public outreach results
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Public Outreach Results. Consolidated Transit Development Plan (TDP) Unique Polk County Communities Listening Sessions Market Specific Services Operating / Capital Needs. 31 Listening Sessions held 2/6 – 4/19/2012 Outreach to over 10,000 Polk County residents. My Ride Plan . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Presentation Title HerePublic Outreach Results Consolidated Transit Development
Plan (TDP) Unique Polk County Communities Listening Sessions Market Specific Services Operating / Capital Needs
• 31 Listening Sessions held 2/6 – 4/19/2012
• Outreach to over 10,000 Polk County residents
My Ride Plan
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Municipalities in
Polk County
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REFUND
Jan-
12
Feb-
12
Mar
-12
Apr-
12
May
-12
Jun-
12
Jul-1
2
Aug-
12
Sep-
12
Oct
-12
Nov-
12
Dec-
12
Jan-
13
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
87,0
22
89,8
83
95,0
03
89,6
82
96,9
96
90,0
24
94,5
72 107,
207
95,6
28
107,
516
100,
647
100,
340
109,
532
FIXED ROUTE MONTHLY RIDERSHIPFY12-13
The Fruits of Good Management
Cost per hour down 8.6%
$100,000 refunded to the Board of County Commissioners.
$50,000 refunded to the Polk Transit.
Municipal refunds to WHAT funding partners (TBD)
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“THE SWAP”
FUNDING STRATEGY
Moving the cost of county roads, bridges, and public transit away
from exclusive taxation of homeowners and business owners
of Polk County onto a sales tax based system shared by tourists,
visitors, and everyone equally.
Presentation Title HereSWAP STRATEGYRemove 1 mil for roads from all Polk County Home and Business Owners.Remove .5 mil from LAMTD Homeowners and Businesses in Polk County.
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Effect: • 1 mil reduction in Polk County.• 1.5 mil reduction in the District.Implement a 1 cent sales surtax Countywide:• ½ cent for roads and bridges.• ½ cent for transit.
Presentation Title HereIMPACTS / POSITIVE+ for commercial and residential real estate
markets.+ expanded access for businesses.+ regional mobility options for all 17
Municipalities and Poinciana.+ “Fair” tax. 20% paid for by tourists+ Sales tax does not include utilities, rent, mortgage, prescriptions,
non-prepared foods, machinery for new or expanded business, labor, parts and equipment for new or expanded businesses, electricity used in manufacturing.
•Taxed on first $5,000 of purchase only.•HB 7007 provides 3 years of existing manufacturing sales tax exemptions
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SO WHY MY RIDE?• Increased Economic Development • Pinellas County: “Transportation is the
lifeblood of business. You’ve got to get your employees to and from work and anything you can do to speed that process along the roadways helps improve the business and economy.” ~Mike Meidel, Director, Pinellas County Economic Development
• Tampa: Celestar Defense, Florida Blue Regional, Cushman & Wakefield
• Seminole County• Brookings Institute Study• Educated Workforce: COLTS• Polytechnic
• USF/LRMC partnership
• If not now, when?
• What is our competitive advantage in the region?