PTP AMENDMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO DTPW

Transportation Cmte · 2026-07-14 · resolution

Resolution approving an amendment to the FY 2026-30 Five-Year Implementation Plan of the People's Transportation Plan (PTP) to retroactively include the Purchase of 40-Foot Buses for I-95 Phase I and II project (CIP145), funded in part by Charter County Transportation Surtax Funds. The project involves the purchase of fifteen (15) 40-foot diesel and compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for I-95 Express Bus Service routes between Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. The buses previously served routes 195/295 and 196/296. The fiscal impact is $3,896,702. The Transportation Committee forwarded the item to the Board with a favorable recommendation following a public hearing on 7/14/2026. The Board agenda date is 9/1/2026. The resolution was introduced on 6/22/2026. The request was made to advance the item to the July 21, 2026, Board meeting. The routes were discontinued in March 2020. FDOT requested reimbursement on September 9, 2024. DTPW issued a reimbursement payment of $3,896,702 to FDOT on January 12, 2026. The project is included in the County's FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan under Program No. 6730101, Site No. 300908. The discontinued bus routes primarily served District 3 and District 5. The requester is the Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust. The sponsor is none. The registered lobbyist is none listed. The County Attorney assigned is Bruce Libhaber. The Deputy Mayor is Roy Coley. The Mayor is Daniella Levine Cava. The Chairman is Anthony Rodriguez. The Executive Director of CITT is Javier Betancourt. The project is monitored by the Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW). The buses were purchased with FDOT grant funds and placed into service in January 2017. The buses were redeployed to other routes, which was inconsistent with FDOT's contractual requirement. The retroactive inclusion authorizes the use of PTP capital funds to restore DTPW's operating fund resources. The document does not state a specific street address, parcel, or acreage. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment beyond the fact that a public hearing was held.