boundary in the county. • Background At its January, 1993 meeting, the MPO'Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) considered the issue of federal functional classification. Mandated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), federal functional classification must occur at least every ten years. The process involves identifying every roadway in the County and classifying each roadway based upon the trip purposes served by the roadway. Once established, federal functional classification will be used as a basis for determining which'roads will be eligible for federal funding. To functionally classify the roadways in Indian River County, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 4 staff met with county staff and staff members of municipalities within the county in .November, 1992. Based upon this meeting, an initial classification was assigned to each roadway in the County. Upon consideration of the draft classification at its January, 1993 meeting, the MPO TAC noted several problems with the classification. Most of these problems related to incorrect roadway designations or roadway segments omitted from the list. No problems were noted with the classification proposed for roadways. Because of the problems identified, the MPO TAC requested that TAC members provide MPO staff with comments on the proposed classification and directed staff to inform FDOT of the recommended changes. Subsequent to the TAC meeting, staff presented the issue of Federal -Functional classification as an informational item to the MPO at its January meeting. 36