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The request covered a price quotation (RPQ TP0000019994) for an amount not to exceed $320,920.60, inclusive of a contingency allowance of $29,174.60. The contract will be funded from the People’s Transportation Plan bond program; the contract and funding were described as items that had been added to the People’s Transportation Plan in February 2024.

The trust moved and seconded approval and members voted in favor by voice vote. The resolution will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for final action and to authorize the county mayor or designee to execute the contract.

Ending: Staff will transmit the adopted resolution and contract documents to the county commission for formal award and execution.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Miami-Dade County - Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust - Jun 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Citizens Independent Transportation Trust on June 25 approved a resolution recommending the Board of County Commissioners award a contract to A1 Property Services Group Inc. to replace the roof at the DTPW Mick building.","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},6521898,"Residents press CITT to accelerate North Corridor; FDOT says design moves forward but cost, schedule may rise",5132,2008000,7140000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5080580-ef40ce442238952861780641d5647e15&start=2008&end=7140","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5080580-ef40ce442238952861780641d5647e15/thumbnail_2008000.jpg","/articles/6521898/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Residents-press-CITT-to-accelerate-North-Corridor-FDOT-says-design-moves-forward-but-cost-schedule-may-rise","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521898-887f2749a9299f9454c94f1f00d51bea/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195190&Signature=ETNbSJEOrmM8SI1uy0wwsaVCMwt9ktHSW9hcboJQsZofcw-fHjVU-UVzhfQGGXQoKU6s1q5tYb8YeYvyaPsazv2yIoLlYteV1UPtZTHAW6LuUYsBJi0BSfp~TV0Z7V3dByOukxOI0tsl-4TgWl9B67-qsybC3w2Rda7b3VdkHvjv6plwj8sombQDU099ugySf9aQZyKjV-z-pJyPktjG~UcDL1-B8hHmk4ZywO2CrhOPfD~df6-pPasJGA23dhRu~Fqcc~ULO7Ts0oykj0MkLdPJKJJU5wXvAV6-RJKxCzqGV~zVhom~HRwwINppmKWVXY3KLfghYZANlVLUvHUMQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several residents from North Central Dade told the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust on June 25 that they have waited decades for the North Corridor Metrorail extension and asked the trust to accelerate the project and identify interim local investments funded by the surtax.

\"After waiting 48 years to build it and 23 of investing my half‑penny surtax dollars to fund it, it's time to deliver,\" said Dorothy Everett in a comment read into the record; Vanessa Wooded Byers, president of the Twin Lakes NSG Homeowners Association, called the delays \"indefensible\" and asked for a clear timeline and near‑term public‑works and trolley projects to provide immediate benefits.

FDOT District 6 project manager Nelia Cartaya then gave a status update on the North Corridor PD&E, reporting decisions that resulted from a joint value‑engineering workshop. FDOT and county staff said they would proceed with a segmental box‑girder elevated structure type (selected for aesthetics and to reduce frequent high‑cost straddle‑span piers) and would advance station‑location refinements, including moving a 90th‑Street station to a county property near 90 Fifth Street and further refining the platform footprint adjacent to Hard Rock Stadium to reduce pedestrian walk distances for event attendees.

Cartaya said the agencies will run updated ridership modeling (the \"STOPS\" model) to determine whether some park‑and‑ride facilities should be retained or removed, and that the project will include a light maintenance facility near the end‑of‑line with vehicle storage and light cleaning functions. On operating plans, FDOT said it will proceed with the 2018 locally preferred alternative that provides a one‑seat ride from the proposed Unity Station to Brickell during peak hours (the agency concluded an alternate \"hybrid\" plan would reduce some operational hours but also lower projected ridership from about 14,000 to about 9,800 daily trips).

FDOT cautioned that an updated, order‑of‑magnitude cost estimate will be higher and that the program will perform a phasing analysis to identify segments that could be delivered independently to achieve earlier utility and a better chance of federal funding. \"We do anticipate a substantial cost increase,\" Cartaya said, and added that the project team would return with more‑developed cost and schedule information as the 15% design documents are prepared.

Why it matters: Residents and local advocates framed the extension as an equity and access issue (education, jobs and healthcare connections). FDOT’s decisions on structure type, station siting and the scope of a light maintenance facility will materially affect project cost, right‑of‑way needs, construction complexity and schedule.

Ending: FDOT and county staff said they will continue design refinements, run the ridership and phasing analyses and return to the trust with updated cost and schedule information; residents urged that, while the rail is developed, surtax funds be used now for short‑term public works and enhanced trolley services in North Central Dade.","Several residents from North Central Dade told the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust on June 25 that they have waited decades for the North Corridor Metrorail extension and asked the trust to accelerate the project and identify interim local investments funded by the surtax.",{"_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},6521903,"Sweetwater officials seek origin–destination study, app integration as trolley ridership rebounds",832,377000,1209000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5080580-ef40ce442238952861780641d5647e15&start=377&end=1209","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5080580-ef40ce442238952861780641d5647e15/thumbnail_377000.jpg","/articles/6521903/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Sweetwater-officials-seek-origindestination-study-app-integration-as-trolley-ridership-rebounds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521903-051eeb1e2f9a4a6575b36a142cfc6b0c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195190&Signature=bIwNsCiecQVY2XU3jdHOr0iW4afONNESuqDjIkNP-gkUgFMbAJd8cysRteKuJvpwwxmDCC7DsxeJ1~KJ3YFMzGLAAfGpw1VzC8GqdaylH6skqeEOoTfExK9fQSFjibNCFp2Pn-Zbjx94NohkOhKF0BVRUsjz~OlkJziU6v1kJf4hmj63jGPrfvESTVgvzEltUBXR-JH4oIx9HtXxPyd2V9HPH9KaVVUqwbgI95cRiMfl~iWAZlpi~Sze6TwCKT3kUDsr7OHcRXiDCWM2tABDVexY6d9zzWFPb4-M5CQbj-~yHsyJtsDTGwJTQxRl90eD8cFkIgquRxnICvgIAnBqdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Scott Mendelsberg, finance director for the City of Sweetwater, told the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust on June 25 that Sweetwater’s trolley program has returned to roughly pre‑COVID ridership and that the city is planning studies and infrastructure changes to make the service more useful.

Mendelsberg said Sweetwater’s trolley reported about 54,225 riders last year, the city owns three trolleys (two in service and one spare) and current headways are about 90 minutes. \"Most people that I talk to in the transit business agree that 90 minute headways are too long,\" Mendelsberg said, urging an origin‑and‑destination study to identify where riders board and how routes could be split to shorten waits.

The study would test whether to change the single east‑west route into two intersecting routes (one north–south and one east–west) to reduce the time between vehicles, Mendelsberg said. He also described plans to integrate a Sweetwater trolley tracker with the county’s GoMD app, add dynamic schedule displays at stops, replace aging contractor‑owned bus benches and add modern shelters with ADA voice annunciation.

Why it matters: Shorter headways, more-accurate arrival information and improved stops could increase ridership and connectivity with Miami‑Dade Transit routes at major stops such as Dolphin Mall and International Mall, which Sweetwater identified as anchors for its service.

Mendelsberg also reviewed capital and public‑works items funded or anticipated from surtax and other local sources: a historic pedestrian bridge repair ($50,000) to restore the only immediate crossing for students, streetscape and curb/sidewalk improvements on Fifth Street and Fifth Terrace, and a major widening of Southwest 100th/12th Avenue with a revised engineer’s estimate of about $21,000,000. He said the widening would be funded with road impact fees and is intended to relieve congestion as new residential development comes online.

Members pressed for more data. Mayor Peggy Bell and Member Robert Ruano asked for ridership counts and stop‑level boarding and alighting figures; Member Ruano observed that a rider who just missed a trolley at some stops could wait 90 minutes for the next vehicle. Mendelsberg acknowledged the city does not currently maintain a detailed origin‑and‑destination ridership matrix and reiterated the city’s plan to commission the study and to pursue partnerships with neighboring systems (Doral) and with Florida International University’s free shuttle to coordinate connections.

Ending: The trust did not vote on Sweetwater items at the meeting; Mendelsberg said the city would return with outcomes from the planned origin‑and‑destination study and with follow‑up requests for bench and shelter procurement and app integration.","Sweetwater finance director told the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust on June 25 that the city’s three-trolley system has recovered ridership to roughly 50,000–54,000 a year and that the city wants an origin-and-destination study, a GoMD app connection and improved shelters to shorten 90‑minute headways.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6521894,"CITT recommends against $8.22 million reimbursement to expressway agency after members cite late packet and funding concerns",1383,2993000,4376000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5080580-ef40ce442238952861780641d5647e15&start=2993&end=4376","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5080580-ef40ce442238952861780641d5647e15/thumbnail_2993000.jpg","/articles/6521894/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/CITT-recommends-against-822-million-reimbursement-to-expressway-agency-after-members-cite-late-packet-and-funding-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521894-2a4d93d9977dc9c4d444625b91743262/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195190&Signature=hTKe~x9dGZ6ItVJDQupjO~JzSfaPzkZvrGrFneStpKZjIHb5GcqhRIn-PS1nUpncMSeB4FkBBouBsamWYpIrSWsfwmOF-8KvIRo8XJWzJP7Vboi7DwgNYFnVL0zhkrumJ2gDRNl0EOx6cCCh2ZTEdBojJSQJ27EiDiUSNyn5yjMekq2JVntLDf~87EaxO8WlmWAGOS0Xg-T7lyklNtoN3wYxdVVRgrN6zAFvHjt5X7wA5CAPKktiwzev0Zmz-XLcex4JGEDd-zDOhzo7CxbjKanJBaCZLwkvJhtu1nBA227XGLZuxojQMIyiICsEbLS5hJe1E~kMg~MXItPsWNLjaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Citizens Independent Transportation Trust on June 25 voted to recommend against the county mayor’s request to reimburse the Greater Miami Expressway Agency (GMX) $8,218,816 for the Dolphin Station Park & Ride facility.

The mayor’s memorandum asked the trust to recommend Board of County Commissioners approval of a first amendment to an interlocal agreement to reimburse GMX for construction costs and to authorize Charter County Transportation Surtax bond funds for the payment. Several trust members objected to the timing; the mayor’s memo was distributed days before the meeting and members said they had limited time to review an item that increases the county's anticipated People’s Transportation Plan (PTP) share from the originally cited $5,000,000 to a substantially higher county contribution.

Initial motions to approve the item failed on voice vote and a subsequent roll call showed a narrow split. After discussion, the trust adopted a motion recommending against the mayor’s request. On a roll call for the recommending‑against motion, the final recorded votes were: Kenneth Kilpatrick — Yes; David Marron — Yes; Robert Ruano — Yes; Peggy Bell — Yes; Omar Bradford — No; Meg Daley — No; Robert Wilfarth — No. The trust’s negative recommendation will be recorded in the item forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners.

Why it mattered: Members who opposed the reimbursement stressed transparency and adequate review time for large allocations of surtax funds. Members who supported payment argued GMX had carried the project and deserved reimbursement but several said they did not have time to fully vet the memo and cost breakdowns before voting.

Ending: The trust’s recommendation does not itself enact payment. The county mayor may resubmit, and the Board of County Commissioners will consider the mayor’s request and the trust’s recommendation at a future meeting.","The Citizens Independent Transportation Trust voted June 25 to issue a negative recommendation on a mayoral request to reimburse the Greater Miami Expressway Agency $8,218,816 for Dolphin Station Park & Ride construction; members cited a late memo, insufficient review time and an increase in the county's PTP share.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6521885,"DTPW, FDOT update SMART corridors; FDOT says Flagler BRT demonstration not feasible without major mitigation",4962,5116000,10078000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5080580-ef40ce442238952861780641d5647e15&start=5116&end=10078","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5080580-ef40ce442238952861780641d5647e15/thumbnail_5116000.jpg","/articles/6521885/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/DTPW-FDOT-update-SMART-corridors-FDOT-says-Flagler-BRT-demonstration-not-feasible-without-major-mitigation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521885-f8542f2986dbe1aac4d943a759cbc42b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195190&Signature=Y~RsMdsAOhAstHJTzbTFTQgYnkbB1kF~1kg-cSMyTPK9ynQTMwRs-o634DuHXXOQ5aquEEn6ODC7-TTsmDIwe2CD7r623n7a6zukpp5zW9FZTfC8A6Sq4jOpcnNEC~iSUzeb97hl-LG1yt68Wv-CvUWDYM2c0w4MuR0yyJs2VXTOcH4CO1QCHHnltQA17mQUy6N9iNGEH6oTNcDj2eEMYDdqbEdrmTddT6p12RVzzJf6bQxgA8s6luNQrej4jV6uVAHTpHFo7d6ZZ29~hBAVOuKUD~Uqv41H-mteH86duhU~8yfR79EcWhbefYFsEiLIjtcHTz7WReBT-ADiescpng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Miami‑Dade DTPW and FDOT gave the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust a joint briefing on SMART‑plan corridors on June 25, with updates on South Dade BRT, the Northeast corridor, Miami‑Beach and Flagler planning.

DTPW reported the South Dade Transitway BRT project is roughly 95% complete, with 14 stations and two park‑and‑ride facilities installed and fare‑collection gates in place at most stations. The county has procured 100 electric buses and received 42 so far; DTPW expects to invoice PTP for remaining project costs as construction completes. DTPW said it has spent about $93 million of the $107 million PTP commitment to the South Dade corridor to date.

On the Northeast Corridor (the coastal link to Broward), DTPW said the project has moved from planning to engineering, with rolling stock procurement on the critical path because factory lead times for rail‑type vehicles are long. The agency described an operations procurement and interagency coordination process that will include Brightline and SFRTA roles and emphasized the need for executed agreements and 15% design milestones to pursue federal New Starts funding.

FDOT presented a capacity analysis for Flagler Street and concluded that the previously conceived business‑access transit lane demonstration would, during the PM peak, increase travel time on the 2.1‑mile demonstration from the recorded 7 minutes to more than 30 minutes in the worst hour; the adjacent road network lacks capacity to absorb diverted traffic. FDOT said the demonstration as originally planned is \"no longer feasible without extensive mitigation\" and announced a Flagler elevated fixed‑guideway feasibility study to examine alternatives and develop recommended alignments and stations.

Why it matters: South Dade BRT is nearing operation and will expand high‑capacity transit in the county’s south corridor. Northeast and Beach corridor work remain early but critical for regional connections; Flagler’s shift from a lane‑repurposing demonstration to an elevated feasibility study signals a substantive change in approach with significant cost and design implications.

Ending: FDOT and DTPW said they will return with further analyses — cost and timeline updates for the Flagler study and Northeast rolling‑stock procurement and 15% design steps for the coastal link — and continue public outreach and interagency coordination.","DTPW reported South Dade Bus Rapid Transit is about 95% complete and that 42 of 100 electric buses have been received; FDOT said a proposed Flagler lane‑repurposing demonstration would materially worsen PM peak travel times and is infeasible without extensive mitigation, and launched an elevated fixed‑guideway feasibility study for Flagler.","actionData","errors"]

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