LTC 361-2009 Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - Maintenance of McArthur & Julia Tuttle Causeway Walls (2)m MIAMIBEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
No. ETC # 361 _2009 ~ LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: M r Ma i Herrera Bower an Members of the City Commission
FROM: o ge onzblez, City Man r ~-
DATE: December 21, 2009
SUBJECT: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) -maintenance of McArthur ~ Julia
Tuttle Causeway Walls
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide you with correspondence received from the
Transportation and Parking Committee regarding the above subject.
C: Hilda Fernandez, Assistant City Manager
Robert C. Middaugh, Assistant City Manager
Jorge Gomez, Assistant City Manager
Saul Frances, Parking Director
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Mark Weithom, Chairman TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
Alan B. Fishman, Vice-Chairman
FROM: Mark Weithorn, Transportation & Parking Committee Chair
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Jo Asmundsson DATE: December 21, 2009
Scott Diffenderfer
At Feola SUBJECT: Florida Department of Transportation (FOOT) -Maintenance of
Del Fruit McArthur & Julia Tuttle Walls
Maria Mayer
1P Morgan Dear Mayor and Honorable City Commission:
Josephine Pampanas
Marvin Silverman The Transportation & Parking Committee met on December 7, 2009, and
Scott Timm held a discussion regarding the wall conditions of the McArthur and Julia Tuttle
Seth Wasserman Causeways; a representative from the Florida Department of Transportation
(FOOT) was present.
The Committee was informed that FOOT supervises two (2} contracts for the
amounts of $120k and $130k, which can be used for the removal of graffiti. The
Committee is concerned with the manner in which this work is being done, as
the paint colors used for the patchwork do not match, making these most scenic
roads for tourists, unsightly.
Question was raised as to the feasibility for the City of Miami Beach to take over
the funds from FOOT and City to conduct the work, as it will be done in a much
more satisfactory manner.
The Committee would also like the Beautification Committee made aware of
this issue as well as alerting the Police Community Resource Office to assign
officers to these areas to aid in the apprehension of these violators.
As an Advisory Committee, we sincerely ask that this issue be addressed.
Sincerely,
Transportation and Parking Committee