Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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St. Lucie County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) Project Prioritization
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Submitted By: Colt Schwerdt, Public Works Director and City Engineer
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Executive Summary (General Business): The City is looking to provide a prioritized list of our top 10 projects that we would like included in the LRTP 2050 plan. This will be a recommendation to the TPO to provide the ability to get funding assistance for these projects.
Presentation Information: Staff will have a map and speak to the projects.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council provide direction.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and provide staff direction.
2. Move that the Council not approve and provide staff direction.
Background: At the July TPO Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting, the topic of project needs and their funding assistance was discussed in detail to help finalize the 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Needs Plan. Additionally, on October 3rd the TPO coordinated a meeting with the executive management level staff for Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, and Ft. Pierce, and the TPO asked each entity to provide their top 10 priority projects for their consideration in ranking the needs of the County. Therefore, the City’s Capital Improvement Projects team has discussed and put together this prioritized list for City Council support and discussion.
PSL Projects
1. SLW Widening
2. I-95/Marshall Interchange
3. Savage-Del Rio Corridor/Del Rio Connector
4. Village Green Drive
5. Savona Blvd Improvements
6. Torino Pkwy Improvements
7. Cashmere Blvd
8. California Blvd
9. Southbend Blvd Improvements
10. Green River Parkway
If the Council has interest in recommending any mutually beneficial projects for both St Lucie County and the City of Port St. Lucie, staff has put together the below list of 3 recommended projects for the 2050 LRTP.
PSL/SLC Mutually Beneficial Projects
1. Walton Rd Improvements (Lennard to Green River Pkwy)
2. Lennard Road Extension
3. Range Line Rd Improvements
Issues/Analysis: Due to the developer obligations for widening of most roadways on the west side of town, the recommended projects have a bigger presence to the central and eastern part of Port St. Lucie.
Financial Information: Funding assistance for any listed improvement need from the TPO is an unknown value at this time.
Special Consideration: Staff will gather Council input and direction to bring the final prioritization list of project needs to the TPO.
Location of Project: Citywide
Attachments:
1. Proposed TPO Project Priority Location Map
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
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