Resolution 2022-32079RESOLUTION NO. 2022-32079
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION TO STUDY AND • IDENTIFY THE COSTS AND
METHODS TO TRANSFORM THE ALTON COURT ALLEY, LOCATED
BETWEEN 8TH STREET TO NORTH OF 17TH STREET, AND THE ALLEY
BETWEEN EUCLID AVENUE AND MERIDIAN AVENUE INTO SAFE
ALTERNATIVE BICYCLE ROUTES, INCLUDING IDENTIFYING THE
COST OF CLEANING AND RESURFACING THE AFOREMENTIONED
ALLEYS WITH A BLACKTOP, AND PAINTING GREEN LANES AT EACH
SIDE STREET INTERSECTION OF THE ALLEYS, AND FURTHER,
DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS
TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION VIA LETTER TO THE
COMMISSION ("LTC") NO LATER THAN APRIL 29, 2022.
WHEREAS, the City declares that it is in the interest of the public health, safety,
and welfare of its residents and visitors to reduce pollutants in the air, on the lands, and
in the waters of the City; and
WHEREAS, greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions from gasoline and diesel -
powered vehicles trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to the warming of the Earth;
and
WHEREAS, GHG emissions also contribute to sea level rise, which is a growing
and imminent threat to the health, safety, and welfare of residents, visitors, and
businesses in Miami Beach; and
WHEREAS, the City has endorsed the pledge in the Global Covenant of Mayors
for Climate & Energy to reduce GHG emissions at the City -level, track progress, and
enhance resilience to climate change, in a manner that is consistent with and
complimentary to national level climate protection efforts; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint, many residents and
visitors choose bicycles to travel throughout the City, which generate reduced GHG
emissions as compared to gasoline and diesel -powered vehicles; and
WHEREAS, benefits to the City from increased bicycle use may also include
improved air quality, quieter and more livable streets, and decreased dependency on
fossil fuels; and
WHEREAS, the City declares that "it is also in the interest of the public health,
safety, and welfare of its residents and visitors to promote the use of bicycles throughout
the City for transportation and recreational purposes; and
WHEREAS, according to the City of Miami Beach Police Department records,
there were a total of 76 pedestrian and bicycle related accidents between Alton Road and
West Avenue from January 2019 to December 2021; and
WHEREAS, improving the safety of bicycle routes in this area is of paramount
importance to supporting the previously stated goals throughout the City as a whole; and
WHEREAS, City Administration has begun to study the feasibility of making certain
improvements to the to transform the Alton Court Alley, located between 8th Street to
north of 17th Street, and the alley between Euclid Avenue and Meridian Avenue into safe
alternative bicycle routes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby directs the City Administration to study and identify the costs and
methods to transform the Alton Court Alley, located between 8th Street to north of 17th
Street, and the alley between Euclid Avenue and Meridian Avenue into safe alternative
bicycle routes, including identifying the cost of cleaning and resurfacing the
aforementioned alleys with a blacktop, and painting green lanes at each side street
intersection of the alleys, and further, directing the City Administration to report its findings
to the Mayor and City Commission via Letter to the Commission ("LTC') no later than
April 29, 2022.
PASSED and ADOPTED this I day of 1##r61- , 2022.
ATTEST:
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Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
Dan Gelber, Mayor
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
APPROVED AS TO
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney
DATE: March 9, 2022
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION
TO STUDY AND IDENTIFYTHE COSTS AND METHODS TO TRANSFORM
THE ALTON COURT ALLEY, LOCATED BETWEEN 8TH STREET TO
NORTH OF 17TH STREET, AND THE ALLEY BETWEEN EUCLID AVENUE
AND MERIDIAN AVENUE INTO SAFE ALTERNATIVE BICYCLE ROUTES,
INCLUDING IDENTIFYING THE COST OF CLEANING AND
RESURFACING THE AFOREMENTIONED ALLEYS WITH A BLACKTOP,
AND PAINTING GREEN LANES AT EACH SIDE STREET INTERSECTION
OF THE ALLEYS, AND FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS TO THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION VIA LETTER TO THE COMMISSION ("LTC") NO LATER
THAN APRI L 29, 2022.
RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Alex Fernandez the above -referenced Resolution is
submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the March 9, 2022 City
Commission meeting.
SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA
N/A
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Applicable Area
South Beach
Is this a "Residents Right
to Know" item, pursuant to
City Code Section 2-14?
Yes
Legislative Tracking
Does this item utilize G.O.
Bond Funds?
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Office of the City Attorney
Sponsor
Commissioner Alex Fernandez
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