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MEMORANDUM
Agenda Item No. 11(A) (9)
TO: Honorable Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson DATE: September 4, 2019
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Abigail Price -Williams SUBJECT: Resolution directing the County
County Attorney Mayor to negotiate agreements
as necessary to facilitate or
implement fixed route
waterborne transit services
connecting the Downtown
Miami and South Beach areas;
authorizing the County Mayor
to apply for grant funding related
to such services; and requiring
Resolution No. R-958-19 status reports to this Board
The accompanying resolution was prepared and placed on the agenda at the request of Prime Sponsor
Commissioner Eileen Higgins, and Co -Sponsors Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan and Commissioner
Dennis C. Moss.
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Abigail Pri! - Williams
County Attt ey
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MEMORANDUM
(Revised)
TO: Honorable Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson DATE: September 4, 2019
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
FRO : igail nee- tams
unty Attorney
SUBJECT: Agenda Item No. 11(A)(9)
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"3-Day Rule" for committees applicable if raised
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Decreases revenues or increases expenditures without balancing budget
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requirement per 2-116.1(4)(c)(2) ) to approve
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Approved Mayor Agenda Item No. 11(A)(9)
Veto 9-4-19
Override
RESOLUTION NO. R-958-19
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR
COUNTY MAYOR'S DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE
AGREEMENTS AS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE OR
IMPLEMENT FIXED ROUTE WATERBORNE TRANSIT
SERVICES CONNECTING THE DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
SOUTH BEACH AREAS; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY
MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR'S DESIGNEE TO APPLY FOR
GRANT FUNDING RELATED TO SUCH SERVICES; AND
REQUIRING STATUS REPORTS TO THIS BOARD
WHEREAS, under the Miami -Dade County Home Rule Charter, the Board of County
Commissioners has broad powers related to public transportation systems; and
WHEREAS, Miami -Dade County (the "County") has provided Countywide public
transportation since 1957; and
WHEREAS, a 2003 Transportation Planning Organization ("TPO") study, prepared by
Gannett Fleming and titled "Utilization on Miami -Dade County Waterways for Urban Commuting
travel" and a 2004 TPO study by Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. and titled "Development of a
Service Plan for Waterborne Transportation Services in Miami -Dade County" both indicate that
waterborne transportation can complement traditional land -based mass transit service; and
WHEREAS, in 2006, this Board, through Resolution No. R-179-06, directed the County
administration to prepare a feasibility study to explore introducing various waterborne transit
routes in. Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, there have been many studies, master plans, letters of support and resolutions
by the City of Miami and the City of Miami Beach in support of waterborne transportation; and
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Agenda Item No. 11(A) (9)
Page No. 2
WHEREAS, Miami -Dade County has experienced rapid population growth accompanied
by massive coastal development in the decade since these reports were produced; and
WHEREAS, the re -construction of Interstate 395 and the various causeway bridge repairs
are creating even more congestion on already burdened thoroughfares; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of a waterborne transit route connecting Downtown Miami
and South Beach may serve to alleviate some of the traffic congestion between these two areas,
which are major residential and commercial neighborhoods, as well as tourist destinations; and
WHEREAS, this Board desires to add or facilitate such a waterborne transit route to
connect to or complement the County's larger public transportation system; and
WHEREAS, Miami -Dade County is aware of at least one operator who is planning to
start a private waterborne transportation service in Biscayne Bay and is interested in operating a
private route between Downtown Miami and South Beach, but any such operator may need
infrastructure improvements as well as proprietary authorizations for waterborne transit stops; and
WHEREAS, infrastructure enhancements to docks and marinas along Biscayne Bay could
result in the accommodation and facilitation of waterborne transit services; and
WHEREAS, the TPO has recommended this waterborne transit route for funding in its
TPO Program Priorities which list the TPO's top recommendations of priorities for federal and
state funding; and
WHEREAS, in addition, it is possible that grant funding could be used to facilitate or
expedite the provision of such waterborne transit services between the Downtown Miami and
South Beach areas, and this Board wishes to authorize the County Mayor or County Mayor's
designee to apply for grants for such purposes,
Agenda Item No. 11(A) (9 )
Page No. 3
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. This Board hereby directs the County Mayor or County Mayor's designee
to, on an expedited basis, negotiate agreements, as necessary to facilitate or implement fixed route
waterborne transit services connecting the Downtown Miami and South Beach areas, including,
for example, agreements with Bayfront property owners, and to bring such agreements back to this
Board for approval.
Section 2. This Board hereby directs the County Mayor or County Mayor's designee
to report to this Board every 60 days on the status of the negotiations required pursuant to Section
1 of this Resolution. Such reports shall be placed on an agenda of this Board pursuant to Ordinance
No. 14-65, and the first report shall be due 60 days after the effective date of this Resolution.
Section 3. In addition, this Board authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor's
designee to apply for grant funding related to the provision of fixed route waterborne transit
services connecting the Downtown Miami and South Beach areas, in order to facilitate or expedite
such services.
The Prime Sponsor of the foregoing resolution is Commissioner Eileen Higgins, and the
Co -Sponsors are Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan and Commissioner Dennis C. Moss. It was
offered by Commissioner Eileen Higgins who moved its adoption. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Rebeca Sosa and upon being put to a vote, the vote was
as follows:
to
Agenda Item No. 11(A) (9)
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Audrey M. Edmonson, Chairwoman aye
Rebeca Sosa, Vice Chairwoman aye
Esteban L. Bovo, Jr. aYe Daniella Levine Cava aye
Jose "Pepe" Diaz absent Sally A. Heyman aye
Eileen Higgins aye Barbara J. Jordan aye
Joe A. Martinez aye Jean Monestime aye
Dennis C. Moss aye Sen. Javier D. Souto aye
Xavier L. Suarez aye
The Chairperson thereupon declared this resolution duly passed and adopted this 46' day of
September, 2019. This resolution shall become effective upon the earlier of (1) 10 days after the
date of its adoption unless vetoed by the County Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only
upon an override by this Board, or (2) approval by the County Mayor of this resolution and the
filing of this approval with the Clerk of the Board.
Approved by County Attorney as
to form and legal sufficiency.
Bruce Libhaber
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY ITS BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK
Linda L. Cave
By:
Deputy Clerk
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