2018-30179 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO.
2018-30179
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-DADE
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S
("TPO'S") TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE
STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID TRANSIT ("SMART")
PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN
DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH;
AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO
PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO
IMPLEMENT RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
WHEREAS, benefits of public transportation include reduced travel time, reduced
traffic congestion, enhanced safety, improved access for workers and commuters, and
the promotion of economic growth; and
WHEREAS, public transportation provides significant environmental benefits and
supports a community's sustainability efforts as it may lower a household's carbon
footprint; and
WHEREAS, there is a critical need to expand existing transit service to enhance
mobility and economic needs of Miami -Dade County ("County"); and
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade Transportation Planning Organization ("TPO"),
through its Transit Solutions Committee, received and considered input from
transportation partner agencies, elected officials, and the public at large in order to
designate six (6) rapid transit corridors as high priorities; and
WHEREAS, on February 16 2016, the TPO's Governing Board unanimously
approved a policy to set as the "highest priority" for the County the advancement of six
(6) Rapid Transit Corridors and transit supportive projects throughout the County; and
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2016, the TPO's Governing Board reviewed and
unanimously endorsed the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit ("SMART") Plan; and
WHEREAS, the SMART Plan intends to advance six (6) of the rapid transit
corridors, along with a network system of bus enhanced rapid transit service, and
further approves the advancement of all six (6) corridors to the Project Development
and Environment phase, which will finalize the technology and cost estimates for each
corridor and enable each project to move to final design and construction; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach are
generally supportive of a strategic City of Miami, City of Miami Beach and Miami -Dade
County transportation plan, and are particularly supporting of a transit plan that would
connect the City of Miami Beach to Downtown Miami; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission provide support to the TPO in its
connectivity efforts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, to generally supporting
the Miami -Dade Transportation Planning Organization's ("TPO'S") transit expansion
through the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit ("SMART") plans; supporting a transit
plan and expansion of SMART transit between Downtown Miami and the City Of Miami
Beach; and urging the TPO and Miami -Dade County to pursue creative funding
solutions to implement transit expansion through rapid transit efforts.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this /'/ day of February, 2018.
ATTEST:
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Dan Gelber, Mayor
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
March 2, 2018
Honorable Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Honorable Mayor Gimenez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
March 2, 2018
Deputy Mayor Alina T. Hudak
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street 29th Floor
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Deputy Mayor Hudak,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
March 2, 2018
Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Jordan,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
://
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl,gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
March 2, 2018
Commissioner Jean Monestime
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Monestime,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
(..---/
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Fel: 305-673-7411
March 2, 2018
Vice -Chair Audrey Edmonson
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Vice -Chair Edmonson,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
March 2, 2018
Commissioner Sally A. Heyman
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NDW. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Heyman,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
March 2, 2018
Commissioner Bruno A. Barreiro
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Barreiro,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
March 2, 2018
Commissioner Rebeca Sosa
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Sosa,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
March 2, 2018
Commissioner Xavier L. Suarez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Suarez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS,
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
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Rafael E. Granada
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
March 2, 2018
Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Cava,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-6737411
March 2, 2018
Commissioner Dennis C. Moss
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Moss,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-71111
March 2, 2018
Commissioner Javier D. Souto
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Souto,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
March 2, 2018
Commissioner Joe A. Martinez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Martinez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No, 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
March 2, 2018
Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Diaz,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
March 2, 2018
Chairman Esteban Bovo, Jr.
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Chairman Bovo, Jr.,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
1�
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
March 2, 2018
Miami -Dade TPO Executive Director Aileen Boucle
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1st Street, Suite 920
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Miami -Dade TPO Executive Director Boucle,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018-30179:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-
DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S ("TPO'S")
TRANSIT EXPANSION THROUGH THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT ("SMART") PLANS; SUPPORTING A TRANSIT PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF SMART TRANSIT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND URGING THE TPO AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY TO PURSUE CREATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT
RAPID TRANSIT EFFORTS.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on February 14, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Mayor Dan Gelber