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File Number: 16-00259
Final Action Date;
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF CONDUCTING A STUDY
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A MAJOR WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM, TO INCLUDE NUMEROUS FACTORS CONTAINED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has maintained the development and implementation of a
balanced, integrated, and multimodal transportation system as a critical priority; and
WHEREAS, the vast waterways in and around the City's boundaries pose a major asset to the
continued expansion of an efficient transportation apparatus, and the use of such waterways has yet to
be fully explored by the City, particularly considering the ever-growing number of persons using public
transportation in the City; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of a major waterway transportation system will both compliment
the increasingly congested rail and highway networks within the City, but also pose viable alternatives
to these modes while simultaneously increasing their efficiencies; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to examine the viability of a major waterway
transportation system, and directs the City Administration to develop and conduct a study for such
system; and
WHEREAS, the proposed study should include, but not be limited to, a focus on the following
factors: manatee protection and no wake zone and safety considerations; existing ports and marinas
and those in varying stages of development; the systems relationship with Miami -Dade County and
surrounding municipalities; the use of various vessel types and the environmental impacts of each;
and the systems overall connectivity with other forms of existing and proposed transport such as the
Metro Rail, Metro Bus, and trolley network;
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 if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission directs the City Administration to examine the feasibility of
conducting a study related to the implementation of a major waterway transportation system within the
City, to include a focus on the factors contained herein.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor,{1}
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
VI ' TORIA M NDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY ..
Footnotes :
(1 ) This Resolution shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
(10) 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 or upon the effective
date stated herein, whichever is later.
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