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RESOLUTION NO.-84--1157
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF
INFORMATIONAL SIGNS ON DESIGNATED PORTIONS OF
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 959 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, AND
BRICKELL AVENUE WHICH WILL DIRECT MOTORISTS
TRAVELING TO THE MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER
COMPLEX AND PARKING FACILITY; FURTHER ENDORSING
AND SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT TO PROVIDE NEEDED
ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS TRAVELING IN THE CITY OF
MIAMI.
WHEREAS, the Miami Convention Center is a public access convention,
its and entertainment facility; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Convention Center welcomes persons of every race, of
!ry religion and of every nation which advocates and supports racial equality and
itical and religious freedom; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Convention Center strives to accommodate the
reasing needs of the educational, cultural and sports communities of South
Florida; and
WHEREAS, persons traveling to the Miami Convention Center from other
than the local community predominantly travel on Interstate Highway 95, Biscayne
Boulevard or Brickell Avenue; and
WHEREAS, there are no informational signs located on Interstate Highway
95, Biscayne Boulevard or Brickell Avenue which direct such persons to the Miami
Convention Center; and
WHEREAS, the lack of such informational signs causes confusion to persons
traveling to the Miami Convention Center; and
WHEREAS, the lack of such informational signs creates additional
unnecessary traffic congestion and exacerbates the disorderly flow of traffic to the
Miami Convention Center; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes that State roadways which pass
through the City of Miami are often congested with vehicular traffic creating
potentially dangerous situations for motorists and their passengers; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission is committed to providing safe and orderly
passage for all persons who travel in the City of Miami;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
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! Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to make arrangements
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with the State Department of Transportation for the placement of informational
signs on designated portions of Interstate Highway 959 Biscayne Boulevard, and
Brickell Avenue which will direct motorists traveling to the Miami Convention
j Center complex and parking facility.
` Section 2. The City Commission hereby endorses and supports this effort
jj to provide needed assistance to persons traveling in the City of Miami.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this loth day of October . 1984.
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!y Maurice A. Ferre
MAYOR
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA I
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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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TO: Howard V. Gary
City Manager
FROW Herbert Breslow
Chief of Police
GATE 2 0 1984 '"LE° TFC 12-8
SUBJECT: Resolution for Informational
Traffic Signs Leading to the
Miami Convention Center
REFERENCES: Complex
ENCLOSUREft
It is recommended that the City of Miami Commission adopt:
A resolution authorizing the City Manager to
negotiate with the State Department of Trans-
portation for the placement of informational
signs on designated portions of Interstate
Highway 95, Biscayne Boulevard, and Brickell
Avenue, which will direct motorists to the
Miami Convention Center Complex and parking
facility.
In an effort to assist motorists in locating the Miami Con-
vention Center, the Police Department is recommending the
placement of signs along the four (4) major routes to the
complex.
These four (4) routes are: north and south on I-95, with
exits at S. E. First Avenue and S. E. Second Avenue; north
on Brickell Avenue and south on Biscayne Boulevard. At
present, there are no signs on any of these routes
directing motorists to the Convention Center complex.
There are no signs within the Convention Center complex
directing motorists to the parking garage. To assist
traffic entering Downtown Miami from I-95, signs should
be posted at the S. E. First Avenue exit, with other signs
along the route directing motorists to Convention Center
parking. A sign at the S. E. Second Avenue exit indicating
"Convention Center Traffic Right Lane", and more adequate
signs in the complex directing traffic to the parking
garage, should be erected.
To assist traffic southbound on
should start at about N. E. 10
tions to the Convention Center.
vard, S. E. Second Street, and
Biscayne Boulevard, signs
Street indicating direc-
Signs at Biscayne Boule-
then an overhead sign at
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Howard V. Gary
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SEP 2 6 1984
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Subject: Resolution for Infor-
mational Signs Leading to the
Miami Convention Complex
S. E. Second Street and Second Avenue directing motorists
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into the parking garage at 100 S. E. Second Street, should
also be erected. This would avoid motorists going south
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on S. E. Second Avenue, and into the main entrance at the
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Hyatt. The same type of signs should be employed to direct
traffic north on Brickell Avenue.
The Florida Department of Transportation has erected signs
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on State highways that direct motorists to attractions such
as horse and dog race tracks and jai -alai frontons. As
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this courtesy has been extended in the past, it is hoped
that the Department of Transportation will erect signs for
a public access complex such as the Miami Convention
Center.
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