2018-30215 Resolution RESOLUTION 2018-30215
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH TO ACCEPT A
DONATION FROM RAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY
CORPORATION, OF AN AUTOMATED BICYCLE AND
PEDESTRIAN COUNTER VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY
$7,500 (WHICH DONATION SHALL INCLUDE THE COST OF
INSTALLATION), TO MONITOR THE VOLUME OF BICYCLISTS
AND PEDESTRIANS TRAVELING ALONG THE CITY'S MIDDLE
BEACH RECREATIONAL CORRIDOR.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach (the "City") promotes the safe and convenient use
of its bicycle and pedestrian networks by creating, extending, and improving bicycle and
pedestrian facilities along important transportation corridors; and
WHEREAS, according to the City's 2015 community-wide greenhouse gas ("GHG")
emissions inventory, emissions from the combustion of gasoline and diesel for transportation
accounted for 18% of the City's GHG emissions; and
WHEREAS, reducing car trips by encouraging the use of other modes of transportation
can significantly reduce the City's carbon footprint; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 2016-29373, the City adopted a Bicycle and
Pedestrian Master Plan to enhance bicycle and pedestrian mobility within the City, and to
facilitate access for all modes of transportation; and
WHEREAS, accurate pedestrian and bicycle traffic data is necessary for the City to plan,
design, manage, and monitor the use of the City's transportation networks; and
WHEREAS, Rail to Trails Conservancy Corporation ("Rails-to-Trails") is a nonprofit
organization based in Washington, D.C. that advocates for the protection of walking, biking, and
trail networks, as well as the development of new networks; and
WHEREAS, Rails-to-Trails wishes to donate an automated bicycle and pedestrian
counter to the City, so that the City may collect data on bicycle and pedestrian traffic, and so
that the City and Rails-to-Trails may jointly use such data for research and planning purposes;
and
WHEREAS, Rails-to-Trails will donate and install the automated bicycle and pedestrian
counter, at no cost to the City, on the City's Middle Beach Recreational Corridor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and the City
Commission hereby approve and authorize the City to accept a donation from Rails to Trails
Conservancy Corporation, of an automated bicycle and pedestrian counter valued at
approximately $7,500 (which donation shall include the cost of installation), to monitor the
volume of bicyclists and pedestrians traveling along the City's Middle Beach Recreational
Corridor.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7 day of fll6rck, , 2018.
ATTEST:
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Ra ael Granado Mayor
City Clerk
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: March 7, 2018
SUBJECT A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH TO ACCEPT A DONATION FROM RAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY
CORPORATION, OF AN AUTOMATED BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN COUNTER
VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $7,500 (WHICH DONATION SHALL INCLUDE
THE COST OF INSTALLATION), TO MONITOR THE VOLUME OF BICYCLISTS
AND PEDESTRIANS TRAVELING ALONG THE CITY'S MIDDLE BEACH
RECREATIONAL CORRIDOR.
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