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Resolution R-18-0260
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 4198 Final Action Date: 6/28/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ELIMINATE APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED (200) FEET
OF RAILROAD CROSSING AT THE NORTHEAST MIAMI COURT RAILROAD
CROSSING, LOCATED BETWEEN NORTHEAST 71 STREET AND
NORTHEAST 73 STREET, AND THE NORTHEAST 36 STREET RAILROAD
CROSSING, LOCATED ALONG NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE, PURSUANT TO
FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILROAD ("FECR") REQUIREMENTS FOR
IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING A NEW RAILROAD CROSSING AT
NORTHEAST 42 STREET, CONNECTING NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE TO EAST
DIXIE HIGHWAY.
WHEREAS, part of the proposed improvements for traffic circulation near the City of
Miami ("City") Design District is a newly proposed railroad crossing at Northeast 42 Street,
connecting Northeast 2 Avenue to East Dixie Highway; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT"), in conjunction with the
Miami -Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works ("County"), is working on
roadway, signalization, and railroad crossing improvements at the Northeast 2nd
Avenue/Northeast 36th Street/East Dixie Highway intersection; and
WHEREAS, the Florida East Coast Railroad ("FECR") requires that for every new
railroad crossing built, two (2) existing railroad crossings must be eliminated; and
WHEREAS, the City proposes to eliminate two (2) railroad crossings, consisting of
approximately two hundred (200) feet, at the Northeast Miami Court railroad crossing, located
between Northeast 71 Street and Northeast 73 Street, and the Northeast 36 Street railroad
crossing, located along Northeast 2 Avenue; and
WHEREAS, at an April 19, 2018, public meeting, hosted by the City's Office of Capital
Improvements ("OCI") at Athalie Range Park regarding the proposed removal of the railroad
crossings, no concerns were raised by the public; and
WHEREAS, a study of the closure was conducted by a third party and determined that
under existing conditions, the impact of the closure at Northeast Miami Court to the adjacent
North/South bound roadways would operate at acceptable levels of service;
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.
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Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized1 to eliminate approximately two
hundred (200) feet of railroad crossings at the Northeast Miami Court railroad crossing, between
Northeast 71 Street and Northeast 73 Street, and the Northeast 36 Street railroad crossing,
located along Northeast 2 Avenue, pursuant to FECR requirements for improvements, including
a new railroad crossing at Northeast 42 Street, connecting Northeast 2 Avenue to East Dixie
Highway.
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 6/19/2018
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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