MIAMI-DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

FLORIDA CUSTOMS BROKERS & FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 8228 NW 14 STREET, DORAL, FL 33126

- SUMMARY OF MINUTES -

MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017 AT 2:00 PM

FTAC MEMBER ATTENDANCE: Barbara Pimentel (Chair), William “Bill” Arata, Jorge E. Corzo, John Dohm, Juan J. Flores (Vice-Chair), Ryan McFarland, Clemente F. Vera

FTAC MEMBERS ABSENT: Marie Jocelyne Duignan (Unexcused), Duber Luzardo (Excused), Donard St. Jean (Excused)

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE:

Kevin C. Walford, -Dade TPO Wilson Fernandez, Miami-Dade TPO Michael Silver, CBRE Jack Schnettler, Atkins Richard Levinson, Land Solutions Consulting Michael Williamson, Cambridge Systematics Jeff Weidner, Marlin Engineering Andres Gomez, Atkins Ivan Jimenez, Gannett Fleming Bakari Smith, City of Doral Carlos Castro, FDOT District 6 Victoria Williams, FDOT Turnpike

I. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 2:08 PM with a quorum.

II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion to approve the agenda made by Mr. Dohm, seconded by Mr. Arata and approved unanimously.

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion for approval of the October 11, 2017 FTAC meeting minutes made by Mr. Dohm, seconded by Mr. McFarland and approved unanimously.

IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS  Ms. Pimentel highlighted the upcoming Conference of the Americas in Orlando being hosted by the FCBF. The dates are December 3-5.

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V. STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID TRANSIT (SMART) PLAN UPDATE Wilson Fernandez, Miami-Dade TPO Assistant Director of Mobility Management and Implementation conducted a presentation as follows:

Rapid Transit PD&E Study o Study Limits: o Length: 10.7 miles o Unique Markets: Local communities, commercial establishments o Proposed Viable Alternatives . Curbside Lanes Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) . Median Lanes BRT . Median Lanes Rail . Elevated Rail . Curbside BRT Lanes with Reversible Center Lane o Project Milestone Schedule . Selection of Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) (Estimated Summer 2018)

 Northeast Corridor o Study Limits: Downtown Miami to City of Aventura o Length: 14 miles o Unique Markets: Regional destinations, Urban centers o Five Additional Stations: . Aventura, North Miami Beach, North Miami, , Midtown/Design District o Project Milestone Schedule o Southernmost segment of the Tri-Rail Coastal Link Project from Miami to Jupiter

 NW 27th Avenue (North) Corridor o Study Limits: NW 27th Avenue/NW 215th Street to the (MIC) o Length: 13 miles o Unique Markets: Intercounty, College, Special Event venues o Project Milestone Schedule . Selection of LPA (Estimated Summer 2018)

 Beach Corridor o Study Limits: Miami Design District to Miami Beach Convention Center o Length: 9.7 miles o Unique Markets: Tourist, Hospitality workers o Project Milestone Schedule . Selection of LPA (Summer 2019)

 East-West Corridor o Study Limits: Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) to International University o Length: 10 miles o Unique Markets: Employment, hospitals, university students

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o Project Milestone Schedule . Selection of LPA (Estimated Fall 2019)  South Corridor o Study Limits: Florida City to South Metrorail Station o Length: 20 miles o Unique Markets: Colleges, hospitals, and major malls o Project Milestone Schedule . Selection of LPA (Estimated Spring 2019)

VI. OPA-LOCKA FREIGHT IMPROVEMENT PLAN (FM# 435754-3-22-01) Carlos Castro, FDOT D6 District Freight Coordinator introduced the project. Michael Williamson of Cambridge Systematics conducted the presentation. This was an update of the presentation from July 12, 2017.

 Study Purpose o Freight Mobility and Trade Plan provides an approach to identify and target freight investments o Miami-Dade County Freight Plan and the Southeast Florida Regional Freight Plan provide further identification of needs o City of Opa-locka provides opportunities to expand the regional freight system o FDOT is seeking to investigate freight corridors within the Opa-locka area, and develop a plan of viable improvements to enhance freight connectivity and minimize conflicts

 Five Industrial Sub Areas o #1 – Northeast (Community Serving) o #2 – Southeast (Community Serving) o #3 – South (Heavy Industrial) o #4 – Southwest (Industrial and commercial) o #5 – Northwest (Airport)

 Key Opportunities o Centralized location for market access o Efficient roadway connections to regional network o Served by Class I railroad o Transit served (bus and rail) o Airport with unused capacity/possibility of expanded aviation operations o Established heavy industrial base o Amazon fulfillment center will create jobs and could serve as local business incubator o Workforce development and employment o Easternmost location for warehouse space o Nearly half of city zoned industrial

 Challenges

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o Dated/obsolete warehouse space o Poor condition of infrastructure and utilities o Numerous contaminated brownfield sites o Limited developable land o City is bankrupt and has high taxes o High crime rates o Community opposition to industrial development o Competition from adjacent communities o Congestion/network failure from Amazon related traffic o Lack of workforce preparedness

 Improvement Projects o Short Term (12 projects) o Medium Term (5 projects) o Longer Term (5 projects)

 Other Recommendations o Implement security program at designated industrial areas o Develop a designated truck route network o Capitalize on heavy industrial business opportunities o Investigate innovative opportunities for brownfield redevelopment o Expand operating authority of Miami Opa-locka Executive Airport o Incentivize and support new truck parking facilities o Identify, support and promote fright and logistics related workforce development programs o Coordinate with SMART corridor projects to ensure local needs are addressed o Preserve and expand access to rail served properties o Improve commuter access from Tri-Rail Station to Amazon facility

VII. MIAMI RIVER FREIGHT IMPROVEMENT PLAN (FM# 435946-1-22-01) Carlos Castro, FDOT D6 District Freight Coordinator introduced the project. Jack Schnettler of Atkins conducted the presentation. This was an update of the presentation from April 12, 2017.

 Overview of Scope o Stakeholder coordination . Shipping data visits . Needs survey . Stakeholder visits o Assessment of existing conditions o Corridor analysis . Roadway and rail needs . Short Sea Shipping . River Capacity . Waterway needs

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o Cost estimates o Recommendations o Special Studies

 River Capacity Study o Cargo and Barge Analysis . Bridge Tender data on lift bridges along the Miami River  Avenue  NW 17th Avenue  NW 27th Avenue . Scheduled vessels defined as those with schedules available on company websites . Unscheduled vessels defined as all other cargo an barge vessels o Lift Bridge Analysis . Vessels transiting bridges based on two-hour intervals from the bridge tender data . Only those vessels requiring bridge lift . Cargo vessels are defined as cargo, barge, and tug vessels . Non-Cargo are defined as all other types of vessels o Baseline Throughput o Growth Scenario Throughput o Growth Opportunities

 Short Sea Shipping o Definition – Movement of cargo along a coast without crossing an ocean o Program would include a container-on-barge service between PortMiami and a marine terminal on the Miami River . PortMiami potential loading areas o Throughput Capacity . Based on 2 vessels per day and operating 360 days per year, the SSS Program could transport up to 64,800 TEU per year off PortMiami . Potential for additional 1,092 cargo vessels annually on Miami River o Considerations . Buy-in from all stakeholders required . Additional cost associated with extra move . Increased container dwell within the region . Potential for decreased truck traffic and increased bridge lifts . PortMiami loading operations are in proximity to cruise terminal . Requires identification of suitable SSS commodity movements . For locally-bound goods  Alternative to rail haul to Hialeah  Alternative to truck drayage from PortMiami

 Transportation Network Analysis o Freight Planning Scenarios . Marine shipping and industrial truck trip growth

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. Travel Model used to test network loads and capacity issues o Preliminary Improvement Actions: Sources . Programmed Improvements . Prior plans and studies . Freight scenario network analysis . Stakeholder input . Other studies in progress and pending o Preliminary Improvement Actions: Types . Roadway . Transit/Bicycle/Pedestrian . Railroad . Marine and Intermodal . Policy

 Next Steps and Schedule o Complete alternatives analysis (November 2017) o Compile recommendations (December 2017) . Present to stakeholders: MRMG and MRC . Present to FTAC o Study completion (February 2018)

VIII. DORAL FREIGHT IMPROVEMENT PLAN (FM # 437945-1-22-01) Carlos Castro, FDOT D6 District Freight Coordinator introduced the project. Jeff Weidner of Marlin Engineering conducted a presentation highlighted by:

 Scope of Services o The project will be performed within the framework of a Planning and Conceptual Engineering (PACE) study with the purpose of advancing freight/intermodal projects o Short, mid and long-term projects will be identified for advancing programming to NEPA o Schedule . January 2017 – Kickoff . April 2017 – Existing Conditions . Summer/Fall 2017 – Alternative Analysis . Winter 2017 – Recommendations . Winter 2018 – Final Report

 Highly Congested Traffic Conditions o East/West Traffic Movements o Five Highest Origin/Destination Pairs

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 Approved Development 2017 to 2021 o Commercial SF ...... 4,135,211 o Warehouse SF ...... 13,650 o Municipal SF ...... 224,790 o Hotel Rooms ...... 812 o Dwelling Units ...... 14,784 o Estimated Population ...... 36,964

 Daily Truck Volumes in and/or out of Study Area Heavy Small Trucks Trucks o Existing 42,600 23,200 o 2040 Low Growth 57,400 28,300 o 2040 Expected Growth 75,200 37,510 o 2040 High Growth 80,950 39,950

IX. NEW/OLD BUSINESS A. FTAC MEETING DATES FOR 2018  The 2018 meeting calendar was reviewed and approved

X. NEXT MEETING DATE The next FTAC meeting date is scheduled for January 10, 2018.

XI. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 4:31 PM.

***MINUTES ARE IN SUMMARY FORM*** FOR AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE RECORDING OF THIS MEETING PLEASE CONTACT THE MIAMI-DADE TPO AT 305.375.4507

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