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File ID: #6719
Date: 10/24/2019
Commission Meeting Date: 10/24/2019
Type: Resolution
Subject: Transit Alliance Better Bus Proiect
Budqet Impact Analvsis
Item has NO budget impact
Total Fiscal Impact:
City Commission
Legislative Division
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the Mayor
Office of the City Clerk
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Clerk
Requesting Department: Citv Commission
Sponsored By:
District Impacted:
Reviewed By
Nicole Ewan
Meeting
Completed
10/24/2019 9:00 AM
Valentin J Alvarez
Legislative Division Review
Completed
10/24/2019 6:36 PM
Barnaby L. Min
Deputy Attorney Review
Completed
10/25/2019 8:51 AM
Mayor's Office
Unsigned by the Mayor
Completed
11/04/2019 5:19 PM
City Clerk's Office
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk
Completed
11/04/2019 6:05 PM
Victoria Mendez
Approved Form and Correctness
Completed
11/06/2019 6:01 PM
City Clerk's Office
Rendered
Completed
11/07/2019 8:36 AM
File Number: 6719
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-19-0430
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date:10/24/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION SUPPORTING TRANSIT
ALLIANCE'S OBJECTIVES CONCERNING INTERCONNECTIVITY OF CITY OF
MIAMI TROLLEYS WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO COLLABORATE WITH THE CITY
COMMISSION AND TRANSIT ALLIANCE TO EXPLORE HOW TO ACHIEVE THE
OBJECTIVES PROPOSED BY THE BETTER BUS PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") currently operates a multitude of trolleys and
routes in the Allapattah, Biscayne, Brickell, Coconut Grove, Coral Way, Downtown, Health
District, Little Havana, Overtown, Wynwood, and Little Haiti areas; and
WHEREAS, the trolleys are used by both locals and tourists alike; and
WHEREAS, Transit Alliance is a non-profit organization that advocates for better public
transit throughout Miami -Dade County ("County"); and
WHEREAS, Transit Alliance has embarked on its "Better Bus Project" campaign to
propose a redesigned County bus system route map to better serve the residents of the County;
and
WHEREAS, the reports from the Better Bus Project envision changes to the City's trolley
routes in order to better integrate the same with the County's transportation system; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-33(f) of the Code of the City of Miami Florida, as
amended, the City Commission, by a majority vote, deems this Resolution to be of an
emergency nature; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission supports the objectives of the Better Bus Project as it
pertains to transportation interconnectivity;
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 hereby supports Transit Alliance's Better Bus Project's
objectives concerning interconnectivity of the City's trolleys with the County's transportation
system.
Section 3. The City Manager is directed to collaborate with the City Commission and
Transit Alliance to explore how to achieve the objectives proposed by the Better Bus Project.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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' 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.