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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ENDORSING THE MIAMI TROLLEY PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE HEALTH/STADIUM DISTRICT TROLLEY AND THE BISCAYNE/BRICKELL
TROLLEY SERVICE AND THE ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL ROUTES OF
OVERTOWN/ALLAPATTAH AND CORAL WAY, AS STATED HEREIN;
AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO CHARGE A $1.00 FARE PER
TROLLEY BOARDING, FOR REGULAR SCHEDULED SERVICE AND $2.00 PER
TROLLEY BOARDING, FOR SPECIAL EVENT/CHARTER SERVICE; FURTHER
APPROVING A COLOR SCHEME FOR THE EXTERIOR PAINT OF THE TROLLEY
VEHICLES CONSISTENT WITH THE OFFICIAL CITY OF MIAMI COLORS.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is proposing a municipal trolley system to provide residents,
visitors, and commuters with a mode of public transportation that improves mobility and enhances
connections to existing local and regional transit; and
WHEREAS, the City is developing a municipal trolley program ("Miami Trolley Program") consisting
of four (4) interconnected routes to serve the Health/Stadium District, Biscayne/Brickell,
Overtown/Allapattah, and Coral Way areas; and
WHEREAS, the Miami. Trolley Program will enhance connections to existing Miami -Dade Transit
("MDT') MetroBus, MetroMover, and MetroRail service and augment MDT bus service for a more
efficient multimodal transportation system; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 09-0269 on May 28, 2009, and
Resolution No. 10-0227 on June 10, 2010, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Interlocal
Agreement with MDT for the acceptance and use of Federal Transit Administration Section 5307
funds, in the amount of $4,084,282 provided to the City by the American Recovery and Reinvestment
—Act-for-the-pur-chase-of-sixteen-(46)-Glassic-American Trolleys -to provide municipal: trolley -service; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 08-0633 on November 13, 2008,
Resolution No. 10-0159 on April 8, 2010, and Resolution No. 11-0050 on February 10, 2011,
authorizing the City Manager to accept grant funds from the Florida Department of Transportation
("FDOT"), in the total amount of $852,185 for fifty percent (50%) of the annual operations and
maintenance costs of the Health District Trolley for a three (3) year period; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 10-0269 on June 24, 2010, authorizing
the City Manager to accept grant funds, in the amount of $619,416 from the FDOT for fifty percent
(50°!0) of the operation and maintenance cost for the first year of service for the Brickell/Biscayne
Trolley; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 11-0035 on January 27, 2011,
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authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement with the
FDOT for the purchase of approximately twelve (12) additional Classic American Trolleys and ancillary
capital equipment for the provision of municipal trolley service; and
WHEREAS, the.City issued Request for Proposal. No. 256244 on February 11, 2011, for Trolley
Services for the Health/Stadium District and Brickell/Biscayne routes with additional optional routes
(Overtown/Allapattah and Coral Way), and for special events/charter services; and
WHEREAS, the operation and maintenance of the Miami Trolley Program will be sustained by the
twenty percent (20%) transit portion of the City's annual half -cent transit surtax proceeds which,
pursuant to the Miami -Dade County Ordinance, must be allocated to transit projects; and
WHEREAS, no matching funds and no contribution from the General Fund will be required for the
implementation of the Miami Trolley Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration will continue to partner with and actively seek grant funding
from the FDOT, stakeholders, and other agencies to sustain the long term operation of the Miami
Trolley Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings found in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Miami City Commission endorses the Miami Trolley Program as described herein
and directs the City Manager to proceed with the implementation of the Health/Stadium District Trolley
and the Biscayne/Brickell Trolley service and the additional optional routes of Overtown/Allapattah and
Coral Way, subject to compliance with the City Procurement Ordinance, other applicable laws, and any
needed delegation from Miami -Dade County.
Section 3. The City Administration and its authorized agents and contractors are authorized{1} to
charge a $1.00 fare per trolley boarding, for regular scheduled service and $2.00 per trolley boarding,
for special event/charter service and to approve a color scheme for the exterior paint of the trolley
vehicles consistent with the official City colors.
Section 4. 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 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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