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File ID: #9346
Date: 07/08/2021
Commission Meeting Date: 09/13/2021
Requesting Department: Department of
Resilience and Public Works
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
Type: Resolution
Subject: Execute Interlocal Agreement - On -Demand Transportation Services
Purpose of Item:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY ("COUNTY"), A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
REPLACING THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WAS EXECUTED PURSUANT
TO RESOLUTION NO. 07-0272, ADOPTED MAY10, 2007, TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW
THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") TO RECEIVE ITS PORTION OF MUNICIPAL SHARE
FUNDS FROM THE CHARTER COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM SURTAX FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT PROJECTS AND TO ALLOW THE USE OF THE
SURTAX FOR ON -DEMAND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, PRE -ARRANGED
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN ADVANCE, FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS WHO ARE
AGED 65 YEARS OR OLDER AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
Background of Item:
Pursuant to Resolution No. 07-0272, adopted May 10, 2007, the City Commission
approved the second Interlocal Agreement (ILA) for distribution of Charter County
Transit System Surtax Proceeds pursuant to F.S. 212.055 (also known as the one-half
cent transit surtax) levied by Miami -Dade County ("County"); and the fourth ILA
addresses the use of the municipal share of the Surtax proceeds for on -demand
transportation services, pre -arranged twenty-four hours in advance, for low-income
seniors and individuals with disabilities; and the revisions include the following, 1) The
use of the City's Surtax proceeds for on -demand transportation services shall be limited
to residents whose household income do not exceed the standard threshold applied to
determine eligibility for the low-income, senior citizen's additional homestead exemption
outlined in Section 196.075, F.S. (2010), as amended from time to time and meet at
least one of the following two criteria: (1) are aged 65 years or older or (2) have a
disability, as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA); and 1) The
on -demand transportation services shall require 24-hour pre -arranged service by
recipients; and 3) the City may not utilize Surtax proceeds for individuals receiving
Miami -Dade County sponsored Special Transportation Services; and it is recommended
that the City Commission approve a fourth ILA to replace the third ILA in order to
continue to allow the City to receive and expend funds provided by the Charter County
Transit System Surtax ("the Surtax").
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
Department of Resilience and Public
Review Completed
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget
City Manager's Office
Legislative Division
City Manager's Office
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
City Commission
Office of the City Clerk
Reviewed B
Works
07/22/2021 7:17 PM
Donovan Dawson
Leon P Michel
Nzeribe Ihekwaba
Valentin J Alvarez
Arthur Noriega V
Jihan Soliman
Valentin J Alvarez
Victoria Mendez
Maricarmen Lopez
City Clerk's Office
Juvenal Santana
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Review
Assistant City Manager Review
Legislative Division Review
City Manager Review
ACA Review
Deputy City Attorney Review
Approved Form and Correctness
Meeting
Rendered
Department Head
Completed 07/30/2021 12:32 PM
Completed 08/02/2021 1:29 PM
Completed 08/02/2021 5:07 PM
Completed 08/09/2021 8:28 AM
Completed 08/11/2021 10:58 AM
Completed 09/01/2021 2:04 PM
Skipped 09/01/2021 2:26 PM
Completed 09/01/2021 2:50 PM
Completed 09/13/2021 9:00 AM
Completed 09/20/2021 6:39 PM
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-21-0336
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 9346 Final Action Date:9/13/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY ("COUNTY"), A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
REPLACING THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WAS EXECUTED PURSUANT
TO RESOLUTION NO. 07-0272, ADOPTED MAY10, 2007, TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW
THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") TO RECEIVE ITS PORTION OF MUNICIPAL SHARE
FUNDS FROM THE CHARTER COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM SURTAX FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT PROJECTS AND TO ALLOW THE USE OF THE
SURTAX FOR ON -DEMAND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, PRE -ARRANGED
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN ADVANCE, FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS WHO ARE
AGED SIXTY-FIVE (65) YEARS OR OLDER AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 03-651, adopted June 12, 2003, the City of
Miami ("City") Commission approved the first Interlocal Agreement ("ILA") for distribution of
Charter County Transit System Surtax ("Surtax") Proceeds pursuant to Florida Statute 212.055
(also known as the one-half cent transit surtax) levied by Miami -Dade County ("County"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-07-0272, adopted May 10, 2007, the City
Commission approved the second ILA for distribution of Charter County Transit System Surtax
Proceeds pursuant to Section 212.055, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-11-0223, adopted May 26, 2011, the City
Commission approved the third ILA for distribution of Charter County Transit System Surtax
Proceeds pursuant to Section 212.055, Florida Statutes;
WHEREAS, the proposed fourth ILA addresses the use of the municipal share of the
Surtax proceeds for on -demand transportation services, pre -arranged twenty-four hours in
advance, for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fourth ILA has the following revisions:
• The use of the City's Surtax proceeds for on -demand transportation services shall be
limited to residents whose household income do not exceed the standard threshold
applied to determine eligibility for the low-income, senior citizen's additional homestead
exemption outlined in Section 196.075, Florida Statutes (2021), as amended from time
to time and meet at least one of the following two criteria: (1) are aged 65 years or older
or (2) have a disability, as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA);
and
• The on -demand transportation services shall require 24-hour pre -arranged service by
recipients; and
• The City may utilize Surtax proceeds for individuals receiving Miami -Dade County
sponsored Special Transportation Services; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that the City Commission approve a fourth ILA in order
to continue to allow the City to receive and expend funds provided by the Surtax;
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 execute the Interlocal Agreement, in
substantially the attached form, with Miami -Dade County, a political subdivision of the State of
Florida, to allow the City of Miami to receive its portion of municipal share funds from the charter
county transit system surtax to supplement, not replace, the city's general fund support of
transportation and transit projects.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, ity Attor ey 9/1/2021
1 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.