HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-083-3481 Streetlight Study RESOLUTION NO. 2020-083-3481
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AN
EXPENDITURE FROM THE CITIZENS INDEPENDENT
TRANSPORTATION TRUST ("CITT") FUND SETTLEMENT
BALANCE TO CALTRAN ENGINEERING GROUP FOR A
STREETLIGHT STUDY, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
TWO HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED
NINETY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND SIXTY-NINE CENTS
($240,497.69); PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF
REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in the last two years, the City of Miami Gardens ("City") has acquired
control over many Streetlight Special Taxing Districts, and
WHEREAS, Florida Power & Light ("FPL") has retro-fitted all existing lighting with
LED fixtures and lamps, and
WHEREAS, the City received complaints from property owners that streets within
the Safe Routes to School ("SRTS") have inefficient lighting, and
WHEREAS, the City desires to hire a consultant to collect photometric
measurements of street lighting conditions to identify the maximum permitted lighting
intensity and correct lighting efficiencies along roadways and at intersections without
sacrificing the quality of life of property owners, and
WHEREAS, the services of Engineering Consultant, Caltran Engineering, have
been solicited under Continuing Architectural and Engineering Services Request for
Qualifications #18-19-008, and
WHEREAS, City Staff recommends that the City Council authorize an
expenditure from the CITT Fund Settlement Balance for a Streetlight Study,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 : ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas
paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby
made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2: AUTHORIZATION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby authorizes an expenditure from the CITT Fund Settlement Balance to Caltran
Engineering Group for a Streetlight Study, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred
Forty Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Seven Dollars and Sixty-Nine Cents
($240,497.69).
Section 3: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
its final passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
GARDENS AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON JUV 8, 2020.
OLIVER GILBERT, III, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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MARIO"BATAILLE, CMC, C Y CLERK
PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: CAMERON D. BENSON, CITY MANAGER
Moved by: Mayor Gilbert
Seconded by: Councilman Leon
VOTE: 6-0
Mayor Oliver Gilbert Yes
Vice Mayor Rodney Harris Absent
Councilman Erhabor Ighodaro Yes
Councilwoman Lillie Q. Odom Yes
Councilman Reggie Leon Yes
Councilman David Williams Jr. Yes
Councilwoman Katrina Wilson Yes
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Resolution No. 2020-083-3481