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Resolution
File Number: 09-01350
City Hall
3500 Pan American
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Miami, FL 33133
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, AFTER A PUBLIC
HEARING, MAKING FINDINGS AND DIRECTING THE ELIMINATION OF THE
CONDITION THAT ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES BE ALLOWED AT
ALL TIMES THROUGH THE PERMANENT BARRICADES AT THE
INTERSECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST 32ND AVENUE AND SOUTHWEST 18TH
STREET, AND AT SOUTHWEST 16TH STREET AND CORAL GATE DRIVE, IN
THE CORAL GATE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TRAFFIC
DIRECTOR; DIRECTING THE PERMANENT PROHIBITION OF PEDESTRIAN
ACCESS, IN ADDITION TO THE PERMANENT PROHIBITION OF VEHICULAR
ACCESS, THROUGH AFORESAID BARRICADES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO PLACE AND ERECT A WALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AT THE AFORESAID BARRICADED LOCATIONS;
FURTHER DIRECTING THAT CONTROLLED ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY
VEHICLES BE PROVIDED AT ALL TIMES THROUGH THE PERMANENT
BARRICADE AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTHWEST 32ND AVENUE AND
SOUTHWEST 19TH TERRACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION
THAT THE TYPE OF CONTROL SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TRAFFIC
DIRECTOR.
WHEREAS, on March 9, 1995, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 95-178, directing the
permanent prohibition of vehicular access to certain streets in the Coral Gate neighborhood, Miami,
Florida, subject to certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, a condition of approval of said prohibition of vehicular access is that access, for
emergency vehicles be provided at all times through the barricades located at the intersections of
Southwest 32nd Avenue and Southwest 18th Street, and at Southwest 16th Street and Coral Gate
Drive, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") Department of Fire -Rescue has opened the Shenandoah
fire -rescue facility located at Southwest 22nd Avenue and Southwest 16th Street, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the new fire -rescue facility provides improved emergency service to the Coral Gate
neighborhood, thereby changing the conditions under which the permanent street barricades were
originally approved; and
WHEREAS, the City's Departments of Police, Fire -Rescue and Solid Waste have re-evaluated the
effects of the permanent vehicular access restrictions upon their respective operations based on the
changed condition, and have expressed no objection to the elimination of the condition that access for
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emergency vehicles and pedestrians be provided at all times through the barricades located at
Southwest 32nd Avenue and Southwest 18th Street, and at Southwest 16th Street and Coral Gate
Drive, Miami, Florida, provided that controlled emergency vehicle access be provided at the permanent
barricade located at Southwest 32nd Avenue and Southwest 19th Terrace, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to due public notice, a public hearing is being held before the City
Commission on December 17, 2009 as to any objections to the elimination of the condition that access
for emergency vehicles and pedestrians be provided at all times through the barricades located at
Southwest 32nd Avenue and Southwest 18th Street and at Southwest 16th Street and Coral Gate
Drive, Miami, Florida;
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 if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. After a public hearing, the Miami City Commission directs that the condition that access
for emergency vehicles be allowed at all times through the permanent barricades at the intersections
of Southwest 32nd Avenue and Southwest 18th Street and at Southwest 16th Street and Coral Gate
Drive in the Coral Gate neighborhood in the City of Miami, Florida, be eliminated, subject to the
approval of the Miami -Dade County Traffic Director.
Section 3. The Miami City Commission directs that pedestrian access, in addition to vehicular
access, through the permanent barricades at the intersections of Southwest 32nd Avenue and
Southwest 18th Street and at Southwest 16th Street and Coral Gate Drive in the Coral Gate
neighborhood in the City of Miami, Florida, be permanently prohibited.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized{1} to place and erect a wall across the entire width of
the right-of-way at the permanent barricade locations at the intersections of Southwest 32nd Avenue
and Southwest 18th Street and at Southwest 16th Street and Coral Gate Drive, in the Coral Gate
neighborhood in the City of Miami, Florida.
Section 5. The Miami City Commission further directs that controlled access for emergency
vehicles be provided at all times through the permanent barricade at the intersection of Southwest
32nd Avenue and Southwest 19th Terrace, Miami, Florida, subject to the condition that the type of
control shall be approved by the City's Department of Fire -Rescue.
Section 6. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the Miami -Dade
County Traffic Director.
Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS'/
JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
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Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed
by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days
from the date is was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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