M-CORES Update

s. 338.2278, F.S.

February 6, 2020

Purpose & Objective

Purpose

Protect the environment and natural resources

Encourage job creation

Enhance quality of life and public safety

Revitalize rural communities

Provide regional connectivity while leveraging technology

Objective

Advance construction of regional corridors intended to accommodate multiple modes of transportation and multiple

types of infrastructure

Study Areas

Program Schedule

Approved by Governor

5/17/2019

7/1/2019

Effective

Task Force Members Appointed

8/1/2019

10/1/2020

Task Force Final Report Submitted to Governor and

Legislature

If Feasible, Construction

by

12/31/2022

12/31/2023

FDOT Provides Affected Local

Governments with Copy of the

Applicable Task Force Report &

Project Alignments

Constructed by

12/31/2030

Project construction is not eligible for funding until submission of the final report of the corridor task force for that corridor and completion of 30 percent of the design phase

Inclusive, Consensus-Building Task Force for Each Study Area

Task Force Process

Secretary of Transportation Appointed Members on

August 1, 2019

Final Report to the Governor, the President of

the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

Representatives by October 1, 2020

FDOT shall provide affected local governments with a

copy of the applicable task force report and project

alignments byDecember 31, 2023

Task Force Subject Matter Experts

State agencies/commissions/partnerships Department of Environmental Protection Department of Economic Opportunity Department of Education Department of Health Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Public Service Commission Enterprise Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation CareerSource Florida Volunteer Florida

Water management district(s) County governments Metropolitan planning organization(s) Regional planning council(s) Community-based organizations Environmental groups

Task Force Meeting #1 – August 2019

• Introduced M-CORES Program

• Discussed background information on corridor planning

• Reviewed Task Force role and responsibilities

• Identified considerations for future discussions

• Senate President Galvano and FDOT Secretary Thibault addressed Task Forces

Joint Task Force Kick-off Meeting in Tampa, Aug. 27, 2019

Task Force Meeting #2 – October 2019

• Introduced approach of identifying Avoidance, Minimization, Mitigation, and Enhancement (AMME) considerations

• Shared GIS interactive mapping tool

• Identified potential guiding principles for avoidance and minimization for natural resources

Northern Turnpike Corridor Task Force Meeting #2 in Lecanto, Oct. 22, 2019

Task Force Meeting #3 – December 2019

• Reviewed corridor planning and project development process

• Discussed high level corridor purpose

• Identified regional and local needs

• Panel discussion on environmental, community, and economic resources

• Identified comprehensive AMME considerations Southwest-Central Florida Corridor Task Force Meeting #3 in LaBelle, Dec. 9, 2019

Task Force Meeting #4 – February 2020

• Panel discussion on economic and workforce development opportunities

• Review regional and local plans and visions to identify considerations for corridor planning

• Review corridor planning process

• Refine draft AMME guiding principles and identify avoidance areas

Meeting Dates and Locations

SuncoastCorridor

February 11, 2020Madison Church of God Life Center 771 NE Colin Kelly Hwy Madison, FL 32340

Northern Turnpike Corridor

February 12, 2020Suwannee River Fair Pavilion17851 NW 90th Ave Fanning Springs, FL 32693

Southwest-Central Florida Corridor

February 13, 2020Doyle Conner Building900 US Hwy 27 Moore Haven, FL 34471

Future Task Force Meetings

• Refine AMME guiding principles

• Identify potential paths/courses Meeting 5

March 2020

• Review potential paths/courses

• Review potential implementation approaches Meeting 6

April 2020

• Review guiding principles, refine paths/ courses

• Review draft report outline Meeting 7

June 2020

• Review draft Task Force Report

• Receive public comment on draft recommendationsMeeting 8

July 2020

• Adopt Final Task Force Report Meeting 9

September 2020

Enhanced Alternative Corridor Evaluation (ACE) Process

• What does the Enhanced Alternative Corridor (ACE) Evaluation Process look like for M-CORES?

• ACE is a planning study that moves forward reasonable alternatives

• Planning Screen with path/courses

• Programming Screen with Alternative Corridors

• Develop Paths/Courses using Guiding Principles established by the Task Force

• Timeline – Starting now and draft methodology report to ETAT agencies by June/July 2020

Program Funding

Allocation of Amounts Retained in the State Transportation Trust Fund

Fiscal Year M-CORES SCRAP SCOP TDTFWorkforce

Development

2019-2020 $12.5 million $10 million

$10 million

$10 million

$2.5 million

2020-2021 $57.5 million $10 million

$10 million

$10 million

$2.5 million

2021-2022 $101.7 million (estimated) $10 million

$10 million

$10 million

$2.5 million

2022-2023 & thereafter

$105.9 million (estimated) $10 million

$10 million

$10 million

$0

• These funding allocations are in addition to other statutory funding allocations

• Feasibility Defined in Florida StatutesPotential Funding Sources

Environmental and Economic Feasibility

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The three M-CORES Corridors are subject to the economic and environmental feasibility statement requirements of Florida Statutes (FS) Section 338.223

Florida Statutes, Section 338.2278TurnpikeRevenue

Bonds

LocalFunding

StateFunding

OtherFunding

PrivateFunding

Feasibility Components

1. Environmental Feasibility• Determined as part of the Project Development & Environment

(PD&E) Study • Ensures New Roadway Project Can Be Constructed to Minimize

Environmental Impacts (to Extent Possible)• Focuses on the Natural, Physical, and Social Environments

2. Economic Feasibility• Determined during the Design Phase• Financial Evaluation for New Roadway Projects • Based on the Project’s Net Revenue Forecast• Considers Other Funding Sources

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Feasibility Includes:

Economic Feasibility Process

• Determined during the Design Phase

• Requires Net Revenue Forecast

• Utilizes Design-Level Project Cost Estimate

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Estimate Net Revenue

• Investment-Grade Level Traffic & Revenue Study

Address Funding Shortfall

• Project Cost

• Other Funding

Determine Turnpike Funding

Contribution

Project Development Process

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