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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
No. LTC #oo~-ZOO9 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti H. Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: January 8, 2009
SUBJECT: Enhancements to Transit Services
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to inform you of a letter from Mayor Carlos
Alvarez dated January 5, 2009 regarding the funding issues pertaining to enhancements to transit
services and how this may impact the implementation of the Coastal Community Transit Study
recommendations in Miami Beach.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
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1. Le r from Mayor Alvarez dated January 5, 2009
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OFFICE OF THE .MAYOR
MIAMI-DADS COUNTY, FLORIDA
CARLOS ALVAREZ
MAYOR
January 5, 2009
Mr. Xavier Falconi
Transportation Manager
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1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Dear Mr. Falconi:
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Thank you for attending the People's Transportation Plan Summit at the Miami Mart Airport
Hotel on November 15, 2008. During the public comments portion of the meeting, you noted that
the Coastal Communities Transit Study, a joint project of the City of Miami Beach and Miami-
Dade Transit, calls for the implementation of bus circulator service in the north and the middle
beach areas of the city, patterned after the successful South Beach Local.
I have been informed that Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) staff has been meeting with you and other
City officials and residents to review the options delineated in the study. However, it is important
that you keep in mind that the central issue presented at the Transit Summit was the lack of
available funding to expand and enhance the existing transit system. Prospective transit
improvements, such as many of the recommendations in the Coastal Community Transit Study,
need to be evaluated within this context.
Again, I would like to thank you for attending the Transit Summit and for providing information
on your work with the Coastal Communities Transit Study.
Sincerely,
Carlos A. Alvarez
Mayor
George M. Burgess, County Manager
Denis Morales, Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor
Ysela Llort, Assistant County Manager
Harpal S. Kapoor, Director, Miami-Dade Transit
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