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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 035-2026 M� 2 i .VU 2 '^ 3 ' . 4 4 �„ 5 6 7 MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 8 9 RESOLUTION NO. 035 -2026 10 11 A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY 12 COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, 13 APPROVING THE PRIORITIZATION OF THE 14 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES APPLICATIONS 15 SUBMITTED FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF 16 TRANSPORTATION - 2026 TRANSPORTATION 17 ALTERNATIVES GRANT PROGRAM. 18 19 20 WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") opened the 2026 21 Transportation Alternatives grant program and announced the application cycle on October 31, 22 2025; and 23 24 WHEREAS, the Transportation Alternatives ("TA") grant program provides federal 25 funding available for non-motorized transportation and is administered by the FDOT; and 26 27 WHEREAS, the FDOT requires local priority rankings be approved by the Monroe 28 County Board of County Commissioners as part of the application process; and 29 30 WHEREAS, two applications were submitted for consideration for funding by FDOT: 31 Monroe County- Monroe County Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, requesting $385,000; and 32 City of Key west- Crosstown Connector Improvements, requesting $300.00; and 33 34 WHEREAS, a committee consisting of representatives from Monroe County and the 35 City of Key West, evaluated the application(s)based on the FDOT's required criteria; and 36 37 WHEREAS, the score of the 2026 application is based on an overall 125-point scale. 38 The City of Key West Crosstown Improvement Connector Project received an overall average 39 score of 69.0 and a final score of 93.0 with final prioritization points; the Monroe County 40 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Project received an overall average score of 66.7 and a final 41 score of 91.7 with final prioritization points; and 42 43 WHEREAS,based on committee scoring the recommended rankings are as follows: 44 45 1. City of Key West Crosstown Improvement Connector Project—Requesting $ 300,000; 46 47 2. Monroe County Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan—Requesting $385,000 48 1 of 2 • • .....1... :.. :WHEREAS,:at a regularly scheduled. .noticed:public:•hearing,:the sMpptoe.:County . i. • •2 •..Boar of::County:.Commissioners.(:Monroe County:., "Board", : -BOCC: or. the. ."County"): ... 3 .• : considered comments from person(s):•wishing to speak on:the•matter;••and •.: : • •.: : . • . • .: . :.. :•.•• :.• •.:4•..i .• :; 1-..-. :. •-.i •..: .• :•• :-..•i :.• •:; • "...: .- :• I-•• :.; ••.:i ...l • :•• :•.•: :.; ••.: : "..i ." '•• :•,•i f.; •..: ....I .. : • 1-.. : :. •-: •.: .• :-•• :.....•: :.• ...i ".: . :-• :••••; :.• 5. •: I • : :.'WHEREAS,•the•Board•fully.supports•the:funding of•the:application(s);: : .• •: : • . . : : 7 l.. • • • : • NOW. THEREFORE, BE.' IT RESOLVED:' .BY THE . BOARD OF.- COUNTY.' •• ' • : • 8 . • . .. : • COUNTY,:FLORIDA: : i . : .: . :.. • Section:1. The foregoing recitals • findings of.fact and• :conclusions .of law •are true:arid: • : • • • 11: • • :• . : correct and:are hereby:incorporated.as.if fully,stated:herein: : • - • •. • :• . • .: • •_ :• ••. :.. : :.. .- 12 .:•: . •: •: ••: • •: ••. • • •: • • • • • • • • ' tY 13 •Section 2.� Monroe . Coun :hereby. approvesprioritization :.of the• 2026 ::Transportation• . • : .i • :.-• 14•. :•; : . . Alternatives applications as.follows:.: • .. : • :1.5 : ....• . • : - : : • • : - • . • : .• - : . • : : : •.,• • • • •16 • • • :' : • 1 City of.Key•West.Crosstown Improvement Connector Project 'Requesting. ••. : • . • 17..: • • . . $300,000;• • .. • • • .. • • .. - 2. Monroe•County.Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan-.Requesting•$3 85;00.0. .: : : • . •21 •• :. •Section 3. : : ..Monroe. •County-.•re:quests that.the Florida :Department of.Transportation provide.. : : . •:: . • :.22 : :: : • . : ••Transportation:Alternative funds to :the..subject..projects: in: the. fifth.year:of the . :: • • • •.: 23 - •.: 1.: upcoming:FDOT District Six Tentative Work Program:(2032) for Monroe County: 1.: .• . •.24:.; - as.requested by the applicants. • : - •: -: • ••25 :.• .26 : PASSED AND ADOPTED by the.Board of County Commissioners.of Monroe County : : : . : 27.. Florida, at a regular meeting held.on the 28th.day•of January, 2026,: • : : MichelleLinc '' •.:M oo1n, D�str.ict 2, .. . . . • Yes.. . • : • :. .• . ay�r .•. :.30...: • : . .•. : • • mayor.Pr'o Tern David•Rice,District..4•• . : • .. .Yes• : • • : • 3:1. • • '•. •:Commissioner Craig Cates;•Distri•ct: 1• ' ..Yes•: . :.• . - . : ..32 • : • • •• : • • Commissioner James.K.:Scholl,:District 3 : •-. :....Yes..: : . • • 33 . : • • • .' • • : • •• • . Commissioner Holly Merrill.Raschein;:District:5 •Yes• : • .• . • : • . .34 : • .• . - : • . .' : . .• : • : •• : - • :-.• :• • • , : • • : • :•.• • . • :'BOARD.OF:COUNTY.COMMISSIONERS : •.. : : . • : : . : - : 3:6 •; : - • : OF:MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: . ••. . • 37:. • -..,:.:..-. �, 23 i • ' . . . • . • : .!:•=2t'•.— • ,1 '. • .'� A .: . .. By.: . . . • •VI .• . , . . • a M yor Michelle Lincoln : • 1% _ I . : . : : _ •. 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