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Resolution R-18-0243
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 4207 Final Action Date: 6/14/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, AMENDING THE CURRENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
("AGREEMENT") BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY") AND THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, TO ADD A NEW FLAGAMI TROLLEY ROUTE TO THE CITY'S
TROLLEY SYSTEM WITH SERVICE CONNECTING MAJOR ARTERIALS IN
THE CITY SUCH AS SOUTHWEST 8TH STREET, WEST FLAGLER STREET,
NORTHWEST 7TH STREET, NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST 37TH
AVENUE, AND NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST 57TH AVENUE TO THE
EXISTING LITTLE HAVANA TROLLEY ROUTE, SOUTHBOUND FROM THE
MIAMI INTERMODAL CENTER ("MIC") ON NORTHWEST 37TH AVENUE,
WESTBOUND ON NORTHWEST 7TH STREET NEAR THE CITY'S
TERRITORIAL LIMITS, SOUTHBOUND TO SOUTHWEST 8TH STREET,
EASTBOUND THROUGH PARTIAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST 8TH
STREET AND WEST FLAGLER STREET CORRIDORS, AND NORTHBOUND
ON 37TH AVENUE TO THE MIC, OPERATING SIX (6) DAYS A WEEK WITH
AN ESTIMATED OPERATING COST OF APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,200,000.00) PER YEAR WITH A
TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF FUNDING REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE
ROUTE OF TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($2,350,000.00) COMPRISING THE PRORATED COST FOR THREE (3)
MONTHS OF OPERATION AT APPROXIMATELY THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000.00), THE TRANSFER OUT INTO THE
CAPITAL PROJECT FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIVE (5) TROLLEYS AT
APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($1,750,000.00), AND TROLLEY SIGNAGE AT APPROXIMATELY
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000.00); FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANY FUTURE CHANGES TO
THE ROUTE, INCLUDING SERVICE TO OTHER AREAS, AND NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY
AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT AS MAY BE
DEEMED NECESSARY, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Manolo Reyes, Commissioner Francis Suarez
WHEREAS, there is an Interlocal Agreement ("Agreement") between Miami -
Dade County ("County") and the City of Miami ("City") which allows the City to operate
trolleys in the Allapattah, Biscayne, Brickell, Coconut Grove, Coral Way, Downtown,
Health District, Little Havana, Overtown, Wynwood, and Little Haiti areas; and
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WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the Agreement, in a form acceptable to
the City Attorney, by adding a Flagami Trolley Route that would connect major arterials
in the City such as Southwest 8th Street, West Flagler Street, Northwest 7th Street,
Northwest and Southwest 37th Avenue, and Northwest and Southwest 57th Avenue to
the existing Little Havana Trolley Route, traveling southbound from the Miami
Intermodal Center ("MIC") on Northwest 37th Avenue, westbound on Northwest 7th
Street near the City's territorial limits, southbound to Southwest 8th Street, eastbound
through partial sections of Southwest 8th Street and West Flagler Street corridors, and
northbound on 37th Avenue to the MIC ("Route"); and
WHEREAS, the Flagami area has been historically underserved by transit; and
WHEREAS, the Route will increase the overall efficiency of travel for all
residents, tourists, and commuters within the Flagami area by connecting the area with
regional transportation; and
WHEREAS, the Route would operate six (6) days a week at an estimated cost of
One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00) per year; and
WHEREAS, immediately upon implementation, the City will procure five (5) new
trolleys at an estimated cost of One Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($1,750,000.00) to service the Route; and
WHEREAS, the Amended Special Revenue Fund entitled "Transportation and
Transit" in the amount of Twenty Two Million Four Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand
Dollars ($22,438,000.00) remains unchanged except for an allocation from the Budget
Reserve in the amount of Two Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($2,350,000.00) for the Route, of which approximately Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
($300,000.00) is the prorated cost for three (3) months of operation, the approximate
amount of One Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,750,000.00) is the
Transfer Out into the Capital Project Fund to purchase the five (5) trolleys, and Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) is the approximate amount for trolley signage;
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 to take any and all steps necessary,
including but not limited to, negotiating and executing an amendment to the Agreement
between the County and the City, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to add the
Route to the City's Trolley System, operating six (6) days a week, with an estimated
operating cost of approximately One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,200,000.00) per year and a total estimated amount of funding required to implement
the Route of Two Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,350,000.00)
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comprising the prorated cost for three (3) months of operation at approximately Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00), the Transfer Out into the Capital Project
Fund to purchase the five (5) trolleys at approximately One Million Seven Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($1,750,000.00), and the trolley signage at approximately Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00), subject to the availability of funds and
budgetary approval.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized to make any and all future
changes to the Route, including service to other areas, and negotiate and execute any
and all other documents, including any amendments and modifications to the
Agreement as may be deemed necessary, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption
and signature of the Mayor.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Httor ey 6/572018
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