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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #14897 Resolution Sponsored by: Commissioner Sabina Covo A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITIOUSLY REQUEST THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ("DTPW') TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC FLOW MODIFICATIONS, WAIVE THE REQUIRED RESIDENT/PROPERTY OWNER CONCURRENCE, AND EXEMPT THE BALLOTING PROCESS IN ORDER TO EXPEDITIOUSLY PROCEED WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES AT FOURTEEN (14) LOCATIONS, TWELVE (12) IN THE COCONUT GROVE AND TWO (2) IN THE MORNINGSIDE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, IN DISTRICT 2, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SEND A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE THIS RESOLUTION TO THE DTPW DIRECTOR. City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-23-0499 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 14897 Final Action Date:11/16/2023 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITIOUSLY REQUEST THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ("DTPW') TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC FLOW MODIFICATIONS, WAIVE THE REQUIRED RESIDENT/PROPERTY OWNER CONCURRENCE, AND EXEMPT THE BALLOTING PROCESS IN ORDER TO EXPEDITIOUSLY PROCEED WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES AT FOURTEEN (14) LOCATIONS, TWELVE (12) IN THE COCONUT GROVE AND TWO (2) IN THE MORNINGSIDE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, IN DISTRICT 2, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SEND A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE THIS RESOLUTION TO THE DTPW DIRECTOR. WHEREAS, several locations in the City of Miami's ("City") Coconut Grove and Morningside residential neighborhoods experience significant cut -through traffic and speeding during rush hour periods; and WHEREAS, such cut -through traffic and speeding on a local residential street not designed for such volume diminishes residents' quality of life; and WHEREAS, in addition to quality of life problems such as noise and general congestion, such cut -through traffic and speeding creates significant life -safety risks as residential streets are narrower than nearby arterial roadways, increasing the risk of vehicular accidents including those involving pedestrians; and WHEREAS, those who cut -through residential neighborhoods during rush hour traffic tend to disobey posted speed limits and signage to gain an advantage over using arterial roadways meant for such traffic; and WHEREAS, in order to alleviate these issues, the City proposes to install twelve (12) traffic calming devices at several locations in the Coconut Grove residential neighborhood and install two (2) traffic calming devices in Morningside neighborhood as those neighborhoods experience significant cut -through traffic and speeding during morning and afternoon rush hour periods, all as described in Exhibit "B," attached and incorporated; and WHEREAS, Section 1.6 of the Miami -Dade County Traffic Flow Modification(s)/Street Closure(s) Procedure, as revised by the Miami -Dade County Public Works Department ("PWD") Traffic Engineering Division in January 2009, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A" ("County Procedure"), requires concurrence of affected residents and/or property owners; and WHEREAS, Section 1.6 of the County Procedure further states: "Municipal Jurisdictions: In lieu of concurrence from the affected residents and/or property owners, a municipality may pass a resolution after a public hearing requesting PWD [now known as the Miami -Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works ("DTPW')] to consider the proposed traffic flow modification(s)/street closure(s)"; and WHEREAS, in order to expeditiously address these quality of life and life -safety issues, the City desires to install the fourteen (14) traffic calming devices, as more particularly described in Exhibit "B," attached and incorporated, in Coconut Grove and Morningside of District 2 without delay by holding a public hearing in lieu of resident/property owner concurrence through balloting; and WHEREAS, in lieu of concurrence from the affected residents and/or property owners, the City Commission finds it in the best interest of the City and its residents to pass a resolution after a public hearing requesting PWD/DTPW to consider the proposed traffic flow modification(s)/street closure(s) as described in Exhibit "B," attached and incorporated; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The City Commission, after a public hearing, authorizes' and directs the City Manager to take any and all actions necessary to expeditiously request that DTPW consider the proposed traffic flow modifications at the following twelve (12) locations within the Coconut Grove neighborhood of District 2, and two (2) locations in Morningside neighborhood of District 2, as more particularly described in Exhibit "B," attached and incorporated, in order to expeditiously proceed with the design and construction of the traffic calming devices: 1. Intersection of La Playa Boulevard and Poinciana Avenue 2. Intersection of Poinciana Avenue and Solana Road 3. Poinciana Avenue between Douglas Road and Justison Road 4. Intersection of Braganza Boulevard and Crawford Avenue 5. Intersection of Kent Road and Poinciana Avenue 6. Intersection of Kent Court and Poinciana Avenue 7. Intersection of Poinciana Avenue and Frantz Road 8. Intersection of Loquat Avenue and Pamona Lane 9. Intersection of Loquat Avenue and Brooker Street 10. Avocado Avenue between Plaza Street and Hibiscus Street 11. Intersection of Hibiscus Street and Avocado Avenue 12. Woodridge Road between Southwest 42 Avenue and Brighton Place 1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions. 13. Northeast 55 Terrace west of Northeast 6 Avenue 14. Northeast 55 Terrace east of Northeast 7 Avenue Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to send a certified copy of this Resolution to the Director of DTPW. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ndez, City Attor ey 11/6/2023 NOTE #1: Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission. NOTE #2: Per Directive, City Clerk's Office transmitted on 12/11/2023.