Committee of the Whole Recommendation.
Recommendation:
That the Board take the following actions, as recommended by the Committee of Whole (C/W), at the September 10, 2015, C/W Workshop:
A. Approve allocating $50,000 for the next phase of work to formulate a development and implementation plan for the revitalization of the West Moreno District near Baptist Hospital, and direct staff to identify the funding source at the September 24, 2015, Board meeting;
B. Direct staff to not move forward in the process of developing a Regional Transit Authority and to not ask the Transportation Planning Organization to expend any more funds;
C. Take the following action concerning funding in the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan Cost Feasible Plan:
(1) Direct staff to continue as planned on the following Projects A-E, and adjust Project A as needed for the Interchange:
• Project A: U.S. 29 Connector from Nine Mile Road to U.S. 29, PD&E - $5.05M (2016-2020), Design - $6.7M (2016-2020), ROW - $1.625M (2021-2025), CST - $61.9M
• Project B: Blue Angel Parkway from Sorrento road to U.S. 98, ROW - $15M (2021-2025), CST - $36M (2031-2040)
• Project C: Langley Avenue/Tippin Avenue/9th Avenue, Design - $2.5M (2021-2025), ROW - $7.2M (2026-2030), CST - $20M (2026-2030)
• Project D: Longleaf Drive from Pine Forest Road to Wymart Road, ROW - $3M (2026-2030), CST - $8.2M (2031-2040)
• Project E: Pinestead Drive from Wymart Road to U.S. 29, ROW - $5M, CST - $15M (2031-2040)
(2) Direct staff to quickly find solutions to alleviate issues in the intersections in the near future for Project F - Sorrento Road from Innerarity Point Road to Blue Angel, Design - $1.1M (Current), ROW - $20M (2021-2025), CST - $43,665,891 (2031-2040); and
(3) Direct staff to wait and see what the DPZ Master Plan says is the right thing to do for Project G - Perdido Key from the Alabama Line to Innerarity Point Road, Design - $1.2M (2021-2025), ROW - $11.2M (2021-2026); and
D. Accept the offer from Martin Mency of $500,000 for sale of the bus stop amenities and advertising contracts with the caveat on the advertising that Escambia County have the contracts that are within the term that the County is buying actually come to fruition. |