R-2018-091 RESOLUTION NO. 2018 -09
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4 A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF MIAMI
5 SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA SUPPORTING THE MIAMI -
6 DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S
7 STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID TRANSIT (SMART)
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12 WHEREAS, in 2002, the electors of Miami -Dade County approved the imposition of a one -
13 half percent surtax with the purpose of improving, among other things, mass transit within the
14 County through the People's Transportation Plan (PTP); and
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16 WHEREAS, the PTP includes rapid transit corridors to be developed throughout Miami -
17 Dade County; and
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19 WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), through its
20 Transit Solutions Committee, received and considered input from transportation partner agencies,
21 elected officials, and the public at large in order to designate six rapid transit corridors as a high
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24 WHEREAS, on February 16, 2016, the Miami -Dade TPO Governing Board unanimously
25 approved a policy to set as "highest priority" for this community the advancement of Rapid Transit
26 Corridors and transit supportive projects in Miami -Dade County; and
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28 WHEREAS, on April 21, 2016, the Miami -Dade TPO Governing Board reviewed and
29 unanimously endorsed the SMART Plan; and
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31 WHEREAS, the SMART Plan intends to advance six of the rapid transit corridors, along
32 with a network system of bus enhanced rapid transit service, and further approves the
33 advancement of all six corridors to the Project Development and Environment (PD &E) phase,
34 which will finalize the technology and cost estimate for each corridor and enable each project to
35 move to final design and construction; and
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37 WHEREAS, these projects are of tremendous importance and benefit to the community
38 and will be transformative in its impact on public transportation.
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41 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF MIAMI
42 SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA THAT:
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1 Section 1. Miami Shores Village supports the Miami -Dade Transportation Planning
2 Organization's ( "TPO ") transit expansion through the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit
3 ( "SMART ") plan.
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5 Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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8 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5T" day of June, 2018.
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20 APPR IVED AS TO FORM'
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24 Richard Sarafan
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