AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM

File ID: #5557

Date: 03/05/2019 Requesting Department: Department of

Resilience and Public Works
Commission Meeting Date: 04/11/2019 Sponsored By:
District Impacted: District 2
Type: Resolution
Subject: Interlocal Agreement - Beach Corridor Implementation Plan

Purpose of Item:

A Resolution of the Miami City Commission with attachment (s) authorizing the City
Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement by and between Miami-Dade County, City
of Miami, and City of Miami Beach collectively known as the “Parties,” for the purpose of
developing a multi-agency partnership to support the Beach Corridor Implementation
plan and to provide for the City’s contribution for its portion of the Project.

Background of Item:

On July 20, 2016, the PARTIES and the Florida Department of Transportation executed
a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) for continuing efforts to improve regional
mobility between the City of Miami’s Urban Core and Miami Beach via the MacArthur
Causeway. The Parties do hereby recognize the importance of entering into a multi-
agency partnership to advance efforts in connection with the County’s Strategic Miami
Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners for
Miami-Dade County which identifies the BEACH CORRIDOR DIRECT CONNECTION
PROJECT (the “Project”), as defined in the agreement, as one of six rapid transit priority
corridors, for the completion of ENVIRONMENTAL, PLANNING AND ENGINEERING
STUDIES, as described in the agreement. This Interlocal Agreement is entered into
pursuant to, and implements the terms of, the MOU.

Budget Impact Analysis

Item is an Expenditure
Item is NOT Related to Revenue
Item is NOT funded by Bonds

Total Fiscal Impact:

$ 417,000
CIP Project No: 40-B70249 Award 1426

Reviewed By
Department of Resilience and Public Works Alan M. Dodd Department Head
Review Completed 03/07/2019 3:41 PM
Office of Management and Budget Donovan Dawson Budget Analyst Review Completed 03/07/2019 9:09 PM
Office of Management and Budget Christopher M Rose Budget Review Completed 03/10/2019 12:25 PM
City Manager’s Office Nzeribe Ihekwaba Assistant City Manager Review Completed 03/10/2019 9:15 PM
Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez Legislative Division Review Completed 03/11/2019 4:47 PM
City Manager’s Office Nikolas Pascual City Manager Review Completed 03/13/2019 1:45 PM
Office of the City Attorney Pablo Velez ACA Review Completed 03/26/2019 7:06 PM
Office of the City Attorney Barnaby L. Min Deputy City Attorney Review Completed 03/27/2019 8:41 AM
Office of the City Attorney Victoria Méndez Approved Form and Correctness Completed 03/28/2019 6:00 PM
City Commission Todd B. Hannon Meeting Pending 04/11/2019 9:00 AM
 City of Miami City Hall
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Resolution
File Number: 5557 Final Action Date:

A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY (“COUNTY”), THE CITY OF MIAMI
("CITY"), AND THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH (“MIAMI BEACH”) (COLLECTIVELY,
“PARTIES”), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM (“AGREEMENT”),
ESTABLISHING A MULTI-AGENCY PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE EFFORTS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE COUNTY’S STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID TRANSIT
(“SMART”) PLAN IDENTIFYING THE BEACH CORRIDOR DIRECT CONNECTION
PROJECT (“PROJECT”) AS ONE (1) OF SIX (6) RAPID TRANSIT PRIORITY
CORRIDORS; PROVIDING FOR IMPROVED REGIONAL MOBILITY BETWEEN THE
CITY’S URBAN CORE AND MIAMI BEACH VIA THE MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY;
DEFINING THE GEOGRAPHIC LIMITS FROM 5 STREET AND ALTON ROAD IN
MIAMI BEACH TO THE GOVERNMENT CENTER IN THE CITY’S DOWNTOWN,
PART OF THE CITY’S STREETCAR ALIGNMENT FROM THE CITY’S DOWNTOWN
TO ITS MIDTOWN, AND FROM 5 STREET IN MIAMI BEACH TO THE MIAMI BEACH
CONVENTION CENTER; AND PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL,
PLANNING, AND ENGINEERING STUDIES, HAVING A TOTAL ESTIMATED
PROJECT COST OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000.00), WITH THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (“FDOT”) CONTRIBUTING FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS ($5,000,000.00), OR FIFTY PERCENT (50%), THE COUNTY
CONTRIBUTING THREE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($3,750,000.00), OR THIRTY SEVEN AND ONE-HALF PERCENT (37.5%), IN
CHARTER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SURTAX FUNDS, WITH THE REMAINING
BALANCE OF ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($1,250,000.00), OR TWELVE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT (12.5%), FUNDED BY
EACH OF THE PARTIES IN THREE (3) EQUAL AMOUNTS OF FOUR HUNDRED
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($417,000.00), OR FOUR AND SEVEN-TENTHS
PERCENT (4.7%) EACH, SUBJECT TO BUDGETARY APPROVAL; 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, on July 20, 2016, Miami-Dade County (“County”), the City of Miami ("City"),
and the City of Miami Beach (“Miami Beach”) (collectively, “Parties”) and the Florida Department
of Transportation (“FDOT”) executed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) for continuing
efforts to improve regional mobility between the City’s urban core and Miami Beach via the
MacArthur Causeway; and

WHEREAS, the Parties recognize the importance of entering into a multi-agency

partnership pursuant to an Interlocal Agreement (“Agreement”), in substantially the attached
form, to advance efforts in connection with the County’s Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit
(“SMART”) Plan adopted by the Board of County Commissioners which identifies the Beach
Corridor Direct Connection Project (“Project”), as defined in the Agreement, as one (1) of six (6)
rapid transit priority corridors for the completion of environmental, planning, and engineering
studies, as further described in the Agreement; and
 WHEREAS, the Parties wish to continue the efforts already underway to improve
regional mobility within the geographic limits of the Project, which include the City and Miami
Beach, and are defined by the Federal New Starts Study Project being funded through the MOU
from 5 Street at Alton Road in Miami Beach to the Government Center in the City’s Downtown,
part of the City’s streetcar alignment from the City’s Downtown to its Midtown, and from 5 Street
in Miami Beach to the Miami Beach Convention Center; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, the Parties agree to fund the Environmental,
Planning, and Engineering Studies, having a total estimated cost for the TIER 2 Study of Ten
Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00), with FDOT providing Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00), or
Fifty Percent (50%) of the Project funding, the County providing Three Million Seven Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($3,750,000.00), or Thirty Seven and One-Half Percent (37.5%), in
Charter County Transportation Surtax Funds for the Project; and

WHEREAS, the Parties agree to fund the remaining One Million Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000.00), or Twelve and One-Half Percent (12.5%), of the Project
funding in three (3) equal amounts of Four Hundred Seventeen Thousand Dollars
($417,000.00), or Four and Seven-Tenths Percent (4.7%) each, subject to budgetary approval;

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 authorized1 to execute the Agreement with the Parties,
in substantially the attached form, establishing a multi-agency partnership to advance efforts in
connection with the County’s SMART Plan identifying the Project as one (1) or six (6) rapid
transit priority corridors; providing for improved regional mobility between the City’s urban core
and Miami Beach via the MacArthur Causeway; defining the geographic limits as 5 Street at
Alton Road in Miami Beach to the Government Center in the City’s Downtown, part of the City’s
streetcar alignment from the City’s Downtown to its Midtown, and from 5 Street in Miami Beach
to the Miami Beach Convention Center; and providing funding for the Environmental, Planning,
and Engineering Studies, having a total estimated Project cost of Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000.00), with FDOT contributing Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00), or Fifty Percent
(50%), the County contributing Three Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($3,750,000.00), or Thirty Seven and One-Half Percent (37.5%), in Charter County
Transportation Surtax Funds, with the remaining balance of One Million Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000.00), or Twelve and One-Half Percent (12.5%), funded by each of
the Parties in three (3) equal amounts of Four Hundred Seventeen Thousand Dollars
($417,000.00), or Four and Seven-Tenths Percent (4.7%) each, subject to budgetary approval.

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 the purposes stated
herein.

Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2

1 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.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: