Agenda 02/26/2008 Item # 9C
Agenda Item No. 9C
February 26, 2008
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
To provide information on the status of the Southwest Florida Expressway Authority
(SWFEA) activities and the ongoing Toll Feasibility Studies for 1-75 and to take
action to support or deny the attached resolution.
OBJECTIVE: The Chairman and staff of the Expressway Authority would like to give
an update on the SWFEA activities and CUITent ongoing studies as well as request the
Board of County Commissioners to support the Expressway Authority via the attached
resolution or define the BCC's policy position with respect to the Expressway Authority,
CONSIDERATION: The SWFEA was created under House Bill 401 that was signed
into law by Governor Bush on June 8, 2005 with the single purpose of trying to get tolled
express lanes on I -75 (i.e. more than the six lanes that is currently programmed) in Collier
and Lee Counties. The attached resolution requests support for moving forward with a full
analysis of the ten lane project which includes concept plans, an investment grade traffic
and revenue study and any activities necessary to cornplete the feasibility review of the
expansion of lanes 7-10 on 1-75 from lmmokalee Road in Collier County to Daniels
Parkway in Lee County. The resolution does not authorize nor support the tolling oflanes 5
and 6 without further BCC action pending the review and approval of the feasibility study.
Should the BCC fully or partially fund the SWFEA's continuing efforts, the repayment of
funds shall be the sanle as the terms and conditions offercd and approved to Lee County,
which includes repayment of committed funds ($775.000 or portion thereof) including
interest at a 2% annual percentage rate from its toll revenue funds.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for the Expressway Authority in FY 2008 would come from
General Fund (001) reserves with the actual expense budget set up within general
administrative cost center (100] 90). The attached resolution would require allocating
$625,000 or any portion thereof from General Fund (00 I) reserves.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT: The widening of 1-75 to ten lanes is consistent with the
County's Growth Management Plan and the MPO's Long Range Transportation Plan.
RECOMMENDATION: To review ongoing SWFEA efforts and to seek BCC direction
to support or deny the attached resolution and approve any necessary budget amendments.
Prepared For: Commissioner James Coletta by Transportation Planning
Attachment: Resolution
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Agenda Item No. 9C
February 26, 2008
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,- COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Item Number: 9C
Item Summary: This item to be heard at 3:00 p.m. To provide information on the status of the Southwest
Florida Expressway Authority (SWFEA) activities and the ongoing Toll Feasibility Studies for
1-75 and to take action to support or deny the attached resolution. (Commissioner Coletta)
Meeting Date: 2/26/2008 90000 AM
Prepared By
Nick Casalanguida MPO Director Date
Transportation Services Transportation Planning 2/6/20084:50:20 PM
Approved By
Sharon Newman Accounting Supervisor Date
Transportation Services Transportation Services Admin 2/11/2008 9:51 AM
Approved By
Nick Casalanguida MPO Director Date
Transportation Services Transportation Planning 2/11120082:12 PM
Approved By
Norm E. Feder, Alep Transportation Division Administrator Date
Transportation Services Transportation Services Admin. 21121200810:09 AM
Approved By
Pat Lehnhard Executive Secretary Date
Transportation Services Transportation Services Admin 2/12/200810:29 AM
Approved By
OMS Coordinator Applications Analyst Date
Administrative Services Information Technology 2/1212008 4:21 PM
Approved By
Mark Isackson Budget Analyst Date
County Manager's Office Office of Management & Budget 2/131200811:01 AM
Approved By
James V. Mudd County Manager Date
Board of County
Commissioners County Manager's Office 21131200811:20 AM
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Agenda Item No. 9C
February 26, 2008
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COLLIER COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. -
A RESOLUTION OF THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS APPROVING THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY'S PROPOSED PROJECT SUBJECT
TO AN ADDITIONAL APPROVAL UPON COMPLETION OF THE
INVESTMENT GRADE TRAFFIC AND REVENUE STUDY;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Southwest Florida Expressway Authority was created by the
Florida Legislature with the expressed intention of pursuing additional lanes on Interstate
75 within Lee and Collier Counties as tolled express lanes; and
WHEREAS, the Collier County Board of Commissioners desires to approve the
Southwest Florida Expressway Authority's "proposed project" as required by Florida
Statutes, Section 348.9933(4) to move forward with a preliminary design and
environment study, an investment grade traffic and revenue study and any activities
necessary to complete the PD&E study and the T &R study (i.e. project limits, traffic and
revenue projections, excess revenues, economic impacts, plan of finance, public
involvement, etc.); and
WHEREAS, the Southwest Florida Expressway Authority shall seek additional
approval from the Collier County Board of Commissioners following the results of the
investment grade traffic and revenue study for the proposed project; and
WHEREAS, the Collier County Board of Commissioners approved loaning the
Southwest Florida Expressway Authority $775,000 for start up and operating costs and
limited the funds to $150,000 for the initial traffic and revenue study with the
understanding the Authority would return to the Collier County Commissioners for
additional dollars needed at a future date; and
WHEREAS, the Collier County Board of Commissioners supports the
Southwest Florida Expressway Authority to proceed with conducting an Investment
Grade Traffic and Revenue Study in order to determine detailed traffic and revenue
numbers, project costs, financial requirements, toll rates and toll configuration; and
WHEREAS, the Collier County Board of Commissioners will disburse an
additional loan to the Southwest Florida Expressway Authority in the amount of
$625,000 for the purpose of completing a preliminary environment study and an
investment grade traffic and revenue study and activities related to the two studies; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project's lirnits shall be from Daniels Parkway in Lee
County to Immokalee Road in Collier County.
Agenda Item No. 9C
February 26, 2008
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida:
"Collier County, in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 348.9933(4),
hereby approves the Southwest Florida Expressway Authority's proposed
project on Interstate 75 having the limits of the project from Daniels
Parkway in Lee County to Immokalee Road in Collier County. This
approval shall be subject to and conditioned upon an additional approval
by Collier County following the results of the investment grade traffic and
revenue study."
Commissioner made a motion to adopt the foregoing Resolution,
seconded by Commissioner . The vote was as follows:
Jim Coletta
Donna Fiala
Fred Coyle
Tom Henning
Frank Halas
DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of ,2008.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY: BY:
, Deputy Clerk Tom Henning, Chairman
Approved for Legal Form and Sufficiency
Collier County Attorney
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Agenda Item No. 9C
February 26, 2008
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TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Naples, Florida, July 24-25, 2007
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Board of County
Commissioners, in and for the County of Collier, and also acting as
the Board of Zoning Appeals and as the governing board(s) of such
special district as has been created according to law and having
conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:00 a.m., in
REGULAR SESSION in Building "F" of the Government Complex,
East Naples, Florida, with the following members present:
CHAIRMAN: Jim Coletta
Tom Henning (via speakerphone)
Frank Halas
Fred W. Coyle
Donna Fiala
ALSO PRESENT:
Jim Mudd, County Manager
David Weigel, County Attorney
Crystal Kinzel, Office of the Clerk of Court
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CHAIRMAN COLETTA: But they contradict the original parts
with four -- with five -- excuse me, five and six.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Well, I'll tell you what, to
remove any confusion, let me just remove my motion and allow
somebody else to clarifY.
CHAIRMAN COLETTA: Well, I mean, if I was to make a
motion it would be to give the funds to them and proceed forward
because I think this is a needed facility, but I assure you that I don't
see any change in the direction the commission's been going, so I
prefer somebody else make that motion.
Commissioner Fiala?
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Yeah. I'd just like to table this
whole subject for the time being because I don't think that right now
we can make a decision on this one way or another. We know that we
do not want to participate in tolling lanes five and six, and I don't think:
there's any reason to proceed with any type of a motion.
-- CHAIRMAN COLETTA: Okay. So we have a motion on the
floor by Commissioner Fiala. I'll second the motion just to get it
going forward.
Commissioner Halas, your light's on.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Well, I had the same concerns that
Commissioner Coyle had. I don't believe we should have something
that's left dangling out there that is not completed, so however this
moves forward, I believe that the motion should be made in such a
way, is that we tie up the loose ends and make sure that everybody has
an understanding exactly where we are and hopefully resolve the
problems.
CHAIRMAN COLETTA: So we have a motion by
Commissioner Fiala to table this item till, I guess, Lee County makes
their decision and then come back with it probably in September.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Well, yes. If -- yes, let's do that.
CHAIRMAN COLETTA: Okay. And a second by myself.
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Any other questions, comments? Commissioner Henning, I don't
want to leave you out.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah, I don't -- I can't support
the motion. I think the public needs to understand, clearly understand
where the Board of Collier County is. So I'm not going to support the
motion. I wanted to try to fmd a previous reso. that I had, but I can't
get it on my screen --
CHAIRMAN COLETTA: Commissioner Fiala?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: -- right now, but go ahead.
CHAIRMAN COLETTA: I'm sorry.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Let me comment on that. I think that
we were -- at least you and I happen to be in agreement, even though
we did not discuss it, but from your motion here, I felt that we should
advance them the money if, indeed, the tolling issue was taken off of
lanes five and six.
They've come back to say, that's not possible and we're not going
to do that. So then I feel that there's no reason to discuss it any longer.
They've just rather slammed the door in our face and said, nope, if we
can't have it our way, then we don't want to play at all. And yet I'd
like to table it in case something comes up at a future time that they
would like to reconsider and say, you know, that they'd like to work
with us in some way without tolling lanes five and six. I didn't want
to close the issue completely.
CHAIRMAN COLETTA: Okay. We have amotion by
Commissioner Fiala that tables the item, seconded by myself.
Any other discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COLETTA: Seeing none, all those in favor of the
motion, indicate by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COLETTA: Aye.
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COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COLETTA: Opposed?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COLETTA: And let the record show that
Commissioners Henning was in opposition. Motion passed.
With that, we're going to take a short 10-minute break:.
Everybody be back here in 10 minutes.
(A brief recess was had.)
MR. MUDD: Ladies and gentlemen, if you'd please take your
seats.
MR. MUDD: Mr. Chairman, you have a hot mike.
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