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WHEREAS, a group of property owners have expressed conoern about
undesI rable traffic intrusion into the Bay Heights and Natoma Manor
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with respect to the methods to be used to control vehicular traffic into the
WHEREAS, the City Commission, has directed the administration to meet
with the individuals holding opposing views with respect to the methods to be
used to control vehicular traffic, namely, property owners within the Bay
Heights neighborhood and property owners within the Natoma Manor neighborhood.,
and has directed the City Manager to present a recommended traffic plan to the
City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works has held a series of meetings
with six designated representatives of the Bay Heights neighborhood and six
designated representatives of the Natoma Manor neighborhood and prepared two
(2) traffic control plans, hereinafter identified as Plan "A" and. Plan "B" ,
each to be implemented for a trial basis of ninety (90) days; and
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CITY COMMISSION
DUETING OF
JUL221993
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WHEREAS, Section 54-17 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, grants the City Commission the power, after a properly advertised
public healing, to require that vehicular access to a particular street be
prohibited where such prohibition is found to be in the best interest of the
public; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to due public notice, a public c hearimg was held before
the City Commission on this date so as to hear any objections to the
implementation of said Plans to prohibit vehicular access and no objections
were sustained by the Corcmiission; and
WAS, the City Commission finds that the herein prohibitions should
be instituted for two (2) consecutive sixty (60) day trial periods to
determine if Plan "A", Plan "B", or a combination of same are in the best
interest of the public; and
WHEREAS, the Departments of Police, Fire, Rescue and Inspection
Services, General Services Administration/Solid Waste and the Dade County
Public Works Department have been notified of the proposed vehicular access
restrictions contained in Plan "A" and Plan "B" and will monitor the effect of
the traffic restrictions on their respective operations during the two (2)
consecutive sixty (60) day trial periods; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works will monitor the effects of
traffic control Plan "A" during the first sixty (60) day period, and Plan "B"
during the second sixty (60) day period, and, after said 120 day trial period
for Plans "A" and "B", the City Ca umi ssion has directed that the Natoma and
Bay Heights property owners vote as to which Plan is preferable (said vote to
be prootored. by the City Administration) ; and
WHEREAS, after review of said vote by the City Commission, if results of
said vote favor neither Plan "A" or "B", then an alternative plan, hereinafter
i identified as Plan "C", shall be instituted for a sixty (60) day trial period;
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Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to
this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated
herein as if fully set forth in this Seotion.
Section 2. it is hereby directed that the prohibition of
vehicular access contained. in Plan "A" and Plan "B", as attached hereto, in
the Bay Heights and Natoma Manor neighborhoods in the City of Miami., Florida,
be implemented for two (2) consecutive sixty (60) day trial periods, starting
with Plan "A", in accordance with the findings as set forth herein, provided
that the following conditions
(a) the Department of Public Works sha11. design, install, and
maintain the temporary barricades;
(b) all of the traffic regulatory signs sba11 be subject to
review and modification by the Dade County Public Works
Department; and.
(c) any modifications to the locations of the barricades shall
be accomplished exclusively by the City of Miami. Public
Works Department after obtaining the consensus of all the
aforesaid designated representatives of the Bay Heights and
Natoma Manor neighborhoods.
Section 3. Said Barricades shall, prevent vehicular access but not
restrict pedestrian access.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately
upon its adoption.
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
FROM
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City anager
DATE J U N 16 1993 FILE
SUBJECT peso I ut I on Temporar I I y
Restricting Vehicular Access
to Bay Heights/Natoma Manor
REFERENCES
ENCLOSURES Resolution
The purpose of the June 17, 1993 public hearing Is to hear
comments and consider a Resolution authorizing the temporary
restriction of vehicular access to Bay Heights and Natoma Manor
neighborhoods In accordance with Plan "A" and Plan "B".
BACKGROUND:
The City Commission has directed the administration to conduct a
traffic study and to recommend vehicular access restrictions for
the Bay Heights and Natoma Manor neighborhoods. This request
was In response to the citizens' concerns about the increasing
undesirable traffic volumes and crime in these neighborhoods.
Since the residents of these two neighborhoods have different
opinions concerning the method of restricting neighborhood
access, a committee consisting of six (6) designated
representatives from each neighborhood attended a series of
meetings conducted by the Public Works Department. Two (2)
traffic control plans, Plan "A" and Plan "B", were developed by
the committee to be Implemented on a trial basis.
It is respectfully recommended that the attached Resolution be
adopted authorizing the implementation of the vehicular access
restrictions contained In Plan "A" and Plan "B" on a trial
basis, ninety (90) days for each plan. The Public Works
Department will monitor the effects of each traffic control plan
and with the consensus of all the designated representatives,
modify the traffic plans as necessary to formulate a single plan
to be presented to the City Commission for consideration of
permanent Installation.
The Police Department, Fire, Rescue and Inspection Services
Department, Solid Waste Department, Metro -Dade Public Works and
Mercy Hospital have been notified of these proposed traffic
restrictions and all of the residents of the Bay Heights
and Natoma Manor neighborhoods were hand delivered letters
notifying them of the proposed traffic control plans and of the
June 17, 1993 public hearing.
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SUGGL tED SOLUTIONS TO Th. SERIOUS
TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AT SOUTH MIAMI AVENUE
AND EAYSHORE DRIVE
There is an extremely serious as well as dangerous problem within the City of Miami limits on a
road belonging to Dade County. We are referring to BAYSHORE DRIVE which connects to SOUTH
MIANII AVENUE just below Mercy Hospital. This road has been left as a two lane link between two
four lane roads leading from Miami into Coconut Grove at 25thAvenue on the South end, which turns
again into a four lane road South at that point.
Each day, this main artery leading into downtown Miami is crowded into the "bottleneck" two
lane area while citizens drive to the city to work. In the afternoon, the flow of crowded traffic reverses
itself while the cars travel out to the Gruve and adjoining- Cities. The traffic becomes immensely
hazardous as tired workers head for their homes.
Our request is that, if possible, the Bayshore Drive that has been left as a two lane artery be
ENLARGED to a four lane road to adjoin both North and South connecting roads, namely South Mi-
ami Avenue and South Bayshore Drive. There is adequate land on either side to solve this problem.
Since there is no parking allowed on these streets, there is room on either side for additional lanes.
Should your engineers decide that there is a shortage of area to accomplish this, may we suggest
an alternative. While not as satisfactory or sensible, it could aid in opening the clogged area. In several
cities in other parts of Florida, three lanes have been offered making the morning traffic use two lanes
going into town, and the other lane to be used by outgoing traffic. In the afternoon, the process is
reversed, making two lanes for the "going home" traffic available while the single lane would be for
cars travelling toward downtown. This also could be accomplished with proper signs and traffic con-
trol lights.
In discussing the above problem with the Florida State Department of Traffic and Transporta-
tion, the consensus of opinion is that they heartily approve of our suggestions. This, however, is a
Dade County project and as such must be decided by our County Officials.
It is our earnest hope that this congested area can be eliminated as it has existed for a great
many years and has caused much hardship for the Citizens of Miami and Dade County who live South
of the downtown area
There are only two other Miami arteries of travel that these people can take. They are U.S. 1,
which is extremely overloaded and Coral Way, which is equally blocked by traffic during the "go to
work" and "return home" hours.
Please assist us in making our Citizens who work in downtown Miami less stressful.
Thank you for your kind attention and prompt reply to this matter.
Submitted inn o t � _� p—L� _,c :
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IwaitY il;, ai Esther Ellis, Resident of Bay Heights and
City Clerk Chairman of the Community Division of
the Dade County Safety Council 9 3_ 486