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File ID: #5765
Date: 04/12/2019
Commission Meeting Date: 05/09/2019
Requesting Department: Office of Capital
Improvements
Sponsored By: Francis Suarez
District Impacted: District 2
Type: Resolution
Subject: Lease Agreement - Pedestrian Baywalk Connection
Purpose of Item:
Requesting an easement and lease agreement with The Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) for construction of the 1-395 Pedestrian Baywalk Connection.
Background of Item:
An easement and corresponding lease agreement is required to complete a Florida
Inland Navigational District (FIND) for Design by May 24, 2019. The City Commission
previously approved Resolution RE.7; File ID 5528; Enactment No. R-19-0126 on
March 28, 2019 authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant reimbursement
application to FIND.
The project is a Phase 1 for design and permitting of an over -the -water section
underneath the 1-395 MacArthur Causeway connecting Museum Park (1191 Biscayne
Blvd) in the south to the FDOT ROW parcel in the north.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item has NOT an Expenditure
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Item is NOT Related to Revenue
Total Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Office of Capital Improvements
Office of Management and Budge
Office of Management and Budge
City Manager's Office
City Manager's Office
Legislative Division
Office of Zoning
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
City Commission
Office of the Mayor
Office of the City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
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Steven Williamson
Yvette Smith
Christopher M Rose
Nzeribe Ihekwaba
Nikolas Pascual
Valentin J Alvarez
Daniel Goldberg
Barnaby L. Min
Victoria Mendez
Maricarmen Lopez
Mayor's Office
City Clerk's Office
City Clerk's Office
Department Head Review
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Review
Assistant City Manager Review
City Manager Review
Legislative Division Review
ACA Review
Deputy City Attorney Review
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Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed
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City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-19-0177
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 5765 Final Action Date:5/9/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT") ALLOWING THE CITY OF MIAMI ACCESS TO AND
USE OF A PORTION OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY
RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN
OVERWATER PEDESTRIAN BAYWALK CONNECTING MAURICE A. FERRE PARK
TO FUTURE UPLAND BAYWALK SECTIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 395.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") seeks to add an additional safe method of
transportation for residents, tourists, pedestrians, and bicyclists under the south side of the
MacArthur Causeway between Maurice A. Ferre Park and the upland property north of the
MacArthur Causeway; and
WHEREAS, in order to do so and to provide a recreational amenity to the City's
residents and visitors, the City wishes to construct a section of the City's baywalk system over
the water underneath the MacArthur Causeway at a point just east of where Florida Department
of Transportation's ("FDOT") upland portion of Interstate 395 ("1-395") meets Biscayne Bay; and
WHEREAS, on March 28, 2019, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 19-0126,
which authorized the City Manager to seek grant funding for said project from the Florida Inland
Navigational District ("FIND"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to enter into a lease agreement to lease a
portion of the MacArthur Causeway right-of-way, within Biscayne Bay and under the current
fixed bridge to Watson Island, in order to construct and maintain this portion of the baywalk
upon future funding becoming available;
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 Manager is authorized to negotiate and execute a lease agreement,
in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, including any renewals thereof, with FDOT to allow for
the construction and maintenance of an overwater baywalk connection just east of where 1-395
meets Biscayne Bay between Maurice A. Ferre Park and the uplands located north of 1-395.
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.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor ey 4/29/2019
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten 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.