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hnformutional Matters 9-16-2014 Office of INDIT RIVER COUNTY ATTORNEY Dylan Reingold County Attorney William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney Kate Pingolt Cotner, Assistant County Attorney TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM Board of County Commissioners Kate Pingolt Cotner, Assistant County Attorney September 10, 2014 U.S. Coast Guard Navigational Survey and Public Hearings on October 2nd and 3rd, 2014 In .luly of 2014. U.S. Congressman Patrick Murphy met with the U.S. Coast Guard to express his concerns about the passenger rail project proposed by All Aboard Florida—Operations. LLC ("All Aboard Florida"). At the meeting. Congressman Murphy also urged the U.S. Coast Guard to hold public hearings to gather comments and information concerning the impacts of increased closings of the railroad bridges over the St. Lucie and Loxahatchee rivers. In response, the U.S. Coast Guard is conducting a navigational survey of the following three waterways that are regularly impacted by rail traffic: the New River bridge in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the Loxahatchee River bridge in Jupiter, Florida, and the St. Lucie River bridge in Stuart, Florida. All written comments concerning the three referenced bridges should be submitted prior to November 1, 2014, to the Office of the Commander Seventh Coast Guard District, Brickell Plaza Federal Building, 909 Southeast 1' Avenue. Suite 432, Miami, Florida 33131-3050. Additional information on how to submit your comments can he found on the U.S. Coast Guard website or on the Indian River County website. • The U. S. Coast Guard is also holding two public information gathering hearings concerning the navigability of the three referenced bridges. The first meeting will be held on October 2, 2014, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Embassy Suites, 4350 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens regarding the Loxahatchee River bridge. The second meeting will he held on October 3, 2014, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Hutchinson Island Marriott Beach Resort, 555 NE Ocean Blvd., Stuart regarding the St. Lucie River bridge. ATTACHMEN'T'S: • U.S. Coast Guard Public Notice for Solicitation of Comments for Navigational Survey • Article from TC Palm referring to public hearings ;PPROVEO FOR l ,AGENDA B.C.C. MEETING COUNTY ATTORNEY River Co. . Appr� . Date e� IIndian Admin. I, 404)1,119- Co. Atty. . i 1q M Budget Dept. Risk Mgr.