Date: Thursday, September 23, 2021
Time: 7 pm
The following resolution will be considered:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, PURSUANT TO SECTION 164.1057, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO RESOLVE THE FLORIDA GOVERNMENTAL CONFLICT ACTION FILED BY THE VILLAGE CONTESTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SW 87TH AVENUE BRIDGE, CONDITIONED ON THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Sponsored by Village Attorney John C. Dellagloria, Esq.)
The Village Council held a Special Council Meeting on March 22, 2021 to invoke the Conflict Resolution Procedure with the Miami-Dade County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) regarding the construction of a bridge on SW 87th Avenue over the C-100 canal. The project was previously approved by the Board of County Commissioners and the TPO.
During tonight's Special Council meeting, the Council will consider whether to approve an Interlocal Agreement between Palmetto Bay and Miami-Dade County. The Interlocal Agreement commits the county to conduct pre and post traffic studies and to take certain actions based on the information provided by the studies. If the traffic data supports the implementation of certain measures, the county will:
- install traffic circles at SW 87th Avenue and SW 152nd Street and SW 87th Avenue and SW 144th Street
- install "no left turn' signal on northbound SW 82nd Avenue at SW 139th Terrace from 6 am to 10 am
- install "no right turn" signs on eastbound SW 136th Street at SW 84th Avenue, SW 83rd Court, SW 83rd Avenue, and SW 82nd Court, from 4 pm to 7 pm
- install "no right turn" signs on northbound SW 87th Avenue at the intersections of SW 163rd Terrace, 162nd Street, 161st Terrace, 159th Street, 155th Terrace, 147th Terrace, 147th Street, 146th Street, 142nd Street, and 141st Street from 6 am to 10 am
- implement requests for traffic calming, safety or mitigation traffic features
- make a public presentation at Village Hall addressing the project overview, design geometric constrains, conceptual design and typical section, plans for the pre and post construction traffic studies and the project schedule.
- include the Village Manager as a member of the Aesthetics Working Group
- revise interlocal agreement guidelines allowing more autonomy on the implementation of local traffic calming devices
- expedite the implementation of traffic light synchronization within the Village
***Read the Interlocal Agreement here.***
***Read the history of the SW 87th Avenue Bridge project by clicking here.***
Location: The meeting will be conducted using a teleconferencing platform and will be broadcast live. Members of the public may participate in one of two ways;
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attend in-person at Village Hall, Council Chambers 9705 E. Hibiscus Street, Palmetto Bay, FL ; or
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attend virtually and watch the live meeting on the Village’s official Facebook page or website. For persons wishing to participate virtually and provide public comment, please refer to the options listed below:
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Public Comments Form (option 1): Submit your public comments using our Public Comments Online Form. Forms received prior to the meeting will be read with the corresponding agenda item. Forms received after 6:30 pm will remain part of the record.
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Public Comments Live (option 2): to provide real-time, audible public comments during the meeting, please register with GoToWebinar. Once registered, attendees will receive the GoToWebinar session information and call-in telephone numbers for those wishing to use a telephone. Telephone attendees may not participate in public comment as the system has no way to mute or unmute. Attendees wishing to speak during public comment time must use the GoToWebinar application on their desktop, laptop, or smart device. If unable to participate through the webinar, please submit your public comment using option 1 described above. A confirmation email will be sent to the registered participants with information about joining the webinar. Confirmation emails are personalized and should therefore not be shared.
