PLACEMENT: Departmental
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BRIGHTLINE UPDATE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Ali Soule, Vice President of Community Relations for Brightline, will be presenting an update to the progress of Brightline’s passenger rail service from Orlando to West Palm Beach. Brightline is also asking the Board of County Commissioners to adopt a resolution supporting the replacement and expansion of the railroad bridge across the St. Lucie River.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: George M. Stokus & Public Works Department
Title: Assistant County Administrator
REQUESTED BY: Brightline
PRESET: 10:30 AM
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Ali Soule, Vice President of Community Relations for Brightline, will be presenting an update to the progress of Brightline’s passenger rail service from Orlando to West Palm Beach.
Brightline is also asking the Board of County Commissioners (Board) to adopt a resolution supporting applications to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to fund the replacement and expansion of the railroad bridge over the St. Lucie River. The FDOT and USDOT grant opportunities require an application by a public agency; Brightline and the Florida East Coast Railway are not public agencies. The City of Stuart, by resolution, has agreed to partner with and/or apply for eligible FDOT and USDOT grants, and if awarded, to oversee grant implementation. The draft resolution being considered by the Board encourages and supports the City of Stuart’s partnership and the award of eligible FDOT and USDOT grants.
ISSUES:
None
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
This item has been reviewed for legal sufficiency to determine if it is consistent with applicable law, and in so doing, legal staff has identified risks and developed strategies for legal defensibility, as applicable.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Move that Board receive the presentation and adopt the attached Resolution.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Provide staff direction regarding further action.
FISCAL IMPACT:
RECOMMENDATION
None
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
None
DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
☐Budget Transfer / Amendment ☐ Chair Letter ☐Contract / Agreement
☐Grant / Application ☐Notice ☐Ordinance ☒Resolution
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