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File Number: 11-00299 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY ("COUNTY"), A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
REPLACING THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WAS EXECUTED
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 07-0272, ADOPTED MAY 10, 2007, TO
CONTINUE TO ALLOW THE CITY OF MIAMI TO RECEIVE ITS PORTION OF
MUNICIPAL SHARE FUNDS FROM THE CHARTER COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM
SURTAX ("SURTAX") FOR TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT PROJECTS, AND
TO ALLOW THE USE OF THE SURTAX FOR ON -DEMAND TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES, PRE -ARRANGED TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN ADVANCE, FOR
LOW-INCOME SENIORS WHO ARE AGED 65 YEARS OR OLDER AND
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 07-0272, adopted May 10, 2007, the City Commission
approved the second Interlocal Agreement ("ILA") for the distribution of Charter County Transit System
Surtax Proceeds ("Surtax") pursuant to Florida Statutes ("F.S.") 212.055 (also known as the one-half
cent transit surtax) levied by Miami -Dade County ("County"); and
WHEREAS, the third ILA addresses the use of the municipal share of the Surtax proceeds for
on -demand transportation services, pre -arranged twenty-four hours in advance, for low-income seniors
and individuals with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the revisions include the following:
• The use of the City's Surtax proceeds for on -demand transportation services shall be limited
to residents whose household income do not exceed the standard threshold applied to
determine eligibility for the low-income, senior citizen's additional homestead exemption
outlined -in -Section 196.075, F.S. (2010), as -amended -from -time -to -time and -meet --at least one
of the following two criteria: (1) are aged 65 years or older or (2) have a disability, as defined
in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA); and
• The on -demand transportation services shall require 24-hour pre -arranged service by
recipients; and
• The City may not utilize Surtax proceeds for individuals receiving Miami -Dade County
sponsored Special Transportation Services; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that the City Commission approve a third ILA to replace the second
ILA in order to continue to allow the City to receive and expend funds provided by the Surtax;
NOW, THEREFORE, • BE IT RESOLVED- BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
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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 City Manager is authorized{1} to execute the third ILA, in substantially the attached
form, with .the County, a. political.subdivision.of the State. of Florida, replacing the second ILA that was
executed pursuant to Resolution No. 07-0272, adopted May 10, 2007, to allow the City to receive its
portion of municipal share funds from the Surtax for transportation and transit projects, and to allow
the use of the Surtax for on -demand transportation services, pre -arranged twenty-four hours in
advance, for low-income seniors who are aged 65 years or older and individuals with disabilities, which
will supplement, not replace, the City's General Fund support of transportation and transit projects.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESSt,"
JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
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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