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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 29, 2011 at 7:21am
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Heah CJ. Good morning. I went in and took a look this morning to see if they had updated anything on the bills and haven't yet that I can see. Think I should list the 383 and 384 info and maybe some folks can write or call..............I don't exactly understand what was done to these bills as yet as info is not updated, but last night was comments and was amazed at your presentation!
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Comment by CJ on June 29, 2011 at 6:36am
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Hey Tom,
:)
When i drink its usually Canadian Black Velvet over a ice, not too much ice tho dont want to ruin the taste. Then margarita's are one of my favorites too. Jimmy Buffet and I go way back.......
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Tom,
Last I saw CJ, she was giving em hell down at city hall and doing a fine job of it at that. Wow is she good!!
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To; CJ5
Hey girl, I have a Heineken, and a cup of water and ice.
TW
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Well, CJ, JL and others on this blog, you know well that I was not referring to you............you all got off you behinds long ago :)
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Touché
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His actions, from what I understand, as mayor have been about the same as far as treatment of people. He is a "very special" person and will be treated as such from what others have told me.
For those of you reading and thinking some of us on this blog and carry the weight for you, I will share part of an article from the Bear Witness website:
"Go to the City Council or County Commissioner meetings and give your elected officials hell for violating your constitutional rights!
Public Private Partnerships (PPP). Special dealings between government and certain, chosen corporations which get tax breaks, grants and the government’s power of Eminent Domain to implement sustainable policy. Government-sanctioned monopolies.
Living a bare-bones, waste not-want not, "sustainable" lifestyle entails having your life and the lives of your loved ones micromanaged through an internationally governed system of laws and mandates purportedly designed to ensure the equitable redistribution of wealth, but which, in truth, will totally destroy our Republic and our U.S. Constitution and all the protection it was designed to give to the American people.
As the old saying goes (my saying): Nothing is going to change as long as you sit on your butt."
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You know what I remember about the Peyton family... Back in the old days I was a cart girl at Deerwood County Club where they were members (maybe) and they treated me and the the employees like dirt as if our sole purpose was for their pleasure (like Ron Barton is now)
The treatment never got better as many times as they golfed were peons and were never to forget it
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CJ..............perhaps peyton is planning on becoming the leader at an RTC. Imagine the unapproved money he can spend there. The rtc are little empires unto themselves that are robbing taxpayers blind which is just the sort of thing Peyton would love to get involved with .............
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I got an Email yesterday from Mr. Bishop as well where he said he thought the JTA bill was a good one but didn't like giving them 3 blocks for free. He approved of giving them enough land to but the greyhound terminal and their building. I disagree with that as well. The JTA is subsidized by the taxpayer for 80% of their operating costs and will be trying to get state or federal money to do all this building even after we give them the land...........so what happens when there are cost over runs??? They have no money unless it comes from the taypayer.
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