C4B-Ref- LUDC - Mass Transit Connectivity Feasibility StudyCOMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: April17, 2013
SUBJECT: REFERRAL TO THE LAND SE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, A
DISCUSSION REGARDING A MASS TRANSIT CONNECTIVITY FEASIBILITY
STUDY ENTITLED "BEACH CORRIDOR TRANSIT CONNECTION STUDY" TO BE
CONDUCTED BY THE MIAMI-DADE METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, CITY OF
MIAMI, MIAMI-DADE TRANSIT, AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Refer the item to the Land Use and Development Committee for discussion.
BACKGROUND
This item was previously discussed at the Joint meeting of the Neighborhoods/Community
Affairs Committee and the Land Use and Development Committee on March 19, 2013. At the
meeting, the Joint Committee endorsed the City's participation in an inter-agency partnership for
a mass transit feasibility study to be conducted by the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning
Organization intended to evaluate mass transit alternatives to efficiently and effectively connect
Miami Beach to the mainland. The Joint Committee further endorsed the City's contribution in
the amount of $25,000 towards the total cost of the feasibility study and requested the item be
referred to Land Use and Development Committee in addition to the TPC for input and further
direction.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and the City Commission refer the matter to the
Land Use and Development Committee for discussion and further direction.
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