Resolution 120-1987
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Commissioner Mike Puto
RESOLUTION NO. 120-1987
RESOLUTION/APPLICATION OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, TO DISTRICT VI OF THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR 20% MATCHING
FUNDS UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COOPERATIVE
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE PROPOSED "MARATHON
AVIATION BOULEVARD ARTERIAL ACCESS ROAD"
PROJECT, ALL AS PROVIDED FOR BY FLORIDA
STATUTE 335.20 AND RULE CHAPTER 14-89,
FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AS ADOPTED BY THE
FDOT IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the 1985 Florida Legislature created the "Local
Government Transportation Assistance Act" by its passage of
~335.20, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said Act, the Florida Department of
Transportation has adopted Rule Chapter 14-89, Florida Adminis-
trative Code, entitled "Local Government Cooperative Assistance
Program" in order to implement said Act; and
WHEREAS, said Department has published in the January 2,
1987 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly a notice to
eligible local governments that $742,000 in State Matching Funds
is expected to be available during the State's July 1st, 1987
through June 30, 1988 Fiscal Year within the FDOT District VI
geographical area (Monroe and Dade Counties) under the "Local
Government Assistance Program"; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, whose address is P. O. Box 1980, Key West, Florida
33040, is an "Eligible Local Government" for purposes of said
program; and
WHEREAS, said Board has previously, at their meeting of
February 17, 1987, identified the proposed Marathon Aviation
Boulevard Arterial Access Road, which would provide east-west
traffic access across the central portion of Key Vaca northerly
of U.S. #1 to and from the east and west populated areas of the
Key and around the existing Marathon Airport thus diverting such
traffic off of U.S. #1 as being a potentially eligible project
under the Local Government Assistance Program; and
WHEREAS, said proposed project would run easterly along the
alignment of the existing Aviation Boulevard from its intersection
with U. S. Ill, thence to the intersection of Aviation Boulevard
and 107th Street, thence following the existing alignment of
107th Street to its intersection with U. S. 111, which said pro-
posed alignment includes approximately 10,950 feet more or less;
and
WHEREAS, said Board of County Commissioners is presently
unaware of whether proj ects in the FDOT' s 1983 5-year and/or
current 5-year transportation plan and/or currently under con-
struction in the Marathon Area along U.S. Ill, the need for which
may be delayed or eliminated by the implementation of the pro-
posed Secondary Arterial Road project, described above, have been
specifically identified by FDOT; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project phases which are included in
the County's request for matching funds are right-of-way acquisi-
tion, planning, preliminary engineering, design and construction,
with the current stage of project development being in the
preliminary planning phase, working towards an overall proj ect
completion date for opening the facility to traffic of no later
than July 1988 pursuant to unanimous motion of the Board of
County Commissioners at their February 17, 1987 meeting, which
may include when and if required, the use of eminent domain
powers by the Board of right-of-way acquisition/condemnation; and
WHEREAS, the County has expended a total of approximately
$1,500.00 to date during the ongoing planning and on the part of
County Public Works Department and County Attorney's staff
personnel time and materials as well as its general engineering
consultant's supplementary efforts and the overall predesign
present statement of probable project cost is $532,100.00 includ-
ing $35,000 for right-of-way acquisition phase, $25,000 for
planning phase, $30,350 for preliminary engineering phase, and
$441,750 for design and construction phase; and
WHEREAS, the average daily background traffic for U. s. 111
through Marathon is projected to be approximately 19,800 vehicles
per day in 1988, based upon actual traffic counts of 18,668
recorded by the FDOT in 1986; and
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WHEREAS, the proj ected traffic volume can be expected to
increase 3% annually, thus, further lowering the level of service
on U.S. #1 through Marathon; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project will provide an alternate
east-west route through Marathon for use by local traffic in the
amount of approximately 6,300 vehicles per day, and will thus
help improve the projected level of service on U.S. #1 through
Marathon; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
1. It is hereby certified unto the Florida Department of
Transportation that the proposed Marathon, Aviation Boulevard
Arterial Access Road" project is consistent with the transporta-
tion element of the existing Monroe County Comprehensive Master
Land Use Plan, and, by unanimous motion of the Board on
February 17, 1987, the said proposed project will be identified
in the proposed Monroe County Comprehensive Master Land Use Plan
now under consideration by the Board as a secondary collector
road.
2. It is hereby further certified unto the Florida Depart-
ment of Transportation by said Board and its Chief Fiscal Officer
that only proceeds of the local option gas tax (as adopted by
Ordinance #28-1985 on August 27, 1985) and/or proceeds from bonds
pledged by said local option taxes are to be used for matching
purposes for this project and that sufficient matching funds are
currently available in this category of the Monroe County Trans-
portation Trust Fund for the County's 80% share of all project
costs, except as such existing funding may be impacted in the
improbable situation as conditionally described in the next
paragraph hereof.
3. That the above recited statement of probable right-of-
way purchase and/or condemnation costs is a very rough approxima-
tion inasmuch as it is presently anticipated that the majority of
the necessary right-of-way will be obtained from affected contig-
uous parcel owners without cost, however, the Board of County
Commissioners reserves the right to request additional matching
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funds at a later date should presently unforeseen right-of-way
acquisition costs materialize.
4. That the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County
is desirous of and hereby makes application to District VI of the
FDOT for 20% matching funds in the amount of $106,720.00 for the
right-of-way acquisition,
planning,
preliminary engineering
design and construction phases for the proposed "Marathon
Aviation Boulevard Arterial Access Road" project under the "Local
Government Cooperative Assistance Program".
5. That the Clerk and Chief Fiscal Officer of said Board
is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of this Resolu-
tion/ Application to the Florida Department of Transportation,
District VI, Mr. Tom Thomson, Director, Planning and Programs,
401 N. W. 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33128, prior to 5:00 P.M.,
March 3, 1987, with copies to the Monroe County Legislative
Delegation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held
on the 3rd day of March, A.D. 1987.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
(Seal)
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Attest: DANNY 1.. KOLHAGE, Clerk
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