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Committee backs asking Miami‑Dade for Ocean Drive control and readies businesses for FIFA activations
Summary
The committee voted to move a petition to Miami‑Dade County seeking autonomous control over Ocean Drive to the full commission while staff warned that federal/state standards would still apply; the committee also asked for a business town hall to prepare local businesses for FIFA/WORLD CUP activations and potential police/staffing costs.
Commissioner Laura Dominguez asked the committee to seek autonomous control from Miami‑Dade County over Ocean Drive to streamline approvals for signalization, closures, and lane configurations. Jose Gonzalez, Transportation & Mobility Director, explained that Miami‑Dade code currently governs traffic control on local roadways and that a transfer of jurisdiction would be negotiable but might leave the city subject to higher federal and state standards.
"Ocean Drive is a local roadway in our municipality... but Miami‑Dade County has…
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