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Resolution: R-19-0253
File Number: 5605
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 6/27/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY STEPS INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, NEGOTIATING AND EXECUTING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") CURRENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO ALLOW FOR THE ADDITION OF THE LIBERTY
CITY TROLLEY ROUTE TO THE CITY'S TROLLEY SYSTEM TO CONNECT
WITH THE EXISTING LITTLE HAITI TROLLEY ROUTE, ALLAPATTAH
METRORAIL STATION, THE CALEB CENTER, AND NUMEROUS MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY METROBUS ROUTES.
WHEREAS, the City Manager has expressed his desire to implement a trolley route
within the Liberty City area; and
WHEREAS, the current system serves many neighborhoods across the City of Miami,
("City") including Little Haiti, Flagami, Brickell, Little Havana, Coconut Grove, and Allapattah,
with connections to Metrobus routes, Metrorail, Metromover, and other municipal circulators;
and
WHEREAS, there is a lack of trolley service in the Liberty City area and as such, the City
wishes to implement a new trolley route to provide dedicated service to the Liberty City
neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the route will serve the Liberty Square area, Miami Northwestern High
School, Edison High School, the Caleb Center, and the main commercial corridors in the
neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the Liberty City route can be implemented in a cost -neutral manner, without
increasing overall peak number of vehicles, and by reducing the existing service on the Flagami
and Brickell Trolley routes by one (1) vehicle each, which will reduce the stated frequency of
service on the Brickell route from fifteen (15) minutes to twenty-five (25) minutes and have no
discernable impact to the Flagami route;
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.
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File ID: 5605
Enactment Number: R-19-0253
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to take any and all necessary steps
including, but not limited to, negotiating and executing an amendment to the City's current
Interlocal Agreement with Miami -Dade County to add the Liberty City Trolley route to the City's
trolley system, to connect with the existing Little Haiti Trolley route, the Allapattah Metrorail
station, the Caleb Center, and numerous metrobus routes.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor. 2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
"ia dez, City Attor ley 9/6/2019
' 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 Code provisions.
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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