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PENSACOLA BAY BRIDGE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT (PD&E) STUDY Appendix E to the Environmental Assessment Comments & Coordination Report SR 30 (US 98) From 17th Avenue To Baybridge Drive Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, Florida Financial Project ID No. 409334-1 Federal Aid Project No. 4221-078-P March 2014 DRAFT Prepared by Reynolds, Smith, and Hills, Inc. at the direction of the Florida Department of Transportation, District 3 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that I am a registered professional engineer in the State of Florida practicing with Reynolds, Smith, and Hills, Inc., a Florida corporation authorized to operate as an engineering business (EB No. EB0005620) by the State of Florida Department of Professional Regulation, Board of Professional Engineers, and that I have supervised the preparation and approve the evaluation, findings, opinions, conclusions, and technical advice hereby reported for: Project: Pensacola Bay Bridge PD&E Study Location: SR 30 (US 98) from 17th Avenue to Baybridge Drive Report: Comments & Coordination Report Financial Project ID No.: 409334-1 This report includes a collection of correspondence with agencies, governmental entities, and the general public. I acknowledge that the content in this report is standard to the professional practice of transportation engineering and planning as applied through professional judgment and experience. Name: Daniel Kristoff, Jr., P.E. Florida PE Registration No.: 30379 Signature: _________________________________________ Date: _____________________________________________ Comments and Coordination Report SR 30 (US 98) Pensacola Bay Bridge ii Comments & Coordination Report For the SR 30 (US 98) Pensacola Bay Bridge PD&E Study TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1-1 2.0 State & Federal Agency Coordination ..................................................................... 2-1 2.1 United States Coast Guard .................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO)........................................................ 2-9 2.3 Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) ................................. 2-17 2.4 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) ......................... 2-19 2.5 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) ....................................................... 2-27 2.6 United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) ............................................. 2-38 2.7 Naval Air Station Pensacola .............................................................................. 2-58 3.0 Local Government Coordination .............................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Coordination with the City of Pensacola .............................................................. 3-1 3.2 Coordination with the City of Gulf Breeze ......................................................... 3-10 4.0 Meetings & Correspondence with Local Entities ..................................................... 4-1 4.1 Project Kick-off Meetings (April 15-28, 2011) ....................................................... 4-1 4.2 Meeting with United Peninsula Association, Gulf Breeze (June 6, 2011) ............. 4-2 4.3 Meeting with Florida-Alabama TPO – Technical Coordination Committee, Gulf Breeze (February 23, 2012) ............................................................................................ 4-2 4.4 Meeting with Florida-Alabama TPO, Pensacola (March 12-14, 2012) .................. 4-3 Comments and Coordination Report SR 30 (US 98) Pensacola Bay Bridge iii 4.5 Meeting with City of Gulf Breeze (November 27, 2012) ....................................... 4-4 4.6 Meeting with City of Pensacola (November 27, 2012) ........................................ 4-10 4.7 Meeting with Individual Commercial Property Owner in Gulf Breeze ............... 4-13 4.8 Coordination with Baybridge Homeowners Association ..................................... 4-16 4.9 Coordination with Pensacola Bay Maritime Interests ........................................ 4-16 5.0 Project Advisory Group Meetings ............................................................................ 5-1 5.1 Project Advisory Group Meeting Number 1 (July 26, 2011) ................................. 5-1 5.2 Project Advisory Group Meeting Number 2 (December 6, 2011) .......................... 5-8 6.0 Public Meetings ..................................................................................................... 6-16 6.1 Comments and Responses From Corridor Workshop (August 11, 2011) ............ 6-16 6.2 Comments and Responses From Corridor Alternatives Meeting (October 18, 2011) 6-28 6.3 Comment and Responses From Public Alternatives Meeting (October 18, 2012) 6-33 7.0 Other Public Comments .......................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Comments and Responses from E-mails, Letters, and Project Website ................ 7-1 7.2 Results of Project Website Survey Regarding Tolls ............................................ 7-35 8.0 Public Hearing ........................................................................................................ 8-1 8.1 Public Hearing Transcript ................................................................................... 8-1 Comments and Coordination Report SR 30 (US 98) Pensacola Bay Bridge iv LIST OF EXHIBITS Exhibit Title Page Exhibit 2.1.1 – 2011-05-25 E-mail from USCG..................................................................... 2-4 Exhibit 2.1.2 - 2013-05-21 E-mail from USCG ..................................................................... 2-6 Exhibit 2.1.3 - 2014-03-07 E-mail from USCG ..................................................................... 2-8 Exhibit 2.2.1: 2013-03-11 District 3 Letter to FHWA Requesting SHPO Concurrence ... 2-10 Exhibit 2.2.2: 2013-07-15 District 3 Letter to FHWA Requesting SHPO Concurrence ... 2-14 Exhibit 2.3.1: 2013-05-20 E-mail Summarizing FDEP Correspondence .......................... 2-18 Exhibit 2.4.1: 2013-08-19 FDOT Letter to FFWCC for Review of WEBAR & EFH ......... 2-20 Exhibit 2.4.2: 2013-10-16 FFWCC Letter to FDOT ........................................................... 2-23 Exhibit 2.5.1: 2013-07-31 FDOT Letter to NMFS for Review of WEBAR and EFH ......... 2-28 Exhibit 2.5.2: 2013-08-19 NMFS Teleconference Minutes ................................................. 2-33 Exhibit 2.5.3: 2013-08-23 NMFS Response to FDOT ......................................................... 2-35 Exhibit 2.6.1: 2013-07-31 FDOT Letter to USFWS Requesting Informal Section 7 Consultation ........................................................................................................................ 2-39 Exhibit 2.6.2: 2013-08-13 USFWS Teleconference Minutes .............................................. 2-43 Exhibit 2.6.3: 2013-08-30 USFWS Letter to FDOT ........................................................... 2-46 Exhibit 2.7.1: 2013-06-07 E-mail Correspondence with Naval Air Station Pensacola ..... 2-59 Exhibit 3.1.1: 2012-10-11 E-mail from Jerry Pate ............................................................... 3-2 Exhibit 3.1.2: 2012-11-28 E-mail from Rita Lee .................................................................. 3-5 Exhibit 3.1.3: 2012-11-29 Letter from Jerry Pate................................................................ 3-7 Exhibit 3.1.4: 2013-03-20 Vision Pensacola Concept ........................................................... 3-8 Exhibit 3.1.5: 2013-01-25 Vision Pensacola Concept ........................................................... 3-9 Exhibit 3.2.1: 2012-10-18 Letter from City of Gulf Breeze ................................................ 3-11 Exhibit 3.2.2: 2012-10-18 Concept Plan 1 - Central East Alternative .............................. 3-16 Exhibit 3.2.3: 2012-10-18 Concept Plan 2 - East Alternative ............................................ 3-17 Exhibit 3.2.4: 2013-04-16 Gulf Breeze Sketch Up Concept ............................................... 3-18 Exhibit 3.2.5: 2013-08 Gulf Breeze Most Livable City Plan (Page 23) ............................. 3-20 Exhibit 4.9.1: Correspondence with Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association ........................ 4-17 Exhibit 4.9.2: Correspondence with Port of Pensacola ...................................................... 4-20 Exhibit 4.9.3: Correspondence with American Waterways Operators .............................. 4-22 Exhibit 4.9.4: Correspondence with Pensacola Yacht Club ............................................... 4-24 Exhibit 7.2.1: Pensacola Bay Bridge Toll Survey Results ................................................. 7-35 Comments and Coordination Report SR 30 (US 98) Pensacola Bay Bridge v 1.0 Introduction This Comments and Coordination Report is a summary of the public and interagency coordination of the Pensacola Bay Bridge Project Development and Environment Study (PD&E) on SR 30 (US 98) from 17th Avenue to Baybridge Drive. This report contains documentation of comments and responses to all meetings and coordination with government leaders, government agencies, community groups and individual citizens, and identifying the key issues and pertinent information received. Comments and Coordination Report SR 30 (US 98) Pensacola Bay Bridge 1-1 2.0 State & Federal Agency Coordination