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RESOLUTION NO. 07-180
A RESOLUTION URGING THE GOVERNOR TO
VETO HOUSE BILL 985 WHICH PRIVATIZES
TOLL ROADS
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations:
1. House Bill 985 hos passed the Florida House and the Florida Senate and will be
presented to the Governor.
2. House Bill 985 revises provIsions for agreements by the Department of
Transportation with private entities; authorizes the Department of Transportation to
advance certain projects in the Strategic Intermodal System Plan using funds provided by
public-private partnerships or private entities; provides criteria for such leasing agreements;
provides that procurements of partnerships of public-private partnerships are not subject
to specified provisions unless they are part of the procurement agreement or the public-
private agreement; extends the unsolicited private proposal advertisement period; provides
criteria for qualification of public-private partnerships as part of the procurement process;
requires the department to perform cost-benefit, value-for-money analyses of the proposed
public-private partnership; provides for certain innovative financing techniques for public-
private partnerships; authorizes the department to enter into public-private partnership
agreements that include extended terms under certain conditions; requires certain projects
to be prioritized for selection; provides public-private partnership agreement term limits;
limits the amount of certain funds that may be obligoted for public-private projects; provides
for the disposition of excess toll revenues; removes a provision for the speed of a certain
fixed-guideway transportation system; provides for toll rate increases that are tied to
certain inflation indicators; provides for increases beyond inflation amounts; provides an
effective date.
3. House Bill 985 also provides that salary and benefits of executive director of
the Florida Transportation Commission shall be set in accordance with Senior Management
Service; authorizes metropolitan planning organizations and certain separate entities to
establish per diem and travel reimbursement rates; to mention a few of the many other
additions in House Bill 985.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby urge the Governor to veto House Bill 985 which
privatizes toll roads.
2. The County Administrator is hereby directed to forward a copy of this
resolution to Governor Charlie Crist.
After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chairman Cris Craft AYE
Vice-Chairman Joseph E. Smith AYE
Commissioner Paula A. Lewis AYE
Commissioner Doug Coward AYE
Commissioner Charles Grande AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 8th day of May, 2007.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONIZRS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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