Town Council Workshop

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 4:00 PM Town of Cutler Bay Town Hall 10720 Caribbean Blvd Cutler Bay, FL 33189 Council Chambers Town Council Workshop MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS Mayor Edward P. MacDougall Vice Mayor Ernest N. Sochin Council Member Peggy R. Bell Council Member Sue Ellen Loyzelle Council Member Mary Ann L. Mixon CHARTER OFFICIALS Town Attorney Mitchell Bierman Town Attorney Chad Friedman Town Manager Rafael G. Casals Town Clerk Debra E. Eastman, MMC Meeting Minutes Transportation Master Plan

September 17, 2014Town Council Workshop Meeting Minutes 1. Call to Order, Roll Call, & Pledge of Allegiance Mayor MacDougall called the meeting to order. Town Clerk Debra Eastman conducted a roll call with all Council Members present. Mayor MacDougall led the pledge of allegiance. Council Member Peggy Bell, Council Member Sue Ellen Loyzelle, Council Member Mary Ann Mixon, Vice Mayor Ernest Sochin, and Mayor Edward MacDougall Present 5 - 2. Town Council Questions/ Comments/ Discussion Town Council Workshop: Transportation Master Plan Update (2010) Sponsors: Town Manager's Office Town Manager Rafael Casals thanked the Mayor and Town Council for the opportunity to provide an update of the Transportation Master Plan. Town Manager Casals introduced Joe Corradino of The Corradino Group as the consultant selected by the Town to prepare the update to the Transportation Master Plan. Joe Corradino provided the Town Council with a detailed overview of the process of updating the Transportation Master Plan and the transportation issues identified throughout the process. Council Member Bell questioned if the projects in the Transportation Master Plan update are prioritized. Mr. Corradino stated that the project priorities are arranged by year. Council Member Bell suggested the addition of a traffic circle on Cutler Ridge Drive and Franjo Road, if one is not already included in the updated plan. Town Manager Casals stated that direct feedback was received regarding the suggested intersection, and that it should be reviewed by Mr. Corradino's team. Mr. Corradino stated that the project is included in the plan. VIce Mayor Sochin questioned how the Town should handle future development of multifamily projects. Mr. Corradino stated that traffic studies must be conducted before a development is approved that shows that there is sufficient roadway capacity to support the project. However, he stated that in his 20 years of experience no study has ever returned results that concluded that the proposed development would cause traffic issues. Town Manager Casals stated that the updated plan would be revised per the direction received from the Town Council to make the document an easier read. Town Manager Casals stated that the revised document will most likely be brought back before the Town Council in October for adoption. Once the plan is approved and adopted, a formal presentation will be made before the MPO. Town Manager Casals stated that he is available to meet with the Town Council individually. Town Manager Casals requested that the Town Council allow Mr. Corradino to Page 1Town of Cutler Bay Printed on 3/31/2015

September 17, 2014Town Council Workshop Meeting Minutes present his report regarding annexation. Mr. Corradino stated that the Administration of Miami-Dade County has decided to study annexation again. The County has selected a consultant that will probably be under contract for their next Commission meeting. That consultant will have a limited amount of time to go through an extensive, broad scope of service that will make recommendations back to the County Commission for dealing with annexation and incorporation. There has been no substantive movement on the issue since the issue was addressed with the Town Council last spring. Mayor MacDougall stated that there are currently two study areas, Areas 1 and 2, all the way down to Naranja, and all the way up to Southwest 120th Street, which remove the areas that the Town probably did not want to take in anyway. Mayor MacDougall questioned if the new study would be more likely to have a positive financial outcome. Mr. Corradino stated that the analysis would be fairly simple. The process would involve simply removing the excluded areas from the original study and re-doing the numbers. He stated that with the areas in question removed, the Town would probably not have to invest the significant resources that had been anticipated. Mayor MacDougall thanked Mr. Corradino for his professionalism. Town Manager Casals stated that the consultant would continue to monitor the incorporation/annexation process with Miami-Dade County and provide the Town Council with any updates in the upcoming meetings. 3. Adjournment A motion was made by Vice Mayor Sochin to adjourn, and was seconded by Council Member Loyzelle, with all voting in favor. Page 2Town of Cutler Bay Printed on 3/31/2015