Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #6939 Resolution Sponsored by: Mayor Francis Suarez, Commissioner Manolo Reyes A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS AND THE MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO ENACT SENATE BILL 1090, HOUSE BILL 829, OR SIMILAR LEGISLATION THAT PROHIBITS AND REQUIRES REMOVAL OF ANY EXPRESS LANE OR TOLL ON STATE ROAD 826 (PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY) AND OPENS SAID EXPRESS LANE TO GENERAL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS NAMED HEREIN. City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-19-0524 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 6939 Final Action Date:12/12/2019 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS AND THE MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO ENACT SENATE BILL 1090, HOUSE BILL 829, OR SIMILAR LEGISLATION THAT PROHIBITS AND REQUIRES REMOVAL OF ANY EXPRESS LANE OR TOLL ON STATE ROAD 826 (PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY) AND OPENS SAID EXPRESS LANE TO GENERAL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS NAMED HEREIN. WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") has recently installed separated express toll lanes on State Road 826 ("Palmetto Expressway") that require payment for their use and do not allow for general access to all interchanges on the Palmetto Expressway; and WHEREAS, the Palmetto Expressway, though located at the City of Miami's ("City") western boundary, forms an integral part of the regional transportation system that is used by residents and visitors of the City; and WHEREAS, the use of restricted express lanes inhibits regional mobility for the City's residents and visitors by repurposing general traffic lanes for long -haul traffic at the expense of those residents bound for nearby interchanges as well as inducing additional traffic to travel on local roads, diminishing City residents' quality of life; and WHEREAS, tolls for said express lanes burden the City's residents and visitors with additional fees to use infrastructure already paid for through taxes collected by the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, House Bill 829 and Senate Bill 1090, currently pending in the State Legislature, would prohibit tolls and express lanes on the Palmetto Expressway and require removal of those currently in place; and WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to express its support for this legislation for the reasons stated herein; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-33(f) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, the City Commission unanimously deems this Resolution to be of an emergency nature in order to immediately protect the public health, welfare, and safety of the City's residents; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings set forth in the Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The City Commission hereby urges Governor Ron DeSantis and the members of the Florida Legislature to enact Senate Bill 1090, House Bill 829, or similar legislation that prohibits and requires removal of any express lane or toll on the Palmetto Expressway and opens said express lanes to general vehicular traffic. Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a certified copy of this Resolution to the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, and the Chair and Members of the Miami -Dade County Legislative Delegation. Section 4. The Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: end e ezCiity Attor ey 12/12/2019 fr 6ria�M\ ndez, ity Httor ey 12/27/2019 1 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.