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JUN 23 1992 BOOK " j F'A E l 'J PROPOSED TRI -COUNTY CITRUS ROAD WEST OF VERO BEACH The Board reviewed the following memo dated 6/16/92: TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator FROM: James W. Davis, P.E. Public Works Director SUBJECT: Proposed Tri -County Citrus Road West of Vero Beach REF. LETTER: Scott Seeburger, DOT Planning Engineer to Robert Keating dated.May 15, 1992 DATE: June 16, 1992 FILE: citrus.jun DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS The Indian River Citrus League has petitioned the Florida DOT and Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River Counties for the development/ construction of a major paved 2 -lane north -south citrus hauling road west of the developed coastal area. On May 8, 1992, staff attended a DOT Management Strategy meeting to discuss the entity responsible for managing the project and funding for planning and corridor studies. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS Minutes of the management strategy meeting are attached. Various alternatives were discussed regarding the appointment of a lead agency to manage the project. The alternatives include the DOT staff, the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, the St. Lucie MPO, and a tri -county Technical Committee represented by the three counties, TCRPC, and DOT. The Technical Committee approach was the most popular. The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners would manage funding through a DOT grant. On June 10, 1992, the Transportation Planning Committee approved the Technical Committee concept with St. Lucie County managing the funds. RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING It is recommended that the Board endorse the citrus hauling route management plan whereby a technical committee comprised of representatives from Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River Counties, the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, and Florida DOT be appointed to manage the planning study. Funding would be included in*the FDOT FY92-93 Work Program. 24 i