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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-11-0182City of Miami Legislation Resolution: R-11-0182 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 11-00192 Final Action Date: 4/28/2011 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ENDORSING THE MIAMI TROLLEY PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED HEREIN OR AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, 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 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO OVERTOWN/ALLAPATTAH AND CORAL WAY, AS STATED HEREIN. 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 purchase of sixteen (16) Classic 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%) 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, 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 City of Miami Page 1 of 2 File Id: 11-00192 (Version: 2) Printed On: 10/5/2017 File Number: 11-00192 Enactment Number: R-11-0182 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; and WHEREAS, the fares to be determined by legislation are to be adopted by the City Commission; 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 or as may be amended from time to time, 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, including but not limited to, 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. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor. {2} 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. City of Miami Page 2 of 2 File Id: 11-00192 (Version: 2) Printed On: 10/5/2017