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1 Florida Engineering Society Penny Projects • Now working - Transportation Improvements – – – – – – – – – – – – Bayside Bridge Bryan Dairy Road McMullen Booth Road East Lake Road Tampa Road Sunset Point Road 102nd Avenue 118th Avenue Belcher Road Keene Road Alderman Road Pinellas Trail 2 Florida Engineering Society Belleair Beach Causeway Bridge Replacement Existing Belleair Causeway Bridge Conceptual Rendering - Belleair Causeway Bridge 3 Florida Engineering Society Penny Projects • Now working - Public Safety and New Facilities – – – – East Lake Fire Station Fire and EMS Training Facility Greater Ridgecrest YMCA Palm Harbor Activity Center • Now working - Parks and Open Spaces – – – – – – Florida Botanical Gardens Walsingham Park Weedon Island Preserve Fort De Soto Improvements Boca Ciega Millennium Park Eagle Lake Park 4 Florida Engineering Society Penny Projects • Now working - Surface Water Improvements – – – – – – – – Allen’s Creek Alligator Creek Curlew Creek Joe’s Creek McKay Creek Smith Bayou Channel Lake Seminole Channel Walsingham Reservoir Enlargements 5 Florida Engineering Society Penny Projects • Now working - Government Facilities – – – – – – – Animal Services Building County Courthouse Expansion Medical Examiner’s Facility Criminal Justice Center Pinellas County Jail Expansion Old Courthouse Restoration Jail Expansion - Medical Wing 6 Florida Engineering Society Proposed Penny Projects TRANSPORTATION & TRAFFIC FLOW 1. Establish the Mid-County Expressway: East-West 118th Ave. from U.S.19 to I-275. Joint project with Florida Department of Transportation. 2. Improve intersections to enhance safety and traffic flow along major corridors. 3. Rehabilitate/replace aging bridges along Pinellas County’s roadway system. 7 Florida Engineering Society 686 St. Petersburg – Clearwater International Airport Ulmerton Road 49th Street 55 Ulmerton Road 118th Avenue 686 Mid-County Expressway 8 Florida Engineering Society 686 St. Petersburg – Clearwater International Airport Ulmerton Road 49th Street 55 Ulmerton Road 118th Avenue 686 Roosevelt Connector 9 Florida Engineering Society 686 St. Petersburg – Clearwater International Airport Ulmerton Road 49th Street 55 Ulmerton Road 118th Avenue 686 Ultimate Configuration 10 Florida Engineering Society Proposed Penny Projects TRANSPORTATION & TRAFFIC FLOW 4. Beautify Gulf Boulevard from Clearwater Beach to Pass-a-Grille, including undergrounding of all utilities. Joint project between the county and beach communities. 5. Resurface county-maintained roads. 6. Repair Dunedin Causeway bridge linking the mainland to Honeymoon Island. 11 Florida Engineering Society Proposed Penny Projects DRAINAGE & STORMWATER MANAGEMENT 1. Improve stormwater drainage systems in neighborhoods and business districts to reduce flooding. 2. Dredge channels to improve water flow and reduce flooding. 3. Reinforce creeks and ditches to prevent overflow or erosion. 4. Improve the water quality of Cross Bayou watershed which drains into Old Tampa Bay and Boca Ciega Bay. 12 Florida Engineering Society Proposed Penny Projects PUBLIC SAFETY & HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS 1. Create a new centralized emergency communications center. 2. Develop additional hurricane evacuation shelter spaces. 3. Convert emergency radio system to a national standard so more than 9,000 regional public safety users can communicate with each other during an emergency. 4. Build a hurricane-resistant facility to house Public Works’ emergency responders who support storm recovery operations. 13 Florida Engineering Society Proposed Penny Projects COURT AND JAIL FACILITIES 1. Expand jail capacity to relieve current overcrowding and accommodate projected growth. 2. Renovate existing court facilities throughout Pinellas County to accommodate growth and changes in the court system. 14 Florida Engineering Society Proposed Penny Projects PARKS, RECREATION, CULTURE 1. Repair and/or replace aging facilities to maintain the quality of park facilities and infrastructure. 2. Pinellas Trail repair and expansion. 3. Purchase land for parks throughout the county. 4. Preserve/enhance boating access countywide. 15 Florida Engineering Society Proposed Penny Projects ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION & PROTECTION 1. Improve and restore Weedon Island Preserve pier/canoe launch, boardwalks and trails. 2. Help restore Lake Seminole by removing sediment that is causing water quality, habitat and recreational problems. 3. Acquire land for public beach access and parking. 4. Buy land to expand Brooker Creek Preserve. 5. Improve water quality and circulation in Upper Tampa Bay. 6. Construct regional storm water treatment facilities to improve the quality of bay and estuary waters. 16 Florida Engineering Society Proposed Penny Projects HOUSING, JOBS AND HUMAN SERVICES 1. Purchase land to create affordable housing to support the Pinellas County workforce. GOVERNMENT FACILITIES 1. Renovate and improve aging government facilities. 2. Consolidate existing facilities to centralize county records management. 3. Build new, hurricane hardened Public Works facility. 17 Florida Engineering Society Penny For Pinellas: • Is not a new tax – it’s a renewal of an existing one percent sales tax in effect since 1990. • Can only be used for capital improvement projects. • Adds value to our county by funding roads, bridges, parks, drainage and other capital improvement projects. • Gets divided between the county and cities. 18 Florida Engineering Society Penny For Pinellas: • Allows us to fund new capital projects without relying on property taxes. • Is paid by all who spend money in the county, including tourists and other visitors who contribute about a third. • Is not collected on groceries and medications. 19 Florida Engineering Society VOTE March 13th, 2007 20 Florida Engineering Society For More Information: Peter J. Yauch, P.E. Director of Transportation Pinellas County Public Works 440 Court Street Clearwater, FL 33756 (727) 464-3364 [email protected] 21 Florida Engineering Society 22 Florida Engineering Society