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City Council Bill 2011 361 Regional Transportation Center; more info on the background. You will be shocked!
Governor Charlie Crist signs a legislation bill (sponsored by the late Senator Jim King and Representative Audrey Gibson) that explores unifying the regions seven counties transportation initiatives under one governing entity.
House Bill: HB1297 can be found here: http://www.jtafla.com/pdf/RTA/HB1297.pdf
The membership of the Regional Transportation Study Commission is established by Senate Bill 2470 as follows:
Studies and Legislation
The idea of developing a regional approach to transportation in Northeast Florida has been discussed for several decades.
In 1987, Executive order 86-148 created the First Coast Regional Transportation Study Committee. The committee’s report recommended the creation of a 5-county regional transportation authority that would be governed by a 9-member governing board. No action was taken on these recommendations.
In 2009, House Bill 1213 was enacted requiring the JTA to perform a Regional Transportation Authority study at the direction of FDOT. That study affirmed the need for a regional approach to transportation in Northeast Florida but also recommended additional study. Most importantly, the 2009 Regional Transportation Authority Study Final Report found that the development of a regional transportation elements plan is needed as the basis for further action on any regional transportation initiative.
On June 4, 2010, Governor Crist signed Senate Bill 2470 into law (Public law 2010-212). Public Law 2010-212 establishes the North Florida Regional Transportation Study Commission (RTSC). The RTSC is required to submit its final report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by December 31, 2012. Its final report must make specific legislative recommendations, including a regional transportation elements plan, the defining characteristics of transportation elements of regional significance, and an implementation plan for undertaking a regional transportation elements plan.
On June 4, 2010, Governor Crist signed Senate Bill 2470 into law (Public law 2010-212). Public Law 2010-212 established the North Florida Regional Transportation Study Commission (Commission).
The Commission members include representatives from each of the 7 counties in Northeast Florida (Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns). Additionally, the Chair of the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization, Chair of the Northeast Florida Regional Council and the District II Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the Commission.
The Commission is required to submit its final report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by December 31, 2012.
The final report must make specific legislative recommendations, including a regional transportation elements plan, the defining characteristics of transportation elements of regional significance, and an implementation plan for undertaking a regional transportation elements plan. The implementation plan may include the establishment of the regional transportation authority, draft legislation, and any other recommendations the Commission deems appropriate.
Underneath this, you will find a list of study reports and additional laws for setting this whole thing up. Pay special attention to 2009 Regional Transportation Study Final Report.
This report gives a really good picture of what the JTA has planned and it is going to be VERY expensive, and they see themselves as being extremely powerful and without pretty much any oversight at all. This was from 2009, so I can only imagine what the report due on 12/31/2012 will look like, but that is the point. The report is not due until the end of 2012 which is 1 1/2 years from now. Still plenty of time to take a look at this and the fiscal impact on the taxpayers (the fiscal impact is going to be huge cause these folks are going to build an empire for themselves). I feel the reason Peyton and JTA are trying to do the land transfer now, is to start a process they plan on forcing us into. A study was done in 2008 or 2009 about the use of public transit and what people wanted, and only 13% of those in the poll said they would use such a thing. Most asked for better roads. Timing is everything though, and the study will be after Obama is removed from office hopefully, and he is the high speed rail/high rise living in centralized areas guy (with everyone walking, using public transit and riding a bicycle).
The study commission also had a criteria of having the meetings for this study commission in each of the areas making it possible for people included in the whole area to be covered to attend a meeting or meetings, but thus far, they have each and every meeting in the same location in Palatka. If you check at this link, you can go to each meeting, then click on meeting information on the left, and it takes you to a page that gives you more info including the location (it is the same for every meeting). http://northfloridartsc.com/Pages/MeetingInformation.aspx
Putnam County BOCC
County Commissioners Meeting Room
2509 Crill Avenue, Suite 100
Palatka, FL 32177
- Two citizens of Baker, Clay, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns County appointed by their respective Board of County Commissioners
- Four citizens of Duval County appointed by the City Council of the City of Jacksonville
- The Chair of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, who shall serve as Chair of the Commission.
Non-voting Members (3)
- The Florida Department of Transportation’s District II Secretary
- The Chair of the Northeast Florida Regional Council
- The Chair of the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization
COMMISSION MEMBERS
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Comment by Patricia M. McBride on June 30, 2011 at 12:39pm
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UGHHHH I found out how to convert the file from adobe to Jpeg and did that quite easiliy once I understood how. I can give you links all day, but I can't see to get the picture to pop up. I can send you a copy of the converted file if you would like to give it a try???? One is coming your way just in case. To convert, you open the abode file; right click and copy to clip board, open mspaint, got to edit and click paste, then, file, save ...it will ask what format and JPG and wala it's done..
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Comment by CJ on June 30, 2011 at 12:30pm
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I dont know if you can print then scan the map and add it to your comp. as a document then add it that way
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Thats the whole point. 383 expands the zones illegally for various reasons, was introduced prior to 384 on the 14th. If 383 is approved in advance of 384 Kamen will qualify for the bonuses.
Oddly 383 is on the last two agendas as "Introduction of new resolutions" (1st reading) 14th and 28th
Since it was introduced the 14th I thought it would be up for public hearing as a second reading the 28th. Very strange it was introduced a second time. I dont know why. If it was amended somehow I would think it would say so and not reintroduced.
something stinks about the whole thing
I will send you my presentations to council and see if it helps you
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How did they do the enterprise zone bonuses if they were not part of an enterprise zone at the time and COJ is just now trying to change the boundaries????? Doesn't that strike you as odd or did the do the thing you said EZ whatever?
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CJ, according to the info on the company, the have 50 people at the one location and 450 to 500 at the other location. They are apparently looking to add another 200. You are right as well, this is a good company with high quality jobs.
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The enterprise zone pic is adobe, and I have tried everything I can think of and can't seem to upload it onto a service. I even tried several other tricks and couldn't get it to copy. I also went looking for it on line thinking I could use the link like this...............I will remove this, but for right now, I want you to see what you think as I can't copy the picture or upload it. anywhere.http://www.coj.net/Departments/Jacksonville-Economic-Development-Co...
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you surprised me I didnt know they already had another bill full of incentives. Good job!
do you know if the 500 job target or other promises were met in the first Bill?
That was one of the items I brought up in Council there was no measurement requirements etc. for the incentives to be met. They were just given the money and hope the best will happen
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It's not you, I messed up and put the link to this blog......ughhhh
The blog has not yet been approved I just found, so I don't know whether the link will work, but this is the right one :) http://firstcoastteaparty.ning.com/profiles/blogs/another-money-giv...
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cant get thru to the link
what am I doing wrong
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I just sent the map to you
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