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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Background/Summary:
All Aboard Florida plans to construct a high speed passenger rail system from Miami to
Orlando along the FEC tracks (the "All Aboard Florida Project"). There are 4 railroad crossings
along the FEC tracks within the municipal boundaries of the City (Silver Beach Rd, Blue Heron
Blvd, 13th St, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd).
Quiet zones are needed at all affected municipal railroad crossings in order to mitigate the
negative impacts of increased railroad traffic and railroad noise on the City's residents and
visitors. A quiet zone is a section of a rail line at least one-half mile in length that contains one
or more consecutive public highway-rail grade crossings at which locomotive horns are not
routinely sounded when trains are approaching the crossings. The prohibited use of train horns
at quiet zones only applies to trains when approaching. Train horns may be sounded in
Meeting Date: 1/15/2014
Agenda Category: CONSENT
Subject: A Resolution to formally request that the State of Florida fund the cost of quiet
zones at all municipal railroad crossings within the City of Riviera Beach as part
of the All Aboard Florida high speed passenger rail system from Miami to
Orlando along the FEC tracks within the municipal boundary of the City.
Recommendation/Motion: Staff recomends approval of the Resolution to formally
requests that the State of Florida fund the cost of quiet
zones at all municipal railroad crossings within the City of
Riviera Beach.
Originating Dept. Community Development Costs:
User Dept. City Funding Source:
Advertised: No Budget Account Number:
Date:
Paper:
Affected Parties: Not Required
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emergency situations or to comply with other railroad or FRA rules even within a quiet zone.
Quiet zone regulations also do not eliminate the use of Locomotive bells at crossings.
To request a quiet zone a local government must make a request to the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) and meet the federal requirements of a Quiet Zone following the
completion of studies by the FEC.
It is estimated that the cost of upgrading the infrastructure at the crossings, so that they meet
federal quiet zone standards, could be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars for each
crossing, resulting in a potential total cost of over 2 million dollars to the City.
At the December 9, 2013 Metro Planning Organization (MPO) meeting the MPO Board voted
to send a formal request to the Governor's office for the programming of Florida Rail Enterprise
funds to partially fund the capital costs of quiet zone infrastructure in order to mitigate the
regional noise and environmental impacts of the All Aboard Florida project on local
communities in Southeast Florida.
This Resolution formally requests that the State of Florida fund the cost of quiet zones at all
municipal railroad crossings within the City of Riviera Beach.
II. Fiscal Impact Analysis
A. Five Year Summary of Fiscal Impact:
III. Review Comments
Fiscal Years
Capital Expenditures
Operating Costs
External Revenues
Program Income (city)
In-kind Match (city)
Net Fiscal Impact
NO. Additional FTE Positions (cumulative)
Is Item Included in Current Budget? No
Budget Account NO:
B. Recommended Sources of Funds/Summary of Fiscal Impact :
C. Department Fiscal Review
A. Finance Department Comments:
B. Purchasing/Intergovernmental Relations/Grants Comments
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Contract Details
C. Department Director Review
Contract Start Date
Contract End Date
Renewal Start Date
Renewal End Date
Number of 12 month terms this renewal
Dollar Amount
Contractor Company Name
Contractor Contact
Contractor Address
Contractor Phone Number
Contractor Email
Type of Contract
Describe
ATTACHMENTS:
Name:Description:
Res_FEC_Quiet_Zone_01152014.pdf Resolution Requesting State to Fund Quiet Zones
AAF_Quiet_Zone_Funding-_PB_MPO_Memo_11122013.pdf MPO Memo to Board
All_Aboard_Florida_Fact_Sheet.pdf All Aboard Florida Fact Sheet
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