HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 05 27 Reports Resolution 2008-29 Central Florida Commuter Rail ProjectDate: May 27, 2008
The following Resolution was discussed and
Approved during "Reports" held during the May
27, 2008 City Commission Special Meeting.
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SOLUTION NU1H$8~ 800$-89
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA,
SUPPORTING THE CENTRAL FLORIDA
COMMUTER RAIL PROJECT; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Y~HEItLAS, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is undertaking the
development and implementation of the Central Florida Commuter Rail Project running from
Deland in Volusia County through Seminole County, and Orange County (including the cities of
Orlando, Maitland and Winter Park) to Poinciana in Osceola County; and
~EIP.IZCAS, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has reached agreement
with CSX Transportation providing for the acquisition of the CSXT's A-Line between Milepost
A749.7 near Deland and A814.1 near Poinciana, a distance of approximately 61.5 miles for the
use of the Commuter Rail Project; and
~HhI2EAS, Orange, Seminole, Volusia, and Osceola Counties and the City of Orlando
(collectively, the "Local Government Partners") have agreed that the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) will be the agency responsible for the design, permitting and
construction of the Commuter Rail Project and will be responsible for its operation, management
and maintenance for a period of seven (7) years; and
~HF.TtCAS, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has agreed to convey the
Commuter Rail Project to the Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission (other than the
stations, which will be conveyed to the Local Government Partners) after the initial seven (7)
years; and
IIIII:REAS, the Commuter Rail Project is described in METROPLAN ORLANDO's
Long Range Transportation Plan "Financially Constrained Network" and Volusia County MPO's
Year 2025 Long Range Transportation Plan; and
IIHCRCAS, implementation of the Commuter Rail Project will result in overall social
and environmental benefits; improve the quality of life in the state; stimulate economic growth;
create new employment opportunities; and serve as a positive growth management catalyst; and
YYHF..R1a:.AS, the Commuter Rail Project will greatly benefit all of the citizens of and
visitors to the Central Florida region; and is needed in order to relieve traffic congestion; provide
transportation opportunities; and provide a relief for I-4 traffic during its reconstruction; and
YYIIFREA4, the Commuter Rail Project will become an integral part of Central Florida's
balanced transportation system and, with concurrent development of improvements to roadways
and bus transit, will greatly enhance the mobility of the traveling public; and
YYHEE2IAS, financial commitments for the Central Florida Commuter Rail Project have
been made by the Local Government Partners and state funding is contained in the Five-Year
Work Program of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT); and
~H.GREAS, Congressman John Mica and Congresswoman Corrine Brown have pledged
-to secure more than three hundred million in federal funding for the Central Florida Commuter
Rail Project and, if not used for this project, will be lost to rail transit projects elsewhere in the
country; and
~IIFRF..AS, it is more critical than ever to provide the traveling public with
transportation alternatives as gasoline prices are. soaring and new federal air quality standards for
ozone put Central Florida at risk of being declared anon-attainment area which could result in
sanctions being imposed; and
~HEItI:AS, the Central Florida Commuter Rail Project will support the efforts of
Governor Charlie Crist's Energy and Climate Change Action Plan, established by Executive
Order 07-128, with ambitious goals for reducing statewide green house gas emissions.
~C)W TIIFRF.FOIti±.~ '~I? I'T ~.ESOLVID by the City Commission of the City of
Winter Springs, Florida that:
SrCTION Y . The City of Winter Springs, Florida supports the design, construction,
and implementation of the Commuter Rail Project in the Central Florida area.
SECTIOI\ ~. The City of Winter Springs, Florida requests the Florida Legislature to
approve fair and reasonable insurance provisions for the Central Florida Commuter Rail Project
as recommended by the Florida Department of Transportation and consistent with the provisions
of the Interlocal Agreement.
City of Winter Springs, Florida
Resolution Number 2008-29
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+r~l1±;C'L'lON ~. The City of Winter Springs, Florida authorizes Mayor John F. Bush or
his designee to join in efforts with other municipalities throughout Central Florida under the
auspices of METROPLAN ORLANDO's Municipal Advisory Committee to support the
METROPLAN ORLANDO Board in making this project a reality.
~1)OPTIa) by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a Special
Meeting assembled on the 27th day of May, 2008.
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ATTEST:
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AN A LORENZO-LUACES, City Clerk
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for
the City of Winter Springs, Florida only:
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ANTHONY A. GARGANESE, City Attorney
City of Winter Springs, Florida
Resolution Number 2008-29
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