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Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight Toll Authorities Fiscal Year 2019 Report A Report by the Florida Transportation Commission Commission Members Ronald Howse Jay Trumbull John Browning Chairman Vice Chairman Richard Burke Julius Davis David Genson Teresa Sarnoff www.ftc.state.fl.us 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450, MS 9 (850) 414-4105 * Fax (850) 414-4234 Florida Transportation Commission Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight—Toll Authorities Fiscal Year 2019 Fiscal Year Report Annual 2019 Fiscal iii Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight Page Page Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight This page intentionally left blank. Page iv Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight Page v Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight This page intentionally left blank. Page vi Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page 1 Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight Commission was specifically prohibited from Executive Summary entering into the day-to-day operations of a monitored authority, and also from taking part in Background the: • Awarding of contracts The Florida Transportation Commission (Commission) was charged with an expanded • Selection of a consultant or contractor or the oversight role as a result of provisions contained in prequalification of any individual consultant or House Bill (HB) 985 that was passed by the 2007 contractor legislature. This legislation amended Section 20.23, Florida Statutes, requiring the Commission • Selection of a route for a specific project to monitor the transportation authorities established in Chapters 343 and 348, Florida • Specific location of a transportation facility Statutes. HB 1213, passed by the 2009 legislature, expanded Commission oversight responsibilities to include the Jacksonville • Acquisition of rights-of-way Transportation Authority (JTA), established in Chapter 349, Florida Statutes. Florida’s Turnpike • Employment, promotion, demotion, System (Turnpike) falls under Commission suspension, transfer, or discharge of any oversight being part of the Florida Department of department personnel Transportation (FDOT). • Granting, denial, suspension, or revocation of A significant recommendation contained in the any license or permit issued by FDOT Commission’s legislatively mandated report, FTC Study of Cost Savings for Expressway Authorities The Commission may, however, recommend (December 2012), was to add the Turnpike standards and policies governing the procedure for reporting to the Commission reporting for selection and prequalification of consultants and authorities. As such, the Turnpike has been contractors. included in this authority report since fiscal year (FY) 2013. In addition, HB 7175, passed by the The Commission, in concert with the designated 2014 legislature, further amended Section 20.23, authorities, adopted performance measures and Florida Statutes, requiring the Commission to objectives, operating indicators, and governance monitor the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority (MBBA), re- criteria to assess the overall responsiveness of created pursuant to Chapter 2000-411, Laws of each authority in meeting their responsibilities to Florida, effective July 1, 2014. their customers. The Commission was also required to conduct In addition to gathering, analyzing and reporting periodic reviews of each authority’s operations and performance and operating data, Commission budget, acquisition of property, management of staff periodically review agendas, public meeting revenue and bond proceeds, and compliance with notices, conflict of interest disclosures, bond applicable laws and Generally Accepted documents, and audits. Accounting Principles (GAAP). Nonetheless, the Page 2 Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight FY2019 Report Changes oversight and are also included in this report. Northwest Florida Transportation Corridor Authority (NFTCA) As reported in the FY 2018 Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight Report, the Northwest Florida Transportation Corridor Authority (NFTCA) last met in September 2018. During the September 2018 meeting, the NFTCA Board unanimously approved a resolution to become inactive. Consistent with requirements detailed in Section 20.23 (2)(b), Florida Statutes, to oversee and monitor transportation authorities, the Commission voted unanimously on January 14, 2020, to recommend to the Florida Legislature that NFTCA Toll Authorities be dissolved. The Commission made its formal recommendation to dissolve NFTCA to the Senate Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) owns President and Speaker of the Florida House on and operates 118 centerline-miles of roadway in February 7, 2020. Appendix B includes a copy of Orange County. The toll facilities include: 22 miles the letter transmitted to legislative leadership. of the East-West Expressway (SR 408), 23 miles of the Beachline Expressway (SR 528), 32 miles of Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority (SRBBA) currently the Central Florida GreeneWay (SR 417), 31 miles does not have any appointed members. The FDOT of the Western Beltway (SR 429), 6 miles of the District Secretary serves as an ex-officio member. John Land Apopka Expressway (SR 414), 2 miles of Absent a quorum, no meetings have been held in SR 451, and 2 miles of SR 453. quite some time. FDOT continues to operate and maintain the facility, as required per the terms of Florida’s Turnpike System (Turnpike) consists of the lease purchase agreement. In March 2020, 483 miles of limited-access toll facilities. The 320- FDOT raised tolls per court order. mile Mainline extends from Florida City in Miami- Dade County northward to Wildwood in Sumter Authorities under County and includes SR 821 (HEFT), Southern Coin Commission Oversight System, Ticket System, Northern Coin System and the Beachline West Expressway. Expansion projects include the 23-mile Sawgrass Expressway, Table 1 shows the nine authorities created under the 18-mile Seminole Expressway, the 15-mile Chapters 343, 348, and 349, Florida Statutes and are included in this report. The Mid-Bay Bridge Veterans Expressway, the 6-mile Southern Authority as re-created pursuant to Chapter 2000- Connector Extension, the 25-mile Polk Parkway, 411, Laws of Florida and Florida’s Turnpike the 42-mile Suncoast Parkway, the 11-mile System are subject to Commission monitoring and Western Beltway, Part C, the 1-mile I-4 Connector, Page 3 Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report Transportation Authority Monitoring and Oversight and the 22-mile Beachline East Expressway. provides public transportation services to the general public in the Jacksonville metropolitan Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) oversees, area and throughout Duval County in the form of operates and maintains five expressways fixed route bus service, community shuttle, constituting 34 centerline-miles and 228 lane- paratransit service, an automated people mover, miles of roadway in Miami-Dade County. The five trolleys, stadium shuttle service and St. Johns toll facilities include: Dolphin Expressway (SR River Ferry operations. JTA also implements 836), Airport Expressway (SR 112), Don Shula roadway projects under its own authority and work Expressway (SR 874), Gratigny Parkway (SR 924), plans. and Snapper Creek Expressway (SR 878). South Florida Regional Transportation Authority Mid-Bay Bridge Authority (MBBA) owns the 3.6- (SFRTA, Tri-Rail) coordinates, develops, and mile Mid-Bay Bridge (SR 293), the 11-mile Walter implements a regional transportation system in Francis Spence Parkway, and the 0.8-mile Danny South Florida that provides commuter rail service Wuerffel Way in southeast Okaloosa County. Toll (Tri-Rail) and offers a shuttle bus system in operations are provided by Florida’s Turnpike Broward County for residents and visitors. Bus Enterprise and maintenance functions are connections to Tri-Rail stations in Palm Beach, provided by FDOT, District Three. Miami-Dade and Broward counties are provided by Palm Tran, Miami-Dade Transit and Broward Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority County Transit through fixed route service. (THEA) owns the Selmon Expressway, a 15-mile limited access toll road that crosses the City of Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority Tampa from Gandy Boulevard and MacDill Air (TBARTA) is not currently operating any facilities. Force Base in the south, through downtown Tampa Effective July 1, 2017, legislation changed the and east to Brandon. Elevated and at-grade composition of the Board and refocused TBARTA’s reversible express lanes within the existing facility purpose and designated service area, shifting from opened in 2006 and connect to the THEA-owned a 25-year long-range transportation master plan and maintained Brandon Parkway and Meridian for seven counties to a 10-year regional transit Avenue. development plan for five counties (Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco and Pinellas Transit Authorities Counties). TBARTA is currently developing a Regional Transit Development Plan. Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (CFRTA, dba LYNX) provides public transportation Legislative Overview services to the general public in the Orlando metropolitan area and throughout Orange, SB 7068 was signed into law by Governor Seminole, and Osceola Counties in the form of DeSantis, effective July 1, 2019. It created the fixed route