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Agenda

Murriah Dekle, Board Chair Rob Stephens, Vice Chair

Clinton Forbes, Secretary/Treasurer Brad Miller, Past Chair

Jesus Gomez, Finance Corporation Chair

FPTA Quarterly Board of Directors Meeting June 13, 2019 SFRTA Administrative Offices 801 NW 33rd Street Pompano Beach, FL 33064 Conference Room #315 Dial into the conference: (712) 451-0229, Access Code: 785303 Then, join the online meeting: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/lisabacot

I. 9:00 a.m. Call to Order and Roll Call

a. Introduction of New General Managers: § Jim Harrison, CEO, LYNX § Ben Limmer, CEO, HART § Jill Brown, Interim Director, LakeExpress

II. 9:05 a.m. Action Needed Consent Agenda- Murriah Dekle, Chair a. March 21, 2019 Minutes

III. 9:15 a.m. Action Needed 2019 Hall of Fame Nominee, Proposed Criteria, & Membership, Joel Volinski, 2017 FPTA Hall of Fame

IV. 9:30 a.m. Discussion Items a. Strategic Plan/Training Needs – Murriah Dekle, Chair b. Task Force on Medicaid NET- Murriah Dekle, Chair c. Transit Safety and Security Measures/Symposium- Ben Limmer, HART

V. 10:00 a.m. Action Needed Treasurer’s Report– Clinton Forbes, Treasurer a. Budget Update- including COMTO Sponsorship Request b. Statement of Financial Position

VI. 10:15 a.m. FTAFC Update – FTAFC Chairperson Jesus Gomez/Lisa Darnall, JTA VII. 10:30 a.m. Ex-Officio & Business Member Reports:

a. FDOT, Bobby Westbrook b. CUTR, Robert Bertini c. CTD, Steven Holmes d. MPOAC, Carl Mikyska e. Floridians for Better Transportation, Sally Patrenos f. Business Class, Johnna McQuinn & Butch Sibley

VIII. 11:15 a.m. Executive Director Report: a. Informational Items b. Legislative Wrap-up c. Status of Events

IX. 11:30 a.m. Round the State X. 12:00 p.m. -12:15 p.m. Lunch and Learn- Gillig, LLC

a. Lunch Served at Noon

Next Board Meeting Will be Held:

Thursday, August 8, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

LYNX Administrative Offices 455 N. Garland Ave. Orlando, Fla. 32801

Recommended Hotel- $125.00 per night: Marriot Orlando Downtown 400 West Livingston Street

Orlando, FL 32801

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FPTABOARDOFDIRECTORS&VOTINGMEMBERSYellowhighlighterdesignatesFPTALeadership/ExecutiveCommittee

Tier1(Budgetsof$36millionormore) AllareVotingMembers(9Members)

TimGarling,BrowardCountyTransit(BCT) XJimHarrison,CentralFloridaRegionalTransitAuthority(LYNX), XBenLimmer,HillsboroughAreaRegionalTransitAuthority(HART) XNathanielFord,JacksonvilleTransportationAuthority(JTA) XAliceBravo,Miami-DadeTransit(MDT) XClintonForbes,PalmTran,Secretary/Treasurer XBradMiller,PinellasSuncoastTransitAuthority(PSTA),PastChair XSteveAbrams,SouthFloridaRegionalTransportationAuthority(Tri-Rail) XNicolaLiquori,SunRail XTier2(Budgetsof$4million-$36million) SixareVotingMembersMichelleArnold,CollierAreaTransit TonyaEllis(Interim),EscambiaCountyAreaTransit(ECAT) XJesusGomez,GainesvilleRTS,FTAFCChair XRobertCodie,LeeCountyTransit(LeeTran) XBillSteele,ManateeCountyTransit(MCAT) KurtScheible,PascoCountyPublicTransportation XTomPhillips,PolkCounty-CitrusConnection RobLewis(Interim),SarasotaCountyAreaTransit(SCAT-Sarasota) ScottNelson,SpaceCoastAreaTransit(SCAT-Brevard) X

AngelaBaldwin,StarMetro(Tallahassee) RobStephens,Votran,ViceChair XTier3(Budgetsoflessthan$4million) FiveareVotingMembersJoePollock,BayTownTrolley RichardKolar,CharlotteCountyAreaTransit JohnKowalchik,CoralGablesTrolley JoeDeGeorge,HernandoCounty KarenDeigl,IndianRiverCountyTransit(GoLine) X

RodDelostrinos,KeyWestDOT XJillBrown(Interim),LakeCountyPublicTransportation(LakeXpress) ClaudetteMahan,MartinCountyPublicTransit BobBerkstresser,OkaloosaCountyTransit MurriahDekle,StLucieCountyTransit,Chair XRachelGarvey,St.JohnsCounty/SunshineBus RobynChiarelli,SunTrolley XIvanCabrera,HollywoodTrolley OliverCromwell,SunTran(Ocala) XTier4(CTCMembers) ThreeareVotingMembersChrisHarvey,BakerCountyTransit ShawnMitchell,BigBendTransit XSharonPeeler,JTrans XConnieConley,LevyCountyTransit XScottClark,SunshineLine(HillsboroughCTC)

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LarrySessions,SuwanneeValleyTransitAuthority BoydThompson,RideSolution(PutnamCTC) JoelPaul,Jr.,Tri-CountyCommunityCouncil(Holmes,Walton,andWashingtonCTC)

BusinessMembersVotingBusinessMembersButchSibley GilligJohnnaMcQuinn CleverDevices

Non-Voting,Ex-OfficioMembersNonVoting,Ex-OfficioMembersEdCoven FloridaDepartmentofTransportationRobertBertini,PhD CenterforUrbanTransportationResearchStevenHolmes CommissionfortheTransportationDisadvantagedCarlMikyska MetropolitanPlanningOrganizationAdvisoryCouncilSallyPatrenos FloridiansforBetterTransportation

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FPTA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Page | 1

Florida Public Transportation Association Quarterly Board Meeting Minutes March 21, 2019 @ 1:30 p.m. in Tallahassee, Florida

MeetingcalledtoOrder:Themeetingwascalledtoorderat1:30pminTallahassee,Florida.

Inattendance:Thefollowingwereinattendance:

Inperson:AngelaBaldwin,EdCoven,KarenDeigl,MurriahDekle,AaronDunn,JesusGomez,CarlMikyska,BradMiller,RobertCodie,ShawnMitchell,SharonPeeler,ButchSibley,RonObert,SallyPatrenos,KurtScheible,VickiWooldridge,RobStephens,LisaBacot,BillHearndon,LizStutts(FDOT),BobbyWestbrook(FDOT),andKeithArnold.

Onphone:LisaStaes,TimGarling,ScottNelson,JoeDeGeorge,andRobynChiarelli.

ConsentAgenda

• Minutes from October 16, 2018 Meeting

• Minutes from January 27, 2019 Meeting

• FPTA Financial Statement’s and Tax Return ActionTaken:AmotionwasmadebyKarenDeigltoapprovetheConsentAgenda;itwassecondedbyJesusGomez.Themotionpassedunanimously.

ElectionofOfficersItwasnotedthatEdwardJohnsonhasleftLYNX,andthattheExecutiveCommitteehadmettodiscussatransitionplan.Inaddition,anelectronicvoteoccurredandClintonForbeshasbeenselectedastheSecretary/Treasurer.

ActionTaken:MotionwasmadebyVickiWooldridgetoapprovethenewFPTALeadership.ThemotionwassecondedbyKarenDeiglandpassedunanimously.

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LegislativeUpdate

KeithArnold,withBuchananIngersollandRooney,wasintroducedasthenewgovernmentconsultingfirmrepresentingFPTA.Mr.Arnoldgaveasummaryofhisexperienceanddiscussedthecurrentitemsheisworkingon.OneitemthatcameupwasthecurrentMedicaidnon-emergencytransportationconcernsregardingtripshreddingtoADAandTDsystemsacrossthestate.LisahasbeenaskedtocreateasurveytosendtoallCTC’s.UpdateontheTransitLeadershipProgram

KarenDeiglgaveanupdateontheTransitLeadershipProgramandthattheregistrationiscurrentlyopen.Shementionedthatthepreviousattendeeshavebeensurveyedandtheyareinterestedinafollow-uptrainingprogram.Ms.Deiglhasreachedouttothetrainerandwehavereceivedawrittenquote.ThecosttoaddanadditionaldaytotheTransitLeadershipProgram,thatwouldencompassthepreviousattendeesisapproximately$5,000.00.ActionTaken:MotionwasmadebyBradMillerandsecondedbyJesusGomeztoincludeasecondcomponenttotheTransitLeadershipProgramin2020andincludethisinourbudgetfornextyear.Motionpassedunanimously.

Treasurer’sReport

LisaBacotgavetheTreasurer’sreport.ShediscussedthecurrentBudgetvsActualsandtheStatementofFinancialPosition.KurtScheiblementionedthatgivenourfinancialsituation,possiblyweshouldhaveafuturediscussiononadditionaltrainingneeds.ChairDeklementionedthatthisisindeedpartoftheStrategicPlanWorkPlanfornextyear.

ActionTaken:MotionwasmadebyBradMillerandsecondedbyKurtSchiebletoapprovetheTreasurer’sReport.Motionpassedunanimously.

AnnualEvaluationoftheExecutiveDirectorChairDeklenotedthattheExecutiveCommitteediscussedtheannualevaluationoftheExecutiveDirectorandisrecommendinga3%increaseanda$5,000bonus.ActionTaken:MotionwasmadebyKarenDeiglandsecondedbyBradMillerKurtSchiebletogivetheExecutiveDirectora3%increaseinthebasecontractanda$5,000bonus.Motionpassedunanimously.

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FTAFCUpdateJesusGomezprovidedabriefupdateoftheFTAFC,includinginformationpertainingtotheHeavy-DutyBusRFPandwhenthecontractsshouldbereadytogo.

Ex-Officio&BusinessClassMemberReportsEx-Officio&BusinessClassMembersgavetheirreports.

FloridaDepartmentofTransportation-EdCovenannouncedthatLizStuttswillbetakinghispositionandcongratulatedher.HegaveanupdateonabillthataffectshowMiamicanspendtheirlocalsurtax,SunRail,andFederalAppropriations.

CenterforUrbanTransportationResearch-LisaStaesgaveanupdateonCUTRandmentionedthePDWRegistrationwillbeopeningsoon.AndthattheNOFOonLoNovehicleswillbeoutsoon.TheyarealsoworkingontheAVSummit.

MetropolitanPlanningOrganizationAdvisoryCouncil-CarlMikyskagaveanoverviewofitemsthataffectMPO’sduringthiscurrentlegislativesession.

FloridiansforBetterTransportation–SallyPatrenosdiscussedthatsheismonitoringnumerousbillsandshementionedherTransportationSummerCamp,tobeheldattheVinoyonJuly10-12,2019.

FloridaCommissionfortheTransportationDisadvantaged-SteveHolmeswasnotpresent.

BusinessMembers-ButchSibleystatedtheyarelookingforwardtotheRoadeoandfelttheAnnualConferencewentwell.Hementionedthatsomevendorswerestuckincornersandwonderedifmaybeincertainvenue’sdoweneedtoputacaponattendanceofvendors?LisawilldiscusswiththeAnnualConferenceplanningcommittee.

ExecutiveDirectorReportLisaBacotgaveanupdateontheLegislativeSession,theStrategicPlan,andotheritems.

MeetingAdjourned:TheChairadjournedthemeetingat4:04p.m.

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DRAFT FPTA Hall of Fame Criteria

I.PURPOSEANDSCOPE:ProvideguidelinestoinductmembersintotheFloridaPublicTransportationAssociation’sHallofFame.InductiontoFPTA’sHallofFameisthesinglehighesthonorthattheassociationcanbestowonindividualswhohavehadlonganddistinguishedcareersandwhohavemadeextraordinarycontributionstothepublictransportationindustryinFloridawhilebeingactiveparticipantsinFPTAactivities.

II.DEFINITIONSANDREFERENCES

FPTA:FloridaPublicTransportationAssociation

III.PROCEDURES

1. AHallofFameCommitteeshallbenamedyearlybytheFPTAChair.

2. TheCommitteeshallbemadeupofnomorethanthreemembers,oneofwhommustbeaGeneralManagerwithover10yearsoftransitexperienceinFlorida,plustheFPTAExecutiveDirector,inanadvisoryposition.MembersofthecommitteeshouldhaveasolidfamiliaritywiththehistoryandsignificanceoftheFPTAHallofFame.

3. NominationsshallbesolicitedannuallybytheCommitteeChair.Anominationisonly

validifitisreceivedfromacurrentmemberoftheFPTA.

4. CriteriaformembersoftheHallofFamewill,ofnecessity,besubjective,butcommitteemembersshouldfamiliarizethemselveswiththeaccomplishmentsofthosealreadyinductedintotheFPTAHallofFametobetterunderstandtheiroutstandingcontributionstothetransitindustryinFloridaandbetterappreciatewhatsetthemapartfromothercareertransitprofessionals.TheHallofFameCommitteeshalltakethefollowingintoconsiderationinselectingnominees:

• Thenomineemusthavehadadistinguishedcareer,includingmakingdistinctive

accomplishmentsandnoteworthyadvancesforpublictransportationinFlorida.• Thenomineemusthavemadeextraordinarycontributionstothepublic

transportationindustryintheStateofFloridabeyondwhatwouldordinarilybe

Deleted: .Longevityinaparticularpositionshouldnot,byitself,begivengreatweightunlessaccompaniedbydistinctiveaccomplishments.EngaginginnormalFPTAcommitteeactivitiesissomethingthatshouldbeexpected,butnotbeconsideredsufficientunlessthenominee’sinitiativesandactionsledto

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expectedofsomeoneintheirposition.Theremustbeevidencethatwhattheyaccomplishedrepresentedsomethingdistinctlyaboveandbeyondexpectations.Thereneedstobeevidencethatwhattheyhavedonehassetthemapartfromotherprofessionalsinthesameposition.ExtraordinarycontributionsimplythatthenomineefosteredoriginalandsignificantimprovementsthathadlastingimpactonthequalityofpublictransportationinFlorida.

• ThenomineeshallhavebeenactiveintheFPTAforatleast10years,andactiveinthepublictransportationindustryforover20years.

• Thenomineeshallnolongerbeactiveonafull-timebasisinthesamejobdisciplineinwhichtheindividual’s20ormoreyearsofqualifyingservicetotheindustrywasperformedandhasnotbeenforatleastsixmonthsatthetimeofapplication.

5. TheHallofFameCommitteeshalldiscussthemeritsofthenominationsandpresentno

morethantwonomineestotheFPTABoardforfinalapprovalonanannualbasis.

6. OncetheFPTABoardhasapprovedthenewinductee(s),theChairoftheCommitteeandtheExecutiveDirectorshallpreparethelanguagetobepostedontheHallofFamewebsite.Thatlanguageshalldescribeindetailhis/herexceptionalachievementstotheadvancementofpublictransportationinFloridaandwhytheindividualisworthyofthisspecialhonor.Thelanguageshoulddescribethenominee’sactiveparticipationinFPTAactivitiesoverthecourseofhis/hercareer,includinganyelectedpositionstheymighthaveheldandlistthehonorsandawardsreceivedwhichelaborateontheindividual’sachievementsandcontributions.

7. TheExecutiveDirectorandCommitteeChairshallmakethearrangementsand

presentationoftheinductee(s)attheFPTAAnnualMeeting.

Deleted: Inshort,itisnotenoughforacandidatetohavesimplydonetheirjobswell.

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Priority ACTION RESOURCE OUTCOME IMPACT EFFORT/ DURATION TIME FRAME

Priority(1- High, 5-

Low)ACTION RESOURCE OUTCOME IMPACT

(1-High, 5- Low)EFFORT/ DURATION

(1-High, 5-Low) TIME FRAME

1 Increase authority of Exec Committee and repurpose Board meetings Executive Committee Create consent agenda 3 5 Completed- 2018

1Board alternate program- all GMs must have an alternate and agency attends a minimum of 1 Board meeting per year

Executive Director/ Board Greater participation by all agencies 2 5 2019

3 Focus Board meetings on ideas to address current strategic issues impacting transportation Executive Director / Board Agenda item that focuses on ideas at each

board meeting 2 3 Ongoing

5 Establish goals for committees All Committees Goals created 3 4 2019

Priority ACTION RESOURCE OUTCOME IMPACT EFFORT/ DURATION TIME FRAME

1 Work with Membership Coordinator on development of an integrated registration and database system Membership Coordinator Creation of an integrated registration and

database system 2 4 Completed- 2018

4 Develop a social media strategy and implement use of social media Marketing Committee/ Consultant Greater exposure, branding and visibility 2 5 2020

Priority ACTION RESOURCE OUTCOME IMPACT EFFORT/ DURATION TIME FRAME

Administrative Goal- Perform job duties of the Executive Director focused on effective management of the limited resources of the association and increasing the benefits to the membership.

Executive Director Job Duties: Marketing and communication of FPTA activities, plan all FPTA events, manage internal infrastructure for operating the association, diversify and increase revenue.

4 2 3 Completed- 2018

Governance Activities

Infrastructure and Internal Operations

Generation and Diversification of Revenue

Review by-laws to explore opportunities to refine or expand membership categories Executive Director/ Board Make recommendation to Board for Bylaw

change- Altered CTC and Trolley annual dues

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1

Evaluate potential new revenue for the FTAFC.i. Determine level of interest in potential other consortiums, such as:1. Commuter bus, articulated bus, electric bus and trolley bus.2. Survey Members.

FTAFC Board Survey of members 3 3 Completed- 2018

2 Review opportunities for non-dues revenues, create proposal and implement Executive Director / Board Increase revenue 3 5 2020

Priority ACTION RESOURCE OUTCOME IMPACT EFFORT/ DURATION TIME FRAME

1 Complete and Plan all FPTA Sponsored Events. Executive Director/ Membership Coordinator All events held 1 3 2019

2 Continue to Recruit and Increase FPTA Membership Executive Director/ Membership Coordinator Increase membership 3 3 2019

2 Attend/Plan three (3) transit advocacy events around the state. Executive Director Attend three (3) advocacy events 3 3 2019

2 Create and Update FPTA Documents and Publications. Executive Director Create/Update all documents and publications 3 3 2019

3 Begin Implementation of a Transit Insurance Fund Executive Director Increase participants, lunch served and exhibitors 3 3 2019

Priority ACTION RESOURCE OUTCOME IMPACT EFFORT/ DURATION TIME FRAME

3 Continue to Grow the Executive Directors’ personal development skills. Executive Director Executive Director attends conferences and

events that grow her skills 3 5 Ongoing

Priority ACTION RESOURCE OUTCOME IMPACT EFFORT/ DURATION TIME FRAME

1 Connect the Board to a Federal level on a quarterly basisthrough APTA or other channels APTA/CTAA Hold Quarterly conference calls/webinars for

Federal updates from APTA 2 3 2019

2 Increase reputational brand in state capitol Executive Director / Board Hire a Governmental Consulting firm to assist 1 1 Completed- 2019

Membership Services and Relationships

Personal Development

Goal- Advocacy

Increase advocacy at the state, federal and local levels to benefit Florida’s transit industry.

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2 Advocate for legislation specific to some agencies Executive Director / Legislative Committee Agencies pass legislation 2 2 Ongoing

2 Draft positions description of advocacy role on behalf ofFPTA membership; include options for filling role Legislative Committee Position description- with options 2 2 Completed- 2019

2 Hire person, consultant or other resource to match scopeof work/ position description Executive Director/ Board Resource hires 2 1 Completed- 2019

2 Recast purpose of Legislative committee to focus oncoalition activities

Executive Director/ New hire/ LegislativeCommittee

New scope for committee focused on coalition activities 3 3 2019

2 Determine strategy for Advocacy Executive Director/ new hire Measurable performance goals 2 3 Ongoing

2 Build an Urban Coalition while maintaining balance withrural/CTC constituents Executive Director / Board Creation of an Urban and CTC Coalition 2 4 2019

5 Capitalize on multi-modal projects in progress to increaseawareness of FPTA ?? ?? ?? 2020

Priority ACTION RESOURCE OUTCOME IMPACT EFFORT/ DURATION TIME FRAME

2 Modify committee communication to be more aligned toFDOT Executive Director/ FDOT Modification of committees 3 3 2019

2 Provide more training and education to members throughmembers Education Committee

Creation of a monthly education email to members/Creation of a Transit Leadership

Program1 2 2019

3 Re-engage the Education Committee with a goal Education Committee Creation of a goal 3 3 2019

2 Increase awareness of events in monthly newsletter- getaccess to FDOT communications Executive Director/ FDOT Increase awareness 1 4 2019

3 Conduct a needs assessment to determine membersneeds for training and educations Education Committee/FDOT/CUTR Training and Education needs 1 3 2019

3 Capture existing training and development resources andcurriculum to connect and communicate to members Education Committee Increase awareness, exposure and

participation 3 3 2019

3 Determine gap between needs assessment and existingtraining and develop a plan to close the gap Education Committee Training Plan 2 4 2019

GOAL- EDUCATION

Provide and coordinate education and training opportunities to address the workforce development needs of the membership.

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Priority ACTION RESOURCE OUTCOME IMPACT EFFORT/ DURATION TIME FRAME

1 Board members participate on partner boards,committees, associations and bring connection to FPTA ??? ??? 5 3 2019

2 Integrate FPTA and FDOT contact lists Executive Director/ FDOTEstablishment of a joint list and/or process to communicate meetings, trainings, and other

items2 3 2019

2 Increase communications and connections with FDOTand FDOT/CUTR Transit Networks Executive Director/ FDOT Creation of a monthly education email to

members 2 3 2019

3Increase business member involvement in Board,committees and events while making involvement morevaluable to them

Executive Director/Board

Allow Business Members to present at our Board Meetings for the cost of

breakfast/lunch/receptionInclude Business Members in Committees

Add to Webpage as a Benefit

3 2 Completed- 2017

3 Partner with other associations and agencies to providetraining, to communicate, for events etc. Executive Director/Other Associations

Creation of a monthly education email to members/Coordination with other

Associations4 2 2019

3 Invite business to sponsor lunch at Board meeting tospotlight their companies Invitation to Business Members Increase value of business membership 3 1 Completed- 2017

3 Communicate through social media Marketing Committee/ Consultant Increase awareness of events 3 3 2019

4 Expand Invitation to Business Members Email Increase % of meeting participation 4 1 2019

4 Increase membership through broader channels thantraditional transportation Alternative mode providers Increased membership 4 4 2019

5 Build more strategic business partnerships to addresschanges in transportation (alternative modes etc) Alternative mode providers ??? ??? 2019

5

Provide additional services to members such as: fleetdiscounts, insurance coverage, free prescription cards,telephone service contracts and collaborative languagetranslation services

Executive Director/Other Associations Research conducted, and Services created, if beneficial to FPTA 2 5 2020

Build collaborative external and internal partnerships in order to increase value for all members and attract new membership.

GOAL- PARTNERSHIPS

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Accrual Basis Wednesday, June 5, 2019 04:40 AM GMT-7 1/2

Florida Public Transportation Association, Inc.BUDGET VS. ACTUALS: FPTA - FY19 P&L

October 2018 - September 2019

TOTAL

ACTUAL BUDGET OVER BUDGET % OF BUDGET

Revenue

Advertising

Business Card 1,395.00 1,395.00

Full Page 1,600.00 5,000.00 -3,400.00 32.00 %

Total Advertising 2,995.00 5,000.00 -2,005.00 59.90 %

Annual Conference 308,676.84 215,000.00 93,676.84 143.57 %

FDOT

Annual Conference 35,000.00 35,000.00 0.00 100.00 %

Mid-year PDW 10,000.00 -10,000.00

Op/Mech. Roadeo 35,000.00 -35,000.00

Transit Leadership Program 20,000.00 -20,000.00

Total FDOT 35,000.00 100,000.00 -65,000.00 35.00 %

FTA Finance Corporation 15,000.00 -15,000.00

Interest Earned 1,137.47 1,137.47

Membership

Associate 2,250.00 1,500.00 750.00 150.00 %

Business Class 34,100.00 35,000.00 -900.00 97.43 %

Corporate

Corporate F/R 259,533.45 260,000.00 -466.55 99.82 %

CTC 4,000.00 5,500.00 -1,500.00 72.73 %

Total Corporate 263,533.45 265,500.00 -1,966.55 99.26 %

Ex-Officio

Florida DOT Membership 500.00 500.00 0.00 100.00 %

Florida for Better Transportation 500.00 500.00 0.00 100.00 %

MPOAC 500.00 500.00 0.00 100.00 %

T. D. Commission 500.00 500.00 0.00 100.00 %

USF/CUTR 500.00 500.00 0.00 100.00 %

Total Ex-Officio 2,500.00 2,500.00 0.00 100.00 %

Total Membership 302,383.45 304,500.00 -2,116.55 99.30 %

Miscellaneous Event Revenue (PDW & Transit Leadership Fees)

-625.00 5,000.00 -5,625.00 -12.50 %

Op/Mech. Roadeo 75,691.53 65,000.00 10,691.53 116.45 %

Transit Day 1,850.00 5,000.00 -3,150.00 37.00 %

Total Revenue $727,109.29 $714,500.00 $12,609.29 101.76 %

GROSS PROFIT $727,109.29 $714,500.00 $12,609.29 101.76 %

Expenditures

Accounting/Review

Harvard & Associates 3,750.00 3,800.00 -50.00 98.68 %

Wadsworth, Humphress & Hollar 4,950.00 6,600.00 -1,650.00 75.00 %

Total Accounting/Review 8,700.00 10,400.00 -1,700.00 83.65 %

Administrative Support

Bacot Consulting, LLC 79,262.97 145,000.00 -65,737.03 54.66 %

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TOTAL

ACTUAL BUDGET OVER BUDGET % OF BUDGET

Hat Rack Studios 9,700.00 16,500.00 -6,800.00 58.79 %

Total Administrative Support 88,962.97 161,500.00 -72,537.03 55.09 %

Advertising Expense 4,000.00 -4,000.00

Bank Charges and Fees 2,315.75 10,000.00 -7,684.25 23.16 %

Conferences

Annual Conference 208,957.42 250,000.00 -41,042.58 83.58 %

Mega-Roadeo 101,903.90 125,000.00 -23,096.10 81.52 %

Mid-Year Conference (DOT & FPTA) 1,001.35 35,000.00 -33,998.65 2.86 %

Transit Day 2,947.30 8,000.00 -5,052.70 36.84 %

Transit Leadership Program 4,602.76 25,000.00 -20,397.24 18.41 %

Total Conferences 319,412.73 443,000.00 -123,587.27 72.10 %

Copying/Printing 1,228.56 20,000.00 -18,771.44 6.14 %

Dues & Memberships 2,365.00 3,000.00 -635.00 78.83 %

Governmental Consulting 10,800.00 28,800.00 -18,000.00 37.50 %

Insurance

Business owners Policy (General Liability & Contents)

220.71 600.00 -379.29 36.79 %

Commercial Crime/Employee Dishonesty 750.00 -750.00

Directors and Officers Liability/Employment Practices Liability

1,500.00 -1,500.00

Event Insurance 300.00 -300.00

Total Insurance 220.71 3,150.00 -2,929.29 7.01 %

Miscellaneous 1,800.00 500.00 1,300.00 360.00 %

Newsletter Expenses 3,560.75 3,560.75

Office Equipment & Supplies 500.00 -500.00

Office Rental 3,314.04 6,150.00 -2,835.96 53.89 %

Postage 221.01 1,000.00 -778.99 22.10 %

SEP IRA Match 3,316.62 5,000.00 -1,683.38 66.33 %

Sponsorships 1,500.00 2,000.00 -500.00 75.00 %

Taxes & Licences 61.25 500.00 -438.75 12.25 %

Telephone 1,266.13 4,000.00 -2,733.87 31.65 %

Travel 10,621.44 34,500.00 -23,878.56 30.79 %

Meals & Entertainment 11,421.55 11,421.55

Total Travel 22,042.99 34,500.00 -12,457.01 63.89 %

Web Page/Computer 2,256.12 2,500.00 -243.88 90.24 %

Total Expenditures $473,344.63 $740,500.00 $ -267,155.37 63.92 %

NET OPERATING REVENUE $253,764.66 $ -26,000.00 $279,764.66 -976.02 %

NET REVENUE $253,764.66 $ -26,000.00 $279,764.66 -976.02 %

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Florida Public Transportation Association, Inc.STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As of May 31, 2019

TOTAL

ASSETS

Current Assets

Bank Accounts

Ameris Checking 640,986.26

BOA-2830 32,543.45

Fifth Third-8825 0.00

Total Bank Accounts $673,529.71

Accounts Receivable

Due from FTAFC 0.00

Total Accounts Receivable $0.00

Other Current Assets

Accounts Receivable2 0.00

Petty Cash 25.00

Prepaid Expenses 10,921.05

Undeposited Funds 0.00

Total Other Current Assets $10,946.05

Total Current Assets $684,475.76

Fixed Assets

Accumulated Depreciation -8,018.00

Furniture & Equipment 8,018.00

Total Fixed Assets $0.00

Other Assets

Ameris Bank - 3 Year CD 102,638.59

Total Other Assets $102,638.59

TOTAL ASSETS $787,114.35

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Accounts Payable

Accounts Payable 0.00

Total Accounts Payable $0.00

Credit Cards

AMEX-1000 0.00

Total Credit Cards $0.00

Other Current Liabilities

Accounts Payable2 0.00

Accrued Expenses 0.00

Unearned Revenue 0.00

Total Other Current Liabilities $0.00

Total Current Liabilities $0.00

Total Liabilities $0.00

Equity

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TOTAL

Net Assets-Unrestricted 476,306.71

Opening Balance Equity 0.00

Restricted Annual Conference Funds 19,139.34

Restricted Roadeo Funds 8,715.59

Restricted Transit and TD Day Funds 13,468.27

Net Revenue 269,484.44

Total Equity $787,114.35

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $787,114.35

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2019FPTALegislativePlatform

TheCreationofaTransitInsurancePool/SelfInsuranceFund

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• HB311passed,thebillrevisesvariousprovisionsoflawrelatingtoautonomousvehicles.Thebilldeemsanautomateddrivingsystemtobetheoperatorofanautonomousvehiclewhileoperatinginautonomousmode,regardlessofwhetherapersonisphysicallypresentinthevehicle.Thebillexpresseslegislativeintenttoprovideforuniformityoflawsgoverningautonomousvehiclesthroughoutthestate.

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• AnewgrantprogramwascreatedinSB7068,theTransportationDisadvantaged(TD)programreceivedanadditional$10millionfrommoneythatwasrevertedfromGeneralRevenuetotheTransportationTrustFund.Thefundingisforfiveyearsandthesedollarsaresetasidetocreateanewcompetitivegrantprogramtoin-partincreaseatransportationdisadvantagedperson’saccesstoanddeparturefromjobtraining,employment,healthcare,andotherlife-sustainingservices.

MobilityManagementStrategiesbyintroducingcutting-edgetechnologiesandintegratingnewservice-deliveryapproachesandmobilityoptionsinthetransitmarketplace.

• Languagewascreatedtoaddresssomeoftheconcernsregardingthestrictsafetystandardsin14-90,FAC;however,afternumerousconversationswiththeLegislativeCommittee,wewereunabletocometoanagreementonthelanguage.

• Anewgrantprogramwascreated,SB7068included$10millioninTransportationDisadvantagedfunding.

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Session Summary The Legislature extended session by one day, finishing on Saturday, May 4th to meet the mandatory "72 hour" cooling off period before passing the $91.1 billion budget. This session saw the least number of bills passed in nearly 50 years, with only 197 bills passing out of the 3,491 bills filed in 2019. After an unusually slow start, the Republican controlled Legislature finished strong by successfully passing many controversial priorities of leadership. What this session lacked in output in terms of bills passed, made up for it in the scope of legislation that cleared the finish line. Issues which languished for years in legislative stalemates broke free in 2019 to the surprise of many. Issues, such as, Certificate of Need (CON) deregulation, prescription drug importation, texting while driving ban, school voucher expansion, criminal justice reform, smokable medical marijuana, firefighter cancer benefits, and property insurance reform (Assignment of Benefits) passed this year, by in large part, due to a more conservative Senate, a new Governor, and close collaboration between House and Senate leadership. Below is a brief summary of the major issues passed in 2019. Healthcare Speaker Oliva’s top priority (HB 21) was passed this year eliminating the state Certificate of Need (CON) program that required a demonstrated need to build a hospital in Florida. A general hospital is no longer subject to CON, but, hospitals with 65 percent or more medical and surgical discharges related to cardiac, orthopedic, or oncology specialties are still subject to CON review under the bill, as are hospices and nursing homes. The Speaker and the Governor pushed through HB 19 Prescription Drug Importation allowing Floridians to access or import prescription drugs from Canada and internationally in an effort to lower the cost of pharmaceuticals to consumers. The bill creates two new programs: Canadian importation and international access to drugs. These programs would have to be approved by the federal government which may take a few years. Safety net hospitals dodged a major budget reduction bullet this session when lawmakers abandoned proposed cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates of 3% and redistribution $319 million to hospitals providing critical care services. In the end, the cuts were dropped and they found approximately $10 million in non-recurring General Revenue to plug into critical care funding. Lawmakers also managed to pass Telehealth legislation (HB 23), another priority of Speaker Oliva’s. The bill provides a regulatory framework for doctor’s appointments remotely through online telecommunications services including, but not limited to, assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, and monitoring of a patient; and transfer of a medical data. The issue stalled in previous years, but made it through this year along with several other high profile healthcare bills. In the budget (SB 2500), lawmakers included what is referred to as the “Working Program for Individuals with Disabilities,” which allows participants to work full-time without losing Medicaid waiver services (not covered by traditional health insurance). This will incentivize individuals to work without fear of losing life sustaining services.

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The monthly income limit will increase up to 550% of the Federal Benefit Rate for individuals or roughly $50,000 annually. Cash assets can be up to $13,000 for a single individual and $24,000 for a couple. In addition, the program allows participants to participate in retirement accounts recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. Constitutional Amendments There were 28 proposed amendments introduced this session, but not one of them passed. However, lawmakers did manage to pass a controversial Amendment 4 implementation bill (SB 7066) dealing with restoration of felon’s rights. The Legislature also passed HB 5 (Ballot Measures), which introduces additional hurdles for citizen lead ballot initiatives including prohibiting pay for signatures and requiring all petition gatherers to have a Florida address. It will be more difficult for amendment drives that are currently underway, including proposals to legalize marijuana, ban assault weapons, expand Medicaid, and increasing the minimum wage. One of Governor DeSantis’ first directives to the Legislature was to pass an implementing bill allowing smokable medical marijuana as directed by Amendment 2. Lawmakers acquiesced after initial pushback on a smokable form of the substance, passing SB 182 which has been subsequently signed by the Governor. One of the more contentious debates this session occurred over restoring rights to felons which was passed by voters in 2018. Supporters of Amendment 4 believed the amendment was self-executing with no need for legislation. However, lawmakers disagreed and passed SB 7066 that defines which offenses constitute “murder” and “felony sexual offenses” and stipulates that voting rights are restored upon “completion of all terms of sentence”, meaning completion of any portion of a sentence including restitution. Education The Legislature passed a major expansion of school choice vouchers (SB 7070) this session. Under the proposal, up to 18,000 students could be sent to private schools next year including religious institutions. Families making up to 300 percent of the poverty level (about $77,000 for a family of four) would be eligible for the new scholarship program. The legislation is most likely headed to court for a challenge. K-12 public school funding was increased by $242 per student in the budget (SB 2500) exceeding Governor DeSantis’ initial request. Drawing from recommendations made by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Commission, lawmakers passed SB 7030 designed to bolster public school safety. The bill focuses on improving mental-health services for students, but all of the debate focused on allowing teachers to carry guns as part of the “guardian” program to allowing armed teachers in the classroom. However, the guardian program is still optional for school boards requiring a majority vote. The legislation passed along party lines because of the controversial provision. Not-for-profit private colleges took a major hit when the Legislature reduced the Effective Access to Student Education (EASE) grant by nearly 20% on a per student basis. The grant provides students with financial assistance seeking post secondary degrees at accredited independent colleges and universities.

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Hurricane Michael Funding The Legislature agreed to fund an additional $220 million in the budget for Hurricane Michael recovery, which devastated the Florida Panhandle last October, bringing total state spending to $1.8 billion for recovery efforts. The remainder was pulled from budget reserves. The federal government will reimburse the state and local governments impacted by Hurricane Michael moving forward. Taxes The tax package, HB 7123, has been signed into law by Governor DeSantis. The bill specifies tax free holidays for back to school shopping and hurricane recovery. It also provides a minor reduction to the commercial lease tax for businesses, requires the distribution of school district voted discretionary millages to be shared with charter schools, and reduces traffic fines when the driver attends traffic school among other items. Environment The budget includes more than $322 million for the restoration of the Everglades-Lake Okeechobee system and $100 million for the Florida springs. In addition, tens of millions were included for various water quality/restoration projects sprinkled throughout the budget which are subject to gubernatorial vetoes. The proposed ban on the oil extraction technique known as fracking, did bot pass this year. Transportation SB 7068 known as the “Toll Roads” bill and the priority for the Senate President passed this session over the objections of the environmental community. The bill authorizes the study and funding of three new toll roads in Central and North Florida, two new stretches running east and west and one running north/south to the Georgia border. The proposal was a top priority of President Galvano who espoused the need for alternative hurricane evacuation routes and new roads for Florida’s ever growing population. However, critics have dubbed the projects, “roads to nowhere” and “billionaire’s boulevard,” referring to moneyed interests who own the undeveloped land planned for the routes. Critics say there isn’t a need for the roads and that it encourages urban sprawl, threatens wildlife areas, and diverts resources from alternative forms of transportation. The bill includes $267 million over three years for the proposed roads, but the full cost will be in the billions if ultimately approved. The Governor signed the bill into law. Making texting while driving a primary offense passed this session after over a decade of efforts had failed. The bill (HB 107) directs law enforcement to issue drivers citations for texting while driving and mandates hands-free driving while in construction and school zones. Currently in Florida, texting while driving is a secondary offense, meaning a driver can be issued a citation for texting while driving only if pulled over for another offense. The Transportation Disadvantaged (TD) program received an additional $10 million from money that was reverted from General Revenue to the Transportation Trust Fund in SB 7068. Those dollars are set aside to create a new competitive grant program to in-part increase a transportation disadvantaged person’s access to and departure from job training, employment, health care, and other life-sustaining services. HB 311 Automated Vehicles passed this year, authorizing operation of a fully autonomous vehicle on roadways without a person physically present in the vehicle. The bill also sets the groundwork for AV to be utilized for on-demand transportation companies by establishing insurance requirements while engaged in automated service mode.

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Public Safety The most controversial legislation passed by the 2019 Legislature had to do with prohibiting so called, “Sanctuary Cities” in Florida. There were several disruptions in the public viewing galleries during debate of this bill that resulted in individuals’ removal from the capitol. Although none currently exist, SB 168 seeks to ensure that state and local entities and law enforcement agencies cooperate with federal government and not obstruct immigration laws. The bill requires local law enforcement agencies to support the enforcement of federal immigration law. On the following pages you will find summaries of major legislation by subject matter passed during the 2019 session. The full text of the bills and legislative staff analyses can be found at www.leg.state.fl.us. Also included in this summary are details of the roughly $91 billion FY 2019-20 State Budget by subject area. Many of the bills await action by the Governor at the time this summary was written. Please contact us (850-681-0411) with any questions regarding information included in this report, or please visit us at www.bipc.com.

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• Prohibits assignee from charging fees or penalties for mortgage processing, rescission or cancellation of the agreement, or administrative fees to insureds.

• Limits the ability of assignees to collect payment from insureds. • Requires insurers to report information about assignments to the Office of Insurance

Regulation. • Provides that Citizens Property Insurance Corporation cannot implement rate

changes unless the rate filing reflects projected savings from the bill.

Judiciary HB 337 Courts – Effective date July 1, 2019, Approved by the Governor (Chapter 2019-

58 L.O.F.) The bill gradually raises the county courts’ maximum jurisdictional amount for civil cases demanding money. The current maximum jurisdictional amount of the county courts in civil cases is $15,000 or less, an amount that was set back in 1992. The bill requires that the county courts’ jurisdictional amount be raised incrementally over the next three years as follows:

• For cases filed on or after January 1, 2020, raised to $30,000; and • For cases filed on or after January 1, 2023, raised to $50,000.

As the ceiling of the county courts’ jurisdictional amount is raised, the floor of the circuit courts’ jurisdictional amount will be raised correspondingly, to cases in excess of $30,000 effective January 1, 2020, and then $50,000 effective January 1, 2023. Additionally, the bill retains the circuit courts’ current appellate jurisdiction over county court cases demanding no more than $15,000 until January 1, 2023. In the meantime, the bill authorizes the Office of State Courts Administrator (OSCA) to study and provide feedback by February 1, 2021, on the impact of adjusting the county courts’ jurisdiction and the feasibility of adjusting the circuit courts’ appellate jurisdiction. The bill also retains the current court filing fees by pinning the amount of the fee to the amount of monetary damages being claimed, regardless of whether the case is filed in county or circuit court. Additionally, the bill clarifies the specific monetary portion of various other court fines and fees that must be remitted to the General Revenue Fund after being collected by the Clerks of the Circuit Courts. Finally, the bill also addresses funding and budgeting by the Clerks of the Circuit Courts, permitting the Clerks to carry forward unspent funds from the prior fiscal year and any remaining funds in the Clerks of Court Trust Fund for budgetary purposes. The bill also clarifies when excess funds in the Clerks of the Court Trust Fund must be transferred to the General Revenue Fund. Infrastructure and Security HB 87 Registration and Titling of Vehicles and Vessels – Effective date July 1, 2019,

with a later effective date of September 1, 2020, for the revised heavy truck registration periods, if approved by the Governor

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The bill authorizes a natural person who owns a heavy truck that weighs between 5,001 and 7,999 pounds to renew his or her registration during his or her birth month rather than exclusively in December, as currently required by law. To implement the change in renewal dates, the bill requires the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) to prorate registration renewal fees to give customers the option to renew their registrations on their dates of birth in 2021 or 2022. Customers whose dates of birth occur in the months of January through June may choose to renew for one to 18 months, and customers whose dates of birth occur in the months of July through December may choose to renew for seven to 24 months. The bill limits the option to prorate to renewal or unexpired registrations and registrations that have been expired for not more than 30 days. This change will allow a person to renew registrations for other motor vehicles at the same time as the heavy truck registration and will also benefit the DHSMV and tax collector offices by reducing the workload on their staffs in December. The bill expands the documentation that is acceptable for a surviving spouse or owner to rely upon when applying to transfer title to a motor vehicle or vessel from a deceased person. By authorizing the DHSMV and tax collector offices to use an electronic file of death records maintained by the Department of Health to verify information, applicants are no longer required to personally produce a certified death certificate to complete the transfer. HB 107 Wireless Communications While Driving – Effective date July 1, 2019, with a

later effective date of October 1, 2019, for the implementation of the prohibition on the use of a wireless communications device in a handheld manner in school and work zones, Approved by Governor (Chapter 2019-44 L.O.F.)

The bill changes current enforcement of the ban on texting while driving from a secondary offense to a primary offense, which will allow a law enforcement officer to stop a vehicle solely for texting while driving. The bill creates a new section of statute titled “school and work zones; prohibition on the use of a wireless communications device in a handheld manner.” It authorizes enforcement of a ban on the use of a wireless communications device in a handheld manner while operating a motor vehicle in a designated school crossing, school zone, or active work zone area as a primary offense punishable as a moving violation. The bill provides for enforcement only by a warning from October 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019, after which a person may be issued a citation. For both texting while driving and use of a wireless communications device in a handheld manner while operating a motor vehicle in a designated school crossing, school zone, or work zone the bill:

• Allows for a statewide public education and awareness campaign; • Requires a law enforcement officer to inform the motor vehicle operator that he or

she has a right to decline a search of his or her wireless communications device; • Prohibits a law enforcement officer from accessing the wireless communications

device without a warrant, confiscating the device while waiting for the issuance of a warrant, or using coercion or other improper method to convince the operator to provide access to such device without a warrant; and

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• Requires a law enforcement officer to record the race and ethnicity of a person issued a citation for texting while driving or for the use of a wireless communications device in a handheld manner while operating a motor vehicle in a designated school crossing, school zone, or active work zone area.

HB 311 Autonomous Vehicles - Effective date July 1, 2019, if approved by the Governor

The bill revises various provisions of law relating to autonomous vehicles. The bill deems an automated driving system to be the operator of an autonomous vehicle while operating in autonomous mode, regardless of whether a person is physically present in the vehicle. The bill authorizes operation of a fully autonomous vehicle on Florida roads regardless of whether a human operator is physically present in the vehicle. Under the bill, a licensed human operator is not required to operate a fully autonomous vehicle. The bill authorizes an autonomous vehicle or a fully autonomous vehicle equipped with a teleoperation system to operate without a human operator physically present in the vehicle when the teleoperation system is engaged. A remote human operator must be physically present in the United States and be licensed to operate a motor vehicle by a United States jurisdiction. The bill exempts fully autonomous vehicles operating with the automated driving system engaged from certain duties under chapter 316, F.S., such as the duty to give information and render aid, in the event of an accident. Provisions relating to unattended motor vehicles or property are also deemed inapplicable to such fully autonomous vehicles. The bill amends other provisions related to video displays, use of wireless communications devices, and other statutes to incorporate exemptions for autonomous vehicles. Additionally, the bill applies provisions relating to the operation of transportation network companies and vehicles to on-demand autonomous vehicle networks. The bill requires a fully autonomous vehicle with the automated driving system engaged while logged on to an on- demand autonomous vehicle network or engaged in a prearranged ride to have specified insurance coverage. The bill also requires proof of financial responsibility to respond to a claim for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident for owners or registrants of certain fully autonomous vehicles that are not subject to the insurance requirements described above. These requirements are repealed on January 1, 2024. The bill authorizes the Florida Turnpike Enterprise within the FDOT to enter into one or more agreements to fund, construct, and operate facilities for the advancement of autonomous and connected innovative transportation technologies for specified purposes. The bill expresses legislative intent to provide for uniformity of laws governing autonomous vehicles throughout the state and prohibits a local government from imposing any tax, fee, for-hire vehicle requirement, or other requirement on automated driving systems, autonomous vehicles, or on a person who operates an autonomous vehicle. HB 341 Motor Vehicles and Railroad Trains - Effective date July 1, 2019, if approved

by the Governor The bill clarifies the duties of law enforcement with respect to the collection of information required for crash reports in the event of a motor vehicle crash involving a railroad train.

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The bill revises the definition of “railroad train” to provide that a railroad train is not a motor vehicle for purposes of the Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law. The bill specifies that in the event that a motor vehicle crash involves a railroad train, the collection of certain required crash report information is at the discretion of the law enforcement officer having jurisdiction to investigate the crash. Current law requires that the crash report contain the names of insurance companies for the “respective parties” involved in the crash, unless not available. The bill amends this requirement to specify it applies to insurance companies of the motor vehicles involved in the crash. The bill provides a railroad train crew member or a passenger on a railroad train is not a passenger for purposes of completing a crash report. However, in the event of a motor vehicle crash involving a railroad train, a railroad train crew member must furnish: date, time, and location of the crash; description of the vehicles involved in the crash; and the names and addresses of parties involved in or witnesses to the crash. A railroad train crew member must also furnish the train engineer’s or the conductor’s federally-required, railroad-issued certificates, upon the request of the law enforcement officer investigating the crash. HB 385 Transportation - Effective date July 1, 2019, except as otherwise provided, if

approved by the Governor The bill contains various transportation-related issues, most relating to the newly created Greater Miami Expressway Agency, as well as various miscellaneous provisions. Greater Miami Expressway Agency Effective upon the bill becoming law, repeals the existing part I of Chapter 348, Florida Statutes, and dissolves the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority.

• Creates a new part I of the same chapter, to which the bulk of the existing provisions are relocated, and transfers all assets, powers, duties, and operations and maintenance control to the Greater Miami Expressway Agency (GMX), subject to all bond terms and covenants.

• Provides for appointment of nine members to the GMX governing body and prohibits appointment of persons who were members of the governing body or employees of the former MDX on or after July 1, 2009, with certain exceptions.

• Provides various definitions and sets out multiple ethics requirements applicable to members, employees, officers, and consultants of the GMX, the latter group of which does not include firms or individuals retained by the GMX to provide architectural, engineering, landscape architecture, or registered surveying and mapping services.

• Prohibits the GMX from increasing its toll rates until July 1, 2029, except as necessary to comply with bond covenants or, on or after July 1, 2024, as approved by a supermajority vote of the GMX governing body; and requires approval of any toll rate increase by a two-thirds vote of the governing body.

• Restricts the amount of toll revenues used for administrative costs to no more than ten percent above the annual state average of administrative costs, with the average

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to be determined by the Florida Transportation Commission based on the annual administrative costs of all the expressway authorities in the state.

• Requires a distance of at least five miles between main through-lane tolling points, not including entry and exit ramps, and authorizes the GMX to establish toll rates such that the rate per mile is equal to the rates in effect on July 1, 2019.

• Authorizes the GMX to finance or refinance the planning, design, acquisition, construction, extension, etc., of a public transportation facility or transportation facilities owned or operated by Miami-Dade County; an intermodal facility or facilities; multimodal corridors, bicycle facilities or greenways, or any programs or projects that will improve levels of service on an expressway system.

• Creates the Greater Miami Toll Rebate Program within the GMX, subject to certain conditions, affording monthly rebates beginning January 1, 2020, in the form of SunPass account credits for SunPass holders with vehicles registered in Miami-Dade County who incur $12.50 or more each month in tolls. The bill specifies a goal of rebating 25 percent of tolls paid, requires the GMX to review the amount of the toll rebate once every five years, and authorizes the GMX to adjust the toll rate.

• Before October 1, 2019, requires the Auditor General to submit a report assessing the financial situation of the GMX, the financial feasibility of the toll rebate program, and the financial feasibility of a toll rate reduction.

• Requires the GMX, beginning October 1, 2020, to annually submit to the Miami-Dade County metropolitan planning organization (MPO) and post on the GMX’s website a report providing information regarding the amount of tolls collected and how the tolls were used in the GMX’s previous fiscal year.

Other Miami-Dade County Provisions

• Prohibits the Miami-Dade County MPO from assessing any fees for municipalities, counties, or other governmental entities that are members of the MPO.

• Effective October 1, 2022, and to the extent not prohibited by bond contracts or bond covenants, revises the authorized uses of the proceeds of discretionary sales surtaxes in Miami-Dade County; limits the distribution of such proceeds to municipalities in that county to no more than 25 percent; and specifies the authorized uses of such proceeds by municipalities.

• Revives and makes permanent the rebuilt motor vehicle inspection program in Miami-Dade County repealed on July 1, 2018, to be implemented by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) by October 1, 2019; provides additional requirements for program participants and facilities; and requires the DHSMV to submit a report by July 1, 2021, evaluating the effectiveness of the program and whether to expand it to other counties.

• Authorizes an electronic copy, rather than a paper copy, of rental or lease documentation issued for a motor vehicle to be in the possession of the vehicle operator or carried in the vehicle and exhibited upon demand of any authorized law enforcement officer or DHSMV agent.

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• Provides that the act of presenting an electronic device displaying an electronic copy of such rental or lease documentation does not constitute consent to access any information on the device other than the displayed rental or lease documentation, and provides the person presenting the device assumes liability for any resulting damage to it.

• Prohibits a person from renting a motor vehicle to another unless he or she inspects the driver license of the renter and verified that the driver license is unexpired.

• Deems a rental car company to be in compliance with certain statutory requirements regarding physical driver license verification under certain conditions relating to rentals made by digital or electronic means or rentals to renters who do not execute a rental contract at the time of taking possession of the vehicle.

• Requires the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), for portions of transportation projects on, under, or over an FDOT-owned right-of-way to review the project’s design plans for compliance with FDOT design standards.

• Changes the FDOT’s authorization for innovative “highway” projects to innovative “transportation” projects, including projects demonstrating innovative techniques of bridge design, along with those of highway construction, maintenance, and finance, with the intended effect of measuring resiliency and structural integrity.

• Repeals the Osceola County Expressway Authority, which has transferred its projects to the Central Florida Expressway Authority; and relocates from the repealed part I of Chapter 348, F.S., public-private partnership authorization for the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority and the Central Florida Expressway Authority.

• Authorizes 40 honorary or memorial transportation facility designations around the state and directs the FDOT to erect suitable markers.

HB 453 Micromobility Devices - Effective date upon becoming law, if approved by Governor

The bill establishes a regulatory framework for authorizing the operation of micromobility devices and motorized scooters. The bill:

• Defines “micromobility device” and revises the definition of “motorized scooter.” • Grants certain rights and applies certain duties to the operator of a micromobility

device or motorized scooter that are the same as those of a bicycle rider. • Specifies that a local government is not prevented from exercising its regulatory

authority with respect to the operation of micromobility devices or motorized scooters on streets, highways, and sidewalks under its jurisdiction.

• Allows operation of a micromobility device or motorized scooter without a valid driver license.

• Excludes micromobility devices and motorized scooters from compliance with vehicle registration, licensing, and insurance requirements; equipment requirements for slow-moving vehicles; and motor vehicle provisions related to licensing and license-plate display.

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• Requires a person who offers motorized scooters or micromobility devices for hire to secure all such devices located in any area of the state where an active tropical storm or hurricane warning has been issued.

HB 475 Certificates of Title for Vessels - Effective date July 1, 2023, if approved by the Governor

The bill incorporates the Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act into Florida’s existing vessel titling and lien law. The bill contains numerous revisions to current title application requirements, revises information that must be included on a certificate of title for a vessel, provides for the perfection of security interests in a vessel and for the rights of a secured party, provides requirements for the transfer of ownership in a vessel, and revises various duties and responsibilities of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) with respect to titling of vessels. Generally, the bill:

• Provides requirements for applications for certificates of titles for vessels, including their detailed content, and provides exceptions from the requirement to apply for a certificate.

• Provides responsibilities of an owner and insurer of a hull-damaged vessel and of the DHSMV when creating a certificate of title.

• Specifies that possession of a certificate of title does not by itself provide a right to obtain possession of a vessel, but nothing prohibits enforcement of a security interest in, levy on, or foreclosure of a statutory or common-law lien on a vessel.

• Provides the DHSMV with duties relating to the creation, issuance, refusal to issue, or cancellation of a certificate of title, and provides additional requirements for obtaining a duplicate certificate of title.

• Sets out requirements for the determination and perfection of a security interest in a vessel and for the delivery of a statement of the termination of a security interest.

• Provides for the rights of a purchaser of a vessel who is not a secured party and for the rights of a purchaser who is a secured party.

• Specifies circumstances by which the DHSMV may create a new certificate of title after the receipt of an application for a transfer of ownership or termination of a security interest, without the applicant providing a certificate of title.

• Provides requirements for the voluntary transfer of vessel title ownership, transfer by a secured party, and transfer by operation of law.

• Applies the bill to any transaction, certificate of title, or record relating to a vessel entered into or created before July 1, 2023, but provides for certain exceptions.

HB 725 Commercial Motor Vehicles - Effective date October 1, 2019, if approved by the Governor

The bill relates to commercial motor vehicles (CMV) and:

• Updates CMV regulations to address compatibility concerns with federal regulations; • Removes exceptions regarding the visibility of headlamps and turn signals by waste

collection vehicles under specified circumstances; • Provides an effective date for certain requirements relating to the use of electronic

logging devices and hours of service support documents;

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• Removes language requiring intrastate CMVs that are not carrying hazardous materials to comply with certain federal regulations providing maximum drive time requirements;

• Removes a duplicative $100 fine for falsifying hours of service records; • Amends a provision to correct a federal regulations reference that allows certain

short-haul drivers to be exempt from maintaining records of duty status; • Conforms to federal regulation by adding the terms “gross vehicle weight rating” and

“gross combined vehicle weight rating” for determining which vehicles, not transporting hazardous materials, meet the 26,001 pound threshold requirement for select intrastate commerce exemptions;

• Removes an exemption from federal regulations for transporting petroleum products due to the inclusion of flammable liquids that could require a hazardous material placard;

• Requires charter buses operating interstate to register as apportionable vehicles; • Authorizes the transport of general freight on a return trip by an automobile

transporter, as long as the vehicle still complies with Interstate System weight restrictions;

• Prohibits the state from imposing a length limitation of less than 80 feet and extends the front bumper overhang allowance on a stinger-steered automobile transporter from the current three feet to the federal allowance of four feet;

• Creates a definition for “towaway trailer transporter combinations” that is consistent with provisions contained in the Fixing America’s Surface

• Provides that an unlawful weight and load calculation may be calculated by reducing the actual gross vehicle weight by the certified weight difference between the electric battery system and fueling system and a comparable diesel tank and fueling system; and

• Creates a five year program for permitting certain combinations of truck tractor, semitrailer, and trailer combinations operating as a single unit to transport farm products within the Everglades Agricultural Area.

HB 905 Department of Transportation - Effective date July 1, 2019, if approved by the Governor

The bill addresses various issues relating to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Specifically, the bill:

• Revises the FDOT’s authorization for innovative highway projects to include innovative transportation projects demonstrating innovative techniques of bridge

• Prohibits a local government from adopting standards or specifications for certified aggregate materials that are contrary to the FDOT’s standards or specifications, with an exception for certain multicounty independent special districts.

• Prohibits a local government from adopting standards or specifications that are contrary to the FDOT’s for permissible use of reclaimed asphalt pavement material in construction, and provides that such material may not be considered solid waste.

• Prohibits a contractor who is not pre-qualified and in good standing with the FDOT as of January 1, 2019, and who has not satisfactorily completed two projects, each in excess of $15 million, from bidding on FDOT contracts in excess of $50 million.

• Prohibits an entity from performing both design and construction engineering inspection services for a project funded by the FDOT and administered by a local governmental entity, with an exception for seaports.

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• Increases the dollar value of claim amounts for additional compensation arising out of an FDOT construction or maintenance contract that may be submitted to the State Arbitration Board to up to $1 million per contract at the claimant’s option or up to $2 million if the parties agree.

• Extends the FDOT’s obligation to reimburse a local governmental entity for the direct actual operating costs of the fire station at mile marker 63 on Alligator Alley; requires a local contribution from the entity operating the fire station; caps the amount of reimbursement in any state fiscal year; and transfers the ownership and title of all fire, rescue, and emergency equipment used at the fire station to the state on June 30, 2027.

• Revises the definition of “small county” for purposes of the Small County Outreach Program (SCOP) to increase the population ceiling from 170,000 to 200,000. This revision would allow continued eligibility to compete for SCOP funding by retaining or adding in the definition Bay, Charlotte, Hernando, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa Counties.

HB 1057 Motor Vehicles – Effective date October 1, 2019, with an earlier effective date of July 1, 2019, for the provisions related to insurance company notifications, independent entity notifications, proof of lien satisfactions, and applications for a certificate of destruction or a certificate of title, if approved by the Governor

The bill authorizes the use of red and white lights on vehicles operated by the fire department, fire patrol, and volunteer firefighters, and revises the definition of an “authorized emergency vehicle”, to include a vehicle with red and white lights. It also authorizes vehicles to be equipped with lamps or devices underneath the vehicle. The bill amends laws related to the business of storing and selling or reselling damaged or dismantled vehicles. The bill requires that when an insurance company notifies an independent entity in possession of a vehicle to release it, the insurance company must provide the independent entity a release statement authorizing release of the vehicle to the owner or to the lienholder. The bill allows the independent entity’s notice to the owner to be provided by a commercial delivery service that provides proof of delivery, in addition to certified mail. When the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) does not have the owner’s address on record, the bill allows the notice to be sent to the vehicle owner’s address on file with the insurance company and on file with the vehicle’s most recent titling jurisdiction. The bill allows an independent entity in possession of a vehicle to apply for a certificate of destruction or a certificate of title if a vehicle is not claimed within 30 days after the attempted delivery of notice to the owner. When applying for a certificate of destruction or salvage certificate of title, the bill requires the independent entity in possession of a vehicle to:

• Provide proof of all lien satisfactions or proof of a release on all liens on a vehicle; • Provide an affidavit indicating a notice had been sent to all lienholders and 30 days

has passed since the notice was delivered or delivery was attempted, in the

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• Provide proof of notice delivery to the lienholder at the address on the certificate of title and, if the address is different than the one on file with the Department of State for the lienholder’s registered agent, provide proof of notice delivery to that address.

The bill allows a licensed salvage vehicle dealer or vehicle auction or insurance company that processes title transactions, derelict motor vehicle certificates, and certificates of destruction for derelict and salvaged vehicles to act as an electronic filing system agent of the DHSMV, if the entity does so in the normal course of business. SB 7068 Transportation – Effective date July 1, 2019, Approved by the Governor

(Chapter 2019-43 L.O.F.) Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance The bill creates the Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance (M-CORES) Program within the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), with the purpose of revitalizing rural communities, encouraging job creation, and providing regional connectivity, while leveraging technology, enhancing quality of life and public safety, and protecting the environment and natural resources. The program is designed to advance construction of regional corridors that will accommodate multiple modes of transportation and multiple types of infrastructure. The bill sets out the intended benefits of the program and identifies three corridors comprising the program: 1. Southwest-Central Florida Connector, extending from Collier County to Polk County; 2. Suncoast Connector, extending from Citrus County to Jefferson County; 3. Northern Turnpike Connector, extending from the north end of the Florida Turnpike northwest to the Suncoast Parkway. M-CORES projects will be Turnpike projects and are subject to statutory economic and environmental feasibility criteria, as well as additional environmental and other evaluation requirements set out in the bill. Decisions on M-CORES corridor configuration and alignment must be determined in accordance with the FDOT’s rules, policies, and procedures. To the greatest extent practical, the projects must be designed to minimize project construction within conservation lands. FDOT must convene a task force for each corridor comprised of representatives from various stakeholders to evaluate and coordinate corridor analysis, environmental and land use impacts, and other pertinent impacts of the corridors. Each task force must issue a written report by October 1, 2020. To the maximum extent feasible, the bill requires project construction to begin no later than December 31, 2022, with projects open to traffic no later than December 31, 2030. The bill authorizes corridor project funding, including redirecting to the State Transportation Trust Fund (STTF), on a phased-in schedule, portions of motor vehicle license taxes currently deposited into the General Revenue (GR) Fund. The bill specifies how and when the increased revenues available from the State Transportation Trust Fund are to be distributed. This shift of revenues will be over a multiyear schedule: 2019-2020: $45M to STTF & $83.9M to GR 2020-2021: $90M to STTF & $40.12M to GR 2021-2022 and thereafter: $132.5M to STTF

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After being fully phased-in by Fiscal Year 2022- 2023, about $135 million will be annually available to fund M-CORES and other transportation programs. The bill also authorizes annual funding for programs benefiting rural areas: $10 million annually for the Small County Road Assistance Program (SCRAP); $10 million annually for the Small County Outreach Program (SCOP); and $10 million annually for the Transportation Disadvantaged (TD) Program. In addition, the bill creates and provides three years of funding - $2.5 million per year - for a construction workforce development program within the FDOT. Bid Settlement Agreement The bill also provides requirements relating to payments by the FDOT of $1 million or more to a non-selected responsive bidder through a settlement agreement. The bill requires the FDOT, when it determines that it is in the best interest of the public to resolve a bid protest of the award of certain contracts through a settlement agreement requiring such payment, to:

• Document in the FDOT secretary’s written memorandum the specific reasons that such settlement and payment is in the best interest of the state, including:

• A description of the rights, trademarks, engineering or other design work the FDOT will acquire or retain as a result of the settlement; and

• The specific appropriation in the existing General Appropriations Act which the FDOT intends to use to provide the payment.

• Provide a written notice that settlement discussions have begun in earnest and a written notice at least five business days, or as soon thereafter as practicable, before the FDOT makes the agreement final.

Finally, the bill prohibits the FDOT from pledging any current or future action by another branch of state government as a condition of any procurement action. The bill provides that any settlement committing the state to spending amounts in excess of current appropriations, to appropriation of funds in a subsequent fiscal year, or to policy changes inconsistent with current state law must be contingent upon legislative appropriation or statutory amendment. Innovation, Industry, and Technology HB 629 Lottery Games – Effective date July 1, 2019, if approved by the Governor The bill requires the placement of warnings on advertisements, promotions, and lottery tickets. The warnings must appear in an equal number of advertisements and promotions beginning January 1, 2020, and on all lottery tickets beginning January 1, 2021. The required warnings are: “WARNING: LOTTERY GAMES MAY BE ADDICTIVE;” or “PLAY RESPONSIBLY” A warning must meet all of the following requirements:

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