Res No 020-15-14359RESOLUTION NO.020-15-1 4359
A Resolution supporting the importance of WHEELS,afive day event in
November 2015.
WHEREAS,forfivedays,November 11-15 thisyear,a partnership of public,private
and nonprofit interests will produce aneventcalled WHEELS,withthegoal of improving
aspects of howweliveinSouthFloridatotheadvantage of safe,efficient andaffordableand
sustainable walk/bike/transit/trail transportation and;
WHEREAS,WHEELS will provide an interface forupto 10,000 cyclists and walkers
with transit and trails,including guided and self-led bikerides along a 44-mile network of
existing looped trails that includes the Underline,South DadeTrail,Black Creek Trail,Old
Cutler Trailand Commodore Trail,plus bikeridesalongthe Rickenbacker Causeway and;
WHEREAS,WHEELS will incorporate the annual membership summit of the East
Coast Greenway Alliance,a conference across two half-days that will feature initiator of the
Atlanta BeltLine Ryan Gravel asan indicator of how South Florida can evolve through green
mobility,and many more activities involving city planning and;
WHEREAS,WHEELS will additionally appeal to residents and visitors alike by way of
block parties between the Miami River andin Homestead and;
WHEREAS,partners in WHEELS already include Florida Department of Transportation
District6,the Florida GreenwaysandTrailsFoundation,Miami-Dade Department of Parks,
Recreation and Open Spaces,Bike305,BikeSoMi,the Miami Underline,Emerge Miami,the
EastCoast Greenway Alliance,Green Mobility Network,Dover,Kohl&Partners,J&B Imports
among others and;
WHEREAS,the Underline,whichconstitutesanintegral portion of theEastCoast
Greenway,runsdirectlythrough downtown SouthMiami,theonlycity advantaged inthisway,
andthereforeideallysuitedtohostWHEELSandthecause of multi-modalmobilityand;
WHEREAS,many meetings havealreadytakenplace toward the prospect of South
Miamiinfactcenteringevents of WHEELS,withitspromiseofeconomicadvantagefortheCity
ofSouthMiamithroughthesupportoflocalbusinessesinSouthMiamiaswellasexposurefor
theCityasamost desirable placetolive;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA THAT:
Section1:TheCity of SouthMiamiherebysupportsapartnership of public,privateand
nonprofitinterestswhichwillproduceaneventcalledWHEELS,afivedayeventfrom
Res.No.020-15-14359
November 11-15 2015,withthegoal of improvingaspects of howweliveinSouthFloridatothe
advantage of safe,efficientand affordable and sustainable walk/bike/transit/trail transportation.
Section 2.Severability.If anysectionclause,sentence,orphrase of thisresolutionisfor
anyreasonheldinvalidorunconstitutionalbyacourt of competent jurisdiction,theholdingshall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
Section 3.Effective Date.This resolution shall become effective immediately upon
adoption byvote of theCity Commission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this17th day of February 2015.
ATTEST:APPROVED:
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COMMISSION VOTE:5-0
Mayor Stoddard:Yea
Vice Mayor Harris:Yea
Commissioner Edmond:Yea
Commissioner Liebman:Yea
Commissioner Welsh:Yea
South'Miami
THE CITY OF PLEASANT LIVING
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
Background:
The Honorable Mayor &Members of the City Commission
Steven Alexander,City Manager
February 17,2015 Agenda ItemNo.
A Resolution supporting the importance of WHEELS,afive day
event in November 2015.
Forfive days infromNovember 11 to15ofthisyear,a partnership of
public,private and nonprofit interests will produce an event called
WHEELS,with the goalofimproving aspects ofhowwelivein South
Florida to the advantage of safe,efficient and affordable and sustainable
walk/bike/transit/trail transportation.WHEELS will providean interface for
upto 10,000 cyclistsandwalkerswithtransitandtrails,includingguided
andself-ledbikeridesalonga44-milenetworkofexistingloopedtrails
that includes the Underline,South Dade Trail,Black Creek Trail,Old
Cutler Trail and Commodore Trail,plusbikeridesalongthe Rickenbacker
Causeway.WHEELS will incorporate the annual membership summitof
the East Coast Greenway Alliance,a conference across twohalf-days
that will feature initiatoroftheAtlantaBeltLineRyanGravel as an
indicatorofhowSouth Florida canevolvethroughgreen mobility,and
manymoreactivities involving cityplanning.WHEELS will additionally
appeal to residents and visitorsalikebywayofblock parties between the
Miami River and in Homestead.
Partners inWHEELSalreadyincludeFloridaDepartmentof
Transportation District6,the Florida Greenways and TrailsFoundation,
Miami-Dade Department ofParks,RecreationandOpen Spaces,Bike
305,BikeSoMi,the Miami Underline,Emerge Miami,the East Coast
Greenway Alliance,Green Mobility Network,Dover,Kohl &Partners,J&B
Imports among others.
The Underline,which constitutes anintegralportionofthe East Coast
Greenway,runs directly through downtown South Miami,the only city
advantaged inthisway,and therefore ideally suited tohostWHEELSand
the cause of multi-modal mobility.Many meetingshavealreadytaken
placetowardtheprospectofSouth Miami infactcenteringeventsof
WHEELS,with itspromiseofeconomic advantage forthe City ofSouth
Miami through the support oflocal businesses in South Miami as well as
exposure for the City as a most desirable place tolive.