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Resolution: R-14-0091
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 14-00209 Final Action Date: 3/13/2014
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTER -CITY PASSENGER RAIL
STATION AND INTERMODAL CENTER WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR THE ALL ABOARD FLORIDA
PROJECT.
WHEREAS, Miami -Dade County ("County") has adopted Chapter 33C of the Code of
Miami -Dade County, Florida ("County Code"), which establishes the Rapid Transit Zone ("RTZ") and
grants exclusive jurisdiction to the County for purposes of building and zoning approvals, water and
sewer installations, environmental compliance, street maintenance, and utility regulation for all
property located within the RTZ; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 33C of the County Code provides for municipal participation in the
design, review, zoning, and development process through the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact
Committee ("RTDIC"), which includes representation from the municipality in which the Project (as
defined below) is located; and
WHEREAS, on February 19, 2014, the County adopted an Ordinance on First Reading,
depicted in the attached Exhibit "A", which would extend the boundary of the RTZ to include a
Downtown Intermodal District Corridor Subzone ("Subzone") on that certain property located within
the County and the City of Miami ("City"), as depicted in the attached Exhibit "B," and which would
establish development regulations and a development review and approval process applicable to the
Subzone; and
WHEREAS, the expanded boundary of the RTZ includes within the Subzone that certain
property depicted in the attached Exhibit "C" ("Property"), which is owned by FDG Flagler Station II
LLC, its parents, affiliates, successors and/or assigns ("Owner"), and Owner desires to develop and
operate an inter -city passenger rail station and intermodal center ("Project"), integrated with the
Miami -Dade County Metrorail and Metromover systems; and
WHEREAS, the Project abuts and shall be integrated with existing, County -controlled public
transportation facilities, including the Government Center Metrorail Station, the Overtown Metrorail
Station, and the Metromover system; and
WHEREAS, the Project is of Countywide and regional importance and will bring substantial
economic and quality -of -life benefits to the residents of the County and the City by increasing mobility
to and from and throughout the City and the County, reducing area traffic congestion and pollution
and linking Miami -Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Orange Counties with a direct, environmentally
friendly inter -city passenger rail system; and
WHEREAS, as set forth in the attached Interlocal Agreement, the County and the City wish to
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coordinate and facilitate the development of the Project in an expedited fashion under a single
regulatory authority, thereby avoiding duplicative or inconsistent regulations and processes;
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 Interlocal Agreement for
Development of Inter -City Passenger Rail Station and Intermodal Center with the County, in
substantially the attached form, for the All Aboard Florida Project.
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.
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