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2014-28566 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2014-28566 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT A JOINT PLANNING GRANT APPLICATION TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT GENERATING ECONOMIC RECOVERY (TIGER) GRANT PROGRAM, WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TRANSIT, CITY OF MIAMI, AND FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT), FOR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT/PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT STUDY (NEPA/PD&E) PHASE OF THE MIAMI-MIAMI BEACH TRANSIT CONNECTION PROJECT IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $1.5 MILLION; APPROPRIATING THE GRANT, MATCHING FUNDS AND CITY EXPENSES, IF APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY THE CITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE APPLICATION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS RELATED TO THIS GRANT FUNDING REQUEST. WHEREAS, the US Department of Transportation is authorized to award funding through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Program, known as "TIGER", on a competitive basis and the main objective of TIGER, is to provide funds for transportation projects that better connect communities to centers of employment, education, and services (including for non-drivers) and that hold promise to stimulate long-term job growth, especially in economically distressed areas, and seek to strengthen opportunities to expand the middle class; and WHEREAS, funds are to be awarded to projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach, in partnership with Miami-Dade County Transit, City of Miami and FDOT intend to apply to TIGER for funding, in the approximate amount of $1.5 million for the NEPA/PD&E Phase (National Environmental Policy Act/Project Development and Environment Study phase) of the Miami-Miami Beach Transit Connection Project; and WHEREAS, the project will provide a connection between Downtown Miami and South Miami Beach, two of the major economic activity centers in Miami-Dade County and in Downtown Miami, the proposed project will interface with the existing Metrorail, Metromover, and Metrobus systems and in South Miami Beach, the proposed system will connect to the Convention Center, and provide improved transit service within a highly dense and transit-oriented area; and WHEREAS, the Project Development effort will culminate with the selection of a preferred alternative for modal technology and alignment and the Downtown Miami- Miami Beach Corridor is an epicenter for population and economic growth in a region typified by growth; and WHEREAS, the following is a chronology of significant events with respect to a rail connection along the Beach Corridor: 1925: Streetcar/trolley service between Downtown Miami and Miami Beach began. At its height, there were several lines and routes serving Miami Beach, 1939: Trolley service discontinued to Miami Beach. Bus routes replaced the trolley service, and the bus routes serving Miami Beach continue to be among the best performing routes within the Miami-Dade Transit(MDT) System, 1980s: There was a renewed interest in restoring rail service to Miami Beach in an attempt to support the refurbishment of the Miami Beach Convention Center. A LRT Feasibility Study was commissioned to explore the concept of a rail link to Downtown Miami. Subsequently, that rail project was included in the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO's) Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), 1990s: The MPO conducted a county-wide study to stimulate the advancement of rapid transit corridors. The Beach Corridor was merged with the West Corridor to form the East-West Corridor, 2000s: A new study in 2002 managed by the Miami-Dade MPO focused more specifically on the Downtown Miami — Miami Beach connection. A light rail/streetcar system Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) was adopted by the MPO Governing Board after an extensive community outreach effort, especially within Miami Beach; and WHEREAS, current planning efforts include the Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study; and WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade MPO is leading a partnership with MDT, Miami Downtown Development Authority, FOOT, and the Cities of Miami and Miami Beach to conduct the Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study, the intent is for the study to formulate a road map as to how to best advance the project forward; and WHEREAS, a Study Policy Executive Committee (PEC) was formed comprised of elected officials from Miami-Dade County, City of Miami, City of Miami Beach, and MPO Governing Board members, the PEC has provided key input in reshaping the project scope; and WHEREAS, a Technical Steering Committee (TSC) was also formed to review and provide technical input on the various study tasks; and WHEREAS, the objectives of the Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study are: refinement of 2004 Baylink LPA alignment; evaluate new/emerging technologies for "off- wire"; develop conceptual cost estimates; identify funding sources and develop scope for next phase - PD&E/NEPA; and WHEREAS, the PEC/TSC have concurred with the following elements of the Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study: convenient transfers; exclusive transit lanes; phased implementation; and wireless technology; and WHEREAS, the Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study is looking at a phased approach to connecting Miami and Miami Beach, the first phase consists of a light rail transit/streetcar alternative along the MacArthur Causeway, SR A1A, and a subsequent phase of the project may include future extensions via express bus service along Collins Avenue and the Julia Tuttle Causeway to connect to the Midtown Miami area; and WHEREAS, funding options will be evaluated and refined during the current study and the PD&E and NEPA phase; the Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study is scheduled for completion by summer 2014 and will address many of the Pre-Project Development issues necessary to advance seamlessly into Project Development; and WHEREAS, despite the fact that a determination has not been made regarding construction and operating scenarios, and project delivery method, the PD&E/NEPA phase that the Administration plans to apply to TIGER for funding, is still required; and WHEREAS, the TIGER grant application will request funding for the NEPA/PD&E Study and it is anticipated that the Project Development effort will cost $3 million; and WHEREAS, the intent is for the Miami-Dade MPO to manage the consultant procurement process and subsequent Project Development planning effort and MDT and the Miami-Dade MPO have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address the roles and responsibilities for rapid transit corridor planning efforts with Miami-Dade MPO identified as the lead agency for planning purposes; and WHEREAS, the Beach Corridor has been identified in various plans and policies including the 2035 Miami-Dade LRTP as a premium transit corridor for LRT/Streetcar, the Miami-Dade People's Transportation Plan (PTP), as one of eight rapid transit corridors eligible for half-cent sales surtax funding, the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) as a project of regional significance, the 2025 Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan and the City of Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan; and additionally, the corridor has been examined under various studies during the course of the last 25 years including a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement prepared in 2002; and WHEREAS, as part of the Beach Corridor partnership for the Project Development phase, MDT and the Cities of Miami and Miami Beach join the FDOT in committing the local match for the Planning TIGER Grant application and the project requires a minimum of 20% match; however, projects will increase their competiveness by demonstrating significant non-Federal financial contributions; the partnership intends to submit a request for $1.5 million, with matching funds in the amount of $1.5 million, for a project total of$3 million; and WHEREAS, matching funds, in the amount of$1.5 million will be provided as follows: $750,000 FDOT; $250,000 Miami-Dade Transit; $250,000 City of Miami; and $250,000 City of Miami Beach, and the source of the City's matching funds, in the amount of $250,000, is Transportation Concurrency and Mitigation Funds; and WHEREAS, this project is listed in the City's Municipal Mobility Plan and is also an eligible use of Transportation Concurrency and Mitigation funds pursuant to the Concurrency Management Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee to submit a joint planning grant application to the US Department of Transportation, Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, with Miami-Dade County Transit (MDT), City of Miami, and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the National Environmental Policy Act/Project Development and Environment Study (NEPA/PD&E) Phase of the Miami-Miami Beach Transit Connection project in the approximate amount of $1.5 million; appropriating the grant, matching funds and City expenses, if approved and accepted by the City and authorizing the execution of all necessary documents related to the application and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to take all necessary actions related to this grant funding request. PASSED and ADOPTED this PQ day of on,/ , 2014. ���� •- '<:�� P Ili rhe, Mayor ATTEST: � y -w� t1 E ••'•• _�= ;?, , L - r INCORR c gWE) R(afael E. Granado Cit` irk R.� APPROVED AS TO FORM &LANGUAGE . � �, &FOR CUTION JLM/KGB/JW/JRG/JMH TAAGENDA\2014\Apri1\Grants Beach Reso.doc ILI �.�--t;ty rney Date COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY Condensed Title: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager Or His Designee To Submit A Joint Grant Application To DOT For Planning Funds For The Miami-Miami Beach Transit Connection Project. Key Intended Outcome Supported: Commission a Comprehensive Mobility Plan which gives priority recommendations(from non-vehicular to vehicular and including parking). Community Satisfaction Survey 2012: "Improve traffic"and"Increase and improve public transportation" were both among the top ten recommendations of how to best improve the quality of life in Miami Beach. Item Summa /Recommendation: The Administration requests approval to authorize the City Manager or his designee to submit a joint planning grant application, in the amount of $1.5 million, to the US Department of Transportation, Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery(TIGER)grant program,with Miami-Dade County Transit, City of Miami and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), for the National Environmental Policy Act/Project Development and Environment Study(NEPA/PD&E) Phase of the Miami-Miami Beach Transit Connection Project. Financial Information: Source # Grant Name/Project Approx. Approximate Match of Award Amount/Source Funds Amount USDOT TIGER/Miami-Miami $1,500,000 Matching funds, in the amount of Beach Transit Connection $1.5 million will be provided as Project(NEPA/PD&E Phase) follows: $750,000 FDOT, $250,000 Miami-Dade Transit, $250,000 City of Miami and $250,000 City of Miami Beach. The source of the City's matching funds, in the amount of $250,000, is Transportation Concurrency and Mitigation Funds. City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking: Judy Hoanshelt, Grants Manager, Office of Budget and Performance Improvement Sign-Offs: Department Director Assistant C'ty Manager City Manager MIAMIBEACH AGENDA ITEM R7 Y-;3-/Y � SATE NAIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of the City ommission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: April 23, 2014 Subject: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR ND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT A JOINT PLANNING GRANT APPLICATION TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT GENERATING ECONOMIC RECOVERY (TIGER)GRANT PROGRAM,WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TRANSIT,CITY OF MIAMI AND FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT), FOR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT/PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT STUDY (NEPA/PD&E) PHASE OF THE MIAMI-MIAMI BEACH TRANSIT CONNECTION PROJECT IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $1.5 MILLION; APPROPRIATING THE GRANT, MATCHING FUNDS AND CITY EXPENSES IF APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE APPLICATION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS RELATED TO THIS GRANT FUNDING REQUEST ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION Adopt the Resolution. ANALYSIS The US Department of Transportation is authorized to award funding through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Program, known as"TIGER",on a competitive basis. The main objective of TIGER, is to provide funds for transportation projects that better connect communities to centers of employment,education,and services (including for non-drivers)and that hold promise to stimulate long-term job growth,especially in economically distressed areas, and seek to strengthen opportunities to expand the middle class. Funds are to be awarded to projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region. The City of Miami Beach, in partnership with Miami-Dade County Transit, City of Miami and FDOT intend to apply to TIGER for funding, in the approximate amount of$1.5 million for the NEPA/PD&E Phase (National Environmental Policy Act/Project Development and Environment Study phase) of the Miami-Miami Beach Transit Connection Project. The project will provide a connection between Downtown Miami and South Miami Beach, two of the major economic activity centers in Miami-Dade County. In Downtown Miami, the proposed project will interface with the existing Metrorail, Metromover, and Metrobus systems. In South Miami Beach,the proposed system will connect to the Convention Center, Commission Memorandum Page 2 and provide improved transit service within a highly dense and transit-oriented area. This is a high transit ridership corridor that has been identified as a candidate for consideration for premium transit in the past two decades. The Project Development effort will culminate with the selection of a preferred alternative for modal technology and alignment. The Downtown Miami-Miami Beach Corridor is an epicenter for population and economic growth in a region typified by growth. Miami-Dade County has undergone rapid population increases, a pattern that projects to continue into the next 20 years. Between 2000 and 2010, County population increased 10.8%, and projects to increase another 31% by 2035. This growth rate is even higher in the study area. The study area had a total of 62,000 residents in 2000. By 2010, the same area population rose to over 100,000, a 10-year increase of over 45%. The Downtown Miami portion of the study area experienced a particularly large population increase over that decade, from 18,500-to nearly 44,000. The following is a chronology of significant events with respect to a rail connection along the Beach Corridor: 1925: Streetcar/trolley service between Downtown Miami and Miami Beach began. At its height, there were several lines and routes serving Miami Beach. 1939: .Trolley service discontinued to Miami Beach. Bus routes replaced the trolley service, and the bus routes serving Miami Beach continue to be among the best performing routes within the Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) System. 1980s: There was a renewed interest in restoring rail service to Miami Beach in an attempt to support the refurbishment of the Miami Beach Convention Center. A Long Range _Transportation (LRT) Feasibility Study was commissioned to explore the concept of a rail link to Downtown Miami. Subsequently, that rail project was included in the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO's) Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). 1990s: The MPO conducted a county-wide study to stimulate the advancement of rapid transit corridors. The Beach Corridor was merged with the West Corridor to form the East-West Corridor. 2000s: A new study in 2002 managed by the Miami-Dade MPO focused more specifically on the Downtown Miami—Miami Beach connection.A light rail/streetcar system Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) was adopted by the MPO Governing Board after an extensive community outreach effort, especially within Miami Beach. CURRENT PLANNING EFFORTS Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study Currently, the Miami-Dade MPO is leading a partnership with MDT, Miami Downtown Development Authority, FDOT, and the Cities of Miami and Miami Beach to conduct the Beach Corridor_ Transit Connection Study. The intent is for the study to formulate a road map as to how to best advance the project forward. To that end, a Study Policy Executive Committee (PEC) was formed compromised of elected officials from Miami-Dade County, City of Miami, City of Miami Beach, and MPO Governing Board members. The PEC has provided key input in reshaping the project scope. Additionally, a Technical Steering Committee(TSC)was also formed to review and provide technical input on the various study tasks. Commission Memorandum Page 3 The objectives of the Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study are: ✓ Refinement of 2004 Baylink LPA alignment ✓ Evaluate new/emerging technologies for"off-wire" ✓ Develop conceptual cost estimates ✓ Identify funding sources ✓ Develop scope for next phase - PD&E/NEPA The PEC/TSC have concurred with the following elements of the Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study: ✓ Convenient transfers ✓ Exclusive transit lanes ✓ Phased implementation ✓ Wireless technology The Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study is looking at a phased approach to connecting Miami and Miami Beach. The recommendations of the study to date are that the first phase should consist of a light rail transit/streetcar alternative along the MacArthur Causeway/SR A1A. A subsequent phase of the project may include future extensions via express bus service along Collins Avenue and the Julia Tuttle Causeway to connect to the Midtown Miami area. Funding options will be evaluated and refined during the current study and the subsequent PD&E and NEPA phase. The Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study is scheduled for completion by summer 2014 and addresses many of the Pre-Project Development issues necessary to advance seamlessly into Project Development. Despite the fact that a determination has not been made regarding construction and operating scenarios, and project delivery method, under any scenario (including private or public),the PD&E/NEPA phase that the Administration plans to apply to TIGER for funding, is still required. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT The TIGER grant application will request funding for the NEPA PD&E Study. It is anticipated that-the Project Development effort will cost approximately$3 million and cover the following task-categories: Community Involvement/Outreach • Traffic Impact Analysis • Transit Ridership Forecasting and Benefit Estimation • Environmental Impact Analysis • Funding Plan • Detailed Cost Estimates • Definition of Alternatives • Evaluation of Alternatives • Purpose and Need Statement (Making the Case) • Public Hearing/LPA Selection • Environmental Document Submission/Action The intent is for the Miami-Dade MPO to manage the consultant procurement process and subsequent Project Development planning effort. MDT and the Miami-Dade MPO have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address the roles and responsibilities for rapid transit corridor planning efforts. In the MOU, the Miami-Dade MPO is identified as the lead agency for-planning purposes with the intent for the project to obtain LPA approval by the Commission Memorandum Page 4 MPO Governing Board. The MOU specified that the operating agency be identified after the LPA to advance the project into the following phases. STATE/LOCAL PLANNING The Beach Corridor has been identified in various plans and policies as follows: • The 2035 Miami-Dade LRTP as a premium transit corridor for LRT/Streetcar. • The Miami-Dade People's Transportation Plan (PTP), as one of eight rapid transit corridors eligible for half-cent sales surtax funding. • The 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) as a project of regional significance. • Additionally,the corridor has been examined under various studies during the course of the last 25 years including a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement prepared in 2002. •_ . City . of Miami Beach 2025 Comprehensive Plan includes a policy in its Transportation Element that encourages a study of a cross-bay transit connection between Miami Beach and Downtown Miami. FUNDING SOURCES As part of the Beach Corridor partnership for the Project Development phase, MDT and the Cities of Miami and Miami Beach join the FDOT in committing the local match for the Planning TIGER Grant application. The project requires a minimum of 20%match; however, projects will increase their competiveness by demonstrating significant non-Federal financial contributions. As such, the partnership intends to submit a request for $1.5 million, with matching funds in the amount of $1.5 million, for a project total of $3 million. Matching funds, in the amount of$1.5 million will be provided as follows: $750,000 FDOT, $250,000 MDT, $250,000 City of Miami, and $250,000 City of Miami Beach. The City's matching funds, in the amount of $250,000, will be provided from Transportation Concurrency Mitigation funds. This project is listed in the City's Municipal Mobility Plan and is also an eligible use of Transportation Concurrency and Mitigation funds pursuant to the Concurrency Management Ordinance. This project supports the key intended outcome to Commission a Comprehensive Mobility Plan which gives priority recommendations (from non-vehicular to vehicular and including parking). CONCLUSION The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee to submit a joint planning grant application to the US Department of Transportation, Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, with Miami-Dade County Transit(MDT), City of Miami and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), for the National Environmental Policy Act/Project Development and Environment Study (NEPA/PD&E) Phase of the Miami-Miami Beach Transit Connection project in the approximate amount of $1.5 million; appropriating the grant, matching funds and city expenses if approved and accepted by the City and authorizing the execution of all necessary documents related to the application and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to take all necessary actions related to this grant Rding request. JLM/ /JRG/JW/JMH T:WGEND 014Wpri1\Grants Beach Memo.doc