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Presentation providing an overview of the proposed Automated <br /> Traffic Management System (ATMS). They discussed traffic <br /> signalization and current and future traffic detection equipment <br /> (Video Image Processors (VIP's), Intelligent Transportation <br /> Systems (ITS), and Remote Traffic Microwave Sensors (RTMS). <br /> FDOT funding of $695,705 would be bestowed over a three (3) <br /> year period for the improvements, and the proposed upgrades <br /> would be done in five phases according to designated regions of <br /> the County. Staffs recommendation was for the Board to <br /> approve the Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) with the <br /> FDOT through approval of the proposed Resolution. <br /> A brief discussion ensued on the efficacy of the RTMS in <br /> regulating traffic flow. <br /> Chairman Davis remarked that no other County in the FDOT's <br /> District 4 has the ability to utilize these DDR funds for traffic <br /> flow. <br /> MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner O'Bryan, <br /> SECONDED by Commissioner Flescher, to approve Resolution <br /> 2015-017, authorizing a Joint Participation Agreement for <br /> traffic signal system equipment upgrades. <br /> Speakers Citizen Bob Johnson, and Joseph Paladin, Black Swan <br /> Consulting and Entitlements, LLC, addressed the Board with <br /> questions and observations about the proposed upgrades. <br /> The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION, and the Motion <br /> carried unanimously. <br /> The Chairman called a recess at 11:37 a.m., and reconvened the <br /> meeting at 11:46 a.m., with all members present. <br /> 11:47 G. Utilities Services <br /> a.m. <br /> 1. Spoonbill Marsh—Update <br /> (memorandum dated January 28, 20-15-)----------------------------------------------- <br /> 8, 2015)----------------------------------------------- 272 <br /> - <br /> kip - -------------------- <br /> --------- <br /> Director of Utility Services Vincent Burke stated that the <br /> Spoonbill Marsh wetland treatment system (Spoonbill Marsh) <br /> was initiated in August 2010, as a water treatment facility to <br /> clean the concentrate from the wastewater treatment process, <br /> before it discharges into the Indian River Lagoon (the Lagoon). <br /> Chip Swindell, Ecotech Consultants, Inc., gave an in-depth <br /> PowerPoint Presentation to provide an overview of the current <br /> operation and performance conditions at Spoonbill Marsh. He <br /> reported that Spoonbill Marsh has greatly exceeded the permit <br /> Board of County Commission Minutes Page 12 <br /> February 10,2015 <br />