Gulf, Franklin, Liberty, Gadsden Counties Freight Logistics Zone November 16, 2017

Background and History Gulf County EDC, DEO TA Grant to establish a Freight Logistics Zone Strategic Plan The Team: SSI Inventory & Draft Plan ARPC’s Role: Facilitate Meetings, Outreach, Stakeholder buy-in

Purpose of the Freight Logistics Zone Identify a zone/area and supporting infrastructure that serves a strategic interest in the Region and the State. Collect and analyze freight activity data and needed infrastructure improvements Needed infrastructure improvements to be considered for priority in state funding

Section 311.103, Florida Statutes “Freight Logistics Zone” grouping of activities/infrastructure associated with freight transportation/related services within a defined area around an intermodal logistics center as defined in s. 311.101(2). “Intermodal Logistic Center” including, but not limited to, an “inland port”, means a facility/group of facilities serving as a point of intermodal transfer of freight in a specific area physically separated from a seaport where activities relating to transport, logistics, goods distribution, consolidation, or value- added activities carried out and whose activities and services are designed to support or be supported by conveyance or shipping through one or more seaports listed in s. 311.09

Timeline of Events October 14, 2016: Deliverable #1. Working Group Summit 1/Map preliminary areas of interest for proposed FLZ December 15, 2016: Deliverable #2. Strategic Sites Inventory Report March 31, 2017: Deliverable #3. Draft Strategic Plan for proposed FLZ May 15, 2017: Deliverable #4. Working Group Summit 2 June 15, 2017: Deliverable #5. Public Hearings and Final Strategic Plan

Stakeholders: Public/Private Partnerships Gulf County & EDC CSX Class 1 Railroad Gadsden County & EDC BRPH Franklin County Marina Pennington Consulting Liberty County Leotta Location and Design Port of Port. St. Joe CRTPA St. Joe Company & more… Apalachicola Regional Airport Genesee & Wyoming (AN) Short line Railroad

The Plan Available in its entirety on the ARPC website Living Document/will require updates

The Plan: Publicity and Accolades Press Release at Georgia Pacific (Aug. 2017) “What we need is some economic development so we can create jobs so that we can let the people stay here,” - Sen. Bill Montford. "It will be a good economic boost to this area. Right now we don't have a lot of jobs and it'll be good paying jobs, and that's what we're working for. We're all striving for that," - Gulf County Commissioner Chair Ward McDaniel. 2017 Excellence in Regional Transportation Award. Tom Reinauer, Chair RPO America (left)

Questions? Comments? Kwentin Eastberg keastberg@thearpc.com Transportation Planner / Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinator Apalachee Regional Planning Council 2507 Callaway Road, Suite 200 Tallahassee, FL, 32303 (850) 488-6211 ext. 105