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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager | | | DATE: | September 16, 2020 | | | |
| | 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 PERPETUAL EASEMENT, IN FAVOR OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (“FDOT”) IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSFER OF THE RUE VENDOME RIGHT OF WAY (BETWEEN NORMANDY DRIVE AND 71ST STREET) TO THE CITY; SAID EASEMENT CONTAINING THREE EASEMENT AREAS, HAVING A TOTAL CUMULATIVE SIZE OF APPROXIMATELY 610 SQUARE FEET, LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD 934/71ST STREET (FORMERLY KNOWN AS STATE ROAD 828), AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE SKETCH AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION, ATTACHED TO THIS RESOLUTION AS EXHIBIT “A”, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING EXISTING TRAFFIC SIGNAL DEVICES. |
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| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND/HISTORY
| In 2016, the City adopted The North Beach Master Plan which recommended that the area around the Normandy Isle Fountain be transformed into a vibrant pedestrian oriented plaza, for the purpose of community building and streetscape activation.
In 2017, the City commissioned a professional engineering consultant for the design of the permanent closure and pedestrian plaza, which includes the removal of the existing asphalt paving, concrete curb and gutters, adjacent sidewalks and walkways, up to and surrounding the fountain, and raising the area using new white concrete pavement, and permeable pavers. Oolite stone benches, steps, and ramps have been designed to harmonize the elevated plaza with adjacent commercial properties to the west. The existing landscaping will be supplemented with new shade trees, shrubs and ground cover throughout the space. New lighting at the plaza is designed, mounted on structural poles, to facilitate decorative lights and future artistic displays. Landscape furniture (benches, trash and recycle receptacles) is also included.
In April 2018, the City enacted this transformation, with the temporary closure of Rue Vendome, between 71st Street and Normandy Drive, through Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) permit, FDOT2017-K-691-060, with the painting of an art deco sunburst mural on the asphalt paving and the placement of planters to restrict traffic from the area. Various initiatives to activate the street have been undertaken by the Tourism and Culture department. With the success of these events, the city is moving forward with the permanent closure of Rue Vendome, in this area, and the creation of a public plaza, at the level of the sidewalk.
On March 5, 2020, upon receipt of permits from FDOT, Miami-Dade County DERM, and from the City of Miami Beach, construction for the new public plaza begun.
On April 13, 2020, FDOT notified the City that the subject public Right of Way, belongs to FDOT. A transfer of the Right of Way, on that portion of Rue Vendome, bounded by Normandy Drive and 71st Street to the North and South, from FDOT to the City of Miami Beach, would be required as a condition for the required construction.
On May 13, 2020, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2020-31254, approving and authorizing the City Manager to accept the transfer from FDOT of the Right of Way, as reflected on the FDOT Right of Way Map of Section 87080-2503, for State Road 934 f/k/a State Road No. 828, recorded on April 23, 1965, in Map Book 79, at Page 30.
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| There are several traffic signal infrastructure boxes, located above and below ground, within the Right of Way being transferred from FDOT to the City, that control the traffic signals at the intersection of 71st Street and Rue Vendome. The mast arm of the traffic signals that controls north bound traffic on Rue Vendome at 71 Street, also extends into the Right of Way being transferred to the City of Miami Beach.
FDOT is responsible for the maintenance of these traffic signals and therefore requires perpetual access for maintenance purposes. In order to finalize the transfer of the Right of Way, FDOT has requested that the City grant FDOT a perpetual easement for three (3) separate easement areas, having a total cumulative size of approximately 610 square feet, located along the North side of the intersection of 71st Street and Rue Vendome, as more particularly described in the sketch and legal description attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, for the purpose of maintaining existing traffic signal devices.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION
| | The Administration recommends that the City Commission approve the Resolution. |
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| | | | | | | | Applicable Area
| | North Beach |
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| | | | | | | | | Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? | | Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds? | | | Yes | | No | |
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