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3 A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami
4 endorsing the Miami-Dade County complete streets design guidelines and
5 requesting that the City Manager incorporate, wherever possible, the
6 complete streets design guidelines into the everyday operations of
7 departments responsible for transportation, public works, planning, design,
8 construction, operations and maintenance of local roads.
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10 WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes the City's growing popUlation will require
11 the efficient use of all public rights-of-way that balances all modes of transportation and meets
12 the needs of people of all ages and all abilities; and
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14 WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes the importance of being proactive in
15 developing a greener, healthier, aesthetically pleasing, dynamic, vibrant, and cosmopolitan
16 community; and
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18 WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to create livable, safe and connected streets
19 with an efficient, multimodal transportation network that promotes the health and mobility of all
20 citizens and visitors of all ages and abilities while reducing the negative impacts on the
21 environment; and
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23 WHEREAS, the City Commission will work with Miami-Dade County III adding
24 bicycle and pedestrian facilities to capital improvement projects when possible; and
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26 WHEREAS, Complete Streets policy design standards Miami-Dade County will
27 improve safe transportation for pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit riders of all ages and
28 abilities; and
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30 WHEREAS, through a grant funded by the Centers for Disease Control and the Florida
31 Department of Health in Miami-Dade, Miami-Dade County developed a set of Complete Street
32 Design Guidelines specifically for use by the County and its 34 municipalities; and
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34 WHEREAS, Section 335.065 of the Florida Statutes states that bicycle and pedestrian
35 ways shall be established in conjunction with the new construction, reconstruction, resurfacing,
36 restoration, rehabilitation, traffic operating intersection improvements, or other change of any
37 state transportation facility, and special emphasis shall be given to projects in or within 1 mile of
38 an urban area; and
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40 WHEREAS, municipalities across Miami-Dade County are planning, designing
41 constructing Complete Streets that accommodate residents' preference for walkable, bikable and
42 livable communities; and
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44 WHEREAS, endorsement of the "Miami-Dade Complete Streets Design Guidelines"
45 will empower a collaboration of all engineers and planners to design, construct and operate roads
46 in a way that balances all modes of transportation within a context sensitive approach that takes
47 Street Typology and Land Use types into consideration when planning street enhancements.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI" FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission hereby recognizes the importance of endorsing the
"Miami-Dade Complete Streets Design Guidelines" that encourage a countywide planning,
design, construction, operation and maintenance of streets for all users, including pedestrians,
bicyclists, motorists, and public transit riders, and people of all ages and abilities, including
children, youth, families, older adults, and individuals with disabilities.
Section 2. The City Commission further affirms that "Complete Streets" infrastructure
addressing the needs of all users should be incorporated into all planning, design, approval, and
implementation processes for any construction, reconstruction, retrofit, maintenance, alteration,
or repair of streets, bridges, or other portions of the transportation network, including pavement
resurfacing, restriping, and signalization operations if the safety and convenience of users can be
improved within the scope of the work.
Section 3. The City Commission further resolves that all appropriate departments should
endorse the "Miami-Dade Complete Streets Design Guidelines" and adjust any impacted
standards so that they are consistent with the recommendations set forth in the Guidelines.
Section 4. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
Section 5. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ day of _____ , 2017.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
EXECUTION THEREOF
CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Welsh:
Commissioner Harris:
Commissioner Edmond:
Commissioner Liebman: