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DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />The Florida Department of Transportation proposes to have the <br />Florida East Coast Railway Co. install cantilevered automatic grade <br />crossing traffic control devices at the Highland Drive - F.E.C. <br />railroad crossing. <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS <br />This construction project is funded by the Federal Highway <br />Administration and the Department - of Transportation, with no <br />construction cost to the County. The cost of construction is <br />estimated to be $153,516.00. The installation is targeted for <br />completion in 1997. <br />Alternative No. 1 <br />Approve the license agreement and authorize the chairman to <br />execute it on behalf of the County.. <br />Alternative No. 2 <br />Deny approval. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS & FUNDING <br />Staff recommends Alternative No. 1 whereby the agreement is <br />approved. Annual maintenance cost will be budgeted in Fund 111, <br />Transportation Fund. <br />Commissioner Bird commented that these agreements with the <br />railroad are absolutely the most one-sided, (in favor of the <br />railroad) blank -check -writing agreements he has ever seen in his <br />life. He knew it had been discussed before and recalled that the <br />theory is that the railroad was here first and the road crossings <br />were caused later by government and, therefore, the railroad should <br />not bear the responsibility. <br />Administrator Chandler advised that $153,000 of the cost for <br />this installation was not the County's responsibility. <br />In order to clarify, Public Works Director Jim Davis advised <br />that there were three agreements on the agenda today. The <br />Highland Drive and Glendale Road agreements are paid by Florida <br />Department of Transportation. The cost for the third one, CR -512, <br />is budgeted in the capital project for widening CR -512. <br />Commissioner Bird apologized, saying that his remarks were <br />concerning the third agreement, CR -512, but since license <br />agreements were in place on the other two they probably were <br />similar. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Adams, SECONDED BY <br />Commissioner Eggert, to adopt Resolution 95-170 and <br />approve the Agreement, per staff's recommendation as <br />set forth in the memorandum. (Alternative No. 1) <br />87 <br />December 19, 1995 BOOK 96 PACE 857 <br />