HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-042-1224 - King Gardens Rights of Way
City of Miami Gardens Agenda Cover Memo Council Meeting Date: February 24, 2010 Item Type: (Enter X in box) Resolution Ordinance Other X Fiscal Impact: (Enter X in box) Yes No Ordinance
Reading: (Enter X in box) 1st Reading 2nd Reading X Public Hearing: (Enter X in box) Yes No Yes No X Funding Source: N/A Advertising Requirement: (Enter X in box) Yes No X Contract/P.O.
Required: (Enter X in box) Yes No RFP/RFQ/Bid #: N/A X Sponsor Name Danny Crew, City Manager Department: Community Development Short Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, DESIGNATING THE ROADWAYS IN KINGS GARDENS I AND II AS CITY “RIGHTS-OF-WAY”; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Staff
Summary: Background In 2008, the Department of Community Development began the Livable Neighborhoods Initiative project. This project consists of comprehensive infrastructure improvements
in three (3) residential neighborhoods deemed by our Public Works Department to be among the the worst in the city. The 3 neighborhoods consist of: 1. Garden Circle 2. Kings Gardens
I & II 3. Vista Verde/Miramar Gardens In the Kings Gardens I & II neighborhoods, it was discovered that Miami‐Dade County’s GSA office was in ownership of the roadways. In order for
the City to complete the needed infrastructure improvements in the Kings Gardens neighborhood, it was necessary to have the roadways transferred from County GSA ownership to the City.
The Miami‐Dade Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution on December 18, 2007 declaring the roadways surplus so that they could be transferred to the City. ITEM J-1) CONSENT
AGENDA RESOLUTION Designation of the Roadways in Kings Gardens I & II
1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 On March 12, 2008 Council passed a resolution authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney to take all steps necessary
to accept the conveyance of the roadways within the Kings Gardens Community from County GSA. Current Situation The City currently has ownership of these roadways and is performing the
needed infrastructure improvements in the Kings Gardens neighborhood. In addition, a special taxing district, established by the County, exists in order to install and maintain lighting
for the safety of the neighborhood and its residents. Although the City owns the roadways in the Kings Gardens neighborhood, they were not conveyed to the City as “rights‐of‐way”. In
order for the taxing district to continue to maintain the lighting, the roadways must be deemed “rights‐of‐way”. The County is requiring that the City adopt a resolution with language
accepting the roadways as “rightof‐ways” so that the taxing district established for this neighborhood can continue to install and maintain the lighting there. Proposed Action: Staff
recommends that the Council pass the proposed resolution with language designating the roadways in Kings Gardens I & II as rights‐of‐way so that the established taxing district can continue
to install and maintain the lighting in the neighborhood. Attachment: None.