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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageG��Y °F, New AGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #6038 Resolution Sponsored by: Commissioner Manolo Reyes, Mayor Francis Suarez A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS TRAFFIC DIVISION ("COUNTY") TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS RELATED TO TRAFFIC MITIGATION AND CALMING SOLUTIONS FOR THE AREA BOUNDED BY SOUTHWEST 37TH AVENUE TO THE WEST, SOUTHWEST 17TH AVENUE TO THE EAST, US 1 (SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY) TO THE SOUTH, AND SOUTHWEST 22ND STREET (CORAL WAY) TO THE NORTH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE OF ROUNDABOUTS, CHICANES, SPEED TABLES, VEHICULAR ACCESS RESTRICTIONS, CONVERSION OF STREETS TO ONE-WAY, SIGNAGE LIMITING NON -LOCAL TRAFFIC AT CERTAIN TIMES, AND ANY AND ALL OTHER OPTIONS THE COUNTY MAY CONSIDER; FURTHER REQUESTING THAT THE COUNTY EVALUATE A REQUEST FOR A VEHICULAR ACCESS RESTRICTION ON SOUTHWEST 24TH TERRACE, AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH SOUTHWEST 17TH AVENUE AND SOUTHWEST 27TH AVENUE; REQUESTING THAT THE COUNTY RENDER A FINAL DECISION AS TO BOTH REQUESTS, PURSUANT TO ITS EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE TRAFFIC COUNTYWIDE, INCLUDING WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI City of Miami City Hall * IRRRRIC * 3500 Pan American Drive ® RR Legislation g Miami, FL 33133 o R 1� Resolution www.miamigov.com ,,. Enactment Number: R-19-0252 File Number: 6038 Final Action Date:6/27/2019 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS TRAFFIC DIVISION ("COUNTY") TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS RELATED TO TRAFFIC MITIGATION AND CALMING SOLUTIONS FOR THE AREA BOUNDED BY SOUTHWEST 37TH AVENUE TO THE WEST, SOUTHWEST 17TH AVENUE TO THE EAST, US 1 (SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY) TO THE SOUTH, AND SOUTHWEST 22ND STREET (CORAL WAY) TO THE NORTH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE OF ROUNDABOUTS, CHICANES, SPEED TABLES, VEHICULAR ACCESS RESTRICTIONS, CONVERSION OF STREETS TO ONE-WAY, SIGNAGE LIMITING NON -LOCAL TRAFFIC AT CERTAIN TIMES, AND ANY AND ALL OTHER OPTIONS THE COUNTY MAY CONSIDER; FURTHER REQUESTING THAT THE COUNTY EVALUATE A REQUEST FOR A VEHICULAR ACCESS RESTRICTION ON SOUTHWEST 24TH TERRACE, AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH SOUTHWEST 17TH AVENUE AND SOUTHWEST 27TH AVENUE; REQUESTING THAT THE COUNTY RENDER A FINAL DECISION AS TO BOTH REQUESTS, PURSUANT TO ITS EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE TRAFFIC COUNTYWIDE, INCLUDING WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI WHEREAS, the City of Miami's Silver Bluff and Golden Pines neighborhoods, bounded approximately by Southwest 37th Avenue to the west, Southwest 17th Avenue to the east, US 1 (South Dixie Highway) to the south, and Southwest 22nd Street (Coral Way) to the north, experience significant cut -through traffic during morning and afternoon rush hour periods; and WHEREAS, such cut -through traffic on local residential streets, not designed for such volume, diminishes residents' quality of life; and WHEREAS, in addition to quality of life problems such as noise and general congestion, such cut -through traffic creates significant life -safety risks as those residential streets are narrower than nearby arterial roadways, increasing the risk of vehicular accidents, including those involving pedestrians; and WHEREAS, rush hour cut -through traffic tends to disobey posted speed limits in order to gain an advantage over using arterial roadways meant for such traffic; and WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to request that the Miami -Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works Traffic Division ("County"), review any and all possible solutions for traffic mitigation and traffic calming, including but not limited to, the use of roundabouts, chicanes, speed tables, vehicular access restrictions, conversion of streets to one- way, signage limiting non -local traffic at certain times, or any other method allowed by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; and WHEREAS, certain residents living on Southwest 24th Terrace, between Southwest 17th Avenue and Southwest 27th Avenue, have petitioned for a vehicular access restriction for said street, due to concerns related to cut -through traffic; and WHEREAS, by a memorandum dated November 21, 2018, from the City Manager to Commissioner Manolo Reyes, it was indicated that the request for a vehicular access restriction could not be moved forward and that the Departments of Fire -Rescue and Solid Waste opposed such a vehicular access restriction; and WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes for the County to review both the proposed vehicular access restriction for Southwest 24th Terrace by itself ,as well as an overall range of traffic calming and mitigation solutions, for the general neighborhood area as more particularly described herein; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-96.1 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida, the County has exclusive jurisdiction over traffic engineering services and traffic control devices within the City of Miami ("City"); and WHEREAS, the City lacks jurisdiction governing the same, preventing the City from unilateral use of such vehicular access restrictions or other traffic calming and mitigation solutions, absent approval from the County; 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 Commission urges the County take any and all actions related to traffic mitigation and calming solutions for the area, bounded by Southwest 37th Avenue to the west, Southwest 17th Avenue to the east, US 1 (South Dixie Highway) to the south, and Southwest 22nd Street (Coral Way) to the north, including but not limited to, the use of roundabouts, chicanes, speed tables, vehicular access restrictions, conversion of streets to one- way, signage limiting non -local traffic at certain times, and any and all other options available to the County, pursuant to existing traffic studies for the area, and to evaluate the request for a vehicular access restriction for Southwest 24th Terrace at its intersection with Southwest 17th Avenue and Southwest 27th Avenue, and to render a final decision as to both requests pursuant to the County's exclusive jurisdiction over traffic in the City. Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to Mayor Carlos Gimenez, County Transportation Director Alice Bravo, and the members of the Board of County Commissioners. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 1 i t6ria i ' ndez, City Attor ey 6/18/2019 ' 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.