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RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE PUBLIC NOTICE PRIOR TO REMOVAL OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES FROM COUNTY ROADS; AND DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE A REPORT AND PLACE THE REPORT ON AN AGENDA OF THIS BOARD WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RESOLUTION [SEE ORIGINAL ITEMS UNDER FILE NOS. 162754, 162856]

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WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County has planning-level responsibility for countywide traffic engineering which includes traffic control devices; and
>>WHEREAS, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is approved by the Federal Highway Administrator as the National Standard in accordance with Title 23 U.S. Code, Sections 109(d), 114(a), 217, 315, and 402(a), 23 CFR 655, and 49 CFR 1.48(b)(8), 1.48(b)(33), and 1.48(c)(2); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 316.0745, the Florida Department of Transportation has adopted the MUTCD as the uniform system of traffic control devices for use on the streets and highways of the State; and
WHEREAS, all official traffic control signals or official traffic control devices purchased and installed in this State by any public body or official shall conform with the manual and specifications published by FDOT; and<<1
WHEREAS, on County roads, in addition to the oversight role, the County also has installation, removal and maintenance responsibilities for traffic control devices including pedestrian crossing lanes, signs and signals; and
WHEREAS, there are times when, as a result of an analysis pursuant to MUTCD [[and/or associated federal and state regulations]], a traffic control device should be added or removed from a roadway; and
WHEREAS, many times, even in those cases where the removal of an existing traffic control device is warranted, drivers and pedestrians in the area have become accustomed to the existence of such a traffic control device; and
WHEREAS, providing reasonable public notice prior to a planned removal of such a traffic control device would allow the public, especially pedestrians impacted by the removal of a traffic control device, to plan alternate routes if necessary; and
WHEREAS, the type and amount of public notice need not be the same for every potential removal, but should be reasonable and sufficient to provide notice to the impacted parties, and should be no less than a minimum of 14 >>business<< days prior to the removal of any traffic control device unless a shorter period is necessitated by virtue of immediate public safety concerns; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation and Public Works is positioned to analyze such removals, and to recommend the type and amount of public notice reasonably required in each circumstance,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are adopted and incorporated herein.
Section 2. This Board directs the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to develop a plan to provide a reasonable public notice period prior to removal of traffic control devices from County roads, which period should be no less than a minimum of 14 >>business<< days prior to the removal of any traffic control device unless a shorter period is necessitated by virtue of immediate public safety concerns.
Section 3. This Board directs the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to provide a report regarding this plan to the Board within 90 days of the effective date of this resolution and place the completed report on an agenda of the Board pursuant to Ordinance No. 14-65.

1 Committee amendments are indicated as follows: Words stricken through and/or [[double bracketed]] are deleted, words underscored and/or >>double arrowed<< are added.