Miami-Dade
Legislative Item File Number: 150996 |
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File Number: 150996 | File Type: Resolution | Status: Adopted | ||||||||
Version: 0 | Reference: R-509-15 | Control: Board of County Commissioners | ||||||||
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Requester: NONE | Cost: | Final Action: 6/2/2015 | ||||||||
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Sunset Provision: No | Effective Date: | Expiration Date: |
Registered Lobbyist: | None Listed |
Legislative History |
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Acting Body | Date | Agenda Item | Action | Sent To | Due Date | Returned | Pass/Fail |
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Board of County Commissioners | 6/2/2015 | 11A13 | Adopted | P | |||
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Transit and Mobility Services Committee | 5/13/2015 | 2C | Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation | P | |||
REPORT: | Assistant County Attorney Annery Pulgar Alfonso read the foregoing proposed resolution into the record. There being no comments or questions, the Committee proceeded to vote on the foregoing resolution as presented. | ||||||
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County Attorney | 4/29/2015 | Referred | Transit and Mobility Services Committee | 5/13/2015 | |||
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County Attorney | 4/29/2015 | Assigned | Bruce Libhaber | 4/29/2015 | |||
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Legislative Text |
TITLE RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE MAYOR OR MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO ESTABLISH A BUSINESS FRIENDLY WEB-BASED PROGRAM FOR THE PURCHASE OF BULK TRANSIT PASSES AND TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF CITY YEAR TO PROVIDE FOR MARKETING ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE BULK PURCHASING OF TRANSIT PASSES BY AREA BUSINESSES IN EXCHANGE FOR THE CONTINUATION OF COMPLIMENTARY TRANSIT PASSES FOR CITY YEAR WORKERS IN FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 BODY WHEREAS, a business-friendly web program for the purchase of bulk transit passes by corporate customers would likely increase revenues to Miami-Dade Transit; and WHEREAS, Miami-Dade Transit and the Information Technology Departments anticipate a web-based program to facilitate bulk purchases being on-line during the summer of 2015; and WHEREAS, a priority of the Chairman�s Council for Prosperity Initiatives is the reduction in the cost of transportation for the working people of Miami-Dade County; and WHEREAS, greater participation by area employers in providing transit passes as an employee benefit would serve to reduce traffic congestion and increase revenues for Miami-Dade Transit; and WHEREAS, Miami-Dade Transit has for several years provided complimentary transit passes to the young professionals of City Year in exchange for voluntary services in support of Miami-Dade Transit; and WHEREAS, City Year workers are college graduates with excellent communication skills who are capable of making compelling presentations about the advantages of using public bus and rail services, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board directs the Mayor or Mayor�s designee to: 1) establish a business friendly web-based program for the purchase of bulk transit passes; and 2) meet with representatives of City Year to provide for marketing assistance to promote bulk purchasing of transit passes by area businesses in exchange for the continuation of complimentary transit passes for City Year workers in Fiscal Year 2015-16. |
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