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RESOLUTION 04-014
A RESOLUTION OBJECTING TO THE EXCLUSION OF
STATE ROAD 70, THE PORT OF FT. PIERCE, THE ST.
LUCIE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM
THE DRAFT FLORIDA STRATEGIC INTERMODAL
(SIS) SYSTEM AND THE FURTHER OBJECTING TO
FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR
PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE ALONG THE FLORIDA
EAST COAST RAILROAD IN THE DRAFT THE
FLORIDA STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
In 2003, the Florida Legislature passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 676, providing for
among other things the creation of the Florida Strategic Intermodal (SIS) System.
1.)
The Florida Strategic Intermodal (SIS) System is to be a strategic intermodal system,
composed of facilities and services of statewide and interregional significance, that will
efficiently serve the mobility needs of Florida's citizens, businesses, and visitors and will
help Florida become a worldwide economic leader, enhance economic prosperity and
competitiveness, enrich quality of life, and reflect responsible environmental stewardship.
2.)
In establishing the SIS, it has been recognized by the Legislature that the Strategic
Intermodal System should consist of transportation facilities that meet a strategic and
essential state interest and that limited resources available for the implementation of
statewide and interregional transportation priorities be focused on that system.
3.)
In 1990 by the Florida Legislature, created the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS),
and designated as part of that system the segment of SR 70 from Ft. Pierce to
Okeechobee City.
4.)
The segment of SR 70 from Ft. Pierce to Okeechobee City, lying in St. Lucie County, is
part of the adopted cost feasible plan for the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS).
5.) The Port of Ft. Pierce is one of the recognized 14 deep water ports in the State.
6.)
The St. Lucie County International Airport is a recognized general aviation airport by the
State and Federal government and has full U.S. Customs Services and is a recognized
port of entry into the United States.
Resolution 04-000
Januaw 20,2004
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7.)
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The Florida East Coast Railroad has been proposed for interstate passenger rail service
corridor service Florida's east coast from Jacksonville to Miami, with a planned station
facility in City of Ft. Pierce.
Section 339.62, Florida Statutes, defines those statewide transportation interests that are
to be included in the SIS as:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
The Florida Intrastate Highway System established under to s. 338.001, Florida
Statutes.
The National Highway System.
Airport, seaport, and spaceport facilities.
Rail lines and rail facilities.
Selected intermodal facilities; passenger and freight terminals; and appropriate
components of the State Highway System, county road system, city street system,
inland waterways, and local public transit systems that serve as existing or
planned connectors between the components listed in subsections (1)-(4).
Existing or planned corridors that serve a statewide or interregional purpose.
None of the above facilities referenced in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) are currently
recognized in the Draft the Florida Strategic Intermodal System.
This Board believes that the exclusion of State Road 70, The Port of Ft. Pierce, The St.
Lucie County International Airport from the draft SIS and the failure to recognize the
potential for passenger rail service along the Florida East Coast Railroad in the draft the
Florida Strategic Intermodal System is not consistent with the stated legislative intent of
the SIS and is inconsistent with the designation requirements for the system itself.
This Board believes that by omitting the segment of SR 70, between Okeechobee City
and Ft. Pierce the Florida Department Transportation (FDOT) has incorrectly applied its
own minimum criteria for SIS designation. When averaging the most recent published
traffic count data from the FDOT itself, there are approximately 6,400 AADT along this
segment of roadway which would qualify this segment for inclusion as an emerging facility
on the SIS network.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
This Board believes that in omitting State Road 70, the Port of Ft. Pierce, the St. Lucie
County International Airport from the draft SIS and failing to recognize the potential for
passenger rail service along the Florida East Coast Railroad in the draft the Florida
Strategic Intermodal System, this region of the State will be placed at a competitive
disadvantage in the future economic development activities program and funding
opportunities.
This Board requests that the State of Florida reconsider the exclusion of State Road 70,
the Port of Ft. Pierce, the St. Lucie County International Airport from the draft SIS and the
failure to recognize the potential for passenger rail service along the Florida East Coast
Railroad from the draft the Florida Strategic Intermodal System.
Resolution 04-000 January 20, 2004
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A copy of this Resolution shall be sent to the Governor of the State of Florida; the_
Treasure Coast Legislative Delegation, The secretary of the Departmentof
Transportation; the chairman of the Statewide Intermodal Transportation Advisory
Council, the chairman of the Florida transportation Commission, Okeechobee County
Commission, the City of Ft. Pierce and the City of Port St. Lucie.
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chairman Paula A. Lewis
Vice-Chairman John D. Bruhn
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson
Commissioner Doug Coward
Commissioner Cliff Barnes
AYE
AYE
AYE
AYE
AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 20th day of January, 2004.
ATTEST: ,,
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
County Atto/~y )
Resolution 04-000 January 20, 2004