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Resolution R-23-0205
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 13771 Final Action Date: 4/27/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALTER THE WESTBOUND LANE OF
SOUTHWEST 26TH STREET BY CLOSING THAT PORTION OF THE
WESTBOUND LANE OF SOUTHWEST 26TH STREET LOCATED BETWEEN
THE MERGER OF THE WESTBOUND LANE OF SOUTHWEST 26TH STREET
AND SOUTHWEST BOUND LANE OF SOUTHWEST 26TH LANE TO THE
WEST AND THE POINT WHERE THE SOUTHSIDE BORDER OF THE
WESTBOUND LANE OF SOUTHWEST 26TH STREET SEPARATES FROM
THE NORTHSIDE BORDER OF THE EASTBOUND LANE OF SOUTHWEST
26TH STREET ON THE EAST AND WIDENING OF THE CURRENT
EASTBOUND LANE OF SOUTHWEST 26TH STREET TO ALLOW FOR
WESTBOUND TRAFFIC AT THE CURRENT MERGER OF THE SOUTHWEST
26TH STREET EASTBOUND LANE AND SOUTHWEST 26TH LANE'S
SOUTHWEST BOUND LANE AS PART OF THE OFFICE OF CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT 40-B193522A DOG RUN PARK.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Manolo Reyes
WHEREAS, part of the improvements to Dog Run Park located at 2201 Southwest 26th
Street ("Park") the City of Miami ("City") is making on -site roadway improvements redirecting
traffic flow to allow for safer and more efficient pedestrian access to the Park; and
WHEREAS, the City proposes to alter the westbound lane of Southwest 26th Street by
closing the portion of the westbound lane located between the merger of the westbound lane of
Southwest 26th Street and Southwest 22nd Avenue to the west and the point where the
southside border of Southwest 26th Street westbound lane separates from the northside border
of Southwest 26th Street's eastbound lane to the east; more particularly identified in Exhibit "A,"
attached and incorporated; and
WHEREAS, to allow for continued two-way traffic in the area, the City proposes to widen
that portion of the eastbound lane of Southwest 26th Street that merges with Southwest 26th
Lane to accommodate westbound traffic; and
WHEREAS, the requested street alteration is integral to the roadway improvements that
include removal and relocation of existing sidewalks, drainage improvements, traffic pavement
markings and signage as part of Office of Capital Improvements ("OCI") Project 40-B193522A;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it is in the best interest of the general welfare
of the City and its inhabitants to grant the removal of a portion of the westbound lane of
Southwest 26th Street as described hereinafter and deems it advisable to do so;
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File ID: 13771 Enactment Number: R-23-0205
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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to close that portion of the westbound lane
of Southwest 26th Street, as more particularly identified in Exhibit "A," attached and
incorporated.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to widen the current eastbound lane
of Southwest 26th lane to accommodate two-way traffic.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor
4/18/2023
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.
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