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Resolution: R-21-0336
File Number: 9346
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 9/13/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY"), A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA, REPLACING THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WAS
EXECUTED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 07-0272, ADOPTED MAY10,
2007, TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") TO RECEIVE
ITS PORTION OF MUNICIPAL SHARE FUNDS FROM THE CHARTER
COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM SURTAX FOR TRANSPORTATION AND
TRANSIT PROJECTS AND TO ALLOW THE USE OF THE SURTAX FOR ON -
DEMAND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, PRE -ARRANGED TWENTY-FOUR
HOURS IN ADVANCE, FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS WHO ARE AGED
SIXTY-FIVE (65) YEARS OR OLDER AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 03-651, adopted June 12, 2003, the City of
Miami ("City") Commission approved the first Interlocal Agreement ("ILA") for distribution of
Charter County Transit System Surtax ("Surtax") Proceeds pursuant to Florida Statute 212.055
(also known as the one-half cent transit surtax) levied by Miami -Dade County ("County"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-07-0272, adopted May 10, 2007, the City
Commission approved the second ILA for distribution of Charter County Transit System Surtax
Proceeds pursuant to Section 212.055, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-11-0223, adopted May 26, 2011, the City
Commission approved the third ILA for distribution of Charter County Transit System Surtax
Proceeds pursuant to Section 212.055, Florida Statutes;
WHEREAS, the proposed fourth ILA addresses the use of the municipal share of the
Surtax proceeds for on -demand transportation services, pre -arranged twenty-four hours in
advance, for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fourth ILA has the following revisions:
• The use of the City's Surtax proceeds for on -demand transportation services shall be
limited to residents whose household income do not exceed the standard threshold
applied to determine eligibility for the low-income, senior citizen's additional homestead
exemption outlined in Section 196.075, Florida Statutes (2021), as amended from time
to time and meet at least one of the following two criteria: (1) are aged 65 years or older
or (2) have a disability, as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA);
and
• The on -demand transportation services shall require 24-hour pre -arranged service by
recipients; and
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File ID: 9346
Enactment Number: R-21-0336
• The City may utilize Surtax proceeds for individuals receiving Miami -Dade County
sponsored Special Transportation Services; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that the City Commission approve a fourth ILA in order
to continue to allow the City to receive and expend funds provided by the Surtax;
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 execute the Interlocal Agreement, in
substantially the attached form, with Miami -Dade County, a political subdivision of the State of
Florida, to allow the City of Miami to receive its portion of municipal share funds from the charter
county transit system surtax to supplement, not replace, the city's general fund support of
transportation and transit projects.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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