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Resolution R-18-0245
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 4209 Final Action Date: 6/14/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL STEPS NECESSARY, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, NEGOTIATING AND EXECUTING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE CURRENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY ("COUNTY") AND THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO MODIFY THE BRICKELL
TROLLEY ROUTE ("ROUTE") TO EXTEND THE ROUTE FROM MERCY
HOSPITAL, ALONG SOUTH BAYSHORE DRIVE, TO CITY HALL, MIAMI,
FLORIDA; EXTENDING THE ROUTE FROM 7.65 MILES TO 10.87 MILES
WITH NO CHANGES TO THE HOURS OF OPERATION AND INCREASING
OPERATIONAL COSTS BY APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED THIRTY
SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY TWO DOLLARS
($237,392.00) DUE TO THE ADDITION OF ONE (1) TROLLEY VEHICLE
SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL.
SPONSOR(S): 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
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the Agreement, in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, to modify the existing Brickell Trolley Route ("Route") to extend service from Mercy
Hospital to City Hall, in Coconut Grove ("Modification"); and
WHEREAS, the Modification will improve mobility in the area and provide more direct
access to the Brickell/Downtown areas for Coconut Grove residents; and
WHEREAS, the Modification will extend the Route from 7.65 miles to 10.87 miles without
any changes to the hours of operation and will increase operational costs by approximately Two
Hundred Thirty Seven Thousand Three Hundred Ninety Two Dollars ($237,392.00) due to the
addition of one (1) trolley vehicle;
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.
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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 allow for the Modification
extending the Route from 7.65 miles to 10.87 miles without any changes to the hours of
operation and increasing operational costs by approximately Two Hundred Thirty Seven
Thousand Three Hundred Ninety Two Dollars ($237,392.00) due to the addition of one (1)
trolley vehicle, subject to the availability of funds and budgetary approval.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, ity Attor ey 6/4/2018
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 City 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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