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From: Sally Maio
Sent: Friday, September 26, 201411:56 AM
To: Jeanette Williams
Subject: FW: City of Sebastian Quiet Zone Grant
Attachments: Grant letter.pdf; Quiet Zone Calculator.pdf; Cost Estimate.pdf; City Rail Crossing
Sidewalk.pdf; Copy of Grade Crossing Schedule.pdf
For action list item on Quiet Zones.
From: Frank Watanabe
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 11:55 AM
To: Joseph Griffin; Sally Maio
Subject: FW: City of Sebastian Quiet Zone Grant
Joe and Sally,
Attached is our official submittal to FDOT on the Quiet Zone Grant Program. Emailed today Friday 9/26.
Frank
From: Frank Watanabe
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 11:52 AM
To: 'Goins, Andre'
Cc: Cynthia Watson; Joseph Griffin
Subject: RE: City of Sebastian Quiet Zone Grant
Andre,
Per your email on the requested submittal items for this FDOT Quiet Zone Grant Program, the City of Sebastian is
officially submitting with the attached documents for this grant program. Attached to this email are the following
required submittal items:
1. Letter of Notice of Intent (Sign by City Official)
2. FRA Calculator results for the crossing within City of Sebastian
3. Engineering Cost Estimate with Local share cost
4. Tentative Project Schedule
5. Design plans for sidewalk improvements at three city grade crossings
In addition, I can been in contact with Thomas Drake at FRA and he is reviewing our Sebastian crossing and will probably
provide us a more detailed analysis per his knowledge and experience in running the railroad calculator to ensure that
FRA will accept the results, if he completes them. If you have any questions regarding our grant submittal, please
contact me or Cindy Watson at (772) 388-8222.
Thank you for your assistance in helping us get this application prepared and submitted.
Frank Watanabe
Community Development Director/City Engineer
City of Sebastian
(772)388-8228
From: Goins, Andre fmailto:Andre.GoinsColdot.state.Fl.us1
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 11:31 AM
To: Frank Watanabe
Cc: Cynthia Watson
Subject: RE: City of Sebastian Quiet Zone Grant
Frank / Cynthia,
I apologize for the delayed response.
Per request here is the information on the Quiet Zones Grant Program.
The Department of Transportation (Department) State Grant Funding Program for Quiet Zones requires a letter of
request (attached as - Sample Grant Request Letter) which must include:
• Complete Notice of Intent to Establish a Quiet Zone package (NO] information included in FRA QZ Document
Package attachment)
• Estimated costs; including the percentage to be provided by the Quiet Zone Applicant
• Projected project schedule
Information on FDOT candidate selection priorities are shown in the FDOT Quiet Zone Interest Letter (attached) with
principal criteria also shown below.
Instructions on completing the Notice of Intent (NOI) and a sample NO[ are provided inside the FRA QZ Document
Package (attached).
Please note, the $10 M State Grant Funding Program for Quiet Zones is to be distributed statewide within the July 1,
2014—June 30, 2015, fiscal year through a Joint Participation Agreement (Included in packet—Joint Participation
Agreement). This funding will not exceed 50 percent of the total costs of any Quiet Zone capital improvement
project. The Department will distribute the funds with consideration given to the percentage contributed by the Quiet
Zone Applicant, the number of rail crossing closures submitted within the Quiet Zone corridor to enhance safety, and
the availability of funds within the fiscal year deadline.
The deadline for submitting your Quiet Zone Grant Request Letter is October 15, 2014.
So that we can ensure that uniform information is disseminated, please advise all interested parties to direct their
questions to the individuals shown below:
Information on the Quiet Zone process can be found at http://www.fra.dot.gov/search?q=Quiet+Zones. If you need
clarification on the Notice of Intent to Establish a Quiet Zone process or have other technical Quiet Zone inquiries,
please contact Tom Drake, FRA, at (770) 251-6186.
For grant funding questions and to discuss any questions or concerns, please contact Andre Goins, FDOT's Rail
Operations and Programs Administrator at (850) 414-4620 or andre.goinst@dot.state.fl.us.
If you have any additional questions please let me know.
Regards,
Andre V. Coins, P.E.
State Rail Operations and Programs Administrator
Operation Lifesaver State Coordinator
Florida Department of Transportation
Office of Freight, Logistics and Passenger Operations
605 Suwannee Street, MS -25
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450
Office: (850) 414-4620
Fax: (850)414-4508
Website: www.oli.org
Email: Andre.Goins@dot.state.fl.us
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From: Frank Watanabe[mailto:FWatanabe@CitvofSebastian.orel
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 3:44 PM
To: Goins, Andre
Cc: Cynthia Watson
Subject: FW: City of Sebastian Quiet Zone Grant
Andre,
Per our conversation yesterday, please let me know that you received this email yesterday. The City of Sebastian is
interested in submitted for the FDOT Quiet Zone Grant program so please provide me and copy Cindy Watson (City
Grant Writer) with the application forms and requirements. I understand the due date for this grant submittal is Oct 15,
2014.
Thanks
Frank Watanabe
Community Development Director/City Engineer
City of Sebastian
(772)388-8228
From: Frank Watanabe
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 4:13 PM
To: 'andre.goins@dot.state.fl.us'
Subject: FW: City of Sebastian Quiet Zone Grant
Andre,
I typed in the wrong address. See email.
Thanks
Frank Watanabe
Community Development Director/City Engineer
City of Sebastian
(772)388-8228
From: Frank Watanabe
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 4:05 PM
To: 'andre.goins@dor.state.fl.us'
Cc: Joseph Griffin
Subject: City of Sebastian Quiet Zone Grant
Andre,
Per our conversation this morning, the City of Sebastian is interested in submitting for the grant application forthe FDOT
Quiet Zone program. Attached are the two city presentations to our City Council and the Indian River County MPO
Board on our proposed Sebastian Quiet Zone crossings. Please review and provide me with the applications, forms and
requirements for this grant application. If you have any questions, please call or email me at the number below.
Thanks
Frank Watanabe
Community Development Director/City Engineer
City of Sebastian
(772)388-8228