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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final February 13, 2018 install tubes across busy roadways, and asked the Board to designate the firm as the sole source provider of the equipment and software. A motion was made by Commissioner Flescher, seconded by Commissioner Zorc, to: (1) declare Jamar Technologies, Inc. as the County's sole source provider for tube counting and Radar Recorder Traffic counting equipment, hardware and software related to Jamar Technologies, and waive the requirement for bids for their purchase, as needed; and (2) authorize the Purchasing Division to issue Purchase Orders for the radar counters, tube counters, associated equipment and TRAXPro software, as needed. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Chairman O'Bryan, Vice Chairman Solari, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner Flescher, and Commissioner Zorc 12.F.4. 18-1476 45th Street at Old Dixie Highway Railroad Crossing Agreement Recommended Action: Staff recommends Option 2 to the Board. Spending an additional $734,507.17 for FECRR crossing improvements with status of All Aboard Florida use of the FEC rail system still in question does not seem to be prudent. Attachments: Staff Report Reference Letter and License Agreement Director of Public Works Richard Szpyrka recapped the information contained in staff's memorandum dated February 1, 2018, to provide background and analysis on the proposed Gifford Neighborhood Plan (GNP) Project at 45th Street and US 1. He reported that the proposed contract with the Florida East Coast Railway, LLC (FECRR) would allow the County to construct an at -grade crossing for a three -lane roadway configuration through the FECRR right-of-way west of Old Dixie Highway; however, if All Aboard Florida (AAF) rail service is initiated on the Treasure Coast, the crossing would have to be reconstructed. He relayed that representatives of the Progressive Civic League agreed with County staff that it would not be prudent to fund the crossing at this time. He suggested pushing forward another project from the GNP - the culverting of the 45th Street Indian River Farms Water Control District canal. Deputy County Bill DeBraal pointed out that the County would bear the total expense if any changes or additions to the crossing became necessary due to the advent of All Aboard Florida. A motion was made by Commissioner Flescher, seconded by Commissioner Zorc, to: (1) postpone action on (a) the License Agreement and the construction of the 45th Street & US -1 Improvement Project until such time as All Aboard Florida (AAF) provides the Florida East Coast Railway (FECRR) with crossing improvements at 45th Street to accommodate the use of the FEC rail systems by AAF, and (b) the improvement to 45th Street proposed by County Staff and extend the Gifford Neighborhood Plan completion time frame of 2018 for Action Item 7.3 Indian River County Florida Page 13