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From: Falls, Monte <MFalls@covb.org> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 8:22 AM To: Chris Mora Cc: O'Connor,Jim; Nichols, Nancy; Wesley S. Davis;Joseph E. Flescher; 'po'bryan@ircgov.com'; Bob Solari; 'tzorc@irc.gov';Joe Baird;Jason Brown; Chris Kafer; 'rszpyrka@irc.com' Subject: FW:43rd Avenue Funding For Right-Of-Way Acquisition From: Falls, Monte Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 8:12 AM To: 'Chris Mora' Subject: FW: 43rd Avenue Funding For Right-Of-Way Acquisition Chris: Forty-Third Avenue is a County road and as such the Local Match portion in the Local Funding Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation is the County's responsibility. I agree that 43rd Avenue is a primary thoroughfare that serves both City and County residents, but that does not make its funding the responsibility of the City. According to the latest census figures (2010) the traffic impact to roadways within the County from City residents has decreased, while the impact from County residents has increased. The County receives revenue from fuel taxes that are not available to municipalities (constitutional fuel tax, county fuel tax, and 9th cent fuel tax). These revenue sources are for transportation expenditures including the acquisition of rights-of-way. The County also receives the majority of the Local Option Gas Tax (72.3% this year) while the City is set to receive 10.2%. Further, all City residents are County residents and pay property taxes to the County as well as the City. Can you advise if the County has made similar requests to other municipalities? If yes, please provide the documentation for our review. And if no, why not? Monte. From: Chris Mora [mailto:cmora@ ircgov.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 10:27 AM To: Falls, Monte Cc: O'Connor, Jim; Wesley S. Davis; Joseph E. Flescher; Peter D. O'Bryan; Bob Solari; Tim Zorc; Joe Baird; Jason Brown; Chris Kafer; Rich Szpyrka; Chris Mora Subject: 43rd Avenue Funding For Right-Of-Way Acquisition Monte, 18