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>> joshua wostal: good morning,

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everyone.

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If we could quiet down.

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Good morning, everyone and

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welcome to this morning's

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SEPTEMBER the 9th tpo board

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meeting.

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I will call this meeting to

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order ad start with the pledge

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of allegiance.

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If you could please join me.

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[Pledge of allegiance]

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Thank you very much.

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We will begin with a roll call.

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>> ross is excused.

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Wostal.

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>> joshua wostal: here.

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>> miller.

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>> christine miller: here.

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>> myers.

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>> gwen myers: here.

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>> cohen.

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>> harry cohen: here.

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>> boles.

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>> chris boles: here.

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>> clendenin.

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>> here.

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>> hurtak.

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>> joshua wostal: yeah, she's

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She'll be back in a second.

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Mayor kilton is excused.

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`gray.

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Klug.

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>> here.

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>> stevens.

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>> here.

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>> slater.

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King.

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>> here.

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>> you have a quorum, sir.

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>> joshua wostal: great.

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Thank you.

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We mean move onto approval of

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the minutes.

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-- we will move onto approval of

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the minutes, trusting everyone's

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had an opportunity to review

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If there are changes, MAY I have

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a motion for approval of

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meetings.

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I have a motion by member

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stevens and a second by

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commissioner myers.

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All of those in favor, say aye.

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Like sign.

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That motion is approved.

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We are moving onto public

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We still have no signups.

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Is that correct?

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We will move onto committee

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reports, and advanced comments.

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From rick fernandez.

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>> good morning.

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Good morning, board.

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Can y'all hear me all right?

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>> joshua wostal: yes.

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>> okay.

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Thank you.

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For the record, rick fernandez,

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chair of your cac.

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Have a short report for you

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today.

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I'm sure you'll be happy to

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We met on SEPTEMBER 2nd for

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our regular monthly meeting.

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Had no problem with quorum.

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There was one action item on our

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agenda which I believe mirrors

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an action item on your agenda

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this morning that is the 2026

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roll forward tip amendments.

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Committee members asked

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questions about the federal

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transit administration funding

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and the port tampa bay projects

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in particular, including about

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dredging plans.

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trafficking and the funding hart

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The cac recommended that the tpo

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board approve the roll forward

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amendments to the fy '27-31 tip.

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And before I close, I wanted to

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give a shout-out to staff in

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particular sarah caper who I

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hope is in the room today.

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We are a rather demanding group

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I suppose, certainly curious.

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we are encouraged, asked,

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prompted to offer topics that we

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future meetings.

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As a result, we've had dozens of

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items on a list that have

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been -- has been curated over a

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period of months, maybe even

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years at this point.

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as far as how we might actually

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be able to get to them.

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Sarah has made an effort to

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triage those, and has presented

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them to us, has sought our

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input, has surveyed us in terms

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of topics that are actually

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still topical for us, and we are

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coming to a point I think where

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we have them under some type of

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organization.

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most important topics in serial

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fashion over the course of the

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coming year.

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she took on herself.

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We didn't ask her to do this.

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of time and at least two

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presentations to our committee

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over the last two months, so I

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appreciate that very much and

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wanted sarah to have that

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recognition publicly.

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committee as a whole.

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That said, good morning to you

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all.

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respectfully submitted.

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>> joshua wostal: thank you,

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MR. Fernandez, and if the clerk

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could please reflect that member

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hurtak is present in the

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boardroom and ms.Mic knee

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MS. Mcgee you're

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welcome for your advanced

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comments.

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>> good morning, harmoni mcgee,

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tpo staff.

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Regarding today's action item,

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the technical advisory committee

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recommended that the tpo board

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approve the 2026 roll forward

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tip amendments.

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members discuss several

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clarifying points.

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current composition of hart's

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fleet, specifically the

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percentage of vehicles operating

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on compressed natural gas versus

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diesel.

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75% of the fleet is currently

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compressed natural gas with a

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full transition aticipated by

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proposed gibsonton drive and

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interchange design would account

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for the existing signal at fern

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hill drive located immediately

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via email and social media.

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Maritza estorkeyesa the chair of

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the drew park community advisory

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committee emailed requests

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regarding the development of the

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rays stadium.

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of drew park tax dollars, safety

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of communities and residents,

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establishing a permanent

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community voice in the stadium's

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dreamt process, measuring

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impacts before commitments are

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made, and putting protections

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for drew park in writing.

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formal support or opposition

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position in this project because

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the matter has not been

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presented to cac for a formal

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Their full comments and

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recommendations are included in

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your packet.

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support of building light rail.

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This concludes my report.

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>> joshua wostal: thank you so

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much, MS. Mcgee.

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We will move onto the consent

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agenda.

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If there is no questions on the

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consent, MAY I have a motion.

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>> harry cohen: so moved.

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>> joshua wostal: motion,

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commissioner cohen, second

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commissioner, board member gray.

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there those in favor say aye?

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That motion is approved.

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onto our first action

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item which is the roll forward

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tip amendments being presented

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>> harry walsh, tpo staff.

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I'm here today to present the

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2026 tip roll forward amendment.

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So an introduction or refresher

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for those of you who have been

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through this annual process with

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us before, the tip roll forward

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amendment is an annual

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administrative process that we

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do and this graphic hopefully

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elucidates why we do.

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So in MARCH of every year we

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start with a tend tfn work

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program both fdot and tpo and

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we're operating on the same list

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of projects.

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going forward through the year

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we have that same list, this

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board adopts the tip in early

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JUNE of every year.

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JUNE 6th meeting this board

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adopted the tip.

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year, fdot adopts its work

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program and any projects that

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automatically roll forward in

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their process to the next fiscal

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year's work program.

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unfortunately, but separately we

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have the tpo federally is

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required to have its tip be

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It stays exactly how we adopted

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it unless this board votes to

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amend.

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projects and have the both our

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tip and the fdot work program

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saying the same thing, we have

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to have this meeting in

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SEPTEMBER where we vote to amend

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the tip and include all of those

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roll forward projects.

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the same list of projects for

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the next fiscal year.

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So the key points for this

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process are, it is an annual

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administrative amendment

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schedule.

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It ensures consistency between

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the two, the work program and

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the tip, and there are no new

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funds that's a key point here.

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There are no new projects that

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are being introduced at this

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point.

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All of these projects vk

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previously -- have been

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previously scoped and awarded.

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This year there were 22 total

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projects that are rolling

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forward, 12 of them are transit

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projects, essentially hart

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projects.

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Three safety projects, two

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resurfacing, two seaport, one

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capacity, one its, and one

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planning.

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Then a summary of the funds

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breakdown, the largest category

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is transit with $157 million

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rolling forward.

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That's 62% of the total going

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forward, the seaport has

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$77 million which is 30% of the

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total funds rolling forward.

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$9.5 million for resurfacing

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project, that's 4%, and then the

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remaining 4% are the capacity,

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planning, and safety projects.

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So total of $254 million rolling

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forward.

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In this tip amendment.

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Now, I'll have a full list of

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all the projects at the end of

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this presentation, but I wanted

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to pull out a few of the larger,

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larger fund items or more

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notable items that I thought

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themotor

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theboard might be interested in.

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The first is heavy maintenance

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facilities update for hart so

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the top picture is the temporary

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unleaded full facility or tuff

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recently completed as part of

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phase 1 of the facility upgrades

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expen the the bottom is the

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rendering of the hart heavy

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maintenance facility.

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This fleet services building

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will add services for the buses

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so cng and diesel fueling, bus

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wash, fare box cash retrieval as

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well as facilities specific

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upgrades, security fence, site

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light, and stormwater

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improvements.

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Then additionally in the transit

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space, last year hart was

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awarded by an fta no low

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emissions grant to transition

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its fleet from diesel to natural

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gas.

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That's a $32 million project,

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and the most recent update we

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received from hart is that only

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25% of their fleet remains

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diesel and then by 2028 they

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expect to have a full cng fleet,

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fully natural gas.

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And just a note and a nod to our

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agency partners, the largest

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grant of its kind, this is the

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largest grant of its kind in

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florida, one of the largest

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nationally that was awarded and

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it's hart's larmist federal

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award so just a nod to them.

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Moving on from transit to the

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seaport, and I defer to the port

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representative.

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There are two main projects

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here.

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The omniport for $22 million a

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new facility, so this is their

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current facility you see in this

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picture.

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It'll be across the water and be

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a deepwater berth to accept a

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diverse range of ships.

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And then the existing facility,

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which is this hooker's point

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infragrant, $55 million plus

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local match.

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It expands the existing

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container yard and another

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deepwater berth.

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It's part of port tampa bay's

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vision plan to add 50% total

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capacity by 2030 so that's what

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both of those

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these projects are

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trying to achieve.

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And then going to capacity,

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there is an I-75 at gibsonton

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drive a planned diverging

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diamond.

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On the left you can see the

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footprint of the project from

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fdot's web site, and then on the

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right is a tentative rendering

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that the project manager

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provided to our team, so that

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still can change and in that

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pick consider you see north is

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to the -- picture you can see

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north is to the right so we're

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from the east of where the

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diverging diamond will be.

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And you see $3.3 million, that's

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not a significant amount for

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`construction project.

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All that is for environmental

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permitting have to do with its

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proximity to the river to keep

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the project viable once, further

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funds are available for

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construction.

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And then here's a list of

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projects.

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This first one is all of the

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transit projects.

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As I mentioned transit is one of

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the largest category here, both

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in terms of funding and number

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of projects.

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Mostly the things that I

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mentioned already, so some

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capital for fixed route, the

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purchasing of the buses, the

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transition over to cng, a few

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smaller projects they have going

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forward administratively, bus

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shelter upgrades, and several

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things for building repair and

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the heavy maintenance facility

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that we already mentioned.

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And then all the other projects

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put together here are

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essentially all of the things I

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mentioned previously.

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There's also for the its

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project, hillsborough county has

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a smart traffic network.

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Study that they're going to be

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doing, and there's also a bridge

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planning study that does not

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involve construction but there's

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11 bridges around hillsborough

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county that are being analyzed

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to see what state are they in

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and what repairs might need to

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be done going forward so it's a

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planning level study.

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So with that I'm happy to go

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back and show you any of the

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slides we went through quickly,

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but the ask for you is to

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approve by roll call vote the

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roll forward amendments to the

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fiscal

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fiscal year '27-thirty

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31 tip.

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With that I will take any

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questions.

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>> joshua wostal: I'm seeing no

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questions, so if that's correct,

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I will have the clerk call the

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vote.

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>> wostal.

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>> joshua wostal: oh, yes.

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Motion by commissioner

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clendenin, second by cohen and

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myers and somebody else.

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Okay, thank you, and clerk if

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you could call the vote.

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>>> wostal.

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>> joshua wostal: yes.

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>> miller.

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>> christine miller: yes.

482
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>> myers.

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>> gwen myers: yes.

484
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>> cohen.

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>> harry cohen: yes.

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>> boles.

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>> chris boles: yes.

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>> clendenin.

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>> yes.

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>> hurtak.

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>> yes.

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>> young.

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Gray.

494
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>> yes.

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>> klug.

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Stevens.

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>> yes.

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>> slater.

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>> yes.

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>> king.

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>> yes.

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>> joseph.

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>> yes.

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>> motion carried 15-0.

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>> joshua wostal: thank you,

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MR. Walsh, very much.

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>> thank you.

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>> joshua wostal: we will move

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onto action item b, which is the

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election of a livable roadways

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committee chair for the

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remainder of 2026, the current

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chair has stepped down.

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Cameron clark is going to

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introduce that item and the

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requirements to fill it.

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Yes?

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Yes, MS. Hurtak.

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>> thank you so much.

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And I have really enjoyed being

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the chair of the livable

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roadways committee, but due to

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health issues, I've decided to

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step down, and also, because I

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will be transitioning out

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obviously at the end of next

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year orat the mial of next year,

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so -- or at the middle of next

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year, so I wanted to give

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somebody the chance to hop in

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and develop a group or you know

532
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a whole strategy there.

533
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It's been a really wonderful

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thing.

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I will be there next wednesday

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just to say good-bye.

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But it's been a lot of fun, and

538
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I, I highly recommend it.

539
00:17:46,252 --> 00:17:46,918
It's a wonderful board.

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00:17:46,918 --> 00:17:48,320
>> joshua wostal: wonderful, and

541
00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:48,786
we wish you well in your

542
00:17:48,786 --> 00:17:49,421
recovery.

543
00:17:49,421 --> 00:17:50,488
Go ahead.

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>> board members, so this is one

545
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of the committees where we

546
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typically see seek a volunteer

547
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to see if anyone wants to fill

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the position.

549
00:18:00,310 --> 00:18:01,400
Understanding full well we're

550
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talking about filling it out for

551
00:18:02,768 --> 00:18:04,669
the next couple of months.

552
00:18:04,669 --> 00:18:05,904
We do new officer elections and

553
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new committee appointments at

554
00:18:06,572 --> 00:18:07,840
the end of the year anyway, an

555
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in speaking with DR. Wong, it's

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understood that the committee

557
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has regularly has a quorum to be

558
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able to function in case a new

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member is not able to attend.

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But typically with something

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00:18:19,252 --> 00:18:20,419
like this, we don't do the

562
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committeey by nomination and

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vote typically as we do with

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chair and vice chair.

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We ask to see if anybody first

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wishes to fill this roll for

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role for the

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next couple of months and that's

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how I would start, to see if

570
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anybody would volunteer for

571
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that.

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>> joshua wostal: yeah, so

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obviously the schedule is

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already set, and we're all very

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well aware that most of the

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members on this board are

577
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already volunteering their time

578
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and sacrificing more would be

579
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even more difficult and the rest

580
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of us always have well

581
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established schedules, so if no

582
00:18:55,988 --> 00:18:57,290
one is able to volunteer, what

583
00:18:57,290 --> 00:18:59,158
is, what is kind of the

584
00:18:59,158 --> 00:19:01,158
recourse, MR. Clark?

585
00:19:02,261 --> 00:19:03,930
>> typically if there is no

586
00:19:03,930 --> 00:19:06,398
volunteer for a committee role,

587
00:19:06,398 --> 00:19:07,166
the chair appoints someone.

588
00:19:07,166 --> 00:19:08,401
>> joshua wostal: okay.

589
00:19:08,401 --> 00:19:12,601
And the chair might need to take

590
00:19:12,605 --> 00:19:15,307
time before he makes such a big

591
00:19:15,307 --> 00:19:17,644
decision, so I don't see anybody

592
00:19:17,644 --> 00:19:20,644
jumping on it right now.

593
00:19:21,714 --> 00:19:23,480
If, do they have a vice chair?

594
00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:24,484
>> yes, chair.

595
00:19:24,484 --> 00:19:25,885
The livable roadways committee

596
00:19:25,885 --> 00:19:28,187
is chaired by member of the

597
00:19:28,187 --> 00:19:28,655
planning commission who attends

598
00:19:28,655 --> 00:19:30,589
regularly.

599
00:19:30,589 --> 00:19:31,891
He has filled in on rare

600
00:19:31,891 --> 00:19:33,326
occasion when the chair was

601
00:19:33,326 --> 00:19:35,326
unavailable to attend.

602
00:19:35,861 --> 00:19:37,530
I think he's perfectly well

603
00:19:37,530 --> 00:19:39,930
capable of managing that

604
00:19:40,533 --> 00:19:40,834
committee over the remainder of

605
00:19:40,834 --> 00:19:42,302
2026.

606
00:19:42,302 --> 00:19:43,436
=also say earlier in the -- I

607
00:19:43,436 --> 00:19:45,905
will also say earlier in the

608
00:19:45,905 --> 00:19:49,505
week we sent an emailto everyone

609
00:19:49,608 --> 00:19:51,378
to ask them which teak which --

610
00:19:51,378 --> 00:19:52,144
them to check their calendars

611
00:19:52,144 --> 00:19:53,145
for the dates.

612
00:19:53,145 --> 00:19:55,545
For a remindther SEPTEMBER

613
00:19:55,849 --> 00:19:56,883
meeting will be held next

614
00:19:56,883 --> 00:19:58,510
wednesday the 16th.

615
00:19:58,510 --> 00:19:59,152
In OCTOBER it'll be the 21st.

616
00:19:59,152 --> 00:20:01,152
NOVEMBER, 18th.

617
00:20:01,888 --> 00:20:03,323
DECEMBER 16th.

618
00:20:03,323 --> 00:20:05,910
So it's the thursday wednesday

619
00:20:05,910 --> 00:20:05,559
of each month beginning at

620
00:20:05,559 --> 00:20:06,625
9:00 A.M.

621
00:20:06,625 --> 00:20:09,625
>> joshua wostal: so that would,

622
00:20:10,163 --> 00:20:11,965
every, every regular bocc member

623
00:20:11,965 --> 00:20:13,934
is automatically opted out of

624
00:20:13,934 --> 00:20:16,236
being able to meet that because

625
00:20:16,236 --> 00:20:19,105
of our wednesday 9:00 A.M. Board

626
00:20:19,105 --> 00:20:20,730
meetings every other wednesday

627
00:20:20,730 --> 00:20:20,440
ourselves.

628
00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:21,410
So.

629
00:20:21,410 --> 00:20:22,809
>> harry cohen: would it be

630
00:20:22,809 --> 00:20:26,409
appropriate to make a motion to

631
00:20:26,980 --> 00:20:28,810
appoint the vice chair to be the

632
00:20:28,810 --> 00:20:31,810
acting chair for the remainder

633
00:20:31,818 --> 00:20:32,653
of the year 2026?

634
00:20:32,653 --> 00:20:33,487
>> commissioner, I don't think

635
00:20:33,487 --> 00:20:35,255
that that would be allowable

636
00:20:35,255 --> 00:20:37,257
under the bylaws, which specify

637
00:20:37,257 --> 00:20:39,760
it has to be a member of the tpo

638
00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:40,794
board, so unfortunately, he

639
00:20:40,794 --> 00:20:41,827
couldn't be appointed to serve

640
00:20:41,827 --> 00:20:43,564
as the chair.

641
00:20:43,564 --> 00:20:44,932
What I would maybe suggest for

642
00:20:44,932 --> 00:20:46,600
this board is recognizing that

643
00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:47,667
your schedules are already

644
00:20:47,667 --> 00:20:50,337
filled through the remainder of

645
00:20:50,337 --> 00:20:51,671
the year, if someone wants to

646
00:20:51,671 --> 00:20:53,720
essentially fall on the sword

647
00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,750
and we would all recognize that

648
00:20:55,750 --> 00:20:56,810
there is not really a

649
00:20:56,810 --> 00:20:58,912
requirement for them to attend,

650
00:20:58,912 --> 00:20:59,913
that they would be doing the tpo

651
00:20:59,913 --> 00:21:01,315
board a favor.

652
00:21:01,315 --> 00:21:04,510
>> joshua wostal: I can do that

653
00:21:04,510 --> 00:21:07,254
or as, if you like humor, mayor

654
00:21:07,254 --> 00:21:10,124
ross is not here to defend

655
00:21:10,124 --> 00:21:10,491
himself.

656
00:21:10,491 --> 00:21:10,758
So.

657
00:21:10,758 --> 00:21:12,192
[Laughter]

658
00:21:12,192 --> 00:21:14,192
So yeah.

659
00:21:16,163 --> 00:21:16,629
>> I nominate mayor ross.

660
00:21:16,629 --> 00:21:17,230
[Laughter]

661
00:21:17,230 --> 00:21:18,298
>> harry cohen: I'll second.

662
00:21:18,298 --> 00:21:19,967
He'll think twice before he

663
00:21:19,967 --> 00:21:20,801
misses a meeting.

664
00:21:20,801 --> 00:21:22,503
>> joshua wostal: I'm actually

665
00:21:22,503 --> 00:21:24,700
very entertained by that

666
00:21:24,700 --> 00:21:26,941
nomination, so if there is no

667
00:21:26,941 --> 00:21:28,575
conflicts with that, I'll enjoy

668
00:21:28,575 --> 00:21:29,109
his comments at the next board

669
00:21:29,109 --> 00:21:29,909
meeting.

670
00:21:29,909 --> 00:21:31,311
I'm seeing none.

671
00:21:31,311 --> 00:21:33,614
Do we have to have a motion to

672
00:21:33,614 --> 00:21:34,415
approve that?

673
00:21:34,415 --> 00:21:35,316
>> this has been a motion so I

674
00:21:35,316 --> 00:21:37,785
would just say all in favor of

675
00:21:37,785 --> 00:21:38,419
the motion, say aye.

676
00:21:38,419 --> 00:21:39,286
>> joshua wostal: all in favor

677
00:21:39,286 --> 00:21:40,520
of the motion, say aye.

678
00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:42,890
Any nays?

679
00:21:42,890 --> 00:21:43,624
That motion is approved to

680
00:21:43,624 --> 00:21:47,224
appoint mayor ross as the chair

681
00:21:47,227 --> 00:21:47,695
of the livable roadways

682
00:21:47,695 --> 00:21:48,662
committee.

683
00:21:48,662 --> 00:21:49,463
I thank you very much for your

684
00:21:49,463 --> 00:21:51,863
attention to that item.

685
00:21:52,700 --> 00:21:54,667
All right, we'll move onto

686
00:21:54,667 --> 00:21:56,870
MR. Brian hunter from fdot for

687
00:21:56,870 --> 00:22:00,470
the status report on the safety

688
00:22:02,243 --> 00:22:03,477
outreach in motion.

689
00:22:03,477 --> 00:22:04,479
>> good morning, everybody.

690
00:22:04,479 --> 00:22:06,347
Brian hunter with the florida

691
00:22:06,347 --> 00:22:08,347
department of transportation.

692
00:22:09,500 --> 00:22:10,284
And so if you've heard recently

693
00:22:10,284 --> 00:22:12,687
secretary hall and myself really

694
00:22:12,687 --> 00:22:14,789
anybody at fdot talk, we always

695
00:22:14,789 --> 00:22:15,456
mention how safety is our number

696
00:22:15,456 --> 00:22:16,790
1 priority.

697
00:22:16,790 --> 00:22:19,590
And we approach that with kind

698
00:22:19,590 --> 00:22:21,590
of four pillars.

699
00:22:21,950 --> 00:22:21,328
To achieve a safe transportation

700
00:22:21,328 --> 00:22:23,130
network.

701
00:22:23,130 --> 00:22:23,864
the first one is engineering,

702
00:22:23,864 --> 00:22:25,232
which are the things that you

703
00:22:25,232 --> 00:22:26,534
would typically associate with

704
00:22:26,534 --> 00:22:27,101
the florida department of

705
00:22:27,101 --> 00:22:29,101
transportation.

706
00:22:29,170 --> 00:22:32,170
So this is planning, designing,

707
00:22:32,540 --> 00:22:33,241
building, maintaining, an

708
00:22:33,241 --> 00:22:34,107
integrated multimodal

709
00:22:34,107 --> 00:22:36,107
transportation system.

710
00:22:36,309 --> 00:22:37,845
It is safe for all users.

711
00:22:37,845 --> 00:22:38,546
The second, so there are four --

712
00:22:38,546 --> 00:22:39,981
those four pillars.

713
00:22:39,981 --> 00:22:41,449
They all start with e, and so we

714
00:22:41,449 --> 00:22:41,882
call them the four Es of

715
00:22:41,882 --> 00:22:43,117
safety.

716
00:22:43,117 --> 00:22:44,885
So the first one is engineering.

717
00:22:44,885 --> 00:22:46,186
The second one is enforcement.

718
00:22:46,186 --> 00:22:47,922
So we look at data.

719
00:22:47,922 --> 00:22:48,723
We see where there's some

720
00:22:48,723 --> 00:22:50,291
particular challenges, and we

721
00:22:50,291 --> 00:22:53,194
work with our state and local

722
00:22:53,194 --> 00:22:54,529
law enforcement agencies to try

723
00:22:54,529 --> 00:22:56,297
and rectify that challenge.

724
00:22:56,297 --> 00:22:57,966
So a couple weeks ago, you MAY

725
00:22:57,966 --> 00:23:01,350
have seen on social media that

726
00:23:01,350 --> 00:23:03,400
we did a speeding campaign on

727
00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:03,972
the bridges crossing the bay.

728
00:23:03,972 --> 00:23:04,439
We noticed that there was a

729
00:23:04,439 --> 00:23:05,640
challenge.

730
00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:06,808
A lot of people were exceeding

731
00:23:06,808 --> 00:23:08,442
the speed limit on the bay, so

732
00:23:08,442 --> 00:23:09,410
we went out there and worked

733
00:23:09,410 --> 00:23:11,311
with our law enforcement

734
00:23:11,311 --> 00:23:12,514
partners to do an enforcement

735
00:23:12,514 --> 00:23:14,916
campaign to get people to slow

736
00:23:14,916 --> 00:23:15,383
down and make safer, better

737
00:23:15,383 --> 00:23:17,318
choices.

738
00:23:17,318 --> 00:23:17,819
The third e is emergency

739
00:23:17,819 --> 00:23:19,420
response.

740
00:23:19,420 --> 00:23:20,822
And so that's when a crash does

741
00:23:20,822 --> 00:23:21,588
happen, we have emergency

742
00:23:21,588 --> 00:23:23,588
responders, first responders

743
00:23:23,925 --> 00:23:25,994
that go out there and assist the

744
00:23:25,994 --> 00:23:28,396
victims of that crash so that's

745
00:23:28,396 --> 00:23:30,650
our fire, police, emergency

746
00:23:30,650 --> 00:23:31,566
medical services, and even our

747
00:23:31,566 --> 00:23:33,334
road rangers who create a safe

748
00:23:33,334 --> 00:23:35,537
environment for them to work in.

749
00:23:35,537 --> 00:23:36,400
And then the fourth e is

750
00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:37,238
education.

751
00:23:37,238 --> 00:23:40,675
and so that's the one that I'm

752
00:23:40,675 --> 00:23:42,776
going to talk about today.

753
00:23:42,776 --> 00:23:44,446
So florida D.O.T. Has the

754
00:23:44,446 --> 00:23:44,846
florida strategic highway safety

755
00:23:44,846 --> 00:23:46,846
plan.

756
00:23:47,315 --> 00:23:50,184
And so it's got five elements to

757
00:23:50,184 --> 00:23:50,951
it, and you can use the qr code

758
00:23:50,951 --> 00:23:52,487
or visit the web site if you

759
00:23:52,487 --> 00:23:54,489
want to read about any of these,

760
00:23:54,489 --> 00:23:57,158
but the main takeaway is that

761
00:23:57,158 --> 00:23:59,270
death or serious injury is just

762
00:23:59,270 --> 00:24:00,328
unacceptable on our -- in our

763
00:24:00,328 --> 00:24:01,863
transportation system.

764
00:24:01,863 --> 00:24:03,665
And so that's why the department

765
00:24:03,665 --> 00:24:06,665
has adopted target zero, which

766
00:24:06,701 --> 00:24:08,670
is our goal to have zero serious

767
00:24:08,670 --> 00:24:10,405
fatal -- serious injuries or

768
00:24:10,405 --> 00:24:12,107
fatalities on our roadway.

769
00:24:12,107 --> 00:24:13,842
And we have three different

770
00:24:13,842 --> 00:24:14,576
points that we use to try and

771
00:24:14,576 --> 00:24:16,111
achieve that.

772
00:24:16,111 --> 00:24:18,800
The first one is we identify

773
00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:20,147
what behaviors led to those

774
00:24:20,147 --> 00:24:21,917
serious or fatal crashes.

775
00:24:21,917 --> 00:24:23,118
Then we understand -- try and

776
00:24:23,118 --> 00:24:24,486
understand why the choices were

777
00:24:24,486 --> 00:24:26,755
made that were made.

778
00:24:26,755 --> 00:24:29,240
And then we try to use our

779
00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:30,892
influence in order to have

780
00:24:30,892 --> 00:24:31,760
people make better choices, and

781
00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:33,662
safer choices.

782
00:24:33,662 --> 00:24:35,497
And so that's where our outreach

783
00:24:35,497 --> 00:24:36,932
comes in.

784
00:24:36,932 --> 00:24:38,934
The numbers on the screen right

785
00:24:38,934 --> 00:24:40,934
here are from 2025.

786
00:24:41,536 --> 00:24:42,337
So this is the cumulative

787
00:24:42,337 --> 00:24:42,771
district-wide activity that we

788
00:24:42,771 --> 00:24:44,771
did.

789
00:24:46,475 --> 00:24:47,142
So we had 7500 conversations,

790
00:24:47,142 --> 00:24:49,142
almost 30 trainings.

791
00:24:49,678 --> 00:24:50,780
We went to almost 60 community

792
00:24:50,780 --> 00:24:51,880
events.

793
00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:54,316
Our social media, which is

794
00:24:54,316 --> 00:24:56,318
focused on safety and project

795
00:24:56,318 --> 00:24:57,520
information reached over 200,000

796
00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:58,587
people.

797
00:24:58,587 --> 00:25:00,889
And traditional media we were

798
00:25:00,889 --> 00:25:02,858
able to reach 350,000 people.

799
00:25:02,858 --> 00:25:05,160
And is then you know, it's very

800
00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:06,195
important to get people

801
00:25:06,195 --> 00:25:08,330
indoctrinated to making safe

802
00:25:08,330 --> 00:25:11,100
choices early on, and so at as

803
00:25:11,100 --> 00:25:12,267
they were, as people were, kids

804
00:25:12,267 --> 00:25:13,168
are learning how to drive, we

805
00:25:13,168 --> 00:25:15,568
went to high schools.

806
00:25:15,838 --> 00:25:16,700
We went to 11 -- or 18 high

807
00:25:16,700 --> 00:25:18,700
schools.

808
00:25:20,776 --> 00:25:21,210
We talked to over 110 classes,

809
00:25:21,210 --> 00:25:23,780
2,300 students.

810
00:25:23,780 --> 00:25:24,380
These are teen drivers trying to

811
00:25:24,380 --> 00:25:26,248
get them to understand that

812
00:25:26,248 --> 00:25:28,884
their actions behind the wheel

813
00:25:28,884 --> 00:25:30,519
have consequences, and how to

814
00:25:30,519 --> 00:25:32,919
make better choices while

815
00:25:33,289 --> 00:25:35,289
they're driving.

816
00:25:35,658 --> 00:25:37,126
And that's just one example of

817
00:25:37,126 --> 00:25:38,827
the outreach that we do.

818
00:25:38,827 --> 00:25:39,528
Another one is our community

819
00:25:39,528 --> 00:25:41,528
traffic safety team.

820
00:25:43,231 --> 00:25:44,233
So this is where we bring in law

821
00:25:44,233 --> 00:25:46,233
enforcement, municipalities,

822
00:25:46,769 --> 00:25:48,737
counties, cities, residents,

823
00:25:48,737 --> 00:25:50,139
local organizations, and we talk

824
00:25:50,139 --> 00:25:52,441
about what are some of the

825
00:25:52,441 --> 00:25:53,575
challenges that you're having

826
00:25:53,575 --> 00:25:53,843
traffic safety-wise in your

827
00:25:53,843 --> 00:25:55,843
community.

828
00:25:56,412 --> 00:25:58,130
And how we can use the four Es

829
00:25:58,130 --> 00:25:59,181
to improve that situation for

830
00:25:59,181 --> 00:26:01,350
the people who live in your

831
00:26:01,350 --> 00:26:03,686
community and are most affected

832
00:26:03,686 --> 00:26:05,554
by any dangers on the roadway.

833
00:26:05,554 --> 00:26:06,422
So these are regular meetings

834
00:26:06,422 --> 00:26:08,291
that occur.

835
00:26:08,291 --> 00:26:08,758
We invite a ton of people to

836
00:26:08,758 --> 00:26:10,590
them.

837
00:26:10,590 --> 00:26:12,459
They're actually very highly

838
00:26:12,495 --> 00:26:13,929
attended, and they seem to be

839
00:26:13,929 --> 00:26:15,431
very effective at taking some of

840
00:26:15,431 --> 00:26:17,533
those lessons that we've learned

841
00:26:17,533 --> 00:26:20,360
at like a national level and

842
00:26:20,360 --> 00:26:21,771
boiling them down to state and

843
00:26:21,771 --> 00:26:24,640
local level where we can

844
00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:26,420
actually have some actionable

845
00:26:26,420 --> 00:26:28,945
items and make an influence on

846
00:26:28,945 --> 00:26:30,945
traffic safety.

847
00:26:31,781 --> 00:26:33,349
Another aspect to our outreach

848
00:26:33,349 --> 00:26:36,853
is where we try to make sure

849
00:26:36,853 --> 00:26:37,853
that the most vulnerable

850
00:26:37,853 --> 00:26:39,822
populations receive information

851
00:26:39,822 --> 00:26:41,491
to help them be less vulnerable.

852
00:26:41,491 --> 00:26:43,592
And so that includes children

853
00:26:43,592 --> 00:26:46,280
out on our roadways, so we film

854
00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:47,163
segments for local media,

855
00:26:47,163 --> 00:26:49,563
teaching parents and caregivers

856
00:26:50,333 --> 00:26:52,635
how to install a carseat

857
00:26:52,635 --> 00:26:53,770
properly in a car, and then we

858
00:26:53,770 --> 00:26:56,739
go and talk to kids as well.

859
00:26:56,739 --> 00:26:57,640
Woo eteach them how to be -- we

860
00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:58,775
teach them how to be a

861
00:26:58,775 --> 00:27:00,443
pedestrian, a bicyclist, how too

862
00:27:00,443 --> 00:27:02,645
cross a road, when to use, that

863
00:27:02,645 --> 00:27:04,414
you should use a cause

864
00:27:04,414 --> 00:27:05,810
crosswalk, what that little

865
00:27:05,810 --> 00:27:06,716
button does.

866
00:27:06,716 --> 00:27:07,617
For us it's things that are just

867
00:27:07,617 --> 00:27:09,351
intuitive, but a lot of kids

868
00:27:09,351 --> 00:27:12,951
don't know when to utilize those

869
00:27:13,957 --> 00:27:14,990
facilities.

870
00:27:14,990 --> 00:27:16,125
And then good

871
00:27:16,125 --> 00:27:17,927
when you're riding a

872
00:27:17,927 --> 00:27:19,696
bike how to make sure a bicycle

873
00:27:19,696 --> 00:27:20,597
helmet fits, it's buckled, it's

874
00:27:20,597 --> 00:27:21,464
tight, it's in the appropriate

875
00:27:21,464 --> 00:27:23,833
portion of your head, and we

876
00:27:23,833 --> 00:27:24,801
give out bicycle helmets to kids

877
00:27:24,801 --> 00:27:26,436
as well so everybody riding a

878
00:27:26,436 --> 00:27:28,705
bike can be out there and do it

879
00:27:28,705 --> 00:27:29,906
as safe as possible.

880
00:27:29,906 --> 00:27:31,808
And then on the flip side of

881
00:27:31,808 --> 00:27:33,343
that spectrum, we do what we

882
00:27:33,343 --> 00:27:35,245
call car fit, and this is where

883
00:27:35,245 --> 00:27:37,347
we have trained technicians that

884
00:27:37,347 --> 00:27:39,316
go out and they teach people how

885
00:27:39,316 --> 00:27:40,749
to adjust their car to them.

886
00:27:40,749 --> 00:27:42,585
So how you should be comfortable

887
00:27:42,585 --> 00:27:44,540
driving a car, where your

888
00:27:44,540 --> 00:27:45,154
mirrors should be pointed, and

889
00:27:45,154 --> 00:27:46,756
so that when you're driving a

890
00:27:46,756 --> 00:27:48,580
car, you don't have the

891
00:27:48,580 --> 00:27:50,192
distraction of you know reaching

892
00:27:50,192 --> 00:27:50,392
for something or being out of

893
00:27:50,392 --> 00:27:52,392
place.

894
00:27:52,596 --> 00:27:53,930
You have a better awareness of

895
00:27:53,930 --> 00:27:55,650
what's going on around you on

896
00:27:55,650 --> 00:27:56,199
the road while you can still

897
00:27:56,199 --> 00:27:57,133
focus on what's going on in

898
00:27:57,133 --> 00:27:58,668
front of you.

899
00:27:58,668 --> 00:27:59,102
So we do this at community

900
00:27:59,102 --> 00:28:01,400
events.

901
00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:03,974
we also if organization invites

902
00:28:03,974 --> 00:28:05,942
us out, we will go out there and

903
00:28:05,942 --> 00:28:07,811
teach anybody that is willing to

904
00:28:07,811 --> 00:28:08,879
listen to any of these safety

905
00:28:08,879 --> 00:28:11,181
topics, we're always willing to

906
00:28:11,181 --> 00:28:12,749
go out there and so these are

907
00:28:12,749 --> 00:28:12,983
trained folks who know how to do

908
00:28:12,983 --> 00:28:14,983
it.

909
00:28:15,786 --> 00:28:19,386
They set up examples for people,

910
00:28:19,389 --> 00:28:19,890
teach them how to do it

911
00:28:19,890 --> 00:28:21,825
themselves.

912
00:28:21,825 --> 00:28:23,660
And then one of the final things

913
00:28:23,660 --> 00:28:24,193
I'll talk about today is our

914
00:28:24,193 --> 00:28:25,962
round-tables.

915
00:28:25,962 --> 00:28:27,630
This is where once again we

916
00:28:27,630 --> 00:28:28,650
bring in partners in a

917
00:28:28,650 --> 00:28:30,650
community.

918
00:28:30,167 --> 00:28:31,568
This one is recently done a

919
00:28:31,568 --> 00:28:33,469
couple weeks ago.

920
00:28:33,469 --> 00:28:33,904
It was focused on hillsborough

921
00:28:33,904 --> 00:28:35,439
county.

922
00:28:35,439 --> 00:28:37,207
We had people from all three

923
00:28:37,207 --> 00:28:38,742
cities as well as the county,

924
00:28:38,742 --> 00:28:39,610
tpo staff is in the back part of

925
00:28:39,610 --> 00:28:40,844
the picture, you probably can't

926
00:28:40,844 --> 00:28:42,846
see them, but there are a couple

927
00:28:42,846 --> 00:28:45,150
of them back there.

928
00:28:45,150 --> 00:28:46,450
Nd what we do ask we

929
00:28:46,450 --> 00:28:47,550
is we talk about

930
00:28:47,550 --> 00:28:48,619
some of the things that we're

931
00:28:48,619 --> 00:28:50,530
seeing as far as traffic safety

932
00:28:50,530 --> 00:28:50,487
and challenges that we're

933
00:28:50,487 --> 00:28:52,487
having.

934
00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:55,159
They talk about the same things.

935
00:28:55,159 --> 00:28:58,796
We determine what we can do to

936
00:28:58,796 --> 00:28:59,730
move forward and make those

937
00:28:59,730 --> 00:29:01,398
changes that need to be made.

938
00:29:01,398 --> 00:29:03,700
Then we talk about what our

939
00:29:03,700 --> 00:29:05,340
message is going to be.

940
00:29:05,340 --> 00:29:06,570
If you ever took a marketing

941
00:29:06,570 --> 00:29:08,839
class, you know that sometimes

942
00:29:08,839 --> 00:29:11,208
you need to beat people over the

943
00:29:11,208 --> 00:29:13,610
head with the message, so we are

944
00:29:13,610 --> 00:29:15,245
all at the state, local, you

945
00:29:15,245 --> 00:29:16,146
know, law enforcement, community

946
00:29:16,146 --> 00:29:17,814
organizations, we're all putting

947
00:29:17,814 --> 00:29:19,115
that same message out there so

948
00:29:19,115 --> 00:29:21,185
that people can hear it

949
00:29:21,185 --> 00:29:22,619
repeatedly so maybe they

950
00:29:22,619 --> 00:29:24,540
remember and make safer choices.

951
00:29:24,540 --> 00:29:25,555
and one of the most valinable

952
00:29:25,555 --> 00:29:26,556
things of these round --

953
00:29:26,556 --> 00:29:27,758
valuable things of these

954
00:29:27,758 --> 00:29:28,659
round-tables is we -- it's a

955
00:29:28,659 --> 00:29:31,590
feedback loop for us.

956
00:29:31,262 --> 00:29:33,364
We hold these pretty regularly.

957
00:29:33,364 --> 00:29:33,864
We see what changes were

958
00:29:33,864 --> 00:29:35,533
implemented.

959
00:29:35,533 --> 00:29:36,767
We hear what the impacts of

960
00:29:36,767 --> 00:29:38,767
those changes were.

961
00:29:39,636 --> 00:29:40,838
And we can reevaluate and make

962
00:29:40,838 --> 00:29:42,440
some adjustments to what we're

963
00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:44,341
doing, and that includes, you

964
00:29:44,341 --> 00:29:45,420
know, the way that we design

965
00:29:45,420 --> 00:29:45,709
roads,

966
00:29:45,709 --> 00:29:46,376
.

967
00:29:46,376 --> 00:29:47,778
We incorporate that.

968
00:29:47,778 --> 00:29:50,614
How we are responding to

969
00:29:50,614 --> 00:29:51,248
incidents on the roadways, and

970
00:29:51,248 --> 00:29:52,783
our outreach.

971
00:29:52,783 --> 00:29:54,485
So it's really an important

972
00:29:54,485 --> 00:29:57,254
feedback loop for all of us, so

973
00:29:57,254 --> 00:29:59,556
that we can make sure that we're

974
00:29:59,556 --> 00:29:59,956
being effective in what we're

975
00:29:59,956 --> 00:30:01,425
doing.

976
00:30:01,425 --> 00:30:03,227
And we have an entire team of

977
00:30:03,227 --> 00:30:04,295
folks that is dedicated to going

978
00:30:04,295 --> 00:30:06,730
out there and doing this

979
00:30:06,730 --> 00:30:08,310
outreach and talking to folks

980
00:30:08,310 --> 00:30:10,310
that

981
00:30:10,468 --> 00:30:10,868
.That program is led by tina

982
00:30:10,868 --> 00:30:12,868
russo.

983
00:30:12,903 --> 00:30:14,338
She is our bicycle and

984
00:30:14,338 --> 00:30:16,541
pedestrian program manager and

985
00:30:16,541 --> 00:30:17,474
if you ever seen her talk in the

986
00:30:17,474 --> 00:30:18,776
public about roadway safety, she

987
00:30:18,776 --> 00:30:21,111
is passionate and she loves what

988
00:30:21,111 --> 00:30:22,112
she does so if you ever get an

989
00:30:22,112 --> 00:30:23,447
opportunity you know have an

990
00:30:23,447 --> 00:30:25,160
opportunity for someone to come

991
00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:25,315
out, she would be a great person

992
00:30:25,315 --> 00:30:27,315
to have.

993
00:30:28,386 --> 00:30:28,786
She really connects with the

994
00:30:28,786 --> 00:30:30,786
kids.

995
00:30:31,589 --> 00:30:33,891
And like I said, if you're ever

996
00:30:33,891 --> 00:30:34,559
heard anybody from fdot talk, we

997
00:30:34,559 --> 00:30:36,193
emphasize that safety is our

998
00:30:36,193 --> 00:30:37,829
number one priority and we

999
00:30:37,829 --> 00:30:40,264
always end on a safety message.

1000
00:30:40,264 --> 00:30:42,667
So the one on the left is a

1001
00:30:42,667 --> 00:30:45,536
reminder to drive safe, and that

1002
00:30:45,536 --> 00:30:47,605
is with coda the fluff who I

1003
00:30:47,605 --> 00:30:49,807
understand is a rather popular

1004
00:30:49,807 --> 00:30:51,442
social media star, and so we've

1005
00:30:51,442 --> 00:30:53,276
been able to partner with coda

1006
00:30:53,276 --> 00:30:55,912
on a number of social media

1007
00:30:55,912 --> 00:30:57,348
posts to get the message of

1008
00:30:57,348 --> 00:30:57,749
driving safety, safely out

1009
00:30:57,749 --> 00:30:58,883
there.

1010
00:30:58,883 --> 00:31:00,652
And then on the right is a video

1011
00:31:00,652 --> 00:31:03,721
that we did with coda the fluff,

1012
00:31:03,721 --> 00:31:04,154
the rays, so we have raymond and

1013
00:31:04,154 --> 00:31:06,154
dj kitty.

1014
00:31:08,326 --> 00:31:09,928
It's a reminder on how to, what

1015
00:31:09,928 --> 00:31:11,595
to do now that school is back in

1016
00:31:11,595 --> 00:31:12,363
session, so it's very timely.

1017
00:31:12,363 --> 00:31:14,363
Its

1018
00:31:15,366 --> 00:31:16,568
it's about 2 1/2 minutes long so

1019
00:31:16,568 --> 00:31:18,690
I won't play for

1020
00:31:18,690 --> 00:31:19,537
for it for you, but

1021
00:31:19,537 --> 00:31:20,538
if you get an opportunity it's a

1022
00:31:20,538 --> 00:31:21,739
good thing to watch.

1023
00:31:21,739 --> 00:31:22,974
Show your kids.

1024
00:31:22,974 --> 00:31:25,374
It teaches everybody, drivers

1025
00:31:26,377 --> 00:31:29,881
and kids how to interact safely

1026
00:31:29,881 --> 00:31:31,490
with each other.

1027
00:31:31,490 --> 00:31:34,386
So that is the end if anybody

1028
00:31:34,386 --> 00:31:36,388
has any questions, I'll be more

1029
00:31:36,388 --> 00:31:37,322
than happy to take them.

1030
00:31:37,322 --> 00:31:38,355
>> joshua wostal: thank

1031
00:31:38,355 --> 00:31:40,355
okay.

1032
00:31:40,358 --> 00:31:41,359
Thank you for not playing the

1033
00:31:41,359 --> 00:31:42,793
video I'm trying to have a

1034
00:31:42,793 --> 00:31:43,794
record fast meeting today.

1035
00:31:43,794 --> 00:31:44,162
Commissioner hurtak.

1036
00:31:44,162 --> 00:31:44,995
>> thank you.

1037
00:31:44,995 --> 00:31:46,164
I want to say thank you forlet

1038
00:31:46,164 --> 00:31:47,165
work you do, but I wanted to

1039
00:31:47,165 --> 00:31:49,768
brick up something that I talked

1040
00:31:49,768 --> 00:31:52,504
to you about before that I

1041
00:31:52,504 --> 00:31:54,504
noticed again yesterday.

1042
00:31:55,272 --> 00:31:57,420
The northbound 275 exit at

1043
00:31:57,420 --> 00:31:58,142
hillsborough, during hush

1044
00:31:58,142 --> 00:31:59,144
-- rush

1045
00:31:59,144 --> 00:32:00,679
hour, people just believe that

1046
00:32:00,679 --> 00:32:02,747
that striped off spot is another

1047
00:32:02,747 --> 00:32:03,748
lane for them, and we witnessed

1048
00:32:03,748 --> 00:32:05,383
an almost crash.

1049
00:32:05,383 --> 00:32:07,180
Someone was coming while someone

1050
00:32:07,180 --> 00:32:09,121
was trying to get off the west,

1051
00:32:09,121 --> 00:32:10,421
nd it was, it was just

1052
00:32:10,421 --> 00:32:12,156
millimeters away.

1053
00:32:12,156 --> 00:32:13,391
So I'm asking for more

1054
00:32:13,391 --> 00:32:14,392
enforcement there, but not even

1055
00:32:14,392 --> 00:32:16,128
more enforcement.

1056
00:32:16,128 --> 00:32:18,130
Maybe some barricades because

1057
00:32:18,130 --> 00:32:20,198
people are simply not -- they

1058
00:32:20,198 --> 00:32:21,800
just really believe that's a

1059
00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:23,735
lane, and I only really see it

1060
00:32:23,735 --> 00:32:25,735
during rush hour.

1061
00:32:25,804 --> 00:32:26,738
So I know we've -- you've done

1062
00:32:26,738 --> 00:32:28,106
some enforcement and I'm just

1063
00:32:28,106 --> 00:32:29,541
going to ask for more

1064
00:32:29,541 --> 00:32:30,742
enforcement, maybe some

1065
00:32:30,742 --> 00:32:32,411
barricades, anything to prevent

1066
00:32:32,411 --> 00:32:33,845
what could be a simply

1067
00:32:33,845 --> 00:32:35,480
preventable tragedy.

1068
00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:36,715
>> absolutely, yeah, so you

1069
00:32:36,715 --> 00:32:37,683
brought that to our attention.

1070
00:32:37,683 --> 00:32:39,585
We were out there I think over

1071
00:32:39,585 --> 00:32:41,860
three days they had 50 incidents

1072
00:32:41,860 --> 00:32:43,354
where they were able to educate

1073
00:32:43,354 --> 00:32:43,588
folks that that was not a travel

1074
00:32:43,588 --> 00:32:44,755
lane.

1075
00:32:44,755 --> 00:32:47,590
We did on the first couple of

1076
00:32:47,590 --> 00:32:50,659
hash marks, we put a block

1077
00:32:50,795 --> 00:32:51,463
stripe which would follow the

1078
00:32:51,463 --> 00:32:53,232
design guidelines.

1079
00:32:53,232 --> 00:32:55,167
We are evaluating whether we can

1080
00:32:55,167 --> 00:32:58,504
continue those so that it's a

1081
00:32:58,504 --> 00:32:59,471
little more visually, hits hard

1082
00:32:59,471 --> 00:33:00,572
to see sometimes the white

1083
00:33:00,572 --> 00:33:01,640
striping on the concrete,

1084
00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:02,441
especially when it's fresh

1085
00:33:02,441 --> 00:33:04,750
concrete, so we're looking to

1086
00:33:04,750 --> 00:33:04,475
see if we can go with more of

1087
00:33:04,475 --> 00:33:05,760
those.

1088
00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:06,545
But yeah.

1089
00:33:06,545 --> 00:33:07,813
We'll take a look at that and

1090
00:33:07,813 --> 00:33:09,581
I'll follow up with you.

1091
00:33:09,581 --> 00:33:11,417
See what we can do.

1092
00:33:11,417 --> 00:33:11,817
>> joshua wostal: okay, member

1093
00:33:11,817 --> 00:33:13,850
gray?

1094
00:33:13,850 --> 00:33:14,653
>> thank you.

1095
00:33:14,653 --> 00:33:16,622
And thank you, MR. Hunter.

1096
00:33:16,622 --> 00:33:19,892
You know, we just passed a

1097
00:33:19,892 --> 00:33:21,593
policy regarding e-bikes not on

1098
00:33:21,593 --> 00:33:23,262
campus during the school times

1099
00:33:23,262 --> 00:33:25,231
and my question is, with this,

1100
00:33:25,231 --> 00:33:27,966
and you've done a marvelous job,

1101
00:33:27,966 --> 00:33:30,366
your organization, with target

1102
00:33:31,570 --> 00:33:33,371
zero and tina russo, have you

1103
00:33:33,371 --> 00:33:34,406
reached that situation where

1104
00:33:34,406 --> 00:33:36,976
e-bikes and I'm sure there's

1105
00:33:36,976 --> 00:33:39,976
other names, but they're all

1106
00:33:40,412 --> 00:33:44,120
over the city of tampa downtown,

1107
00:33:44,916 --> 00:33:45,684
and on roads, there's a big

1108
00:33:45,684 --> 00:33:47,586
safety hazard.

1109
00:33:47,586 --> 00:33:49,855
Many of our children still swear

1110
00:33:49,855 --> 00:33:51,956
that they're going to be safe

1111
00:33:51,956 --> 00:33:55,556
riding up and down boyette road

1112
00:33:56,562 --> 00:33:57,430
or other main fareways.

1113
00:33:57,430 --> 00:33:58,531
What's your thoughts on tht.

1114
00:33:58,531 --> 00:33:59,765
>> so right now those

1115
00:33:59,765 --> 00:34:00,499
regulations are determined at

1116
00:34:00,499 --> 00:34:02,467
the local level.

1117
00:34:02,467 --> 00:34:03,736
But we do, when woo

1118
00:34:03,736 --> 00:34:04,936
we do our

1119
00:34:04,936 --> 00:34:05,504
outreach we educate folks on the

1120
00:34:05,504 --> 00:34:07,504
challenges with those.

1121
00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:09,608
We have seen an increase in

1122
00:34:09,608 --> 00:34:11,844
crashes related to e-bikes, and

1123
00:34:11,844 --> 00:34:15,448
so it is part of our education

1124
00:34:15,448 --> 00:34:19,480
and outreach topics that we, we

1125
00:34:19,619 --> 00:34:20,860
broach with children and kids at

1126
00:34:20,860 --> 00:34:21,621
school.

1127
00:34:21,621 --> 00:34:22,521
>> it's an important, relevant

1128
00:34:22,521 --> 00:34:23,823
subject right now.

1129
00:34:23,823 --> 00:34:24,257
>> very much so is.

1130
00:34:24,257 --> 00:34:24,524
>> yeah.

1131
00:34:24,524 --> 00:34:26,524
All right.

1132
00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:28,994
Well thank you so much.

1133
00:34:28,994 --> 00:34:29,795
>> joshua wostal: director wong.

1134
00:34:29,795 --> 00:34:30,663
>> brian, I just want to say

1135
00:34:30,663 --> 00:34:31,531
thank you for attending today

1136
00:34:31,531 --> 00:34:33,132
and sharing this information

1137
00:34:33,132 --> 00:34:35,132
with the board.

1138
00:34:35,601 --> 00:34:38,100
I have been particularly

1139
00:34:38,304 --> 00:34:40,973
impressed with the speed and

1140
00:34:40,973 --> 00:34:42,973
responsiveness of fdot,

1141
00:34:43,876 --> 00:34:45,110
pertaining to safety issues that

1142
00:34:45,110 --> 00:34:46,212
you've identified.

1143
00:34:46,212 --> 00:34:48,181
We've worked with you as

1144
00:34:48,181 --> 00:34:49,182
partners on initiatives big and

1145
00:34:49,182 --> 00:34:50,315
small.

1146
00:34:50,315 --> 00:34:51,918
One particular case that stands

1147
00:34:51,918 --> 00:34:54,454
out in my mind was months ago we

1148
00:34:54,454 --> 00:34:56,555
had a member of the public who

1149
00:34:56,555 --> 00:34:58,957
lived near 275 come to this

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00:34:58,957 --> 00:35:00,393
board and say that we need to

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00:35:00,393 --> 00:35:02,793
implement this sound walls

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00:35:04,464 --> 00:35:06,199
because a car had run off of the

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00:35:06,199 --> 00:35:06,666
interstate and ended up his

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00:35:06,666 --> 00:35:07,400
backyard.

1155
00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:09,269
About 45 minutes after this

1156
00:35:09,269 --> 00:35:10,336
meeting ended, I gave him a

1157
00:35:10,336 --> 00:35:11,637
call, and I spoke to him.

1158
00:35:11,637 --> 00:35:12,705
He said oh, D.O.T. Already

1159
00:35:12,705 --> 00:35:14,705
called me.

1160
00:35:15,542 --> 00:35:17,510
And that just speaks to how

1161
00:35:17,510 --> 00:35:18,440
quickly you move and how

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00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:20,130
concerned you are with the

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00:35:20,130 --> 00:35:20,480
impacts of your facility on the

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00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:21,914
community.

1165
00:35:21,914 --> 00:35:23,416
So I appreciate that.

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00:35:23,416 --> 00:35:24,170
>> thank you.

1167
00:35:24,170 --> 00:35:24,283
>> joshua wostal: excellent.

1168
00:35:24,283 --> 00:35:25,652
All right.

1169
00:35:25,652 --> 00:35:27,320
I see no more questions.

1170
00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:28,855
Thank you very much, MR. Hunter,

1171
00:35:28,855 --> 00:35:30,690
for the presentation.

1172
00:35:30,690 --> 00:35:32,892
All right, we will move onto

1173
00:35:32,892 --> 00:35:33,989
director wong's report.

1174
00:35:33,989 --> 00:35:37,589
>> I'm going to help you set

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00:35:38,732 --> 00:35:40,367
this record, commissioner.

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00:35:40,367 --> 00:35:41,330
The tpo board meeting will be

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00:35:41,330 --> 00:35:43,200
held OCTOBER 14th.

1178
00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:44,471
We have a tma meeting

1179
00:35:44,471 --> 00:35:46,106
OCTOBER 2nd at psta.

1180
00:35:46,106 --> 00:35:48,642
We will be discussing the

1181
00:35:48,642 --> 00:35:50,276
merger, draft deliverables.

1182
00:35:50,276 --> 00:35:52,712
There is one legislative update,

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00:35:52,712 --> 00:35:55,112
I'll be really quick.

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00:35:55,348 --> 00:35:56,249
On 2nd of SEPTEMBER, the

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00:35:56,249 --> 00:35:57,417
federal transportation

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00:35:57,417 --> 00:35:58,952
authorization was extended again

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00:35:58,952 --> 00:36:00,420
through 11th of DECEMBER.

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00:36:00,420 --> 00:36:01,588
That gives congress

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00:36:01,588 --> 00:36:03,988
approximately three more months

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00:36:05,292 --> 00:36:07,692
to negotiate a reauthorization.

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00:36:08,328 --> 00:36:10,163
As I mentioned, last week, I

1192
00:36:10,163 --> 00:36:11,498
would like for you to consider

1193
00:36:11,498 --> 00:36:13,233
canceling the tpo regular

1194
00:36:13,233 --> 00:36:14,568
meeting on NOVEMBER 4th.

1195
00:36:14,568 --> 00:36:16,570
That's the day after the

1196
00:36:16,570 --> 00:36:17,738
election, and I know many

1197
00:36:17,738 --> 00:36:19,720
members around the table will be

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00:36:19,720 --> 00:36:20,540
attending watch parties.

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00:36:20,540 --> 00:36:21,942
I've worked with fdot to ensure

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00:36:21,942 --> 00:36:24,110
that we won't have any urgent

1201
00:36:24,110 --> 00:36:24,478
action items coming in that

1202
00:36:24,478 --> 00:36:25,245
month.

1203
00:36:25,245 --> 00:36:26,613
We don't.

1204
00:36:26,613 --> 00:36:27,581
We do have an action item that

1205
00:36:27,581 --> 00:36:29,950
we'd like to cover, but there is

1206
00:36:29,950 --> 00:36:30,584
no harm in pushing that off

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00:36:30,584 --> 00:36:31,918
until DECEMBER.

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00:36:31,918 --> 00:36:34,153
I think that with the routine

1209
00:36:34,153 --> 00:36:35,355
action items, we'll be taking up

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00:36:35,355 --> 00:36:36,290
in DECEMBER, we can fit it all

1211
00:36:36,290 --> 00:36:38,690
into the meeting without

1212
00:36:40,661 --> 00:36:42,195
extending it.

1213
00:36:42,195 --> 00:36:43,960
>> so moved.

1214
00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:44,832
>> that is the ekd

1215
00:36:44,832 --> 00:36:45,532
end of my

1216
00:36:45,532 --> 00:36:46,199
director's report.

1217
00:36:46,199 --> 00:36:48,835
>> joshua wostal: can the chair

1218
00:36:48,835 --> 00:36:49,469
just do it or can we take a

1219
00:36:49,469 --> 00:36:50,436
motion now?

1220
00:36:50,436 --> 00:36:53,436
Okay, we got a motion.

1221
00:36:55,409 --> 00:36:57,276
Hurtak and second from broalz to -- boles to cancel the five

1222
00:36:57,276 --> 00:36:58,712
4th, 2026 meeting.

1223
00:36:58,712 --> 00:37:00,113
So what happens when mayor ross

1224
00:37:00,113 --> 00:37:01,648
isn't here?

1225
00:37:01,648 --> 00:37:02,480
We're just canceling.

1226
00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:03,851
Okay.

1227
00:37:03,851 --> 00:37:06,190
But all those in favor, say aye

1228
00:37:06,190 --> 00:37:07,921
to cancel the meeting.

1229
00:37:07,921 --> 00:37:09,921
Like sign.

1230
00:37:10,356 --> 00:37:11,325
That was a good choice.

1231
00:37:11,325 --> 00:37:12,426
All right, that motion is

1232
00:37:12,426 --> 00:37:14,426
approved NOVEMBER 4th, 2026,

1233
00:37:14,528 --> 00:37:15,663
board meeting has been canceled.

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00:37:15,663 --> 00:37:15,896
That concludes director wong's

1235
00:37:15,896 --> 00:37:17,896
report.

1236
00:37:18,399 --> 00:37:21,399
Is there any old business?

1237
00:37:22,203 --> 00:37:24,203
Any new business?

1238
00:37:24,305 --> 00:37:24,738
>> harry cohen: commissioner

1239
00:37:24,738 --> 00:37:25,238
wostal.

1240
00:37:25,238 --> 00:37:25,940
>> joshua wostal: yes.

1241
00:37:25,940 --> 00:37:26,574
>> harry cohen: I don't mean to

1242
00:37:26,574 --> 00:37:28,574
reign

1243
00:37:33,380 --> 00:37:34,914
ruin your record here but I have

1244
00:37:34,914 --> 00:37:36,550
new -- esther's comment and the

1245
00:37:36,550 --> 00:37:36,984
email received by COUNCILMAN

1246
00:37:36,984 --> 00:37:38,984
Carlson.

1247
00:37:41,255 --> 00:37:44,792
The issue of the tpo being

1248
00:37:44,792 --> 00:37:46,794
really spearheading a planning

1249
00:37:46,794 --> 00:37:47,261
exercise related to the stadium

1250
00:37:47,261 --> 00:37:49,261
district.

1251
00:37:50,196 --> 00:37:51,365
and I wanted to ask DR. Wong

1252
00:37:51,365 --> 00:37:54,100
what you thought was the best

1253
00:37:54,100 --> 00:37:55,670
way to proceed on that type of a

1254
00:37:55,670 --> 00:37:57,605
project because I do think we

1255
00:37:57,605 --> 00:37:59,605
need it.

1256
00:37:59,673 --> 00:38:01,309
>> given that a lot of the

1257
00:38:01,309 --> 00:38:02,843
concerns are related to

1258
00:38:02,843 --> 00:38:05,613
transportation but also land use

1259
00:38:05,613 --> 00:38:07,914
and parking and you

1260
00:38:07,914 --> 00:38:10,314
, and you know, other

1261
00:38:10,885 --> 00:38:11,853
topics thatt fall outside of the

1262
00:38:11,853 --> 00:38:13,221
mpo's wheelhouse, I think it

1263
00:38:13,221 --> 00:38:14,754
would make sense us for to be a

1264
00:38:14,754 --> 00:38:15,723
partner as part of larger study.

1265
00:38:15,723 --> 00:38:16,657
The planning commission seems to

1266
00:38:16,657 --> 00:38:19,570
be particularly well positioned

1267
00:38:19,660 --> 00:38:20,940
to take that on with some

1268
00:38:20,940 --> 00:38:22,940
support.

1269
00:38:22,230 --> 00:38:23,931
One of the reasons why I want to

1270
00:38:23,931 --> 00:38:26,701
be cautious about how we proceed

1271
00:38:26,701 --> 00:38:27,702
is we didn't envision that we

1272
00:38:27,702 --> 00:38:30,304
would conduct this study when we

1273
00:38:30,304 --> 00:38:33,107
drafted the upwp months ago.

1274
00:38:33,107 --> 00:38:34,740
We have been mindful of not

1275
00:38:34,740 --> 00:38:36,110
spending all of the planning

1276
00:38:36,110 --> 00:38:38,279
funds that we have recognizing

1277
00:38:38,279 --> 00:38:41,449
that there MAY be a need for a

1278
00:38:41,449 --> 00:38:41,883
stadium district planning

1279
00:38:41,883 --> 00:38:42,984
effort.

1280
00:38:42,984 --> 00:38:46,154
But what I would like to do is

1281
00:38:46,154 --> 00:38:46,953
engage the community and better

1282
00:38:46,953 --> 00:38:49,824
understand how they would like

1283
00:38:49,824 --> 00:38:50,625
for us to scale and scope the

1284
00:38:50,625 --> 00:38:52,260
transportation impacts around

1285
00:38:52,260 --> 00:38:54,426
the stadium district itself.

1286
00:38:54,429 --> 00:38:55,529
That's very easy, but given that

1287
00:38:55,529 --> 00:38:57,498
a lot of the game day attendees

1288
00:38:57,498 --> 00:38:58,666
will be coming from pinellas and

1289
00:38:58,666 --> 00:39:00,702
pasco, there's always a concern

1290
00:39:00,702 --> 00:39:01,569
that we might need to do a

1291
00:39:01,569 --> 00:39:03,569
regional transportation study,

1292
00:39:04,438 --> 00:39:04,939
which could escalate the costs

1293
00:39:04,939 --> 00:39:06,574
considerably.

1294
00:39:06,574 --> 00:39:08,376
So until I'm able to speak with

1295
00:39:08,376 --> 00:39:09,944
members of tampa city council,

1296
00:39:09,944 --> 00:39:12,130
hillsborough bocc, and the

1297
00:39:12,130 --> 00:39:13,982
community, I think that we

1298
00:39:13,982 --> 00:39:16,184
should perhaps make ourselves

1299
00:39:16,184 --> 00:39:19,530
available to participate but I'd

1300
00:39:19,530 --> 00:39:20,921
have to take a look at what the

1301
00:39:20,921 --> 00:39:21,890
funding commitment would be.

1302
00:39:21,890 --> 00:39:23,458
>> harry cohen: okay, so I think

1303
00:39:23,458 --> 00:39:25,526
what I would ask of you then is

1304
00:39:25,526 --> 00:39:27,362
to please go ahead and set those

1305
00:39:27,362 --> 00:39:29,970
meetings up with relevant

1306
00:39:29,970 --> 00:39:29,898
commissioners and

1307
00:39:29,898 --> 00:39:31,900
councilmembers, any ones of us

1308
00:39:31,900 --> 00:39:34,736
that wish to meet with you to

1309
00:39:34,736 --> 00:39:36,972
discuss that, and in terms of

1310
00:39:36,972 --> 00:39:38,306
funding, you know, once you,

1311
00:39:38,306 --> 00:39:41,306
you've determined the scope of

1312
00:39:41,776 --> 00:39:42,711
what you might need, the county

1313
00:39:42,711 --> 00:39:44,546
commission might be in a

1314
00:39:44,546 --> 00:39:45,480
position to help you, the city

1315
00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:47,715
council might be in a position

1316
00:39:47,715 --> 00:39:49,584
to help, but we can't, we can't

1317
00:39:49,584 --> 00:39:51,520
help unless we know what is

1318
00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:52,587
being asked of us.

1319
00:39:52,587 --> 00:39:54,989
But I think it behooves us to

1320
00:39:54,989 --> 00:39:55,523
get on this, and start working

1321
00:39:55,523 --> 00:39:57,523
on it.

1322
00:39:58,527 --> 00:40:00,561
And I think the best thing to do

1323
00:40:00,561 --> 00:40:01,830
would be to start initiating

1324
00:40:01,830 --> 00:40:04,230
individual discussions with each

1325
00:40:06,101 --> 00:40:08,103
of us to get us an idea of what

1326
00:40:08,103 --> 00:40:09,771
our priorities are in terms of

1327
00:40:09,771 --> 00:40:10,539
what ought to be studied.

1328
00:40:10,539 --> 00:40:12,539
>> agree and understand.

1329
00:40:12,607 --> 00:40:13,375
I'll work on scheduling those

1330
00:40:13,375 --> 00:40:14,376
meetings.

1331
00:40:14,376 --> 00:40:15,760
>> harry cohen: okay, thank you.

1332
00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:16,144
>> joshua wostal: okay.

1333
00:40:16,144 --> 00:40:16,811
Seeing no one else, this meeting

1334
00:40:16,811 --> 00:40:18,811
`is adjourned.

1335
00:40:34,863 --> 00:40:36,863
Thank you.