Resolution 2019-309112019-30911
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE AT
THE CITY COMMISSION TRANSPORTATION WORKSHOP HELD ON JULY
15, 2019, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO WORK WITH ALL
STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID TRANSIT ("SMART") PLAN BEACH
CORRIDOR AND BUS EXPRESS RAPID TRANSIT ("BERT") PROJECT
PARTNERS, INCLUDING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA ("COUNTY),
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, MIAMI-DADE
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION, AND THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING GOALS WITH RESPECT TO
THE PROPOSED BEACH CORRIDOR PROJECT CONNECTING MIAMI
BEACH TO THE MAINLAND ("BEACH CORRIDOR PROJECT"): (1)
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT CONNECTIVITY REGARDLESS OF MODALITY,
TO PROVIDE A DIRECT, SEAMLESS, ONE-SEAT RIDE CONNECTION FROM
A TO BE DETERMINED LOCATION WITHIN MIAMI BEACH TO AN
INTEGRATED MOBILITY HUB, SUCH AS THE MIAMI CENTRAL
STATION/OVERTOWN TRANSIT VILLAGE, CONNECTING TO METRORAIL,
METROMOVER, BRIGHTLINE, COUNTY BUS SERVICE, AND FUTURE TRI-
RAIL COASTAL LINK ON THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAIL CORRIDOR, TO
REDUCE TRANSFERS AND MAXIMIZE RIDERSHIP POTENTIAL FOR ANY
MODE AND FOR ALL COMMUTERS; (2) SUFFICIENT COMPLETION OF THE
PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP ("PARSONS") STUDY TO
MEANINGFULLY INFORM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY'S REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS FOR THE BEACH CORRIDOR PROJECT AND RELATED
CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS ("RFP"); (3) A COMPETITIVE AND
TRANSPARENT COUNTY RFP PROCESS WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL
TECHNOLOGIES BEING EVALUATED IN TIER 2 OF THE PARSONS STUDY,
INCLUDING BUS RAPID TRANSIT, LIGHT RAIL/MODERN STREETCAR,
AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER, AND MONORAIL, WITH A TIMELINE THAT
PROVIDES BIDDERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR
ANY OF THE ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; (4) THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH TO COMMENT ON THE COUNTY RFP BEFORE
IT IS ISSUED; (5) THE APPOINTMENT OF AT LEAST ONE MIAMI BEACH-
SELECTED REPRESENTATIVE TO THE RFP EVALUATION COMMITTEE; (6)
THAT THE RFP REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN
INTERMODAL HUB IN MIAMI BEACH; (7) THAT THE RFP REQUIRE
FLEXIBLE, NON-INTRUSIVE TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN OPERATE AT-
GRADE WITHIN MIAMI BEACH, BE EXPANDED THROUGHOUT THE CITY,
AND OPERATE ABOVE-GRADE ON THE MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY; (8)
THAT THE RFP REQUIRE DEVELOPER TO PROVIDE AND ADHERE TO A
TRAFFIC MITIGATION PLAN DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE BEACH
CORRIDOR PROJECT; (9) THAT THE RFP PROHIBIT GAMBLING
ESTABLISHMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE BEACH CORRIDOR
PROJECT, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANY
PROJECT PHYSICALLY CONNECTED, OR IN PROXIMITY TO, THE BEACH
CORRIDOR PROJECT; (10) THAT THE RFP FURTHER PROHIBIT THE
DEVELOPER AND OPERATOR OF THE BEACH CORRIDOR PROJECT, AND
THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FROM HOLDING ANY
INTEREST IN ANY GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENT IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
THROUGHOUT THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT; (11) THAT THE RFP
ADDRESS CYBER SECURITY CONCERNS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY UTILIZED FOR THE BEACH
CORRIDOR PROJECT; (12) THAT THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF
THE BEACH CORRIDOR PROJECT ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED MIAMI
BEACH 5TH STREET PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PROJECT; (13) THAT USER
FARES FOR THE BEACH CORRIDOR PROJECT, IF ANY, BE AFFORDABLE
AND REASONABLE, AND INCLUDE A REGIONAL FARE STRUCTURE AND
COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR EASE OF USE FOR COMMUTERS; AND (14) THE
IMPLEMENTATION, AS EXPEDITIOUSL. Y AS POSSIBLE, OF THE PROPOSED
BERT ROUTES CONNECTING TO MIAMI BEACH, AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE
BEACH EXPRESS NORTH BERT SERVICE ON THE JULIA TUTTLE
CAUSEWAY SHOULDERS.
WHEREAS, the 2016 Miami Beach Transportation Master Plan recommended cross-bay
mass rapid transit connectivity and exclusive transit corridors to provide a reliable, connected,
and continuous infrastructure network with the goal of achieving the City of Miami Beach's 2035
multimodal vision and 2040 goal of becoming less car centric; and
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit ("SMART") Plan
contains six Rapid Transit Corridors and nine Bus Express Rapid Transit ("BERT") routes for
Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the SMART Plan envisions one rapid transit corridor connecting Downtown
Miami and the Miami Beach Convention Center via the MacArthur Causeway ("Beach Corridor
Project"), and three BERT routes connecting Miami Beach to the mainland (Beach Express North,
Beach Express Central, and Beach Express South); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to City Commission Resolution No. 2016-29690 and Resolution No.
2018-30179, Miami Beach staff is coordinating with Miami-Dade County's BERT and Beach
Corridor Project study team (hereinafter "Parsons"); and
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County anticipates selecting a Locally Preferred Alternative for
the Beach Corridor Project in Fall 2019; and
WHEREAS, on May 2, 2019, the Miami-Dade County received an unsolicited proposal
from a consortium of firms identified as the Miami Beach Monorail Consortium to design, build,
finance, operate, and maintain a monorail system between mainland Miami and Miami Beach,
along the MacArthur Causeway; and
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2019, Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners
("BCC") approved the issuance of a Request for Proposals ("RFP") for the same project purpose
as the May 2, 2019 unsolicited proposal, to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a rapid
transit system connecting mainland Miami to Miami Beach; and said RFP is anticipated to be
considered by the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners at its September, 2019
meeting; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 255.065 of the Florida Statutes, the unsolicited
proposal is confidential and exempt from public records disclosure at this time; and
WHEREAS, on July 15, 2019, the Mayor and City Commission of Miami Beach held a
Transportation Workshop with all public sector project partners to discuss the forthcoming County
solicitation, Parsons' Beach Corridor study, and Miami-Dade County's existing BERT study, and
expressed the foregoing goals -which are herein set forth in this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE iT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Mayor and City Commission
hereby accept the recommendations made at the City Commission Transportation Workshop held
on July 15, 2019, and direct the City Administration to work with all Strategic Miami Area Rapid
Transit ("SMART") Plan Beach Corridor and Bus Express Rapid Transit ("BERT') Project
partners, including Miami-Dade County ("County"), Florida Department of Transportation, Miami
Dade Transportation Planning Organization, and City of Miami, Florida to incorporate the following
goals with respect to the proposed Beach Corridor Project connecting Miami Beach to the
mainland ("Beach Corridor Project"):
(1) Effective and efficient connectivity regardless of modality, to provide a direct,
seamless, one-seat ride connection from a to be determined location within Miami
Beach to an integrated mobility hub such as the Miami Central Station/Overtown
Transit Village, connecting to Metrorail, Metromover, Brightline, County bus service,
and future Tri-Rail Coastal Link on the Florida East Coast rail corridor, to reduce
transfers and maximize ridership potential for any mode and for all commuters;
(2) Sufficient completion of the Parsons Transportation Group ("Parsons") study to
meaningfully inform Miami-Dade County's Request for Proposals for the Beach
Corridor Project and related contract specifications ("RFP");
(3) A competitive and transparent County RFP process which is open to all technologies
being evaluated in Tier 2 of the Parsons study, including bus rapid transit, light
rail/modern streetcar, automated people mover, and monorail, with a timeline that
provides bidders with opportunities to submit proposals for any of the alternative
technologies;
(4) The opportunity for the City of Miami Beach to comment on the County RFP before
it is issued;
(5) The appointment of least one Miami Beach-selected representative on Miami-Dade
County's RFP Evaluation Committee;
(6) That the RFP require the development and construction of an intermodal hub in
Miami Beach;
(7) That the RFP require flexible, non-intrusive technology that can operate at-grade
within Miami Beach, be expanded throughout the City, and operate above-grade on
the MacArthur Causeway;
(8) That the RFP require developer to provide and adhere to a traffic mitigation plan
during construction of the Beach Corridor Project;
(9) That the RFP prohibit gambling establishments in .connection with the Beach
Corridor Project, including with respect to the development of any project physically
connected, or in proximity to, the Beach Corridor Project;
(10) That the RFP further prohibit the developer and operator of the Beach Corridor
Project, and their respective successors and assigns, from holding any interest in
any gambling establishment in Miami-Dade County throughout the term of the
agreement;
(11) That the RFP address cyber security concerns in connection with the infrastructure
and technology utilized for the Beach Corridor Project;
(12) That the design and construction of the Beach Corridor Project accommodate the
proposed Miami Beach 5th Street Pedestrian Bridge Project;
(13) That user fares for the Beach Corridor Project, if any, be affordable and reasonable,
and include a regional fare structure and collection system for ease of use for
commuters; and
(14) The implementation, as expeditiously as possible, of the proposed BERT routes
connecting to Miami Beach, and, in particular, the Beach Express North BERT
service on the Julia Tuttle Causeway shoulders.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of July, 2019.
ATTEST:
nado, City Clerk
(Sponsored by Mayor Dan Gelber)
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