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Ordinance
File Number: 15-01126
Final Action Date:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 35, OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED
"MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC", MORE PARTICULARLY BY CREATING A NEW
SECTION VII, ENTITLED "TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND", FOR THE
PURPOSE OF CREATING A DEDICATED SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR
TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, transit and mobility are challenges currently facing the residents and visitors of the
City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, the creation of a Transportation Trust Fund will create a dedicated source of revenue
for transportation alternatives by requiring that the City budget a certain minimum amount of revenue
for said purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to amend the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code") to effectuate such a goal;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter 35/Article VII of the City Code, is amended in the following particulars:{1}
"CHAPTER 35
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
ARTICLE VI. SILVER BLUFF COMMERCIAL PARKING IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND
ARTICLE VII. TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND
Sec. 35-253. - Intent.
It is intended that the "Transportation Trust Fund" be established in order to facilitate the creation,
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operation, and maintenance, including capital and operating costs, of mass transit and other
transportation facilities within the City, and public parking -garages for transit enhancement purposes. It
is further intended that the Transportation Trust Fund money may be expended as the City's share of
the cost of an eligible project undertaken or developed by other governmental entities or through a
public-private partnership.
Sec. 35-254. - Trust fund payments.
X Capital contribution. No less than twenty percent (20%) of any unrestricted one-time cash
Payments to the City of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) or more, including, but not limited
to, payments received through lease re -negotiations, money 'udgments from lawsuits, audit findings,
or any other lump sum payments, shall be reserved in this Trust Fund for capital or acquisition costs
associated with mass transit. The one-time payment for purposes of this Section shall not include
reasonable costs and any capital replacement costs associated with the transaction that resulted in the
receipt of the one-time cash payment. Additionally, no less than twenty percent (20%) of all cash
contributions to the Public Benefits Trust Fund, as defined in Chapter 62, Article XIV of the City Code
and Section 3.14 of the Miami 21 Code, as amended, the zoning ordinance of the City, shall be
reserved for the same purpose. If any unrestricted one-time cash payment to the City of five hundred
thousand dollars ($500,000.00) or more is to be paid in installments, the capital contribution shall be
no less than twenty percent (20%) of each installment as it is received by the City. These funds may
be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year.
Operation and maintenance contribution. Each fiscal year, no less than one-quarter of one percent
(0.25%) of the City's general fund operating budget shall be reserved in this Trust Fund for operation
and maintenance costs associated with mass transit. These funds may be carried over to the
succeeding fiscal year.
Garage contribution. All funds collected through parking ratio reductions pursuant to Article 4,
Table 4 of the Miami 21 Code, as amended, shall be reserved in this Trust Fund for capital or
acquisition costs associated with the creation of new public parking garages operated by the
Department of Off -Street Parking. These funds may be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year.
Expenditures. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as limiting the ability to reserve funds in
excess of the abovementioned minimums. Expenditures from this Trust Fund shall require a 4/5ths
vote of the City Commission upon a written recommendation from the City Manager.
Secs. 35-255-35-280. - Reserved.
ARTICLE VIII. PRIVATE PARKING LOTS
ARTICLE VWX. VALET PARKING
ARTICLE IX. - PARKING FACILITIES SURCHARGE
ARTICLE XI. - DANGEROUS INTERSECTION SAFETY
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ARTICLE XII. - COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
Section 2, If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of the Ordinance
is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section -3. is -1 shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the .Mayor. {2}
APPROVED'AS-TO-FORIAAND CORRECTNESS:
VICTORIA MP'ND-EZ-_"--
CITY ATT`gRN Y
Footnotes:
{1} Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted
and unchanged material.
{2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10) days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated,
whichever is later.
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