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1 RESOLUTION NO. _____ _
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3 A Resolution urging the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commission
4 to not change existing zoning of the University Baptist Church property Folio
5 No. 30-4035-052-0010.
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7 WHEREAS, the traffic study provided to the City of South Miami Commission is over
8 two-years old; and
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10 WHEREAS, on P21 of the traffic study under the heading "School Operations" it states
11 "the School will be using vehicular stacking areas for the few parents that will use their private
12 passenger vehicles as a means (of) transportation"; and
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14 WHEREAS, on P21 of the traffic study it states, "The School will have a large
15 percentage of the student body transported on large yellow busses; and
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17 WHEREAS, Table 5.4 A-2 states that 375 of the 2,500 students will arrive and depart on
18 school busses; and
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20 WHEREAS, on P53 of the traffic study it states "The School is committed to having
21 15% of the student population using busses; and
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23 WHEREAS, on P24 it states, "The School SHALL not allow for students to walk to or
24 from this site alone; and
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26 WHEREAS, the traffic report lists only 24 as the number of bicycle parking spaces for a
27 school with 2,500; and
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29 WHEREAS, the traffic report lists ZERO (0) as the number of school crossing guards
30 provided by the school; and
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32 WHEREAS, on P54 it states "the intersection of Sunset and SW 74rdCourt will require
33 to be controlled by a police officer during the arrival of students"; and
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35 WHEREAS, Table 9-0.2 Traffic Control Resource Officer Commitment requires the
36 School to have an officer at the intersection of Sunset and SW 73 rd Court for ONLY the first two
37 weeks of every semester; and
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39 WHEREAS, the Traffic Report done two years ago did not measure any volumes of
40 traffic WEST of the Palmetto Expressway; and
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42 WHEREAS, according to Mayor Stoddard, the traffic study estimated that 25% of the
43 students will arrive from the north, but the traffic study DID NOT count the volume of
44 southbound Palmetto traffic existing east onto Sunset nor the frequency to which this traffic
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1 presently "blocks the box" of the intersection preventing westbOlmd traffic from entering the on-
2 ramp to the southbound Palmetto; and
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4 WHEREAS, emergency vehicles routinely transport patients along Sunset to South
5 Miami Hospital, and should the addition of vehicles transporting 2,500 children to the proposed
6 charter school happen and negatively impact Sunset traffic, a patient's chances of dying in the
7 ambulance on the way to South Miami Hospital increase.
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9 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
10 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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12 Section 1. The Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami urge the Miami-
13 Dade County Board of County Commission to oppose any zoning changes to the project known
14 as Somerset at Christ Journey Church that would permit any more students than the 98 day
15 school students the property is presently zoned for.
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17 Section 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to submit this Resolution to the Miami-Dade
18 County Board of County Commission.
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20 Section 3. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for
21 any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall
22 not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
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24 Section 4. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon
25 adoption by vote of the City Commission.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ day of _____ ., 2016
29 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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32 CITY CLERK MAYOR
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34 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
35 LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
36 EXECUTION THEREOF COMMISSION VOTE:
37 Mayor Stoddard:
38 Vice Mayor Welsh:
39 CITY ATTONREY Commissioner Edmond:
40 Commissioner Harris:
41 Commissioner Liebman:
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