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Home My WebLink AboutR-24-0299City of Miami Resolution R-24-0299 Legislation City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 16341 Final Action Date: 7/25/2024 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AFTER A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTION(S) NECESSARY TO EXPEDITIOUSLY REQUEST THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS ("DTPW') TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC FLOW MODIFICATIONS AND WAIVE THE REQUIRED RESIDENT CONCURRENCE AND EXEMPT THE BALLOTING PROCESS IN ORDER TO EXPEDITIOUSLY PROCEED WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES AT SIXTY (60) LOCATIONS IN THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS OF CITY OF MIAMI DISTRICTS 1 AND 5, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "B," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SEND A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE THIS RESOLUTION TO THE DTPW DIRECTOR. SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner Christine King WHEREAS, several locations in the City of Miami's ("City") Districts 1 and 5 residential neighborhoods are experiencing significant cut -through traffic and speeding during rush hour periods; and WHEREAS, such cut -through traffic and speeding on local residential streets that are 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 residential streets are narrower than nearby arterial roadways, increasing the risk of vehicular accidents, including those involving pedestrians; and WHEREAS, those who cut -through residential neighborhoods during rush hour traffic tends to disobey posted speed limits and signage to gain an advantage over using arterial roadways meant for such traffic; and WHEREAS, in order to alleviate these issues, the City proposes to install sixty (60) traffic calming devices at several locations in the residential neighborhoods, as described in Exhibit "B" attached and incorporated, that experience significant cut -through traffic and speeding during morning and afternoon rush hour periods; and WHEREAS, Section 1.6 of the Miami -Dade County Traffic Flow Modification(s)/Street Closure(s) Procedure, as revised by the Miami -Dade County Public Works Department ("PWD") Traffic Engineering Division in January 2009, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A" ("County Procedure"), requires concurrence from the affected residents and/ or property owners; and City of Miami Page 1 of 5 File ID: 16341 (Revision:) Printed On: 8/4/2025 File ID: 16341 Enactment Number: R-24-0299 WHEREAS, Section 1.6 of the County Procedure further states: "Municipal Jurisdictions: In lieu of concurrence from the affected residents and/or property owners, a municipality may pass a resolution after a public hearing requesting PWD [now known as the Miami -Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works ("DTPW)] to consider the proposed traffic flow modification(s)/street closure(s)"; and WHEREAS, in order to expeditiously address the aforementioned quality of life and life - safety issues, the City desires to install the sixty (60) traffic calming devices, as more particularly described in Exhibit "B," attached and incorporated, in designated residential neighborhoods of Districts 1 and 5 without delay by holding a public hearing in lieu of resident/property owner concurrence through balloting; and WHEREAS, although the City is adopting this Resolution after a public hearing in lieu of concurrence, it is the intent of the City, to the best of its ability, to seek concurrence from the residential properties whose frontage directly abuts the proposed traffic calming devices, as are more particularly described in Exhibit "B," attached and incorporated; and WHEREAS, in lieu of concurrence from the affected residents and/or property owners, the City Commission finds it in the best interest of the City and its residents to pass a resolution after a public hearing requesting PWD/DTPW to consider the proposed traffic flow modification(s)/street closure(s) as described in Exhibit "B," attached and incorporated; 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 Commission, after a duly noticed public hearing, authorizes' and directs the City Manager to take all actions necessary to expeditiously request that DTPW consider the proposed traffic flow modifications at the following sixty (60) locations within Districts 1 and 5, as more particularly described in Exhibit "B," attached and incorporated, in order to expeditiously proceed with design and construction of the traffic calming devices: 1. Intersection of Northwest Thirty -Eighth Street and Northwest First Avenue 2. Intersection of Northwest Forty -Eighth Street and Northwest First Avenue 3. Intersection of Northwest Forty -Fourth Street and Northwest First Avenue 4. Intersection of Northwest Forty -Seventh Street and Northwest First Avenue 5. Intersection of Northwest Forty -Ninth Street and Northwest First Avenue 6. Intersection of Northwest Fiftieth Street and Northwest First Avenue 7. Intersection of Northwest Fifty -First Street and Northwest First Avenue 8. Intersection of Northwest Forty -First Street and Northwest First Avenue 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. City of Miami Page 2 of 5 File ID: 16341 (Revision:) Printed on: 8/4/2025 File ID: 16341 Enactment Number: R-24-0299 9. Intersection of Northwest North River Drive and Northwest Tenth Court 10. Intersection of Northwest Seventh Street Road and Northwest Seventieth Street 11. Intersection of Northwest North River Drive and Northwest Seventieth Street 12. Intersection of Northwest North River Drive and Northwest Ninth Avenue 13. Intersection of Northwest Seventh Street Road and Northwest Ninth Court 14. Intersection of Northwest North River Drive and Northwest Ninth Court 15. Intersection of Northwest Seventh Street Road and Northwest Ninth Avenue 16. Intersection of Northwest Fifth Avenue and Northwest Forty -Fourth Street 17. Intersection of Northwest Fifth Avenue and Northwest Forty -Fifth Street 18. Northeast Sixty -Ninth Street between East of Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast Sixty Ninth Avenue 19. Northeast Seventy -First Street between Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast Fifth Avenue 20. Northeast Seventy -First Street between Northeast Fifth Avenue and Biscayne Boulevard 21. Northeast Seventy -Sixth Street between Northeast Seventh Avenue and Northeast Seventh Court 22. Northwest Tenth Avenue between Northwest Fifty -Second Street and Northwest Fifty -Fourth Street 23. Northwest Fifteenth Avenue between Northwest Sixty -First Street and Northwest Sixtieth Street 24. Northwest Fifteenth Avenue between Northwest Fifty -Eighth Street and Northwest Fifty - Eighth Terrace 25. Northwest Nineteenth Avenue between Northwest Forty -Third Street and Northwest Forty - Fourth Street 26. Northwest Twenty Third Street between Northwest First Avenue and Northwest Miami Court 27. Northwest Thirty -Ninth Street between Northwest Eleventh Avenue and Northwest Twelfth Avenue 28. Northwest Fifty -Eighth Street between Northwest Seventeenth Avenue and Northwest Fifteenth Avenue 29. Intersection of Northwest Fifty -Eighth Street and Northwest Fifteenth Avenue 30. Northwest Fifty -Eighth Street between Northwest Fifteenth Avenue and Northwest Fourteenth Avenue 31. Northwest Sixty -Ninth Street between North Miami Avenue and Northwest Second Avenue 32. Northwest Seventh Street Road between Northwest Ninth Avenue and Northwest Seventieth Street 33. Northwest Fifth Avenue between Northwest Forty -Fifth Street and Northwest Forty -Sixth City of Miami Page 3 of 5 File ID: 16341 (Revision:) Printed on: 8/4/2025 File ID: 16341 Enactment Number: R-24-0299 Street 34. Northwest Fifth Avenue 35. Northwest Fifth Avenue Street 36. Northwest Fifth Avenue Seventh Street 37. Northwest Fifth Avenue Street 38. Northwest Street 39. Northwest 40. Northwest 41. Northwest 42. Northwest Avenue 43. Northwest Avenue 44. Northwest 45. Northwest 46. Northwest 47. Northwest Avenue 48. Northwest 49. Northwest Avenue 50. Northwest 51. Northwest Avenue 52. Northwest Avenue 53. Northwest 54. Northwest Avenue 55. Northwest 56. Northwest between Northwest Forty -First Street and Northwest Fortieth Street between Northwest Forty -Second Street and Northwest Forty -First between Northwest Forty -Seventh Terrace and Northwest Forty - between Northwest Forty -Ninth Street and Northwest Forty -Ninth Fifth Avenue between Northwest Fifty -Third Street and Northwest Fifty -Second Fiftieth Street between Northwest Eleventh Avenue and Northwest Tenth Avenue Fiftieth Street between Northwest First Avenue and North Miami Avenue Fifty -Second Street between Northwest First Avenue and North Miami Avenue Fifty -Second Street between Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest First Fifty -Third Street between Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest First Fifty -Third Street between Northwest First Avenue and North Miami Avenue Fortieth Street between Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest First Avenue Forty -Eighth Street between Northwest First Avenue and North Miami Avenue Forty -Eighth Street between Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest First Forty -Fifth Street between Northwest First Avenue and North Miami Avenue Forty -Fifth Street between Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest First Forty -First Street between Northwest First Avenue and North Miami Avenue Forty -First Street between Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest First Forty -Fourth Street between Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest First Forty -Fourth Street between Northwest First Avenue and North Miami Avenue Forty -Ninth Street between Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest First Forty -Second Street between Northwest First Avenue and North Miami Avenue Forty -Second Street between Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest First City of Miami Page 4 of 5 File ID: 16341 (Revision:) Printed on: 8/4/2025 File ID: 16341 Enactment Number: R-24-0299 Avenue 57. Northwest Forty -Seventh Street between Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest First Avenue 58. Northwest Forty -Seventh Terrace between Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest First Avenue 59. Northwest Tenth Avenue between Northwest North River Drive and Northwest Eleventh Street 60. Northwest Thirty -Ninth Street between Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest First Avenue Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to send a certified copy of this Resolution to Eulois Cleckley, Director of Miami -Dade County's Department of Transportation and Public Works. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: rge = . Wyy ng III, C y ttor -y 7/16/2024 City of Miami Page 5 of 5 File ID: 16341 (Revision:) Printed on: 8/4/2025