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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Summary FormAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM File ID: #9147 Date: 06/03/2021 Commission Meeting Date: 07/08/2021 Type: Resolution Subject: Traffic Calming Devices Purpose of Item: Requesting Department: Office of Capital Improvements Sponsored By: Manolo Reyes District Impacted: District 4 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO WAIVE THE REQUIRED NEIGHBORHOOD CONCURRENCE, THEREFORE EXEMPTING THE BALLOTING PROCESS, IN ORDER TO EXPEDITIOUSLY PROCEED WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TWO RAISED INTERSECTIONS AS WEL AS A GENERIC DEVICE THAT WILL SERVE AS TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTHWEST 32ND AVE AND SOUTHWEST 5TH STREET AS PART OF THE OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. 40-B50505. Background of Item: As directed in City of Miami Resolution R-19-0425, the Commission authorized and directed the City Manager to design and construct traffic calming devices at the intersection of SW 32nd Avenue and SW 5th Street, Office of Capital Improvements Project 40-B50505, with the goal of completing said project by May 2020. This is an effort to resolve significant cut -through traffic and speeding during rush hour periods, which diminishes the residents' quality of life. After conducting three rounds of balloting, the City did not receive a sufficient response from the residents for a concurrence, therefore delaying the mandated completion by May 2020. Budget Impact Analysis Item has NOT an Expenditure Item is NOT Related to Revenue Item is NOT funded by Bonds Total Fiscal Impact: N/A Office of Capital Improvements Office of Management and Budget Office of Management and Budget City Manager's Office City Manager's Office Hector L Badia Lai -wan McGinnis Leon P Michel Nzeribe Ihekwaba Arthur Noriega V Reviewed B Department Head Review Budget Analyst Review Budget Review Assistant City Manager Review City Manager Review Completed Completed Completed Completed Completed 06/03/2021 1:31 PM 06/14/2021 11:28 AM 06/14/2021 9:42 PM 06/15/2021 12:24 PM 06/15/2021 7:31 PM Legislative Division Department of Resilience and Office of the City Attorney Office of the City Attorney City Commission Office of the City Clerk Marta Gomez Public Works Barnaby L. Min Victoria Mendez Nicole Ewan City Clerk's Office Legislative Division Review Joseph Murray Deputy City Attorney Review Approved Form and Correctness Meeting Rendered Completed ACA Review Completed Completed Completed Completed 06/17/2021 6:03 PM Completed 06/27/2021 8:48 AM 06/28/2021 9:55 AM 07/08/2021 9:00 AM 07/12/2021 5:26 PM City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-21-0280 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 9147 Final Action Date:7/8/2021 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITIOUSLY REQUEST THAT THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ("DTPW') CONSIDER PROPOSED TRAFFIC FLOW MODIFICATIONS REGARDING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. 40-B50505 AND WAIVE THE REQUIRED RESIDENT CONCURRENCE AND EXEMPT THE BALLOTING PROCESS IN ORDER TO EXPEDITIOUSLY PROCEED WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TWO (2) RAISED INTERSECTIONS AND A GENERIC DEVICE THAT WILL SERVE AS TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTHWEST 32ND AVENUE AND SOUTHWEST 5TH STREET; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SEND A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE DTPW DIRECTOR. WHEREAS, the intersection of Southwest 32nd Avenue and Southwest 5th Street is in a City of Miami ("City") residential neighborhood that experiences significant cut -through traffic and speeding during rush hour periods; and WHEREAS, such cut -through traffic and speeding on a local residential street not designed for such volume, diminishes residents' quality of life; and WHEREAS, in addition to quality -of -life problems such as noise and general congestion, such cut -through traffic and speeding creates significant life -safety risks as this residential street is narrower than nearby arterial roadways, increasing the risk of vehicular accidents, including those involving pedestrians; and WHEREAS, rush hour cut -through traffic tends to disobey posted speed limits and signage in order to gain an advantage over using arterial roadways meant for such traffic; and WHEREAS, in order to address these quality -of -life issues, the City took all necessary and required actions to approve the "Traffic Calming Device at Intersection of Southwest 32 Avenue and Southwest 5 Street Project," Office of Capital Improvements ("OCI") Project No. B- 50505 ("5th Street Project"), the scope of which consists of installing a raised intersection along with milling and resurfacing, miscellaneous drainage, replacement of damaged sidewalks, replacement of damaged curbs and gutters, ADA ramps, landscaping, and pavement marking and signage; and WHEREAS, the City Commission believes it is in the best interest of the residents to install raised intersections at the intersection of Southwest 32nd Avenue and Southwest 5th Street as expeditiously as possible and the City Commission previously adopted Resolution No. R-19-0425, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A", on October 24, 2019, which authorized and directed the City Manager to design and construct the 5th Street Project with the goal of completing said project by May 2020; and WHEREAS, Section 1.6 of the Miami -Dade County Traffic Flow Modification(s)/Street Closure(s) Procedure ("County Procedure") as revised by the Miami -Dade County Public Works Department ("PWD") Traffic Engineering Division in January 2009, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "B", states that the construction of traffic circles "[r]equires 100% concurrence of affected residents and/or property owners from four (4) corners adjacent to the proposed circles"; and WHEREAS, the skewed geometry of the intersection at Southwest 32nd Avenue and Southwest 5th Street requires more than the standard four (4) residents to be balloted; and WHEREAS, after conducting three (3) rounds of balloting, the City did not receive a sufficient response from the affected residents for a concurrence; and WHEREAS, Section 1.6 of the County Procedure, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "B", also states that "[i]n lieu of concurrence from the affected residents and/or property owners, a municipality may pass a resolution after a public hearing requesting PWD to consider the proposed traffic flow modification(s)/street closure(s)"; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City's residents to waive the required resident concurrence and request that PWD consider the proposed traffic flow modifications regarding the 5th Street Project; 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 Commission, after a public hearing, authorizes' and directs the City Manager to take any and all actions necessary to expeditiously request that PWD consider the proposed traffic flow modifications regarding the 5th Street Project. Section3. The City Clerk is directed to send a certified copy of this Resolution to Director of Miami -Dade County's Department of Transportation & Public Works. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ndez, ity ttor ey , 6/28/2021 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions.