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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Summary FormAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM File ID: #17859 Date: 07/08/2025 Commission Meeting Date: 07/24/2025 Requesting Department: Department of Resilience and Public Works Sponsored By: District Impacted: District 3 Type: Resolution Subject: Execute - Interlocal Agrmnt - Silver Bluff Traffic Purpose of Item: A resolution of the Miami City Commission, with attachment(s) and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Miami ("City") and Miami -Dade County ("County") regarding vehicular traffic in the Silver Bluff area neighborhood within the City of Miami to resolve a conflict pursuant to Chapter 164, Florida Statues (the Florida Governmental Conflict Resolution Act). Background of Item: The Silver Bluff neighborhood is located within the municipal boundaries of the City of Miami and has experienced increased cut -through traffic, particularly near Southwest 17 Avenue, in the areas closest to both South Dixie Highway ("US-1") and Coral Way ("Southwest 22 Street"). This cut -through traffic causes noise, gridlock, and increased accidents, negatively affecting property, quality of life, and the safety of residents in the Silver Bluff neighborhood. On July 11, 2019, the City Commission approved Resolution No. R-19-0283, authorizing the permanent restriction of vehicular access at Southwest 14 Avenue, Southwest 16 Avenue, and Southwest 16 Court — south of Southwest 22 Street, and Southwest 23 Street — east of Southwest 17 Avenue. On July 30, 2019, the Miami -Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works ("County Department") denied the City's request for the permanent restriction of vehicular access approved by R-19-0283. On June 8, 2023, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-23-0260, initiating the conflict resolution procedures of Chapter 164, Florida Statutes (the Florida Governmental Conflict Resolution Act), to resolve the conflict between the City and County regarding the protection of the public health, welfare, and safety of City residents by restricting cut through vehicular traffic at Southwest 23 Street at its intersections with Southwest 14 Avenue, Southwest 16 Avenue, Southwest 16 Court, and Southwest 17 Avenue. The City and County engaged in several communications regarding traffic calming measures for the area, and, in September 2024, the County approved certain measures of the study's traffic calming recommendations, which are listed in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated. The City and County agree that the effectiveness of the traffic calming measures will be evaluated one (1) year after implementation and additional traffic calming measures will be considered at that time, including restriction of vehicular access. On June 18, 2024, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-24-0229, authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the existing Intergovernmental Agency Agreement ("Intergovernmental Agreement") to allow the City to perform certain additional traffic engineering functions within local municipal streets, and to allow the City to install certain traffic calming devices with a design preapproved by the County without requiring prior County approval. A draft of the Interlocal Agreement is attached and incorporated as Exhibit "B". Budget Impact Analysis Item is NOT Related to Revenue Item has NOT an Expenditure Item is NOT funded by Bonds Total Fiscal Impact: Department of Resilience and Public Review Completed Office of Management and Budget Office of Management and Budget City Manager's Office City Manager's Office City Manager's Office Legislative Division Office of the City Attorney Office of the City Attorney City Commission Office of the City Clerk Reviewed B Works 07/08/2025 11:20 AM Luis Hernandez -Torres Marie Gouin Asael Marrero Natasha Colebrook -Williams Arthur Noriega V Valentin J Alvarez Amber Ketterer George K. Wysong III Maricarmen Lopez City Clerk's Office Juvenal Santana Budget Analyst Review Budget Review Assistant City Manager Review Deputy City Manager Review City Manager Review Legislative Division Review ACA Review Approved Form and Correctness Meeting Rendered Department Head Completed 07/08/2025 12:10 PM Completed 07/08/2025 3:12 PM Completed 07/08/2025 7:15 PM Completed 07/09/2025 5:32 PM Completed 07/10/2025 10:11 AM Completed 07/10/2025 2:44 PM Completed 07/11/2025 3:02 PM Completed 07/14/2025 5:33 PM Completed 07/24/2025 9:00 AM Completed 07/30/2025 2:04 PM City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-25-0281 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 17859 Final Action Date:7/24/2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY") REGARDING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC IN THE SILVER BLUFF AREA NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI TO RESOLVE A CONFLICT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 164, FLORIDA STATUES (THE FLORIDA GOVERNMENTAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION ACT). WHEREAS, the Silver Bluff neighborhood is located within the municipal boundaries of the City of Miami ("City") and has experienced increased cut -through traffic, particularly near Southwest 17 Avenue, in the areas closest to both South Dixie Highway ("US-1") and Coral Way ("Southwest 22 Street"); and WHEREAS, this cut -through traffic causes noise, gridlock, and increased accidents, negatively affecting property, quality of life, and the safety of residents in the Silver Bluff neighborhood; and WHEREAS, on July 11, 2019, the City Commission approved Resolution No. R-19-0283, authorizing the permanent restriction of vehicular access at Southwest 14 Avenue, Southwest 16 Avenue, and Southwest 16 Court — south of Southwest 22 Street, and at Southwest 23 Street — east of Southwest 17 Avenue; and WHEREAS, on July 30, 2019, the Miami -Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works ("County Department") denied the City's request for the permanent restriction of vehicular access approved by R-19-0283; and WHEREAS, on January 14, 2021, pursuant to Resolution No. R-21-0029, the City Commission directed the City Manager to place temporary barriers at Southwest 23 Street at its intersections with Southwest 14 Avenue, Southwest 16 Avenue, Southwest 16 Court, and Southwest 17 Avenue to restrict cut -through vehicular traffic; and WHEREAS, after the placement of the temporary barriers in March 2021, Miami -Dade County ("County") filed suit in Miami -Dade County v. City of Miami, Case No. 2021-5408-CA-01, and sought injunctive relief to lift the temporary barriers; and WHEREAS, there was a hearing held on Sunday, March 7, 2021, wherein it was decided that the City may replace such barriers with Type III barricades on a temporary or interim basis; and WHEREAS, after a hearing held on June 2, 2023, the Court ruled in favor of the County and enjoined the City from preventing the removal of the barriers in the Silver Bluff neighborhood; and WHEREAS, on June 8, 2023, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-23-0260, initiating the conflict resolution procedures of Chapter 164, Florida Statutes (the Florida Governmental Conflict Resolution Act), to resolve the conflict between the City and County regarding the protection of the public health, welfare, and safety of City residents by restricting cut -through vehicular traffic at Southwest 23 Street at its intersections with Southwest 14 Avenue, Southwest 16 Avenue, Southwest 16 Court, and Southwest 17 Avenue; and WHEREAS, the City and County held conflict assessment meetings pursuant to Chapter 164, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, members of the public, particularly affected residents in the area, also participated in meetings between the City and County to resolve the conflict; and WHEREAS, a traffic calming study was performed to evaluate the area of concern, as agreed to by the City and County; and WHEREAS, the County Department, as part of the coordination for the traffic calming study, specifically denied the request to evaluate the traffic calming effect of permanent restrictions to vehicular access in the area and directed the City and its consultant to evaluate traffic calming treatments and evaluate their effectiveness a period of time after construction; and WHEREAS, the City and County engaged in several communications regarding traffic calming measures for the area, and, in September 2024, the County approved certain measures of the study's traffic calming recommendations, which are listed in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated; and WHEREAS, the City and County agree that the effectiveness of the traffic calming measures will be evaluated one (1) year after implementation and additional traffic calming measures will be considered at that time, including restriction of vehicular access, if appropriate; and WHEREAS, the City and County agree that the County's approval of traffic calming measures for the Silver Bluff neighborhood and associated future reevaluation resolves the conflict assessment directed by Resolution No. R-23-0260; and WHEREAS, relatedly, on June 18, 2024, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-24-0229, authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the existing Intergovernmental Agency Agreement ("Intergovernmental Agreement") to allow the City to perform certain additional traffic engineering functions within local municipal streets, and to allow the City to install certain traffic calming devices with a design pre -approved by the County without requiring prior County approval; and WHEREAS, a draft of the Interlocal Agreement is attached and incorporated as Exhibit 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 hereby authorizes' the City Manager to negotiate and 1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be execute, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, an Interlocal Agreement between the City and the County regarding vehicular traffic in the Silver Bluff area neighborhood to resolve a conflict pursuant to Chapter 164, Florida Statutes. Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions.