2000-24165 RESO
RESOLUTION NO. 2000-24165
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RETROACTIVELY APPROVING
THE ADMINISTRATION'S SUBMISSION OF A $1 MILLION GRANT
APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S TRANSPORTATION
OUTREACH PROGRAM-200l, ADMINISTERED BY THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; THE APPLICATION BEING FOR
ROADWAY ENHANCEMENTS AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE SIXTEENTH STREET CORRIDOR, WHICH CONNECTS
AlA/COLLINS AVENUE TO SR 907/AL TON ROAD; THE TOTAL COST OF
THE PROJECT, WHICH IS LISTED IN THE MIAMI BEACH
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IS ESTIMATED AT $2 MILLION; STATING
THAT THE REQUIRED $1 MILLION LOCAL MATCH WOULD BE
PROVIDED BY A COMBINATION OF DEVELOPER MITIGATION
FUNDS, ROAD IMPACT FEE FUNDS, AND GENERAL OBLIGATION
BOND FUNDS DEDICATED TO THE FLAMINGO AREA
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS; AND APPROPRIATING THE
GRANT FUNDS, IF AWARDED.
WHEREAS, in 1995, the City of Miami Beach received $2 million in State Transportation!
Economic Development Road Funds to open 16th Street, between W ashington Avenue and Collins
Avenue, to provide direct access from AlA/Collins Avenue to SR 907/Alton Road; and
WHEREAS, this was accomplished as part of a public-private effort that brought the Loews'
Hotel to Collins Avenue, helping further Miami Beach's viability and vitality as a convention center
and tourist destination; and
WHEREAS, since the Loews' Hotel inauguration in 1998, three (3) additional hotels have
been remodeled, and six (6) similar projects will become reality within the next three years, thereby
adding hotel rooms and employment opportunities along this stretch of Collins Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the function and utilization of the wide 16th Street corridor as a through east-
west street will continue to grow in importance, as hotel density increases on Collins Avenue, and
high-end office space is added to the area; and
WHEREAS, in its present condition, the 16th Street corridor is ill-prepared to handle the
additional traffic demands; and
WHEREAS, both the Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan, Comprehensive Plan, and
General Obligation Bond Program have recognized the transformation of the corridor and have, in
response, designated 16th Street as a transportation enhancement/operational improvements priority
within the South Beach Transportation Concurrency Management Area (TCMA); and
WHEREAS, the multi-faceted project being planned to improve and enhance the 16th Street
corridor has been estimated to cost $2 million.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission retroactively approve the Administration's submission of a $1 million grant application
to the State Transportation Outreach Program-200l, administered by the Florida Department of
Transportation; the application being for roadway enhancements and operational improvements to
the Sixteenth Street corridor, which connects AlA/Collins Avenue to SR 907/Alton Road; the total
cost of the project, which is listed in the Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan, is estimated at $2
million; stating that the required $1 million local match would be provided by a combination of
Developer Mitigation funds, Road Impact Fee funds, and General Obligation Bond Program funds
dedicated to Flamingo-area neighborhood improvements; and appropriating the grant funds, if
awarded.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 8th day of
November
,2000.
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. '3S'l - 00
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
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DATE: November 8, 2000
Jorge M. Gonzalez
City Manager
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RETROACTIVELY APPROVING
THE ADMINISTRATION'S SUBMISSION OF A $1 MILLION GRANT
APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S TRANSPORTATION
OUTREACH PROGRAM-200l, ADMINISTERED BY THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; THE APPLICATION BEING FOR
ROADWAY ENHANCEMENTS AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE SIXTEENTH STREET CORRIDOR, WHICH CONNECTS
AlA/COLLINS AVENUE TO SR 907/AL TON ROAD; THE TOTAL COST OF
THE PROJECT, WHICH IS LISTED IN THE MIAMI BEACH
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IS ESTIMATED AT $2 MILLION; STATING
THAT THE REQUIRED $1 MILLION LOCAL MATCH WOULD BE
PROVIDED BY A COMBINATION OF DEVELOPER MITIGATION
FUNDS, ROAD IMPACT FEE FUNDS, AND GENERAL OBLIGATION
BOND FUNDS DEDICATED TO THE FLAMINGO AREA
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS; AND APPROPRIATING THE
GRANT FUNDS, IF AWARDED.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
The State of Florida's Transportation Outreach Program-2001 (previously known as Fast-Track) is
dedicated to funding transportation projects of a high priority, based on the prevailing principles of
preserving the existing transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida's economic growth and
competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure mobility. The program, administered by
the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), was created in 1999 utilizing funds previously
dedicated to the high-speed-rail project.
Back in 1995, the City received $2 million in State Transportation/Economic Development Road
Funds, to open 16th Street between Washington Avenue and Collins Avenue, thereby providing
direct access from Collins Avenue to Alton Road. This was accomplished as part of a public-private
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enterprise that brought the Loews. Miami Beach Hotel to Collins Avenue, and helped further Miami
Beach's viability and vitality as a convention center and tourist destination.
The opening of the 16th Street corridor changed the character and operation of the road from that
of a" local, mixed-use road" to a "collector mixed-use road," and created additional vehicular traffic
which the street is presently ill-prepared to handle. Recognizing these obvious changes, both the
Miami Beach Municipal Mobility Plan (incorporated in the City's Comprehensive Plan), and the
General Obligation Bond Program have recognized the transformation of the corridor and have, in
response, designated 16th Street as a transportation enhancement/operational improvements priority
within the South Beach Transportation Concurrency Management Area (TCMA).
As the most viable east-west alternative to the 17th Street traffic, moving between Collins Avenue
and Alton Road, the connector role of 16th Street will continue to grow as additional hotels are
renovated. Presently, Collins Avenue from 15th Street to 26th Street boasts 4,600 hotel rooms.
Since the Loews Hotel inauguration in 1998, three (3) other hotels have opened, and six (6)
additional ones will be renovated within the next three years. Concurrently, high-end office space
is also planned for the area.
The mixed-use project for the wide 16th Street corridor, as envisioned by the City's G.O. Bond
Program and the Municipal Mobility Plan (Comprehensive Plan) involves several elements, as
follows:
<> The milling, repaving and striping of the street, plus replacement of sidewalks, curb/gutter.
<> Operational improvements to the signalization system and corridor.
<> Pedestrianlbicyclist amenities such as protected/paver-treated crosswalks, and bulb-outs to
allow for shorter street crossings and improved sight distance at intersections.
(; Traffic calming amenities such as landscaping, bulb-outs, crosswalks, median treatments, etc.
(; And/or possible inclusion of a bike lane to provide an east-west neighborhood connector to
the upcoming Atlantic Greenway Corridor Project, a Citywide bicycle-pedestrian facility, of
which the Beachwalk Project and Lummus Park are one ofthe nearest components.
The 16th Street project is estimated to cost $2 million, of which $1 million has been submitted as
a grant application to the States' Transportation Outreach Program. The filing deadline is November
8,2000, at 5:00 p.m., in Tallahassee. If awarded (as of July 1,2001), the grant will require a $1
million local match, which we propose to provide by utilizing a combination of Developer
Mitigation, Road Impact Fee, and G.O.Bond Program funds.
Due to the importance of 16th Street to its residents and business owners, to the Flamingo
Neighborhood, and to the hotel area of Collins Avenue, the Administration recommends approval
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