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File Number: 14-01207 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A ROADWAY TRANSFER
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ("DEPARTMENT"), TO ACCOMMODATE
THE REBUILDING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 1-395 CORRIDOR, FROM THE
I-95/MIDTOWN INTERCHANGE TO THE WEST CHANNEL BRIDGE OF US 41/MAC
ARTHUR CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH SAID
TRANSFERS FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI STREET SYSTEM TO THE
DEPARTMENT'S STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, AS STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation ("Department") is developing the preliminary
design for a roadway project along 1-395, from 1-95 to the West channel bridge of the Mac Arthur
Causeway, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the project includes rebuilding the 1-395 corridor with new elevated ramps, updating
the alignment, upgrading the roadway surface, and creating a new signature bridge with higher
structures that will improve visual quality of the bridge; and
WHEREAS, the new alignment and bridge structures will require the Department to acquire
additional rights -of -way from private property owners and local governmental agencies; and
WHEREAS, the transfer of several City of Miami ("City") roadways to the Department's State
Highway System are necessary to accommodate the new bridges and rebuilding of the 1-395 corridor;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 14-0288, adopted July 24, 2014, the City Commission
transferred several roadways to the Department for the proposed improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Department has identified and requested the transfer to the Department's State
Highway System portions of three additional roadways for the proposed improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees with the terms and conditions in the Roadway Transfer Agreement and
the Perpetual Easements, and these transfers and easements are mutually agreed upon between the
City and the Department;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
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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 the Roadway Transfer Agreement, in
substantially the attached form, with the Department, to accommodate the rebuilding by the
Department of the 1-395 corridor, from the I-95/Midtown Interchange to the West channel bridge of US
41/Mac Arthur Causeway, Miami, Florida.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized{1} to take all actions necessary to accomplish
said transfers from the City Street System to the Department's State Highway System.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
i
VICTORIA ENDEZ
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 (10) 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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