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Interlocal Agreement Between
Miami -Dade County and CITY OF MIAMI
For the Provision of On -Demand Services
This Interlocal Agreement made and entered into by and between Miami -Dade County, a political
subdivision of the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as "the County" and CITY OF MIAMI, a
municipal corporation of the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as "the Municipality".
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Municipality wishes to enhance local mobility through the provision of locally
operated On -demand public transportation services; and
WHEREAS, these services provide the Municipality with an opportunity to match the local travel
needs of the residents while improving first and last mile connectivity; and
WHEREAS, the provision of these services can help minimize the need for specialized
transportation services by the County; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fixed -route service will complement the existing Miami -Dade
Department of Transportation and Public Works (D.T.P.W.) bus routes and help increase the use
of these regional services; and
WHEREAS, the Municipality has sponsored and is willing to provide an alternative form of
supplemental public transportation throughout the Municipality and has secured and obligated the
necessary funds to provide same;
NOW THEREFORE,
IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual terms, conditions, promises, covenants, and payments
hereinafter set forth, the County and the Municipality agree as follows:
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ARTICLE 1
SECTION 1.1 DEFINITIONS
"A.D.A." shall mean the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (and related Acts) or
Miami -Dade County Resolution No. R-385-95.
"Contractor" shall mean any entity, public or private fixed -route public transportation
services as described in this Agreement under contract to the Municipality.
"On -demand" shall mean flexible routing with dynamic vehicle dispatching where the trip
is no longer than five (5) miles in distance.
"The County" shall include Miami -Dade County, the Miami -Dade Department of
Transportation and Public Works Miami -Dade. Consumer Services Department, and
authorized representatives thereof.
"The Municipality" shall mean CITY OF MIAMI and authorized representatives thereof.
"F.D.O.T." shall mean the Florida Department of Transportation and authorized.
"D.T.P.W." shall mean the Miami -Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works
and authorized representatives thereof.
"U.S. D.O.T." shall refer to the U.S. Department of Transportation, its rules and
regulations and representatives thereof.
"F.T.A." shall mean the Federal Transit Administration, its rules and regulations, and
representatives thereof.
"P.T.R.D." shall refer to the Passenger Transportation Regulatory Division of D.T. P.W.
"Federal Reporting Requirements" shall mean those requirements referenced in 49
CFR Section 5335(a), as may be amended from time to time, and found in the National
Transit Database Reporting Manual published by the F.T.A.
"Fares" for the on -demand service shall mean individual transportation fees paid by public
transit passengers other than those services provided by Miami -Dade County for the
Special Transportation Service.
"S.T.S.", Special Transportation Service, is the component of the conventional transit
system designed to provide comparable On -demand service to disabled individuals as
mandated in the ADA.
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ARTICLE 2
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Municipality and its contractors, if
any, shall comply with all existing and future laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules,
regulations and procedural requirements, whether federal, state, or local, which are
applicable to or in any manner affect, the provision of the On -demand service. The
Municipality shall be responsible for requiring compliance of its employees, contractors,
and agents with all applicable county, state and federal requirements, including, but not
limited to, all safety, mechanical, and vehicular standards mandated by DTPW/PTRD. The
Municipality shall be responsible for obtaining copies of the appropriate laws, regulations,
ordinances, and documents and complying therewith.
2.2 The County Regulatory Requirements. Prior to the commencement of the On -demand
service under this Agreement, the Municipality and/or its contractors, if any, shall have
current and valid certificates of transportation, permits, and chauffeur registrations as
required by Chapter 31 of the County Code. The Municipality and its contractors shall
maintain such certificates, registrations and permits current during the Period of this
Agreement. In no event shall the Municipality or any of its contractors provide any
transportation services contemplated by this Agreement until any and all County regulatory
requirements are satisfied.
2.3 Vehicle Licensing. All vehicles utilized to provide On -demand service shall at all times be
properly licensed and permitted in accordance with applicable federal, state and county
requirements. Vehicle operators shall comply with all safety, mechanical and vehicular
standards mandated by any applicable county, state and federal requirements including,
but not limited to, all safety, mechanical and vehicular standards mandated by
DTPW/PTRD.
2.4 Vehicle Standards. Vehicles shall comply with all of the Requirements contained in Chapter
30 and 31 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, pertinent state statutes and other directives
as may be prescribed and required by DTPW/PTRD. All vehicles utilized to provide
transportation services authorized by this Agreement shall at all times display a current
and valid county permit and shall comply with safety, mechanical and vehicular
requirements mandated by applicable county, state or federal requirements, including
ADA.
2.5 Chauffeur Requirements. Vehicle chauffeurs shall at all times have a current and valid
county chauffeur's registration, vehicle chauffeurs shall also comply with any safety,
mechanical and vehicle standards mandated by applicable county, state and federal
requirements and as may be prescribed and required by DTPW/PTRD.
2.6 Proof of Compliance Prior to Operation. The Municipality and/or its contractors, if any shall
provide the County with proof of compliance with licensure, insurance and any other
requirements mandated by the County Code, state statute or federal law prior to
commencement of the On -demand service.
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2.7 Purchase of Services/Sole Responsibility. The parties concur that this Agreement is a
contract for the provision of On -demand service provided by the Municipality for the benefit
of residents of the Municipality and of the County. Municipality employees, agents and
contractors providing On -demand services shall be considered to be, at all times, solely
employees, agents or contractors of the Municipality under its sole direction and not
employees, agents or contractors of the County.
2.8 Compliance with ADA. The Municipality's On -demand service shall comply with all
applicable requirements of the ADA. The Municipality and the County recognize their joint
obligation to provide STS in the area served by the Municipality's On -demand service. In
fulfillment of the Municipality's obligation, the Municipality hereby allows the County to
provide STS service at no cost to the Municipality. To the extent that any terms in the
Agreement are in conflict with ADA, the requirements of the ADA shall control.
2.9 Compliance with Procurement Requirements. The Municipality agrees to comply with
applicable federal and state procurement requirements, as may be amended from time to
time, when entering into contracts with third parties to fulfill the obligations under this
Agreement.
2.10 County's Right to Submit Proposals and Bids. The County shall be notified and given the
opportunity to bid upon any Requests for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Qualifications
(RFQ), or requests for bids issued by the Municipality for provision of services pursuant to
this Agreement.
2.11 Drug -free Workplace and Testing. In accordance with the County Code, the Municipality
shall certify that it will have dug -free workplace program. Further, the Municipality shall
require pre -employment drug testing and other periodic drug testing for all persons holding
safety -sensitive positions, as defined by U.S. D.O.T., related to transit operation. Effective
upon execution of the Agreement, the Municipality shall require that its employees or
contractor if applicable, comply with all applicable requirements of the U.S. D.O.T.
regulations for drug and alcohol testing. To the extent that any terms in this Agreement
are inconsistent with the U.S. D.O.T. regulation, the requirements of the U.S. D.O.T. shall
control.
2.12 Municipality Representative. The Municipality shall designate individual(s) to act as liaison
to the County and notify the County thereof. The Municipality shall promptly notify the
County of any changes.
2.13 County Representative. The County shall designate individual(s) to act as liaison to the
Municipality and notify the Municipality thereof. The County shall promptly notify the
Municipality of any changes.
2.14 Amendments or modifications. Unless provided otherwise elsewhere in this Agreement,
amendments and modifications to this Agreement must be in writing and shall require the
signatures of the County Mayor or designee and the Mayor of the Municipality, or their
designees, subject to authorization by their respective Boards. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, amendments to this Agreement regarding service areas, days of week, span of
service hours, and fares, may be approved by the County Mayor or designee and the
Municipality Manager or their designees.
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ARTICLE 3
ON -DEMAND SERVICE
3.1 Provision of On -demand Services. The Municipality shall provide On -demand service as
contained in Exhibits 1 and 2 attached herein. Such service plan must be subject to public
input and approval by D.T.P.W. prior to implementation. Public notices shall comply with
Title VI requirements, per Section 8.3 of this Agreement.
In addition, the Municipality must notify the County under the following circumstances:
1) Prior to establishing or raising fares, the Municipality must evaluate if proposed
service and fare changes may adversely affect low-income populations;
2) If the Municipality decides to site or locate a vehicle storage facility, maintenance
facility or operations center which requires land acquisition or the displacement of
persons from their residences and businesses for which a National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) process has not been completed (NOTE: A facility does not
include bus shelters, transit stations or power substations);
3) Prior to the submission of the Municipality's Title VI Plan, if applicable, the Public
Participation Plan must be reviewed and approved by the County's Office of Civil
Rights and Labor Relations for the D.T.P.W. The plan must include an outreach
plan to engage the Municipality's pre -determine traditionally underserved
community; or
4) Prior to conducting either an Environmental Assessment (EA) or an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for new projects.
3.2 Fares. The Municipality shall operate the On -demand service charging a fare in
accordance with public transit fares established by the Municipality's legislative board, as
may be modified from time to time. Initially no fare shall be collected until such a time as
the Municipality's legislative board adopts an alternative fare structure.
If an alternative fare structure is adopted, the Municipality shall accept all DTPW passes,
transfers, or identification entitling a passenger to ride a vehicle without paying any
additional fare. Qualified passengers shall pay no fare. DTPW Easy Cards and Tickets, or
identification entitling a passenger shall be accepted to enable passengers to ride the On -
demand service without paying an additional fare.
3.3 Connection and Coordination with County Bus Routes. All Municipality On -demand
services shall be designed to feed the public transit service in the most efficient manner
possible.
3.4 Operation in its Entirety. The Municipality shall be responsible for ensuring that On -
demand service is operated in its entirety with no deviation from the approved service area
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and schedules unless otherwise authorized by the D.T.P.W. All On -Demand trips MUST
not exceed 5 miles in length.
3.5 On -demand Service Information. The County may provide information on the
Municipality's On -demand service through D.T.P.W.'s routine and customary public
information dissemination processes, including its transit information telephone service,
and transit website.
3.6 Issuance of On -demand Hours of Operation Schedules. The County may make available
to its Metrobus, Metrorail and Metromover passengers map of service areas and hours of
operation provided by the Municipality to DTPW.
3.7 Service Area Modifications. Before any major service change, including the development
of new service areas changes greater than 20%, the Municipality shall perform a technical
analysis of proposed service area alignments and schedules of operation for the On -
demand service. The proposed service shall not begin operation without first obtaining
successful review and approval of DTPW, Service Planning and Scheduling Division. The
Municipality shall follow DTPW's Procedures for Establishing Municipal On -demand
Service.
3.8 Use of Logo. The Municipality may wish to design a logo uniquely identifying its On -
demand service. If they do so, such logo shall at all times be displayed on the exterior of
all vehicle's operation pursuant to this Agreement. If requested, the County shall allow the
display of the On -demand logo on the County's bus stop signs at all stops common to the
Municipality and the County bus routes does not interfere with previously placed signage
and is done in coordination with DTPW staff. The Municipality shall be responsible for
placing the logo on the pertinent signs. All vehicles funded by the half penny transportation
surtax from the Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust shall display the % Penny at
work logo.
3.9 On Demand Stop Signs and Signposts. The Municipality may provide, install, and maintain
bus stop signs and signposts at stops along the Municipality's On -demand routes. If the
Municipality, its contractor, licensee, permittee, or assignee installs sign facilities that can
accommodate Metrobus bus stop information, the County may elect to utilize the
Municipality's sign facility to display Metrobus bus stop information. If such election is
made, D.T.P.W. may provide to the Municipality the materials to be displayed on the bus
stop sign facility, in the size and format to be specified by the Municipality and the
Municipality will remove the County's signs and return the signs to the County. The
Municipality shall be responsible for installing the Metrobus stop information in/on the bus
stop sign facility.
3.10 ADA Stops. The Municipality agrees that it will be the responsibility of the Municipality to
comply with all ADA standards and regulations with regards to accessibility.
3.11 Bus Stops and Bus Bays or Pull-outs. The Municipality shall, at its sole option, provide,
install, and maintain bus stop sites, including bus bays or pull-outs at bus stops along the
Municipality's On -demand service area, provided that any proposed bus bays or pull-outs
shall be first reviewed and approved by the County or State, as appropriate.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Municipality shall be responsible for identifying
Municipality owned right-of-way for the layover or parking of vehicles to be used in its On -
demand service provided it does not interfere with the County's Transit Service needs.
Should the Municipality decide to operate its On -demand service with vehicles that require
the deployment of exterior lifts, the County may require the Municipality to designate and
build bus bays in order to minimize impact to vehicular traffic.
3.12 Non -Interference and Non -Disturbance. The County and the Municipality hereby mutually
agree not to interfere with or unreasonably impede the free flow of pedestrian movement
or of each other's public transit vehicular traffic or passengers accessing or egressing
County Metrobus or Municipality On -demand in-service vehicles.
3.13 Miscellaneous. The Municipality or Municipality's Contractor shall provide adequate
customer service training to its employees. Drivers, dispatchers and supervisors shall be
subject to a training program inclusive of the recommended practices established by the
American Public Transportation Association (APTA) in documents BTS-BO-RP-001-07
and BTS-BO-RP 0002-07.
ARTICLE 4
RECORDS AND REPORTS
4.1 Reporting Requirements. The Municipality shall collect or assure the collection of the
following information (based on anonymized data):
• Number of completed rides
• Average journey time
• Average distance per ride
• Average utilization (passengers per vehicle hour)
• Ridership (Average weekday, Saturday and Sunday)
• Vehicle miles driven
• Vehicle hours driven
• No show rate
• Cancellation rate
• Average wait time
• Average percentage of on -time pick up requests
• Average percentage of requested rides completed
• Top pick-up and drop-off locations
• Number of passengers picked -up and dropped off at transit facilities including
Metrorail, Miami -Dade Transitway and Park -and Rides.
• Percentage of bookings shared
Reports shall be submitted to the municipality and the County's Office of Management and
Budget — c/o Management Planning and Performance Analysis on a monthly basis.
Additionally, the Municipality shall comply with any Federal, State, and C.I.T.T. reporting
requirements applicable to the subject service. Quarterly reports shall include the
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information listed above in an aggregated format, including trends noticed. Monthly
reports shall be submitted to the County no later than the 15t" day of the following month.
The Municipality shall meet or exceed DTPW's adopted service standards for On -demand
transportation services.
4.2 Real Time Data. The Municipality agrees to provide to the County the real time On -demand
service route information in a format approved by DTPW, or its successor department,
such as provided by a Global Positioning System (GPS), and which is compatible with, and
may be integrated into, the County's smartphone transit tracker application and common
third -party applications.
ARTICLE 5
INSURANCE
The parties hereto acknowledge the Municipality is self -insured governmental entity subject to the
limitations of Section 768.28, F.S. The Municipality shall institute and maintain a fiscally sound
and prudent risk management program with regard to its obligations under this Agreement in
accordance with the provision of Section 768.28, F.S. The Municipality shall collect and keep on
file documentation of insurance of any and all private providers operating in the Municipality's On -
demand service. In the event that the Municipality contracts with a private vendor for services,
the Municipality shall require contractor to meet the insurance requirements shown in Figure 1,
as minimum. The Municipality shall further require the private operator to include the County as
a named insured and shall provide the County with a copy of the insurance policy purchased by
any contractor prior to the provision of On -demand service operations.
Figure 1
Insurance Check List
Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability per the statutory limits of the state of
Florida.
2. Commercial General liability (occurrence form), limits of liability $1,000,000 per
occurrence for bodily injury property damage to include premises/ operations; products;
and completed operations; independent Contractors; broad form property damage
endorsement and contractual indemnity (hold harmless endorsement exactly as written in
"insurance requirements" of specifications).
3. Automobile Liability- $ 1,000,000 each occurrence owned/non-owned/ hired automobiles
included.
4. Excess Liability- $ .00 per occurrence to follow the primary coverage.
5. The Municipality must be named as an additional insured on the liability policies and it
must be named as an additional insured on the liability policies; and it must be stated on
the certificate.
6. Other Insurance as indicated:
Builders Risk completed value $
Liquor liability $
Fire legal liability $
Protection and indemnity $
Employee dishonesty bond $
X Other blanket fidelity bond $ 10,000.00
7. Thirty days written cancellation notice required.
8. Best's guide rating B+: VI or better, latest edition.
9. The certificate must state the bid number and title.
ARTICLE 6
INDEMNIFICATION
6.1 The Municipality shall, to the extent permitted by law at all-time hereafter, indemnify and
hold harmless the County, and its officers, agents, employees and instrumentalities from
any and all liability, claims, losses and causes of action, including attorneys' fees and costs
of defense which the County or its officers, employees, agents or instrumentalities may
incur as a result of claims, demands suits, causes of actions or proceedings of any kinds
or nature arising out of, or relating to or resulting from the negligence of the Municipality
and/or its officers, employees, agents or instrumentalities, during the term of this
Agreement. The Municipality shall resolve all claims and losses in connection therewith,
and shall investigate and defend all claims, suits or actions of any kind or nature in the
name of the County, where applicable, including appellate proceedings, and shall pay all
costs, judgments and reasonable attorneys' fees which may issue thereon. The
Municipality expressly understands and agrees that any insurance protection required by
this Agreement or otherwise provided by the Municipality shall in no way limit the
responsibility to indemnify, keep and save harmless and defend the County or its officers,
employees, agents or instrumentalities as herein provided. Nothing herein shall be
deemed to indemnify the County from any liability or claim arising out of the negligent
performance or failure of performance of the County, its officers, employees, agents or
instrumentalities or any other related third party. This paragraph is subject to the limitations
of Section 768.28, F.S.
6.2 The County shall, to the extent permitted by law at all times hereafter, indemnify and hold
harmless the Municipality, and its officers, agents, employees and instrumentalities from
any and all liability, claims, losses, and causes of action, including attorneys' fees and costs
of defense which the Municipality or its officers, employees, agents or instrumentalities
may incur as a result of claims, demands, suits, causes, of actions or proceedings of any
kind or nature arising out of, or relating to or resulting from the negligence of the County
and/or its officers, employees, agents or instrumentalities, during the term of this
agreement. The County shall pay all claims and losses in connections therewith, and shall
investigate and defend all claims, suits or actions of any kind or nature in the name of the
Municipality, where applicable, including appellate proceedings, and shall pay all costs,
judgments and reasonable attorney's fees which may issue thereon. The County expressly
understands and agrees that any insurance protection required by this Agreement or
otherwise provided by the County shall in no way limit the responsibility to indemnify, keep
and save harmless and defend the Municipality or its officers, employees, agents or
instrumentalities as herein provided. Nothing herein shall be deemed to indemnify the
Municipality from any liability or claim arising out of the negligent performance or failure of
performance of the Municipality, its officers, employees, agents or instrumentalities or any
other related third party. This paragraph is subject to the limitations of Section 768.28, F.S.
6.3 In the event the Municipality contracts for transportation services authorized by this
Agreement, the contractor shall, in its contract with the Municipality, be required to
indemnify and hold harmless the County, and its officers, agents employees and
instrumentalities from any and all liability, claims, liabilities, losses, and causes of action,
including reasonable attorneys' fees and cost of defense which the County, the Municipality
or their officers, employees, agents and instrumentalities may incur as a result of claims,
demands, suits, causes of actions or proceedings of any kind or nature arising out of, or
relating to or resulting from the provision of transportation services by the contractor and/or
its officers, employees, agents or independent contractors. The contractor shall be
required to pay all claims and losses in connection therewith, and shall investigate and
defend all claims, suits or actions of any kind or nature in the name of the County and
Municipality, where applicable, including appellate proceedings, and shall pay all costs,
judgments and attorneys' fees which may issue thereon. The Municipality shall require
that the contract between and Municipality and the contractor include a provision which
states that the contractor expressly understands and agrees that any insurance protection
required by this agreement or otherwise provided by the contractor shall in no way limit the
responsibility to indemnify, keep and save harmless and defend the County and the
Municipality or their officers, employees, agents or instrumentalities as herein provided.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to indemnify the County and the Municipality from any
liability or claim arising out of the negligent performance of the County and the Municipality,
their officers, employees, agents or instrumentalities or any other related third party.
ARTICLE 7
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
7.1 Grant Matching Funds. The Municipality may, at its sole option, provide grant -matching
funds for state and/or federal grants for capital or operating funds to be used for the
Transportation Services. It is the sole responsibility of the Municipality to determine the
source and dollar amount per source of funds to comprise the total contribution to the
County for the provision of the On -Demand services as required in this agreement.
7.2 In the event the County seeks federal or state funds and a condition of receipt of said funds
is the provision of operating statistics for the National Transit Database, County may
require Municipality to maintain and provide the necessary data. Municipality's Share of
supplemental Federal Funding. Beginning with the first year in which the On -demand
service's operating statistics are reflected in the National Transit Database, where those
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operating statistics result in new or supplemental funds are solely attributable to the On -
demand service's properly reported operations, the County agrees to pay the Municipality
its attributable share of federal formula funds received from U.S. D.O.T. no less than
sixty(60) days after funding is received from the federal government, less any direct grants
received by the Municipality from the County for the On -demand service, provided that the
funds remitted to the Municipality herein shall be used for the expansion, enhancement or
maintenance of the On -demand service program.
As used herein, the Municipality's attributable share shall be one half of the amount
equivalent to those Supplemental Urbanized Area Formula Funds, as described in 49
U.S.C. Section 5307, as may be amended from time to time, that the County received as
a direct result of On -demand service provided by the Municipality pursuant to this
Agreement and as included in the National Transit Database. Said attributable share shall
be calculated utilizing the following formula:
Multiply by .5 the Municipality's properly reported annualized Bus Revenue Vehicle Miles
statistic that was used in the apportioned federal programs for a fiscal year "Unit Value for
Bus Vehicle Miles for Urbanized Areas over 1,000,000" as reported in the table of Unit
Values for Formula Grant Apportionments, published annually in the Federal Register.
NOTE: Historically, apportioned funds are allocated to the County two (2) years after Bus
Revenue Vehicle Miles are reported to federal government.
7.3 Municipality's Share of Supplemental State Funding. In the event that the On -demand
service operations contribute to an increase in the County's State transportation funding,
beginning with the first year in which service is reflected in State's reporting system, the
County agrees to pay the Municipality its attributable share (one half of the supplemental
funding), as defined in paragraph 7.3 above, of new or supplemental state Transportation
Block Grant funding received by the County from F. D.O.T. no less than sixty (60) days after
funding is received from the State less any direct grants received by the Municipality from
the County for the On -demand service. The State funding formula can be found at Section
341.052(6), F.S.
7.4 Comparable Agreements. In the event that the County enters into an Interlocal Agreement
with any other municipality for On -demand services which are comparable to the services
provided herein, County may agree to amend this Agreement, if requested by the
Municipality, to provide substantially equivalent favorable terms to the Municipality as those
provided in such other County/ Municipality Interlocal Agreements.
ARTICLE 8
TERMS, MODIFICATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
8.1 Terms of Agreement. This Agreement shall commence upon approval of the County's
Board of County Commissioners and the Municipality's legislative board and the execution
by the County Mayor or designee and Mayor of the Municipality or designee and shall
remain in force for five years thereafter. This Agreement is subject to two five-year
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automatic option to renew under the same contract terms and conditions, all parties have
the right to terminate (see 8.4 and 8.5).
8.2 Renegotiation or Modification. Any substantive changes in the level of service to be
provided by the Municipality as set forth herein shall only be implemented after the County
and the Municipality have entered into a written agreement describing the changed
services, and the provisions of the County Code have been exercised.
8.3 Title VI and VII Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Municipality and its Contractor agree to comply
with any portion of the Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applicable to the
operation of this route and further the Municipality and its Contractors shall not discriminate
against any employee, passengers or applicant for employment because of race, color,
religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, familial
status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, status as victim of
domestic violence, dating violence or stalking, or veteran status, and will take affirmative
action to ensure that employees, passengers and applicants are afforded equal
employment opportunities without discrimination.
8.4 Public Engagement. The Municipality shall guarantee adequate public engagement prior
to establishing a new or modifying an existing Municipality On -demand service. The
following steps must be performed: 1) Advertise a notice of public hearing in English and
Spanish; and 2) Conduct a minimum of one public hearing that gives the community an
opportunity to voice their opinion concerning the proposed service. The Municipality shall
provide to the County proof of public hearing newspaper Ad, and meeting minutes or
adopted resolution.
8.5 Discrimination. The municipality nor vendor or sub -contractors shall not discriminate
against any employee, passengers or applicant for employment because of race, color,
religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, familial
status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, status as victim of
domestic violence, dating violence or stalking, or veteran status, and will take affirmative
action to ensure that employees, passengers and applicants are afforded equal
employment opportunities without discrimination. Such action shall betaken with reference
to, but not limited to recruitment, employment, termination, rates of pay or other forms of
compensation, and selection for training or retraining, including apprenticeship and on the
job training.
8.6 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II of 1990
The Municipality, and its Contractors shall not discriminate against any person because of
race, sex, religious background, ancestry, national origin or disability in the performance of
the Agreement. The Municipality and its contractors agree to comply with all parts of the
ADA Title II applicable to the operation of this route. Furthermore, the Municipality, prior to
putting into place and operating this route, shall provide the following evidence to the
County of compliance with Tittle II of the ADA as mandated by the Code of Federal
Regulations Title 49 Parts 27.13 and 27.15:
1. The name and contact information of the Municipality's ADA Coordinator.
2. Evidence of ADA notice posted in an accessible format on the Municipality's
website.
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3. The ADA notice shall be comprised of the following:
a. Notice of nondiscrimination on the basis of disability (see Appendix X for
sample),
b. ADA grievance procedure.
C. An online contact form if applicable.
d. Accessible contact information of the designated ADA Coordinator,
including phone number and email address.
8.7 Termination for Cause. This Agreement may be terminated for cause by either party upon
no less than thirty (30) days written notice to the other party, except when On -demand
service operations are in violation of health and/or safety -related provisions of state
statutes or the County Code, in which case termination shall be determined by the County
Mayor or designee. Said notice shall be delivered by verified facsimile transmission or
certified mail, return receipt requested. The noticed party shall have the opportunity to cure
any stated cause for termination within a reasonable notice period, in which case the
termination party may cancel the termination notice using the same means by which the
notice of termination was delivered.
8.8 Termination without Cause. The County or the Municipality may terminate this Agreement
without cause upon no less than sixty (60) days written notice to the other party. If the
County or the Municipality terminates this Agreement with or without cause, the
Municipality agrees to reimburse the County on a prorated basis for any financial
assistance it has received for the On -demand service for the year.
8.9 Notices. All notices and other communications required to be remitted pursuant to this
Agreement to either party hereto shall be in writing and shall be delivered by verified
facsimile transmission or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the parties at the
address indicated below:
FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY:
Miami -Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works
701 NW 1st Court, Suite 1700
Miami, Florida 33136
Attention: Director
Fax: (786) 469-5406
FOR MUNICIPALITY
Arthur Noriega, City Manager
CITY OF MIAMI
3500 Pan American Dr, Miami, FL 33133,
8.7 Complete and Binding Agreement. This writing embodies the full and complete agreement
of the parties. No other terms, conditions or modifications shall be binding upon the parties
unless in writing and signed by the parties.
pg. 13
8.8 Execution. This document shall be executed in five (5) counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original.
8.9 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Florida.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
respective and duly authorized officers the day and year first above written.
ATTEST:
Date
ATTEST:
HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK
DEPUTY CLERK
Approved by County Attorney as
to form and legal sufficiency
MUNICIPALITY OF CITY OF MIAMI
A Municipal Corporation of
the State of Florida
By:
Arthur Noriega, City Manager, or designee Date
Miami -Dade County, a political
Subdivision of the State of Florida
By: Its Board of County
Commissioners
By:
Daniella Levine Cava or designee Date
Miami -Dade County Mayor
Date
Exhibit 1 (Service Area Map)
pg. 15
Exhibit 2 (Span of Service Schedule)
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Exhibit 3 (Additional Information - if applicable)
pg. 17