2000-23823 RESO
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RESOLUTION NO. 7000-71R73
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA URGING THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS AND THE UNITED STATES COAST
GUARD TO REQUIRE THAT THE VENETIAN
CAUSEWAY BRIDGES BE OPENED NO MORE
FREQUENTL Y THAN ONE TIME PER HOUR
ON THE HOUR.
WHEREAS, extensive improvements to the Venetian Causeway and its bridges have been
recently completed thereby making the causeway and its bridges fully operational to the public; and
WHEREAS, the Venetian Causeway is the only means of ingress and egress for the
residents on the Venetian Islands; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide effective means of egress and ingress on and off the
causeway and its residential islands in cases of emergency and to otherwise ensure the efficient flow
of traffic, the east and west bridges on the Venetian Causeway should be required to be opened no
more than one time per hour on the hour; and
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County Department of Public Works controls the operation
of the east and west bridges on the Venetian Causeway; and
WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard dictates the opening practices for bridges in
Biscayne Bay.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Miami-Dade County
Department of Public Works and the United States Coast Guard are hereby urged to require that the
Venetian Causeway east and west bridges be required to open no more frequently than one time per
hour on the hour.
PASSED and ADOPTED THIS
23rd
day of February
,2000.
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MURRA Y H. DUBBIN
City Attorney
Telephone:
Telecopy:
(305) 673-7470
(305) 673-7002
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. J ~ \ -0 0
TO:
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
DATE: February 23, 2000
FROM: Murray H. Dubbin ~~
City Attorney
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA URGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE UNITED STATES COAST
GUARD TO REQUIRE THAT THE VENETIAN CAUSEWAY BRIDGES BE
OPENED NO MORE THAN ONE TIME PER HOUR ON THE HOUR.
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Simon Cruz, the above referenced Resolution is
submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission.
cc: Lawrence A. Levy
City Manager
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Date 2-23,00
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