Item C39
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: 3-21-00
Division: Public Works
Bulk Item: Yes X No
Department: Engineering
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval ofa request from the Village of Islamorada for funding
from the Florida Department of Transportation, through the County Incentive Grant Program, for bike
paths on US 1 within the City limits.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The County Incentive Grant Program is a FDOT program where they
provide funding to local government for projects that will benefit the State Road System. County
approval is required before the State will fund the project.
PREVIOUS REVELANT BOCC ACTION: None
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval as stated above with the stipulation that funding will
not be diverted from any County requested project.
TOTAL COST: $267.837
BUDGETED: Yes
NoX
COST TO COUNTY: $0.00
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No X AMOUNT PER MONTH_ Year
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David S. Koppel, P.E., County Engineer
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APPROVED BY:
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
Dent Pierce, Division Director
DOCUMENTATION:
Included X To Follow_
Not Required_
AGENDA ITEM #~
DISPOSITION:
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MAYOR ]Ai\1ES MOONEY
VICE MAYOR FRANK R. KUllSKY
COUNCILMAN GEORGE GEISLER
March 2, 2001
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The Honorable George Neugent, Mayor
Monroe County Board of County Commissioners, District Two
25 Ships Way
Big Pine Key, Florida 33043
Dear Mayor Neugent:
The Village of Islamorada has prepared plans to construct two bike path segments, one
on Plantation Key and one on Upper Matecumbe. Key. I am writing to request 50%
funding for this project through the County Incentive Grant Program. We are requesting
this allocation out of the available balance ofFDOT FY 2000/2001 funds. The Village of
Islamorada will provide the matching funds for this project and by signature on this letter
I am certifying that this project is funded in our current year budget. Monroe County will
have no fiscal or managerial responsibility for this project, however this grant program
does require county approval.
Combined, these paths are approximately three miles in length. The terrain limits the
width to six feet but this width matches the existing bike path system. These paths are
designed to ~atch and fill in gaps in the current bike path system. The location is
alongside USl in the FDOT right of way. The Village has received an endorsement from
the Overseas Heritage Trail Project for these bike paths.
Total estimated cost for the project is $267,837. This includes $252,877 in construction
costs and $14,960 for design and engineering. The Village has already expended the
$14,960 for design. We are requesting 50% of the total cost, which equals $133,918.
Village funds for this project are budgeted in the current year. The Village has advertised
for and selected a contractor for this project and submitted plans to various permitting
agencies. The Village should have permits within two months and "VoonM like to belZin-
construction as soon as possible so that the linkages will be comPlet ' in ~ime f~'D
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COUNTY ADMINISTRA-i
I am requesting that the BOCC approve this project at their March meeting and forward it
to the FDOT for funding. Your assistance in acquiring funding for this project is greatly
appreciated.
C: Mr. Jim Roberts, County Administrator
Mr. Gary Donn, P. E., FDOT
Ms. Linda Johnson, FDOT
Ms. Elizabeth Holloway, Monroe County Planning
Village of Islamorada, Mayor and Council
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Department of
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Jeb Bush
Governor
Marjory StOneman Douglas Building
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000
David a..suuhs
Secrewy
January 25, 2001
Greg Tindle, Assistant City Manager
Islamorada, Village ofIslands
Post Office Box 568
Islamorada, FL 33036
Dear Greg,
Thank you for the opportunity to review the Village' 5 bicycle path projects on Upper
Matecumbe Key and Plantation Key. Regarding the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage
Trail (OHl) Master Plan, the Upper Matecumbe Key portion of your project does not
coincide with the proposed alignment ofllie OHT. Therefore, it poses no conflict with
the Division's future development and management responsibilities.
The Plantation Key portion of your project does coincide with the planned alignment of
the OHT. We understand that portions of this section are located in an environmentally
constrained section of the trail corridor. Therefore, the six-foot facility you are designing
cannot be located the recommended 12 foot distance from US 1 through the majority of
the constrained area and meet requirements for environmental pennits. How the OHT
Master Plan will be implemented in this and other constrained sections along the corridor
has not been determined at this time. The Division of Recreation and Parks has no
objection to your proceeding with the project, since there is currently no alternative
solution.
The Division does not want to impede the Village's efforts to connect existing bike paths
with new six-foot wide facilities. We do request that the design of the project on
Plantation Key provides the maximum possible separation from the highway, and that the
alignment be set to accommodate future construction of an additional six feet of width,
wherever the existing right of way width and adjacent vegetation will allow those
conditions to be met. Our intent is to coordinate your construction project with the future
widening and landscaping projects that will ocem as the OHT is developed, avoiding, to
the extent possible, conflicts with the eventual design of the recreational greenway.
As we have discussed, the Division plans to schedule an inter-agency workshop to
examine alternatives for the construction ofthe OHT through constrained sections such
as the one on Plantation Key. We would like to use the Village project as a case study for
"More Protection, Less Process"
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that meeting. If you agree, I will be in touch to coordinate that meeting at the appropriate
time.
Again, thank you for your efforts to coordinate your work with us. We look forward to
collaborating with the Village on the future development of the Overseas Heritage Trail.
Sincerely,
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Planning Manager
Office of Park Planning
Division of Recreation and Parks
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cc: Claudine Alexander
Elizabeth Holloway
Jerry Oshesky
Jim Ross
MAYOR JAMES MOONEY
VICE MAYOR FRANK R. KuusKY
COUNOLMAN GEORGE GEISLER
COUNCILMAN MARK GREGG
COUNCILMAN RON LEvY
Certification
Design and construction of the IsIamorada, Village of Islands Bike Path Project along the
US 1 corridor, the main arterial road through the Florida Keys, is consistent with the
Monroe County 2010 Comprehensive Plan (As same applies to the Village).
Goal 301 of the Monroe County 2010 Comprehensive Plan - Traffic Circulation element
has been established "to provide a safe, convenient, efficient, and environmentally
compatible motorized and non-motorized transportation system for the movement of
people and goods in Monroe County." Goal 1201 directs Monroe County to "provide a
recreation and open space system to conserve valuable natural resources and to provide
recreational opportunities adequate to serve the present and future population of Monroe
County, including permanent residents and visitors."
March 5, 2001
Certified by:
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Sheryl L. Bo er, A1CP .
Director of Community Planning & Development Services
P.O. Box 568 · l~L\MORIDA. FI. 33036
305.664.234; F.\X 305.664.2399 w\\w.islamorada.fl.us