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Date: 10/28/10 Requesting Department: CIP
• Commission Meeting Date: 11/18/10 District(s) Impacted: 1
Type: ® Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item ❑ Other
Subject: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement for the Tamiami
Canal/N.W. South River Drive Swing Bridge Relocation.
Purpose of Item:
Law Department
Matter ID No.
• 10-946
To authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Florida Department
of Transportation (FDOT), Miami -Dade County (County) and the City of Miami (City), for the relocation of the
historic Tamiami Canal/N.W. South River Drive Swing Bridge. The bridge will function only as a fixed/Static
pedestrian bridge.
Background Information:
The Tamiami Canal / N.W. South River Drive Swing Bridge, a Miami -Dade County owned and operated bridge, was,
'determined eligible for inclusion in.the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). A Project Development and Environment
(PD&E) Study undertaken by FOOT has determined that the replacement of the historic bridge is necessary to resolve safely
concerns, improve hydraulic conductivity, and meet future traffic demands. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)'s
approval of the PD&E Study National Environmentat Policy Act (NEPA) document as an Environmental Assessment/Finding
of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) is contingent upon the successful relocation of the historic bridge, in lieu of demolition.
FDOT, the County and the City have the common goal of protecting and preserving the historic bridge as a cultural resource.
The historic bridge will be relocated to a site within the Mianii River System where it will span the South Fork of the Miami
River between the City of Miami's Fern Isle Park located On the south shore and City property recently acquired from the
Police Benevolent Association located on the north shore, in the City of Miami.
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Budget Impact Analysis
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VS Is this item an expenditure? If so, please identify funding source below.
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NO Is this item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds?
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Total Fiscal Impact:
CIP NIA
Final Approvals
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City Manager
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Relocation of the historic bridge is dependent on the construction of a replacement bridge crossing the Tamiami Canal at
N.W. South River Drive. The County has $18,000,000 in General Obligation Bonds (GOB) funding available for the project
and this agreement would allow for the approval of a federal NEPA document which would make the project eligible for
federal funding.
The purpose of this MOA is to memorialize the understandings of FDOT, the County and the City relative to the relocation of
the historic bridge and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) commitments associated with this
relocation. Under the MOA, the historic bridge will function only as a fixed/static pedestrian bridge. The City will bear full
responsibility for the use and maintenance of the historic bridge following substantial completion of the relocation to the new
site. It is anticipated that the annual fiscal impact for the maintenance of the pedestrian bridge once it is in use will be
approximately $5,000 based on figures provided by Miami -Dade County Public Works Departments. All City
responsibilities are contingent upon an annual appropriation by the City Commission.
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