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Planning & Zoning Commission/ Local Planning Agency March 14, 2012 Page 2 Ms. Sandra Smith, Development Services Manager, said that the Public Works Department is seeking a letter of support from the Planning and Zoning Commission for the TIGER 2012 Grant. Dr, Kelly Brock, Assistant Public Works Director, explained that last fall the Public Works Department submitted a large transportation grant package to the federal government; however, the City was not selected for that grant. He said the federal government announced a fourth round of funding very quickly thereafter. Dr. Brock said the Public Works Department took that opportunity to repackage and resubmit the same project but made it more competitive. Dr. Brock explained that TIGER is a federal transportation program meant to help bolster economic recovery through transportation projects. He said typically project awards are in the range of $10 - $20 million and approximately 30 - 50 grants will be awarded nationally. He said the grant is highly competitive; however, there is some geographic distribution associated with the grant program. Dr. Brock said that the City has partnered with Altamonte Springs, Seminole County and Lynx on this grant. He said it is a series of projects that are intended to help bolster our transit system including Sun Rail. He said it would also rehabilitate road infrastructure and sidewalks and provide for improvements that have been envisioned through the neighborhood infrastructure programs. Dr. Brock said the grant funding would be used to rehabilitate nearly 50 miles of roads between Casselberry and Altamonte Springs, over 5 miles of sidewalks, a new shared use path and adding an adaptive signal timing system to the signals along State Road 436 from the Seminole County line to Highway 434 in Altamonte Springs. Dr. Brock said the total cost of the improvements is $27 million. He said $12 million of local funding has been identified which would leave about $15 million funding from the federal government, Dr. Brock said he would appreciate the Planning and Zoning Commission's consideration to provide a letter of support for the grant. Mr. Meadows asked for a motion to address the Planning and Zoning Commission's letter of support for the TIGER 2012 Grant. Mr. Wadley made a motion to extend the Planning and Zoning Commission's support to the City Commission for the City's TIGER 2012 Discretionary Grant Application and authorizes the Chairman to execute the