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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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T� Honorable Mayor and Members DATE 0CT 17 1988 FILE
of t City Commission Public Hearing Concerning the
SUBJECT Coral Gate Neighborhood Safety
Island on S.W. 20 Street
Cesar H. Odio
FROM ),City Manager REFERENCES
ENCLOSURES
The purpose of the October 27, 1988 public hearing is to hear
comments on the proposed Safety Island on S.W. 20 Street within
the Coral Gate Neighborhood and, if accepted by the property
owners of the neighborhood, determine a method of financing the
construction of the safety island.
BACKGROUND
At the September 8, 1987 Commission Meeting, the residents of
the Coral Gate neighborhood expressed their concern about
increased traffic volume in their neighborhood due, in part, to
new commercial development on S.W. 37 Avenue, S.W. 22 Street
(Coral Way) and on Alhambra Plaza. The City Commission
responded by passing a resolution temporarily closing S.W. 33
Avenue leading into the Coral Gate neighborhood from S.W. 22
Street. A second request from the Coral Gate Homeowners
Association for additional parking controls throughout the
neighborhood was forwarded to and favorably acted upon by the
Dade County Public Works Department.
In addition to the control measures already in place, the Coral
Gate Homeowners Association is requesting that vehicular access
be restricted at the S.W. 20 Street (Douglas Road) entrance to
the neighborhood. After meeting with representatives of the
Coral Gate Homeowners' Association and the Dade County Public
Works Department, the City of Miami Public Works Department is
presenting for consideration the construction of a safety island
on S.W. 20 Street at S.W. 37 Avenue to control traffic flow
entering and exiting the Coral Gate neighborhood. The safety
island will force traffic leaving the Coral Gate neighborhood by
way of S.W. 20 Street to turn right onto S.W. 37 Avenue,
eliminating through traffic onto Alhambra Plaza.
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Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
The island will also not allow westbound traffic on Alhanbra
Plaza or southbound traffic on S.W. 37 Avenue to enter S.W. 20
Street. Only northbound S.W. 37 Avenue traffic will be allowed
to enter S.W. 20 Street.
On August 31, 1988, the Publ i c Works Department mailed letters
to each property owner of the Coral Gate neiyhborhood explaining
the safety island proposal. Included with this letter was a
questionnaire soliciting the approval or disapproval of the
proposed safety measure that was to be rigturned to the
Department. The final results of that survey will be presented
at the October 27, 1988 Commission Meeting.
The estimated construction cost of the safety island is $13,500.
If the proposal is accepted by the property owners and approved
by the City Commission, a method of financing the construction
of the safety island must be determined, since there are no
Highway G.O. Bond funds remaining for this type of construction.
As a reminder, the Highway G.O. Bond Issue of March 8, 1988 was
defeated in Precinct No. 576, which includes the .Coral Cate
Subdivision, with 73% of the electorate casting votes in
opposition to the bond issue.
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