Express support for $3M Red Road Linear Park safety project

RESOLUTION NO. 2024- A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT OF THE RED ROAD LINEAR PARK SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Village Council adopted Resolution 2021-46 on June 8, 2021, adopting the 2021 Strategic Plan, including to design and construct the 67 Avenue Shared Use Path to create a link with the Snapper Creek Trail that connects to the Underline, Ludlam Trail and Old Cutler Trail; and WHEREAS, the Village Council supports the continuation of shared use path facilities, and the proposed project will design and build improvements that improve safety for park users based on a safety analysis study of the facility; and WHEREAS, the design and construction of this proposed project is estimated to be $3,000,000; and WHEREAS, the Village Council instructed the Village Manager to seek alternative funding sources for large scale capital projects through the County Transportation Planning Organization and Florida Department of Transportation;

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF PINECREST, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the Village Council hereby expresses support for the development of the Red Road Linear Park Safety Improvements Project and authorizes the Village Manager to seek grant funding in support of the project. Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of December, 2024. Joseph M. Corradino, Mayor Attest: ____________________________ Priscilla Torres, MMC Village Clerk Approved as to Form and Legal Sufficiency: ____________________________ Mitchell Bierman Village Attorney CONSENT AGENDA DATE: November 22, 2024 TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Village Council FROM: Yocelyn Galiano, ICMA-CM, Village Manager RE: Resolution in Support of Red Road Linear Park Safety Improvements Project Attached for your consideration please find a resolution in support of the Red Road Linear Park Safety Improvement Project. The existing Red Road Linear Park runs from Kendall Drive to Killian Parkway and will connect to the future Kendall Shared Use Path. The proposed project will design and build improvements that improve safety for park users based on a safety analysis study of the facility. The design and construction of this proposed project is estimated to be $3,000,000. The Village will seek project funding through the County Transportation Planning Organization and the Florida Department of Transportation. I hereby respectfully recommend the Village Council to adopt the attached resolution.