Strategic investments, current budget status, ITD buildings
highlight January Idaho Transportation Board meeting

A discussion of cost-benefit analysis as related to potential strategic investments, current budget status, the status of ITD-owned dwellings will highlight the first meeting of 2017 for the Idaho Transportation Board, Jan. 18 in Boise at the ITD Headquarters Auditorium, at 3311 W. State Street.

Business Meeting
Staff will present the annual report on the status of ITD-owned dwellings. The department owns three wood-framed houses, 13 manufactured homes, five bunkhouses, and two apartments at Johnson Creek and Cavanaugh Bay Airstrips, plus 19 trailer pads, of which 11 have employee-owned manufactured housing on them. ITD also owns nine trailer pads and three houses at rest area locations around the state.

Policy allows the department to provide or rent state-owned dwellings to employees in situations where the best interests of the department are served. Locations where employees reside in a state-owned dwelling as a condition of employment are Powell in District 2, Riddle in District 3, Lowman in District 4, and Cavanaugh Bay and Johnson Creek airports.

Additionally, some rest-area maintenance contracts require the contractor to be available for daily conferences and on call for emergencies all the time, so state-owned dwellings are part of the consideration of the maintenance contract.

Rest areas where trailer pads or residences are available are westbound Huetter, Mineral Mountain, Sheep Creek, Lenore, Midvale Hill, Snake River View, Blacks Creek, Juniper West Bound, Cherry Creek, North Blackfoot, and Clark Hill.

TREDIS Overview
Staff will provide an overview of the Transportation Economic Development Impact System, or TREDIS. The presentation will highlight the data inputs needed to calculate a benefit-cost ratio and the value of that information in assisting the prioritization of Strategic Initiative investments and grant applications. The elements considered in determining the benefit-cost ratio include safety – reducing fatal and serious injury crashes; mobility – improved drive time; time – typically a 20-year analysis period to fully capture benefits; and project costs – design, construction, and maintenance.

Financial Statement
The monthly financial statement report indicates that the financial operations of the department as of November 30 continues the fiscal year with revenue coming in ahead of forecast year-to-date and operating expenditures are following projected budgets. Revenues to the State Highway Account from state sources are ahead of forecast by 1.4 percent and state revenues to the State Aeronautics Fund are ahead of forecast by 2.9 percent.

Operational expenditures are within planned budgets year-to-date. Personnel costs have savings of 13 percent due to vacancies and timing between a position becoming vacant and filled. Contract construction expenditures year to date are $138.6 million.

Published 01-13-17