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File Number: 05-01123 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$1,500,297, FROM SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT NO. 110145, "THE FEC
CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND;" ALLOCATING SAID FUNDS TO
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. 341330,"B-71215D STREETCAR
PROJECT -MIDTOWN UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE," TO PROVIDE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE AND RELATED
ENGINEERING SERVICES TO ACCOMMODATE THE MIAMI STREETCAR
PROJECT WITHIN THE MIDTOWN MIAMI PROJECT.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 12468, adopted December 18, 2003, the City
Commission approved the "FEC Corridor Improvement Trust Fund" entitled "Planning and Zoning,"
entitled "Tree Trust Fund;" and
WHEREAS, Section 62-263 of the FEC Corridor Improvement Trust Fund ("Trust Fund") was
established "to facilitate the creation and implementation of programs to improve and develop
integrated public transportation system, current economic levels, housing opportunities and
streetscapes, through means which may include, but are not Limited to..." (1) "...premium and
connected transit system throughout the FEC Corridor, such as electric/fuel cell trolley connecting the
northern end of the FEC Corridor to the downtown Miami area, ..." (2) "...streetscape and public
infrastructure improvement...," (3) ..."related activities as may be appropriate to carry out the intent of
this article...;" and
WHEREAS, the Department of Capital Improvement Projects ("CIP") and Transportation is
requesting an amount not to exceed $1,500,297 from the Trust Fund to be made available to the Miami
Streetcar Project ("Project"), a project that qualifies in accordance with said Section 62-263 and that is
to provide service within the FEC Corridor; and
WHEREAS, Section 62-265 of the Trust Fund indicates that "...all disbursals of Trust Fund
monies shall be made by the City Commission, after due consideration is given to the written
recommendations of the City Manager and the directors of the departments of Planning (formerly
Planning and Zoning), Economic Development, Public Works, and CIP and Transportation (formerly
the Department of CIP and formerly the Office of Transportation);" and
WHEREAS, the attached memorandum dated September 26, 2005, from the Director of the
Department of CIP and Transportation to the City Manager contains the signatures of said department
directors and the City Manager affirming their review and approval for the use of the Trust Fund
amount of $1,500,297 for the purpose of the Project within the Midtown Miami Project; and
WHEREAS, the requested amount will be allocated to CIP Project No. 341330, "B-71215D
Streetcar Project -Midtown Underground Infrastructure" as defined in "Exhibit A," attached and
incorporated, to said memorandum, entitled "Roadway and Surface Construction Elements and
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Related Engineering Services for the Project within the Midtown Miami Project;"
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. The transfer of funds, in the amount not to exceed $1,500,297, from Special
Revenue Account No. 110145, "FEC Corridor Improvement Trust Fund," and the allocation of said
funds to CIP Account No. 341330, "B-71215D Streetcar Project -Midtown Underground Infrastructure,"
to provide the construction of underground infrastructure and related engineering services to
accommodate the Project within the Midtown Miami Project, is authorized.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor. {1}
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND CORRECTNESS:''/
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days
from the date it 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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