FACT SHEET A NEW LANDSCAPING PROJECT. WILL BEGIN IN YOUR AREA FIN# 405610-4-52-01 Begins: November 2013 OVERVIEW "Z.-o On Monday, November"H,-the Florida Department ofTransportation (FDOT) is scheduled to begin a landscaping maintenance project that extends along SR 972/Coral Way/SW 22 Street from SW 37 Avenue to SW 13 Avenue. WORK TO BE PERFORMED AFFECTED MUNICIPALITIES • La ndsca ping City of Mia mi, City of Coral Gables • Trimming trees • Removing damaged and dise"<lsed trees ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST $150,000 , PROJECT SCHEDULE LANE CLOSURE AND DETOUR INFORMATION November 2013 - January 2014 Lane clo,sures will occur only during non-peak hours on non-event days/ nights/weekends. Non-peak hours are: • 9_00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays and weekends • 9:00 p .m. to 5:30 a.m. Su nday th rough Thursday nights • 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m, Friday and Saturday nights Submitted Intei the public record in connectiQn Viitn HELPFUL TIPS 1t'3,1ll n{j.,- on 11/2.1 II21 .: • Allow extra time to reach your destination Prjscill~ A. Thomp~ol1 • Obey all posted signs and speed limits , ,_ City"'Clerk • Watch for signs with information about upcoming work and traffic conditions ALWAYS PUT SAFETY FIRST For your safety and the safety of others, please use caution when driving, walking or biking around any construction zone. Wearing a safety belt is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. The department takes steps to reduce construction effects, but you might experience the following around the work site; • Side street, traffic lane and sidewalk closures • Increased dust and noise • Workers and equipment moving around the area. Please note that this schedule could change due to bad weather or other unexpected conditions, FOR MORE INFORMATION ~40 - 7~9]'; For more information, please contact Project Engineer Anthony Sabbag at (305)56-6380, or Public Information Specialist Cari Mesa at (305) 640-7441 or [email protected]. ~SIX~ CONSlROCI1ON ~ 1000 NW 111 AVENU E MIAMI, FL 33172 flt(H 40.5610·S·S2·Ql Bi~n$ : N9vember2013 PROJECT LIMITS: SR 972jCoraJWayjSW 22 Street from SW 37 Avenue to SW 13 Avenue M':Ili.'llIJ 4Gorn'ez. P"flt t OU :;l .l.5 'fI ~dj dlwn '. ,-~ Phif1ipa Park Pllnt. Ct1r1rte f), ... @ SW 1 6 I h , S~ c;;n SW 1 6UJ~1 cOItAL CIIO'l't.:; , .. CI(.l,FI!t ~ ~• (ii- ~ ~~ .. c,'}rllr qollbl es ~ A 51 tc; ieJiln'n ~ 0 Hospital - <} .~' - ' Catholic Chu;cn ,~, t tl~l :O ~ :::". .)~ C; Merey OI.;i" p<I{ient Center t ;I ~ l illjOIl Submitted Into the public' record in ~onnectiqn ~\ LEGEND 1,9<'11 nn!J on 1/{21 ~ Prjscill~~ A. Thompwn' EJ Project '-' <, City-clerk; Follow us on Twitter @MyFDOT_Miami 1000 NW 111 AVENUE M IAMI, f L 33172 11,,,/ /1 . , CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO ; Honorable Miller J. Dawkins DATE : December 22, 1988 A~MIA-88-76 City Commissioner SUBJECT : Request for Legal Opinion; Coral W~y Banyan Trees 'ROM y 4.J.~. :J,....u.~~~~.. REFERENCES : Resolution No. 88-1212 City At 0 ENCLOSURES : This is in response to your request for a legal opinion wherein you asked substantially the following question: WHETHER ALL STATE OF nORIDA PREREQUISITES POR REMOVAL OF TREES ON CORAL WAY, PURSUANT . TO CITY COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 88-1212, H/WI': BEEN SA'rISFIEO? The answer to your query is in the affirmative. At the City Commission meeting of December 15, 1988, you asked "What is the ruling from the State of Florida on the moving of Banyan Trees on Coral Way?" In response, Assistant City Attorney, Joel E. Maxwell, stated thl:lt the State of Plorida had deferred to the City on the matter of tree removal inasmuch as Coral Way is a Scenic Corridor protected by the City's Heritl:lge Conservation Aoard. Thus, the City's regulations would govern. On June 7, 1984, the State of Florida designated Coral Way as a State Historic Highw"lY. Ch. 84-379, Laws of PIa.. (the "Act"). The Act provides, inter alia, that: Section 2. Coral Way is hereby designated as a state historic highway. No state funds shall be expended by any publIC ;' .:. <"'::. body or agency for any of the following , ".':1 ~ ~ , ,.:, :';J purposes: ,:!. '.cD \:.:. .::> '" rT" ­ ~ c- -: ".. (1) To cut or remove any tree having a . ~ diameter at its thickest part in excess of 6 N inches within 35 feet' of either side of the '­ paved surface or the median of Coral Way. or to engage in an activity which requires the removal without replacement of such a tree; , . ., (2) To alter the physical dimensions or location of Coral Way except for the addition of primary or seco ndary roads intersecting ·th ubllc'" the limits of Coral Way. "'ubmlttedlnto ep . ~u f wltn record in connec(IIffl:IIIJ 'tom nA·6" on !!..:-~--- - Prjscill:~.A. Tho~PbOl\ "- ., City Clelt Hono~able Mille~ J. Dawkins Decembe~ 22. 1988 City Commissione~ Page 2 Nothing in this act shall be const~ued to p~event the o~dina~y maintenance and ~epai~ of Co~al Wav. p~ovided the physical dimensions and location of Coral Way a~e p~ese~ved. nO~ to p~event any work that i~ necessar fo~ the ublic health o~ safet as deter. n tea enc havln urlsdiction over the port10n 0 Coral way 10VO ve. The te~m "o~clinary maintenance" means those activities necessa~y to p~ese~ve the existing traffic patte~ns including left turn lanes and median crossings and to accommodate the volume of traffic ope~ating on Coral \~ay on the effective date of this act. However, the p~eservation of Co~al Wav and the median landscaping take priority over considerations of traffic management, and the public safety shall not be construed to require alterations in Co~al Way or the median landscaping when alternative means of promoting safety, including more restrictive traffic regulations, are available. Section 3. Prior to the pe~formance of any work nec.essa~y for the publ ic heal th or safety that requires removal in it~ entirety of any tree within the median of Co ral Way, the agency . having jurisdi.ction OlTer the portion of Coral Way involve3 shall hold an advertlsed pUblic meeting to present findings of fact necessltatlng said work and removal of trees. Section 4~ The proviSions of this act sha:!:l not supersede a more restrictive law, ordinance. or regulation already in the effect or taking effect after the effective date of this act. ••. n Ch. 84-379, §§2, 3 and 4, Laws of Fla. (Bmphasis supplied.) The City of Miami has jurisdition OlTer the subject area of Coral Way. On September 20, 1984, the City of Miami adopted Ordinance No. 9897 designating Coral Way as an Bnvironmental Preservation District and Scenic Transportation Corridor. ~s an Submitted Into the publi~ record in connectiqn Wi~l f \~~,.., n~l5' on 1//21113 , Priscil'" A. Thompborj Cit{Clem Honorable Miller J. Dawkins December 22, 1988 City Commissioner Page 3 Environmental Preservation District ("B.P.D.") trees on the street are under t.he .,uspice of Chapter 17 cif the Code of the City of Miami which sets forth procedures. standards and criteria for tree removal in B.P.D.'s. MIAMI, FLA.., COD!;; S§17-4. 17-6, 17-8 and 17-11. Said regulations are more restrict ive than Florida Law 84-379 and provide for properly noticed quasi­ judicial determin~tions by the City of Miami Heritage Conservation Board ("HCB") prior to tree removal 3ctivity in any B.P.D., including Coral Way. MIAMI, PLA., CODe §S62-72 (5) and 17-4. All action by the HCB on issuance of a Certificate of Aporopriateness. which is required for tree removal in an E.P.D., require a noticed public hearing. MIAMI, PLA., CODe §17-3. Consequentl'y, the Coral Way tree removal activity was the subject of a properly noticed public hearing by the Miami Heritage Conservation Board on Octobf>r 25, 1988. Said notice included, newspaper publications, mail, and posting, as well as a courtesy notice to the state. (See Attachments 1 through 11, hereto). As a result of that meeting the HCB adopted Resolution No. HB-88-76, granting, with amendments, the appl icant' s request to relocate certain Banyan trees currently on Coral Way. The HCB's approval was appealed to the City Commission by the City's Planning Department and the City Commission held a properly noticed (Miami News, December 2, 1988) public hearing on the appe.,l on December 15, 1988. Resolution No. 88-1212, authorizing. with conditions, the tree relocation manifests the City Commission's decision on that appeal. The City of Miami Code provides, inter alia, that: The City Commission may affirm, modify, or reverse (the Heritage Conservation) Board's dec'ision. The decision of the City Commission 'shall constitute final administrative review and no petition for rehearing or reconsideration shall be considered. MIAMI, FLA .. CODE §17-ls. (Emphasis supplied.). The City Commission's action modified the HCB's decision. See Resolution 88-1212. Clearly, pursuant to section 4 of Chapter 84-379 of the Laws of the State of Plorida. the City was empowered to adopt more Submitted Into the publiC" record in connectiQn WiUll ~9"1 OR Ii on II/ ZII1313 Priscil"~ A. Thom~~; City"Clerit Submitted Into the public record jrl connectiQn wrtn \tam (I H' tj on !,!,/t!.:;IZ::.:,llI,;,.::'?_ .. ' Priscill~~ A. ThompbCll'> " '-. , City'Clerlt Hono~able Miller J.