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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Item Summary Form* 1XCpAp.6A^i6^ AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM IB 86 File ID: #2670 Date: 07/14/2017 Requesting Department: Office of the City Clerk Commission Meeting Date: 07/13/2017 District Impacted: Type: Resolution Subject: Direct City Manager - Study - 20 miles per hour speed zones Budget Impact Analysis Total Fiscal Impact: Reviewed By Office of the City Attorney Barnaby L. Min Attorney Review Completed 08/03/2017 2:36 PM City Commission Nicole Ewan Meeting Completed 07/13/2017 9:00 AM Office of the Mayor Mayor's Office Signed by the Mayor Completed 07/21/2017 5:38 PM Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed 07/21/2017 6:02 PM Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez Legislative Division Review Completed 08/03/2017 10:39 AM Office of the City Attorney Daniel Diaz ACA Reivew Completed 08/03/2017 12:29 PM Office of the City Attorney Barnaby L. Min Deputy Attorney Review Completed 08/03/2017 2:36 PM Office of the City Attorney Victoria Mendez Approved Form and Correctness Completed 08/15/2017 2:53 PM File Number: 2670 City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-17-0345 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Final Action Date:7/13/2017 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BASED UPON A TRAFFIC AND SPEED REDUCTION STUDY CONDUCTED BY KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. ("STUDY") IN ORDER TO EFFECTUATE THE REDUCTION OF SPEED LIMITS TO TWENTY (20) OR TWENTY-FIVE (25) MILES PER HOUR ON A NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC BASIS, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE STUDY, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; DIRECTING THAT ANY FUNDING FOR ANY ASSOCIATED COSTS WITH IMPLEMENTING THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BE APPROPRIATED BY SEPARATE RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has long experienced traffic congestion concerns, a symptom of which is higher speed vehicles using low density residential neighborhoods to avoid the more congested thoroughfares; and WHEREAS, the City retained Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to conduct a comprehensive traffic study, attached and incorporated, to analyze potential speed limit reduction implementations ("Study"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 16-0560 adopted by the City Commission on November 17, 2016, a twenty-five (25) miles per hour ("MPH") speed limit on streets in low density residentially zoned neighborhoods was authorized; and WHEREAS, on December 8, 2016, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 16- 0620 directing the City Manager to request the necessary authorizations from Miami -Dade County in order to lower the posted speed limit to twenty (20) MPH; and WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into a necessary interlocal agreement ("Agreement") with Miami -Dade County ("County") in order to effectuate certain speed limit reductions in specific neighborhoods within the City based upon the Study; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to negotiate and execute an Interlocal Agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with the County for the purpose of effectuating the reduction of speed limits to twenty (20) or twenty-five (25) MPH, on a 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 City Code provisions. neighborhood specific basis, as more particularly described in the Study, attached and incorporated. Section 3. Funds for any associated costs with implementing the Agreement are to be appropriated by separate resolution. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.z APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 1 i ria i ' ndez, City Attor ey 8/15/2017 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.