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Florida Department of Transportation <br />arca wart 141.0 1vry commm.W 9wir.X3 4x.�mLres.w e.a <br />eorn>ara 1 -Le J u,,k, FL. 1)309 WIR"ARY <br />February 15. 2013 <br />The Honorable Tom Bausch, Chair <br />Martin Metropolitan Planning Organization <br />2401 SE Monterey Road <br />Stuart, FL 34998 <br />The Honorable JoAnn Faiella. Chair <br />Sl. Lucie Transportation Planning Organization <br />Coco Vista Centre, Suite 111 <br />466 SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard <br />Port St. Lucie, FL 34953 <br />The Honorable Bob McPartlan, Chair <br />Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization <br />180127' Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />SUBJECT: Post -2010 U.S. Census -Consultative Process for Port St. Lucie and <br />Sebastian -Vero Beach South -Florida Ridge Urbanized Areas <br />Dear Mayor Bausch, Mayor Faiel!a, and Mayor McPanfan, <br />I am wnting to initiate the consultative process noted in the January 11, 2013, letters <br />sent to your metropolitan planning organizations/transportation planning organizations <br />(MPO/TPOs) by Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad. The <br />letters address the redesignation process for existing MPOlTPOs that folio" each <br />decennial census in Florida. <br />Fetters request that your MPO[TPOs. evaluate whether having multiple MPO/IPOs <br />sentingthe two adjoining urbanized areas of Port St. Lucie and Sebastian-Verah South -Florida Ridge is warranted. <br />/TPOs to remain separate, the MP"POs <br />wdf need to 1) substantiate the size and complexity of their planning areas make <br />designaton of more than one MPO appropriate, and 2) identify how current coordinated <br />planning processes can be enhanced. The input received as a result of the consultative <br />process ensures that the views of a!1 affected parties are given full consideration as the <br />Department develops final recommendations to the Governor. <br />