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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-99-0774f i 4 i J-99-890 10/12/99 C RESOLUTION NO. %J A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION STRONGLY URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO EXPEDITE THE INVESTIGATION AND PROCESS NECESSARY TO INSTALL A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF BRICKELL AVENUE AND SOUTHEAST 14''' STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO FACILITATE COMPLETION OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS DESIGNATED HEREIN. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. Miami -Dade County and the State of Florida are hereby strongly urged to expedite the investigation and process necessary to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Brickell Avenue and Southeast 14th Street, Miami, Florida. Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to facilitate completion of the approval process. Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Miami -Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas, all members of the Board of County Commissioners of Miami -Dade County, Florida, Miami -Dade County Manager Merritt My COMSSION MEETING OF 0 C, 1, 1 2 1999 L.. Stierheim, and the Metropolitan Planning Organization. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.-'/ PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of October 1999. JOB CAROLLO, MAYOR f In accordance with Miami Code Soc, 2-3r, circa the Mayor did not lnftate appronal of this legislation by signing it in the designatcd ;Mace pro iecd, Said -,cW becomes effective with the elapse of ten (10) ;lays from the of Ccmrni- ,en c.d6on regarding same, without the Mayor exercising veto. Nlalte e . n, City Clerk WALTER J. FOEMAN CITY CLERK APPROVED TQ' FOR DECTNESS : j i i✓ O VILAMLT.0 I, Y" ORNEY W 6i:BSS �i If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission. ATTEST: MIAMI-[JADE COUNTY, F1 11DA MIAMI DADE, `s STEPHEN R CLARK CENTER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SUITE 1610 i11 N.W.1siSTREET MIAMI, FLORIDA 33128-1970 (305) 375-2960 November 23, 1999 Mr. Walter J. Foeman, City Clerk City of Miami `�' 0 3500 Pan American Way Miami, FL 33133 Re: Traffic Signal Installation r ?a Brickell Avenue and SE 14 Street { s Dear Mr. Foeman: Pursuant to your request regarding the referenced matter, please be advised that Brickell Avenue is a State maintained facility under the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Therefore, your request is being forwarded to Mr. Jose Abreu, District Secretary, P.E., District 6, FDOT, for appropriate action and to respond directly to you. If necessary, Mr. Abreu may be contacted at (305) 375-470-5336. Should you required further information, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Esther Calas, P.E., Assistant Director, Traffic and Highway Engineering at (305) 375-2092. Sincerely, Aristides Rivera, P.E., P.L.S. Acting Director cc: Jose Abreu, P.E. FDOT Equal Opportunity/Handicap Employer/Services K:=614.WPO @STEPHEN P CL.ARK CENTER�� uj� MIAMI•DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA ►- n CC PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT y t)le 0 919 9 ;. B: i �>o 0 2 � +►' 111 NW FIRST STREET SUITE 1610 a n�-1-0 MIAMI FLORIDA 33128 .1970 CL I" PB METr:r1 k 111.01a1 Tres 7207473 U.S. PQ S T4 C E I i Mr. Walter J. Foeman j h't'¢,,'N ��� �•� �l� City of Miami 3500 Pan American Way oZ :�((+rl, r s 4.1 Miami, Florida 33133 3p666(� �J l/,/)f11►111111111 u/1#1►11►#11JI1,1110111118 lips fill 1Il,n,► - . G f 1% Florida Department of Transportation 1EB MUSH T140M1tAS F. BARRY, JR. GOVERNOR SECRETARY District Traffic Operations Office 1000 NW 111 Avenue, Room 5202 - } `-' Miami, Florida 33172-5800 - o:) 7 Telephone (305) 470-5335 February 3, 2000 Mr. Walter J. Foeman, City Clerk J' t'".. �, 0 City of Miami 3500 Pan American Way Miami, FI 33133 SUBJECT: Request for a Traffic Signal at US 1 /SR 5/ Brickell Avenue/ Section 87030 @ SE 14 Street (CTP 1999-12-0019) Dear Mr. Foeman: The Department has completed its investigation into the advisability of installing a traffic signal at the subject location. It has been decided to include this investigation into a wider network traffic study. Our investigation revealed that there are significant ongoing and planned developments within this neighborhood. The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower and the expected request for the signalization of Brickell Avenue/SE 14"' Terrace are of particular concern. The proximity and magnitude of these developments would impact traffic operations for a new signal installation at SE 14"' Street. The need for signalizing SE 14"' Street will therefore be considered in a wider network traffic study that will evaluate the need for intersection improvements in the neighboring road network. This will be done when the developers of the Four Seasons Hotel and Tower apply for a permit to install the signal at SE 14"' Terrace. In the meantime if you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact this office. Sincerely, Robert P. Register,. E. Traffic Operations Engineer RPR cc: Javier S. Gonzalez, Assistant District Traffic Operations Engineer, FDOT Delfin Molins, FDOT Permits file www.dot.state.fl.us a RECYCLED PAPER Florida Department of Transportation JEB BUSTI THOMAS F. BARRY. JR. GOVERNOR SECRETARY i i District Traffic Operations Officeot- 1000 NW 1 1 1 Avenue, Room 6202 Miami, Florida 33172-5800 .� Telephone (305) 470-5335 - December 16, 1999 f r Mr. Walter J. Foeman, City Clerk City of Miami 3500 Pan American Way Miami, FI 33133 SUBJECT: Request for a Traffic Signal at US 1 /SR 5/ Brickell Avenue/ Section 87030 @ SE 14 Street (CTP 1999-12-0019) i Dear Mr. Foeman: i i 's Mr. Aristides Rivera, Acting Director of the Miami -Dade Public Works Department, has forwarded your request for the subject traffic signal to this office. This is currently under investigation, and we expect to have a decision regarding the advisability of this installation in a relatively short time. , On completion of the study, you will be advised of the Department's decision. Until then, if you have any further questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact this office. s i Sin i C,y� , Robert P. Register, P.E. Traffic Operations Engineer j RPR cc: Javier S. Gonzalez, Assistant District Traffic Operations Engineer, FDOT file s www.dot.State.fl.us RECYCLED PAPER STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Fi1Ci 6 TRAFFIC OPERAT1OIvti DEVI 619 8 �/ 1000 N. �N. I l I AVENUE WAI',11, FLORIDA33172 pC I�Ersp A8B03G U.S. POSTAGE MR. WALTER J. FOEMAN, CITY CLERK >-;L CITY OF MIAMI i 1c" w 3500 PAN AMERICAN WAY MIAMI, FLORIDA 33133 G� L) rn i ++ 1 N��lll��fll1��17�11IIIIIIIIIIIIIt!! t1d1fth 11Ills tltt 117ttftIII }� 1 ": _ - .-..._ .... ._:.� .. .- -.'. _. 1, .�. .. .... .. -w�. •.. CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO The Honorable Mayor and o=,TE 0 C T 18 1999 FILE Members of the City Commission SUBJECT Traffic Light - SE 14 Street W Point View Guardhouses FROM REFERENCES Tickler #1916 Donald H. Warshaw City Manager ENCLOSURES October 12, 1999 Commission Meeting A meeting was held on October 4, 1999 with a group of property owners affected by the Point View guard houses. One of the issues discussed at this meeting was the group's request for a traffic signal at Brickeii Avenue and SE 14 Street. This request was forwarded (see item 2 on the enclosed copy of Public Works' October 6, 1999 letter) to Ms. Marie Helene Cohen, Chief of the Special Taxing District Division of Miami -Dade County. This issue was subsequently presented on October 12, 1999, as a Resolution to be forwarded to the Florida Department of Transportation requesting that that agency conduct a detailed study of the transportation needs for the entire Brickeil corridor and adjacent neighborhoods, with emphasis on the need for a traffic signal at SE 14 Street and Brickell Avenue. When officially executed by the City Clerk, we will forward a copy of said Resolution to the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). DHW/R /JJK/mm P, c: Alejandro Vilareilo, City Attorney Walter J. Foeman, City Clerk Raul Martinez, Assistant City Manager James J. Kay, Director, Public Works Department Leonard J. Heirners, Chief Civil Engineering, Public Works Department SE14St-traff fight-J1916 I \kiLN 1 F.A) i'.r.. I ,,,,,, October 6, 1999 0 f �H T all t --7_ Ms. Marie Helene Cohen, Chief Special Taxing Districts Division Miami -Dade County. Public Works Department 111 S.W. 1 Street, 15`h Floor Miami, Florida 33128-19i0 Dear Ms. Cohen: POINT VIEV` SECURITY GUARD SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT l"ltC•1�..'Ni vic.. (--7Wa�r91,1 ,r This department has been continuing to work with the various homeowner associations and the St. Jude Catholic Church concerning the creation of the Point View Security Guard Special Taxing District and has the following information. As I have discussed in my previous correspondence, several homeowner associations and the church located outside of the district boundary have expressed concern about potential delays and traffic congestion resulting from the location of the guardhouses on Brickell Bay Drive. In an effort to allay, those concerns, this department conducted a meeting with the affected owners on October 4, 1999 in City Commissioner J.L. Plummer, Jr's. office where the results of the traffic study and the Count)'s analysis were presented. Representatives from the Point View Association, Brickell Harbour Condominium, St. Jude Catholic Church, Brickell Area Association, the Brickell Kev Master Association and the Brickell Homeowners Association were present in addition to City staff. The traffic stud)' was discussed and the traffic consultant, Miles Moss Associates, answered questions concerning the study. The consensus of the group is that the following items must be evaluated prior to presentation of the district to the City Commission: 1. 2 3. 4. The Brickell Harbour Condominium Association has voted to riot be included in the proposed special taxing district. A new traffic signal nay be necessary at the intersection of Brickell Avenue and S.E. 14 Street. Future development (see item i) must be considered in evaluation of this request. The proposed guardhouse near the intersection of S.E. 15 Road must be shifted north along Brickell Bay Drive to provide a minimum stacking of 8 vehicles between the visitor gate and the easterly Brickell Harbour Condominium driveway exit. "Smart Passes" should be issued to the residents of Brickell Harbour Condominium. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS i444 S.W. and Avenue/Miami, Florida 331 J0A301141h•I200/F,o, 41h.21 i3 Milling Address. P.O. Box 33070H Miami, Florida 3323 1.0708 N, Ms. Marie Helene Cohen, Chief October 6, 1999 Special Taxing Districts Division Miami -Dade County Public Works Department Page 2 5. A new median opening should be constructed on S.E. 15 Road adjacent to the Brickell Harbour Condominium lower garage driveway. 6. Video recording of license members should be substituted for manual recording in order to reduce the delay time and minimize stacking of visitor vehicles. 7. The City should request a comprehensive, impartial traffic study from the Florida Department of Transportation of the entire Brickell Avenue corridor between S.E. 7 Street and S.E. 15 Road, including S.W./S.E. 8 Street, that reflects the future traffic impacts of new and proposed development. Current studies have included only existing traffic counts and do not consider the Yacht Club I and II, Marriott Hotel, Barclays, Bayshore Palms, Esprito Santo, and Four Seasons developments or the final developments on Brickell Key. S. The extension of S.E. 9 Street between Brickell Avenue and Brickell Bay Drive should be investigated. This could be accomplished as part of the FDOT traffic study. In order to expedite the investigation of the traffic signal and FDOT traffic study, Commissioner Plummer will recommend to the City Commission, at its October 12, 1999 meeting, that a motion be adopted requesting that the State immediately address these items. The City administration and Point View Association will consider the remaining items and present a final proposal to the objecting property owners at a follow-up meeting within the next several weeks. If you have any comments concerning these items, please submit them to me at your earliest possible convenience so that they may included in the discussions. We..will continue to update your staff as we progress on the proposed special taxing district for the Point View neighborhood. cerely, ames J. Kay, P.E. Director JJK/LJH/gc c: Raul Martinez, Assistant City Manager bc: Civil Engineering Central i CITY OF MIAMI OPL...ATIONS Routing Slip Date: From: <Tp (MRC Floor) 0 I /11eZ Assi ant City Manager's Office Assistant City Manager 6v' Office Staff 6`' City Departments/Offices General Services Adm. (GSA) N/A Homeless Programs N/A NET Office: NIA Parks & Recreation 8t' Public Facilities N/A Public Works`" Solid Waste N/A ttention: EXPEDITE For your information/file For appropriate action Review, sign, forward/return See me Assess and eport to me Prepare asemo etter for Tj {-lt,�,) (S rianitii o8J11198 �� �