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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Council Agenda 022615 - WorkshopCITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP AGENDA February 26, 2015 7:00 P.M. I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. ROLL CALL III. INTRODUCTIONS IV. ALL ABOARD FLORIDA PRESENTATION  Letter to All Aboard Florida From the City of Palm Beach Gardens – November 20, 2014  Response from All Aboard Florida to the City of Palm Beach Gardens – January 2, 2015 V. PUBLIC COMMENTS CARD REVIEW VI. COUNCIL DISCUSSION VII. ADJOURNMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding are entitled to the provision of certain assistance at no cost. Please call the City Clerk’s Office at 561-799-4122 no later than 5 days prior to the hearing if this assistance is required. For hearing impaired assistance, please call the Florida Relay Service Numbers: 800-955-8771 (TDD) or 800-955-8770 (VOICE). Mayor Premuroso Vice Mayor Jablin Council Member Russo Council Member Tinsley Council Member Levy January 2, 2015 The Honorable Bert Premuroso Mayor, City of Palm Beach Gardens 10500 N. Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 Dear Mayor Premuroso: Thank you for your letter regarding All Aboard Florida. Over the past year, my team has had several meetings with members of your staff to discuss this important transportation project. Our team has also conducted on-site field reviews of the corridor and grade crossings where members of your staff have also been present. As we indicated in those meetings, our efforts have been focused on advancing the southern segment, which is fully funded and approved. As the Federal Railroad Administration concludes the Environmental Impact Statement process, we are simultaneously advancing the design plans. Once they are at the 90 percent stage, my team will reach out to schedule a meeting with your staff for a more detailed conversation. Construction on the south segment, Miami to West Palm Beach, has already commenced. We recently completed demolition of the existing buildings on our future station sites in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach and started site work in downtown Miami. New rail for the double tracking continues to be delivered, as work on the grade crossing and rail infrastructure will begin in earnest early next year. A fully connected and multimodal transportation network is essential for South Florida’s continued growth. For the past year, we have been working with the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority and the Florida Department of Transportation on how the proposed TriRail Coastal Link (TRCL) project can operate within the Florida East Coast Railway corridor. We have said publicly that we see commuter rail as the next logical step in the process, and our teams are coordinating operating plans and station designs for both passenger rail systems. All grade crossings will be designed and built to meet applicable standards sent by the Florida Department of Transportation, which include criteria for accessibility. We will schedule a meeting with city staff at the beginning of 2015 to review these plans. As we’ve previously stated, All Aboard Florida is extending the opportunity to every municipality to leverage our design, mobilization and construction management resources by incorporating new pedestrian improvements into the program where requested. Again, we can also schedule a meeting with your staff to discuss any additional scope of work the city is interested in pursuing. A grade crossing activation for an All Aboard Florida passenger train will take less than 60 seconds from the time the lights begin flashing to the time the train passes through the intersection to the gates returning to the upright position. All Aboard Florida has already met with several emergency response departments and local hospitals and will continue to provide education and eventually training to these groups. In a Quiet Zone, the locomotive engineer is prohibited from using the train horn at grade crossings unless he deems it necessary to warn a trespasser or motorist. Only the public authority responsible for the grade crossing can designate the Quiet Zone, and all costs associated with the construction of Supplemental Safety Measures are borne by the public authority. A Sealed Corridor, on the other hand, is a term coined by the North Carolina Department of Transportation to represent a series of grade crossing modifications including the addition of medians, exit gates, conversion to one-way streets, permanent closure, or grade separation. The Federal Railroad Administration has adopted this term and recommends Sealed Corridor treatments at all grade crossings above 79mph. (Note: The passenger train’s maximum operating speeds will be between 90 and 110mph in Palm Beach Gardens.) All Aboard Florida has voluntarily committed to pay the one-time capital cost of making the modifications required of a Sealed Corridor. Many of the Sealed Corridor treatments qualify as Supplemental Safety Measures and may be used to apply for a Quiet Zone, however a separate analysis will have to be performed based on the individual aspects of each crossing, and that analysis is the responsibility of the local authority. All Aboard Florida will work with communities throughout this process, should they choose to apply for a Quiet Zone. My team and I look forward to working with you and the City of Palm Beach Gardens as All Aboard Florida moves forward. Sincerely, P. Michael Reininger President Sw.rtrd: 1:u, ~: <f:oi" CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP AGENDA February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. Mayor Premuroso Vice Mayor Jablin Council Member Russo Council Member Tinsley Council Member Levy I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. ROLL CALL III. INTRODUCTIONS III. ALL ABOARD FLORIDA PRESENTATION • Letter to All Aboard Florida From the City of Palm Beach Gardens-November 20,2014 • Response from All Aboard Florida to the City of Palm Beach Gardens-January 2, 2015 IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS CARD REVIEW V. COUNCIL DISCUSSION VI. ADJOURNMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding are entitled to the provision of certain assistance at no cost. Please call the City Clerk's Office at 561-799-4122 no later than 5 days prior to the hearing if this assistance is required. For hearing impaired assistance, please call the Florida Relay Service Numbers: 800-955-8771 (TDD) or 800-955-8770 (VOICE). CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP AGENDA February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. Mayor Premuroso Vice Mayor Jablin Council Member Russo Council Member Tinsley Council Member Levy I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. ROLL CALL III. INTRODUCTIONS IV. ALL ABOARD FLORIDA PRESENTATION • Letter to All Aboard Florida From the City of Palm Beach Gardens-November 20,2014 • Response from All Aboard Florida to the City of Palm Beach Gardens -January 2, 2015 V. PUBLIC COMMENTS CARD REVIEW VI. COUNCIL DISCUSSION VII. ADJOURNMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding are entitled to the provision of certain assistance at no cost. Please call the City Clerk's Office at 561-799-4122 no later than 5 days prior to the hearing if this assistance is required. For hearing impaired assistance, please call the Florida Relay Service Numbers: 800-955-8771 (TDD) or 800-955-8770 (VOICE). ---------------~--------------.. CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. • SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED: -·~=----9...____ NOTES: ___________________________ ___ oo~ C-o'(V"'\m~+ l ·s y-e_.( ~+Q d -f-o +r4+=-~, (_ dt19kf s. Ql\d ) O:p e.. c..-± s .f-o h.,u··n( ( COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) PLEASE PRINT Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 .() Name: ( ~ 1 1 -'! 'iJ ll t' lo'fkl r1 Address: \ \ ~ 1> ~ .J--\Pv\11. ( 0 ole c;'l City: f~C' Subject: ~\ \ \ A \_ L f\ ODA e D ~~£ SOLlf) \,t).J\LLS b~ ~~(I D c ~ \')) ~ J_.),---. \6 t> JJl ~'S\= }) iC~ t> F Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: ~~. Address: q ;t) /l?tii~~ City: £/16-:::Jf . Subjec~ Jt/dA:( 21/~ ~ ~ .:71~ ~ i~aLr ~ ~ CJ/IVI' ~~t4k ~A~~ .:fY ~ 9tJ!#f ~ C7UA ~ ~~lie.tn~~~~~~~ ~ -t0>~ hbP ~ · &jlk !Liks.e ~ ~ £zd4/d/lll @U- 1 embers of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. PLEASE PRINT CO:MMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: 6 //1/A i( Ci'l r;-';n/./..l'o...f Address: ~of~ G PA-I/1?J \ r City: ----------------------------------------------------------- Subject: tJ lh4 r c /(e. .rf /,J G S' IN ?A/., rl d!C,.tfc/1 tJrfllt IJ ~41..1' A-I'?Af ~~~;.;..~ 1)-t(riG;.>ff'J~.J) " u ,g)_ :Z:oAt/? 11 r? Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement pf the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name:~~ Address: d-~o S~A..to-:. ~ DA.t<;J ~ o City: ~ J:f, 3 ~<-f-r 0 Subject~ ?~~J., Yt:£1---l\t>~ ±WCl.l?o .C~ ·~~ ~ 6_ (\..t...c~ k.ku.,.,.,=--"i' 0 c\--I = (})'ph ~ G-V\ ~~~ ~ ,__ ~. ~4~ ~ c.;:.~ a .b£ac-..=-(\.M l'n. ". ~ <;:A= Cf S (rY\. 1\t h ~ Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement pf the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: -.lpo...C_,__I!;.....Lf)4-f.,R,})~£:5<-=---c.,.L..,)-----4-!-b"3----"'v'--U-~""""'"l<.......,~='-· . !..l,k .---------r--r----=---- Address: _7...~o.--.:=3:......::o=::........J-cf_6~t:~.ri~ll);--=,. ~c.....L.A..::......IL..-It1~___;:(J::_::{jJ~J<:...__;___Q_.1___,;t ~;...,__.. ___ _ City: -~h-~:.r:'=~m_:....:;_____,/O~~'-'-'tJU.....e ,£__/J_-=-C:-~:.....>..w-=o-4-p,-"'-"'ai'--->££..__ _ _c__J.___,l,"-L.. ____ _ Subject: -tt;II-JJ;..I£....!oo<:.......;)l[._O=.s:..____:o,C...,..-~--------------------,~------ ) ~u2 f?tt.;; v1 a r;s L,,r Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recoriunencement 9fthe meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: ---~Jt~Al!:.......:._t ef:-=-.L__. -~~111~/L-=--------- Address: _----Jtw.o8J!....I...72~--,.--.:.~______:(}ytJ~fliL~. _..:.../J--=-y-_· _________ _ city: __ __,_r[___.:::f3=---=&=---r-, ______,____PL_s--.-s ___:__Lf_toc___ ______ _ subject: __ -____.}Z<--..J:...._a~/,__S_e_---IC-~---=c...__----=-=~=-------b'--l;=---~_____::._._el__,s..__ __________ _ -/)t)!9 y.s /IJ . Ud ~SIN& Trt:l-e_ILs {-f vG Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name:~t£... b4v17 Address: ).ltfflrl J k< JkvR £; bv l v-e..- City: P~Y ~? Subject: Jknu -r 'f V'q JIU !VOJSt!:--~ 7k-/JtdRifi -1-}UW.) ~~us 1/ ~ /ltrkl· 71~ lwrltJ~ tl ~ Lt~akltevttbly Lo!uhtR ¢' LtJti!JEl1· /Jus 1.5 4. ~ drf.fe~ ~~ [~sf-yo.t• ~j!Jtt ~1/tJ}t,/11-t!..-- Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be d~ered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. dJ ht>Y11 'S -f-dLt h!l...flb?t ' All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) PLEASE PRINT Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name:~~· Address: 3fu 7 ~ J);e__ City: (3 tO Subject: C&rn tn t-vi1/t ~ z 5 -----1/--zt.Lp £ R;rn ~' ue f ~ t7 er_ ~-~ e I /Yl ?1-C-7 tJ A/ U ib/Z/I-7?tJN Epf?£C;z:3: P-te.f_O;Jqsvr ~t~~P'S Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. ~~--- 1 PLEASE PRINT CO:MJ\1ENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. • • CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26,2015 7:00P.M. ------- SUBMIT __ T~NTS FROM T.~ PUBLIC (To I TO IC ~o~r+n 1A l( '1.f v 6._/ V~~ ' NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED: __ 4-__._ __ NOTES: __________________ _ PLEASE PRINT COMl\tffiNTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 . Name: -Ji)leJ ~HIV'. Address: 18~ 'flllvt}e..o., ~ · City: t'~V\A rs~~ fi~ a ~5l1[D Subject: 4?vo r .P<f/'-*1 Va I£. ue..S . f. A!J viM. r;. n Q_ I f:kz¢2 /'>Y'ctf o fC 14+ [11/11?11/-"2D<J6 0'1:[ Pro~~ LocoJ-uo/ ~ JflJ w · ?J ( 7114 t TY7tvn · ~ck~ · · Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however. the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk•s office and will become public record. PLEASE PRINT CO:M:MENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: ~Qp( .e-< }e._, ~~J-u (I Address: i#t {a }, ::fi).M tntu._ D r City: PhG- Subject: W~ J. ~ fu Q ~ llJS LWMe. :/:Lcl {tfrF Q ~e . d.e.a.J 7 Att J hiU tlL~~ wH1b.cl:tk usf =h>~.u-> q~u.rtl(hStv~- tu\~ tw~e.M rod-~ ~pt~t>x q MlYvtl-ouwu C!6 rf=i&zo11-e ~Mei:lj Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. u.d· ill ~ .... ~ "b r~ ~'I .j.. c..ros df..o. -1-r ..As -h, ~ fa "' h& ,. ... f,..J} ~.....J 7~ ~ N.J ll..tL<i ~'t!"'~ eo•h <d.U-~ ~ W&JJh~ ,._;t CYOSSI"'f j .e_ U>Y\'> ~ C:. ~ -O.f\ \1\'( .:lrl'l'l~ i 11\.f..._c;b 'b-$1 ~ h ~ "ru.lu ~'C.. -he,.."'1.s > ~= ' PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: A, fuJ\ \J1\ Address: ct9 fJA\sam Sktd City: f.~ . t) · Subject: • •. lfuo_t Is \bt.. M1 (ci pakJ lb~~ If\ t~ base due n derteasd ~~~~ \IQ\u t\ ~ Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: ko (; ~J bOt..::( Address: Si?l ty, 7 lt r PnJ ~ City: .a4APtc-t.RC .. Y/- Subject:£) C\ it/v: raA ~5 fo tome-Ufl vJ/t9 6,/kd-1 -/-() ' \ t 1/ ' ./ ae,+fop1tAA'lt; lfow,wwclt {Yt6rl WDc;/el rr Co.ri:OcJL~ ~versl ~ ( r Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. • CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED: 5 NOTES: --------------------------------------- PLEASE PRINT ' C OlVIMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: Lt?(; 4'~ft'~ *" Address: _5Q......._:;;......t.,..l '"'""k ..:;,..otu;=-"'_,_/..L...:(~~f __ .:. ---------~_.._..__. ___ '" city: ~Vf?'1-er: 7 P'J;-· _ .. Subject:;kiJSurvcnce Cot!R't:A-~1 pt? 1Yta/l1 tnScJ/~IS {JuSrcx/tr fiu_. /a.5f }Itt:¥ ha ./~ 6d<:'~/YL.e, W"r:J '/\ 5 ur t/1j St:J/Yl e.jog,ds) X/Yl e...- vf 6ec~,-rrR52f{'-e/I:SurbcJ, V/1 /fdn~letc:; So/J'L(J'iJ'e:'7fJI-/n5ut'.Rc£., r"( h ,-fh rio {4. ( e r/.t/lf;-6 f o5 C. t'W] V/' ~ ~ ,1-?e::t I(£, U/l Members of tlie public may submit a public comment card for th'is workshop. 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Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. he pub~ic will n6t be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name:-----"tf~~~-!flJ~~:...::::....___· ____ _ Address: tJ;o /YJ~ £LJ~ City: f? 86-. Qri/ . . Subjectr.!f(11JJ rYI2&;J.,Jt?LaM.-~ ~4/)1./.l? UJ.df .J& /-1; ~ a4 !.»~ }jtld .uAa Md~ t:U£~ { ttJ~ tu.d.Lzk~ ~~~ tk i~'J)r.:mJ? On_ 'i.M 2+ f ~Of!-"', /Lfht, lt.Lt~ov'QL) Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to J7k address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the - recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. iJtVl.L ~ _AvL' ~ ckt'YYILZ(jft ~~ /NlPJ CJe&_U/ z; f/26~-b~d" r~ ~~/;~d/)ad:o, PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: J IJ.{., ~ ~ $ A:tV:sevef£ ~ Address: 7<31oq s8 (~ ~V city: S!vu>f-1 ( ~ $ tf1 tit tt . Subject: Wko IJJI{/ k t'tV\MICttdly rt>spevtstble. W cJ~ k(J OM!f flY /CUAJs~~ due-tv tfztv/G · ~md -, ~ ---9 U-5' 5 1 eNt u t n ~ of-( ttft-F ~C.\ o--r C-t.t..t 0{2.-~b, ? Members ol the public may submit a public comment' card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) PLEASE PRINT Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: ., ~ i =t>-J hoe~ ,-,, ,. ·( , , ~.~, .. ' " ..;: Address: $D J fAJ.J f -t£ &~.&-, , City: ;:::rvp~i-..er1 ~t- Subjecf. \f) ,, ( e-s fb~ -14-1 ~ 0 Wh,1 u Dr> v-1---£/'14/' 11ACy £ y'ie c.J ~+,;:, ,(ro/(S i/1 !tvclt UA edt"'£ {tu,~ tn 0~ t/n.f/,lq(''j) sho ()/d £28!!01<= C( .:t ra,''l /y (J,RfA --k# f!/f~'"" -lfuJOJ-f4 j/t!/ kl/1 r E)'hA eff!<I- Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. t SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED:--~-+---- NOTES: __________________ _ PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) - Members of the public may submit a public mment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. ~------------~C~O~NmJE~~N~T~S~F~R~O~M~T~HE~P~UB~L~I C~ .............. (To All Aboard Florida) PLEASE PRINT Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: ----------lC~o~IZ.~Y~--~-Jd_J_A-~1\J~Lo~uJ-=--·----------- Address: )tt1 /SJ!L<;.A-!11 S I City: ~L pk subject: C,oes Zll£ IS Ct-rt/ ~ow NHI4r I ()N 1'"#6/IL._ E/Ccll~lZ ? Eez.t< &Af>f' f?IL 1 Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered -to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. 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I . ·~ ,. CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26,2015 7:00P.M. t' SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED:-+-~--- NOTES: ____________________________________ ___ -------- COMl\ffiNTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) PLEASE PRINT Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: LUt~M /llo:zt&>tF Address: ?If JNA:Jo# £& L:J A. 'Y:' . Cicy:~~~~~~-~--·--------------------------------------~------- Subject:~ {!?11!JJ10f/!Jz) 7/¥ Jste5_,, lfl13 Jt fol~ Al1ff lP 7Z/G'" ~, ffi~ 7flt£ ~ /r/2tr Ar A2t/ Pl#VA17iJ StJt:.tl 7JMr ~/PAJJ.is _;;~If~ tf" hVt/6' lJ~ j(/47,L, {!tfjJ tfA5 f:IJt/A)} f)jl} )"OrJ 77) tflf)IJ/)b Pl5~ (/fll-5 .5JCJ/ 7Jjr; JJhL 0~ -~ Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED: ")....@ NOTES: ______________________________________ __ PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Nrune: ~;: -:t:::;;,~ Address =L: ~~ ~~ City: &134 {J-i .. i . -I d-e • -+--Ll --.J-~ 2, Subject: ~ ~~ ~ Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement 9f the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name:±::~ ~ Addres::::: ~&b ~ City: ?ti::r ~, 3 3 --f 10 Subject: G ..2.R_ ~ ~ .S 4fi eP~~ ~~ 4D+l-. ~~~~~:~~~~~~ s ~ d.Ls~~~rh-• \...'\~~~~~~~-~~~~ Members o¥ the public may submit ublic comment card for this workshop. The pub~c will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement ~f the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. p CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26,2015 7:00P.M. SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) TOPIC:~k.:C :rm~~ NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED: ---+-l-- NOTES: ______________________________________ __ PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: ~r~ay?)._.. ~C&,.S$ M..Q...h Address: /C/ . 2 fte:Jr A fc " ~ ...-· City: /15&-EL 33VP subject:ae t2-fz,_~. I ~f ~~:';;I ~~w ;:-fr4-in~ at+ j!). YJ~ /~~1-a-r= r' h ·, ncler= ~=:5~ -'Z..J~ Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. t SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) )mpa~ of TOPIC: Chan~o't; =pl Vio.f: NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED: _ ___:__ __ _ NOTES: ___________________________________ _ PLEASE PRINT COMJVIENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: K. '(',...._,, ~ Address: 41$ .Old M~~AC{W' Wo\ *~ );: City: U' ~6 I Fl Subject: M't-~ Q f'e !Ad' J, Scu5 fi".:J AA'F s (llt1. we~J...I Af..f A~ l"O \ e A '"' 'Q ~ri'A s. '"P"fer cr-A At-0 i 1\ t'")(r week.. /)), 7JkYVl \ P,#..!fx... S.ce~pf:: c..c;~mmerJr c;,re,_ vse)PSS Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council direcdy; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement 9fthe meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. . ' CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. . ' ' . SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) TOPIC: O uf a£ Jvrisdicti o n NOTES: ___________________ _ PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: ilt?IJ..Ilr L31he4AJ }'l' Address: 2 7-«? 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COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLI C (To All Aboard Florida) PLEASE PRINT Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name:____.:;__~~ . ....::..:..' .>....:...;·~T---· ·~Sit_._~-.---"'=·=-·~ _ ____,__,_~::' ____ .,.-'-----'-______ _ Address: _3......::t;'--·,_o_&JL..;;....__;;.........,..., -=-t6-~...:.....J--· _D_r_#_t_~-=5::....__ ________ '------ City: ------'lrJ,...,_~~fc'--e..r---L.-, --&F_lr-.,..;,.%---;-"-3--'-3--'-'t~-r_7.:....__ ___ ____;~------- Wkaf;;, U. ~ '0 4W\-.P-Adlc£ ~ rro-MF(t=ec_ -~!. . ~v Scr~ ? Subject: ~ Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. .. '·• SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED: ___ \ __ NOTES: ______________________________________ __ PLEASE PRINT CO:MMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: J.I€"W4cJr . J3M.ftA/'/J ' Address: J-.J:O /t l'v' ~$1 ))g-b !<._ City: E. /?,tH:. h))Al>( rL-3 3 'Ito 1 rl Subject: R~reldJ-rt..Y; L,YAIJJfi~A/S1i7Ai-U' f1 01: &tee LO#Iy(j/I/M-71P1 /u,. ~P 'FL. -.9}1 D T-Il£ SIIJ .0 Y 1)-P' ~ 't:> NtJT "/.31Jt'e-JJ ON llt7S () R v~ ,, tJtM-r~eT~~~Pt4.vlt€S !tu-MoM)> ~t-ts Ust · ' rec.r 2 1 J , ; 14-y, Membe s of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED:---=-\ __ NOTES: _________________ _ COM1VffiNTS FROM THE PUBLIC 1 F l (To All Aboard Florida) PLEASE PRINT Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: ;f~·t-Jirnsfe_t/1 Address: ~(eft, cf C?llf OU..~ I) f city: Po& Subject: lJrll tk 6h ~ P~ Jka-c¥\ G-a.ul~s ~ w)~ M&Jav. d gl-.~t. 4·c]-«.di~s Cl&l aJJ.~k~s i" +ke n-ed-=kJJif-h -11.-f ~~~-W Y"o..t'a.~si•h ~ fLL lrA:F-fr&fld ~ Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED: ---+--- NOTES: _________________________________ ___ PLEASE PRINT COJ\1MENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name:QAR-N-\ 'EG6-BL~ Address ;f\<& .J5ctcE C\ - All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. J Fl • CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) ~>t' .sn J.J r,. TOPIC: U5F #o AN~A ~ T_IA CKS NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED: __ l __ _ NOTES: _________________ _ PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE P (To All Ab oard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name:J -&"-~ ~~rc:kc_ ~ r ~ : .. Address: le!\~ t> ~~Ci:_ (?L::J J), :Jt ( 3 ~ City: , ':5"~; fe....- Subject: ~-~ ~ -bo..cJl., {fl...:t-~F'~ wJf~- -/o ~~!:??~:::: ~riJ:;~ 1.---.t ............... -"(k.c ;,.,-Ag fo~ ,aA£A<J ~ Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) TOPIC: NOTES: --------------------------------------- ----------------- PLEASE PRINT COMl\tfENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) l cf-l Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) TOPIC: ---c)o vbl L -±T CtLk: In (j NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED: _d=--__ _ NOTES: __________________ _ PLEASE PRINT C OMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: tfiAJc~ ALV~<ii.:i:-- Address: ~0 r I{(J Lt.., 7' /;) le . City:---'-~-· _t:J_._&_A_£_~_€._1Lf_.S _____________ _ Subject: Wit. L. rHtEt1c£ IS~ A-ScEc0/1/.{) 17?AC.J< AIJOG"D IN (Jt3 G ? Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. PLEASE PRINT COMl\1ENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Ab oard Florida) Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement ()f the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COUNCIL WORKSHOP February 26, 2015 7:00P.M. , • t SUBMITTED: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) NOTES: ___________________ _ PLEASE PRINT COl\1MENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (To All Aboard Florida) Meeting Date: 02/26/2015 Name: !Oa rb a t-4__ "b 4 u1 5 Address: / .?:> dft / ~ U&_/( b P y- City: f, ~.&:~ Subject:5/tFi.-TV -/b r UJ45 dr l VI, !j.tttJS.S ~ ke.Ls ®lMv& ~~V ~ bdl ... ltJh -6 ~+-4}1· I~¥1m"s-r Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to address the City Council directly; however, the card wiy be delivered to the Mayor prior to the recommencement ofthe meeting. J)AifJfdZJliJI/6! ~ YtJll i14-A :h 11 r li1C!. ~'~ ~ All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. / l f-r ~ ~ h~~ -fkL heJ/+-IJH S jA-11~ gtJtrtf~ ? PLEASE PRINT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC {To All Aboard Florida) ·, ~~~~~~--~--~~~~=-~~~~~~-F~~~--~~~~--+4~~-~~ Members of the public may submit a public comment card for this workshop. The public will not be able to =:"") address the City Council directly; however, the card will be delivered to the Mayor prior to the / recommencement of the meeting. All cards will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and will become public record. . --------------1o ~a.~ Ml~'3 a__+ crns:;;l~ ~ .. 'p0€_s.~ -WCQ__ \ A-b C:OV\s!O.O U'~OI[\ -\he \~ --f;_vn e ~~Q~c 6-hV-t-u-f aV"'d does t-\-u._c\d~ I \>~ ---k--~ ~~c ~ M-es? Notice ofDeclaratory Statement DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION Florida Building Commission RULE NO.: RULE TITLE: 61 G20-1.00 1 Florida Building Code Adopted NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Building Commission has received the petition for declaratory statement from All Aboard Florida. The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of Sections 102.2(b), 202, and 105, Florida Building Code, Building (2010), as it applies to the petitioner. Petitioner seeks clarification as to whether its proposed multi-county, express, intercity passenger rail system, including the facilities associated with the system, are exempt from the-Florida Building Code ano all its permitting requirements. A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk's Office, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 1940 North Monroe Street, Suite 92, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2203, (850)921-0342, AGC.Filing@myfloridalicense.com. Please refer all comments to: Mo Madani, Building Codes and Standards Office, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Suite 90A, 1940 North Monroe, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)487-1824, mo.madani@myfloridalicense.com. OR April L. Hammonds, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1000, (850)487-1824, april.hammonds@myfloridalicense.com. Responses, motions to intervene, or requests for a hearing, §120.57(2), Fla. Stat., must be filed within 21 days of this notice. https://www .flrules.org/gateway/RuleNo.asp?title=FLORIDA %20BUILDING%20CODE%20ADOPTED&ID=61 G 20-1.001 Section Final 61G20·1.001 PetitiOn 61G20·1.001 Description Aorida Building Code Adopted All Aboard Florida. . Petitioner seeks clarificatiOn as to whether its proposed multi-county, express, Intercity passenger ran system, lnduding the facilitieS .... ID EffectiVe: 06/30/2015 • Points you might like to make at the meeting • 1'11t1)(( 'f1trll m-z Tl/ff' /l.irCilrl..D From: Phyllis frey <global6@msn.com> To: Mel and Barbara Grossman <mgrossman91@aol.com> Subject: Points you might like to make at the meeting Date: Thu, Feb 26, 20151:01 pm Attachments: Indian River Shores February 26, 2015.doc (31K) Mel, Here are some points you might like to make at the PB meeting if you get to speak. These are from my presentation this morning at Indian River Shores. This sends a loud and clear message that we are united, committed, funded and lawyered up for this fight You don't have to say anything about the rally if you do not want to. Note also that the Private Activity Bonds cannot be dispensed until the DEIS has been mitigated. The expiration on the PAS's is July 1st. The conduit for issuing these bonds is FDFC, Florida Department of Finance Corporation, which has ·no appointees and Governor Scott is going to have to appoint them before they can move ahead. Also, there has to be a public hearing about this and that will be in Orlando. We will be there. I hope this helps. Call me if you need more info. Best, Phyllis https :/ /mail .aol .com/webmail -std/en-us/PrintMessage 2/26/2015 Fwd: In the AllAboardFL news ... $$, IRMC and safety f\1 ~ PIJ7tr ~ 17111 rt:/JUYIJ) From: EGower4549 <EGower4549@aol.com> To: egower4549 <egower4549@aof.com> Subject: Fwd: In the AIIAboardFL news ... $$, IRMC and safety Date: Tue, Feb 24, 2015 11:48 pm Attachments: winmaif.dat (925K) Page 1 of3 Here's an excellent update on multiple facets of the fight against All Aboard Florida. Lots of encouraging news below from one of its staunchest fighters, Susan Mehiel. She, Phyllis Frey and a bunch of others have been tenacious in digging ever deeper to find and use every bit of ammunition they can find to STOP what is bound to be hugely devastating to our lovely Treasure Coast if All Aboard Florida is allowed to move ahead on its plans to have 32 passenger trains daily traveling at 110 MPH from Miami to Orlando;. through our treasured communities Fortunately, Indian River and Martin County Commissioners have voted to set aside significant monies to fund whatever legal battle will be necessary.!! Please note that a NO TRAINS RALLY will be held Saturday, March 7th, 2:00 PM, at the Indian River County complex on 26th St., Vera. See below for more details. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND. A strong turnout will send a clear message to the train's management that Florida NOT All Aboard is NOT going away. See you on the 7th!! Dick and El From: susanm@ersmd.com To: susanm@ersmd.com Sent: 2/24/2015 8:25:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time Subj: In the news ... $$, IRMC and safety February 23, 2015 The Train Wreck Times Finally, Good News! In case you haven't heard, our county commissioners have put their (our) money where their mouths are and voted unanimously to set aside 1% of the county's annual budget to fund legal efforts to stop the trains. This will be done in increments, will total $2.7 million and will not be spent unless the need arises. If you weren't able to attend the county commissioners' meeting on Feb. 17, you can watch the discussion and comments from residents at the link below. Yours truly, your editor, kicked off the topic at about 25 minutes and 19 seconds into the videotaping. I am followed by Commissioner Solari who put forth the motion for the set aside and many of your friends and neighbors who spoke out eloquently and knowledgably on the topic. It was truly a great day for our county! BOCC, Feb. 17 meeting: http://www.ircgov.com/Boards/BCC/video2015.asp?v=119892659&f=02171 But that's not all! The very same day, Martin County's board of commissioners did the same thing and voted unanimously to set aside $1.4 million for the legal fight. We now have put FEC and Fortress on notice -we won't go down without a fight and you will have to spend even more money on this boondoggle. We now have over $4 million in local government monies and over half a million with the CARE group -Citizens Against Rail Expansion allocated for the legal fight. Oh my-a problem with the PAS's? In earlier editions of the TWT, we've covered the US DOT approving AAF's moving forward on selling $1 .75 Billion in tax free Private Activity Bonds that must be facilitated by the Florida Development Finance Corporation (FDFC). As it tums·out, the FDFC board members are to be appointed by the Governor, but based on the attached article from the TC Palm, there are no current board members and once there are, public hearings on the PAB's will be required. We remind you that the PAS's need to be sold by July 1, 2015 https://mail.aol.com/webmail-std/en-us/PrintMessage 2/26/2015 --------------------;----- • . Fwd: In the AllAboardFL news ... $$, IRMC and safety Page 2 of 3 as required by the US DOT. All eyes will be on Governor Scott to see if he is pressured by Fortress and FEC to quickly appoint the board and the FDFC moves to hold hearings. Do we hear a posse in the making to attend an FDFC meeting in Orlando?? ... saddle up! More Critical Safety Information A number of critical pieces of information came across the desk recently that spell more major safety implications for our growing nightmare. First, is the notice in the industry publication, Progressive Railroading (linked below), from June, 2011, the first paragraph of which reads: Yesterday, Motiva Enterprises L.L.C. announced it reached an agreement with Vecenergy to construct a fuel grade ethanol rail offtoading facility at Motiva's Port Everglades, Fla., terminal. The parties are coordinating efforts with the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC)<http://www.fecrwy.com/home.aspx>; to provide integrated rail-to-terminal services. Read that -FEC will be hauling tankers of ethanol through our towns to be exported at the Ft. Lauderdale Port. We have said all along that hazardous waste being carried by freight cars or tankers combined with 110 mph speed trains on the SAME TRACKS is a disaster waiting to happen and this confirms our suspicions. And that's not all ... the photo below comes from a 2012 article about liquid asphalt being delivered to the Port of Palm Beach by FEC. [asphalt-2a-edit_1 0727648.jpg) The delivery marks the completion of a six-month project to add the asphalt line along a spur of rail track on the Port of Palm Beach property that connects to the Florida East Coast Railway. A team member was stopped for 15 minutes the other day by a slow moving train of many tanker cars. Just imagine the derailment of one of these tanker trains with a 11 0 mph bullet train reaching the scene. And this on the heels of an FEC locomotive derailment in Riviera Beach on Thursday and the VW accident on Monday where crude oil tanker cars derailed and exploded. That is why we keep saying -there is no train system like this in the wortd-everyone knows it's a disaster waiting to happen! http://www .proaressiverailroading .corn/short lines reaionals/news/Motiva-Vecenemy-to-build-rail- offloading-facility-at-FECserved-ethailol-terminal--27059 For more information on the national picture, here's an AP story on the growing prospect of tanker derailment devastation : http://news.yahoo.com/ap--exclusive-fuel-haulina-trains-could-deraif..10-154305978.html Didn't we say it is all about FREIGHT? < We laugh when we think about the early days when FEC and AAF executives said in public that there was no indication that freight would increase that much while we continued to hold up planning documents regarding freight transportation from every comer otthe state that said the there would be major increases in freight coming into the ports. Now we have it right from the horse's mouth (Oct., 2014)- The percent of the port's rail volumes will grow from 10 to 25 percent in the next two years, James Hertwig, CEO of the Florida East Coast Railroad, told JOC.com at the 8th annual TPM Asia Conference in Shenzhen this week .... Hertwig said this year roughly 50,000 40-foot container loads will be handled by rail at the port, but that the number should grow to 150,000 by 2016, ... "It triples," in two years, Hertwig said. Mind you, he was speaking at an Asian conference where he is courting potential buyers for what we fondly call "the J=;ortress Flip" wtlen the hedge fund unloads this dog. So he has to project major growth in freight while back home sister company AAF plays to the speed train investors that it is perfectly normal to run freight and HSR on the same rails and, "please buy our bonds". http://www.joc.c6rn/port-news/us-ports/port-miami/fec's-hertwig-expects-rapid-rise-miami-port's-intermodal- https://mail.aol.com/webmail-std/en-us/PrintMessage 2/26/2015 .. · Fwd: In the AllAboardFL news ... $$, IRMC and safety Page 3 of3 s ha re 20141 015.html<http://www.joc.coi1Vport-news/us-ports/port-miamilfec's-hertwig=expects-ral>id:rise- miami-port's-inte nnodal-share 20141 015.html> ***Major Achievement!!!*** Thanks to the diligent wor1c. of a couple of our friends -we now have a much more definitive statement from the Indian River Medical Center! We received belated 'Happy Valentine's Day' greetings from the hospital recently when we were sent the attached letter that Jeff Susi, President and CEO, dated February 14 and sent to the Governor and many elected officials and the Federal Railroad Administration. The subject line of the letter made our day: All Aboard Florida threatens the health and safety of IRC residents. Wow! The letter goes on to analyze the many minutes each day the crossing gates will block access of emergency squads and other patients getting to the hospital quickly. It sums up the solution with our new slogan -MOVE 'EM WEST! If you know someone on the hospital or foundation board .. please thank them for us when you see them. Now we have three major medical institutions on the Treasure Coast who have spoken out about this devastating, life threatening project. Don't forget our rally: [cid:image002.pnq@01 D0500B.63829930]Move 'em West! The NO Trains Rally March 7 , 2pm, ·at the County Complex on 27th Please see our flyer attached. Bring your signs and your voices and help us send a message to DC and Tally-stop the madness -move 'em west! We need a huge turnout! Thank you and keep those cards and letters coming! We want to thank those of you who heeded the call and sent a donation to us to help defray the costs of the rally on the 7th. It means a great deal to us that you are following our communications, reading and learning and are ready to help move the trains west. If you haven't sent a donation and would like to, please send it to our partners in Martin County, CATT (Citizens Against The Train): Make it out to CATT, put IRC on the memo line and mail it to: P. 0 . Box 1498, Hobe Sound, FL 33475 Or to me at 131 LaureiOak Ln, Vero Beach, 32963 and I'll be sure it gets to CATT. About donating ... We want to report that we went to a meeting last week in Stuart for a presentation on the status of the CARE legal and lobbying efforts to date and their plans for the future. The presentation was hosted by and included Bob Crandall, retired CEO of American Air1ines, and Steve Ryan, the CARE attorney of McDermott, Will & Emory in DC. We were very impressed with both gentlemen and their commitment to moving the trains west and stopping the destruction of the Treasure Coast. We are encouraging any~me who realizes what is at stake and wishes to help in a bigger way to contact CARE through Bill Ward at BWa rd@marine rsands.com<m a iHo:BWa rd@marinersands.com>; for more information. If you would be interested in attending a presentation by Mr. Crandall and Mr. Ryan, we are organizing one at the moment and would like to know of your interest. Please drop me a note in a reply to this email or give me a call. And don't forget, we have a great dog and pony show we'd be happy to bring to a clubhouse or community room near you ... let us know if you know of an organization or HOA that would be interested . As always, thanks for your encouragement, kind words and support. It's been a bit of a slog these last 12 months and to have such good news lat ely just reinforces what we have to tell people each and every day ... It's NOT a done deal... We can stop this train! Sincerely, Susan Mehiel And don't forget, share with friends and neighbors! LL 772-234-9451 c 828-606-5369 https ://mail.aol .com/webmail -st d/en-us/Pri ntMessage 2/26/2015 Protecting the safety of our families and the welfare of our communities. we Need You r Help . Co ntri bute Toda v! Please contact Brent Hanlon (772) 545-257 4 or bhanlon@loblollyinfo.com www .SaveourFl.com Honestv. Transparencv. Communitv. CARE is a grassroots organization that believes in protecting the safety, welfare and way of life for the families, businesses and retirees who live in South Florida and the Treasure Coast. We are extremely concerned that rail expansion will negatively impact our local communities and environment. With your help, and our legal, political and business expertise, we believe we can stop All Aboard Florida and the growth of freight rail.