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RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF TRANSFERING CERTAIN LAND IDENTIFIED BY FOLIO NUMBERS 30-4033-001-0320, 30-4033-001-0340, 30-4033-001-0390, 30-4033-001-0430, 30-4033-001-0470, 30-4033-003-0270, 30-4033-003-0260, 30-4033-003-0250, 30-4033-003-0240, 30-4033-003-0230, 30-4033-001-0080, AND 30-4033-001-0050 OWNED BY THE MIAMI-DADE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT TO THE PARK, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACES DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS IN ORDER TO CREATE A LINEAR PARK AND TRAIL, AND A PARK-AND-RIDE TRANSIT FACILITY ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF SW 72ND STREET AND 89TH COURT; FURTHER DIRECTING COUNTY MAYOR OR MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO IDENTIFY AND STUDY MECHANISMS AVAILABLE TO THE COUNTY TO FUND THE DEVELOPMENT AND ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF SUCH LAND FOR SUCH PURPOSES, AND TO REPORT BACK TO THIS BOARD WITHIN 60 DAYS ON THE RESULTS THEREOF

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WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade Park, Recreation and Open Spaces Department (�PROS�) owns and operates a park located at 7321 SW 97th Avenue known as Sunset Park; and
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (�WASD�) owns several parcels of land behind Sunset Park and through the residential neighborhoods abutting Sunset Park, which parcels of land constitute a linear swath stretching from 97th Avenue and approximately SW 73rd Street to 89th Court and SW 72nd Street; and
WHEREAS, said WASD parcels of land are identified in Folio numbers 30-4033-001-0320, 30-4033-001-0340, 30-4033-001-0390, 30-4033-001-0430, 30-4033-001-0470, 30-4033-003-0270, 30-4033-003-0260, 30-4033-003-0250, 30-4033-003-0240, 30-4033-003-0230, 30-4033-001-0080, and 30-4033-001-0050 (�WASD Land�) attached to this resolution as Exhibit �A�; and
WHEREAS, two of the parcels within the WASD Land, those identified by Folio numbers 30-4033-001-0080, and 30-4033-001-0050, are located adjacent to an existing bus stop, fronting a busy road- SW 72nd Street (also known as Sunset Drive), and adjacent to State Road 874 Expressway, thus making such parcels ideal for transportation uses such as a park-and-ride; and
WHEREAS, the remaining WASD Land runs adjacent to Sunset Park and through a residential neighborhood and thus it would be in the best interest of the residents surrounding the WASD Land if PROS were to develop, manage and maintain such WASD Land as a public linear park and trail for the use, benefit and enjoyment of the public; and
WHEREAS, this Board desires to have the County Mayor or Mayor�s designee study the feasibility of transferring the WASD Land to PROS and to the Department of Transportation and Public Works (�DTPW�) in order to create a linear park and trail on some portions thereof and a park-and-ride transit facility on another portion; and
WHEREAS, as part of the feasibility study, this Board desires to have the County Mayor or Mayor�s designee to identify and study the mechanisms available to fund the development and ongoing maintenance of the WASD Land for the aforementioned park and transit purposes; and
WHEREAS, this Board desires to have the County Mayor or Mayor�s designee submit a written report back to this Board within 60 days of this resolution on the results of such feasibility study,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:

Section 1. The foregoing recitals are incorporated in this resolution and are approved.
Section 2. This Board directs the County Mayor or Mayor�s designee to study the feasibility of transferring the WASD Land to PROS and to DTPW in order to create a linear park and trail on some portions thereof and a park-and-ride transit facility on other portions.
Section 3. This Board directs the County Mayor or Mayor�s designee to, as part of the feasibility study, identify and study the mechanisms available to fund the development and ongoing maintenance of the WASD Land for the aforementioned park and transit purposes.
Section 4. This Board directs the County Mayor or Mayor�s designee to report back to this Board, in writing, within 60 days of this resolution on the results of such feasibility study. Pursuant to Ordinance No. 14-65, the completed report shall be placed on an agenda of the Board.