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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover Pageop 4 AGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #7150 1OS19 Resolution Sponsored by: Commissioner Ken Russell, Commissioner Manolo Reyes A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCY AGREEMENT EXECUTED JULY 21, 2015, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY"), WHICH ALLOWS THE CITY TO PERFORM CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING FUNCTIONS WITHIN LOCAL MUNICIPAL STREETS MAINTAINED BY THE CITY, TO ALLOW THE CITY TO INSTALL SPEED HUMPS, HISTORIC STREET NAME SIGNS, IN -STREET PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SIGNS, RAISED INTERSECTIONS, AND VEHICULAR ACCESS RESTRICTIONS ACROSS CITY RIGHTS -OF -WAY EXPEDITIOUSLY WITHOUT PRIOR COUNTY APPROVAL ON SAID STREETS AND FOREGOING THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCURRENCE/CITY COMMISSION RESOLUTION REQUIREMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF SAID TRAFFIC CALMING FEATURES AS CURRENTLY REQUIRED BY THE COUNTY'S "TRAFFIC FLOW MOD IFICATION(S)/STREET CLOSURE PROCEDURE". �tzY,°v City of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Legislation Miami, FL 33133 r O g % www.miamigov.com Resolution Enactment Number: R-20-0296 File Number: 7150 Final Action Date:9/24/2020 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCY AGREEMENT EXECUTED JULY 21, 2015, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY"), WHICH ALLOWS THE CITY TO PERFORM CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING FUNCTIONS WITHIN LOCAL MUNICIPAL STREETS MAINTAINED BY THE CITY, TO ALLOW THE CITY TO INSTALL SPEED HUMPS, HISTORIC STREET NAME SIGNS, IN -STREET PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SIGNS, RAISED INTERSECTIONS, AND VEHICULAR ACCESS RESTRICTIONS ACROSS CITY RIGHTS -OF -WAY EXPEDITIOUSLY WITHOUT PRIOR COUNTY APPROVAL ON SAID STREETS AND FOREGOING THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCURRENCE/CITY COMMISSION RESOLUTION REQUIREMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF SAID TRAFFIC CALMING FEATURES AS CURRENTLY REQUIRED BY THE COUNTY'S "TRAFFIC FLOW MOD IFICATION(S)/STREET CLOSURE PROCEDURE". WHEREAS, on December 11, 2014, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-14- 0473 which authorized the City Manager to execute an Intergovernmental Agency Agreement ("Agreement") with Miami -Dade County ("County") to allow the City of Miami ("City") to install and maintain designated Traffic Calming Devices and/or signs, which include traffic circles, speed humps, historic street name signs, and in -street pedestrian crossing signs (collectively, "Traffic Calming Devices") within local municipal streets operated and maintained by the City; and WHEREAS, on July 21, 2015, the City entered into the Agreement with the County, which also authorized the City to perform such traffic engineering studies to determine the feasibility of utilization of certain Traffic Calming Devices; and WHEREAS, on April 28, 2016, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-16-0199 which authorized the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement ("Amendment No. 1") with the County to, inter alia, include raised intersections as an additional traffic calming device that may be installed by the City on City streets and reduce the distance for traffic calming devices to be installed away from County roads or traffic signals from 700 feet to 250 feet; and WHEREAS, on July 1, 2016, the City entered into Amendment No. 1 with the County; and WHEREAS, the Agreement and Amendment No. 1 both provide for Traffic Calming Devices with a design pre -approved by the County, specifically attached as exhibits thereto, to be installed in City streets without further review from the County's Department of Transportation and Public Works ("DTPW'); and WHEREAS, the Agreement and Amendment No. 1 only contain traffic circles as exhibits with a design pre -approved by the County, requiring the design of all other Traffic Calming Devices to be approved by DTPW prior to installation by the City; and WHEREAS, the Agreement and Amendment No. 1 require adherence to certain technical specifications, including the County's Traffic Flow Modification(s)/Street Closure Procedure ("County Traffic Modification Policy"), which requires either concurrence by neighbors as to placement of Traffic Calming Devices or a resolution by the City Commission in lieu thereof; and WHEREAS, the City desires to install all Traffic Calming Devices in accordance with the Agreement and Amendment No. 1 with designs pre -approved by DTPW without the need to seek further approvals; and WHEREAS, the City desires to install Traffic Calming Devices, where appropriate, in an expeditious manner without the delay caused by requiring neighborhood concurrence or requiring the City Commission to adopt a resolution in support of each Traffic Calming Device; and WHEREAS, the City further desires the ability to install vehicular access restrictions across City rights -of -way in order to further the safety and wellbeing of City residents by reducing cut - through traffic in City neighborhoods; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement between the City and the County, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to allow the City to install the Traffic Calming Devices listed therein expeditiously, with a design pre -approved by DTPW, without requiring prior DTPW approval for each Traffic Calming Device on City streets in accordance with all other provisions of the Agreement and Amendment No. 1, forego the neighborhood concurrence/City Commission resolution requirement for installation of said traffic calming feature as currently required by the County Traffic Modification Policy, and grant the City the ability to install vehicular access restrictions across City rights -of -way. Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 1 Jiria City Httor iey 2/14/2020 Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission. The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions.