2008-26921 ResoRESOLUTION NO. 2008-26921
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND
CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
THE CORRADINO GROUP, PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
NO. 26-07/08, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND UPDATE OF THE
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EVALUATION AND
APPRAISAL REPORT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $165,000; AND APPROPRIATING
$165,000 IN FY 2007-08 CONCURRENCY MITIGATION (CMF) FUNDS FROM
NORTH, MIDDLE AND SOUTH BEACH, RESPECTIVELY.
WHEREAS, on April 16, 2008, the Mayor and City Commission approved the issuance of
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 26-07/08, for the Development and Update of the
Transportation Element of the City of Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan in compliance with the
Evaluation and Appraisal Report (the "RFQ"); and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the RFQ is to retain a consulting firm to develop, update and
provide the necessary data and analysis that are required to amend the Comprehensive Plan to
include a Transportation Element as required by Florida law; and
WHEREAS, on July 08, 2008, the Evaluation Committee unanimously agreed to recommend
The Corradino Group, as the top-ranked firm, and the Planning Renaissance Group as the second-
ranked firm; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2008-26853, dated July 16, 2008, accepted the ranking of
qualifications received and authorized negotiations with the top-ranked firm of The Corradino Group;
and
WHEREAS, the City Administration was able to reach an agreement with The Corradino
Group, who proposes to develop and update the Transportation Element at a cost not to exceed
$165,000; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration would recommend that the Mayor and City Commission
approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a contract with the firm, in the amount of
$165,000 for the development and update of the Transportation Element of the City of Miami Beach
Comprehensive Plan.
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 approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Professional Services
Agreement with The Corradino Group, pursuant to Request for Qualifications No. 26-07/08, for the
development and update of the Transportation Element of the City of Miami Beach Comprehensive
Plan in compliance with the Evaluation and Appraisal Report, in the amount of $165,000; and
appropriating $165,000 in FY 2007-08 Concurrency Mitigation (CMF) Funds from North, Middle, and
South Beach, respectively.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of October , 2008.
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Condensed Title:
A Resolution Accepting The Recommendation Of The City Manager, authorizing the Mayor and City
Clerk to execute a Professional Services Agreement with The Corradino Group, pursuant to Request
for Qualifications No. 26-07/08, for the development and update of the Transportation Element of the
City of Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan in compliance with the Evaluation and Appraisal Report, in
the amount of $165,000; and appropriating $165,000 in FY 2007-08 Concurrency Mitigation (CMF)
Funds from North, Middle, and South Beach, res ectivel .
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
Improve or maintain traffic flow.
Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.): Transportation remains one of the most
significant areas to address from the survey results (often mentioned as a key quality of life issue).
24% of residents rated traffic flow excellent or good, and 37% as poor. 35% of residents rated the
availability of pedestrian trails and bicycle paths/lanes as excellent or good, and 30% as poor.
Issue:
Shall the Ci Commission ado t the Resolution?
Item Summa /Recommendation:
On April 16, 2008, the Mayor and City Commission approved the issuance of Request for Qualifications
(RFQ) No. 26-07/08, for the Development and update of the Transportation Element of the City of Miami
Beach Comprehensive Plan incompliance with the Evaluation and Appraisal Report. The purpose of the
RFQ is to retain a consulting firm to develop, update and provide the necessary data and analysis that are
required to amend the Comprehensive Plan to include a Transportation Element as required by Florida law.
On July 8, 2008 the Evaluation Committee unanimously agreed to recommend The Corradino Group as
the top-ranked firm and the Planning Renaissance Group as the second-ranked firm. Resolution No. 2008-
26853, dated July 16, 2008, accepted the ranking of qualifications received and authorized negotiations
with the top-ranked firm of The Corradino Group. The City Administration was able to reach an agreement
with The Corradino Group, who proposes to develop and update the Transportation Element at a cost not
to exceed $165,000.
The timeline to meet the deadline imposed by State Statutes is extremely agressive. The entire Plan must
receive preliminary approval by the City Commission by January 2009 at which time it would be submitted
to the South Florida Regional Planning Council and the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for
their review and approval. The Plan must be finally adopted by July 2009.
Planning Department staff recommends that the development and update to the Transportation Element
be completed by an experienced and qualified transportation consulting firm that has the resources and
capacity to dedicate to this full time effort. As the process of developing the mandated documents and plan
elements are complicated and technical in nature, and due to the State's strict deadlines, Planning
Department staff urges that this process should begin immediately.
Acce t the Ci Mana er's Recommendation
Adviso Board Recommendation:
N/A
Financial Information:
Source of Amount Account Approved
Funds: ~ $33,000 Concurrency Mitigation Fund, North
Beach TCMA
2 $79,000 Concurrency Mitigation Fund, Middle
Beach TCMA
3 $53,000 Concurrency Mitigation Fund, South
Beach TCMA
OBPI Total $165,000
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City ommission
FROM: City Manager Jorge M. Gonzalez ,~
DATE: October 7, 2008
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND
CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
THE CORRADINO GROUP, PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
NO. 26-07/08, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND UPDATE OF THE
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EVALUATION AND
.APPRAISAL REPORT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $165,000; AND APPROPRIATING
$165,000 IN FY 2007-08 CONCURRENCY MITIGATION (CMF) FUNDS FROM
NORTH, MIDDLE AND SOUTH BEACH, RESPECTIVELY.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
FUNDING
From FY 2007-08 Concurrency Mitigation Funds from North, Middle, and South Beach,
respectively, in the amount of $165,000.
BACKGROUND
On April 16, 2008, the Mayor and City Commission approved the issuance of Request for
Qualifications (RFQ) No. 26-07/08, for the Development and Update of the Transportation
Element of the City of Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan in compliance with the Evaluation and
Appraisal Report.
The purpose of the RFQ was to select the most qualified firm to develop a plan for a citywide
transportation system that places emphasis on multimodal transportation options. Based on the
analysis of existing conditions and an assessment of future transportation needs, the Element
will provide a list of improvement projects as well as potential funding sources to address those
needs. Altogether the Element will generate a 20-year multimodal Capital Improvement
Program to satisfy the existing and future demands on the City's transportation system.
The Comprehensive Plan currently contains a Traffic Circulation (inclusive of a Pedestrian/Bike
Circulation Objective), Mass Transit and a Ports and Related Facilities Elements, which now
must be combined in an all-encompassing Transportation Element. The data and analysis used
in the Traffic Circulation and Mass Transit Elements were last updated in the year 2000
The Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan must be updated and revised according to the
Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) that was found sufficient by the Florida Department of
Community Affairs. As part of this update, an updated Transportation Element must be
completed, as per Florida Statute (FS) 163-3177 Q) and Florida Administrative Code (FAC)
9J5.019. The traffic data in the Comprehensive Plan is from the mid 1990's and is outdated,
and the Transportation Concurrency Management Areas (TCMAs) data in the Comprehensive
Plan is from the year 2000, and is also outdated. This data must be updated in the revised
Comprehensive Plan.
The timeline to meet the deadline imposed by State Statutes is extremely aggressive. The entire
Plan must receive preliminary approval by the City Commission by January 2009 at which time
it would be submitted to the South Florida Regional Planning Council and the Florida
Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for their review and approval. Within sixty (60) days
thereafter, DCA will issue the Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report (ORC) and
the Plan amended in accordance with the recommendations of the report. The Plan must be
finally adopted by July 2009. In order to meet this deadline, the first draft of the Element should
be completed by December 2008, and public meetings would occur thirty (30) and sixty (60)
days after the notice to proceed (NTP) is issued.
Because of this aggressive timeline, and because of the requirements for several hearings,
citizen participation, workshops, etc., Planning Department staff has determined that the
proposed Transportation Element must be reviewed by the Planning Board in December 2008,
and, as stated above, by the City Commission in January 2009, before being transmitted to the
South Florida Regional Planning Council (SFRPC) and Department of Community Affairs
(DCA).
Planning Department staff recommends that the development and update to the Transportation
Element be completed by an experienced and qualified transportation consulting firm that has
the resources and capacity to dedicate to this full time effort. The technical nature of the work is
beyond the scope of staff's abilities given current staffing levels and expertise. As the process
of developing the mandated documents and plan elements are complicated and technical in
nature, and due to the State's strict deadlines, Planning Department staff urges that this process
should begin immediately.
On April 28, 2008, the RFQ was issued with an opening date of June 9, 2008. APre-proposal
meeting to provide information to prospective proposers was held on May 12, 2008. BidNet
issued notices to 53 prospective proposers and RFP Depot issued notices to 48 prospective
proposers, and the Procurement staff did an outreach to 153 Architectural and Engineering
firms which resulted in the receipt of the following two (2) proposals:
Renaissance Planning Group; and
The Corradino Group.
The City Manager, via a Letter to Commission (LTC) No. 166-2008, appointed the following
individuals as committee members:
• Xavier Falconi, PE Transportation Manager, Transportation Division;
• Mercedes Lamazares, Principal Planner, Planning Department;
• Jeff Bechdel, New Business Specialist, Miami-Dade County Transit Department;
• David Henderson, Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinator, Metropolitan Planning Organization,
Miami-Dade County;
• Gabrielle Redfern, Resident and member of Bikeways Committee;
• Jack Ruiz, Resident and member of Bikeways Committee; and
• Frank Kruszewski, Resident and Chair of the Planning Board.
On July 8, 2008 the Evaluation Committee unanimously agreed to recommend The Corradino
Group as the top-ranked firm and the Planning Renaissance Group as the second-ranked firm.
Resolution No. 2008-26853, dated July 16, 2008, accepted the ranking of qualifications received
and authorized negotiations with the top-ranked firm of The Corradino Group.
ANALYSIS
The City has successfully negotiated a contract price with The Corradino Group for the
development and update of the Transportation Element in the amount of $165,000. Funding is
available from FY 2007-08 Concurrency Mitigation Funds from North, Middle, and South Beach,
respectively.
The Transportation Element will build from information and data contained in existing
multimodal plans; such as the Municipal Mobility Plan, the Coastal Communities Transportation
Master Plan and Transit Study, and the Atlantic Greenway Network Master Plan. The scope of
work will consist of the following components:
• TASK 1: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND AGENCY COORDINATION
• TASK 2: REVIEW EXISTING STATE, COUNTY AND CITY PLANS AND POLICIES
• TASK 3: INVENTORY OF EXISTING TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
• TASK 4: FORECAST FUTURE TRAVEL DEMAND WITHIN MIAMI BEACH
• TASK 5: DEVELOP TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ALTERNATIVES
• TASK 6: DEVELOP TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN AND LEVEL OF SERVICE
THRESHOLDS
• TASK 7: DEVELOP TRANSPORTATION FINANCING PROGRAM
• TASK 8: PREPARE FINAL REPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
In general, the project objectives are in compliance with Florida Administrative Code (FAC) Rule
9J-5.019; Development of a Transportation Element, including roadway, freight, pedestrian and
bicycle plans, planned improvements including local street extensions and connections, needed
sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, and bicycle facility improvements; local street connectivity
plan, street design standards, functional classification, access management standards,
financing strategies, and amendments to implementing ordinances; analysis of growth scenarios
for transportation impacts, and development of recommended mitigation measures.
CONCLUSION:
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the attached
resolution which requests to award a contract in the amount of $165,000 to The Corradino
Group for the development and update of the Transportation Element of the City of Miami
Beach Comprehensive Plan.
Attachment:
1. Professional Services Agreement
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