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Resolution: R-14-0388
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3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 14-00924a Final Action Date: 9/29/2014
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR
A STREETCAR SYSTEM CONNECTING DOWNTOWN MIAMI WITH THE DENSE
URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH OF DOWNTOWN,
AND URGING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE
MIAMI-DADE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TO SEEK THE
FUNDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH A PROJECT, BY APPROVING A
SPECIAL AMENDMENT FOR THE LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, TO ADVANCE THE CITY OF
MIAMI STREETCAR PROJECT FROM A PRIORITY FOUR (4) TO A PRIORITY ONE
(1), AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AS STATED HEREIN.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Miami City Commission supports a Streetcar System that connects Downtown
Miami with the dense urban neighborhoods immediately to the north of the Downtown area.
Section 2. The Miami City Commission urges the Florida Department of Transportation and the
Miami -Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization to seek funding for the implementation of said
project, by approving a special amendment for the Long Range Transportation Plan and
Transportation Improvement Program, to advance the City of Miami Streetcar Project from a "Priority
Four" (4) to a "Priority One" (1).
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the District Six
Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation, the members of the Miami -Dade Metropolitan
Planning Organization, Mayor Carlos Gimenez. the Miami -Dade County Board of Commissioners,
and to the members of the Miami -Dade County Legislative Delegation.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1}
Footnotes:
{1} 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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