Miami-Dade Legislative Item
File Number: 213133
    

File Number: 213133 File Type: Resolution Status: Amended
Version: 0 Reference: Control: Board of County Commissioners
File Name: PLAN TO PRIORITIZE REPLACEMENT OF THE BEAR CUT BRIDGE Introduced: 12/28/2021
Requester: NONE Cost: Final Action:
Agenda Date: 1/19/2022 Agenda Item Number: 11A21
Notes: SEE 220253 FOR FINAL VERSION AS ADOPTED. Title: RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE A PLAN TO PRIORITIZE REPLACEMENT OF THE BEAR CUT BRIDGE
Indexes: BEAR CUT BRIDGE
  PLAN
Sponsors: Raquel A. Regalado, Prime Sponsor
  Sally A. Heyman, Co-Sponsor
Sunset Provision: No Effective Date: Expiration Date:
Registered Lobbyist: None Listed


Legislative History

Acting Body Date Agenda Item Action Sent To Due Date Returned Pass/Fail

Board of County Commissioners 1/19/2022 11A21 Amended
REPORT: See Agenda Item 11A21 Amended, Legislative File No. 220253, for the amended version.

County Infrastructure, Operations and Innovations Committee 1/13/2022 2C Forwarded to the BCC by the BCC Chairperson due to meeting cancellation
REPORT: Chairwoman Regalado submitted the appropriate memorandum to the Board of County Commissioner’s BCC Chairman Diaz requesting that he waive the Board’s Rules of Procedure and allow the foregoing proposed resolution be forwarded to the January 19, 2022 BCC meeting for consideration. The Clerk of the Board received the appropriate memorandum signed by Board of County Commissioners' (BCC) Chairman Jose "Pepe" Diaz approving the request to waive the Board's Rules of Procedure to allow the foregoing proposed resolution to be heard at the January 19, 2022 Board meeting, as requested by Committee Chairwoman.

County Attorney 12/29/2021 2:01:27 PM Referred County Infrastructure, Operations and Innovations Committee 1/13/2022

County Attorney 12/28/2021 Assigned Melanie J. Spencer 12/29/2021

Legislative Text


TITLE
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE A PLAN TO PRIORITIZE REPLACEMENT OF THE BEAR CUT BRIDGE

BODY

WHEREAS, the Bear Cut Bridge was constructed in 1944; and
WHEREAS, the Bear Cut Bridge provides connectivity to the Rickenbacker Causeway, the only vehicular artery serving the Village of Key Biscayne; and
WHEREAS, millions of vehicles and hundreds of thousands of bicycles cross the Bear Cut Bridge every year; and
WHEREAS, the location of the Bear Cut Bridge makes it susceptible to salt erosion and other environmental factors; and
WHEREAS, Bear Cut Bridge may be vulnerable to impacts from major hurricanes; and
WHEREAS, the residents of the Village of Key Biscayne have repeatedly advocated for a replacement of Bear Cut Bridge; and
WHEREAS, the safety of the residents of Miami-Dade County is of utmost concern to this Board; and
WHEREAS, in 1983 widening and rehabilitation of the bridge was performed; and
WHEREAS, in 2013, there was major rehabilitation performed at Bear Cut Bridge including partial substructure replacement, roadway milling and resurfacing, new lightening and widening; and

WHEREAS, in October 2021, design began to address deficiencies found in the substructure components of the Bear Cut bridge. Deficiencies to be addressed include delaminations, cracks and spalls at the columns, pier caps, piles and pile caps, seawall bulkhead cap and panels, slope protection and main girders. In addition, previous pile repairs, such as pile jackets and cathodic protection will be evaluated and repaired as well; and
WHEREAS, design is expected to be completed in Spring 2023 with construction expected to begin Winter 2023; and
WHEREAS, there may be federal funds that could be accessed for the replacement of Bear Cut Bridge; and
WHEREAS, it may not be in the best interest of the County to continue to repair Bear Cut Bridge; and
WHEREAS, this Board desires that the replacement of the Bear Cut Bridge be prioritized,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board:
Section 1. Directs the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to develop a plan to prioritize the replacement of the Bear Cut Bridge.
Section 2. Directs the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to submit a written report to this Board within 60 days of the effective date of this resolution regarding the directive as outlined in section 1. The completed report to this Board shall be placed on an agenda of�the full�Board, without committee review,�in accordance with Ordinance No. 14-65.




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