Work Plan, Meetings, Report Drafting
Steering Committee meetings
were scheduled throughout 2002 so that the Committee could complete their work plan by the end of December 2002.
Three key issue areas were identified by the members, and
drafting groups
were formed to develop draft recommendations on criteria and policy issues that were then considered by the full committee.
SIS Steering Committee Goal Statement
The goal of the Strategic Intermodal System Steering Committee is to develop recommendations for a strategic, seamless, statewide transportation system that . . .
- Will efficiently serve Florida's citizens and businesses;
- Will help Florida become a worldwide economic leader;
- Will enhance economic prosperity and competitiveness;
- Will enrich quality of life; and
- Reflects responsible environmental stewardship.
The goal of the Steering Committee's consensus-building process is to build support among stakeholders and the public for recommendations to the Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation on . . .
- Strategic Intermodal System designation policies and criteria; and
- What facilities and services should be considered for the Strategic Intermodal System in both urban and rural areas.
SIS Steering Committee Key Principles
Principle 1: Development of the SIS will be accomplished:
- In concert with the 2020 Florida Transportation Plan;
- Consistent with the State Comprehensive Plan;
- Coordinated with metropolitan planning organization plans, strategic regional policy plans, local government comprehensive plans and other related plans; and
- Informed by public and stakeholder participation.
Principle 2: Development of the SIS will identify strategic statewide and regional facilities that serve people, delivery of services or goods, and result in seamless linkages between the facilities.
Principle 3: Development of the SIS will reflect a multimodal systems approach.
Principle 4: The SIS is only one element of Florida's transportation system. Development of the SIS will clarify the state's roles and responsibilities on and off the SIS. The SIS, and facilities not included on the SIS, should
complement each other.
SIS Steering Committee Key Assumptions
Assumption 1: The Steering Committee will use a consensus-building process to develop recommended policies and objective criteria for designating what facilities and services should be included on the SIS. The Committee will strive for
at least 80% agreement on all contents of the final report, but will also include documentation of different perspectives and the options that were considered on specific contents for which there is more than 50% support from the Committee (see
Consensus-Building Guidelines).
Assumption 2: The Steering Committee will provide guidance to any sub-committees, working groups and assigned Department staff and technical consultants on issues of coordination, compilation of technical information and
consensus-building among those groups. The Steering Committee will resolve any problems or conflicts that arise.
Assumption 3: The Steering Committee will present its final consensus recommendations on policies and criteria for designating a SIS to the Secretary of FDOT by the end of 2002. As the federal reauthorization process proceeds, the
Department will coordinate adjustments to, and appropriate input from, the Steering Committee process.
Assumption 4: A strategic plan will be developed during Phase 2 of the SIS development process to guide future investment in the SIS over the next 20 years. That plan will include, as important components, total needs and financial
feasibility of the designated Strategic Intermodal System, and the System's impact on non-SIS facilities, services and funding. The current Steering Committee's participation in Phase 2 will be determined towards the end of the current effort
(Phase 1).
Assumption 5: The Department will seek the Committee's advice on how to encourage comments and suggestions from public and private individuals, businesses and groups with an interest in the outcomes of the SIS development process (i.e.,
“stakeholders”). The Steering Committee will consider all input and feedback from the SIS public involvement process in shaping its final consensus recommendations.
Assumption 6: The Steering Committee will consider the importance of forming public and private partnerships at federal, state, regional and local levels to enhance financing and implementation efforts.
