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Chairwoman Higgins said the department has had 11 \"important projects rejected from the CITT 5 year plan\" for two years running and that the committee is directing the board's advice back to CITT for reconsideration. \"Our attorneys have opined that they meet the standards of the requirements for spending PTP,\" she said. The chair provided a handout to members listing projects and timetable concerns.

The chair highlighted safety concerns tied to specific projects, saying that one example is missing fire alarm panels at three MetrorMover stations, which the department said has required staffing those sites 24 hours a day as a contingency. Committee members described the projects as \"vital safety projects\" and emphasized the impact of further delays, which they said have now exceeded two years.

The committee approved the direction to send its recommendation to CITT by voice vote; no individual roll call was recorded for this item during the meeting. The meeting record did not include a detailed project-by-project budget or schedule for each of the 11 projects; the chair indicated that the projects had been circulated to members in a handout.

The committee's action is advisory to CITT; final inclusion in the five-year plan remains subject to CITT review and decision.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Miami-Dade County - Transportation Committee - Mar 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Miami-Dade County Transportation Committee voted to ask the Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust (CITT) to restore 11 projects to its five-year plan after they were denied for two consecutive years.","taxTitle","Miami-Dade County, Florida","taxId",2864,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6642611,"Committee approves resolution allowing major bus-service changes, South Dade Corridor rollout planned for summer",245,146000,391000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2540742-8e63f51e05090dd62ea6f2b238b92161&start=146&end=391","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2540742-8e63f51e05090dd62ea6f2b238b92161/thumbnail_146000.jpg","/articles/6642611/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Committee-approves-resolution-allowing-major-bus-service-changes-South-Dade-Corridor-rollout-planned-for-summer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6642611-b0055095af773c9ed6e28348433b297b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150556&Signature=k~MxsMhp62wp-BWcG8zvJP-AKRlKe9fJ0t4bIGVu5kNQsHhg2u0zTNDFXGX8g3w-rz4jVQYa8cdVCPWy9U0XnCUJY9jEP0Q758gV67ac7BI7QvalCki~u7x5KqYzAPDso2hwi8UmNgTXu3ZAgWm1eZkFKCga-jOa8V-ADaNYJxQs9dHtm~M~TWn8QS9mBMU9M6FV~-19MImZ-sLU15hKB2UhfXe~OXXRX5uNiZU1wGS-id5YnTEqEaAROI5sF3T~16UFESkGEc2penuFvjQxpFQwl~iyctJd-YwWU7IH~H-jSoK-WfimAiuDaEEtvo-HlVYKHbfTrf8-QwtOHz1EKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Miami-Dade County Transportation Committee approved a resolution authorizing the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) to implement major service changes to the county bus network on or after July 21, 2025.

The resolution, presented as agenda item 1G2, was approved as part of a consolidated motion that included ordinance 1G1; the consolidated motion was adopted by roll call vote of the members present. Chairwoman Higgins noted the approval marks the first time the committee is seeing the plan rollout for the South Dade Corridor later this summer. \"With the new bus routes, it's the first time we're starting to see the plan for the rollout of the South Dade Corridor later this summer,\" she said.

The resolution authorizes DTPW to make major changes to routes and service levels beginning on or after July 21, 2025. The meeting record did not include text of the specific route changes or a detailed implementation schedule beyond the effective date noted in the resolution language. Department staff present at the meeting were directed to proceed with the implementation timeline outlined in the resolution.

No separate amendments or roll-call votes specific to individual route changes were taken at the meeting; the resolution was adopted as presented in the consolidated motion. The committee recorded unanimous support among members present; Senator Garcia was noted absent.","The Transportation Committee authorized the Department of Transportation and Public Works to implement major changes to the county bus network on or after July 21, 2025; committee members noted the South Dade Corridor rollout is expected later this summer.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6642616,"Transportation committee approves expansion of Rapid Transit Zone despite City of Miami objection",158,145000,303000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2540742-8e63f51e05090dd62ea6f2b238b92161&start=145&end=303","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2540742-8e63f51e05090dd62ea6f2b238b92161/thumbnail_145000.jpg","/articles/6642616/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Transportation-committee-approves-expansion-of-Rapid-Transit-Zone-despite-City-of-Miami-objection","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6642616-8f63aeea5eabe97a7434fce6478b6ba9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150556&Signature=Z4uNmI5-Q09A230Bjqi8GgLuvSyGMW~v2m~HPyEzJi7pqm-YNY4r9LH4~rOH525vJsyXCIbPV831me-KzhW0gzZVA2h5SPRZ-HWikCk5qFSPSHGuF-OF8iMXaaWvOK53N3w~DpeE9kOiErIvVIlCg5yqw1w6pFezJjiD7Tiqdw-CuFxTGYnjnZDBRFxEidpgCmVZbyJbdI6~tnq77Gq16QdgoBFBECEB3UHy5j16ysMk1zudBQolw8YKR6ONjEf4mYHFyqlZ8tHa7If~PQyxmwks~efEMWQv~iaiD8lMqvyFVu2ghgMcMRw6~tvbDcGGlfcrQnjvJrD3j8RzeLsgsw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Miami-Dade County Transportation Committee voted to approve an ordinance expanding the county’s Rapid Transit Zone (RTZ) smart-corridor subzone to encompass certain private properties within the City of Miami at its March meeting. The vote was recorded as yes from Commissioners Bastien, Bermudez, Vice Chairwoman Regalado and Chairwoman Higgins; Senator Garcia was noted as absent.

Melissa Fernandez Steers, speaking on behalf of the City of Miami, urged the committee to deny or continue agenda item 1G1. \"I am here in my capacity on behalf of the city of Miami to respectfully request a denial or continuance of agenda item 1G1,\" she said, noting there is a pending lawsuit challenging the county’s authority related to the RTZ. Fernandez Steers told the committee the ordinance would expand the RTZ \"to encompass private property\" and that the expansion \"purport[s] to completely usurp the city's jurisdictional authority over all regulatory decisions for properties within the city's jurisdiction, including but not limited to comprehensive planning, site plan approval, issuance of building permits, building inspections, construction related fire permits and inspections, compliance with the Florida building code and the Florida fire prevention code, issuance of seals, subdivision approvals, etc.\" She also cited subsection 6.02 of the county charter in support of the city's position.

The ordinance as read into the record amends chapters 33C-2 and 33C-3.3 of the Miami-Dade County Code and would expand the smart-corridor subzone of the RTZ to include private parcels in the vicinity of Northwest 30th Avenue and Northwest 30th Street, within a half-mile of a public transit station. The ordinance text presented at the meeting named specific property addresses and folio numbers; those folio numbers were not read into the record during public comment and are recorded in the legislation itself.

The committee approved 1G1 as part of a motion that also included a companion resolution on bus-service changes (item 1G2). After the vote, a committee member requested that item 1G1 be moved to the March 18 agenda for further departmental coordination; the chair agreed to relocate any items that require additional public-hearing scheduling.

The City of Miami’s representative said the asserted jurisdiction is being challenged in court and raised public-safety concerns tied to the county exercising regulatory control within municipal boundaries. The ordinance includes standard severability and code-inclusion language; an effective date was referenced in the ordinance text but not specified during public comment.

No amendment to the ordinance was recorded on the floor. The committee did not take separate roll-call votes for individual parcels beyond the consolidated vote recorded for the items before it.

The lawsuit challenging the county’s RTZ authority was described by the city’s representative as pending; no court filings or case numbers were cited in the meeting record.

Evidence from the meeting includes the ordinance text summary read into the record and the City of Miami’s public comment opposing the expansion. The committee’s action sends the amended RTZ provision forward per the procedure reflected in the motion and roll call taken at the meeting.","The Miami-Dade County Transportation Committee approved an ordinance to expand the county’s Rapid Transit Zone (RTZ) smart-corridor subzone to include private properties located within the City of Miami; the city asked the committee to deny or continue the matter, citing a pending lawsuit and jurisdictional and public-safety concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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