2001-24587 RESO
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-24587
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RETROACTIVELY APPROVING THE
ADMINISTRATION'S SUBMISSION OF A $100,000 GRANT APPLICATION TO
THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH PROGRAM (TOP)-
2002, ADMINISTERED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION; THE APPLICATION BEING FOR PRELIMINARY
PLANNING/DESIGN/ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR A PROPOSED
OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ROADWAY ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT
FOR THE 16TH STREET CORRIDOR; STATING THAT THE REQUIRED $20,000
LOCAL MATCH WOULD BE PROVIDED BY CONCURRENCY MITIGATION
FUNDS-SOUTH BEACH; AND FURTHER APPROPRIATING BOTH FUNDS IF
THE GRANT IS AWARDED.
WHEREAS, back in 1995, the City received $2 million in State Transportation!
Economic Development road funds to open 16th Street to Collins Avenue, and provide
direct access from SR A1A1Collins Avenue to SR 902/Alton Road; and
WHEREAS, this was accomplished as part of a public-private effort that brought the
Loews' Hotel to Collins Avenue, helping further Miami Beach' viability and vitality as a
convention center and tourist destination; and
WHEREAS, since the Loews' Hotel inauguration in 1998, three additional hotels have
been remodeled, and six similar projects will become reality within the next three years,
thereby adding hotel rooms and employment opportunities along Collins Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the function and utilization of the wide 16th Street corridor as a through
east-west street will continue to grow in importance, as hotel density increases and high-
end office space is added to the area; and
WHEREAS, in its present condition, the 16th Street corridor is ill-prepared to handle the
additional traffic demands, and pedestrian safety concerns; and
WHEREAS, both the Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan-MMP, the Traffic Circulation
Element of the Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan, and the General Obligation Bond
Program have designated 16th Street as a transportation enhancement/operational
improvements priority (the Project) within the South Beach Transportation Concurrency
Management Area (TCMA); and
WHEREAS, the total cost of this mixed-use Project has been estimated at $2.4 million,
in today's dollars, and will be planned and funded in three phases; and
WHEREAS, the subject of this application is Phase I, Preliminary Planning/Program
Development/Environmental services, estimated to cost $120,000; being $100,000 in TOP-
2002 funds, and $20,000 in Concurrency Mitigation funds; and
WHEREAS, the City application was filed with the Florida Department of Transportation
on August 31, 2002, the deadline date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission
retroactively approve the Administration's submission of a $100,000 grant application to
the State of Florida's Transportation Outreach Program (TOP)-2002, administered by the
Florida Department of Transportation; the application being for Preliminary Planning/
Design/Environmental Services for a proposed Operational Improvements and Roadway
Enhancements Project for the 16th Street Corridor; stating that the required $20,000 local
match would be provided by Concurrency Mitigation funds-South Beach; and further
appropriating both funds if the grant is awarded.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 20th day of
September
,2001.
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REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS
TRANSPORTATION/CONCURRENCY DIVISION. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
1. CONCURRENCY MITIGA TION FUNDS APPROPRIA TED FOR TCMA.RELATED PROJECTS
Total Concurrency Mitigation Funds Collected to Date (08/24/01) =
Appropriation
Date Mitigation Fund Source Reason for Appropriation
June 2000
1 0/18/00
11/29/00
02/21/01
OMB
So Be TCMA
SoBe TCMA
SoBe TCMA
MB TCMA
All TCMAs (??)
Proposed appropriations:
MB TCMA $ 25.000
SoBe TCMA $ 20,000
MB TCMA $ 56,000
SoBe TCMA $150,000
Total: $251,000
Collins Ave. Proj.Coord.-Corradino
2000-01 Shuttle Operating Budget
Shuttle Long-Range Plan-Corradino
Alton Rd.Traffic Calming Study
To cover FY 2000-01 TCMDiv.salaries
If MPO/MGP grant is awarded/Collins AMS
If TOP-2002 grant is awarded-16th Street
Proposed 41sVlndian Creek operation improv.
FY 2001-02 Electrowave Budget
Total Concurrency Mitigation Funds Appropriated and/or Expended to Date:
Amount
Appropriated
$20,000
50,000
10,000
5,000
200,000
$285,000
$1,522,431.26
Fund
Balance
$1,502,431.26
1,452,431.26
1,442,431.26
1 ,437,431 .26
1,237,431.26
1,237,431.26
1,237,431.26
1,237,431.26
1 ,237,431 .26
1,237,431.26
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TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH PROGRAM - 2002
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
APPLICATION PACKAGE
August 29, 2001
TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH PROGRAM - 2002
PROJECT APPLICATION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FORM
Grant Recipient/Sponsor Name:
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
Project Description: FOOT District: SIX
Operational improvements and roadway enhancements to the 1 Ifh Street corridor, including:
D Drainage, milling, repaving and striping; sidewalk and curb/gutter improvements.
D Operational improvements to the signalization and corridor.
D Streetscaping, traffic calming, and pedestrian amenities.
D Bicvcte lane inclusion as east-west connector to citvwide Atlantic Greenwav Trail oroiect.
Project Location: (See attached locator map - Exhibit A)
Sixteenth Street is a mile-long by 70-foot-wide corridor, located in the South Beach section of
Miami Beach, immediately south of the City's core. Sixteenth Street spans our barrier-island
community from the Atlantic Ocean to Biscayne Bay, linking two major arterial roads under State
iurisdiction, A lA/Collins Avenue and SR 907/Alton Road.
Total Project Cost for all Phases: $2,400,000 (Exhibit B)
Total Amount of TOP Funding Request for Fiscal Year 2002-03: $100,000
Amount of local matching funds for 2002-03: $ 20,000 in Concurrency
Mitiaation Funds
List Amount of funds received through Fast Track in 2000 or Transportation Outreach Program in
2001: None
Benefits: Please summarize how this project promotes economic growth and competitiveness,
promotes intermodal transportation linkages for passengers and freight, broadens transportation
choices or preserves existing transportation infrastructure.
D Enhances traffic flow around/access to the City's most important economic/cultural assets.
D Complements the high level of investment and job creation in the area.
D Complements the shift of investments in the area toward upscale, institutional projects.
D Helps development projects meet concurrency retuirements / prevent building moratorium.
D Creates viable/effective alternative route to the 1 h Street corridor for east-west traffic.
D Provides better venue for the successful Electrowave Shuttle and County transit services.
D Provides safer pedestrian/bicyclist crossings to and from Flamingo and West Avenue
neighborhoods to Lincoln Road mall and the Convention Center/Hotel district.
D Provides bicycle lane on one side of the road, connecting neighborhoods, to hotels and other
centers of employment, as well as to the beach trails.
Phases to be undertaken with 2002-03 funds:
D Planning Study (5-6 months)
D Preliminary Design and Environmental (12 months)
Supports Local and/or Statewide Plans:
D The Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan (incorporated in the M.B. Comprehensive Plan)
D The South Beach Transportation Concurrency Management Area Plan (SoBe TCMA)
D The $92 million Miami Beach General Obligation Bond Program.
TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH PROGRAM - 2002
PROJECT APPLICATION FORM
Date: August 27, 2001 FOOT District: SIX
Grant Recipient/Sponsor Name:
City of Miami Beach, Florida
Project Description: (Please, see attached locator map, Exhibit A to this application)
Operational improvements and roadway enhancements to the 16h Street corridor, including:
0 Drainage, milling, repaving and striping.
0 Sidewalk and curb/gutter improvements.
0 Operational improvements to the signalization and corridor.
0 Streetscaping, traffic calming, and pedestrian amenities.
0 Bicycle lane inclusion (on one side ofthe road) as east-west connector to a proposed citywide
Atlantic Greenway Trail project (beach trail).
Project Location (attach locator map indicating termini or mileposts associated with the proposed project
limits)
0 Sixteenth Street is a mile-long by 70-foot-wide corridor, located in the South Beach section of Miami
Beach, immediately south of the City's core. Sixteenth Street spans our barrier-island community
from the Atlantic Ocean to Biscayne Bay, linking two major arterial roads under State jurisdiction,
AtA/Collins Avenue and SR 907/Alton Road.
Total Project Cost for all Phases: $2,400,000 (preliminary estimate only; drainage problems may add to
the project cost, after PD&E is completed). Please refer to Exhibit B.
Total Amount of TOP Funding Request for Fiscal Year 2002-2003:
$ 100,000
Amount of Local Matching Funds Proposed for Fiscal Year 2002.2003:
$ 20,000 in Concurrency
Mitigation Funds
Amount of Funds Received through Fast Track in 2000 or Transportation Outreach Program in 2001:
NONE
Sponsor Contact Information (to answer questions about this application):
Name: Joseph W. Johnson III, Transportation/Concurrency Management Director
Address: Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, 4th Floor
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Telephone: (305) 673-7514
E-Mail Address: htto://JoseohJohnson@ci.miami-beach.f1.us
Signature of Authorized Representative:
Jorge M. Gonzalez I r--~ '- - ~
City Manaaer - ---.....,
(type name) (signatu(e) ...../
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Eligible projects include those for planning, designing, acquiring rights-of-way for, or constructing
the following (check all that apply):
Major Highway Improvement:
Florida Intrastate Highway System Facility (FIHS) 0
Feeder Road that links to major highway X
Trade and Economic Development Corridor X
Access Project for Passengers and/or Freight X
Hurricane Evacuation Route X
Bridge of Statewide or Regional Significance 0
Major Public Transportation Project:
Seaport Project (improves cargo/passenger movement) 0
Aviation Project (increases passenger enplanements/cargo activity) 0
Transit Project (improves mobility on interstates or local travel) X
Rail Project (improves passenger/cargo movement) X
Spaceport Florida Authority project (consistent with s. 331.360) 0
Bicycle and pedestrian facilities (part of statewide system of public trails) X
Military Facility:
Highway or bridge project that facilitates retention and/or expansion 0
Highway or bridge project that aids in reuse of base designated for closure 0
In addition to the above minimum eligibility requirements, each proposed project must comply
with the following eligibility criteria (please answer all questions succinctly):
Can the project or project phase be made production-ready within a 5,year period beginning after June 30,
2002?
DYES
Is the project listed in an outer year of the 5'year work program and will this request allow it to be made
production-ready and advanced to an earlier year in the 5-year work program?
o NO
Is the project consistent with a current transportation system plan, such as the Florida Intrastate Highway
System Plan, or those for aviation, intermodal, rail, seaport, spaceport or transit system?
o It is consistent with the Florida Intrastate Highway System Plan, due to the fact that in 1995,
the State of Florida awarded $2 million in funding for the City to open the 16h Street Corridor
to SR A 1A/Collins Avenue, thereby interconnecting this state road with SR 907 Aiton Road.
Is the project not inconsistent with all appropriate local comprehensive plans? If it is currently
inconsistent, explain why the project should be undertaken. If it is consistent, list the plan and where in
the plan reference to the project can be found.
o The 16h Street Corridor Enhancements and Operational Improvements project is
recommended by both the Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan (Exhibit C) and the South
Beach Transportation Concurrency Management Area Plan. The proposed project and the
above-mentioned plans are consistent with the Traffic Circulation Element of the Miami Beach
Comprehensive Plan, as provided by Ordinance No. 2000,3256, dated March 15, 2000, and
approved by the South Florida Regional Planning Council/DCA on September 12, 2000.
Prioritization Criteria:
The following criteria will be used to prioritize eligible projects. Please answer the questions below
demonstrating how your proposed project meets these criteria. Please include brief, quantitative answers.
A. The project must promote economic growth and competitiveness. Enhancing Florida's economic
growth and competitiveness is defined as ensuring that state transportation investments promote
economic activities which result in development or retention of income generative industries which
increase per capita earned income in the state, and that such investments improve the state's
economic competitiveness. (A maximum of 10 points can be awarded for responses in this
section).
. Describe how this project will result in the development and/or retention of income generative
industries, which increase per capita earned income in your region.
Sixteenth Street connects West A venue and Alton Road with Collins A venue at the site of the recently
opened Loews Miami Beach Convention Hotel. This hotel opened almost two years ago with 800
rooms and 800 full-time jobs. Redevelopment of hotel properties beginning immediately north of the
Loews is about to begin. These redevelopment projects will transform the larger, historic Art Deco
hotels into four and five star properties. This transformation will shift the traditional ratio of .52
employees per room to between 1. 15 and 2.32 employees per room because of the full-service nature
of upscale hotel properties. Following on the heels of Loews, investment in this area is shifting to more
upscale, institutional investors such as Starwood Hotels and Ritz Carlton. Investment and job creation
that will occur in this area in the next three years is estimated as follows:
Avg. Std.
Property fnvestment # of Rooms # of Jobs Room Rate
oiLido Hotel/Ritz Carlton $ 95,000,000 380 650 $375
Sagamore Hotel $ 4,000,000 200 125 $265
Ritz Plaza/W Miami $ 57,000,000 200 350 $325
Shore Club $125,000,000 325 568 $425
SetaVAman Resorts $125,000,000 90 208 $550
Mirabel $ 10,000,000 111 139 $275
Oliver South Beach $ 25,000,000 100 125 $245
Collins Plaza (7 hotels) $ 30,000,000 247 284 $260
TOTAL $471,000,000 1,653 2,449 $343
Net increases from this $441 million investment will be 370 new, upscale rooms in addition to the 1,283
that will be renovated, and these investments also represent a net increase of 796 new jobs. The
average room rate of these projects is estimated at $343, compared to Miami Beach's current rate of
$145.88.
Earnings generated in the economy by hotel activity in Miami Beach is approximately $35,586 per
hotel job, as identified with multipliers developed by Florida International University in it's Economic
Impact Study for Miami Beach in 1998. Using this figure, the additional 796 jobs that this investment
will create will generate approximately $28,326,456 in additional earnings in the Miami Beach
economy. Wage levels are expected 10 exceed Miami Beach's current average hospitality industry
wage due to the upscale nature of the anticipated projects, contributing to a rise in per capita and
median household income of the industry's employees, who are residents not only of Miami Beach,
but of Greater Miami in general.
. Describe how this project will improve your regions' economic competitiveness.
In addition to the projected increases in tourism, the project location is one block south of Lincoln Road
Pedestrian Mall. one of Miami Beach's top attractions for tourists, local and regional residents. Food
and beverage revenues on Lincoln Road have risen to $45 million in 1998/99 from $22 million in
1995/96. However, although it has much more seating than Ocean Drive, an internationally known
tourist destination, Lincoln Road generates only 50% of the food and beverage revenues generated
on Ocean Drive. Lincoln Road's role as a center for not only tourists, but residents of Miami Beach as
well will continue to increase significantly. Between 2000 and 2004, 3, 189 new upscale residential
units will be completed. Currently, these units are selling for an average of $425 per square foot,
indicating that the disposable income of a large number of Miami Beach's residents will increase
substantially. Convenient access to Lincoln Road, City Hall, the Theater of Performing Arts and the
Convention Center will increase in importance, not only because of the increase in the number of
visitors, but also in the potential revenue stream that they can provide.
Improved access to Lincoln Road is also critical to the employees that work there. In addition to the
retail/restaurant employees, Lincoln Road is home to the majority of the office space in Miami Beach.
Currently, the City has 1.5 million square feet of office space, 1.1 million of which is located in the
South Beach area. Of this amount, 840,000 is located on Lincoln Road, and an additional 230,000
square feet will be completed on Lincoln Road in 2002. During the last two years, South Beach, and
Lincoln Road in particular, has gone from being unrecognized as an office market in Miami-Dade
County, to being the most sought after office address in all of South Florida. Class 'B' buildings on
Lincoln Road are now generating the same rental rates as Class W buildings on Brickell Avenue in
Downtown Miami. This demand is being driven by Miami Beach's emergence as the undisputed
epicenter of the Latin American entertainment and news media industries.
Traffic calming, and improved pedestrian and bicycle enhancements around this key employment
center are critical as the City tries to encourage as many employees of these companies to live in the
South Beach neighborhood. For each and eve/}' employee that does not need to drive to work, the
demand on the City's transportation and parking infrastructure is reduced.
. How will this project affect and enhance the regional or state tax base?
The hotel projects that are anticipated in this area will generate a total of approximately $144,000,000
in annual room revenue, with an additional $36,000,000 in food and beverage activity. This represents
a net increase in revenue of over $133 million, which translates into a net increase of approximately
$1.94 million ($5.07 million total resort tax revenue) in local resort tax revenue and net 6% sales tax
revenue of $5.83 million ($10.86 total sales tax revenue). The Miami Beach occupancy level has risen
steadily from 64.3% in 1995 to 70% in 2000. The inclusion of these additional rooms is expected to
cause a minor drop in occupancy (1-3%) from 2001 to 2002, with a rebound to between 71 and 74%
by 2005 as this area matures as an international, upscale hotel destination.
. How will this project enhance economic productivity for the community it serves?
Pedestrian safety, enhancements and traffic calming measures on 1(j" Street are essential to
improving the community quality of life, as this area of South Beach continues to develop and grow.
In addition, improving mobility near Lincoln Road is key to the long-term viabifity of the road as an
economic generalor. The redevelopment of Lincoln Road, which began in 1996 with a public
investment of approximately $16. 7 million, continues with the ongoing addition of upscale restaurants
and retail facilities. The viabifity of these private investments is dependent on attracting a large,
regional customer base. Increasing the ease of access to Lincoln Road by its consumer markets is
critical to sustaining the viabifity of its beginning resurgence as one of the region's premier shopping
destinations. Improving the ffow of the City's Electrowave shuttle service to Lincoln Road from the
hotels is critical to the continuing development of Lincoln Road as a sustainable regional asset.
. What return on investment will the State of Florida receive if this project is funded at the requested
amount?
Back in 1995, the City received $2 million in State transportation/economic development road
funds for the opening of 16h Street to SR AlA/Collins A venue, as part of a public-private economic
development initiative to bring a convention-quality hotel to Miami Beach. Therefore, the State
would complement and complete the prior investment, if the presently request funds for roadway
enhancement and operational improvements on the 16h Street corridor is awarded.
. At your option, please comment on other ways the project will promote economic growth and
competitiveness.
The 16" Street project will greatly enhance traffic flow around. and access to many of the City of Miami
Beach's most important economic assets: the Collins Avenue Hotel Corridor, the Miami Beach
Convention Center, the Jackie Gleason Theater of Performing Arts, Lincoln Road Pedestrian Mall, the
developing center of the Latin American entertainment and new media industries, as well as the
Government/Civic Center of the City. In addition to improving traffic flow, pedestrian enhancements
and traffic calming are critical to improving the City's quality of life as it continues to develop and grow.
Given the unprecedented level of investment occurring in the City, in both the commercial and
residential sectors, improvements to the City's transportation infrastructure is critical to the economic
viability of not only the City's economic assets, but to also sustaining the City of Miami Beach's
contribution to enhancing Florida's competitiveness in the global economy.
B. The project must promote intermodal transportation linkages for passengers and freight. The
Department defines this as improving access for passengers and freight to intermodal facilities, such
as commercial airports and seaports. It can also mean improving the ability to transfer between
different modes of transportation, such as an intermodal center where passengers can get off a bus
and transfer to a train, or freight moving from the ship in the seaport to a rail yard, or from a ship to a
truck to a warehouse/distribution center. (A maximum of 10 points can be awarded for responses
in this section).
. Describe how the project promotes intermodallinkages (both direct and indirect) for passengers
and/or freight?
The 16h Street corridor presently functions as a major east-west collector road within the City,
particularly for passenger and freight trips generated by the internationally known Art Deco Historic
District and its adjacent Hotel District on Collins Avenue. The corridor is also utilized by the City's
Electrowave Shuttle Service (Exhibit D)which provides intermodallinkages with the private automobile
(park-and-ride program) and the Miami-Dade Transit bus service (Exhibit E).
. Describe how this project improves access and/or connections to regionally significant intermodal
facilities such as seaports, airports, cargo facilities and rail terminals?
An improved and enhanced 16h Street would become the appropriate corridor to be utilized by charter
and transit buses transporting passengers between the airport, seaport and the various hotels along
Collins Avenue, thereby relieving the already busy lih Street corridor from additional traffic. Based on
growth projections from the Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan for the Year 2010, the proposed
improvements would provide for better utilization of the 16th Street corridor. Please refer to the
estimated growth rates for South Beach, hereto attached as Exhibit F.
. At your option, please comment on other ways this project serves to connect different travel modes.
o The project's bicycle and pedestrian components will suit and enhance the life style of the area
residents, employees, and visitors who tend to ride bicycles, rollerblade, or walk to work, run
errands, and entertain themselves in South Beach.
o The probable 16h Street connection to a proposed light rail stop on AIton Road or Washington
Avenue, as part of the Miami-Miami Beach Transportation Corridor Study, currently being
conducted by the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization.
C. The project must broaden transportation choices for Florida residents, visitors, and
commercial interests in order to ensure efficient and cost-competitive mobility of people,
services and goods. Mobility is defined as ensuring a cost-effective, statewide, interconnected
transportation system. (A maximum of 10 points can be awarded for responses in this section).
. Describe how this project will result in increasing "through-put" of either passengers or freight on the
facility and describe how this is determined.
o The 16h Street corridor has increasingly functioned as a major east-west collector road within the
City, particularly for passenger and freight trips generated by the internationally known Art Deco
Historic District and its adjacent Hotel District on Co/lins Avenue. In addition, the corridor is
utilized by the City's Electrowave Shuttle Service: as an alternate corridor to the at-times
congested Ith Street; and by the residents of the adjacent Flamingo Neighborhood.
o Monitoring will be done via annual traffic/vehicle classification counts.
. Describe how this project will improve the quality of the trip for either passengers or freight and
describe how this is determ ined.
Due to the fact that 16h Street was last paved approximately 20 years ago, the overall physical
condition of the corridor would considerably improve for both pedestrians and motorists, with the
implementation of the proposed project. The project's scope of services will include a milling/
resurfacing component, as well as protected crosswalks, improved signals and landscaping. In
addition, drainage improvements are required at certain spots that tend to flood under persistent and/or
heavy rain conditions.
. Describe how this project will address travel safety for freight and/or passengers.
The present physical condition of the 16th Street corridor renders it unsuited to accommodate the
existing and future vehicular traffic and pedestrian flow, in a safe and appropriate manner. Besides
connecting the hotel area of Co/lins Avenue with Aiton Road and the causeways leading to Miami, the
16th Street corridor lies between the very popular Lincoln Road pedestrian mall and the Flamingo
multi-family area of South Beach, which residents tend to walk or use bicycles and roller blades as
their favorite means oftransportation within and around the neighborhood.
The old span-wire traffic signals need to be replaced with mast-arm signals, in order to allow for orderly
and controlled traffic progression through the corridor, while taking into consideration the needs of the
surrounding medium-density, multi-family Flamingo neighborhood.
At 70-feet in width, 16th Street is one of the widest east-west corridors available in South Beach. The
project calls for a bicycle lane on one side of the road, safely connecting the Flamingo neighborhood to
the north-south Beachwalk Bicycle-Pedestrian Trail (soon to be constructed) and the existing Lummus
Park Trail (next to Ocean Drive). These two beachside trails are components of the Citywide Atlantic
Corridor Greenway project (Exhibit G), which will add to and enhance a countywide system of public
trails, known as the North Dade Greenways Project.
. Please comment on any other quantitative measures of increased mobility or broadened transportation
choices.
o Traffic counts that will measure traffic volume
o Vehicle classification counts that will measure the type of vehicles utilizing the corridor
o Hotei guest surveys that will measure and determine preferred route to the Art Deco District
o Rental car industry surveys that will measure and inform out-of-town visitors about the 16" Street
Corridor and its linkages to the Art Deco and Hotel Districts of South Beach.
D. Projects that have local, federal, or private matching funds shall be given priority over projects
that meet all the other criteria. (A maximum of 10 points can be awarded for responses in this
section).
. List the sources and amount of project funding to be utilized to complete the candidate project
including local, state, federal, toll and/or private matching funds.
The fol/owing sources of local funds are available to provide up to a 20% match to the TOP funds:
o Concurrency Mitigation funds-South Beach
o Miami Beach General Obligation Bond Program/Flamingo Neighborhood Enhancement funds
o Miami Beach Storm Water Bond Program funds
o Road Impact Fee Program funds (traffic signals)
The percentage of contribution by each individual local source will be established after PD&E is
completed. The City's Concurrency Mitigation Program funds are being utifized for the matching
purposes of this application for 2002-03 TOP funds.
E. The project must promote and preserve the existing transportation infrastructure. (A maximum
of 5 points can be awarded for responses in this section.)
. Describe how this project will contribute to preserving the existing transportation infrastructure.
Sixteenth (16t,'I) Street was last repaved approximatelv 20 vears aao. It functioned as a local road up
untif 1998. when the street was extended eastward to AlA/Collins A venue to facilitate westward hotel
traffic movement to SR 907/Alton Road. By the way, back in 1995, the City received $2 million in State
transportation/economic development road funds for the road extension project, as part of a public-
private economic development initiative to bring a convention-quality hotel to Miami Beach.
Due to the fact that the street was last repaved 20 years ago, the street, sidewalks, curb and gutter are
in deplorable condition, making the entire right-of-way unsuited and unsafe to handle the ever growing
vehicular and pedestrian traffic demands on the corridor. In addition, drainage improvements are
required at certain spots that tend to flood under persistent and/or heavy rain conditions, with street
flooding spilling into private properties.
F. The Council may, at its discretion, award an additional maximum of 5 points for unique
factors.
. Describe additional factors you believe make your project unique. This can include items such as a
location on a major freight corridor, the fact that you received Fast Track or TOP funding in prior years.
or that it addresses a unique priority need in your area.
The collector nature of an enhanced 1 ffh Street will be boosted further if/when two major proposed
projects, presently under preliminary planning, are adopted, funded, and constructed in the near future.
These two majorprojects being:
o The Electrowave Intermodal Center Project, presently undergoing a feasibility study, and which
proposed preferred location is the open parking lots at Washington A venue and 1 jh Street; and
o The Miami-Miami Beach Transportation Corridor Project (mass transit), which study is presently
being performed by the Miami-Dade MPo.
Innovative Financing:
Comment on innovative financing methods to be used on the candidate project such as private investment,
state infrastructure bank, bonds or other financing.
o The City's Concurrency Mitigation Program is funded by private owners/investors of proposed
development, redevelopment and/or land use intensification projects, who are seeking to meet the
concurrency level of service (LOS) requirements of the Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan.
o Miami Beach General Obligation Bond Program, approved by the Miami Beach voters in November
1999.
o Miami Beach Storm Water Bond Program, also approved in October 2000.
TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH PROGRAM -July I, 2002-Junc 30, 2007
Project Budget RequestIYear/Phase
(ALL FUNDS) - PRESENT DAY COSTS
Cost ltemIYear 02103 I 03/04 04/05 05/06 06107
1. Studies
Slate $27,200
Federal
Local $ 6,800
Other.
Subtotal $34,000
2. PlanningIP, D, and E
State $68,800
Federal
Local $17,200
Other.
Subtotal $86,000
3. Adm.lDesignlPIP
State 5268.760
Federal
Local $ 67,190
Other"
Subtotal $335.950
4. Right-of.Way N/A
State
Federal
Local
Other.
Subtotal
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State $1,555,240
Federal
Local $ 388,810
Other"
Subtotal $1,944,050
Total $120,000 $335,950 $1,944,050
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33. 16th Street Enhancements/Operational Improvements
Mobility Plan Project ID No.:
Project Category:
Jurisdiction:
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Neighborhood(s) Divisionis):
Transportation Concurrency Management Area:
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Corridor Enhancement
City of Miami Beach
17,18,19
Flamingo, West Ave
South Beach
Proiect Descriotion: This project provides operational improvements and traffic calming measures along 16ft, Street
befween Collins Avenue and West Avenue. With the extension of 16'" Street east to Collins the roadway will begin
to function os 0 collector. The enhancements would increase capacity to allow the roadway to maintain adequate
troffic performance. Additional landscaping, signage, lighting and sidewalks would be incorporated into the
improvements to provide balance befween vehicles and pedestrians.
Proiect Need and Benefits: Traffic volumes ore expected to increase along 16'" Street with its extension east to
Collins Avenue. The proiect would provide operational improvements to allow the raadway to maintain acceptable
performance. At the some time the proiect would improve pedestrian safety.
Proiect Reauirements: A study would determine operational improvements and corridor enhancements. The project
would then move to design and construction. Approval from the MDPWD is required.
Proiect Cost:
Planning:
Design:
Construction:
CARR SMITH CORRADINO
Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan Implementation Plan
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MIAMI BEACH MUNICIPAL MOBILITY PLAN
YEAR 2010 TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
Traffic volume projections for the main intersections and links in Miami Beach were made
through 2010. The projection methodology and results of the level of service calculations are
described next..
Traffic Projections
The traffic projection methodology used in this study is based on data provided by the Miami-
Dade Urban Area Transportation Study (MUA TS) traffic-forecasting model.
Traffic forecasting models are generally accepted as reliable tools to predict trends in traffic
volumes, rather than to forecast absolute values for traffic volumes. This strength was used to
forecast future traffic volumes in each Miami Beach roadway present in the model as follows:
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Year 1990 (latest model calibration year) traffic volumes were obtained from the MUATS
model
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Year 201 0 traffic forecasts were obtained from the MUATS model
Based on the results above, a growth factor was calculated between 1990 and 2010
, A linear interpolation was completed to obtain the growth between 1997/1998 and
2010
. The growth factor between 1997/1998 and 2010 was applied to the 1997/1998 traffic
counts
Inte~ection Performance Analysis
Detailed 2010 intersection level of service calculations were performed using the HCS software
and are summarized in Tables 10, 12 and 14. Traffic signal phasings were optimized to
maximize performance based on projected traffic volumes. The majority of the study
intersections are expected to present acceptable performance without geometric improvements.
The only two exceptions are:
Indian Creek Drive at 41" Street - This intersection is expected to perform at LOS E in 2010,
even with improvements that are programmed for implementation. The programmed
improvements include restriping the center lane of the eastbound appraach to a shared left.
turn/through lane and adjusting the signal phasing.
CARR SMITH CORRADINO
Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan
Final Future Year Traffic Conditions Report - Page 1
Alton Rood ot 17'h Street - This intersection is a/so expected to perform at LOS E in 2010, even
with improvements that ore programmed for implementation. The progrommed improvements
at this intersection include:
Restriping the eastbound approach to consist of one exclusive left-turn lane, one shared
left.tum/through lane and one shared right-turn/through lane
Restriping the westbound approach to consist of one exclusive left-turn lane, one shared
left.turn/through lane and one exclusive right-turn lane
Additionally, the intersection of Alton Rood ot Dade Boulevard is programmed for,
reconfiguration. A southbound left.turn lane will be added at this intersection. The purpose of .
this improvement is to relieve the heavy southbound left-turn demand at the Alton Rood at 1 71h
Street intersection.
Unk Performance Analysis
Tables 11, 13 and 15 summarize the link level of service calculations for yeor 201 a. Most links
present adequate performance of LOS D or better. However, the following links are proiected to
perform below LOS D:
Indian Creek Drive be1ween 63'" Street and 71' Street - This link is projected to operate
at LOS F during both the AM and PM peak periods.
41' Street (Arthur Godfrey Road) be1ween Alton Road and Collins Avenue- This link is
praiected to operate at LOS F during both the AM and PM peak periods.
63'" Street be1ween La Gorce Drive and Collins Avenue. This link is proiected to operate
at LOS F during both the AM and PM peak periods.
Alton Road be1ween 5th Street and Dade Boulevard - This link is projected to operate at
LOS F during both the AM and PM peak periods.
Ocean Drive be1ween 51h Street and 1 alh Street - This link is projected to operate at LOS
F during both the AM and PM peak periods.
Ocean Drive be1ween 1 a'h Street and 151h Street - This link is projected to operate at
LOS E during the PM peak period.
15'h Street be1ween Washington Avenue and Alton Road - This link is projected to
operate at LOS F during the PM peak period.
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, 161h Street be1ween Washington Avenue and Alton Road - This link is proiected to
operate at LOS E during the AM peak period and LOS F during the PM peak period.
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CARR SMITH CORRADINO
Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan
final future Year Traffic Conditions RepOrl- Page 2
The next section of the report presents mitigation alternatives for the intersections and links
projected to operate below the adopied level of service standard (LOS D).
Mitigation Ahernatives
The purpose of identifying several mitigation options at each location is to provide alternatives
that address sustainable community abjectives, as well as alternatives that maximize traffic flow.
Sustainable community objectives may include preserving a neighborhood's character or
prioritizing alternative modes of transportatian such as bicyclists and pedestrians.
The strengths and weaknesses of the various alternatives are discussed in the following matrices. :
CARR SMITH CORRADINO
Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan
Final Future Year Traffic Conditions Report - Page 3
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NaRC EXTENSION NORTH TO
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INDIAN CREEK GREENWAY.
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BAYWALK CORRIDOR.
TRANSIT SITES.
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
www.ci.miami-beach.fl.us
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and Date: September 20, 2001
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez \ ^~
City Manager at/v lJ
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RETROACTIVELY APPROVING THE
ADMINISTRATION'S SUBMISSION OF A $100,000 GRANT APPLICATION
TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH
PROGRAM-2002, ADMINISTERED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION; THE APPLICATION BEING FOR PRELIMINARY
PLANNING/DESIGN/ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR A PROPOSED
OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ROADWAY ENHANCEMENTS
PROJECT FOR THE 16TH STREET CORRIDOR; STATING THAT THE
REQUIRED $20,000 LOCAL MATCH WOULD BE PROVIDED BY
CONCURRENCY MITIGATION FUNDS-SOUTH BEACH; AND FURTHER
APPROPRIATING BOTH FUNDS, IF THE GRANT IS AWARDED.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
To:
From:
Subject:
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
The State of Florida's Transportation Outreach Program (TOP)-2002 is dedicated to
funding transportation projects of a high priority, based on the prevailing principles of
preserving the existing transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida's economic growth
and competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure mobility. The program,
administered by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), was created in 1999
utilizing funds previously dedicated to the high-speed-rail project.
Back in 1995, the City received $2 million in State Transportation/Economic Development
Road funds to open 16th Street to Collins Avenue, thereby providing direct access from SR
A1A1Collins Avenue to SR 902/Alton Road. This was accomplished as part of a public-
private enterprise that brought the Loews Miami Beach Hotel to Collins Avenue, and
helped further Miami Beach's viability and vitality as a convention center and tourist
destination.
The opening of the 16th Street corridor changed the character and operation of the road
from that of a "local mixed-use road" to a "collector mixed-use road," and created additional
vehicular traffic which the street is presently ill-prepared to handle. Recognizing these
obvious changes, both the Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan-MMP (which is consistent
AGENDA ITEM
DATE
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September 20, 2001
Commission Memorandum
TOP-2002 Grant Application
Page 2
with the Traffic Circulation Element of the Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan), and the
General Obligation Bond Program have recognized the transformation of the corridor and
have, in response, designated 16th Street as a transportation enhancemenVoperational
improvements priority within the South Beach Transportation Concurrency Management
Area (TCMA).
As the most viable east-west alternative to the 1 ih Street traffic, moving between Collins
Avenue and Alton Road, the connector role of 16th Street will continue to grow as additional
hotels are renovated. Presently, Collins Avenue from 15th Street to 26th Street boasts
4,600 hotel rooms. Since the Loews Hotel inauguration in 1998, three other hotels have
opened, and six additional ones will be renovated within the next three years.
Concurrently, high-end office space is also planned for the area.
The proposed mixed-use project for the 16th Street corridor includes several elements, as
follows:
o The milling, repaving and striping of the street, plus repair and/or replacement of
sidewalks, curb and gutter, plus storm water drainage improvements, where needed.
o Operational improvements to the signalization system and corridor.
o Pedestrian/bicyclist amenities such as protected/paver-treated crosswalks, and bulb-
outs to allow for shorter street crossings and improved sight distance at intersections.
o Traffic calming amenities such as landscaping, crosswalks, median treatments, etc.
o Possible inclusion of a bike lane on one side of 16th Street to provide an east-west
neighborhood connector to the upcoming BeachWalk Project, a beachfront
bicycle/pedestrian facility that will connect Lummus Park to the Boardwalk.
The entire 16th Street project is estimated to cost $2.4 million, in today's dollars. If this first
year application for TOP 2002-03 funds is awarded, the Administration proposes, with
annual Commission approval, to submit two additional applications in subsequent years,
in order to complete the project's three phases, which are as follows:
o Study, preliminary design and environmental in 2002-03, this application at
o Final design, administration, and community involvement in 2003-04 at
o Construction and construction inspection in 2004-05 at
Total Project Cost (in today's dollars) ........................................................
$ 120,000
$ 335,950
$1.944.050
$2,400,000
The filing deadline for the TOP-2002 grant was August 31, 2001. Once again, if this first-
year grant is awarded at $100,000, as requested, the Administration proposes to utilize
$20,000 in Concurrency Mitigation funds to add to the grant amount as the local match. In
future application years the local 20% match obligation could be achieved by utilizing a
combination of the following local funds, as appropriate:
o Additional Concurrency Mitigation funds
o Storm Water Bond funds (drainage)
o General Obligation Bond Program funds/Flamingo Neighborhood (enhancements)
o Road Impact Fee funds (traffic signals)
September 20,2001
Commission Memorandum
TOP-2002 Grant Application
Page 3
The character and operation of the 16th Street corridor was definitely changed by the 1998
opening of the road to Collins Avenue. Since then, through traffic has been on the rise and
will continue to increase as additional hotel projects are completed on Collins Avenue. In
its present condition, the 16th Street corridor is ill suited for the new role, since it has not
been repaved for over twenty years. In addition, signalization and crosswalk
enhancements are essential to handle pedestrian movements safely, and spot drainage
improvements are a must.
Due to the importance of 16th Street to its residents and business owners, to the Flamingo
Neighborhood, and to the hotel area of Collins Avenue, the Administration recommends
approval of the Resolution.
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