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1O. B. 5. EMERGENCY A DDITION: REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM NICHOLAS SCHAUS <br />ON ALL ABOARD FLORIDA <br />Nicholas Schaus, 307 Sable Oak, advised that the Board's best option for providing <br />input on the proposed All Aboard Florida (AAF) rail project is to comment on the Environmental <br />Impact Statement (EIS) when it is published by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). He <br />referred the Board to AAF's October 2012 Environmental Assessment (EA) from West Palm <br />Beach to Miami to get a complete list of land uses that might be negatively impacted along the <br />21 miles of right-of-way in the County. He also suggested that County staff begin studying this <br />information and report back to the Board on the prospective benefits and burdens of AAF to the <br />County. <br />(Clerk's Note: The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is the title for the upcoming <br />study. The 2012 study from West Palm Beach to Miami was titled the Environmental Assessment <br />(EA). <br />Commissioner Zorc suggested that staff seek a local expert from one of the County's <br />continuing services contracts who can evaluate the EIS when it is released. <br />After a brief discussion, the Board CONSENSUS was to ask Administrator Baird to <br />direct staff to return to the Board on April 1, 2014 with their plan to address the environmental <br />assessment issues associated with the AAF project. <br />The Chairman invited public comment <br />Dan Lamson Director, Indian River Neighborhood Association, stressed the importance <br />of knowing what the local impacts from the rail project will be before the EIS comes out. <br />March 18, 2014 18 <br />