HomeMy WebLinkAboutVII(O) Appointment To The West Orange-Southeast Lake County Transportation Task Force Agenda 10-19-99
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"CENTER OF GOOD LIVING-PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" MAYOR•COMMISSIONER
S.SCOTT VANDERGRIFT
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CITY OF OCOEE COMMISSIONERS
DANNYHOVVELL
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150 N. LAKESHORE DRIVE RUSTY JOHNSON
OCOEE, FLORIDA 34761-2258 NANCY J.PARKER
(407)656-2322
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GF 000v ELLIS SHAPIRO
STAFF REPORT
DATE: October 14, 1999
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM: Bradley E. Friel, AICP, Capital Projects/Transportation Planne
SUBJECT: Appointment of City Representative to the West Orange-Southeast Lake County
Transportation Task Force
ISSUE:
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Should the Mayor and City Commissioners appoint a City representative to serve on the Board of
Directors for the West Orange-Southeast Lake County Transportation Task Force?
BACKGROUND:
Recently, representatives from Ocoee, Winter Garden, Oakland, Clermont, Windermere, Orange
County and Lake County have met to discuss the various transportation issues, that plague the
West Orange County and Southeast Lake County region. An example of this groups activities has
been the involvement in FDOT's recent decision to fund $2.5 in congestion management
improvements along State Road 50. As this informal group has materialized, it has become
apparent that the group should form an organizational structure in order to achieve the long term
goals for the region. To date, the mission of this group is as follows:
Whereas the West Orange-Southeast Lake County area is experiencing unprecedented growth, and
whereas present traffic planning and budgeting will not adequately address the area's traffic needs in
a timely manner so as to allow for orderly development; the West Orange-Southeast Lake County
Transportation Task Force is hereby constituted to accomplish the following goals:
• To collect and collate existing and future traffic studies and data relevant to the area of concern,
• To assist the West Orange and Southeast Lake County area in identifying the area's
transportation needs based on those studies and other relevant information,
• To work for the implementation of projects which will fulfill the transportation needs of the area of
concern by means of assisting in developing funding partnerships, encouraging cooperative right
of way acquisition, and identifying funding sources which will further the goals of the area.
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The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
October 14, 1999
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Generally, the area of concern is bounded on the west by US 27 on the south by SR 192, on the
northeast by McCormick Road, on the northwest by CR 561 and on the east by Hiawassee Road.
DISCUSSION:
It is proposed that the Task Force will be organized as a non-profit organization with annual
membership dues set at $500 per member. Although any government entity or business located
within the area of concern is allowed to join, the organizational structure will consist of a 15 member
Board of Directors, a five member Executive Committee and a Technical Committee. The Board of
Directors will be comprised of a representative from Ocoee, Winter Garden, Oakland, Windermere,
Clermont, South Lake County, West Orange County, Ready Creek, the Orlando-Orange County
Expressway Authority and representatives of private entities considered to be large traffic
generators. The Executive Committee will be formed from the 15 member Board of Directors and
will be designated as a steering committee. The Technical Committee will consist of planners from
each member government and transportation entity and will assist the Board of Directors on
technical issues.
Ocoee's appointed representative to the Board of Directors will serve up to a three year term.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff respectfully recommends that the Mayor and City Commissioners appoint a City representative
to serve on the West Orange-Southeast Lake County Transportation Task Force Board of Directors
and to approve the payment of the $500 annual membership fee.
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