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Resolution
File Number; 15-01659
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING ("MOU"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, AND THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR THE BEACH CORRIDOR DIRECT
CONNECTION PROJECT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE INTENT OF THE MOU.
WHEREAS, the cities of Miami and Miami Beach, the Florida Department of Transportation, and
Miami -Dade County (collectively, "Parties"), wish to continue the efforts already underway to improve
regional mobility which has involved local, regional, and state stakeholder collaboration and
coordination; and
WHEREAS, such efforts include the Parties' ongoing identification of optimum multimodal
alternatives for a balanced regional transportation system, and the defining of regional and local
projects that support transit -oriented development through effective transportation and land use
planning; and
WHEREAS, each of the Parties has unique skills and abilities which are necessary for the
successful implementation of the Beach Corridor Direct Connection Project ("Project"), formerly known
as BayLink, a fixed guideway corridor between downtown Miami near the Government Center, to the
Miami Beach Convention Center via the MacArthur Causeway; and
WHEREAS, the Parties acknowledge the potential transportation, economic, social, and
environmental benefits of the introduction of a passenger rail service linking downtown Miami with the
Convention Center in Miami Beach; and
WHEREAS, the Project will improve east -west mobility, promote redevelopment and revitalization,
enhance and integrate existing Miami -Dade County transit services, and improve circulation in the two
downtown areas by introducing passenger service In the Project corridor as an efficient alternative to
congested streets and highways; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends that the City Commission enter into the MOU, in
substantially the attached form, and authorize the City Manager to execute any other documents, in a
form acceptable to the City Attorney, in order to accomplish the intent of the MOU;
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
referenced and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
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Section 2. The City Manager is authorized{1) to execute the MOU, in substantially the attached
form, between the Parties, for the Project.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1) to execute any other documents, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, in order to accomplish the intent of the MOU.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.(2)
D AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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Footnotes:
{1) The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed
by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions. .
{2) If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. if the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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