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2. Public Outreach Results  Consolidated Transit Development Plan (TDP)  Unique Polk County Communities  Listening Sessions  Market Specific Services  Operating / Capital Needs  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 31 Listening Sessions held 2/6 – 4/19/2012 Outreach to over 10,000 Polk County residents My Ride Plan

3. Presentation Title Here Winter Haven Davenport Fort Meade Lake Hamilton Lake Wales Ridge- Highland Park, Hill Crest Heights & Babson Park Lake Alfred Mulberry Frostproof My Ride Plans for all 17 Municipalities in Polk County Polk County My Ride Plans for all 17 Municipalities in Polk County Polk County

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8. REFUND 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)

9. Presentation Title Here “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.

10. Presentation Title Here SWAP STRATEGY  Remove 1 mil for roads from all Polk County Home and Business Owners.  Remove.5 mil from LAMTD Homeowners and Businesses in Polk County.. 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.

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13. 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?