Florida Department of

TRANSPORTATION

Rail and Motor Carrier Operations Office

Rail System Plan Development - RAIL STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RSAC)

MEETINGS

• Meeting #1 - July 29-30, 2008 - Tampa, FL

• Meeting #2 - August 26-27, 2008 - Tallahassee, FL

• Drafting Subcommittee Teleconference (Blue Group) - September 15, 2008

• Drafting Subcommittee Teleconference (Red Group) - September 18, 2008

• Meeting #3 - September 30-October 1, 2008 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

• Meeting #4 - November 12, 2008 - Jacksonville, FL

• Meeting #5 - December 4, 2008 - Orlando, Florida

• Meeting #6 - July 14, 2009 - Tampa, FL

• Meeting #1 - July 29-30, 2008 - Tampa, FL

  • Location: Hilton Airport Westshore Hotel

    • 2225 N. Lois Ave., Tampa, FL

  • The public is welcome to attend. Public comments can be made to the committee either day (see agenda for times) . Comments may also be submitted in writing or via the website at any time during the process.

  • Agenda

  • Meeting notes

  • Pre-meeting handouts

    • Organizational worksheet

    • Vision for Success worksheet

    • Work plan schedule

    • Meeting guidelines

    • Consensus building guidelines

  • Notebook materials

    • Tab 1: General Meeting Materials

    • Tab 2: Advisory Committee Member List

    • Tab 3: Presentation: Setting the Stage

    • Tab 4: Guidelines and Process Schedule

    • Tab 5: Meeting Worksheets

    • Tab 6: Presentation: Plan Development and Schedule

    • Tab 7: Government in the Sunshine

    • Tab 8: Presentation: Long Range Trends

    • Tab 9: Pre-Meeting Survey Results

    • Tab 10: Strategic Visioning

    • Tab 11:

      • 2006 Florida Freight and Passenger Rail Plan

      • 2006 Florida Intercity Passenger Rail Vision Plan

    • Tab 12: Glossary (See revised version under Meeting #2)

• Meeting #2 - August 26-27  - Tallahassee, FL

  • Location: FDOT Headquarters -- Burns Building Auditorium

    • 605 Suwannee St., Tallahassee, FL

  • The public is welcome to attend. Public comments can be made to the committee either day (see agenda for times) . Comments may also be submitted in writing or via the website at any time during the process.

  • Agenda

  • Meeting notes

  • Pre-meeting handouts

    • 1985 inventory of Abandoned Rail Corridors

    • 2007 National Rail Freight Infrastructure Capacity and Investment Study (Association of American Railroads)

    • Draft Vision Statement

    • Themes, Goals, Objectives worksheet

    • Redraft Process Goals, Principles and Assumptions (Word format)

  • Notebook materials

    • Tab 1 - Final Agenda

    • Tab 1.2 - Meeting Evaluation Form

    • Tab 2 - Member Reference List

    • Tab 3 - Meeting #1 Minutes (Tampa meeting)

    • Tab 4 - Expanding Intercity Corridors Presentation

    • Tab 4.1 - Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 Presentation

    • Tabs 5 and 5.1 - Goals, Principles and Assumptions

    • Tab 5.2 - Roles and Responsibilities - Worksheet #3

    • Tab 6 - Planning, Programming and Funding Presentation

    • Tab 7 - Draft Vision Statement

    • Tab 7.1 - Themes, Goals and Objectives

    • Tab 7.2 - Draft Report Outline

    • Tab 8 - Public Comments (see Comments Page)

    • Tab 9 - Financing Florida Rail System Presentation

    • Tab 9.1 - Intercity Passenger Rail in Florida Presentation

    • Tab 9.2 - Rail Transit in Florida Presentation

    • Tab 10 - Revised Glossary and Acronym Guide

    • Southeast Rail Operations Study (SEROPS) II Presentation (Working Lunch)

• Drafting Subcommittee Teleconference (Blue Group) - September 15

  • A subcommittee will meet by teleconference from 4:00pm to 6:00pm to draft policy recommendations on:

    • Increased emphasis on the role of rail in transportation

    • Maximized use of existing infrastructure

    • Better system integration (operations) and coordination (design and project development -- state and regional levels)

    • Increased private/public and public/public partnerships to improve competitiveness and efficiencies

  • The central hub for this meeting will be in the Florida Department of Transportation Executive Conference Room, 605 Suwannee St., 5^th Floor, Tallahassee, Florida. Interested parties may attend the meeting at this location. Those unable to attend the meeting in Tallahassee may contact Mr. Ed Lee (850) 414-4535 for information on how to participate or submit comments to the subcommittee.

  • Blue Group meeting report

• Drafting Subcommittee Teleconference (Red Group) - September 18

  • A subcommittee will meet by teleconference from 3:00pm to 5:00pm to draft policy recommendations on:

    • Appropriate funding levels

    • Appropriate land use decisions at state and local levels

    • Flexibility to respond to opportunities and changing conditions

    • Environmental sustainability

  • The central hub for this meeting will be in the Florida Department of Transportation headquarters, Room 129, 605 Suwannee St., Tallahassee, Florida. Interested parties may attend the meeting at this location. Those unable to attend the meeting in Tallahassee may contact Mr. Ed Lee (850) 414-4535 for information on how to participate or submit comments to the subcommittee.

  • Red Group meeting report

• Meeting #3 - September 30-October 1 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

  • Location: Port Everglades -- Terminal 29, Second Floor

    • Eller Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

    • Map

  • The public is welcome to attend. Public comments can be made to the committee either day (see agenda for times) . Comments may also be submitted in writing or via the website at any time during the process.

  • SECURITY NOTICE: Anyone attending the meeting will need to have a photo ID for the Visitor Management System at the security checkpoints.

  • Agenda

  • Draft meeting notes

  • Pre-meeting handouts

    • National Rail Freight Infrastructure Capacity and Investment Study (Association of American Railroads)

    • Cost Effectiveness of U.S. Freight Railroads (Association of American Railroads)

    • Freight Rail Bottom Line Report (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials)

    • Return on Investment on Freight Rail Capacity Improvement (National Cooperative Highway Research Program 08-36, Task 43)

    • Combined Draft Policy Recommendations from both drafting subcommittees

  • Other presentation materials

    • Transit Oriented Development - (Kim Delaney - Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council)

      • Presentation materials

      • Handout

• Meeting #4 - November 12 - Jacksonville, FL (Note Date Change) 10am - 6pm

  • Location: CSX Railroad Headquarters - Acosta Room

    • 500 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL

  • Meeting Agenda

  • Pre-meeting handouts

    • Combined Draft Policy Recommendationsts from meeting #3

    • Draft Policy Recommendation worksheet for meeting #4

    • HR 2095 -- Legislation signed by President 10/2008

      • Full text of bill

      • Summary of bill -- focus on issues impacting Florida

    • Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas (TCEAs)

      • List of adopted TCEAs (from DCA website)

      • Map of TCEAs (18.2mb)

• Meeting #5 - December 4 - Orlando, FL - 8:30am - 5pm

  • Location: Four Points by Sheraton hotel

    • 5905 International Drive, Orlando, FL

  • Draft Meeting Agenda

  • Pre-meeting handouts

    • Draft Committee Report w/rating worksheet

• Meeting #6 - July 14, 2009 - Tampa, FL - 10:00am - 3pm

  • Location: FDOT District 7 Office Auditorium

    • 11201 N. Malcolm McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL

  • Draft Meeting Agenda