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try Resolution: R-19-0083
File Number: 5386
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 2/28/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI TO COLLABORATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND
COORDINATION OF THE I-395 HERITAGE TRAIL/SIGNATURE BRIDGE
UNDERDECK PROJECT, OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
NO. 40-13193621, LOCATED ALONG I-395/STATE ROAD 836 BETWEEN
NORTHWEST 3RD AVENUE AND BISCAYNE BAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation (TDOT") has jurisdictional
ownership of 1-395/State Road 836 (1-395") located between Northwest 3rd Avenue and
Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida ("Limits"); and
WHEREAS, FDOT will plan, design, and construct the proposed 1-395 Signature Bridge,
the community enhancements below 1-395 ("Underdeck Enhancements"), and highway capacity
improvements which are intended to improve mobility and safety in the surrounding area
("Signature Bridge Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Underdeck Enhancements of the Signature Bridge Project are intended
to reconnect multiple City of Miami ("City") neighborhoods, including but not limited to Overtown,
Downtown, Edgewater, and Omni; and
WHEREAS, FDOT will grant the City non-exclusive jurisdiction pertaining to the
Underdeck Enhancements for the purposes of all zoning, planning, permitting, and operation
thereof; and
WHEREAS, the City will provide FDOT with the conceptual design of the Underdeck
Enhancements to be mutually agreed upon by FDOT and the City, including but not limited to
the preferred location and placement of certain improvements and utilities; and
WHEREAS, FDOT will be responsible for the construction of the Underdeck
Enhancements based on said City -provided design; and
WHEREAS, FDOT and the City have determined that it would be in the best interest of
the public to enter into the attached Memorandum of Agreement ("Agreement") formally
establishing a relationship to perform the development services and establish general design,
construction, budgetary, management, maintenance, and schedule parameters that will serve
as a guide for the development of the Signature Bridge Project; and
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WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that no properties affected by the Agreement nor the
Underdeck Enhancements will be utilized to offset any loss of park land within the City's
municipal boundaries;
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 Manager is authorized' to execute the Agreement, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, with FDOT for the collaboration in the development and
coordination of the 1-395 Underdeck Enhancements within the Signature Bridge Project Limits.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to execute any and all other
necessary documents, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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Una ndez, City Attor ley 3/18/2019
' 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.
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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