C7AN - Establish School Crosswalk Initiative

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING THE “SCHOOL CROSSWALK INITIATIVE”; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PRIORITIZE AND EXPEDITE THE DESIGN, PERMITTING, AND INSTALLATION OF PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS IN SCHOOL ZONES AND IN FRONT OF SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE CITY; TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT FEASIBLE MEASURES TO STREAMLINE THE PLANNING, DESIGN, PERMITTING, AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE, CONCRETE CURB, AND OTHER NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, TO REDUCE OVERALL PROJECT COMPLETION TIMELINES WITHOUT COMPROMISING QUALITY, SAFETY, OR APPLICABLE ENGINEERING AND ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION WITH AN UPDATE REGARDING PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED CROSSWALK LOCATIONS AND THEIR CURRENT STATUS; AND TO COORDINATE A MEETING WITH THE CITY, THE SPONSOR OF THIS RESOLUTION, AND APPROPRIATE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION TO REVIEW AND PRIORITIZE SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPEDITE THEIR COMPLETION.