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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-84-07823-84-710 7/12/84 rr/016/R7 M84-461 (4/20/84) RESOLUTION NO. 84-782 A RESOLUTION AUTHORt"l_TNG THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED AGREMEENET WITH METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF A Nf--W PORT OF MIAMI BRIDGE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the attached Agreement with Metropolitan Dade County regarding construction of a new Port of Miami Bridge. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 30th day of July , 19B4. Maurice A. Ferre ATTEST: PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: leaz4l -Z� .6 R-013ERT F. CLARK[. DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: Ado.— J7VE Y ATTORNEY ply CITY COM.AZISSIoIi MEETING OF JUL 30 t j RESOLui ij,+ kEMw,E;w.: TO. Howard `T . Gary DATE: July 6, 1984 nL=: City MManager SUBJECT: Port of Miami Access Agreement Walter L. Pierce REFERENCES: July 12, 1084 City Assistant City Mananger (Acting) Commission agenda ENCLOSURES: It is requested and recommended that the attached agreement be submitted to and approved by the City Commission to allow the construction by "Metropolitan Dade County of a new f;_ve-lane, fixed high level bridge to serve the Port of Miami. On April 20, 1984, the City Commission passed Motion No. 84-461 authorizing and instructing the City Manager to enter into the appropriate agreeme-it regarding construction of a new Port of Miami bridge. "'he agreement discussed by the Commission on April 20 was prepared by Dade County; it had not been reviewed for form and sufficiency. . As now dr al'ted the agreement, with one exception, is substantially the same as that reviewed by the Commission this past April. The exception is ;hat in addition to providing for after the fact payments for loss of business that would be incurred by the manag?ment of :Miamarina, a zrovision to allow an advance payment for the disrup.ion. Accordingly, it is recommended that the agreement be approved in substantially the form attached. 84-'782 11 AGREEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE PORT OF MIAMI THIS AGREEMENT, mac h and entered into this day of by and between Made County, a political subdivision of. the State of Florida, (hereina£ter referred to as the "COUNTY"), and the City of Miami,, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida, (hereinafter referred to as the "CITY-). WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the COUNTY has determined that it is of the highest priority to resolve transportation improvements at and to the Port of Miami, including the need for a new high level bridge and a tunnel; and WHEREAS, the COUNTY will establish the tunnel project within its top three (3) transportation projects and utilize its resources to obtain funding for the tunnel and related transpor- tation improvements; and WHEREAS, the COUNTY has by Resolution No. R-1118-83 approved a Three -Phase Concept Transportation Improvement Plan for Port Access at the Port of Miami and the surrounding and affected - areas in the vicinity of the Port, incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit A; and f f WHEREAS, the CITY is interested in entering into an agree- ment for a Three -Phase Concept Transportation Improvement Plan; and WHEREAS, the CITY owns Bayfront Park, in fee simple absolute, certain land and air -rights required by the COUNTY for right-of-way; and WHEREAS, the COUNTY is desirous of obtaining the right to use certain City -owned land and air -rights in Bayfront Park for right-of-way. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants hereinafter set forth, it is understood and agreed 4s follows: 1. The Transportation Improvement Plan shall consist of the following: a. Phase I EXT.STING STREET IMPROVEMENTS ( 1984_--1985 ) 1) Remove parking on sections of 5th and 6th Streets, tno provide three ( 3 ) lanes in each direction for moving vehicular traffic, 2) Intersection improvements onto 5th and 6th Streets from Northeast 1st and 2.nd Avenue. b. Phase II BRIDGE AND RAMP CONSTRUCTION (1984--1986) 1) Widen eastbound SR-836 ramp to southbound I-95 ramp to accommodate a new access ramp from SR--836 to the southbound I-95 off -ramp to Northwest-8th Street. Access to the ramp will be provided by either reversing the existing traffic flow on Northwest 10th Street or by making the street two-way from Northwest 3rd Avenue to the ramp. 2) Construct a new five -lane high level (65 feet clearance) bridge connecting the Port to Biscayne Boulevard consisting of four (4) driving lanes and an additional lane dedicated to the Metro -Mover Guideway. C. Phase III TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION 1) The COUNTY herebv commits to construct, if sufficient funds are available, Phase III four -lane tunnel from the Port of Miami to I-395. The agreed alignment extends westerly under the Intracoastal waterway; north, just inside the bulkhead line of the former F.E.C. property and Bicentennial Park; westerly, in tunnel, under and tied into I-395. 2. In consideration or ti:e CITY's granting an easement through Bayfront Park for the Phase III Construction, the COUNTY will establish the Port of Miami Tunnel Fund -2- , 84-782 to be used solely for the local match for Federal. or State funding of the tunnel projact. Funds shall be contribu t n.? 1 Pinnua1_ly, , by the C+'_.}i.IN Y , �. �<] c 11,11 �. t' tlltita- late, with 3.11° ^i; ?� _., l.I1 1-11-P t�I"<� of r a,? _ 1'Ljil <']. Fund. The coat ri'Mition sh,�1. he ind funded -)1nnually from the Seaport General Fund subject to debt coverage requirements as specified under Dade County Ordinance No. 73--33 as revised or amended. Attached as Exhibit B. The following amounts represent the COUNTY's annual contribution to the Port of Miami Tunnel Fund: $500,000 FY 84 200,000 85 300,000 86 500,000 87 600,000 68 700,000 89 500,000 each year thereafter through 1995 In the event that the tunnel construction does not commence within twelve ( 12 ) years of the date of this Agreement, all funds in the Port of Miami Tunnel Fund shall be used for either capital projects or capital equipment within the City of Miami for transportation needs in the Downtown Miami area to be agreed to jointly by the CITY and the COUNTY. If no agreement can be reached by the parties then such decision shall be determined by a committee appointed pursuant to Paragraph 7 below. 3. The COUNTY shall immediately identify potential means to fund the Phase III Tunnel. It is recognized by both the CITY and the COUNTY that a Consultant has been retained by the COUNTY, at the sole cost of the COUNTY, to seek Federal and/or State funding for construction -3- of the tunnel and the CITY shall cooperate with the COUNTY in obtaining such funding. Additionally, the Consultant shall attempt to ot,tai.n lnll:ei state or State Road designation t.o redi,).cc t_„e locnl shame in any final funding package and the CITY shall cooperate in the seeking of such de aignati_on. 4. The new sixty --five Loot high-level bridge (Phase II) shall be designed to accommodate only four lanes of vehicular traffic and the necessary right-of-way needed for construction of the guideway element of the Metro --Mover; the guideway shall be constructed as part of the bridge at the same time the bridge is con- structed. 5. The point at which the westerly ramp of the Phase II bridge reaches grade will be established by the CITY and the COUNTY following a joint analysis by the CITY and the COUNTY of all factors related to improving transportation in the area and providing adequate access to the proposed Bayside Specialty Center. The preferred alternative is for the ramp to begin its ascent east of the intersection of Miamarina Parkway Drive and Port Boulevard unless otherwise determined by written agreement of both the CITY and the COUNTY. 6. The COUNTY shall design and construct a Baywalk in accordance with the CITY design standards. Attached as Exhibit C. 7. The CITY and COUNTY Managers will appoint a joint task force to oversee the design and construction of the Phase II and Phase III imorovements. The task force shall consist of seven (7) -ersons with three (3) to be appointed by and representative of the CITY, three (3) to be appointed by and representative of the COUNTY, and one (1) to be appointed by and representative of the Governor of the State of Florida. The existing -4- omm two-lane Dodge Island Bridge shall, be removed upon completion of the new bridge. The task foro°Q will be charged itIn t_hr ,ii,<_ i.rrca an aesthetically cb7Sj.u'n '1 017 the hr_ i d(4--- 41-r;ucture and its approach-- . T:ho to k >-or:r,7! shall c3Qt e, r;mine the limits of the landscaping and imprf�vem-_nes to the 5th and 6th Street corridor and their_ relationship to the proposed Bayside Specialty Center. A nationally recognised architectural consultant licensed to do business in the State of Florida will be commissioned by the Task Force to review concepts with the bridge and tunnel engineers and to assist the task force in its deliberations. S. All programs included in this plan shall satisfy and be in accord with the development order for the Port of Miami as approved in City of Miami Commission Resolu- tion Number 79-850, passed and adopted by the City of Miami Commission on December 15, 1979, Incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit D. 9. The CITY shall support and cooperate with all efforts by the COUNTY to seek permits and/or other necessary documentation needed for implementation of the program, included within this agreement, from other aovernmental agencies and third parties, and the CITY will withdraw its objections on the 4[F) Statement now pending before the United States Coast Guard. 10. The CITY shall sell the easement to the COUNTY for that portion of City -owned land and air -rights, outside the present easement (Exhibit E) required for Phase I and II construction and the COUN717 aar4es to compensate the CITY for the easements' additional riuht-of-way and air -rights at fair market value for t,e highest and best use of the land. Also, the CCUNTY will compensate the CITY if any surface parking areas, presently -5- 84- 782 operated by the CITY, are affected. To determine fair market value, both the CITY and tlicn, (--nUNT7 shall each seek the of )n ns 11ceA.I. (American lnstitio--e of pzp-ell- ind duly certified to per'Jorril slich services in the StatA of Florida. Tn the event that the apprai.,-,als obtained by the CITY and the COUNTY, respectively, are within less than 10% of each other, then an average of the two appraisals shall. be accepted as the agreed value. in the event that the appraisals obtained by the CITY and the COUNTY, respectively, are greater than 101 of each other, both the CITY and the COUNTY shall jointly select a thLrd appraiser, from a mutually agreed upon list of M.A.I.s, to obtain a third appraisal, whereupon the high and low appraisals shall be disregarded and the remaining appraisal shall be accepted as the agreed value. Payment will be made to the CITY within ninety (90) days of the date Agreement is reached as to value. Upon request, the CITY shall provide the COUNTY with a temporary construction easement for an amount to be agreed upon for the Phase II bridge and approaches. 11. The COUNTY recognizes that the construction of a new bridge and/or tunnel, and that the Bayside Project construction in Bayfront Park may cause disruption and interfere with the operation and revenue to the CITY, its Lessees and Contractors at M-Jamarina of their beneficial rights in said facility. In consideration of the above, the CITY and the COUNTY agree that compensation for such disruption shall be based on the revenues of the last two (2; years and include a percentage for growth and inflation, based on the average of the last two (2) years growth. Such compensation shall be solely paid by the COUNTY, unless the CITY enters into an approved contract for con- -6— ... ........................ struction of the Bayside Project;, in which event during the construction of both thr, tar, i (lge andlor tunnel and the Baysi.de Project, the tm3 I1tiA37jY shall be responsible 'Jo : them- -=g:. a1. share r _rl t.-_ oJ. t.11._ C� ni.. sr-nPAaion. Should eith-r the COUNTY or the nYridc Project be solely under const:ucteion, then the CLTY or the COUNTY will be responsible fo-: the entire compensation during that period under_ which it is tinder solo construction. The determination for any compensation will be made by an independent auditor, mutually agreed upon, and his findings shall be binding on both parties. Such compensation shall be made annually at the expiration of the Lessees contract year. 12. The COUNTY shall pay to the CITY for the sole benef it of Miamarina Management the sum of $300,000.00 as "advance payment." Said advance payment shall be made to the City pursuant to Paragraph 10 or by November 15, 1984 whichever event occurs first. Said initial payment shall be an advance against future damages under this paragraph. The CITY and COUNTY understand that if the damages to be paid by the COUNTY exceed $300,000.00 then in that event said excess amount shall be paid pursuant to this paragraph; but, in no event shall the COUNTY be entitled to the return of any portion of said advance payment if the entire damages are computed to be less. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their respective officials thereunto duly authorized this the day and year first above written. (OFFICIAL SEAL) ATTEST: RICHARD P. BRINKER, CLERK By Deputy Clerk DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY ITS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS By M.A. 9TIERHEIM County Manager (OFFICIAL SEAL) THE CITY OF MI.AMI, a. municipal corporation of the State of ATTEST: Florida x B B _ Y RALPH G. ONGIE HOWARD V. GARY City Clerk City Manager Authorized by City of Miami Resolution No. Authorized by Dade County Resolution No. APPROVED BY COUNTY ATTORNEY AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: County Attorney APPROVED BY CITY ATTORNEY AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: J SE GARCIA-PEDROSA City Attorney J AV/wpc/pb/214 Rev. 7/6/84 9:45 -8- 84--782