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RESOLUTION NUMBER 2005-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS,
FLORIDA REQUESTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO APPROVE THE PREFERRED STATE
ROAD 434 TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND ACCESS PLAN
RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY'S CONSULTANTS FOR THE
WINTER SPRINGS TOWN CENTER URBAN CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2005 the Winter Springs City Commission approved a
Comprehensive Plan Amendment with approval from all appropriate reviewing Local and State
Agencies designating certain areas in the City of Winter Springs lying within the Town Center.
Zoning District to Winter Springs Urban Central Business District, and
WHEREAS, the street and road networks, and the access plan for the Town Center Urban
Central Business District was developed by consultants with national and international
credentials in Town Center and Central Business District Design, and
WHEREAS, studies prepared by the City's traffic consultants using recognized SYNCHRO 6
ANAL YSIS SOFTWARE established that the street and road network, and traffic access plan for
the Town Center Urban Central Business District protects S.R. 434 levels of service and
performance as well or slightly better than the preferred FDOT plan, and
WHEREAS, the consultants study established that the street and road network, and traffic
access plan for the Town Center Urban Central Business District eliminates the future need for,
and expense of widening S.R. 434 from four to six lanes, and
WHEREAS, the consultants study established that the street and road network and traffic
access plan for the Town Center Urban Central Business District reduces incidents of high speed,
high impact accidents involving serious injuries and fatalities, and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that the street and road network and traffic access plan
proposed by the City's consultants "may" result in some increase in inconvenience to motorists
related to decreases in speed and occasional delays, and
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WHEREAS, the City acknowledges FDOT's concern that the street and road network, and
traffic access plan proposed by the City's consultants "may" result in some increase in minor
low speed low impact traffic accidents, and minor injuries, as opposed to high speed, high impact
serious injury accidents which are currently being experienced, and
WHEREAS, the Winter Springs Town Center Urban Central Business District project is by far
the most important economic development project in the City, representing an estimated
investment in excess of 400 million dollars, and
WHEREAS, Winter Springs policy makers, staff, and consultants strongly believe that the safer,
more pedestrian friendly street and road network, and traffic access plan adopted by the City is
essential to the economic success of the Winter Springs Town Center Urban Central Business
District provided for in the City's Comprehensive Plan, Development Plan, and Development
Codes.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Commission of the City of
Winter Springs request the Florida Department of Transportation to support the economic
success of the Winter Springs Town Center Urban Central Business District by accepting the
preferred State Road 434 Traffic Circulation and Access Plan "Alternative-IA" contained in a
study performed by Transportation Consultants of Glatting, Jackson, Kercher, Anglin, Lopez,
Rhinehart, Inc. in a report entitled Traffic Circulation and Access Study, State Road 434, Winter
Springs Town Center dated March 5, 2005 demonstrating through SYNCHRO 6 ANAL YSIS
SOFTWARE to be as good or slightly better than the FDOT's Plan.
Duly Adopted by the Mayor and Commission of the City of Winter Springs duly assembled
in Winter Springs, Seminole county, Florida on this the 11th day of July 2005.
John F. Bush, Mayor
ATTEST:
Andrea-Lorenzo-Luaces, City Clerk
City of Winter Springs
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