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Resolution: R-19-0177
File Number: 5765
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 5/9/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT") ALLOWING THE CITY OF
MIAMI ACCESS TO AND USE OF A PORTION OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE
MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF AN OVERWATER PEDESTRIAN BAYWALK
CONNECTING MAURICE A. FERRE PARK TO FUTURE UPLAND BAYWALK
SECTIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 395.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") seeks to add an additional safe method of
transportation for residents, tourists, pedestrians, and bicyclists under the south side of the
MacArthur Causeway between Maurice A. Ferre Park and the upland property north of the
MacArthur Causeway; and
WHEREAS, in order to do so and to provide a recreational amenity to the City's
residents and visitors, the City wishes to construct a section of the City's baywalk system over
the water underneath the MacArthur Causeway at a point just east of where Florida Department
of Transportation's (TDOT") upland portion of Interstate 395 ("1-395") meets Biscayne Bay; and
WHEREAS, on March 28, 2019, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 19-0126,
which authorized the City Manager to seek grant funding for said project from the Florida Inland
Navigational District ("FIND"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to enter into a lease agreement to lease a
portion of the MacArthur Causeway right-of-way, within Biscayne Bay and under the current
fixed bridge to Watson Island, in order to construct and maintain this portion of the baywalk
upon future funding becoming available;
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 negotiate and execute a lease agreement,
in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, including any renewals thereof, with FDOT to allow for
' 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.
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File ID: 5765
Enactment Number: R-19-0177
the construction and maintenance of an overwater baywalk connection just east of where 1-395
meets Biscayne Bay between Maurice A. Ferre Park and the uplands located north of 1-395.
Section 3. 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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2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten 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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