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File Number: 13-01117 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR THE CLOSURE AND
REMOVAL OF THREE (3) INACTIVE RAILROAD -HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSINGS
LOCATED ON NORTHWEST 21ST TERRACE, NORTHWEST 11TH AVENUE, AND
THE NORTHERN -MOST CROSSING ON NORTHWEST 11TH AVENUE, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, WITH SAID CLOSURES BEING ONE COMPONENT OF THE
NORTHWEST 14TH AVENUE AND NORTHWEST 28TH STREET AREA ROADWAY
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, B-30780.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has filed an application with the Florida Department of
Transportation ("FDOT") to remove City -owned inactive track and three railroad -highway grade
crossings, which include: 1) FDOT crossing number 628436 P2; 2) FOOT crossing number 628432 M;
and 3) the northern -most rail crossing on Northwest 11th Avenue, Miami, Florida, which is without a
FDOT crossing identification number; and
WHEREAS, the crossings are located on Northwest 21st Terrace, Northwest 11th Avenue, and the
northern -most crossing on Northwest 11thAvenue, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, said crossings are located on inactive track, owned by the City, at Railroad Mileposts
SX 1039.67, SX 1039.83, and the northern track at 3,232 feet eastwardly from Milepost 1039; and
WHEREAS, said closures are one component of the Northwest 14th Avenue and Northwest 28th
Street Area Roadway Improvements Project, B-30780; and
WHEREAS, the execution of an Agreement with FDOT is necessary for the closure of the inactive
railroad -highway grade crossings;
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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute an Agreement, in substantially the
attached form, with FDOT, for the closure and removal of three (3) railroad -highway grade crossings
located on Northwest 21st Terrace, Northwest 11th Avenue, and the northern -most crossing on
Northwest 11th Avenue, Miami, Florida, with said closures being one component of the Northwest 14th
Avenue and Northwest 28th Street Area Roadway Improvements Project, B-30780.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {2}
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File Number: 13-01117
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
VIdtORIA MENDEZ Roia...
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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