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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-73-06781 2 3' 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 RHT/cc 8/14/73 RESOLUTION NO. 73 6 7 2 A RESOLUTION CONCURRING WITH THE REQUEST OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY TO DISCONTINUE THE USE OF THE INTERLOCKING PLANT AT N. E. 11 STREET AND MIAMI AVENUE AT THE CROSSING OF THE F.E.C. RAILWAY AND THE MIAMI MUNICIPAL RAILWAY TRACKS AND AUTHORIZING PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO JOIN IN THE EXECUTION OF ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO ACCOMPLISH SAME. WHEREAS, in their letter of July 18, 1973, the Florida East Coast Railway Company has requested that The City of Miami concur in their request to remove the Interlocking Plant at the intersection of their railroad tracks and the City's municipal railway at N.E. 11 Street in Miami because railway activity has fallen off in recent years and there is now no need for this facility; and WHEREAS, the Interlocking Plant was installed by the F.E.C. Railway under agreement dated July 28, 1930, was paid for by the City, and since that time maintenance has been performed by the F.E.C. Railway at City expense; and WHEREAS, infrequent use and vandalism has caused deterioration of the Interlocking Plant to the point that a large City expenditure of funds on the part of the City to bring the Plant up to the rigid standards of the Federal Railroad Administration; and WHEREAS, the F.E.C. Railroad Company proposes, upon removal of the Interlocking Plant, to install "STOP" boards to govern train movements and require trains crossing the street intersection to do so under flag protection, which plan is adequate and acceptable to the City and will be performed at the expense of the F.E.C. Railway Company. 36 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. That the City concurs with the request of Florida East Coast Railway Company to remove the Interlocking Plant at N. E. 11 Street where there is a crossing of the F.E.C. Railway and the Miami municipal railway tracks, all work and expense to be assumed by said Railway Company. Section 2. That the City Manager and other City officials as may be required be, and they are hereby, authorized to join in the execution of necessary forms, applications, or other papers in order that the Florida East Coast Railway Company can make proper application to the Federal Railroad Administration for approval of removing the aforesaid Interlocking Plant. PASSED AND ADOPTED this /3 day ofar' FM461t•-,197 3 . PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: R. Har is urner Assistant City Attorney REVIEWED BY: r,'.ji /:' .i John S. Lloyd Assistant Director of Law APPROVED ,AS TO FSS: Alan H. Rostein City Attorney -2-